Ooooh hell no! Renzo was getting dominated... Even with the positon (Top) that he had Renzo wasn't able to do anythig while Frank was scoring points and breaking down Renzo's ribs. Of course Frank is a dick and got DQ'd by scoring the back of Renzo's head or neck, but it was very clear who was getting the better of who.
Renzo was handling Frank Shamrock during their fight. If the ref hadn;t separated them in the first round - just as Renzo transitioned into knee-on-belly position - Frank was about to take some punishment and possibly get worked into a submission. As it is - Shamrock got himself DQ'ed - but I thought Renzo was going to take him. This in no way diminishes Cung Le's accomplishment. A quick review of the almost universal dismisal of Le prior to the Shamrock fight should remind us of the momentousness of this victory. This was no tainted DQ victory. Cung Le left Frank Shamrock laying in a broken and bloody heap prior to round four. That's a fact. A Renzo Gracie vs Cung Le match would be very interesting. If Renzo could get Cung to the ground - he would eat him up. But if he can't get past Cung's wrestling defense - then he would get picked to pieces by the San Shou master. There are no more questions about Cung Le after the SHamrock fight. Anyone saying otherwise is just making excuses. Frank Shamrock brought out the best in Cung Le and he was only going to get better as the fight progressed. How would Cung Le handle himself on the ground? He will try to get back to his feet ala Chuck Liddell. On his feet - he picks apart anyone in his weight category and that includes Anderson Silva. What else do you need to know? Matches I want to see Cung Le in: Renzo Gracie, Frank Shamrock rematch, Anderson Silva, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, GSP, BJ Penn, and Dan Henderson. What great fights are out there to be made. The grand daddy of these match ups is Le vs Silva. That would be a sight to behold as the two most versatile strikers in MMA mixed it up.
I saw the 1st round of Frank and Renzo as Frank doing more damage while Renzo controlled the postion of the fight. He had frank on the ground most of the time but wasn't doing ANYTHING. Frank was constantly landing blows to Renzo on the ground. Renzo didn't land anything of note, he had one opportunity for a Knee bar which wasn't a strong possiblity..Frank would have gotten out of it.
shamrock, a non striker tried to beat a striker, and failed miserably. le will answer the questions when he's taken down several times and has to defend on the ground in a lengthy fight.
Don't forget the array of spin kicks, hook kicks, spinning backfists, suplexes, throws and the dreaded scissor kick takedown! :bbb:scaredas::admin:yikes I'm surprised that a Sweat Pea Whitaker fan such as yourself doesn't have at the very least a slight admiration for the finesse shown by the southpaw, quick hitting, slick kick-boxing Cung Le.
