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Leben lost the fight but he also lost it mostly due to game planning.
Once Brunson got enough take downs he basically avoided engaging Leben anywhere else. No one wants to stand in the pocket with a guy like Chris, and I can understand why by it was pretty easy to see the Greg Jackson solution at work in this one.
Leben is one of those guys that hates to lose, but hates to lose to a point fighter more than anything else. One of the main reasons Dana keeps bringing him back is because he will always go out there and put on a show as long as his opponent is willing to fight. Brunson just wanted to wrestle and didn't get that much done from the top.
Credit to Leben for defending well from his bottom for the most part. He was great at using the cage to get back up but would have benefited much more from being able to sweep while in the center of the cage on his back.
I don't know how many fights Leben has left in him but if there are more than a couple he would be wise to put in the time working on take down defense. That is what really cost him he most recent losses, drug testing notwithstanding.
Once Brunson got enough take downs he basically avoided engaging Leben anywhere else. No one wants to stand in the pocket with a guy like Chris, and I can understand why by it was pretty easy to see the Greg Jackson solution at work in this one.
Leben is one of those guys that hates to lose, but hates to lose to a point fighter more than anything else. One of the main reasons Dana keeps bringing him back is because he will always go out there and put on a show as long as his opponent is willing to fight. Brunson just wanted to wrestle and didn't get that much done from the top.
Credit to Leben for defending well from his bottom for the most part. He was great at using the cage to get back up but would have benefited much more from being able to sweep while in the center of the cage on his back.
I don't know how many fights Leben has left in him but if there are more than a couple he would be wise to put in the time working on take down defense. That is what really cost him he most recent losses, drug testing notwithstanding.