UFC 138 Results: Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz Fight Video Highlights
by Anton Tabuena on Nov 6, 2011 1:08 PM EST
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In case you missed it, or if you just want to relive the action, here's ESPN's highlight video from the exciting UFC 138 main event bout between middleweight contenders Chris Leben and Mark Munoz.
You can also check out the the play-by-play of the entire fight from our live blog of the event:
Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz - Round 1 - Leben coming forward and Munoz looking like he wants to counter. Munoz gets a takedown and Leben tried to grab a guillotine but couldn't finish. Munoz was briefly looking for an arm triangle. Leben manages to wall walk to his feet and Munoz has him pushed against the cage. Body shots by Munoz. Munoz tries for the takedown, can't get it and lands a right hand. Leben with a takedown! Wow! RIght hands by Leben. Munoz gets to his feet and Leben is tagging him with right hands and now a big left. Munoz pushes Leben into the cage now. Leben landing now as Munoz is against the cage. Munos with a knee and Leben catches it and slams him to the ground. Munos stands and Leben tries to finish a guillotine. Drops to the ground with it but Munoz pops his head out. Munoz with a little ground and pound. Nice lefts now by Munoz and a huge right hand. Big uppercut by Munoz now. Big punches by Munoz. Leben gets through it and is swinging back now. Leben on top briefly and they're back to standing again. Leben ends the round landing shots.
Round 2 - Munoz gets a takedown about a minute into the round. Munoz working some big ground and pound. Leben gets to his feet, tries to come forward but gets taken right back down. Munoz looking to keep grinding him away. Leben is really looking gassed. Huge shots from Munoz and Leben looks frustrated more than hurt. Leben looking for a choke out of nowhere now. Leben screaming as he squeezes down on the choke with blood pouring out of his eye. After he gives up the choke, the ref stops so the doctor can check the cut. Leben says "I can see" and they restart the fight. Leben pushes forward and lands punches. Munoz dives and Lven was on top of a turtled Munoz but Munoz slid out and jumped on top of Leben. Munoz blasting to the body of Leben. Huge punches by Munoz and Leben just stands up. Crowd chants for Leben and he flails at Munoz off his back. This is so much fun.
There will be no round three as Leben says he can't see and the referee and corner stop the fight. Mark Munoz wins by TKO (retirement), round 2.
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How do they not show
the Leben guillotine? Does anyone have a pic or gif of this awesome moment?
Was pretty cool to look at but never close.
It looked great to see this bloody mess squeezing and yelling but I guess it wasn’t really a big moment in the fight since it was nowhere near being a finish.
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agreed but
highlights should show cool and relevant moments.
I thought some of his other guill attempts were a little closer. Maybe if he could have maintained the grip mounted after Munoz sprawled and turned he might have finished.
by RightTriangle on Nov 6, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
I will forever be a Leban fan
Dude is so cool in all his interviews, and his fights are never boring, and honestly I didn’t see Munoz dominate him has bad as everyone says, yeah when he got on top, but Leban was taking him down and threatening with guillotines and even scoring takedowns too. Not saying that Leban is the greatest fighter by any means, but Munoz really isn’t that great, all he has is GnP, and all Tito has is GnP, and any other area is mediocre to average.
Leben had the worst fight plan imaginable
Fight at a close range and then every time Munoz would give up position he would go for a pointless, energy-sapping submission.
Once again Leben loses to a high-level MW. Yes. Mark Munoz is now high-level. He didn’t wow me but given how bad this division is he’s certainly one of the better guys with the tools to be a “contender”.
I respect your opinion even though it's wrong.
What would you have Leben do?
Try to pick Munoz apart from outside? Hah! Try to sweep him and beat Mark with top position? LOL. Leben did his best to do what he could- land a hail mary knockout blow, or catch a submission.
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by ElliotMatheny on Nov 6, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
So happy Muñoz won! Seems like an all around good guy.
Hate Leben. Appreciated his walkout song though.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
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haha.
I like Leben’s walk out song too. Reminds me of Donnie Darko.
by Anton Tabuena on Nov 6, 2011 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah that and Gears of War. I was really impressed with Muñoz in this fight. He looked great.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
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by xFenixKnightx on Nov 7, 2011 9:03 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
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