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UFN 48: Cung Le vs Michael Bisping

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Round 1 – Le with a kick to the body to start. He kicks the legs and tries to rush forward. Bisping looking to strike, as well. Le walking forward, mixing in kicks. He’s landing the bigger blows early, but Bisping looks OK for now. Bisping leaps forward with aright hand. He blocks a Le kick. Bisping moving well, and he fires off a high kick. Le throwing with power. Two minutes left. Bisping thinks about a takedown, but Le shrugs him off. Bisping starting to let his hands go a but. Le is stalking, but Bisping is the busier fighter. Le connects to the cup, but Bisping is back quickly. Le just misses a big kick on the restart. Bisping with a few high kicks. Punches traded. Bisping just one step ahead. Round ends, and MMAjunkie gives it to Bisping, 10-9.

Round 2 – Le with a side kick to the body. He sets up a spinning strike but pulls it back at the last moment. Le wincing with his right eye. Was there a poke to the eye? Bisping on the attack. He sees a wounded fighter. Le bloodied, and he can’t see anything with his closed eye. Bisping now with all the momentum. Le can’t be in this much longer. Referee calls for the doctor to come take a look.He’s cut by the left eye, can’t hold the right one open. Still, he’ll fight on. Le ducks into a knee. He knows he needs to make something happen quickly. He’s turning up the aggression, and he does score. Bisping smiles and tries to shake it off. Le is really sitting down on his punches now. A turning side kick catches Bisping in the groin, and we get another timeout. Le is an absolute mess, but he fights on, and Bisping doesn’t take much time. Le kicks the body, but Bisping still moving well, and he answers with a punch over the top. Le rattling off spinnign strikes in hopes of turning this around. Crowd firmly behind Le, and they chant his name. Bisping now the aggressor. He punches until the end. MMAjunkie gives it to him, 10-9.

Round 3 – Le’s face is swollen. He’s barely able to hold the right eye open. The left is swelling, too. Bisping on the offensive. Le not packing it in, and he’s throwing big shots. Bisping eats a solid left hand. Le has nothing to lose here and is still throwing with power. Bisping still moving well, refusing to give Le a stationary target. Bisping putting together combinations, staying busy on the feet. Le showing heart and trying everything he can. Bisping scoring with volume, looking to put Le away. Le with a left kick to the body. Bisping doesn’t appear to be slowing down, and Le’s vision has to be minimal, at best. THey trade high kicks. Uppercut scores for Bisping. He fires another combination. Le doubles over, but he’s not quitting. Bisping with more right hands. He pulls up short just before the bell. Clearly, it’s a round for Bisping, 10-9.

Round 4 – Le kicks hard to the body, but Bisping takes it and answers with a combination. Le’s doing all he can to stay in the eight, but he’s a walking target. Bisping unloads a flurry of punches, and Le is hurt. Bisping knows it’s time to finish. He keeps going with the punches, and in comes a big knee. Le collapses. That’s it. Punches to seal the result. Brutal work from Bisping.

Result: Michael Bisping def. Cung Le via TKO (strikes) – Round 4, 0:57
http://mmajunkie.com/2014/08/ufc-fight-night-48-play-by-play-and-live-results
 
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