Post by The Sandmen on Aug 10, 2018 19:57:37 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Leben while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Luke Rockhold glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Chris Leben and Luke Rockhold touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
An overhand right from Chris Leben that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rockhold's stops that one with his face! How is Rockhold standing?!
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
Rockhold has a small cut in his Nose
Chris Leben throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Brutal-looking high kick from Luke Rockhold!
Leben dodges!
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Chris Leben throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rockhold's chin! That stops Rockhold in his tracks!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Left eye
Chris Leben launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rockhold blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Luke Rockhold's cheek! Rockhold stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rockhold's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Left cheek
Leben is standing while Rockhold is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben steps back and allows Rockhold to get back to his feet.
Rockhold climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nice punches from Chris Leben.
Rockhold staggers backwards. Leben wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Mouth
High kick from Luke Rockhold!
He misses narrowly!
Rockhold has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Luke Rockhold charges at Leben throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Leben is rocked!
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Rockhold blocks that. He made it look easy!
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Leben!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Leben goes to the body...
He punishes Rockhold's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
gets deflected.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Rockhold pushes Chris Leben and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Leben feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Leben's chin with an uppercut while Leben lands some great crosses.
Luke Rockhold seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Rockhold launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Leben!
Chris Leben tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rockhold's face
Rockhold's Mouth is beginning to swell
Rockhold has a small cut in his Mouth
Leben launches a furious low kick!
Rockhold receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Rockhold decides to launch some tentative punches
Leben launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rockhold with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Incredible high kick!
Leben is worried!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Rockhold moves forward looking for some action
Chris Leben struggles a bit before breaking Rockhold's attemp of grappling
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Leben looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Luke Rockhold's punches
Leben measures the resilience of Rockhold's chin with an uppercut while Rockhold lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
A left hook from Leben
grazes the chin of Rockhold.
Rockhold steps backwards away from Chris Leben. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Luke Rockhold launches a body shot
Leben dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
Leben only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Leben pushes Luke Rockhold and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rockhold goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Leben hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Luke Rockhold knocks Leben out cold in a stunning fashion!
Leben's Mouth is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Luke Rockhold by KO (High kick) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 13 s
Epic war. Both men were dead on their feet when this ended. Less than 5% health each! Leben took Rockhold there first, then could not get the finish, as Rockhold stormed back and got the finish in there Justin time.
Luke Rockhold glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chris Leben and Luke Rockhold touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
An overhand right from Chris Leben that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rockhold's stops that one with his face! How is Rockhold standing?!
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
Rockhold has a small cut in his Nose
Chris Leben throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Brutal-looking high kick from Luke Rockhold!
Leben dodges!
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Chris Leben throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rockhold's chin! That stops Rockhold in his tracks!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Left eye
Chris Leben launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rockhold blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Luke Rockhold's cheek! Rockhold stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rockhold's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Left cheek
Leben is standing while Rockhold is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben steps back and allows Rockhold to get back to his feet.
Rockhold climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nice punches from Chris Leben.
Rockhold staggers backwards. Leben wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Mouth
High kick from Luke Rockhold!
He misses narrowly!
Rockhold has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Luke Rockhold charges at Leben throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Leben is rocked!
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Rockhold blocks that. He made it look easy!
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Leben!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Leben goes to the body...
He punishes Rockhold's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
gets deflected.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Rockhold pushes Chris Leben and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Leben feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Leben's chin with an uppercut while Leben lands some great crosses.
Luke Rockhold seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Rockhold launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Leben!
Chris Leben tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rockhold's face
Rockhold's Mouth is beginning to swell
Rockhold has a small cut in his Mouth
Leben launches a furious low kick!
Rockhold receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Rockhold decides to launch some tentative punches
Leben launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rockhold with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Incredible high kick!
Leben is worried!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Rockhold moves forward looking for some action
Chris Leben struggles a bit before breaking Rockhold's attemp of grappling
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Leben looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Luke Rockhold's punches
Leben measures the resilience of Rockhold's chin with an uppercut while Rockhold lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
A left hook from Leben
grazes the chin of Rockhold.
Rockhold steps backwards away from Chris Leben. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Luke Rockhold launches a body shot
Leben dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
Leben only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Leben pushes Luke Rockhold and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rockhold goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Leben hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Luke Rockhold knocks Leben out cold in a stunning fashion!
Leben's Mouth is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Luke Rockhold by KO (High kick) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 13 s
Epic war. Both men were dead on their feet when this ended. Less than 5% health each! Leben took Rockhold there first, then could not get the finish, as Rockhold stormed back and got the finish in there Justin time.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!