Post by The Sandmen on Nov 8, 2020 21:33:22 GMT -5
Chris Leben raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Matt Hughes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Chris Leben and Matt Hughes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Leben tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Leben is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Matt Hughes's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Chris Leben pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Brutal punches to Hughes's face while in the clinch!
Hughes can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Leben tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Matt Hughes's groin! Was that unintentional?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Chris Leben pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben slightly pushes Hughes into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Matt Hughes throws a combo
Chris Leben ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Hughes swings again, only to get countered once more! Hughes is looking bad here!
Hughes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Hughes is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben shows great balance while pushing away Matt Hughes
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Chris Leben runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Leben moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Hughes with a double overhooks!
Hughes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Chris Leben doesn't let Matt Hughes get in on his legs.
Hughes misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Leben is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Chris Leben hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Chris Leben is holding Matt Hughes's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Chris Leben! That one hits Chris Leben cheek like a hammer!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
Leben doesn't allow him!
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Leben's moves.
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Leben tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Chris Leben storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Leben doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Leben!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Leben is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Hughes, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Hughes laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner come in to congratulate him!
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (GnP) at 3:26 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 74 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 74 s
I was very interested in this one. Then Hughes ruined all that with this..."performance".
Matt Hughes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chris Leben and Matt Hughes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Leben tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Leben is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Matt Hughes's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Chris Leben pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Brutal punches to Hughes's face while in the clinch!
Hughes can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Leben tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Matt Hughes's groin! Was that unintentional?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Hughes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Chris Leben pushes Hughes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben slightly pushes Hughes into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Matt Hughes throws a combo
Chris Leben ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Hughes swings again, only to get countered once more! Hughes is looking bad here!
Hughes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Hughes is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben shows great balance while pushing away Matt Hughes
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Chris Leben runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Leben moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Hughes with a double overhooks!
Hughes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Chris Leben doesn't let Matt Hughes get in on his legs.
Hughes misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Leben is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Chris Leben hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Chris Leben is holding Matt Hughes's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Chris Leben! That one hits Chris Leben cheek like a hammer!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
Leben doesn't allow him!
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Leben's moves.
Chris Leben is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Leben tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Chris Leben storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Leben doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Leben!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Leben is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Hughes, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Hughes laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner come in to congratulate him!
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (GnP) at 3:26 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 74 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 74 s
I was very interested in this one. Then Hughes ruined all that with this..."performance".
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!