Post by The Sandmen on Oct 21, 2013 17:05:01 GMT -5
Chris Leben is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hughes is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Leben and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Chris Leben takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Chris Leben circles around Hughes
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chris Leben!
Hughes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
A left hook from Hughes
falls short.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Leben is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Leben
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Leben's face with those brutal elbows! Leben needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Leben has a small cut in his Left eye
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben tries to close the guard.
Leben put Matt Hughes in closed guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
That brutal impact left Hughes laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Strikes from guard) at 1:56 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/6 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Flash KO. Can't argue with results, but I kinda wanted to see this one play out over a round or two. Could Hughes manhandle Leben wrestlingly? Probably, but he got caught here. Hard. Which is what Leben does.
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hughes is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Leben and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Hughes decides to launch some tentative punches
Chris Leben takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Chris Leben circles around Hughes
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chris Leben!
Hughes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
A left hook from Hughes
falls short.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Leben is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Leben
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Leben's face with those brutal elbows! Leben needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Leben has a small cut in his Left eye
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben tries to close the guard.
Leben put Matt Hughes in closed guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
That brutal impact left Hughes laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Strikes from guard) at 1:56 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/6 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Flash KO. Can't argue with results, but I kinda wanted to see this one play out over a round or two. Could Hughes manhandle Leben wrestlingly? Probably, but he got caught here. Hard. Which is what Leben does.