Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2016 9:24:27 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Le while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Matt Hughes looks very relaxed.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Le and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right eye
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Hughes blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Le can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
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.
Hughes launches a few hard punches to Cung Le's ribs!
Le struggles and protects himself.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Matt Hughes doesn't let Cung Le get in on his legs.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes postures up and launches another series of punches!
Le pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Matt Hughes's offensive.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Matt Hughes launches a body shot
Le dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
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
Hughes measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
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.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
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
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
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
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
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.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
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
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 open guard over Hughes
Le tries to move to full mount
Le succeeds
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Hughes
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
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 open guard over Hughes
Le throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Hughes
Solid shots!
Cung Le is in open 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 open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Hughes
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hughes blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Matt Hughes's cheek! Hughes stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Hughes tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Le dodges that
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Le launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Hughes hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Le moves backwards and gestures for Matt Hughes to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Matt Hughes is standing now.
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Le uses his forearms to block the impact!
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes struggles on the ground and tries to break Cung Le's guard...
Le doesn't want to free his opponent and Hughes continues in closed guard
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
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
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
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
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
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
Cung Le tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Hughes is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
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
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.
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
They could take their toll on Hughes.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Hughes's abdomen.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Hughes struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Hughes's eyes...
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Hughes's eyes...
Hughes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Matt Hughes shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Hughes struggles to free himself
Matt Hughes breaks that americana attempt!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Hughes time to recover. Matt Hughes seems to be ready to fight again. 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 spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Cung Le hits hard Hughes ribs with that one! Hughes's just wrenches like a little branch.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matt Hughes's punches
Hughes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cung Le!
Hughes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
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
Le tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cung Le fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Cung Le is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Cung Le.
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Round 3
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Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Brilliant combination from Cung Le
that forces Hughes to try and defend better.
Good front kick from Le!
Hughes stumbles backwards after that one!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Hughes is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Matt Hughes
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le charges at Hughes throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hughes is rocked!
Cung Le is opening up on Hughes and raining down combinations!
Hughes's corner looks worried!
Hughes's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Cung Le has left Hughes staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Cung Le is opening up on Hughes and raining down combinations!
Hughes's corner looks worried!
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cung Le runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Matt Hughes who almost cannot stand!
One after another Cung Le is punishing Hughes! Wow! Herb Dean should be doing something soon!
Hughes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Matt Hughes looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Matt Hughes is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Hughes's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Mouth
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Le launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes is a bloody mess!
Matt Hughes launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Matt Hughes is on his feet again.
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Matt Hughes! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
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?
This is over! That impact from Cung Le has left Hughes laying flat on the mat!
Hughes's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Chin
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 2:23 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 26/36 (72%)
Kicks 8/9 (89%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 19/21 (90%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 418 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 492 s
Cung Le got the kicks going and poor mat hit he Matt like a mat(tress)...being tossed to the ground.
Matt Hughes looks very relaxed.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Le and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right eye
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Hughes blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Hughes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Le can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
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.
Hughes launches a few hard punches to Cung Le's ribs!
Le struggles and protects himself.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Matt Hughes doesn't let Cung Le get in on his legs.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Hughes postures up and launches another series of punches!
Le pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Matt Hughes's offensive.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Matt Hughes launches a body shot
Le dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
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
Hughes measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
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.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
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
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
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
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
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.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
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
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 open guard over Hughes
Le tries to move to full mount
Le succeeds
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Hughes
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
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 open guard over Hughes
Le throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Hughes
Solid shots!
Cung Le is in open 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 open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Hughes
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Hughes misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hughes blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Matt Hughes's cheek! Hughes stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Hughes tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Le dodges that
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Le launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
Hughes hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Le moves backwards and gestures for Matt Hughes to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Matt Hughes is standing now.
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Le uses his forearms to block the impact!
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Hughes struggles on the ground and tries to break Cung Le's guard...
Le doesn't want to free his opponent and Hughes continues in closed guard
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
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
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
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
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
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
Cung Le tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Hughes is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
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
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.
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
They could take their toll on Hughes.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Hughes's abdomen.
Cung Le is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Hughes struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Hughes's eyes...
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Hughes's eyes...
Hughes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Cung Le takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Matt Hughes shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Hughes struggles to free himself
Matt Hughes breaks that americana attempt!
Cung Le is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Le is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Hughes time to recover. Matt Hughes seems to be ready to fight again. 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 spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Cung Le hits hard Hughes ribs with that one! Hughes's just wrenches like a little branch.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matt Hughes's punches
Hughes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cung Le!
Hughes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
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
Le tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cung Le fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Cung Le is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Cung Le.
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Round 3
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Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Brilliant combination from Cung Le
that forces Hughes to try and defend better.
Good front kick from Le!
Hughes stumbles backwards after that one!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
You can see Hughes's blood making stains in the mat.
Hughes is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Matt Hughes
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le charges at Hughes throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hughes is rocked!
Cung Le is opening up on Hughes and raining down combinations!
Hughes's corner looks worried!
Hughes's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Cung Le has left Hughes staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Cung Le is opening up on Hughes and raining down combinations!
Hughes's corner looks worried!
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cung Le runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Matt Hughes who almost cannot stand!
One after another Cung Le is punishing Hughes! Wow! Herb Dean should be doing something soon!
Hughes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Left cheek
Matt Hughes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Matt Hughes looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Matt Hughes is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Hughes's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Mouth
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Le launches a kick to Hughes's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes is a bloody mess!
Matt Hughes launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while Hughes is on the ground on his back
Matt Hughes kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Matt Hughes is on his feet again.
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Matt Hughes! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
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?
This is over! That impact from Cung Le has left Hughes laying flat on the mat!
Hughes's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Chin
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 2:23 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 26/36 (72%)
Kicks 8/9 (89%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 19/21 (90%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 418 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 492 s
Cung Le got the kicks going and poor mat hit he Matt like a mat(tress)...being tossed to the ground.