Bare Knuckle FC 6 results: Dakota Cochrane batters Chris Leben for one-sided decision
Chris Leben’s spirit is still willing, but the reflexes aren’t quite what they used to be.
Leben took on Dakota Cochrane in the co-feature bout of Bare Knuckle FC 6 on Saturday night, and while he had his moments, he ran out of gas pretty fast.
Cochrane’s forward pressure wore the popular veteran known as “The Crippler” down and while he couldn’t get the finish, he was rarely threatened. Cochrane cruised to a unanimous decision victory, earning scores of 49-46, 49-46, and 48-47.
“I tried to keep that forward pressure and try to land shots,” Cochrane, said “Try not to move back as much as possible. He’s a big dude.”
Leben’s game plan from the outset to try to draw Cochrane in close and score with dirty boxing in the clinch. He had his best success with this approach in the opening round.
But Cochrane, who replaced the originally scheduled Brannan Ward on relatively short notice, wised up to the game fast, and started to wear Leben down by picking his spots, landing single punches and two-punch combos, and retreating before Leben could counter.
Leben did land his big left hand on a few occasions, including one which opened a nasty cut around Cochrane’s left eye.
“The Crippler” could never follow up, though, as he visibly tired. Leben was sucking wind by the fourth round, and Cochrane varied his offense, mixing in body shots with his jabs.
In the fifth, Leben managed to move forward like a zombie and throw, but Cochrane weathered any attempts at a home run shot and fought a smart round to seal his win.
Leben is now 1-1 in BKFC. Cochrane won his BKFC debut, but is 2-0 in bare knuckle boxing, having defeated Johny Hendricks under another banner.
BKFC 6 takes place Saturday night at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Fla., and airs on pay-per-view. Preliminary fights on Facebook Live begin at 8 p.m. ET.
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