Post by The Sandmen on Jun 21, 2013 18:11:41 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Le while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Kazushi Sakuraba is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Sakuraba decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Cung Le.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Le is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Cung Le looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Sakuraba has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Sakuraba manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Le
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Kazushi Sakuraba is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Le is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Cung Le
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
Le has a small cut in his Mouth
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Cung Le
Sakuraba tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
Cung Le wraps his arms around Sakuraba's arms and counters the punches.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Le
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Le is covering himself! Sakuraba tries to force the situation and Le clumsily gives his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Le
Le has Sakuraba controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Le manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Sakuraba
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward and launches a high kick!
Le ducks under.
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Le.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Sakuraba doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Le blocks and then pushes away Kazushi Sakuraba!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Le steps forward
Sakuraba feints.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
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.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Sakuraba's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le slightly pushes Sakuraba into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Sakuraba's Mouth is beginning to swell
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Le is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Sakuraba attempts a shoot
Cung Le hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
Le moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Le charge towards Kazushi Sakuraba with a flying knee
Kazushi Sakuraba got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
1:03 Round 2 and Le is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Cung Le creates space and allows Kazushi Sakuraba to stand up.
Kazushi Sakuraba is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Le tries to break the clinch... Kazushi Sakuraba launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Le breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Le
Sakuraba use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Kazushi Sakuraba and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Sakuraba misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Le
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Cung Le sits high on Kazushi Sakuraba's chest and pulls his leg underneath Sakuraba's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Sakuraba tries to roll out. He's too quick for Cung Le and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Le and it cost him top position.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sakuraba in the side of the head
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Cung Le looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le catch Kazushi Sakuraba's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Kazushi Sakuraba holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Cung Le's corner pours in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 4:10 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 229 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/7 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 258 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
Upset? Whatchoo talkin' bout?
Le kicked! And when he kicks, bad things happen to good people.
Kazushi Sakuraba is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cung Le and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Sakuraba decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Cung Le.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Le is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Cung Le looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Sakuraba has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Sakuraba manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Le
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Kazushi Sakuraba is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Le is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Cung Le
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
Le has a small cut in his Mouth
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Cung Le
Sakuraba tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
Cung Le wraps his arms around Sakuraba's arms and counters the punches.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Le
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Le is covering himself! Sakuraba tries to force the situation and Le clumsily gives his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Le
Le has Sakuraba controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Le manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Sakuraba
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward and launches a high kick!
Le ducks under.
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Le.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Sakuraba doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Le blocks and then pushes away Kazushi Sakuraba!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Le steps forward
Sakuraba feints.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
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.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Sakuraba's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le slightly pushes Sakuraba into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Sakuraba's Mouth is beginning to swell
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Le is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Sakuraba attempts a shoot
Cung Le hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
Le moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Le charge towards Kazushi Sakuraba with a flying knee
Kazushi Sakuraba got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
1:03 Round 2 and Le is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Cung Le creates space and allows Kazushi Sakuraba to stand up.
Kazushi Sakuraba is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Le tries to break the clinch... Kazushi Sakuraba launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Le breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Le
Sakuraba use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Kazushi Sakuraba and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Sakuraba misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Le
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Cung Le sits high on Kazushi Sakuraba's chest and pulls his leg underneath Sakuraba's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Sakuraba tries to roll out. He's too quick for Cung Le and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Le and it cost him top position.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sakuraba in the side of the head
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Cung Le looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le catch Kazushi Sakuraba's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Kazushi Sakuraba holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Cung Le's corner pours in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 4:10 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 229 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/7 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 258 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
Upset? Whatchoo talkin' bout?
Le kicked! And when he kicks, bad things happen to good people.