Post by The Sandmen on Jun 19, 2013 16:17:22 GMT -5
Cung Le looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Michael Bisping looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Michael Bisping touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bisping cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Le can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cung Le tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Michael Bisping jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Bisping to fight back!
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by Bisping who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Bisping's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Michael Bisping 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.
Bisping takes a break to breathe while holding Cung Le.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Bisping blocks and pushes his opponent.
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le leads with a punch
Michael Bisping evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Bisping launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Le's Left eye is beginning to swell
Bisping has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Bisping and Le circle around the center of the cage.
Bisping moves forward looking for some action
Michael Bisping shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Multiple well placed knees from Le!
Nice hits to Bisping's ribs! Brilliant performance from Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Bisping who put distance between them
Crisp uppercut by Bisping followed by a hard jab
Cung Le stumbles back.
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bisping goes down.
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Bisping 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.
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 open guard over Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 open guard over Bisping
Bisping tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Bisping
Le tries to open up Michael Bisping's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Bisping wraps his arms around Le's arms and counters the punches.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Bisping to fight back!
Le is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Bisping
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Bisping uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Michael Bisping fakes some punches
Le ties him up.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Bisping uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le gets sloppy and Michael Bisping tries to take advantage...
Michael Bisping wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Bisping drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) is cheering him!
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Cung Le
Bisping tries to launch a few punches to Cung Le
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Le's defense
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Michael Bisping in his guard.
Michael Bisping keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
Cung Le put Bisping in half guard.
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Michael Bisping keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Le follows Michael Bisping
Bisping fakes a move.
Le is trying to counter now!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Le.
It looks like Bisping was hit by a bus!
A right hand from Cung Le
misses its target.
Bisping moves forward looking for some action
Michael Bisping shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Michael Bisping's face!
Good front kick from Le!
Michael Bisping blocks
Cung Le and Bisping engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 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.
Michael Bisping shoots and grab both of Cung Le's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Bisping lifted Le's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Bisping's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bisping blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Le misses a step and Michael Bisping sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Bisping moves to better his position on the ground...
Michael Bisping wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Bisping.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le hovers above Bisping
Michael Bisping stops him from throwing strikes.
Poorly executed technique. Michael Bisping looks to counter!
Bisping 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.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Michael Bisping sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Bisping
Bisping measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Bisping
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Bisping holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Michael Bisping tries to take advantage...
Michael Bisping attempts to move to full guard
Michael Bisping manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Michael Bisping can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Bisping
Cung Le tries to pass Michael Bisping's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Pitty-pat punches from Le
Michael Bisping doesn't flinch.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Le tries to open up Michael Bisping's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Bisping wraps his arms around Le's arms and counters the punches.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Bisping creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Bisping's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Superb haymaker by Bisping
that lands on Le's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Every time Cung Le attempts to get inside
Bisping misses with a low kick.
Bisping clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
A bad move from Michael Bisping
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
A bad move from Michael Bisping
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
Bisping's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Bisping decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Bisping who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping struggles and launches a few punches to Le's head
Nothing from this... Michael Bisping seems frustrated.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le tries to stomp on Bisping's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to Bisping
The fighters are clinching.
Le grapple with Michael Bisping and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Bisping falls hard on the mat with Cung Le on top of him
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 3
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Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Bisping launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Incredible high kick!
Bisping is worried!
Cung Le and Bisping engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Bisping is swinging for the fences!
Le backpedals and creates space. Michael Bisping is asking him if he is going to fight!
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le catches Michael Bisping's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Le.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over Bisping
Bisping 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.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Bisping
Le tries to escape from the closed guard
Le succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Le tries to move to full mount
Le succeeds
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Michael Bisping.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Bisping breaks the lock showing some skills...
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) are cheering for the fighters.
Bisping moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Bisping's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping has a small cut in his Right eye
Bisping moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Bisping was not intelligently defending himself!
Bisping's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Knee) at 3:34 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 7/9 (78%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/26 (15%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 420 s
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 5/13 (38%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/24 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 420 s
Le is not kicking enough. Note to his team - upgrade his kicking!
Michael Bisping looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Michael Bisping touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bisping cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Le can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cung Le tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Michael Bisping jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Bisping to fight back!
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by Bisping who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Bisping's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Michael Bisping 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.
Bisping takes a break to breathe while holding Cung Le.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Bisping blocks and pushes his opponent.
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le leads with a punch
Michael Bisping evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Bisping launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Le's Left eye is beginning to swell
Bisping has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Bisping and Le circle around the center of the cage.
Bisping moves forward looking for some action
Michael Bisping shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Multiple well placed knees from Le!
Nice hits to Bisping's ribs! Brilliant performance from Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Bisping who put distance between them
Crisp uppercut by Bisping followed by a hard jab
Cung Le stumbles back.
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bisping goes down.
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Bisping 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.
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 open guard over Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 open guard over Bisping
Bisping tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Bisping
Le tries to open up Michael Bisping's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Bisping wraps his arms around Le's arms and counters the punches.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Bisping to fight back!
Le is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Bisping
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Bisping uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Michael Bisping fakes some punches
Le ties him up.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Bisping uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le gets sloppy and Michael Bisping tries to take advantage...
Michael Bisping wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Bisping drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Le
Bisping use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) is cheering him!
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Cung Le
Bisping tries to launch a few punches to Cung Le
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Le's defense
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Michael Bisping in his guard.
Michael Bisping keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
Cung Le put Bisping in half guard.
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Michael Bisping keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Le follows Michael Bisping
Bisping fakes a move.
Le is trying to counter now!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Le.
It looks like Bisping was hit by a bus!
A right hand from Cung Le
misses its target.
Bisping moves forward looking for some action
Michael Bisping shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Michael Bisping's face!
Good front kick from Le!
Michael Bisping blocks
Cung Le and Bisping engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 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.
Michael Bisping shoots and grab both of Cung Le's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Bisping lifted Le's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Bisping's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bisping blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Le misses a step and Michael Bisping sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Bisping moves to better his position on the ground...
Michael Bisping wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Bisping.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le hovers above Bisping
Michael Bisping stops him from throwing strikes.
Poorly executed technique. Michael Bisping looks to counter!
Bisping 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.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Michael Bisping sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Bisping
Bisping measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Bisping
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Bisping holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Michael Bisping tries to take advantage...
Michael Bisping attempts to move to full guard
Michael Bisping manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Michael Bisping can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Bisping
Cung Le tries to pass Michael Bisping's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Pitty-pat punches from Le
Michael Bisping doesn't flinch.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Le tries to open up Michael Bisping's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Bisping wraps his arms around Le's arms and counters the punches.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Bisping creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Bisping's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Superb haymaker by Bisping
that lands on Le's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Every time Cung Le attempts to get inside
Bisping misses with a low kick.
Bisping clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
A bad move from Michael Bisping
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
A bad move from Michael Bisping
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
Bisping's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Bisping decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Bisping who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping struggles and launches a few punches to Le's head
Nothing from this... Michael Bisping seems frustrated.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le tries to stomp on Bisping's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to Bisping
The fighters are clinching.
Le grapple with Michael Bisping and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Bisping falls hard on the mat with Cung Le on top of him
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Cung Le.
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Round 3
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Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Bisping launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Incredible high kick!
Bisping is worried!
Cung Le and Bisping engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Bisping is swinging for the fences!
Le backpedals and creates space. Michael Bisping is asking him if he is going to fight!
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le catches Michael Bisping's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Le.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over Bisping
Bisping 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.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Bisping
Le tries to escape from the closed guard
Le succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Cung Le is in open guard over Bisping
Le tries to move to full mount
Le succeeds
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Michael Bisping.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Cung Le throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Bisping breaks the lock showing some skills...
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) are cheering for the fighters.
Bisping moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Bisping's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping has a small cut in his Right eye
Bisping moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Bisping was not intelligently defending himself!
Bisping's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Knee) at 3:34 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 7/9 (78%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/26 (15%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 420 s
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 5/13 (38%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/24 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 420 s
Le is not kicking enough. Note to his team - upgrade his kicking!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!