Post by The Sandmen on Apr 5, 2013 17:06:49 GMT -5
Thiago Alves glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ferocious staredown by Le while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Alves and Le move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Alves's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thiago Alves pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves circles to get the center of the cage
Thiago Alves paws at Le.
Le answers with solid punches!
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Alves seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
puts Alves in a world of hurt!
Thiago Alves fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Le's chin
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Alves!
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Alves launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Alves's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Alves launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Alves's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crisp uppercut by Alves followed by a hard jab
Cung Le stumbles back.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Thiago Alves
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Le grapple with Thiago Alves and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Thiago Alves falls hard on the mat with Cung Le on top of him
Cung Le is in closed guard over Alves
Cung Le is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Cung Le gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Alves
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Alves's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 side mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to show some ground skills
Le uses his strength to keep Le at a disadvantage
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le looks to mount Thiago Alves...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Thiago Alves efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Thiago Alves gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Alves
Cung Le looks to posture up and open Thiago Alves's guard...
Cung Le forces Thiago Alves to open his guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Alves
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Thiago Alves! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Thiago Alves doesn't defend himself!
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Here comes Thiago Alves with a vicious middle kick!
Cung Le dodges that one moving backwards
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Several good body shots
land on Alves.
Alves avoids a dangerous strike from Le
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Thiago Alves jumps back and jabs
Alves seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Brutal combination from Thiago Alves!
Le moves aside and dodges.
Alves misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Alves's knee!
Alves moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Thiago Alves looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Thiago Alves is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alves has a small cut in his Mouth
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Le is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Alves to get back to his feet.
Thiago Alves seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Thiago Alves is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Cung Le who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Thiago Alves's face!
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alves from the ground!
Alves is out! Alves is out! Cung Le has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Hook) at 1:49 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
Wow. I would call this a contender for upset of the year, but Phoenix would yell at me
But seriously, I expected Alves to dominate the piss out of this fight. Perhaps Alves' morale was still low from losing the title.
Ferocious staredown by Le while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Alves and Le move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Alves's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thiago Alves pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves circles to get the center of the cage
Thiago Alves paws at Le.
Le answers with solid punches!
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Alves seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
puts Alves in a world of hurt!
Thiago Alves fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Le's chin
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Alves!
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Alves launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Alves's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Alves launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Alves's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crisp uppercut by Alves followed by a hard jab
Cung Le stumbles back.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Thiago Alves
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Le grapple with Thiago Alves and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Thiago Alves falls hard on the mat with Cung Le on top of him
Cung Le is in closed guard over Alves
Cung Le is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Cung Le gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Alves
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Alves's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 side mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to show some ground skills
Le uses his strength to keep Le at a disadvantage
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le looks to mount Thiago Alves...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Thiago Alves efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Thiago Alves gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Alves
Cung Le looks to posture up and open Thiago Alves's guard...
Cung Le forces Thiago Alves to open his guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Alves
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Thiago Alves! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Thiago Alves doesn't defend himself!
Cung Le is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Here comes Thiago Alves with a vicious middle kick!
Cung Le dodges that one moving backwards
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Several good body shots
land on Alves.
Alves avoids a dangerous strike from Le
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Thiago Alves jumps back and jabs
Alves seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Brutal combination from Thiago Alves!
Le moves aside and dodges.
Alves misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Alves's knee!
Alves moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Thiago Alves looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Thiago Alves is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alves has a small cut in his Mouth
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Le is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Alves to get back to his feet.
Thiago Alves seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Thiago Alves is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Cung Le who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Thiago Alves's face!
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alves from the ground!
Alves is out! Alves is out! Cung Le has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Hook) at 1:49 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
Wow. I would call this a contender for upset of the year, but Phoenix would yell at me
But seriously, I expected Alves to dominate the piss out of this fight. Perhaps Alves' morale was still low from losing the title. 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!