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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rai Leonardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
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289 lbs
53 - 30 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Leonardo pushes him off.
Bean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonardo momentarily.
Bean doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonardo circles away.
Leonardo half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Leonardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo throwing a counter right hand but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean clinches.
Leonardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonardo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Leonardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bean is defending well for now.
Leonardo is trying to break the clinch but Bean is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bean.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonardo is trying to push Bean away but Bean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonardos head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo digs a right hand underneath Bean's ribcage. Bean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leonardo blocking some punches.
Leonardo lands with a right to the head.
Bean breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Bean.
Leonardo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bean avoids it.
A jab from Bean misses.
It looked like Leonardo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean takes one to the side of the head.
Leonardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leonardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leonardo cracks Bean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leonardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bean tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonardo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bean is out of range and Leonardo settles back down.
Leonardo defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bean has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bean and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Bean.
Leonardo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bean avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands with a good body shot.
Bean tries to clinch there but Leonardo circles away.
Bean lands a jab-cross combination.
Leonardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonardo looks to land a body kick but Bean moved away.
A nice side step and Bean releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonardo looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Leonardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leonardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonardo takes one to the chin there.
Leonardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bean is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leonardo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Leonardo pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonardo on the side of the head.
Bean throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonardo.
Leonardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean moves out of range as Leonardo strikes.
Bean let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leonardo counters with a nice leg kick.
Bean scores with a hook to the body. Leonardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leonardo slips a jab and a cross from Bean.
Leonardo defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Leonardo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonardo momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean misses with a looping left.
Leonardo lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with a body kick.
Bean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bean fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonardo lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
Bean has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leonardo.
Bean connects with a crisp jab.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Leonardo throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Bean.
Bean misses with the combination.
Leonardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bean's coach down at The Warehouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bean's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonardo defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonardo counters with a good, hard body kick but Bean shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
That's time! Leonardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bean avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Bean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bean stalks Leonardo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leonardo's face. Leonardo staggers backwards, shaken.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Bean's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Leonardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo pushes Bean away with a front kick.
Bean has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bean checks a leg kick.
Bean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bean counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean moves out of range of the body kick from Leonardo.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leonardo misses with a few strikes there.
Bean scores with a jab. Leonardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean blocks the body kick.
Bean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leonardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo.
Leonardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonardo has time to react.
Leonardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bean if he has to take too many more of those.
Leonardo tries to score with a low kick but Bean moves his leg out of the way.
Bean's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonardo under the eye.
Both fighters circling a little - Leonardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bean throws a series of punches but Leonardo avoids them all with ease.
Bean looks to land a right hand but Leonardo moved out of range.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Bean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leonardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Leonardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonardo misses the target.
The fighters circling - Bean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bean checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonardo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonardo.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Bean wants to clinch.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Bean misses the jab.
Bean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leonardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
A little jabbing left from Bean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bean blocks a jab.
Bean throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Leonardo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
Leonardo throws a wild body kick that Bean sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Leonardo misses.
Bean moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonardo.
Bean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Leonardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bean blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
Leonardo tries to circle away but Bean has him pinned against the cage.
Leonardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bean lands a really nice looking cross but Leonardo seems unphased.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Bean misses.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonardo throws out the jab.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Bean is looking for the big counter here.
Leonardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bean connects with a body shot.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean checks a low kick from Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a leg kick
and Bean holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Leonardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo breaks the clinch.
Bean clinches up against the cage.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Bean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonardo breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leonardo.
Bean lands a right hook to the body.
Bean avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bean is able to avoid easily.
Leonardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bean.
Leonardo misses with a two punch combination.
Bean with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonardo walks into a straight right hand from Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bean in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonardo is looking to chop away at Bean's legs.
Leonardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bean's calf.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bean tests Leonardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Leonardo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That kick from Leonardo tenderised Bean's leg. Bean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bean cracks Leonardo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Bean sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Leonardo backs off Bean throws a huge counter combo but Leonardo manages to avoid it all.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bean digs a good body shot into Leonardo's ribs.
Leonardo throws a wild body kick that Bean sees coming a mile off.
Bean has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leonardo.
Leonardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bean looks to land a combination but Leonardo avoids it well.
Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
Leonardo wants to slow Bean down by chopping away at his legs.
Leonardo lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Leonardo with a body shot.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean wants to counter the offense by Leonardo and move into the clinch position.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leonardo backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Butter Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean darts in trying to clinch
and Leonardo counters with a low kick, right behind Bean 's knee.
Leonardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Bean. Those never looked like landing.
Bean lands a head shot.
Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonardo motions for Bean to come forward. Leonardo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bean blocks a head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a kick to the body.
Leonardo tries a low kick but Bean avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Butter Bean just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
Leonardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Bean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonardo doesn't seem phased though.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
Leonardo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bean slips a jab from Leonardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leonardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leonardo swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Bean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonardo. Leonardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bean tries to clinch but Leonardo is having none of it.
Leonardo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bean just manages to avoid it.
Leonardo misses with a double jab.
Bean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bean slips a jab and a cross from Leonardo.
Bean misses with the combination.
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonardo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bean jabs Leonardo right on the nose. Leonardo blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Leonardo takes one to the chin there.
Bean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Leonardo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bean.
Bean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Bean connects with a body shot that sends Leonardo's belly button to the back.
Leonardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo.
Bean misses with a straight right.
Bean throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo is looking to counter punch.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonardo throws the kick towards the body but Bean avoids it.
Leonardo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bean tests Leonardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Bean misses.
Leonardo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leonardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bean throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.
Leonardo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bean just manages to avoid it.
Leonardo lands with a kick to the temple. Bean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonardo tries to land a front kick but Bean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Leonardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
Bean appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Leonardo looks to land a body kick but Bean moved away.
Leonardo walks into a stiff left hand from Bean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leonardo!
Bean is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Bean checks it.
Bean avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Bean cracks Leonardo with a good jab.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bean tries to clinch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonardo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bean tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
Bean pushes Leonardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bean tries to work over Leonardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean has Leonardo pressed against the cage, preventing Leonardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bean lands a shoulder strike.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonardo has him pressed against the cage.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leonardo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo keeps Bean at a distance using the push kick.
Bean throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Bean.
Bean clinches up with Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonardo lands a nice uppercut.
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonardo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bean. Bean circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bean throws the left hand but Leonardo avoids the punch easily.
Leonardo throws a push kick but Bean slaps the foot to one side.
Bean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leonardo counters with a thumping low kick.
Bean is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bean avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonardo misses the target.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Bean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leonardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bean checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonardo manages to avoid it.
Rai Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butter Bean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a hook but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses.
Bean tries to counter with a clinch but Leonardo shakes him off and moves away.
Bean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leonardo connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Bean.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Bean.
Leonardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Leonardo pushes him off.
Leonardo is looking to counter with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Leonardo misses.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo moves away from the strike by Bean.
Leonardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Leonardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Bean.
Bean doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonardo circles away.
Jab from Bean.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Bean moved away.
Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. Bean moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bean blocks the leg kick.
Leonardo misses with the body kick
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonardo throws a body kick that misses
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
You can see that Bean has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bean throws a shot to the body.
Leonardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bean lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bean.
Bean feints a jab promting Leonardo to slip. Bean then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leonardo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leonardo wants to land a leg kick but Bean is out of range.
Leonardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo tried to counter with a leg kick but Bean avoided it.
Bean connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Bean. Those never looked like landing.
Bean misses with the combination.
Leonardo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bean misses with an uppercut
and Leonardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Bean lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bean 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Bean!
Butter Bean is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Butter Bean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Rai Leonardo spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks guys for the support but it just wasn't my night. Will come back stronger!'.
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