Post by The Sandmen on Jul 3, 2013 15:03:10 GMT -5
Jon Fitch 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.
Chris Leben raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Fitch and Leben move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chris Leben tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Fitch's face
Fitch's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Leben can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Fitch follows Chris Leben
only to get counter punched in a big way! Fitch needs to stop playing Chris Leben's game or he'll get knocked out!
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
You can see Jon Fitch's head being snapped backwards!
Fitch launches a kick
but Chris Leben avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Fitch has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Fitch launches a furious low kick!
Leben receives a hard blow on his right leg!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Fitch wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch pushes away Leben trying to keep the fight at striking range
Leben doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jon Fitch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Fitch's head
Those punches are hitting! Fitch covers his head!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch takes a break to breathe while holding Chris Leben.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Leben is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Crushing shot to Leben's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Fitch struggles on the ground and tries to break Chris Leben's guard...
Jon Fitch is in Leben open guard now
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch tries to move to full mount
Fitch succeeds
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch hovers above Leben
Good punches to Leben's body.
Hard blow to Leben's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Fitch is locking that Armbar...
Leben breaks the lock showing some skills...
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Leben is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Leben
Leben has Fitch controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Fitch is unable to move under Leben control.
Fitch is in rear mount over Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Chris Leben attempts to cut off Fitch with punches
Fitch reels from the strikes.
Fitch's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Forehead
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Leben wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Leben moves forward and holds Fitch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
Leben has a small cut in his Left eye
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Jon Fitch's ribs!
Fitch struggles and protects himself.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Jon Fitch launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jon Fitch embrace and tries to move away...
Jon Fitch pushes Leben forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Chris Leben's ribs shows the damage! Jon Fitch is working his opponent ribs!
Leben ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch shoots and grab Chris Leben's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Fitch scoop up Chris Leben's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Leben to the mat
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Leben has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Leben from the side mount!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Good looking punches from Jon Fitch on the ground
They could take their toll on Leben.
Leben's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch looks to mount Chris Leben...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Fitch throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Leben
Solid shots!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Chris Leben efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Chin
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch 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.
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
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 Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Chris Leben
Great move by Fitch who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Fitch circles out and slips free of Chris Leben's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Jon Fitch 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.
The two exchange wildly
Fitch is connecting with a few punches
Chris Leben leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fitch
Leben shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch 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.
Chris Leben slightly pushes Fitch into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Leben tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Fitch moves backwards and circles around Chris Leben.
Chris Leben circles around Fitch
Leben tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Fitch moves backwards and circles around Chris Leben.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Leben.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Fitch, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Fitch
Hard blow to Leben's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Chris Leben continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Fitch tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Leben's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Fitch is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jon Fitch tries to free his leg...
Jon Fitch uses some of his skill by jumping out of Leben's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Chris Leben...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Leben shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Fitch is locking that Americana...
Leben struggles to free himself
Fitch shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Jon Fitch by Submission (Americana) at 1:13 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/13 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 367 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/16 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/4 (50%)
Time on the ground 367 s
Leben has developed a problem sustaining his attack. He was doing great, until he stopped doing so great. Then Fitch was able to do greater and took over this should-win fight for Leben. Might wanna have a talk with him, Ferocity. He went from perpetual #1 contender to can't-beat-Fitch.
Chris Leben raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Fitch and Leben move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chris Leben tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Fitch's face
Fitch's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Leben can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Fitch follows Chris Leben
only to get counter punched in a big way! Fitch needs to stop playing Chris Leben's game or he'll get knocked out!
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
You can see Jon Fitch's head being snapped backwards!
Fitch launches a kick
but Chris Leben avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Fitch has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Fitch launches a furious low kick!
Leben receives a hard blow on his right leg!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Fitch wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch pushes away Leben trying to keep the fight at striking range
Leben doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jon Fitch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Fitch's head
Those punches are hitting! Fitch covers his head!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch takes a break to breathe while holding Chris Leben.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Leben is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Crushing shot to Leben's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Fitch struggles on the ground and tries to break Chris Leben's guard...
Jon Fitch is in Leben open guard now
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch tries to move to full mount
Fitch succeeds
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch hovers above Leben
Good punches to Leben's body.
Hard blow to Leben's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Fitch is locking that Armbar...
Leben breaks the lock showing some skills...
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in full 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 can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Leben is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Leben
Leben has Fitch controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Fitch is unable to move under Leben control.
Fitch is in rear mount over Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Chris Leben attempts to cut off Fitch with punches
Fitch reels from the strikes.
Fitch's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Forehead
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Leben wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Leben moves forward and holds Fitch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
Leben has a small cut in his Left eye
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Jon Fitch's ribs!
Fitch struggles and protects himself.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Jon Fitch launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jon Fitch embrace and tries to move away...
Jon Fitch pushes Leben forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Chris Leben's ribs shows the damage! Jon Fitch is working his opponent ribs!
Leben ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch shoots and grab Chris Leben's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Fitch scoop up Chris Leben's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Leben to the mat
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Leben has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Leben from the side mount!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Good looking punches from Jon Fitch on the ground
They could take their toll on Leben.
Leben's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch looks to mount Chris Leben...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Fitch throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Leben
Solid shots!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Chris Leben efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Chin
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch 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.
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
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 Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Chris Leben
Great move by Fitch who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Fitch circles out and slips free of Chris Leben's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Jon Fitch 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.
The two exchange wildly
Fitch is connecting with a few punches
Chris Leben leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fitch
Leben shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch 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.
Chris Leben slightly pushes Fitch into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Leben tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Fitch moves backwards and circles around Chris Leben.
Chris Leben circles around Fitch
Leben tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Fitch moves backwards and circles around Chris Leben.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Leben.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Fitch, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Fitch
Hard blow to Leben's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Chris Leben continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Fitch tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Leben's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Fitch is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jon Fitch tries to free his leg...
Jon Fitch uses some of his skill by jumping out of Leben's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Chris Leben...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Chris Leben
Jon Fitch takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Leben shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Fitch is locking that Americana...
Leben struggles to free himself
Fitch shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Jon Fitch by Submission (Americana) at 1:13 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/13 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 367 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/16 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/4 (50%)
Time on the ground 367 s
Leben has developed a problem sustaining his attack. He was doing great, until he stopped doing so great. Then Fitch was able to do greater and took over this should-win fight for Leben. Might wanna have a talk with him, Ferocity. He went from perpetual #1 contender to can't-beat-Fitch.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!