Post by The Sandmen on May 11, 2017 10:20:52 GMT -5
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Rich Franklin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rich Franklin is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Franklin won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Le
Franklin is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Le
Le covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Cung Le is in open guard over Franklin
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Franklin
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Franklin holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Le blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Franklin misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Quick hook by Cung Le
Good shot! Franklin has reasons to be worried.
Franklin leads with a punch
Cung Le evades but whiffs with a counter.
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Franklin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Rich Franklin's cheek! Franklin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Franklin's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Rich Franklin launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Franklin tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Le dodges that
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Franklin tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Le steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rich Franklin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Rich Franklin is standing now.
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Franklin!
Franklin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Le is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Franklin's jaw!
Franklin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Le can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Franklin's knee!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Franklin's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Rich Franklin
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Franklin's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Franklin can take many more shots like that!
Franklin has a small cut in his Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Franklin's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Franklin can take many more shots like that!
Franklin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Le gets hold of a leg and trips Franklin to the mat!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Franklin
Le tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cung Le fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Cung Le tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Cung Le was tooling Rich Franklin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rich Franklin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rich Franklin.
Cung Le is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin 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 Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cung Le rolls Rich Franklin to his stomach and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rich Franklin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Franklin.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Oh! Down goes Franklin! Cung Le knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Cung Le really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Franklin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 0:20 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/13 (69%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 153 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Cung Le is the winner!
Cung Le kicks, Cung le wins. Le kicked here.
Rich Franklin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rich Franklin is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Franklin won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Le
Franklin is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Le
Le covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Cung Le is in open guard over Franklin
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Franklin
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Franklin holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Le blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Franklin misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Quick hook by Cung Le
Good shot! Franklin has reasons to be worried.
Franklin leads with a punch
Cung Le evades but whiffs with a counter.
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Franklin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Rich Franklin's cheek! Franklin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Franklin's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Rich Franklin launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Franklin tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Le dodges that
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Franklin tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Le steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rich Franklin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Rich Franklin is standing now.
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Franklin!
Franklin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Le is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Franklin's jaw!
Franklin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Le can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Franklin's knee!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Franklin's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Rich Franklin
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Franklin's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Franklin can take many more shots like that!
Franklin has a small cut in his Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Franklin's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Franklin can take many more shots like that!
Franklin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Le gets hold of a leg and trips Franklin to the mat!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Franklin
Le tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cung Le fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Cung Le tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Cung Le was tooling Rich Franklin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rich Franklin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rich Franklin.
Cung Le is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin 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 Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cung Le rolls Rich Franklin to his stomach and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rich Franklin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Franklin.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Oh! Down goes Franklin! Cung Le knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Cung Le really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Franklin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 0:20 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/13 (69%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 153 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Cung Le is the winner!
Cung Le kicks, Cung le wins. Le kicked here.