Post by The Sandmen on Aug 7, 2012 13:57:49 GMT -5
Cung Le raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Jake Shields glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Jake Shields touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le won't budge, forcing Shields to pull guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Shields
Le is in closed guard... Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Jake Shields in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Jake Shields and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Shields misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shields is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Stand up! This is what Le's cornermen are shouting. Jake Shields is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Jake Shields tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Jake Shields is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Cung Le has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Jake Shields and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Le leans and gets Jake Shields's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Shields is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jake Shields!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Body shots by Jake Shields
Solid blows to Le's abdomen.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Shields's ribs.
Shields blocks those punches
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Le is trying to counter now!
Le launches a few weak punches
Shields blocks them effectively.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Shields
He succeeds!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Jake Shields is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Cung Le has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields 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 Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Shields's abdomen.
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields 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 Jake Shields
Shields 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 Jake Shields
Shields measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Jake Shields
makes Le stumble back!
Shovel hook by Jake Shields
goes nowhere.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Shields!
Shields's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jake Shields's Forehead
Shields fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Jake Shields is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Shields is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Jake Shields
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Le tries to grapple
He puts Shields in a double underhook!
Jake Shields pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Shields
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jake Shields's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Le's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Jake Shields shoots and grab both of Cung Le's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Cung Le managed to pull back his leg from Jake Shields's grip and move away from him
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Jake Shields fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Shields who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Jake Shields's ribs!
Jake Shields's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Shields postures up and launches another series of punches!
Le pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Jake Shields's offensive.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Jake Shields to the mat
Le is standing while Shields is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Jake Shields to stand up.
Jake Shields is on his feet again.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grapple with Jake Shields and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jake Shields falls hard on the mat with Cung Le on top of him
Cung Le is in half guard over Shields
Cung Le hovers above Shields
Good punches to Shields's body.
Cung Le is in half guard over Shields
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shields's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Shields is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Shields is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields tries to jump to side mount.
Cung Le jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Shields
Le is in closed guard... Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over Shields
Cung Le tries to pass Jake Shields's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Shields
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Shields's ribs
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields 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 Jake Shields
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Le pushes Jake Shields and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
A high kick from Jake Shields
falls short of the mark.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le attempts to cut off Shields with punches
Shields reels from the strikes.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Shields receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Shields moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Shields's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Le steps backwards away from Jake Shields. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Jake Shields tries a hook to the body
but Le manages to dodge it
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Shields is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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High kick from Cung Le!
Shields seems to be done!
There is a small laceration on Jake Shields's Mouth
That punishment by Cung Le has left Shields staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Shields wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Le doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Shields was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Shields's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Shields seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jake Shields looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Jake Shields is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
This is over! That impact from Cung Le has left Shields laying flat on the mat!
Shields can't see anything with that swollen left eye.
Shields has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 0:54 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/13 (54%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 361 s
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 375 s
My goodness.
Other than that, this fight started all Jake Shields, and I was planning on writing about how Le needs some toughness. But after a massive early onslaught by Shields, Le calmed down and took over. A HEAVY attack near the end of round 1 helped turn the fight in his favour, and he basically worked on taking out Jake for the rest of the fight from there. Jake needs to maintain aggression, and not let guys back into fights when he is clearly destroying them. Le could still use some health though.
Jake Shields glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Jake Shields touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le won't budge, forcing Shields to pull guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Shields
Le is in closed guard... Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Jake Shields in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Jake Shields and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Shields misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shields is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Stand up! This is what Le's cornermen are shouting. Jake Shields is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Jake Shields tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Jake Shields is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Cung Le has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Jake Shields and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Le leans and gets Jake Shields's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Shields is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jake Shields!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Body shots by Jake Shields
Solid blows to Le's abdomen.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Shields's ribs.
Shields blocks those punches
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Le is trying to counter now!
Le launches a few weak punches
Shields blocks them effectively.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Shields
He succeeds!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Jake Shields is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Cung Le has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Le
Shields is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields 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 Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Shields's abdomen.
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields 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 Jake Shields
Shields 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 Jake Shields
Shields measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Jake Shields
makes Le stumble back!
Shovel hook by Jake Shields
goes nowhere.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Shields!
Shields's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jake Shields's Forehead
Shields fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Jake Shields is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Shields is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Jake Shields
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Le tries to grapple
He puts Shields in a double underhook!
Jake Shields pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Shields
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jake Shields's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Le's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Jake Shields shoots and grab both of Cung Le's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Cung Le managed to pull back his leg from Jake Shields's grip and move away from him
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Jake Shields fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Shields who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Jake Shields's ribs!
Jake Shields's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Shields postures up and launches another series of punches!
Le pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Jake Shields's offensive.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Jake Shields to the mat
Le is standing while Shields is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Jake Shields to stand up.
Jake Shields is on his feet again.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grapple with Jake Shields and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jake Shields falls hard on the mat with Cung Le on top of him
Cung Le is in half guard over Shields
Cung Le hovers above Shields
Good punches to Shields's body.
Cung Le is in half guard over Shields
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shields's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Shields is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in side mount over Jake Shields
Shields is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Jake Shields attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Le
Shields tries to jump to side mount.
Cung Le jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Shields
Le is in closed guard... Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over Shields
Cung Le tries to pass Jake Shields's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Shields
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Shields's ribs
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields 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 Jake Shields
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Le pushes Jake Shields and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
A high kick from Jake Shields
falls short of the mark.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le attempts to cut off Shields with punches
Shields reels from the strikes.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Shields receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Shields moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Shields's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Le steps backwards away from Jake Shields. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Jake Shields tries a hook to the body
but Le manages to dodge it
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Shields is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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High kick from Cung Le!
Shields seems to be done!
There is a small laceration on Jake Shields's Mouth
That punishment by Cung Le has left Shields staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Shields wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Le doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Shields was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Shields's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Shields seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jake Shields looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Jake Shields is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
This is over! That impact from Cung Le has left Shields laying flat on the mat!
Shields can't see anything with that swollen left eye.
Shields has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 0:54 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/13 (54%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 361 s
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 375 s
My goodness.
Other than that, this fight started all Jake Shields, and I was planning on writing about how Le needs some toughness. But after a massive early onslaught by Shields, Le calmed down and took over. A HEAVY attack near the end of round 1 helped turn the fight in his favour, and he basically worked on taking out Jake for the rest of the fight from there. Jake needs to maintain aggression, and not let guys back into fights when he is clearly destroying them. Le could still use some health though.