Post by The Sandmen on Dec 15, 2012 2:15:36 GMT -5
Chris Leben doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Yushin Okami looks very relaxed.
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 Yushin Okami touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shovel hook by Yushin Okami
tags Leben.
Leben has a small cut in his Chin
Okami throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Yushin Okami jumps back and jabs
Leben seems staggered and Yushin Okami runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Leben's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Okami fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Leben didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Yushin Okami hovers above Leben
Good punches to Leben's body.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Okami's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Okami blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Okami tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Yushin Okami on the ground
They could take their toll on Leben.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami leans back...
He clobbers Chris Leben's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Okami's cheek from the guard.
Yushin Okami uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Okami is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Leben, who is barely covering up!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Okami's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Okami's side.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami tries to jump to side mount.
Chris Leben closed his guard around Yushin Okami.
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben 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
Okami tries to stand up!
Leben doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Chris Leben. 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.
Brilliant combination from Chris Leben
Okami is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Okami is trying to counter now!
Leben steps forward
Yushin Okami catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami leans forwards and tries to grapple with Leben
Okami shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Okami's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Okami's head
Those punches are hitting! Okami covers his head!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Okami struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Leben was not ready to fight a fighter of Yushin Okami caliber.
Leben grapple with Yushin Okami and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Yushin Okami managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Okami tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Yushin Okami launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
Leben's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yushin Okami embrace and tries to move away...
Yushin Okami pushes Leben forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Leben
The fighters are clinching.
Okami launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Chris Leben's ribs shows the damage! Yushin Okami is working his opponent ribs!
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yushin Okami embrace and tries to move away...
Yushin Okami pushes Leben forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Leben pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Leben
Leben misses a step and Yushin Okami sees an opportunity to counter him!
Okami struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
Leben's Right eye is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Right eye
Okami doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Okami who put distance between them
You can see Leben's blood making stains in the mat.
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Yushin Okami jumps back and jabs
Okami seems staggered and Chris Leben runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
Okami tries to grapple
He puts Leben in a double underhook!
Chris Leben pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Leben
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Okami struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Okami doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Okami who put distance between them
Leben doesn't stop bleeding.
Yushin Okami launches a rapid series of punches
taking Leben from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami leans forwards and tries to grapple with Leben
Okami shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Okami launches a furious hook!
That hits Leben's chin like a wrecking ball! Leben loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Chin
Okami is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben 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 Okami's moves.
Okami is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Yushin Okami creates space and allows Chris Leben to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Chris Leben is standing now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami was tooling Chris Leben for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chris Leben lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A furious flurry of punches from Yushin Okami
puts Leben in a world of hurt!
Leben's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shovel hook by Yushin Okami
tags Leben.
Leben has a small cut in his Forehead
Chris Leben tries to bring the fight to the ground
Okami won't budge, forcing Leben to pull guard.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Leben
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
Okami use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) is cheering him!
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Yushin Okami in his guard.
Yushin Okami keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
You can see Leben's blood making stains in the mat.
Yushin Okami wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Okami drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
Yushin Okami looks to mount Chris Leben...
Yushin Okami slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Yushin Okami wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Okami drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Leben seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Chris Leben
Yushin Okami wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Okami drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Leben to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Leben.
Leben's Nose is beginning to swell
Winner is Yushin Okami by TKO (GnP) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 24/30 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 10/16 (62%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/15 (93%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 147 s
Wow, the #1 seed entering the tournament just god DOMINATED. Big upset win for Okami. Can I emphasize that enough? BIG UPSET WIN FOR OKAMI!!! Leben is a MONSTER on this site. MONSTER. Okami ate him, like monster cookies. MONSTER. OKAMI. UPSET. COOKIES.
Yushin Okami looks very relaxed.
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 Yushin Okami touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shovel hook by Yushin Okami
tags Leben.
Leben has a small cut in his Chin
Okami throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Yushin Okami jumps back and jabs
Leben seems staggered and Yushin Okami runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Leben's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Okami fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Leben didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Yushin Okami hovers above Leben
Good punches to Leben's body.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Okami's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Okami blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Okami tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Yushin Okami on the ground
They could take their toll on Leben.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami leans back...
He clobbers Chris Leben's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Okami's cheek from the guard.
Yushin Okami uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Okami is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Leben, who is barely covering up!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Okami's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Okami's side.
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Leben
Okami tries to jump to side mount.
Chris Leben closed his guard around Yushin Okami.
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben 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
Okami tries to stand up!
Leben doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Chris Leben. 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.
Brilliant combination from Chris Leben
Okami is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Okami is trying to counter now!
Leben steps forward
Yushin Okami catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami leans forwards and tries to grapple with Leben
Okami shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Okami's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Okami's head
Those punches are hitting! Okami covers his head!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Okami struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Leben was not ready to fight a fighter of Yushin Okami caliber.
Leben grapple with Yushin Okami and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Yushin Okami managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Okami tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Yushin Okami launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
Leben's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yushin Okami embrace and tries to move away...
Yushin Okami pushes Leben forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Leben
The fighters are clinching.
Okami launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Chris Leben's ribs shows the damage! Yushin Okami is working his opponent ribs!
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yushin Okami embrace and tries to move away...
Yushin Okami pushes Leben forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Leben pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Leben
Leben misses a step and Yushin Okami sees an opportunity to counter him!
Okami struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
Leben's Right eye is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Right eye
Okami doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Okami who put distance between them
You can see Leben's blood making stains in the mat.
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Yushin Okami jumps back and jabs
Okami seems staggered and Chris Leben runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
Okami tries to grapple
He puts Leben in a double underhook!
Chris Leben pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Leben
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Okami struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Okami doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Leben embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Okami who put distance between them
Leben doesn't stop bleeding.
Yushin Okami launches a rapid series of punches
taking Leben from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami leans forwards and tries to grapple with Leben
Okami shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Okami launches a furious hook!
That hits Leben's chin like a wrecking ball! Leben loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Chin
Okami is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben 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 Okami's moves.
Okami is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Yushin Okami creates space and allows Chris Leben to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Chris Leben is standing now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami was tooling Chris Leben for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chris Leben lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A furious flurry of punches from Yushin Okami
puts Leben in a world of hurt!
Leben's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shovel hook by Yushin Okami
tags Leben.
Leben has a small cut in his Forehead
Chris Leben tries to bring the fight to the ground
Okami won't budge, forcing Leben to pull guard.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Leben
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
Okami use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) is cheering him!
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Yushin Okami in his guard.
Yushin Okami keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
You can see Leben's blood making stains in the mat.
Yushin Okami wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Okami drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Chris Leben
Yushin Okami looks to mount Chris Leben...
Yushin Okami slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Yushin Okami wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Okami drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Leben seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Chris Leben
Yushin Okami wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Okami drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Leben to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Leben.
Leben's Nose is beginning to swell
Winner is Yushin Okami by TKO (GnP) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 24/30 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 10/16 (62%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/15 (93%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 147 s
Wow, the #1 seed entering the tournament just god DOMINATED. Big upset win for Okami. Can I emphasize that enough? BIG UPSET WIN FOR OKAMI!!! Leben is a MONSTER on this site. MONSTER. Okami ate him, like monster cookies. MONSTER. OKAMI. UPSET. COOKIES.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!