Post by The Sandmen on Sept 19, 2012 22:07:08 GMT -5
Chael Sonnen looks very relaxed.
Cung Le shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Sonnen and Le move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Chael Sonnen shoots for a double leg takedown!
Cung Le sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Sonnen misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Chael Sonnen
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen tries to take Cung Le down... Le stumbles backwards and Chael Sonnen launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Le's jaw!
Le's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Chael Sonnen slightly pushes Le into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by Sonnen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le launches a knee while holding Sonnen's in a double underhooks...
Chael Sonnen pushes Cung Le and that knee goes nowhere!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen 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
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen tries to move to full mount
Sonnen's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Chael Sonnen hovers above Le
Good punches to Le's body.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le 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 Sonnen's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen struggles on the ground and tries to break Cung Le's guard...
Chael Sonnen is in Le open guard now
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Cung Le 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 Sonnen's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Le tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rexall Place (Edmonton, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Le moves forward looking for some action
Chael Sonnen struggles a bit before breaking Le's attemp of grappling
Chael Sonnen tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sonnen won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Chael Sonnen throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Chael Sonnen.
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Round 2
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Sonnen goes to the body...
He punishes Le's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Chael Sonnen 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.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Inside leg kick from Le
that goes awry.
Sonnen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le launches a body shot
Sonnen dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Sonnen moves to shoot
Le misses a knee.
Chael Sonnen launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Le's knee!
Le hyper-extended his leg
Sonnen moves forward looking for some action
Chael Sonnen shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Le jump forward with his knee rising
Chael Sonnensaw that coming and move away from danger
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Sonnen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Sonnen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen jump forward with his knee rising
Cung Lesaw that coming and move away from danger
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
A left hook from Le
falls short.
Chael Sonnen tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chael Sonnen who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Le doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chael Sonnen embrace and tries to move away...
Chael Sonnen pushes Le forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Sonnen.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Sonnen's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Sonnen's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chael Sonnen embrace and tries to move away...
Chael Sonnen pushes Le forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Chael Sonnen 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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chael Sonnen tries to stomp on Le's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to Le
Le hyper-extended his left leg
The fighters are clinching.
a flying knee from Chael Sonnen towards Le
Cung Le was hit in the abdomen, powerful strike sents him to the mat
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Sonnen is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Le tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Sonnen is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Sonnen decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le did not see that coming! Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen 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.
Le is trying to counter now!
Sonnen tries to escape from the full mount...
Sonnen struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sonnen won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Le's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Le is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Sonnen gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen moves on the ground
Chael Sonnen moves to side mount
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Cung Le
Chael Sonnen looks to pass to mount...
Sonnen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cung Le.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Cung Le
Chael Sonnen sits high on Cung Le's chest and pulls his leg underneath Le's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Le tries to roll out. He's too quick for Chael Sonnen and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Sonnen and it cost him top position.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Sonnen
Le is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to escape from the full mount...
Chael Sonnen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Deep breaths from Chael Sonnen who tries a hammer punch to Le's ribs.
That hit Le who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen aggressively and repeatedly punches Le.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Sonnen sits over his knees and pushes away Le's leg!
Le closes his legs around Chael Sonnen's leg. Sonnen is not able to move away now!
Sonnen misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sonnen doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Chael Sonnen runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sonnen steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Nose
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Sonnen can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Chael Sonnen tries to free his leg
Chael Sonnen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Le's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Cung Le
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sonnen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Chael Sonnen has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Sonnen tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sonnen is clinching with Le.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen tries to break the clinch... Cung Le launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Sonnen breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Le misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sonnen is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Le's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Cung Le to the mat
Le's Nose is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Nose
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Le staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Sonnen is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chael Sonnen Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cung Le is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Chael Sonnen turns out the lights for Le! What an astonishing KO by Sonnen!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 0:53 Round 4
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/9 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/34 (65%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 554 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 590 s
Le needs a tweak. He keeps dying hard, ever since losing the title. Note to self - next upgrade is to Le's health.
Cung Le shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Sonnen and Le move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Chael Sonnen shoots for a double leg takedown!
Cung Le sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Sonnen misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Chael Sonnen
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen tries to take Cung Le down... Le stumbles backwards and Chael Sonnen launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Le's jaw!
Le's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Chael Sonnen slightly pushes Le into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by Sonnen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le launches a knee while holding Sonnen's in a double underhooks...
Chael Sonnen pushes Cung Le and that knee goes nowhere!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen 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
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen tries to move to full mount
Sonnen's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Chael Sonnen hovers above Le
Good punches to Le's body.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le 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 Sonnen's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen struggles on the ground and tries to break Cung Le's guard...
Chael Sonnen is in Le open guard now
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Cung Le 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 Sonnen's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Le tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rexall Place (Edmonton, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Le moves forward looking for some action
Chael Sonnen struggles a bit before breaking Le's attemp of grappling
Chael Sonnen tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sonnen won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Chael Sonnen throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Chael Sonnen.
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Round 2
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Sonnen goes to the body...
He punishes Le's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Chael Sonnen 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.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Inside leg kick from Le
that goes awry.
Sonnen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le launches a body shot
Sonnen dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Sonnen moves to shoot
Le misses a knee.
Chael Sonnen launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Le's knee!
Le hyper-extended his leg
Sonnen moves forward looking for some action
Chael Sonnen shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Le jump forward with his knee rising
Chael Sonnensaw that coming and move away from danger
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Sonnen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Sonnen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen jump forward with his knee rising
Cung Lesaw that coming and move away from danger
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
A left hook from Le
falls short.
Chael Sonnen tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chael Sonnen who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Le doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chael Sonnen embrace and tries to move away...
Chael Sonnen pushes Le forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Sonnen.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Sonnen's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Sonnen's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chael Sonnen embrace and tries to move away...
Chael Sonnen pushes Le forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Chael Sonnen 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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chael Sonnen tries to stomp on Le's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to Le
Le hyper-extended his left leg
The fighters are clinching.
a flying knee from Chael Sonnen towards Le
Cung Le was hit in the abdomen, powerful strike sents him to the mat
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Sonnen is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Le tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Sonnen is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Sonnen decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le did not see that coming! Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen 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.
Le is trying to counter now!
Sonnen tries to escape from the full mount...
Sonnen struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sonnen won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Le's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Le is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Sonnen gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen moves on the ground
Chael Sonnen moves to side mount
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Cung Le
Chael Sonnen looks to pass to mount...
Sonnen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cung Le.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Cung Le
Chael Sonnen sits high on Cung Le's chest and pulls his leg underneath Le's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Le tries to roll out. He's too quick for Chael Sonnen and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Sonnen and it cost him top position.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Sonnen
Le is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to escape from the full mount...
Chael Sonnen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Sonnen is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Deep breaths from Chael Sonnen who tries a hammer punch to Le's ribs.
That hit Le who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen aggressively and repeatedly punches Le.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Le
Chael Sonnen is looking to pass Cung Le's guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Sonnen sits over his knees and pushes away Le's leg!
Le closes his legs around Chael Sonnen's leg. Sonnen is not able to move away now!
Sonnen misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le tries to stand up!
Sonnen doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sonnen doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Chael Sonnen runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sonnen steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Sonnen sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Nose
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Le
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Le
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Sonnen can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Chael Sonnen tries to free his leg
Chael Sonnen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Le's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Cung Le
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sonnen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Chael Sonnen has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Sonnen tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sonnen is clinching with Le.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen tries to break the clinch... Cung Le launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Sonnen breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Le misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sonnen is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Le's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Cung Le to the mat
Le's Nose is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Nose
That punishment by Chael Sonnen has left Le staggered! Chael Sonnen should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Sonnen is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chael Sonnen Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cung Le is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Chael Sonnen turns out the lights for Le! What an astonishing KO by Sonnen!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 0:53 Round 4
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/9 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/34 (65%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 554 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 590 s
Le needs a tweak. He keeps dying hard, ever since losing the title. Note to self - next upgrade is to Le's health.