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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wand Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat comes into the arena with His own theme music blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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199 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Sagat!
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, Wand Lei!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Lei.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lei avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Nice shot lands for Lei.
Lei tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Lei moved away.
Lei throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lei blocks the body kick.
Sagat throws a nice head kick!
Lei avoids the head kick by Sagat.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Lei misses with a takedown
and Sagat counters with a good, hard body kick but Lei shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat tries to work over Lei's front leg with a kick but Lei checks it.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lei looks gassed!
Sagat cracks a nice hook into Lei's ribs.
Sagat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lei. Lei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lei misses with a jab to the body
and Sagat counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Lei moves out of range easily.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Lei to counter with a crisp jab.
Lei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sagat moves into the clinch.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Lei blocks with his arms.
Lei pushes off an throws an elbow but Sagat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lei trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lei into the cage.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat prevents Lei from breaking the clinch.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Lei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lei trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lei into the cage.
Lei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lei's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sagat.
Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sagat throws a body kick that misses.
Sagat throws a low kick but Lei moves out of range easily.
Lei takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lei throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
Sagat fails to land with a series of punches.
Lei throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat counters with a head kick.
That kick from Sagat tenderised Lei's leg. Lei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sagat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lei is trying to maintain a safe position but Sagat gets an underhook and turns Lei into the cage.
Lei seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Lei is blocking nicely.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Lei tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Lei back against the cage.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lei looking to slow down the pace here.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Lei avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Lei avoids the damage to the body.
Lei looking to slow down the pace here.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lei.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lei.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Lei is blocking nicely.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Lei blocks it.
Knees to the body from Sagat.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Lei.
Sagat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sagat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lei. Lei obviously looking to wear him down.
Lei throws a head kick that half lands.
Sagat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sagat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Lei misses.
Lei takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lei missing with a left hand there. Sagat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick
and Lei counters with a straight right hand.
Lei throws a series of punches but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Lei pushes him off.
Lei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lei throws a lazy head kick
and Sagat counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Lei.
Lei throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lei takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Lei.
Sagat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lei lands with a straight right. Sagat didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sagat throws a leg kick that misses.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sagat throws the kick towards the body but Lei avoids it.
Lei ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sagat loads up on a big right hand but Lei slips the punch.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lei throws a low kick but Sagat moves out of range easily.
Lei scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lei.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lei thumps Sagat with a low kick.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lei.
Victor Sagat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Lei.
Lei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lei throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei throws out a powerful jab.
Sagat misses with a kick to the body.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Lei.
Lei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick
and Lei counters with a good, hard body kick but Sagat shrugs it off.
Lei throws a leg kick
and Sagat counters with a good low kick that Lei was not able to check.
Nice shot by Lei.
Lei lands a lovely overhand right.
Sagat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lei thumps Sagat with a low kick.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat lunges at Lei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lei's hand.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Lei's head but Lei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lei throws an overhand right that lands on Sagat's shoulder, as Sagat tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lei misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sagat.
Sagat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sagat throws a leg kick
and Lei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Sagat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Lei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lei throws a hook but Sagat avoids it easily.
Sagat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Wand Lei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lei lands a nice looking body kick.
Sagat moves forwards but Lei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lei lands a head kick. Sagat smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice cross by Sagat.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Lei keeps it at a distance.
Lei tries to work over Sagat's front leg with a kick but Sagat checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Lei throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lei avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Sagat delivers a nice body kick.
Lei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lei misses with a looping right.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Sagat moves out of range of the body kick from Lei.
Sagat throws a lazy head kick
and Lei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
Lei throws a chopping leg kick but Sagat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sagat connects with a solid leg kick.
Lei throws a jab when Sagat was well out of range.
Sagat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lei.
Sagat throws a leg kick
and Lei counters with a body kick.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Sagat throws a body punch but Lei moves out of range.
Lei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sagat's head backwards.
Lei misses with a double jab.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Lei misses
and Sagat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lei misses with a hook. Sagat ducked under it nicely.
Sagat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lei misses with a looping left.
Lei checks a low kick from Sagat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wand Lei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sagat throws a leg kick but Lei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lei blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Lei thumps Sagat with a low kick.
Lei swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Lei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sagat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Lei tenderised Sagat's leg. Sagat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good shot there by Lei.
Sagat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lei. Lei obviously looking to wear him down.
Lei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sagat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sagat.
Lei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lei cracks Sagat with a good jab.
Lei just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat clinches up with Lei and pushes him back against the cage.
Lei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Lei blocks with his arms.
Sagat prevents Lei from breaking the clinch.
Lei leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lei swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Lei trying to land knees to the body.
Lei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat has Lei pressed against the cage.
Sagat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sagat as Lei tries to tie him up.
Lei leaning his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sagat.
Lei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagat is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lei looking to stall.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lei is defending well for now.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lei is defending well for now.
Lei tries to break free but Sagat pushes him back against the cage.
Sagat is trying to maintain a safe position but Lei gets an underhook and turns Sagat into the cage.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Lei is trying to maintain a safe position but Sagat gets an underhook and turns Lei into the cage.
Sagat prevents Lei from breaking the clinch.
Sagat is trying to maintain a safe position but Lei gets an underhook and turns Sagat into the cage.
Lei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lei misses with an uppercut. Sagat saw that one coming.
Lei misses with a looping left.
Lei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagat.
Sagat is looking to chop away at Lei's legs.
Sagat misses with a hook. Lei ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei blocks a leg kick.
Lei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Lei moved away.
Sagat misses with a leg kick
and Lei counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Sagat misses
and Lei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Lei scores with a leg kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lei connects with a leg kick. Sagat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lei swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sagat misses with an elbow over the top.
Lei looking to slow down the pace here.
Lei is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sagat has denied him.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lei.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wand Lei.
Lei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sagat tries to land a leg kick but Lei saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wand Lei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lei 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wand Lei!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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