Post by The Sandmen on Jun 30, 2015 9:49:09 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Chris Leben is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Anderson Silva looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Pulverizing punch to Leben's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Leben avoids a dangerous strike from Anderson
and counters with a solid straight!
Anderson has a small cut in his Mouth
Anderson moves forward looking for some action
Anderson Silva shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Anderson's head
Nothing from this... Chris Leben seems frustrated.
Leben misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson struggles and launches a few punches to Leben's head
Those punches are hitting! Leben covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Anderson doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Leben's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Chris Leben tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
Anderson Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson circles out and slips free of Chris Leben's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
A furious flurry of punches from Anderson Silva
just misses Leben.
Chris Leben launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Leben from the ground!
Anderson is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Chris Leben
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Leben's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Anderson
Anderson Silva looks to pass to mount...
Anderson slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Leben.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
2:02 Round 1 and Anderson is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Anderson suddenly holds Chris Leben's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Leben struggles to free himself
Leben can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Anderson Silva!
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Anderson
Leben positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Anderson's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Leben's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Leben's side.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Anderson
Leben is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Leben!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Anderson Silva takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Leben shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Chris Leben breaks that americana attempt!
Leben tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Anderson tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Deep breaths from Chris Leben who tries a hammer punch to Anderson's ribs.
Anderson blocks those punches
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Chris Leben gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Leben
Anderson moves on the ground
Anderson Silva moves to side mount
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Chris Leben
Anderson launches a barrage of elbows over Leben's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Leben doesn't fight back!
Leben's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson Silva looks to mount Chris Leben...
Anderson Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Anderson Silva takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Leben shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Chris Leben breaks that americana attempt!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Anderson goes for an armbar!
Chris Leben breaks the lock and pushes away Anderson Silva, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anderson Silva. 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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Chris Leben shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anderson Silva is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Leben into his guard.
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Anderson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Leben is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Leben!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Deep breaths from Chris Leben who tries a hammer punch to Anderson's ribs.
Anderson blocks those punches
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anderson Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Anderson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Chris Leben
Stand up! This is what Leben's cornermen are shouting. Anderson Silva is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Anderson Silva sits high on Chris Leben's chest and pulls his leg underneath Leben's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Leben tries to roll out. He's too quick for Anderson Silva and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Anderson and it cost him top position.
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Anderson
Leben is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Leben!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Anderson Silva is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Leben gets a grip on his opponent
but can't get the slam.
Chris Leben throws a combo
Anderson Silva ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Leben swings again, only to get countered once more! Leben is looking bad here!
Leben's Forehead is beginning to swell
Anderson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Leben is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Forehead
Anderson Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Anderson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Leben from the ground!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Mouth
A right hand from Chris Leben
misses its target.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Pulverizing punch to Leben's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Anderson Silva jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Anderson seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Anderson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Anderson moves forward and holds Leben
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Leben's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! Leben can take many more shots like that!
Leben has a small cut in his Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Anderson Silva!
That one almost breaks Leben's chin! He is knocked down!
Anderson is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
You can see Leben's blood making stains in the mat.
Anderson launches a kick to Leben's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Anderson is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Leben's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Leben is on the ground on his back
Anderson moves backwards and gestures for Chris Leben to stand up.
Leben climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Leben!
Nice move by Anderson who clinches and pushes Leben against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Leben slightly pushes Anderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Chris Leben's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
A right hand from Chris Leben
gets deflected.
Some nice shots from Chris Leben
miss their mark.
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pulverizing punch to Leben's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Right cheek
Chris Leben's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben tries a hook to the body
but Anderson manages to dodge it
Anderson Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Leben doesn't stop bleeding.
Anderson launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Leben!
Crushing shot to Leben's body! He's holding his side
Chris Leben continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Anderson Silva charges at Leben throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Leben is rocked!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Leben was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Chin
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Punches) at 3:56 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 3/11 (27%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 218 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 16/28 (57%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/13 (62%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 188 s
Anderson Silva wins the Middleweight title!
Leben had moments...but this was all Anderson.
...NOT! 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!