Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2015 10:15:52 GMT -5
Cung Le raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Sakuraba while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cung Le is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Sakuraba seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Sakuraba launches a hook to the body
Cung Le moves aside looking for a counter...
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Sakuraba receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Cung Le is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Sakuraba and pushes him away!
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Sakuraba from the ground!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sakuraba moves backwards and Cung Le is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Kazushi Sakuraba
miss their mark.
Le is trying to counter now!
Middle kick from Le.
Sakuraba receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
Good front kick from Le!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Sakuraba
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba jump forward with his knee rising
Cung Lesaw that coming and move away from danger
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Brilliant combination from Cung Le
that forces Sakuraba to try and defend better.
Cung Le attempts to cut off Sakuraba with punches
Sakuraba reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right eye
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba struggles and launches a few punches to Le's head
Those punches are hitting! Le covers his head!
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
He was aiming at Sakuraba's face but his move was blocked
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le slightly pushes Sakuraba into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Sakuraba's Chin is beginning to swell
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sakuraba attempts a shoot
Cung Le hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Forehead
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba paws at Le.
Le answers with solid punches!
The ref pulls off Cung Le! Sakuraba seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Sakuraba's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 0 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
...upset? I guess it's based on overalls.
Ferocious staredown by Sakuraba while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cung Le is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Sakuraba seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Sakuraba launches a hook to the body
Cung Le moves aside looking for a counter...
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Le launches a furious low kick!
Sakuraba receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Cung Le is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Sakuraba and pushes him away!
Le dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Sakuraba from the ground!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sakuraba moves backwards and Cung Le is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Kazushi Sakuraba
miss their mark.
Le is trying to counter now!
Middle kick from Le.
Sakuraba receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
Good front kick from Le!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Sakuraba
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba jump forward with his knee rising
Cung Lesaw that coming and move away from danger
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Brilliant combination from Cung Le
that forces Sakuraba to try and defend better.
Cung Le attempts to cut off Sakuraba with punches
Sakuraba reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right eye
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba struggles and launches a few punches to Le's head
Those punches are hitting! Le covers his head!
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
He was aiming at Sakuraba's face but his move was blocked
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le slightly pushes Sakuraba into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Sakuraba's Chin is beginning to swell
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sakuraba attempts a shoot
Cung Le hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Forehead
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba paws at Le.
Le answers with solid punches!
The ref pulls off Cung Le! Sakuraba seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Sakuraba's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 0 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
...upset? I guess it's based on overalls.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!