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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Emanuel has chosen I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Victor Le has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le scores with a jab to the head.
Le lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Emanuel moves out of range as Le strikes.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Emanuel lands a two punch combo.
Emanuel throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le scores with a nice right hand.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Le cracks Emanuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le lands with a straight right. Emanuel didn't see that one coming.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel moves out of range as Le strikes.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Emanuel slips a jab from Le.
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut.
Le connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emanuel dodges the punch combination from Le.
Emanuel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le missing with a left hand there. Emanuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le misses with a hook.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Emanuel.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Emanuel avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le.
Emanuel wants to clinch.
Le is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Le stuns Emanuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Le loads up on a big right hand but Emanuel slips the punch.
A slow jab from Le misses its intended target.
Emanuel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Le connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emanuel scrambles back to his feet.
Le throws out a loose jab but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel misses with a hook.
Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Emanuel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Le drops his hands momentarily and Emanuel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Le.
Le throws a shot from downtown. Emanuel moves away and avoids it.
Emanuel misses with a wild combination.
Le will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Le is having none of it.
Emanuel slips a jab from Le.
Emanuel scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Le ducked under it nicely.
Emanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le misses with a hook.
Emanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Le lands a jab.
Le misses with a hook. Emanuel ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Le throws a nice looking combination but Emanuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Le dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Le uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emanuel.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emanuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Emanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Le punishes Emanuel's body with a nice straight punch.
Le swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Emanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emanuel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Emanuel throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Emanuel tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emanuel.
Le cracks Emanuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Le misses with a hook.
Le throws out a loose jab but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le lands with a straight right. Emanuel didn't see that one coming.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Le 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Le moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Le tests Emanuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le throws a low kick but Emanuel moves out of range easily.
Emanuel slips under a jab from Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel slips a straight right by Le.
Le throws a jab when Emanuel was well out of range.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Victor Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le scores with a nice strike.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Le. Those never looked like landing.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel avoids the body shot from Le.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Emanuel moves out of range as Le strikes.
Le misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel dodges the punch combination from Le.
A left and a right from Le both land. Nice combination.
Emanuel scores with a jab. Le acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Le lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emanuel doesn't seem phased though.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
Nice defenses there by Emanuel.
Le connects with a body shot.
Victor Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel blocks a head kick by Le.
Le lands a jab to Emanuel's midsection.
Le throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emanuel.
Emanuel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab from Le.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le finds it's way round the side to connect with Emanuel's head.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emanuel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Emanuel is looking to clinch.
Le looks to land a right hand but Emanuel moved out of range.
Emanuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Le misses its intended target.
Le pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emanuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emanuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Le.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Le circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Le.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Le will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Le scores with the left hand. Emanuel knows he should have avoided that one.
Emanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le jabs Emanuel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Le punishes Emanuel's body with a nice straight punch.
Le lands a body shot.
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Emanuel, against the cage.
Le fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emanuel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Le connects with a nice looking jab.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Le scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Le misses with a two punch combination.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Emanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emanuel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A bone on bone clash there as Emanuel blocks the leg kick.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Emanuel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le at a distance.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Le fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel throws a hook but Le blocks it.
The fighters circling - Le throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emanuel scores with a body shot.
Emanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emanuel connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for Le.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Le cracks Emanuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Le lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emanuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le.
Emanuel with a hook.
Emanuel throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emanuel lands a lovely overhand right.
Le looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel takes one to the side of the head.
Emanuel has Le up against the cage in a clinch.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Emanuel, against the cage.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Le lands a body shot.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Europha Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Emanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le pushes Emanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Victor Le is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Le misses.
Le looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
Le staying out of range there.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
A nice combination there by Le.
Le lands a body shot.
Emanuel thuds a left hand into Le's body.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Le looks to land a combination but Emanuel avoids it well.
Le works Emanuel's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel looks to land a left hand but Le moved out of range nicely.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
A combination from Le does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Le.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Le!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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