Post by The Sandmen on Aug 26, 2016 11:27:37 GMT -5
Rich Franklin looks very relaxed.
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rich Franklin is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Franklin begins to launch a barrage of punches over Le
Cung Le is smart enough to duck backwards
Cung Le and Franklin 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 launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le throws a combo
Franklin punches back but nobody connects.
Le showing excellent timing, blasts Rich Franklin with a right hand.
Great hook by Cung Le! Rich Franklin is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Le launches a kick to Franklin's thigh
Franklin checks that kick!
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Rich Franklin kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
Cung Le takes a kick to the body.
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Franklin to get back to his feet.
Franklin climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rich Franklin paws at Le.
Le swings ineffectively.
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
that visibly pains Franklin.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Le launches a hook to the body
Bang! Franklin stops that one with his ribs!
A wicked punch by Rich Franklin
goes awry.
Rich Franklin moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Le measures the resilience of Franklin's chin with an uppercut while Franklin lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Left cheek
Franklin feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
just misses Franklin.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Le's defense muffles the blows.
Cung Le tries a middle kick
Franklin blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Rich Franklin catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Franklin.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Le
Franklin is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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 Rich Franklin
Cung Le looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Franklin...
Franklin is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin 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 half guard over Franklin
Stand up! This is what Le's cornermen are shouting. Rich Franklin is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin 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 closed guard over Franklin
Le is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Rich Franklin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rich Franklin 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 Franklin
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Franklin waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Cung Le! He is reversed and nor Rich Franklin is on half guard!
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
Franklin blocks them effectively.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin leans back...
Le eyes him warily.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cung Le circles around Franklin
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rich Franklin sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Le misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin hooks Le's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Cung Le manages to kick Franklin away and scrambles on top!
Cung Le is in open guard over Franklin
Le tries to jump to side mount.
Rich Franklin closed his guard around Cung Le.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Le moves to shoot
but Rich Franklin delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rich Franklin!
Nice punch by Rich Franklin
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Rich Franklin is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Le and pushes him away!
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Le!
A right hand from Rich Franklin
surprises Le!
Le's Right eye is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Right eye
Inside leg kick from Le
that goes awry.
Franklin is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nice moves from Rich Franklin who positions himself for using his knees on Le!
One, two! Look at Cung Le's grimace of pain!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Cung Le
Franklin sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Franklin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Rich Franklin turns out the lights for Le! What an astonishing KO by Franklin!
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Elbows) at 1:32 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 8/23 (35%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 6/19 (32%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Franklin handed Cung Le the goods. His goods. On a plate.
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rich Franklin is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Franklin begins to launch a barrage of punches over Le
Cung Le is smart enough to duck backwards
Cung Le and Franklin 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 launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le throws a combo
Franklin punches back but nobody connects.
Le showing excellent timing, blasts Rich Franklin with a right hand.
Great hook by Cung Le! Rich Franklin is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Le launches a kick to Franklin's thigh
Franklin checks that kick!
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Rich Franklin kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
Cung Le takes a kick to the body.
Le is standing while Franklin is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Franklin to get back to his feet.
Franklin climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rich Franklin paws at Le.
Le swings ineffectively.
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
that visibly pains Franklin.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Le launches a hook to the body
Bang! Franklin stops that one with his ribs!
A wicked punch by Rich Franklin
goes awry.
Rich Franklin moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Le measures the resilience of Franklin's chin with an uppercut while Franklin lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Left cheek
Franklin feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
just misses Franklin.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Le's defense muffles the blows.
Cung Le tries a middle kick
Franklin blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Rich Franklin catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Franklin.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Le
Franklin is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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 Rich Franklin
Cung Le looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Franklin...
Franklin is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin 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 half guard over Franklin
Stand up! This is what Le's cornermen are shouting. Rich Franklin is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin 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 closed guard over Franklin
Le is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Rich Franklin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rich Franklin 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 Franklin
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Franklin waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Cung Le! He is reversed and nor Rich Franklin is on half guard!
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
Franklin blocks them effectively.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin leans back...
Le eyes him warily.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cung Le circles around Franklin
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rich Franklin sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Le misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin hooks Le's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Cung Le manages to kick Franklin away and scrambles on top!
Cung Le is in open guard over Franklin
Le tries to jump to side mount.
Rich Franklin closed his guard around Cung Le.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 2
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Le moves to shoot
but Rich Franklin delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rich Franklin!
Nice punch by Rich Franklin
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Rich Franklin is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Le and pushes him away!
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Le!
A right hand from Rich Franklin
surprises Le!
Le's Right eye is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Right eye
Inside leg kick from Le
that goes awry.
Franklin is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nice moves from Rich Franklin who positions himself for using his knees on Le!
One, two! Look at Cung Le's grimace of pain!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Cung Le
Franklin sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Franklin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Rich Franklin turns out the lights for Le! What an astonishing KO by Franklin!
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Elbows) at 1:32 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 8/23 (35%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 6/19 (32%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Franklin handed Cung Le the goods. His goods. On a plate.