Post by The Sandmen on May 26, 2014 16:18:39 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Cote while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Chris Leben looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Patrick Cote launches a rapid series of punches
taking Leben from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Leben's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cote.
Chris Leben's reflexes save him!
Leben avoids a dangerous strike from Cote
and counters with a solid straight!
Cote has a small cut in his Nose
Cote jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Patrick Cote pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben tries to take Patrick Cote down... Cote stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cote's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Leben struggles and protects himself.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Leben tries to take Patrick Cote down... Cote stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cote's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben grapple with Patrick Cote and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Patrick Cote falls hard on the mat with Chris Leben on top of him
Crushing shot to Cote's body! He's holding his side
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Cote
Good looking punches from Chris Leben on the ground
deflected by Cote.
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Cote
1:32 Round 1 and Cote is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Leben is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Leben!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Chris Leben
Cote catch Chris Leben's right arm and tries a kimura
Chris Leben holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cote tries to cover his face,
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to escape from the full mount...
Patrick Cote is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Leben
Cote throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Leben
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Patrick Cote uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Leben
Cote is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Leben tries to cover his face,
Chris Leben is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Chris Leben rolls Patrick Cote to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Leben's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Leben blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben is trying to counter now!
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Patrick Cote's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Leben is unable to move under Cote control.
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Chris Leben uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Leben is unable to move under Cote control.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Leben looks to counter!
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Patrick Cote's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cote's Nose is beginning to swell
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Leben tries to cover his face,
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Cote manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Leben
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The two exchange wildly
Leben is connecting with a few punches
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Chris Leben takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Solid low kick from Chris Leben.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Cote hyper-extended his left leg
Superb haymaker by Leben
that lands on Cote's face like a cannon ball!
Chris Leben was tooling Patrick Cote for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Patrick Cote lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Patrick Cote and Leben engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Chris Leben, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Cote launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Leben with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Nice punches from Patrick Cote.
Even nicer blocks from Leben.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Cote launches a furious hook!
Leben ducks under and pushes Patrick Cote creating some space.
Cote misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Leben.
It looks like Cote was hit by a bus!
Cote launches a furious hook!
That hits Leben's chin like a wrecking ball! Leben loses balance and goes to the mat.
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Cote launches a kick to Leben's thigh
Loud pop!
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Cote launches a kick to Leben's thigh
Loud pop!
Leben hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Cote decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Leben's guard.
Leben tries to fight back with his feet and Cote just needs another plan now.
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Leben climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Patrick Cote charges at Leben throwing flurries left and right.
Chris Leben gets out of the way.
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Lightning fast low kick from Leben!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Chris Leben's mind is definitely in the fight, Cote just got nailed! Chris Leben saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Cote is going to have a headache after this one.
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Chin
A furious flurry of punches from Patrick Cote
just misses Leben.
Lightning fast low kick from Cote!
Leben blocks that kick with his leg.
Cote misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Leben avoids a dangerous strike from Cote
and counters with a solid straight!
Cote has a small cut in his Left cheek
You can see Cote's blood making stains in the mat.
Chris Leben has found an opening in the defense of Cote, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Cote's ribs.
Crushing shot to Cote's body! He's holding his side
That punishment by Chris Leben has left Cote staggered! Chris Leben should try push forward now and finish this!
Chris Leben runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Patrick Cote who almost cannot stand!
One after another Chris Leben is punishing Cote! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
Cote seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Patrick Cote who almost cannot stand!
One after another Chris Leben is punishing Cote! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Left eye
That punishment by Chris Leben has left Cote staggered! Chris Leben should try push forward now and finish this!
Cote 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.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Leben launches a furious hook!
That hits Cote's chin like a wrecking ball! Cote loses balance and goes to the mat.
Cote's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Chin
Patrick Cote seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Leben!
Leben is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben positions himself and tries to finish this!
Chris Leben storms Patrick Cote's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Patrick Cote to defend himself!
This is over! That impact from Chris Leben has left Cote laying flat on the mat!
Cote's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (GnP) at 3:02 Round 2
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 11/37 (30%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/15 (53%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 25/30 (83%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Leben's been a bit streaky, so I was hoping Cote could take that opportunity to rise to the next level. But Leben's not going anywhere, and brought a legit performance against this tough challenger. I wish Cote could have done more here though. Come on, Canadians! Pick it up a notch!
Chris Leben looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Patrick Cote launches a rapid series of punches
taking Leben from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Leben's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cote.
Chris Leben's reflexes save him!
Leben avoids a dangerous strike from Cote
and counters with a solid straight!
Cote has a small cut in his Nose
Cote jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Patrick Cote pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben tries to take Patrick Cote down... Cote stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cote's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Leben struggles and protects himself.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Leben tries to take Patrick Cote down... Cote stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cote's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben grapple with Patrick Cote and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Patrick Cote falls hard on the mat with Chris Leben on top of him
Crushing shot to Cote's body! He's holding his side
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Cote
Good looking punches from Chris Leben on the ground
deflected by Cote.
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Cote
1:32 Round 1 and Cote is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Leben is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Leben!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Chris Leben
Cote catch Chris Leben's right arm and tries a kimura
Chris Leben holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cote tries to cover his face,
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to escape from the full mount...
Patrick Cote is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Leben
Cote throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Leben
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Patrick Cote uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Leben
Cote is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Leben tries to cover his face,
Chris Leben is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Chris Leben rolls Patrick Cote to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Leben's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Leben blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben is trying to counter now!
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Patrick Cote's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Leben is unable to move under Cote control.
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Chris Leben uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Leben is unable to move under Cote control.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Leben looks to counter!
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Patrick Cote's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cote's Nose is beginning to swell
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Leben tries to cover his face,
Leben is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Cote manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Leben
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The two exchange wildly
Leben is connecting with a few punches
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Chris Leben takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Solid low kick from Chris Leben.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Cote hyper-extended his left leg
Superb haymaker by Leben
that lands on Cote's face like a cannon ball!
Chris Leben was tooling Patrick Cote for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Patrick Cote lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Patrick Cote and Leben engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Chris Leben, but it's close.
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Round 2
=========================================
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Cote launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Leben with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Nice punches from Patrick Cote.
Even nicer blocks from Leben.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Cote launches a furious hook!
Leben ducks under and pushes Patrick Cote creating some space.
Cote misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Leben.
It looks like Cote was hit by a bus!
Cote launches a furious hook!
That hits Leben's chin like a wrecking ball! Leben loses balance and goes to the mat.
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Cote launches a kick to Leben's thigh
Loud pop!
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Cote launches a kick to Leben's thigh
Loud pop!
Leben hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Cote decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Leben's guard.
Leben tries to fight back with his feet and Cote just needs another plan now.
Cote is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Leben climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Patrick Cote charges at Leben throwing flurries left and right.
Chris Leben gets out of the way.
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Lightning fast low kick from Leben!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Chris Leben's mind is definitely in the fight, Cote just got nailed! Chris Leben saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Cote is going to have a headache after this one.
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Chin
A furious flurry of punches from Patrick Cote
just misses Leben.
Lightning fast low kick from Cote!
Leben blocks that kick with his leg.
Cote misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Leben avoids a dangerous strike from Cote
and counters with a solid straight!
Cote has a small cut in his Left cheek
You can see Cote's blood making stains in the mat.
Chris Leben has found an opening in the defense of Cote, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Cote's ribs.
Crushing shot to Cote's body! He's holding his side
That punishment by Chris Leben has left Cote staggered! Chris Leben should try push forward now and finish this!
Chris Leben runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Patrick Cote who almost cannot stand!
One after another Chris Leben is punishing Cote! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
Cote seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Patrick Cote who almost cannot stand!
One after another Chris Leben is punishing Cote! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Left eye
That punishment by Chris Leben has left Cote staggered! Chris Leben should try push forward now and finish this!
Cote 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.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Leben launches a furious hook!
That hits Cote's chin like a wrecking ball! Cote loses balance and goes to the mat.
Cote's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Chin
Patrick Cote seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Leben!
Leben is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben positions himself and tries to finish this!
Chris Leben storms Patrick Cote's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Patrick Cote to defend himself!
This is over! That impact from Chris Leben has left Cote laying flat on the mat!
Cote's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (GnP) at 3:02 Round 2
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 11/37 (30%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/15 (53%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 25/30 (83%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Leben's been a bit streaky, so I was hoping Cote could take that opportunity to rise to the next level. But Leben's not going anywhere, and brought a legit performance against this tough challenger. I wish Cote could have done more here though. Come on, Canadians! Pick it up a notch!
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
