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UVT 225: Bang vs Lee II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorik Kabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorik Kabashi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorik Kabashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro slips a jab and a cross from Kabashi.
Ribeiro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kabashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Kabashi blocks a body shot from Ribeiro.
Kabashi lands a damaging elbow.
Kabashi lands a damaging elbow.
Ribeiro wants to take the fight to the mat but Kabashi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kabashi lands a knee to the head.
Kabashi scores with a knee to the head.
Kabashi lands an elbow inside.
Kabashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ribeiro avoids the damage to the body.
Kabashi lands a knee to the head.
Kabashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kabashi landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kabashi throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ribeiro is rocked!
Kabashi has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ribeiro - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kabashi, and another! Ribeiro is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lorik Kabashi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Nava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure has chosen I'm Coming Home as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Nava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuure!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuure dodges the punch combination from Nava.
Kuure lands the left hand.
Kuure misses with a hook. Nava ducked under it nicely.
Nava misses with a left hand
and Kuure counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nava ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuure throws a front kick aimed at Nava's knee but Nava avoids it well.
Nava drops his hands momentarily and Kuure takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuure is looking to slow Nava down with leg kicks.
Kuure throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuure tries to score with a low kick but Nava moves his leg out of the way.
Kuure throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuure takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nava throws a head kick that misses.
Nava on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuure. Kuure obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuure throws a head kick but Nava moves out of range.
Kuure tries to land a leg kick but Nava saw it coming and moves away.
Kuure goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuure rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nava moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuure. That's going to slow Nava down.
Kuure thumps Nava with a low kick.
Nava stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuure.
Kuure attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuure misses with a double jab.
Kuure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuure cracks Nava with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nava takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuure throws a jab when Nava was well out of range.
Nava ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuure throws a looping overhand right but Nava ducks down to avoid it.
Kuure misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nava cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuure throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nava counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuure throws a body punch but Nava moves out of range.
Kuure scores with a jab to the body.
Kuure throws a push kick but Nava slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nava moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuure throws a jab when Nava was well out of range.
Kuure lands a jab.
Nava ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
Kuure misses with a looping right.
Kuure throws a jab but it's blocked by Nava.
Kuure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nava lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Kuure has been cut.
Nava ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
Kuure scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuure misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nava connects with a right hand. Kuure shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuure.
Kuure misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuure throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuure lands an overhand right.
Nava throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuure.
Nava misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nava swinging wildly here.
Kuure missing with a left hand there. Nava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuure dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nava manages to avoid it.
Kuure just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuure scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuure misses with a wild combination.
Nava blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuure thumps Nava with a low kick.
Kuure throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nava slips a straight right by Kuure.
Nava is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuure bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nava uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuure.
A punch lands to the side of Kuure 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nava checks a leg kick.
Kuure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nava scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuure should have avoided that one.
Kuure wants to land a leg kick but Nava is out of range.
Kuure thows a leg kick but Nava checks it
and Nava counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nava checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuure throws a lazy right hand but Nava sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuure pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nava slips under a jab from Kuure.
Nava blocks a jab.
Kuure defending well as Nava loads up on a big left hand.
Nava checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure misses with a double jab
and Nava counters with a three punch combo that has Kuure backing up. Kuure nods at Nava to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nava bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuure's head.
Kuure defending well as Nava loads up on a big left hand.
Kuure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Nava sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuure attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No joy there for Kuure, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuure throws a shot from downtown. Nava moves away and avoids it.
Kuure throws a right and a left that both miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuure 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuure. That's going to slow Nava down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws a chopping leg kick but Nava manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nava ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
Kuure throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuure uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nava.
Nava uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nava. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nava with a jab.
Kuure uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nava.
Kuure finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nava is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kuure bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nava's head backwards.
Nava takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuure throws a low kick, looking for Nava's leg but Nava calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuure throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nava checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nava steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuure.
Kuure misses with a hook.
Nava misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Kuure misses.
Kuure fails to land with a series of punches.
Nava is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Nava checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuure looks to score with a jab to the body but Nava is just out of range.
Nava moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kuure will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuure throws a hook but Nava blocks it.
Nava takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuure.
Kuure throws an overhand right that lands on Nava's shoulder, as Nava tries to avoid the shot.
Kuure moves out of range as Nava strikes.
Kuure connects with a single shot there.
Nava misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuure misses with a right hand
and Nava counters with a stiff right hand.
Nava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nava is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuure misses with a right hand
and Nava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuure misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kuure.
Kuure throws a lazy uppercut
and Nava counters with a straight right hand.
Kuure scores with a nice head shot.
Kuure misses with a straight right.
Nava lands an overhand right.
Kuure throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuure throws a leg kick
and Nava counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuure's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nava wants to pass the guard but Kuure is keeping the position.
Kuure keeping moving, preventing Nava from controlling successfully.
Kuure keeping full guard, as Nava tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kuure keeping moving, preventing Nava from controlling successfully.
Nava working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nava is pushing down on Kuure's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kuure is fighting to maintain full guard but Nava has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nava moves nicely into side control.
Kuure managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nava.
Kuure sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nava missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuure is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure is trying to maintain the position but Nava is very close to passing his half guard.
Nava throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nava is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kuure is refusing to be controlled, as Nava sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nava is looking to advance position but Kuure won't allow it.
Kuure is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jesus Nava just wasn't active enough.
Kuure lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuure thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuure will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuure fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuure takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jesus Nava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nava defending well as Kuure loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure scores with a sloppy right hand. Nava should have avoided that one.
Nava feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuures jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Nava misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Nava showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuure has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kuure!
Kuure very nearly forgot to thank Katukauppa.com amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nogueira.
Hogan lands with a right hand.
It looks like Ricardo Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira lands a right hook to the body.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hogan swivels and escapes.
Hogan looks to land a right hand but Nogueira moved out of range.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira catches Hogan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nogueira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Nogueira throws out a powerful jab.
Nogueira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Hogan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hogan looks to throw the jab but Nogueira is out of range.
Nogueira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Nogueira saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira walks into a jab.
Hogan looks to land a right hand but Nogueira moved out of range.
Hogan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hogan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nogueira momentarily.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
Hogan lands with a nice body punch.
Hulk Hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nogueira is rocked!
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hogan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
so Nogueira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nogueira won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.
Hogan has his feet on Nogueira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nogueira seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws the left hand but Nogueira avoids the punch easily.
Nogueira throws a one two combo.
Hogan leaves Nogueira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ricardo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogan counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Nogueira off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Hogan follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Nogueira was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Triunfo . The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: go coors!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lesnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batista.
Batista throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Batista misses with an uppercut. Lesnar saw that one coming.
Batista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Diego Batista has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Batista counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Batista.
Lesnar throws a shot from downtown. Batista moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar throws the left hand but Batista avoids the punch easily.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batista blocks a leg kick.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batista moves away.
Lesnar jabs at Batista's body.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batista manages to avoid it.
Silverback Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesnar.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
Batista misses with a wild body shot.
Batista blocks a jab.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar connects with a body shot.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
Batista moves out of range of the strikes.
Batista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar drops his hands momentarily and Batista takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Lesnar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Batista ducked under it nicely.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Batista ducked under it nicely.
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batista checks the leg kick.
Batista moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a body punch but Batista moves out of range.
Batista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Batista is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista feints a jab promting Lesnar to slip. Batista then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesnar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batista lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnar seems unphased.
It looks like Silverback Lesnar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista drops Lesnar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lesnar looks back up at him and smiles so Batista waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lesnar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Batista digs a good hook to Lesnar's body.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar throws a hook but Batista blocks it.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Batista's ribs.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Batista moves away
and Batista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a hook but Batista avoids it easily.
Batista throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lesnar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lesnar looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from Batista. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lesnar throws a hook but Batista blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batista is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Batista slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Batista scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Batista dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Batista drops Lesnar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lesnar looks back up at him and smiles so Batista waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Batista moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lesnar 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.
Batista throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batista is able to avoid easily.
Batista misses with a double jab.
Batista misses with a combination
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Batista fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lesnar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Batista's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Batista is trying to break free.
Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar works Batista's body with a nice hook.
Batista dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.
Diego Batista is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batista jabs Lesnar right on the nose. Lesnar blinks but takes it well.
Lesnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Batista counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batista throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Batista throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar misses with a right hand
and Batista counters with a crisp one two that drops Lesnar! Batista thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lesnar to his feet! Lesnar is in big trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the body
and Batista counters with a crisp one two that drops Lesnar! Batista thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lesnar to his feet! Lesnar is in big trouble!
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batista was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Batista's corner calls for a 1-2. Batista obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Batista finish him?
Batista sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lesnar's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lesnar's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Batista!
A victorious Diego Batista thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei comes to the cage accompanied by Closer. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Phil Davis enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei throws a one two combo.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lei is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Lei lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Lei sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lei tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Lei tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lei.
Lei lands a left and a right that send Davis crashing to the mat, dazed. Lei thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lei lands a front kick.
Lei throws a monster overhand right that drops Davis! Lei follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Lei!
A very excited looking Louis Lei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maverick Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okiro throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Okiro slips the punch.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Okiro.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Okiro avoids it well.
Anderson lands with a hook. Okiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okiro tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okiro checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okiro tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Okiro's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okiro moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Okiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Okiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Okiro.
It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
Okiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Okiro.
Okiro pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Okiro blocks it.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Okiro is blocking nicely.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Okiro.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okiro wants to stall.
Anderson letting Okiro take a breather here.
Okiro tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Okiro back against the cage.
Okiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okiro managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Okiro blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okiro in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Okiro.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Okiro.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a jab when Okiro was well out of range.
Okiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okiro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro connects with a single shot there.
Okiro loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Maverick Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Okiro's shoulder, as Okiro tries to avoid the shot.
Okiro moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Okiro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Okiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okiro.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okiro.
Anderson misses with a hook. Okiro ducked under it nicely.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okiro.
Okiro staying out of range there.
Okiro is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson tries to clinch but Okiro moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okiro rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson swings for the body but Okiro moves out of range.
Okiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Okiro.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Okiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Okiro saw that one coming.
Anderson jabs Okiro right on the nose. Okiro blinks but takes it well.
Okiro misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Okiro misses.
Anderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okiro.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Okiro circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Okiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okiro lands with a good body shot.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Okiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okiro moves into the clinch.
Okiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okiro.
Okiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okiro avoids it.
Okiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Okiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Okiro avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okiro's brow.
Okiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro staying out of range there.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Okiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okiro defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Okiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Okiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okiro.
Maverick Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Okiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro scores with a nice right hand.
Okiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Okiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okiro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okiro - that will leave a mark!
Okiro avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson thows a body kick. Okiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Okiro moved out of range.
Okiro slips a jab from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Okiro. Okiro maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Okiro - that landed with a thud.
Okiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Okiro works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okiro.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lyon Okiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okiro.
Okiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okiro avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maverick Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Okiro moves away and avoids it.
Okiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Okiro coming out on top.
Okiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okiro scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okiro wants to clinch.
Okiro scores with a nice strike.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Okiro.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Okiro moves away and avoids it.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Okiro coming out on top.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okiro scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Okiro is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okiro misses with some punches.
Okiro is trying to break free.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Okiro in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Okiro is blocking nicely.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Okiro.
Okiro scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Okiro misses.
Okiro with a nice cross.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Okiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good shot there by Okiro.
Maverick Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Okiro tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Okiro avoids nicely.
Okiro forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Okiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okiro can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Okiro lands an uppercut.
Okiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Okiro's ribcage.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Okiro blocks with his arms.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Okiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Okiro has the dominant position.
Okiro lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Okiro misses with a body punch.
Okiro presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Okiro on the inside.
Okiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Okiro.
Okiro misses with some punches.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Okiro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyon Okiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Okiro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka's entrance music is Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. A fine choice. Miklo Velka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Chaney!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaney just misses with a punch to the body.
Velka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velka is looking to clinch but Chaney is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Velka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chaney doesn't seem phased though.
Chaney throws a lazy body kick
and Velka counters with a good, hard body kick but Chaney shrugs it off.
Velka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chaney is looking to land body kicks.
Velka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chaney, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Velka lands an uppercut.
Velka keeps control of Chaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Chaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chaney has had enough of the clinch but Velka keeps him there for the moment.
Chaney avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka effectively controlling the action here.
Chaney is trying to push Velka away but Velka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka is stalling here.
Velka looking to stall.
Velka keeps control of Chaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaney avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaney is trying to force a seperation but Velka has the dominant position.
Chaney is trying to break the clinch but Velka is controlling him.
Chaney tries to circle away but Velka has him pinned against the cage.
Velka tries to throw a body punch but Chaney avoids it by throwing Velka back against the cage.
Chaney blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Velka.
It looks like Ivan Chaney has been cut.
Chaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chaney looking for a takedown.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Chaney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chaney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velka jabs Chaney right on the nose. Chaney blinks but takes it well.
Velka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chaney misses with a hook. Velka ducked under it nicely.
Velka looks for the body kick but Chaney saw that one coming.
Velka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Velka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chaney doesn't seem phased though.
Chaney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miklo Velka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velka throws a leg kick which misses Chaney's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaney tries to avoid it.
Velka misses with a leg kick
and Chaney counters with a low kick, right behind Velka 's knee.
Velka misses the jab.
Velka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chaney is rocked!
Chaney misses with a right hand
and Velka counters with a good, hard body kick but Chaney shrugs it off.
Chaney is still on wobbly legs! Can Velka finish him?
Chaney looks winded!
A nice inside leg kick there by Velka. That's going to slow Chaney down.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Velka moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Chaney! Velka continues to tee off on Chaney, landing with a left and a right! Velka connects with a right hand that leaves Chaney sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Velka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miklo Velka!
Post fight, an emotional Miklo Velka said 'Yo homes....I dedicate this win to Magic....La Onda essa! Hey Red Rider shut your mouth...if you want to scrap meet me at El Pino!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ribeiro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes to the cage accompanied by WAR-Low Rider. Ribeiro da Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soulfly - Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso misses with a hook to the body
and Ribeiro da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro da Silva slips a jab from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro da Silva moves out of range easily.
Gattuso throws a lazy right hand but Ribeiro da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gattuso misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Ribeiro da Silva.
Nice jab there from Ribeiro da Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ribeiro da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gattuso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ribeiro da Silva, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Gattuso counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribeiro da Silva. Gattuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Ribeiro da Silva.
Gattuso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Ribeiro da Silva misses.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gattuso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro da Silva fails to land the takedown.
Gattuso defending well as Ribeiro da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ribeiro da Silva right on the button. Ribeiro da Silva goes down! Gattuso follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gattuso gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang Bang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Bang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bang lands a jab.
Lee defending well as Bang loads up on a big left hand.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Bang in the body.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Bang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Bang tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bang checks a leg kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Bang's head back.
Bang Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bang.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee tries to move into range but Bang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Bang.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bang.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Bang counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bang misses.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Lee works Bang's body with a nice hook.
Bang misses with an uppercut.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Bang misses with a straight right.
Bang connects with a crisp jab.
Bang misses with a two punch combination.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bang sprawls well. Bang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Bang Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitmon Lee.
Bang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bang scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bang.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a jab when Bang was well out of range.
Bang throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee moves away from the strike by Bang.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bang can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a low kick.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Bang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up but Bang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee thows a leg kick but Bang checks it
and Bang counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Bang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Bang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.
Bang scores with a punch to the head.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bang was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has gone for a leg lock! Bang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lee's guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Bang postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bang trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bang has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Bang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bang controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bang Bang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee tries to clinch there but Bang circles away.
Bang checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee throws a leg kick but Bang moved away.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Bang tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Bang lands.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Bang Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Bang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Bang throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bang tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee moves out of range as Bang strikes.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Lee misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hitmon Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bang is out of range and Lee settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bang on his heels. He'll look to pass Bang's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Bang has wrist control.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up in Bang's guard and throws a big left but Bang blocks it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee distracts Bang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bang pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bang keeps working.
Bang is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lee jumps into side control!
Bang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee cracks Bang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Bang's head but Bang avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Lee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang dodges the ground and pound from Lee.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Lee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee really dominated that 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.
Bang scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee clinches.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang is trying to stall.
Bang just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Bang working aggressively here.
Lee blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bang struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Bang is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Bang tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bang is defending well for now.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Bang back against the cage.
Bang is struggling to control the position.
Bang blocks a body shot from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with the head strike.
Bang tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee is leaning against Bang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Bang blocks a body shot from Lee.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Bang cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Bang in a clinch.
Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bang Bang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Bang.
Bang misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee avoids the body shot from Bang.
Bang misses with a looping left.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bang in his tracks.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to ground and pound but Bang uses the momentary lack of control by Lee to regain half guard.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Bang is working away.
Lee is looking to pass Bang's guard but actually Bang recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lee is trying to keep Bang in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee wants to control the position but Bang says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bang is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!
Hitmon Lee is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Hitmon Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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