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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urano Liberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. Liberte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad To The Bone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
20 - 29 - 0 |
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193 cm
24
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urano Liberte!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Liberte counter with a right hand.
Zero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zero drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Liberte manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zero has Liberte in his guard.
Liberte sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Liberte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zero looking for subs off his back but Liberte has passed one foot through into half guard.
Zero is staying active underneath Liberte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zero looking for submissions off his back.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero is looking to improve his position.
Zero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liberte pulls his head out easily.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zero looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zero looking for submissions off his back.
Zero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liberte pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Liberte controlling the action here.
Zero is not content to let Liberte control the position.
Zero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liberte pulls his head out easily.
Zero tries to get to full guard but Liberte has control of the leg.
Liberte is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Liberte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Liberte's back!
Liberte turns into Zero and is now in his guard.
Zero has his foot on Liberte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liberte works his way back into a safe position though.
Zero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liberte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Liberte trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Zero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liberte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liberte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Zero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Liberte defends well and Zero ends up having to push Liberte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zero avoiding damage as Liberte throws knees to the body.
Liberte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liberte obliges.
Liberte throws an elbow that misses.
Zero goes for a takedown attempt but Liberte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liberte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liberte avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liberte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liberte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zero has Liberte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Liberte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zero.
Liberte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zero or not.
Liberte lands a knee to the head.
Liberte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liberte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liberte after a bit of a struggle.
Zero can't get the takedown.
Liberte scores a nice knee to the body.
Zero avoiding damage as Liberte throws knees to the body.
Liberte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liberte lands an elbow that stopped Zero in his tracks for a moment.
Liberte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liberte obliges.
Liberte trying to land knees to the body.
Liberte lands a left hand.
Liberte lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liberte.
Liberte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zero's defenses.
Urano Liberte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liberte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero avoiding damage as Liberte throws knees to the body.
Liberte lands a nice elbow.
Liberte lands a damaging elbow.
Zero is looking for a takedown.
Zero is trying to drag Liberte to the mat but Liberte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liberte has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Zero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liberte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liberte lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Liberte.
Liberte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zero is looking for a takedown.
Liberte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zero's elbow.
Liberte lands an elbow inside that Zero shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberte crunches a lovely knee into Zero's ribcage.
Zero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liberte lands an elbow that stopped Zero in his tracks for a moment.
Liberte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liberte misses with a knee strike.
Liberte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Zero has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nice elbow from Liberte.
Zero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liberte after a bit of a struggle.
Liberte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zero.
Liberte lands an elbow inside.
Zero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liberte prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Liberte.
Liberte lands a nice knee to the body.
Liberte lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero managing to block the knees to the body from Liberte.
Liberte with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberte lands a good knee to the midsection. Zero won't want to take too many of those.
Liberte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zero's face.
Liberte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zero.
Nice elbow from Liberte.
Liberte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zero looking for a takedown.
Liberte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zero tries for a takedown. No joy.
Liberte connects with a knee to the head.
Zero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liberte lands an elbow inside that Zero shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liberte lands a nice elbow.
Liberte lands a nice knee to the body.
Liberte lands a knee to the head.
Zero takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urano Liberte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liberte counters with a good, hard body kick but Zero shrugs it off.
Max Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liberte clinches.
Zero tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Liberte.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liberte.
Liberte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zero avoids it.
Liberte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Liberte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zero is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liberte.
Liberte taking a breather.
Liberte tries to land knees in the clinch but Zero avoids the damage to the body.
Zero blocks an elbow strike from Liberte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liberte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zero's brow.
Zero tries to score a body lock takedown but Liberte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liberte prevents the takedown attempt.
Liberte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zero's face.
Liberte lands an elbow just above Zero 's eye.
Liberte with a knee to the head.
It looks like Max Zero has been cut.
Liberte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Liberte manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liberte lands a knee to the head.
Zero is rocked!
Liberte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zero.
Liberte missing with knees to the body.
Zero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liberte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liberte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Liberte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urano Liberte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero walks into a straight right hand from Liberte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Zero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Liberte. That's going to slow Zero down.
Zero seems to have got his legs back now.
Liberte sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Zero to the ground! Liberte dives into full mount looking to finish!
Zero is desperately trying to improve his position but Liberte has a good base and remains in mount.
Liberte controlling from mount.
Zero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Max Zero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liberte in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zero is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberte controlling his opponent.
Zero is working to get back to half guard.
Zero is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Liberte lands a big shot there that rocks Zero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Liberte looking to control but Zero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Liberte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liberte trying to control but Zero is having none of it.
Liberte prevents Zero from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urano Liberte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liberte 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urano Liberte!
During a confident post fight interview, Urano Liberte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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