Post by The Sandmen on May 29, 2014 17:59:15 GMT -5
Cung Le looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Rich Franklin looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Le is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Good front kick from Franklin!
Cung Le blocks
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Franklin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Franklin measures the resilience of Le's chin with an uppercut while Le lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
Pulverizing punch to Le's head!
Le slips the punch.
Franklin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Le sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Rich Franklin circles around Le
Superb haymaker by Franklin
that lands on Le's face like a cannon ball!
Le has a small cut in his Mouth
Franklin launches a furious hook!
That hits Le's chin like a wrecking ball! Le loses balance and goes to the mat.
Le has a small cut in his Chin
Franklin is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Cung Le 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
Le climbs to his feet and is standing now.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Franklin stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Cung Le is coming in again!
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Le is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Franklin sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cung Le and Franklin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Middle kick from Le.
Franklin receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Franklin moves backwards and Cung Le is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rich Franklin!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Chin
Le is holding Rich Franklin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Cung Le looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Le tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to show some ground skills
Rich Franklin put Le in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Le tries to free his leg...
Franklin doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Franklin 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 half guard over Franklin
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Rich Franklin moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Franklin who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin slightly pushes Le into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Cung Le attempts to cut off Franklin with punches
Franklin reels from the strikes.
Franklin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Franklin has a small cut in his Forehead
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Lightning fast low kick from Franklin!
Le blocks that kick with his leg.
A right hand from Rich Franklin
makes Le stumble back!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin tries a high kick!
Le was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Franklin's stops that one with his face! How is Franklin standing?!
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Le measures the resilience of Franklin's chin with an uppercut while Franklin lands some great crosses.
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Franklin with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Franklin launches a stiff jab!
Le ducks that one.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Le moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Franklin's thigh!
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Le is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Cung Le is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Le fires low kicks
punishing Franklin's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Le steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Franklin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Left cheek
You can see Franklin's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Franklin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Rich Franklin was not expecting something like that! It lands on his chin! Is this over?
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Chin
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Franklin receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Rich Franklin
just misses Le.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Franklin from the ground!
Franklin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Franklin has a small cut in his Left eye
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Rich Franklin's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Franklin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Cung Le can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Franklin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Franklin moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Franklin hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Cung Le knocks Franklin out cold in a stunning fashion!
Franklin's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Right eye
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knee) at 4:14 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 22/29 (76%)
Kicks 12/12 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 16/33 (48%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 75 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
Great back and forth fight Le was not kicking often early, but Rich brought some solid striking and was really laying into Cung with them. Then Le started kicking and fought his way back into the fight. Then the back and forth continued and more kicks and then Cung KO's Rich, and the good guy wins, just like in a super hero movie.
(also, not that unlike their real life fight
.)
Rich Franklin looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Le is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Good front kick from Franklin!
Cung Le blocks
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Franklin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Franklin measures the resilience of Le's chin with an uppercut while Le lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
Pulverizing punch to Le's head!
Le slips the punch.
Franklin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Le sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Rich Franklin circles around Le
Superb haymaker by Franklin
that lands on Le's face like a cannon ball!
Le has a small cut in his Mouth
Franklin launches a furious hook!
That hits Le's chin like a wrecking ball! Le loses balance and goes to the mat.
Le has a small cut in his Chin
Franklin is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Cung Le 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
Le climbs to his feet and is standing now.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Franklin stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Cung Le is coming in again!
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Le is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Franklin sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cung Le and Franklin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Middle kick from Le.
Franklin receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Franklin moves backwards and Cung Le is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rich Franklin!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Chin
Le is holding Rich Franklin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Cung Le looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Le tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to show some ground skills
Rich Franklin put Le in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Le tries to free his leg...
Franklin doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Franklin
Franklin 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 half guard over Franklin
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Rich Franklin moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by Franklin who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin slightly pushes Le into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Cung Le attempts to cut off Franklin with punches
Franklin reels from the strikes.
Franklin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Franklin has a small cut in his Forehead
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Lightning fast low kick from Franklin!
Le blocks that kick with his leg.
A right hand from Rich Franklin
makes Le stumble back!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin tries a high kick!
Le was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Franklin's stops that one with his face! How is Franklin standing?!
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Le measures the resilience of Franklin's chin with an uppercut while Franklin lands some great crosses.
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Franklin with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Franklin launches a stiff jab!
Le ducks that one.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Le moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Franklin's thigh!
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Le is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Cung Le is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Le fires low kicks
punishing Franklin's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Le steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Franklin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Left cheek
You can see Franklin's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Franklin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Rich Franklin was not expecting something like that! It lands on his chin! Is this over?
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Chin
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Le launches a furious low kick!
Franklin receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Rich Franklin
just misses Le.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Franklin from the ground!
Franklin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Franklin has a small cut in his Left eye
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Rich Franklin's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Franklin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Cung Le can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Franklin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Franklin moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Franklin hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Cung Le knocks Franklin out cold in a stunning fashion!
Franklin's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Right eye
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knee) at 4:14 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 22/29 (76%)
Kicks 12/12 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 16/33 (48%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 75 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
Great back and forth fight Le was not kicking often early, but Rich brought some solid striking and was really laying into Cung with them. Then Le started kicking and fought his way back into the fight. Then the back and forth continued and more kicks and then Cung KO's Rich, and the good guy wins, just like in a super hero movie.
(also, not that unlike their real life fight
.) 
Le got lucky Franklin didn't take him to the ground... whole different fight there if that happens. Le can't kick, Le loses... simple. 