Post by The Sandmen on Dec 31, 2012 16:22:31 GMT -5
Cung Le looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Yushin Okami looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Yushin Okami tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Okami circles out and slips free of Cung Le's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Yushin Okami! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Quick hook by Cung Le
Good shot! Okami has reasons to be worried.
Okami fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Le
Yushin Okami moves to better his position on the ground...
Yushin Okami viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Okami
He succeeds!
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Okami use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Yushin Okami and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cung Le. 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.
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Okami can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yushin Okami shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cung Le is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Okami into his guard.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Okami leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Okami is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yushin Okami!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Yushin Okami moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Okami holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Okami is trying to counter now!
Okami reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Le blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Yushin Okami attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Okami shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le slightly pushes Okami into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Le is holding Yushin Okami's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yushin Okami loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Yushin Okami
Cung Le looks to mount Yushin Okami...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Yushin Okami moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Yushin Okami attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Cung Le pushes Okami's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Le who is in full mount! Okami is in trouble now!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Okami is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Yushin Okami down and prevents his attempts to escape
Okami clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le tries to launch a few punches to Yushin Okami
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Okami's defense
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Yushin Okami efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Le suddenly holds Yushin Okami's arm and tries an armbar!
Okami can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Okami's ribs.
That hit Okami who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Good front kick from Okami!
Cung Le blocks
Yushin Okami gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le avoids a dangerous strike from Okami
and counters with a solid straight!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Okami receives a hard blow on his left leg!
High kick from Cung Le!
Okami seems to be done!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Chin
Yushin Okami seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yushin Okami is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Okami
Cung Le looks to posture up and open Yushin Okami's guard...
Cung Le forces Yushin Okami to open his guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Okami
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Yushin Okami can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Okami 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.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Le tries to launch a few punches to Yushin Okami
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Okami's defense
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Cung Le tries to pass Yushin Okami's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Yushin Okami
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yushin Okami.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Okami's abdomen.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Le's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Okami tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Okami tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Okami's abdomen
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Yushin Okami. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le chases Okami and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Okami steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Okami crumples to the mat and Le moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Okami's Right cheek is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/18 (39%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/15 (27%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Cung kinda took this one pretty one-sidedly.
Yushin Okami looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Cung Le seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Yushin Okami tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Okami circles out and slips free of Cung Le's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Yushin Okami! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Quick hook by Cung Le
Good shot! Okami has reasons to be worried.
Okami fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Le
Yushin Okami moves to better his position on the ground...
Yushin Okami viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Okami
He succeeds!
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Okami use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Yushin Okami and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cung Le. 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.
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Okami can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yushin Okami shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cung Le is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Okami into his guard.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Okami leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Okami is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yushin Okami!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Yushin Okami moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Okami holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Okami is trying to counter now!
Okami reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Le blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Yushin Okami attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Okami shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le slightly pushes Okami into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Le is holding Yushin Okami's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yushin Okami loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Yushin Okami
Cung Le looks to mount Yushin Okami...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Yushin Okami moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Yushin Okami attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Cung Le pushes Okami's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Le who is in full mount! Okami is in trouble now!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Okami is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Yushin Okami down and prevents his attempts to escape
Okami clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le tries to launch a few punches to Yushin Okami
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Okami's defense
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Yushin Okami efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Le suddenly holds Yushin Okami's arm and tries an armbar!
Okami can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Okami's ribs.
That hit Okami who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Good front kick from Okami!
Cung Le blocks
Yushin Okami gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le avoids a dangerous strike from Okami
and counters with a solid straight!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Okami receives a hard blow on his left leg!
High kick from Cung Le!
Okami seems to be done!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Chin
Yushin Okami seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yushin Okami is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Okami
Cung Le looks to posture up and open Yushin Okami's guard...
Cung Le forces Yushin Okami to open his guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Okami
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Yushin Okami can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Okami 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.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Le tries to launch a few punches to Yushin Okami
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Okami's defense
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Okami
Cung Le tries to pass Yushin Okami's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Yushin Okami
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yushin Okami.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Okami's abdomen.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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 Le's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Okami tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Okami tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Okami's abdomen
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Cung Le is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami 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.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Yushin Okami. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le chases Okami and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Okami steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Okami crumples to the mat and Le moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Okami's Right cheek is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/18 (39%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/15 (27%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Cung kinda took this one pretty one-sidedly.
x8 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!