Post by The Sandmen on Jun 28, 2016 8:44:39 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Leben while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Leben is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
It misses by a mile.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kazushi Sakuraba steps forward and fires a high kick!
Leben blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Chris Leben tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Sakuraba's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Good movement from Leben
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Sakuraba launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Leben!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Chris Leben.
Sakuraba staggers backwards. Leben wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Chris Leben fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Nice move by Leben who clinches and pushes Sakuraba against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Leben tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Big mistake from Chris Leben! Sakuraba tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Sakuraba is unable to lock that and Leben breaks the lock
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba grabs Chris Leben in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches...
Chris Leben dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Leben is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Chris Leben
surprises Sakuraba!
Sakuraba's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chris Leben tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Kazushi Sakuraba's knows what to do here and blocks them
Sakuraba is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Leben's jaw!
Here comes Kazushi Sakuraba with a vicious middle kick!
Chris Leben dodges that one moving backwards
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Kazushi Sakuraba
land while he's on his bicycle.
Sakuraba's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Leben steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Chris Leben fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Chris Leben fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Sakuraba's chin
Sakuraba's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Sakuraba is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tremendous strikes from Sakuraba!
Some big punches are landing!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs!
Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Leben who put distance between them
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba
misses its target.
Sakuraba misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chris Leben throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Sakuraba's chin! That stops Sakuraba in his tracks!
Leben grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Sakuraba struggles... Chris Leben is unable to take him down
Leben launches a furious low kick!
Sakuraba receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Sakuraba hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Leben is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sakuraba into his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to posture up and open Chris Leben's guard...
Chris Leben has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Leben holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Big mistake from Kazushi Sakuraba! Leben tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Leben is unable to lock that and Sakuraba breaks the lock
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs!
Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Kazushi Sakuraba
well done Sakuraba falls hard on the mat
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Chris Leben's head...
It lands flush with Chris Leben's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Chris Leben with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Leben dodges that
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben creates space and allows Kazushi Sakuraba to stand up.
Sakuraba climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Quick hook by Kazushi Sakuraba
Good shot! Leben has reasons to be worried.
A left hook from Leben
grazes the chin of Sakuraba.
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Chris Leben has found an opening in the defense of Sakuraba, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sakuraba's ribs.
Hard blow to Sakuraba's mid-section, he seems hurt
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Leben!
Nice punch by Chris Leben
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Sakuraba is out! Sakuraba is out! Chris Leben has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Punch) at 2:45 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 70 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 20/26 (77%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/14 (57%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 13 s
Unbelievable! Sakuraba lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Leben gets it done.
Ferocious staredown by Leben while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Leben is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
It misses by a mile.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kazushi Sakuraba steps forward and fires a high kick!
Leben blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Chris Leben tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Sakuraba's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Good movement from Leben
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Sakuraba launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Leben!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Chris Leben.
Sakuraba staggers backwards. Leben wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Chris Leben fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Nice move by Leben who clinches and pushes Sakuraba against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Leben tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Big mistake from Chris Leben! Sakuraba tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Sakuraba is unable to lock that and Leben breaks the lock
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba grabs Chris Leben in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches...
Chris Leben dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Leben is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Chris Leben
surprises Sakuraba!
Sakuraba's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chris Leben tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Kazushi Sakuraba's knows what to do here and blocks them
Sakuraba is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Leben's jaw!
Here comes Kazushi Sakuraba with a vicious middle kick!
Chris Leben dodges that one moving backwards
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Kazushi Sakuraba
land while he's on his bicycle.
Sakuraba's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Leben steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Chris Leben fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Chris Leben fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Sakuraba's chin
Sakuraba's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Sakuraba is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tremendous strikes from Sakuraba!
Some big punches are landing!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs!
Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Leben who put distance between them
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba
misses its target.
Sakuraba misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chris Leben throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Sakuraba's chin! That stops Sakuraba in his tracks!
Leben grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Sakuraba struggles... Chris Leben is unable to take him down
Leben launches a furious low kick!
Sakuraba receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Sakuraba hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Leben is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sakuraba into his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Leben
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to posture up and open Chris Leben's guard...
Chris Leben has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Leben holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Big mistake from Kazushi Sakuraba! Leben tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Leben is unable to lock that and Sakuraba breaks the lock
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs!
Kazushi Sakuraba's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Kazushi Sakuraba
well done Sakuraba falls hard on the mat
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Chris Leben's head...
It lands flush with Chris Leben's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Chris Leben with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Leben dodges that
Leben is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben creates space and allows Kazushi Sakuraba to stand up.
Sakuraba climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Quick hook by Kazushi Sakuraba
Good shot! Leben has reasons to be worried.
A left hook from Leben
grazes the chin of Sakuraba.
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Chris Leben has found an opening in the defense of Sakuraba, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sakuraba's ribs.
Hard blow to Sakuraba's mid-section, he seems hurt
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Leben!
Nice punch by Chris Leben
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Sakuraba is out! Sakuraba is out! Chris Leben has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Punch) at 2:45 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 70 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 20/26 (77%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/14 (57%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 13 s
Unbelievable! Sakuraba lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Leben gets it done.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!