Post by The Sandmen on Oct 30, 2019 4:12:20 GMT -5
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Cung Le 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
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Shogun Rua and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shogun throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
Shogun Rua closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Le.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Shogun Rua!
Cung Le is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Le! It would have finished this fight.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
after measuring the distance Le jump forward with a flying knee
Cung Le's knee landed perfectly on Shogun's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shogun Rua
Cung Le fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
Shogun deflects the blows.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua moves forward and launches a low kick.
Le blocks that.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Shogun who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Le hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Cung Le pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
Shogun checks it.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Shogun blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun Rua launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Shogun ducks under and hesitates for a moment...
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Le.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun tries a knee to the midsection...
Le blocks that knee
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua slightly pushes Le into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Cung Le attempts to cut off Shogun with punches
Shogun reels from the strikes.
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Le with uppercuts!
Le is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Le is unable to escape!
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Shogun Rua while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Shogun Rua
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le circles out and slips free of Shogun Rua's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Shogun blocks.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Le from the ground!
Le's Chin is beginning to swell
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Cung Le blocks
Cung Le fires an unorthodox punch to Shogun's torso
that goes wide.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Shogun Rua
that forces Le to try and defend better.
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking Le from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Nose
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Shogun is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Le
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a knee!
Shogun blocks that knee.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Le's face while in the clinch!
Le can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries a flying knee towards Shogun Rua's chest
Shogun blocks it and circle away
Cung Le gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Le may be in trouble!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shogun.
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Round 2
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Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cung Le! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Le's stops that one with his face! How is Le standing?!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Le's stops that one with his face! How is Le standing?!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
A punch from Cung Le
whizzes past Shogun.
Cung Le's mind is definitely in the fight, Shogun just got nailed! Cung Le saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Shogun moves aside and dodges.
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Le receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Shogun from the ground!
Le throws a lazy kick
Shogun dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Incredible high kick!
Shogun deflects and sidesteps.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua has found an opening in the defense of Le, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Le's ribs.
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Shogun Rua!
That one almost breaks Le's chin! He is knocked down!
That brutal impact left Le laid out on the mat! Shogun Rua's corner come in to congratulate him!
Le's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Uppercut) at 2:36 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 28/35 (80%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 5/14 (36%)
Kicks 0/5 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Is there a matchup that uses fewer characters than "Rua vs. Le"? If someone thinks of one, I will give you a prize.
Also, Rua dominated this, as is pretty obvious from stat-times.
Cung Le 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
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Shogun Rua and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shogun throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
Shogun Rua closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Le.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Shogun Rua!
Cung Le is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Le! It would have finished this fight.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
after measuring the distance Le jump forward with a flying knee
Cung Le's knee landed perfectly on Shogun's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shogun Rua
Cung Le fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
Shogun deflects the blows.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua moves forward and launches a low kick.
Le blocks that.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Shogun who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Le hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Cung Le pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
Shogun checks it.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Shogun blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun Rua launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Shogun ducks under and hesitates for a moment...
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Le.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun tries a knee to the midsection...
Le blocks that knee
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua slightly pushes Le into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Cung Le attempts to cut off Shogun with punches
Shogun reels from the strikes.
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Le with uppercuts!
Le is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Le is unable to escape!
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Shogun Rua while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Shogun Rua
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le circles out and slips free of Shogun Rua's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Shogun blocks.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Le from the ground!
Le's Chin is beginning to swell
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Cung Le blocks
Cung Le fires an unorthodox punch to Shogun's torso
that goes wide.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Shogun Rua
that forces Le to try and defend better.
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking Le from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Nose
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Shogun Rua runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Shogun is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Le
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a knee!
Shogun blocks that knee.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Le's face while in the clinch!
Le can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries a flying knee towards Shogun Rua's chest
Shogun blocks it and circle away
Cung Le gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Le may be in trouble!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shogun.
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Round 2
=========================================
Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cung Le! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Le's stops that one with his face! How is Le standing?!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Le's stops that one with his face! How is Le standing?!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
A punch from Cung Le
whizzes past Shogun.
Cung Le's mind is definitely in the fight, Shogun just got nailed! Cung Le saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Shogun moves aside and dodges.
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Le receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Shogun from the ground!
Le throws a lazy kick
Shogun dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Incredible high kick!
Shogun deflects and sidesteps.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua has found an opening in the defense of Le, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Le's ribs.
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Shogun Rua!
That one almost breaks Le's chin! He is knocked down!
That brutal impact left Le laid out on the mat! Shogun Rua's corner come in to congratulate him!
Le's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Uppercut) at 2:36 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 28/35 (80%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 5/14 (36%)
Kicks 0/5 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Is there a matchup that uses fewer characters than "Rua vs. Le"? If someone thinks of one, I will give you a prize.
Also, Rua dominated this, as is pretty obvious from stat-times.