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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Untouchable . Arnold Drummond is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
Drummond wants to slow Le down by chopping away at his legs.
Drummond pushes Le away with a front kick.
Drummond takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Arnold Drummond has been cut.
Le misses with a hook to the body
enabling Drummond to counter with a crisp jab.
Drummond misses with a wild body shot.
Drummond misses with a kick to the body.
Le scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drummond's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le misses with a leg kick.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Drummond misses with a lunging right hand
and Le counters with an outside leg kick.
Drummond looks to throw a body kick
and Le counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drummond wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Drummond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drummond takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drummond misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le.
Drummond misses with a body kick.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Le takes the fight into the clinch.
Drummond tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Drummond misses with a body punch.
Le lands a knee to the body.
Drummond misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Drummond.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Drummond in his tracks for a moment.
Drummond misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le landing knees to the body.
Drummond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Le avoids a wild elbow strike from Drummond.
Drummond missing with knees to the body.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Drummond blocks with his arms.
Drummond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Le breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drummond avoids a kick to the body.
Le darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drummond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Le lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drummond misses with a leg kick
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Le.
That has opened up Arnold Drummond's cut even more.
Drummond takes an elbow to the temple.
Le is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drummond misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Drummond is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Drummond swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drummond can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Le leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
Drummond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Les head.
Drummond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Drummond avoids the damage to the body.
Drummond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Drummond.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Drummond misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le blocks a body shot from Drummond.
Drummond breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le connects with a crisp jab.
The cut above Arnold Drummond's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drummond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Drummond's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Le lands a head kick!
Le lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le drops Drummond with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Drummond looks back up at him and smiles so Le waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond misses with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drummond in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drummond tried to score with a low kick but Le checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Drummond as he connects with a hook.
Drummond is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Le thuds a left hand into Drummond's body.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drummond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le is able to avoid easily.
Le cracks Drummond with an open hand slap.
Arnold Drummond's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Le lands a big head kick that sends Drummond tumbling to the mat! Le takes a step backwards and waves Drummond back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drummond is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnold Drummond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cung Le!
During a confident post fight interview, Cung Le thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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