Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2018 11:19:12 GMT -5
Cung Le is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Le and GSP move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Le tries to grapple
He puts GSP in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP pushes off of Cung Le and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Le holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
after measuring the distance GSP jump forward with a flying knee
Georges St-Pierre's knee landed perfectly on Le's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grab one of Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Cung Le throw GSP to the mat like a ragdoll
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
It lands flush with Cung Le's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to GSP's thigh
Loud pop!
GSP hyper-extended his left leg
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Georges St-Pierre to stand up.
GSP climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Cung Le is measuring GSP with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Cung Le tries a high kick!
GSP was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
Cung Le sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over GSP!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes GSP against the cage
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Cung Le's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Le done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
GSP shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Georges St-Pierre is unable to take him down
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Le pushes Georges St-Pierre and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts GSP from the ground!
GSP's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Cung Le can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
GSP is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
GSP has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Injury - Broken orbital bone) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 28 s
These two have been in so many wars, I'm not sure anything they could have done here would have lived up to the expectations.
Also...those injuries are really piling on now, late in the card. Now I am concerned, as I have 2 fighters left. And I need those fighters!
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Le and GSP move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Le tries to grapple
He puts GSP in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP pushes off of Cung Le and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Le holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
after measuring the distance GSP jump forward with a flying knee
Georges St-Pierre's knee landed perfectly on Le's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grab one of Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Cung Le throw GSP to the mat like a ragdoll
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
It lands flush with Cung Le's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to GSP's thigh
Loud pop!
GSP hyper-extended his left leg
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Georges St-Pierre to stand up.
GSP climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Cung Le is measuring GSP with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Cung Le tries a high kick!
GSP was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
Cung Le sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over GSP!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes GSP against the cage
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Cung Le's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Le done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
GSP shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Georges St-Pierre is unable to take him down
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Le pushes Georges St-Pierre and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts GSP from the ground!
GSP's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Cung Le can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
GSP is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
GSP has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Injury - Broken orbital bone) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 28 s
These two have been in so many wars, I'm not sure anything they could have done here would have lived up to the expectations.
Also...those injuries are really piling on now, late in the card. Now I am concerned, as I have 2 fighters left. And I need those fighters!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!