Post by The Sandmen on Apr 15, 2013 17:39:38 GMT -5
Royce Gracie is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Cung Le is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Royce hyper-extended his leg
Royce Gracie 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
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Royce is in open guard over Le... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Le rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Royce Gracie is on his feet again.
Le is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Cung Le looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Le is unable to move under Royce control.
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Le is unable to move under Royce control.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Royce...
A lot of them are hitting Royce's face
Royce has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has given his back to Cung Le who is trying to get one hook in!
Cung Le has one hook in!
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Royce has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Royce is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Royce is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Le tries to use some of his tricky moves but Le's is smart enough to counter him.
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Le has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Royce.
Nicely done! Le now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Le is in rear mount over Royce with two hooks in
Royce has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Royce Gracie uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 Karen Demirchyan Complex (Yerevan, Armenia) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Royce Gracie! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Royce's mid-section, he seems hurt
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Royce's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Right cheek
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Royce Gracie.
Even nicer blocks from Le.
Royce throws a lazy kick
Le dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Mouth
Royce moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Cung Le checks the kick.
Royce Gracie wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Royce receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Royce Gracie's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
Royce Gracie stumbles back.
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Royce's knee!
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Royce Gracie looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Royce Gracie is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Left eye
That punishment by Cung Le has left Royce staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Terrible one sided match... Royce was not ready to fight a fighter of Cung Le caliber.
Cung Le Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Royce Gracie is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Royce Gracie to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Royce Gracie is standing now.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Royce wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le wants nothing of that and pushes Royce.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Royce receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Le throws a hook
that hits its mark.
That punishment by Cung Le has left Royce staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le slightly pushes Royce into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Cung Le sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Royce Gracie is a bloody mess!
Royce is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Every time Royce Gracie attempts to get inside
Le fires a low kick.
Royce Gracie's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Middle kick from Le.
Royce receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is a bloody mess!
Le goes to the body...
He punishes Royce's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Dan Miragliotta is asking Royce to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Royce.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Body punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/5 (20%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 158 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 10/10 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
If you are Royce Gracie, you don't spend your time standing. Especially with a kick boxing legend. He needed more takedown attempts. Especially early, when he was fresher. I would think some takedown and aggression upgrades would help that.
Cung Le is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Royce hyper-extended his leg
Royce Gracie 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
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Le
Royce is in open guard over Le... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Le rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Royce Gracie is on his feet again.
Le is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Cung Le looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Le is unable to move under Royce control.
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has Le controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Le is unable to move under Royce control.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Royce...
A lot of them are hitting Royce's face
Royce has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Le is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has given his back to Cung Le who is trying to get one hook in!
Cung Le has one hook in!
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Royce has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Royce is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Royce is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Le tries to use some of his tricky moves but Le's is smart enough to counter him.
Le is in rear mount over Royce with one hook in
Le has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Royce.
Nicely done! Le now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Le is in rear mount over Royce with two hooks in
Royce has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Royce Gracie uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 Karen Demirchyan Complex (Yerevan, Armenia) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Royce Gracie! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Royce's mid-section, he seems hurt
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Royce's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Right cheek
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Royce Gracie.
Even nicer blocks from Le.
Royce throws a lazy kick
Le dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Mouth
Royce moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Cung Le checks the kick.
Royce Gracie wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Royce receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Royce Gracie's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
Royce Gracie stumbles back.
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Royce's knee!
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Royce Gracie looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Royce Gracie is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Left eye
That punishment by Cung Le has left Royce staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Terrible one sided match... Royce was not ready to fight a fighter of Cung Le caliber.
Cung Le Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Royce Gracie is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Le is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Royce Gracie to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Royce Gracie is standing now.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Royce wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le wants nothing of that and pushes Royce.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Royce receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Le throws a hook
that hits its mark.
That punishment by Cung Le has left Royce staggered! Cung Le should try push forward now and finish this!
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le slightly pushes Royce into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Cung Le sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Royce Gracie is a bloody mess!
Royce is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Every time Royce Gracie attempts to get inside
Le fires a low kick.
Royce Gracie's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Middle kick from Le.
Royce receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Royce seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is a bloody mess!
Le goes to the body...
He punishes Royce's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Dan Miragliotta is asking Royce to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Royce.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Body punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/5 (20%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 158 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 10/10 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
If you are Royce Gracie, you don't spend your time standing. Especially with a kick boxing legend. He needed more takedown attempts. Especially early, when he was fresher. I would think some takedown and aggression upgrades would help that.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!