Post by The Sandmen on Jun 7, 2015 14:56:49 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Ben Askren raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
Now Ben Askren put his title in contention against Leben.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Some nice shots from Chris Leben
that stun Askren.
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Leben goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Leben
Askren is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Leben positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Askren's being punished here!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Leben works on the ground with his fingers over Askren's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren looks to be in very good shape.
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Leben tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Leben tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Leben controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Leben tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Leben controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Askren's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Leben
Chris Leben tries to better his position on the ground...
Leben is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Leben cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Askren can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Leben tries to cover his face,
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Leben's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ben Askren is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben attempts to move to full guard
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Leben
Askren is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Leben a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Askren uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Chris Leben rolls Ben Askren to his stomach and takes his back!
Leben is in rear mount over Askren
Chris Leben throws his leg over Ben Askren's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Chris Leben's rear naked choke attempt!
Ben Askren frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Chris Leben and ends up on top!
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Askren has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Chris Leben is in side mount over Ben Askren
Chris Leben looks to mount Ben Askren...
Ben Askren sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Leben is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Leben tries to cover his face,
Leben's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Leben
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Askren
Leben is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Leben uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Chris Leben looks to counter!
Leben throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ben Askren
Solid shots!
This is over! That impact from Chris Leben has left Askren laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (GnP) at 3:52 Round 1
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Chris Leben wins the Middleweight title!
I will admit to laughing out loud as this fight finished. The fight was shaping up to be a really good one, with Leben winning standing, and Askren just starting to get his game going with takedown. But 1 takedown is not enough to dominate a ground and pound fight...so Chris Leben decided to flash KO Ben and be done with the whole thing. Ben is sad, but it's clearly his own damned fault.