Post by The Sandmen on Nov 16, 2012 16:36:46 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Le while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Matt Hughes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Matt Hughes today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Hughes's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Hughes leads with a punch
Cung Le avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Cung Le is coming in again!
Hughes has a small cut in his Mouth
Le is holding Matt Hughes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Hughes Hyper-extended his arm
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Hughes.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Matt Hughes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes 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 Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes 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.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes 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.
Le is trying to counter now!
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Hughes's abdomen.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes 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.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Le begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hughes
this is getting worse and worse for Hughes
Hughes's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cung Le and Hughes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Cung Le throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Hughes's chin! That stops Hughes in his tracks!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Matt Hughes!
Le ducks under...
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right eye
That punishment by Cung Le has left Hughes staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Hughes stumbles backwards staggered and Cung Le launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Hughes is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Cung Le turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Le!
Hughes's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 4:40 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/16 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Wow, yeah, so that was destructive. Didn't see that coming in this one-sided of an affair. Hughes needs toughness/KO resist. He went out fast. To be a champ, you need to take more than that damage.
Matt Hughes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Matt Hughes today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Hughes's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Hughes leads with a punch
Cung Le avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Cung Le is coming in again!
Hughes has a small cut in his Mouth
Le is holding Matt Hughes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Hughes Hyper-extended his arm
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Hughes.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Matt Hughes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes 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 Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes 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.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes 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.
Le is trying to counter now!
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Hughes's abdomen.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes 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.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Le begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hughes
this is getting worse and worse for Hughes
Hughes's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cung Le and Hughes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Cung Le throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Hughes's chin! That stops Hughes in his tracks!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Matt Hughes!
Le ducks under...
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right eye
That punishment by Cung Le has left Hughes staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Hughes stumbles backwards staggered and Cung Le launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Hughes is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Cung Le turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Le!
Hughes's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 4:40 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/16 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Wow, yeah, so that was destructive. Didn't see that coming in this one-sided of an affair. Hughes needs toughness/KO resist. He went out fast. To be a champ, you need to take more than that damage.