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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Canton Caning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester has chosen I Feel Wonderful as his entrance music. Canton Caning could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moe Lester's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Canton Caning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caning blocks a head kick by Lester.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Caning blocks a low kick nicely.
Caning lands a big head kick that sends Lester tumbling to the mat! Caning takes a step backwards and waves Lester back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lester is rocked!
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Lester tries to clinch up but Caning circles away and keeps his distance.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Caning moves out of range easily.
Lester throws a leg kick which misses Caning's front leg but catches the back leg as Caning tries to avoid it.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Lester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lester tries to clinch up but Caning circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Lester misses
and Caning counters with a leg kick.
Caning throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester throws a front kick aimed at Caning's knee but Caning avoids it well.
Lester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caning on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Caning misses
and Lester moves into the clinch.
Caning avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Caning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caning tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lester.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Caning is blocking nicely.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Lester misses with an elbow strike.
Caning's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caning takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lester tries to work over Caning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caning takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caning has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Canton Caning has been cut.
Caning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Lester.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Caning breaks the clinch.
Caning tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Caning pushes him off.
Lester looks to land a body kick but Caning moved away.
Caning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Lester misses
and Caning counters with a head kick.
Lester thows a leg kick but Caning checks it
and Caning counters with an outside leg kick.
Caning throws a lazy head kick
and Lester counters with a good, hard body kick but Caning shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lester. That's going to slow Caning down.
Caning is breathing heavily.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caning, pushing him back against the cage.
Lester displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caning up against the cage.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caning.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Lester to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caning tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lester is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Caning is trying to break free.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caning's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caning can't break the clinch.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caning avoids it.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caning counters with a body kick that stops Lester in his tracks momentarily.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Caning circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caning throws a head kick that misses
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Caning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caning throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Caning tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester throws a leg kick
and Caning counters with a head kick that drops Lester to the mat! Lester scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lester is still on wobbly legs! Can Caning finish him?
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lester seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lester tries to clinch there but Caning circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws and low kick but Caning moves out of range easily.
Lester darts in and clinches Caning up against the cage.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caning avoids it.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester stalling against the cage.
Caning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Caning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Lester.
Caning wants to break free but Lester has control.
Caning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Lester misses
and Caning counters with a head kick. That will keep Lester thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lester tries to clinch up
and Caning counters with a head kick. That will keep Lester thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caning throws a head kick that misses
and Lester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Caning is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester wants to clinch.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester clinches but Caning breaks the clinch
and Caning counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lester is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lester in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick
and Caning counters with a thumping low kick.
Caning throws a head kick that misses
and Lester moves into the clinch.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Lester leaning against his opponent.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caning avoids it.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caning is defending well for now.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caning's efforts to push away.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Caning won't want to take too many of those.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caning is defending well for now.
Caning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caning is defending well for now.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caning.
Lester prevents Caning from breaking the clinch.
Lester has Caning pressed against the cage.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester leaning against his opponent.
Caning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caning blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caning's efforts to push away.
Caning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caning is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canton Caning dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Caning's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caning misses with a low kick as Lester jumps back.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Caning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester avoids the head kick by Caning.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Caning throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Caning throws a lazy head kick
and Lester counters with a good low kick that Caning was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caning chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lester can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Caning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caning is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lester wants to clinch up but Caning keeps it at a distance.
Caning tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Lester misses.
Caning circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Caning circles away.
Lester throws a head kick that misses
and Caning counters with a nice body kick.
Caning moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
Lester darts in and clinches Caning up against the cage.
Caning is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caning is looking to break free of the clinch but Lester has double underhooks.
Caning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caning.
Caning wants to break free but Lester has control.
Lester leaning against his opponent.
Caning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caning working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Lester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caning up against the cage.
Caning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester stalling against the cage.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caning.
Caning manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caning throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
A low kick from Lester misses
and Caning counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caning, right into the meat.
Caning pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lester is out of range and Caning settles back down.
Lester throws a lazy body kick
and Caning counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
Caning throws a head kick that misses
and Lester counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lester is looking to chop away at Caning's legs.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caning counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Caning throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Caning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester blocks a head kick by Caning.
Caning misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester tries to clinch but Caning moves away
and Caning counters with an outside leg kick.
Caning tries a head kick but it misses.
Caning throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester throws a body kick the misses
and Caning counters with a big head kick but Lester shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canton Caning clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lester tries to clinch up.
Lester explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lester throws a lazy head kick
and Caning counters with a head kick.
Lester tries to clinch but Caning moves out of range.
Caning walks into a stiff left hand from Lester.
Caning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester throws a head kick that half lands.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Caning pushes him off.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester throws a leg kick which misses Caning's front leg but catches the back leg as Caning tries to avoid it.
Lester wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Lester presses Caning against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caning.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lester stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Caning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Caning.
Caning keeps the fight on the outside.
Caning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a head kick that misses
and Caning counters with a nice leg kick.
Caning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lester.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caning avoids the head kick by Lester.
Lester clinches up against the cage.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caning is defending well for now.
Caning wants to break free but Lester has control.
Lester is pushing Caning up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caning.
Lester stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Caning's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Lester avoids the head kick by Caning.
A low kick from Lester misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tried to score with a low kick but Caning checks it.
Lester throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caning counters with a head kick.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lester thows a body shot but no joy.
Caning throws a head kick that misses.
Caning throws a nice head kick!
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Caning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caning throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lester misses with a straight left.
Lester darts in trying to clinch
and Caning counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lester is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lester tries to clinch but Caning moves out of range.
Caning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caning is looking to score with low kicks.
Caning lands a front kick.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Caning circles away.
Lester tries to clinch but Caning is having none of it.
Caning displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lester.
Lester tries to clinch up but Caning circles away and keeps his distance.
Lester looks to clinch
and Caning counters with a nice leg kick.
Lester is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caning.
Caning throws a lazy head kick
and Lester counters with a low kick, right behind Caning 's knee.
Caning keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester throws a leg kick
and Caning counters with a thumping low kick.
Caning looks to land a body kick but Lester moved away.
Lester blocks a head kick by Caning.
Canton Caning is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lester tries to clinch there but Caning circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Caning.
Lester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lester throws a hook but Caning avoids it easily.
Caning uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Caning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Caning pushes him off.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester wants to clinch.
Lester tries to clinch up
and Caning counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caning counters with a nice leg kick.
Caning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caning throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester throws a lazy head kick
and Caning counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caning.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lester is looking to clinch but Caning is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caning misses with a head kick.
Lester clinches but Caning breaks the clinch
and Caning counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lester is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Caning ducks down to avoid it.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Caning moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Lester.
Caning keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester wants to clinch up but Caning keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Canton Caning showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caning has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Canton Caning!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Canton Caning!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Canton Caning!
Canton Caning wins by unanimous decision!
Canton Caning retains his lightweight title!
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