Post by The Sandmen on Aug 16, 2013 14:54:23 GMT -5
Cung Le is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Matt Hughes 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
Matt Hughes is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Matt Hughes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Matt Hughes moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Hughes tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cung Le jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Hughes has a small cut in his Left cheek
Le launches a furious low kick!
Hughes blocks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Le tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cung Le
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes 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 Matt Hughes
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
Hughes fails to take Le down and both man are still clinching
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Hughes ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
that visibly pains Hughes.
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
Matt Hughes stumbles back.
Hughes moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Le wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
well done Le falls hard on the mat
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes decides to jump inside Le's guard.
Le fights back with his feet, forcing Hughes to try something else.
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Hughes cartwheels towards Le!
Le fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Hughes moves backwards and gestures for Cung Le to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
A wicked punch by Cung Le
rocks Hughes!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Forehead
A right hand from Cung Le
makes Hughes stumble back!
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?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Good leg kicks from Cung Le.
Hughes winces a bit.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Le launches a furious hook!
That hits Hughes's chin like a wrecking ball! Hughes loses balance and goes to the mat.
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Hughes to get back to his feet.
Matt Hughes is on his feet again.
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Matt Hughes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cung Le is in open guard over 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.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
Cung Le is in open guard over 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.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Hughes
Cung Le was tooling Matt Hughes for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Hughes lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Le tries to jump to side mount.
Matt Hughes closed his guard around Cung Le.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
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,
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
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.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Hughes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Hughes has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Matt Hughes and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
A right hand from Cung Le
makes Hughes stumble back!
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Hughes!
Hughes fell like he got shot! This is over!
Hughes's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 0:51 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 9/10 (90%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 90 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/4 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/11 (18%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 70 s
I have always said, when Cung Le kicks, Cung Le wins. He kicked here, he won. Simple. WERE YOU WATCHING, CRO COP...fucker.
Matt Hughes 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
Matt Hughes is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cung Le and Matt Hughes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Matt Hughes moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Hughes tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cung Le jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Hughes has a small cut in his Left cheek
Le launches a furious low kick!
Hughes blocks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Le tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cung Le
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes 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 Matt Hughes
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
Hughes fails to take Le down and both man are still clinching
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Hughes ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
that visibly pains Hughes.
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
Matt Hughes stumbles back.
Hughes moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Le wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
well done Le falls hard on the mat
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes decides to jump inside Le's guard.
Le fights back with his feet, forcing Hughes to try something else.
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Hughes cartwheels towards Le!
Le fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Hughes moves backwards and gestures for Cung Le to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
A wicked punch by Cung Le
rocks Hughes!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Forehead
A right hand from Cung Le
makes Hughes stumble back!
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?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Good leg kicks from Cung Le.
Hughes winces a bit.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Le launches a furious hook!
That hits Hughes's chin like a wrecking ball! Hughes loses balance and goes to the mat.
Hughes's Chin is beginning to swell
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Hughes to get back to his feet.
Matt Hughes is on his feet again.
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Matt Hughes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cung Le is in open guard over 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.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
Cung Le is in open guard over 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.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Hughes
Cung Le was tooling Matt Hughes for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Hughes lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Le tries to jump to side mount.
Matt Hughes closed his guard around Cung Le.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
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,
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
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.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
=========================================
Hughes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Hughes has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Matt Hughes and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
A right hand from Cung Le
makes Hughes stumble back!
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Hughes!
Hughes fell like he got shot! This is over!
Hughes's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 0:51 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 9/10 (90%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 90 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/4 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/11 (18%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 70 s
I have always said, when Cung Le kicks, Cung Le wins. He kicked here, he won. Simple. WERE YOU WATCHING, CRO COP...fucker.