Post by The Sandmen on Sept 8, 2017 0:06:28 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Ferocious staredown by Le while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Royce Gracie is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Le and Royce move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Le goes for a low kick..
Royce avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Royce's ribs.
Royce blocks those punches
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Le
Royce is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Cung Le has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Le
Royce is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce 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.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Royce's ribs
Royce ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
1:14 Round 1 and Le is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Royce
Cung Le launches a few punches to Royce
Royce covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Le tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
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.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Le is on the receiving end of a great combo by Royce.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Cung Le!
Royce is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Royce's face.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce tries to break the clinch... Cung Le launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Royce stumbles backwards and Cung Le shoots an incredible takedown!
Royce ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Nice punch by Cung Le
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Royce's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Royce's ribs.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
Royce blocks them effectively.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to move to full mount
Royce's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Le
Royce is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Royce
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Royce is doing a great job covering himself up.
Cung Le is in half guard over Royce
Le launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Royce is covering himself! Le tries to force the situation and Royce clumsily gives his back!
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Le is unable to move under Royce control.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le fakes some punches
Royce ties him up.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Cung Le has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Royce is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le's mind is definitely in the fight, Royce just got nailed! Cung Le saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Royce is going to have a headache after this one.
Royce leads with a punch
Cung Le avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Royce seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Le leads with a punch
Royce Gracie evades but whiffs with a counter.
Brilliant combination from Royce Gracie
Le is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Le is trying to counter now!
Royce launches a kick
but Cung Le avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Royce attempts a shoot
Cung Le hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Le launches a furious low kick!
Royce receives a hard blow on his right leg!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Royce's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Right cheek
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le tries a middle kick
Royce blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Royce Hyper-extended his arm
Brilliant combination from Royce Gracie
Le is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cung Le tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Royce
Le tries to jump to side mount.
Royce Gracie closed his guard around Cung Le.
Cung Le is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Royce Gracie.
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Pitty-pat punches from Le
They're bothering Royce even though they aren't hurting him.
Royce's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Cung Le launches a few punches to Royce
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Royce Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
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 Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cung Le rolls Royce Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Le's moves.
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Le tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Royce! Le has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Royce's abdomen.
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Le has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Royce.
Nicely done! Le now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Le is in rear mount over Royce with two hooks in
Le tries to end this with a RNC!
That RNC from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Royce struggles to free himself
Le is locking that RNC...
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
Le is locking that RNC...
Royce manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Le.
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Round 3
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Cung Le and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Royce's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Chin
That punishment by Cung Le has left Royce staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Cung Le has found an opening in the defense of Royce, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Royce's ribs.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Le seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Solid low kick from Cung Le.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Royce hyper-extended his left leg
That punishment by Cung Le has left Royce staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Royce is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Brutal combination from Cung Le!
Royce is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Le fires low kicks
punishing Royce's legs repeatedly.
Royce hyper-extended his left leg
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Royce fell like he got shot! This is over!
Royce's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 1:35 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 22/27 (81%)
Kicks 12/14 (86%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/31 (39%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/22 (14%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/7 (43%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
Cung Le defends the Middleweight title!
Cung kicked.
Royce rolled.
Le gets da victory,
over Royce Gracie
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!