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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Neang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cung Le has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Neang!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le rushes Neang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le stalling.
Le gets underhooks to prevent Neang's takedown attempt.
Neang tries to pull guard but Le holds him up against the cage and eventually Neang drops back down to his feet.
Le drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neang managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Le breaks from the clinch.
Le has Neang up against the cage in a clinch.
Neang tries to pull guard but Le forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Neang.
Neang looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le looking for a takedown.
Le could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Le's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Le or perhaps it was just good defense by Neang which made him look bad.
Le dives in and grabs Neang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neang pushes down on Le's head and hops out.
Le shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neang is fending him off so far but Le persists. Nope, Neang circles away and we're back to standing.
Le instigates a clinch.
Le tries for a takedown. No joy.
Le breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neang leaves Le with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neang closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Neang pushes Le against the cage but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Le shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neang pinned against the cage. Neang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le tries to avoid it but Neang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le to the ground. Le escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Neang blocks the low kick.
No luck for Le with that takedown attempt.
Le clinches up against the cage.
Le tries to pull guard but Neang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neang misses with a wild combination.
Le swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neang fails with a takedown attempt.
Le fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Le dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Le lands with an overhand left.
Neang shoots for a takedown but Le saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cung Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neang defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Le.
Neang shoots in but no luck this time.
Neang is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neang as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Le. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Le lands a high kick!
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Neang moves out of range easily.
Neang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le rushes Neang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neang prevents the takedown attempt.
Le breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Le is defended easily by Neang.
Neang shoots for a takedown but Le saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Neang tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le.
Neang fails with a takedown attempt.
Neang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neang wants it to stay on the feet.
Neang closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Neang pushes Le against the cage but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le's corner calls for a 1-2. Le obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neang as he avoids it easily.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Neang moves into the clinch.
Le is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Neang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Le tries to pull guard but Neang holds him up against the cage and eventually Le drops back down to his feet.
Le stalling in the clinch but Neang improves position.
Neang tries to circle away but Le has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Le dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Le fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neang.
Neang fails with the takedown.
Le shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Le. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le sprawls well. Le wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neang gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Le is defended easily by Neang.
Le has taken the fight to the clinch.
Le escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cung Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Le or perhaps it was just good defense by Neang which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Neang sprawls well. Neang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Le gets slowly back to his feet.
Neang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Le has his takedown stuffed
and Neang counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neang slaps away a takedown attempt from Le, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Le closes the distance and clinches.
Le looking to slow down the pace here.
Neang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le gets a clinch.
Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le with a hook.
Neang fails to land the takedown.
Le forces Neang back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Le - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Le's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neang as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Le!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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