Post by The Sandmen on Feb 17, 2018 1:34:33 GMT -5
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his
abilities.
Cung Le doesn't look concerned about anything his
opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Matt Hughes is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be
an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Cung Le and Hughes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a
few blows.
Hughes Hyper-extended his left arm
Body kick by Matt Hughes...
is blocked.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight
back!
Hughes moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Hughes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's
received!
Matt Hughes moves forward looking for a hole in his
opponent's defense.
Hughes throws a low kick
Cung Le blocks.
Matt Hughes fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Le blocks and pushes his opponent.
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are
countered by Cung Le's punches
Hughes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into
oblivion!
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Matt Hughes fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Le's chin
Le's Chin is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Chin
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the
ground!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Le
Le covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great
reversal!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
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,
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes
looks to work from half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over 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
Le has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He
tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Le manages to escape from that
position and climb to his feet along Hughes
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue
the fight standing. The people who are watching this in
HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the
fighters.
Cung Le tries a middle kick
Hughes blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le
jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with
a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Hughes's face
Le seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his
opponent.
Cung Le jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! Hughes's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
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!
Hughes has a small cut in his Mouth
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Hughes launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le
with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Hughes tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
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
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take
advantage...
Surprise roundhouse punch by Le.
It looks like Hughes was hit by a bus!
Hughes has a small cut in his Left eye
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Hughes moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Hughes's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's
received!
Hughes has a small cut in his Nose
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very
coordinated now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to
clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Hughes
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Matt Hughes's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working
his opponent ribs!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Hughes was not ready to fight a
fighter of Cung Le caliber.
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Brutal knees to Hughes's face, followed by knees to the
body from Cung Le!
Bang! Hughes can take many more shots like that!
Hughes hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Cung
Le has left Hughes unconscious! What a finish by Cung Le!
Hughes's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's
received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knees) at 4:13 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 29 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 20/28 (71%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 29 s
Matt Hughes looks green.
abilities.
Cung Le doesn't look concerned about anything his
opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Matt Hughes is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be
an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
====================================
=====
Round 1
====================================
=====
The bell announces the first round!
Cung Le and Hughes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a
few blows.
Hughes Hyper-extended his left arm
Body kick by Matt Hughes...
is blocked.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight
back!
Hughes moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Hughes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's
received!
Matt Hughes moves forward looking for a hole in his
opponent's defense.
Hughes throws a low kick
Cung Le blocks.
Matt Hughes fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Le blocks and pushes his opponent.
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are
countered by Cung Le's punches
Hughes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into
oblivion!
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Matt Hughes fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Le's chin
Le's Chin is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Chin
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the
ground!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Le
Le covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great
reversal!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
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,
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Le
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hughes
looks to work from half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over 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
Le has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He
tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Le manages to escape from that
position and climb to his feet along Hughes
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue
the fight standing. The people who are watching this in
HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the
fighters.
Cung Le tries a middle kick
Hughes blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le
jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with
a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Hughes's face
Le seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his
opponent.
Cung Le jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! Hughes's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
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!
Hughes has a small cut in his Mouth
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Hughes launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le
with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Hughes tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
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
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take
advantage...
Surprise roundhouse punch by Le.
It looks like Hughes was hit by a bus!
Hughes has a small cut in his Left eye
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Hughes moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Hughes's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's
received!
Hughes has a small cut in his Nose
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very
coordinated now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to
clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Hughes
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Matt Hughes's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working
his opponent ribs!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Hughes was not ready to fight a
fighter of Cung Le caliber.
Hughes doesn't stop bleeding.
Brutal knees to Hughes's face, followed by knees to the
body from Cung Le!
Bang! Hughes can take many more shots like that!
Hughes hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Cung
Le has left Hughes unconscious! What a finish by Cung Le!
Hughes's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's
received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knees) at 4:13 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 29 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 20/28 (71%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 29 s
Matt Hughes looks green.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!