Post by The Sandmen on May 24, 2018 18:06:19 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Cung Le looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Wanderlei Silva launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Le's knee!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Wanderlei Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Cung Le
Wanderlei Silva attempts a sweep single...
Wanderlei Silva catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Wanderlei.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Le
Wanderlei is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Wanderlei Silva!
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Wanderlei Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
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 Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei 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 Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei 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.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le launches a few punches to Wanderlei
Wanderlei holds Cung Le's arms and blocks the punches!
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva 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 Wanderlei Silva
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Wanderlei Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll on the ground...
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Le steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Wanderlei Silva and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Wanderlei is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Cung Le
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Cung Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Cung Le
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Le
Wanderlei tries to improve position.
Le adjusts and closes his guard.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Wanderlei's ribs.
Wanderlei blocks those punches
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 Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le launches a body shot
Wanderlei evades.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Wanderlei receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Wanderlei hyper-extended his leg
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Wanderlei blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Wanderlei Silva's cheek! Wanderlei stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Wanderlei Silva to stand up.
Wanderlei climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Wanderlei Silva goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Le seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Le's Left eye is beginning to swell
Le launches a furious hook!
That hits Wanderlei's chin like a wrecking ball! Wanderlei loses balance and goes to the mat.
Wanderlei's Chin is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Wanderlei!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes Wanderlei against the cage
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries to take Wanderlei Silva down... Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Cung Le launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Wanderlei's jaw!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Le grabs Wanderlei Silva in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches towards Le's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Cung Le receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Cung Le down... Le stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
Cung Le dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le showing excellent timing, blasts Wanderlei Silva with a right hand.
Wanderlei steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Wanderlei's face.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Wanderlei's face.
Wanderlei's Right eye is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Wanderlei's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Wanderlei's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Wanderlei's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Wanderlei can take many more shots like that!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Right cheek
That punishment by Cung Le has left Wanderlei staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Wanderlei's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Down Wanderlei goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Cung Le's divison on notice!
Wanderlei's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Chin
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knees) at 2:08 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 5/11 (45%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 162 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/20 (55%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 148 s
oh.
Cung Le looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Wanderlei Silva launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Le's knee!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Wanderlei Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Cung Le
Wanderlei Silva attempts a sweep single...
Wanderlei Silva catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Wanderlei.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Le
Wanderlei is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Wanderlei Silva!
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Wanderlei Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
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 Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei 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 Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei 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.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le launches a few punches to Wanderlei
Wanderlei holds Cung Le's arms and blocks the punches!
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva 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 Wanderlei Silva
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Wanderlei Silva efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll on the ground...
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Le steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Wanderlei Silva and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Wanderlei is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Cung Le
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Cung Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Cung Le
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Le
Wanderlei tries to improve position.
Le adjusts and closes his guard.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Wanderlei's ribs.
Wanderlei blocks those punches
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 Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le launches a body shot
Wanderlei evades.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Wanderlei receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Wanderlei hyper-extended his leg
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Wanderlei blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Wanderlei Silva's cheek! Wanderlei stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Wanderlei Silva to stand up.
Wanderlei climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Wanderlei Silva goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Le seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Le's Left eye is beginning to swell
Le launches a furious hook!
That hits Wanderlei's chin like a wrecking ball! Wanderlei loses balance and goes to the mat.
Wanderlei's Chin is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Wanderlei!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes Wanderlei against the cage
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries to take Wanderlei Silva down... Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Cung Le launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Wanderlei's jaw!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Le grabs Wanderlei Silva in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches towards Le's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Cung Le receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Cung Le down... Le stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
Cung Le dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le showing excellent timing, blasts Wanderlei Silva with a right hand.
Wanderlei steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Wanderlei's face.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Wanderlei's face.
Wanderlei's Right eye is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Wanderlei's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Wanderlei's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Wanderlei's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Wanderlei can take many more shots like that!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Right cheek
That punishment by Cung Le has left Wanderlei staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Wanderlei's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Down Wanderlei goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Cung Le's divison on notice!
Wanderlei's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Chin
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knees) at 2:08 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 5/11 (45%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 162 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/20 (55%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 148 s
oh.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!