Post by The Sandmen on Oct 26, 2013 23:35:00 GMT -5
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.
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cung Le is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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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!
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Hughes
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le launches a knee while holding Hughes's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Hughes in the abdomen
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Matt Hughes is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le struggles a bit before breaking Hughes's attemp of grappling
Hughes is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
Le is not making himself an easy target.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes storms over Le with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Le's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes tries to open Le's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Le is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Le's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cung Le blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
That punishment by Matt Hughes has left Le staggered! Matt Hughes should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cung Le blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Le has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Hughes is unable to move under Le control.
Le misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Matt Hughes can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Le has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Le
Hughes tries to get a side mount...
Le wraps his leg around Matt Hughes leg and prevents him from moving.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Matt Hughes in closed guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
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 Cung Le. 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 moves forward looking for some action
Matt Hughes struggles a bit before breaking Le's attemp of grappling
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Cung Le swings...
hard impact to Hughes's face!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Hughes!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes Hughes against the cage
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
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
Le tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes opts to go after his opponent and jumps 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
Matt Hughes opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le didn't see that coming. Hughes is in open guard over Le now.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Hughes's ribs.
Hughes blocks those punches
Le misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Le's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Le doesn't fight back!
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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Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Le seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The two exchange wildly
Hughes is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right eye
Cung Le tries a middle kick
Hughes blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hughes's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Hughes is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
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
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Hughes covers himself well
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hughes struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
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!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cung Le rolls Matt Hughes to his stomach and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Hughes
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Hughes is doing a great job covering himself up.
Le is in rear mount over Hughes
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
Hughes shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Le is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Hughes manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Le
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le won't budge, forcing Hughes to pull guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Hughes
Cung Le is looking to pass Matt Hughes's guard...
Matt Hughes has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cung Le is in closed guard over 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,
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over 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 closed guard over Hughes
Cung Le looks to posture up and open Matt Hughes's guard...
Matt Hughes has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Hughes
Le is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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 closed guard over Hughes
Le is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Matt Hughes doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Matt Hughes doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Herb Dean 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Terrible one sided match... Le was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cung Le!
Hughes ducks under...
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Cung Le chases Hughes and launches a few perfect strikes
Hughes ducks backwards and avoids them.
Cung Le and Hughes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Matt Hughes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
Hughes attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Le's kick.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is getting frustrated here.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Matt Hughes storms over Le with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Le's face with his elbows!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Matt Hughes Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cung Le is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Matt Hughes has left Le laying flat on the mat!
Le's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (GnP) at 1:27 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 6/19 (32%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 456 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 8/14 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 50/90 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 429 s
I think this was the fight I was most looking forward to. As I said in predictions, Le keeps the fight standing, he wins, Hughes takes the fight down, he wins. Hughes took Le down often, and went nuts with the GnP. Dominant win for him.
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cung Le is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cung Le and Matt Hughes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Hughes
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le launches a knee while holding Hughes's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Hughes in the abdomen
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Matt Hughes is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le struggles a bit before breaking Hughes's attemp of grappling
Hughes is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
Le is not making himself an easy target.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes storms over Le with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Le's face with his elbows!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes tries to open Le's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Le is unable to cover himself now!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Le's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cung Le blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
That punishment by Matt Hughes has left Le staggered! Matt Hughes should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Hughes delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cung Le blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Le has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Hughes is unable to move under Le control.
Le misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Matt Hughes can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Hughes is in rear mount over Le
Le has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Matt Hughes looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Le
Hughes tries to get a side mount...
Le wraps his leg around Matt Hughes leg and prevents him from moving.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Matt Hughes in closed guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
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 Cung Le. 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 moves forward looking for some action
Matt Hughes struggles a bit before breaking Le's attemp of grappling
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Cung Le swings...
hard impact to Hughes's face!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Hughes!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes Hughes against the cage
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
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
Le tries to stand up!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Hughes is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes opts to go after his opponent and jumps 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
Matt Hughes opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le didn't see that coming. Hughes is in open guard over Le now.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Hughes's ribs.
Hughes blocks those punches
Le misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Hughes is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes launches a barrage of elbows over Le's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Le doesn't fight back!
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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Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Le seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The two exchange wildly
Hughes is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right eye
Cung Le tries a middle kick
Hughes blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hughes's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Hughes is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
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
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Hughes covers himself well
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hughes struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
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!
Hughes doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cung Le rolls Matt Hughes to his stomach and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Hughes
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Hughes is doing a great job covering himself up.
Le is in rear mount over Hughes
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Hughes's face
Hughes shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Le is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Hughes manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Le
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le won't budge, forcing Hughes to pull guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Hughes
Cung Le is looking to pass Matt Hughes's guard...
Matt Hughes has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cung Le is in closed guard over 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,
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over 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 closed guard over Hughes
Cung Le looks to posture up and open Matt Hughes's guard...
Matt Hughes has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Hughes
Le is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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 closed guard over Hughes
Le is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Matt Hughes doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Hughes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Matt Hughes doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Herb Dean 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Terrible one sided match... Le was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Hughes caliber.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cung Le!
Hughes ducks under...
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Cung Le chases Hughes and launches a few perfect strikes
Hughes ducks backwards and avoids them.
Cung Le and Hughes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Matt Hughes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
Hughes attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Le's kick.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is getting frustrated here.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Hughes viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Matt Hughes storms over Le with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Le's face with his elbows!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Matt Hughes Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cung Le is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Matt Hughes has left Le laying flat on the mat!
Le's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Matt Hughes by KO (GnP) at 1:27 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 6/19 (32%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 456 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 8/14 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 50/90 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 429 s
I think this was the fight I was most looking forward to. As I said in predictions, Le keeps the fight standing, he wins, Hughes takes the fight down, he wins. Hughes took Le down often, and went nuts with the GnP. Dominant win for him.