Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2019 10:29:53 GMT -5
Vitor Belfort raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Cung Le looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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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Vitor Belfort and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A right hand from Vitor Belfort
surprises Le!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Vitor Belfort! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to The Phenom's mid-section, he seems hurt
The Phenom launches a hook to the body
Bang! Le stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Crisp uppercut by The Phenom followed by a hard jab
Le deflects the blows.
Brutal combination from Vitor Belfort!
Le moves aside and dodges.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le tries a high kick!
The Phenom was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
puts The Phenom in a world of hurt!
The Phenom's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Left cheek
1:11 Round 1 and The Phenom is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Vitor Belfort swings...
hard impact to Le's face!
Vitor Belfort is opening up on Le and raining down combinations!
Le's corner looks worried!
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
The Phenom has a small cut in his Right cheek
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The Phenom's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
As the fight continues it seems that Vitor Belfort is taking the best of the fight.
Solid shot from Vitor Belfort to the body.
Le blocks in time.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Vitor Belfort's punches
Le is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Phenom.
Some nice shots from Vitor Belfort
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on The Phenom's ribs!
The Phenom ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Vitor Belfort leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Le wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Le!
Some big punches are landing!
The Phenom's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to The Phenom!
Cung Le landed the knock out blow that he wanted! The Phenom is down! The Phenom has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Cung Le!
The Phenom's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Right eye
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 3:16 Round 1
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 9/24 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Le brings form. Belfort left The Phenom at home. Unless we're talking about The Undertaker, circa 1998. He came.
Cung Le looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Vitor Belfort and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A right hand from Vitor Belfort
surprises Le!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Vitor Belfort! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to The Phenom's mid-section, he seems hurt
The Phenom launches a hook to the body
Bang! Le stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Crisp uppercut by The Phenom followed by a hard jab
Le deflects the blows.
Brutal combination from Vitor Belfort!
Le moves aside and dodges.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le tries a high kick!
The Phenom was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
puts The Phenom in a world of hurt!
The Phenom's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Left cheek
1:11 Round 1 and The Phenom is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Vitor Belfort swings...
hard impact to Le's face!
Vitor Belfort is opening up on Le and raining down combinations!
Le's corner looks worried!
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
The Phenom has a small cut in his Right cheek
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The Phenom's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
As the fight continues it seems that Vitor Belfort is taking the best of the fight.
Solid shot from Vitor Belfort to the body.
Le blocks in time.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Vitor Belfort's punches
Le is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Phenom.
Some nice shots from Vitor Belfort
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on The Phenom's ribs!
The Phenom ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Vitor Belfort leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Le wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Le!
Some big punches are landing!
The Phenom's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to The Phenom!
Cung Le landed the knock out blow that he wanted! The Phenom is down! The Phenom has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Cung Le!
The Phenom's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Right eye
Winner is Cung Le by KO (High kick) at 3:16 Round 1
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 9/24 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Le brings form. Belfort left The Phenom at home. Unless we're talking about The Undertaker, circa 1998. He came.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!