Post by The Sandmen on May 2, 2016 9:25:59 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Leben while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Jon Fitch doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Leben and Fitch move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Fitch.
It looks like Leben was hit by a bus!
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Leben didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch tries to open up Chris Leben's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Leben in the side of the head
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over 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,
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Jon Fitch pushes Chris Leben against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Fitch jumps and tries to free his leg! Leben doesn't allow this but Jon Fitch is able to get half guard here.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Fitch has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jon Fitch storms over Leben with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Leben's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Jon Fitch tries to pass Chris Leben's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Leben can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Chris Leben
puts Fitch in a world of hurt!
Chris Leben launches a body shot
Fitch dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Leben's Forehead is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Forehead
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fitch tries to grapple
He puts Leben in a double underhook!
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben tries to take Jon Fitch down... Fitch stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Fitch's jaw!
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 2:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Fitch blocks Chris Leben's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Fitch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Chris Leben's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Chris Leben to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Leben launches a few weak punches
Fitch blocks them effectively.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch tries to improve position.
Leben adjusts and closes his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Fitch is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Chris Leben rolls him over and takes his back!
Leben is in rear mount over Fitch
Chris Leben storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Leben doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Leben is in rear mount over Fitch
Fitch has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Fitch 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.
Quick hook by Chris Leben
Good shot! Fitch has reasons to be worried.
Jon Fitch launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Leben blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fitch has a small cut in his Chin
Fitch seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fitch wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Leben wants nothing of that and pushes Fitch.
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
You can see Jon Fitch's head being snapped backwards!
That brutal impact left Fitch laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner pours in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Right eye
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Haymaker) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 20/22 (91%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Leben was itching to KO soon, and KO he did. He KOed Jon Fitch, his opponent in this fight.
Jon Fitch doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Leben and Fitch move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Fitch.
It looks like Leben was hit by a bus!
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Leben didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch tries to open up Chris Leben's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Leben in the side of the head
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over 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,
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Jon Fitch pushes Chris Leben against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Fitch jumps and tries to free his leg! Leben doesn't allow this but Jon Fitch is able to get half guard here.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Fitch has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jon Fitch storms over Leben with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Leben's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Leben
Jon Fitch tries to pass Chris Leben's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Chris Leben
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Leben can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Chris Leben
puts Fitch in a world of hurt!
Chris Leben launches a body shot
Fitch dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Leben's Forehead is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Forehead
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fitch tries to grapple
He puts Leben in a double underhook!
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben tries to take Jon Fitch down... Fitch stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Fitch's jaw!
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 2:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Fitch blocks Chris Leben's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Fitch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Chris Leben's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Chris Leben to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Fitch moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Leben
Leben launches a few weak punches
Fitch blocks them effectively.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch tries to improve position.
Leben adjusts and closes his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Leben
Fitch is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Chris Leben rolls him over and takes his back!
Leben is in rear mount over Fitch
Chris Leben storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Leben doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Leben is in rear mount over Fitch
Fitch has Leben controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Fitch 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.
Quick hook by Chris Leben
Good shot! Fitch has reasons to be worried.
Jon Fitch launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Leben blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fitch has a small cut in his Chin
Fitch seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fitch wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Leben wants nothing of that and pushes Fitch.
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
You can see Jon Fitch's head being snapped backwards!
That brutal impact left Fitch laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner pours in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Right eye
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Haymaker) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 20/22 (91%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Leben was itching to KO soon, and KO he did. He KOed Jon Fitch, his opponent in this fight.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!