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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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222 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a combination
and Velka counters by clinching up.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Velka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee scores with a takedown into Velka's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee postures up in Velka's guard and throws a big left but Velka blocks it.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee distracts Velka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Velka has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Velka's brow.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee wants to control from the top but Velka keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Velka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Velka!
Lee has control of Velka's left arm, preventing Velka from doing any damage.
Velka wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee pulls Velka in close to prevent any damage.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Velka is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miklo Velka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Velka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Velka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Velka regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lee's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Lee thows a huge punch but Velka dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee misses with a head shot. Velka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Velka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Velka!
Lee has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Velka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lee.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Velka misses with a body kick.
Velka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Velka throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velka checks a leg kick.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Velka quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is thwarting Velka's attempts to control the position.
Velka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Velka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee wants to control from the top but Velka keeps moving.
Velka is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Velka has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Velka keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Hitmon Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee postures up in Velka's guard and throws a big left but Velka blocks it.
Lee wants to control from the top but Velka keeps moving.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Velka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Velka!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lee dives in and grabs Velka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Velka pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee sizes up Velka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Velka's head.
A slow jab from Velka misses its intended target.
Velka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka misses with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a hook. Velka ducked under it nicely.
Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Velka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Velka tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Velka rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velka throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Velka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velka misses with a punch to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Velka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Velka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Velka tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Miklo Velka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velka wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a jab.
Velka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miklo Velka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee blocks a head kick by Velka.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee motions for Velka to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Velka moves out of range of the strikes.
Velka misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Velka sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Velka avoids it really well and circles away.
Velka moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee throws a head kick that Velka semi-blocks.
Hitmon Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a jab when Velka was well out of range.
Lee throws a body punch but Velka moves out of range.
Velka tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Velka walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velka slips a jab from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Velka tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Velka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hitmon Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Velka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee is really struggling to control Velka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka trying to control from the bottom.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!
In his post fight interview, Hitmon Lee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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