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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao (ranked 3940 p4p, 194 weight class) and Tim Lincekum (ranked 2413 p4p, 116 weight class). Lincekum has chosen BYOB as his entrance music. Tim Lincekum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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136 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Lincekum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincekum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bordignon Miyao.
Lincekum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lincekum throws a body punch but Bordignon Miyao moves out of range.
Lincekum throws a looping overhand right but Bordignon Miyao ducks down to avoid it.
Bordignon Miyao slips under a jab.
Lincekum misses with an uppercut. Bordignon Miyao saw that one coming.
Bordignon Miyao swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lincekum counter with a right hand.
Bordignon Miyao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bordignon Miyao tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lincekum manages to circle out of the way.
Lincekum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bordignon Miyao.
Lincekum throws a hook but Bordignon Miyao blocks it.
Bordignon Miyao defending well as Lincekum loads up on a big left hand.
Bordignon Miyao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a wild body shot.
Lincekum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincekum misses with a body shot.
Bordignon Miyao has closed the distance and engaged Lincekum in a clinch.
Lincekum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincekum slowing the pace effectively.
Bordignon Miyao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincekum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bordignon Miyao avoids it.
Lincekum looking to throw knees to the head but Bordignon Miyao is blocking nicely.
Bordignon Miyao has Lincekum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lincekum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bordignon Miyao breaks from the clinch.
Lincekum punishes Bordignon Miyao's body with a nice straight punch.
Lincekum takes a swing at Bordignon Miyao's ribcage but misses.
Bordignon Miyao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lincekum looks to score with a jab to the body but Bordignon Miyao is just out of range.
Lincekum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lincekum keeps the fight on the outside.
Bordignon Miyao throws a right hand that Lincekum ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincekum also avoids with ease.
Bordignon Miyao is looking to clinch but Lincekum is avoiding it.
Lincekum scores with a three punch combo!
That's two 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!
Bordignon Miyao swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
Bordignon Miyao throws a one two combo.
Lincekum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lincekum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lincekum throws a combination. Bordignon Miyao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lincekum throws a hook to the side of Bordignon Miyao's head but Bordignon Miyao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincekum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bordignon Miyao manages to avoid it.
Lincekum misses with a double jab.
Lincekum blocks a jab.
Lincekum cracks a nice hook into Bordignon Miyao's ribs.
Bordignon Miyao slips under a jab from Lincekum.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a hook. Lincekum ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Bordignon Miyao finds it's way through Lincekum's defenses.
A shot to the body from Bordignon Miyao misses
and Bordignon Miyao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincekum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bordignon Miyao moves out of range as Lincekum strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bordignon Miyao changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lincekum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tim Lincekum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bordignon Miyao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lincekum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bordignon Miyao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bordignon Miyao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincekum.
Lincekum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bordignon Miyao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincekum moves away.
Lincekum jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bordignon Miyao tries to clinch but Lincekum moves away
and Lincekum counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincekum lands a jab.
Bordignon Miyao gets a double leg takedown into Lincekum's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bordignon Miyao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lincekum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bordignon Miyao throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao throwing strikes but missing.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincekum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lincekum controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bordignon Miyao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bordignon Miyao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bordignon Miyao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincekum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincekum manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bordignon Miyao staying out of range there.
Bordignon Miyao looks to throw the jab but Lincekum is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Lincekum 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.
Lincekum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bordignon Miyao doesn't seem bothered though.
Lincekum misses with a wild combination.
Lincekum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lincekum misses with the combination.
Lincekum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lincekum avoids the body shot from Bordignon Miyao.
Lincekum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bordignon Miyao looks to clinch
and Lincekum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lincekum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lincekum sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lincekum in his tracks.
Bordignon Miyao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bordignon Miyao is looking to wear down Lincekum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bordignon Miyao tries to clinch but Lincekum moves out of range.
Bordignon Miyao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lincekum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tim Lincekum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincekum jabs Bordignon Miyao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lincekum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bordignon Miyao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lincekum throws out a loose jab but Bordignon Miyao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a hook to the body
and Lincekum counters with a series of strikes. Bordignon Miyao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lincekum missing with a left hand there. Bordignon Miyao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Bordignon Miyao.
Lincekum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bordignon Miyao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lincekum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a shoot takedown. Lincekum fights it but they end up in guard.
Lincekum is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bordignon Miyao presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bordignon Miyao lands with a short shot to the head.
Lincekum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lincekum looking to throw knees to the head but Bordignon Miyao is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a punch to the body.
Bordignon Miyao throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincekum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincekum.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the position but instead, Lincekum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bordignon Miyao into the cage.
Lincekum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bordignon Miyao misses with the head strike.
Bordignon Miyao misses with the head strike.
Bordignon Miyao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bordignon Miyao tries to score a body lock takedown but Lincekum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bordignon Miyao scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bordignon Miyao as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Lincekum to work.
Bordignon Miyao dodges an elbow strike from Lincekum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bordignon Miyao stalling in the clinch.
Lincekum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincekum can't find room to land a body shot as Bordignon Miyao controls the action.
Lincekum misses with a knee strike.
Bordignon Miyao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lincekum up against the cage.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a hook to the body.
Bordignon Miyao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a shot to the side of Lincekum's head.
Lincekum can't find room to land a body shot as Bordignon Miyao controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao lands with a short shot to the head.
Lincekum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincekum misses with a knee to the head.
Lincekum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lincekum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lincekum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tim Lincekum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincekum scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bordignon Miyao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bordignon Miyao closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bordignon Miyao tries to work over Lincekum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bordignon Miyao has Lincekum pressed against the cage.
Bordignon Miyao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lincekum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bordignon Miyao avoids a wild elbow strike from Lincekum.
Lincekum misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Lincekum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bordignon Miyao catches Lincekum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bordignon Miyao motions for Lincekum to come forward. Bordignon Miyao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bordignon Miyao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lincekum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bordignon Miyao up against the cage.
Lincekum tries to land knees in the clinch but Bordignon Miyao avoids the damage to the body.
Bordignon Miyao stalling in the clinch.
Bordignon Miyao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bordignon Miyao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lincekum looking to throw knees to the head but Bordignon Miyao is blocking nicely.
Lincekum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bordignon Miyao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Lincekum as the two fighters clinch.
Lincekum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bordignon Miyao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lincekum lands a left hand.
Lincekum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lincekum slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Bordignon Miyao - that landed with a thud.
Lincekum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bordignon Miyao avoiding damage as Lincekum throws knees to the body.
Bordignon Miyao goes for a takedown attempt but Lincekum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Bordignon Miyao misses.
Lincekum throws a right and a left that Bordignon Miyao avoids nicely.
Bordignon Miyao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lincekum.
Lincekum lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao tries to clinch there but Lincekum circles away.
The fighters circling - Bordignon Miyao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lincekum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao lands a really nice looking cross but Lincekum seems unphased.
Lincekum misses with a hook. Bordignon Miyao ducked under it nicely.
Bordignon Miyao throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Lincekum.
Bordignon Miyao tries to counter with a takedown but Lincekum is quick to defend against it.
Bordignon Miyao fails with the takedown
and Lincekum counters with a straight right hand.
Lincekum ducks under a wild hook from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao wants to clinch up but Lincekum keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bordignon Miyao circles away quickly and effectively.
Bordignon Miyao throws an off balance right hand
and Lincekum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bordignon Miyao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bordignon Miyao dodges the punch combination from Lincekum.
Lincekum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lincekum shoots in but no luck this time.
Bordignon Miyao connects with a body shot.
Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincekum scores with a nice head shot.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a nice right hand.
Bordignon Miyao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincekum.
Lincekum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bordignon Miyao manages to avoid it.
A big left from Lincekum misses.
Lincekum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bordignon Miyao missing with a left hand there. Lincekum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum throws a jab but it's blocked by Bordignon Miyao.
Lincekum tries to close the distance and clinch but Bordignon Miyao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Bordignon Miyao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bordignon Miyao swings widly with a right hand
and Lincekum counters with a three punch combo that has Bordignon Miyao backing up. Bordignon Miyao nods at Lincekum to acknowledge the strikes.
Tim Lincekum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lincekum misses the shot to the body.
Bordignon Miyao tries to counter by clinching up but Lincekum breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab from Lincekum.
Bordignon Miyao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lincekum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lincekum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lincekum just misses with a punch to the body.
Bordignon Miyao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Lincekum misses.
Lincekum lands a jab to Bordignon Miyao's midsection.
Bordignon Miyao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lincekum.
Bordignon Miyao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lincekum is out of range and Bordignon Miyao settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Lincekum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lincekum 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Lincekum!
After the big win, Tim Lincekum made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dauntless and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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