Post by The Sandmen on Mar 8, 2018 9:27:14 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chris Leben is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba 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
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to better his position on the ground...
Kazushi Sakuraba viciously slams hammer blows to Leben's face!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sakuraba in the side of the head
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Forehead
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Chris Leben rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Leben is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Superb haymaker by Leben
that lands on Sakuraba's face like a cannon ball!
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Leben didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Leben
Sakuraba moves on the ground
Sakuraba cannot take advantage in the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Leben's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Leben's side.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sakuraba doesn't fight back!
Sakuraba's Right eye is beginning to swell
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chris Leben throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Sakuraba breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Chris Leben pushes Kazushi Sakuraba down and prevents his attempts to escape
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Leben controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chris Leben takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba breaks that americana attempt!
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chris Leben doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chris Leben storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Leben doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Sakuraba's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left eye
That punishment by Chris Leben has left Sakuraba staggered! Chris Leben should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben delivers a few accurate elbows!
Sakuraba is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
John McCarthy is asking Sakuraba to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sakuraba.
Winner is Chris Leben by TKO (Elbows) at 3:42 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/21 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
What a huge upset! Chris Leben is the winner!
That's a paddlin'.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chris Leben is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba 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
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to better his position on the ground...
Kazushi Sakuraba viciously slams hammer blows to Leben's face!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sakuraba in the side of the head
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Forehead
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Chris Leben rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Leben is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Superb haymaker by Leben
that lands on Sakuraba's face like a cannon ball!
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Leben didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Leben
Sakuraba moves on the ground
Sakuraba cannot take advantage in the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Leben's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Leben's side.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben launches a barrage of elbows over Sakuraba's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sakuraba doesn't fight back!
Sakuraba's Right eye is beginning to swell
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chris Leben throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Sakuraba breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Chris Leben pushes Kazushi Sakuraba down and prevents his attempts to escape
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Leben controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chris Leben takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba breaks that americana attempt!
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chris Leben doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chris Leben storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Leben doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Sakuraba's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left eye
That punishment by Chris Leben has left Sakuraba staggered! Chris Leben should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Leben delivers a few accurate elbows!
Sakuraba is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
John McCarthy is asking Sakuraba to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sakuraba.
Winner is Chris Leben by TKO (Elbows) at 3:42 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/21 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
What a huge upset! Chris Leben is the winner!
That's a paddlin'.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!