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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tota Lidel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidel comes to the cage accompanied by Dry Kill Logic - Lost. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Lidel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lidel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lidel tries to land a front kick but Harvey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harvey takes a swing at Lidel's ribcage but misses.
Harvey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lidel's head.
Lidel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lidel throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Lidel throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Lidel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lidel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lidel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lidel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lidel drops an elbow to the side of Harvey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidel moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lidel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here as Lidel stalls from top position.
Lidel tries to score with some ground and pound. Harvey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lidel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lidel in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harvey down.
Lidel trying to control the action but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Lidel in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Harvey is not content to let Lidel control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey regains half guard, as Lidel was trying to land strikes.
Harvey tries to get to full guard but Lidel has control of the leg.
Lidel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lidel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lidel trying to advance position but Harvey counters by regaining guard.
Lidel throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidel forces his way into half guard.
Lidel drops an elbow to the side of Harvey's head.
Lidel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harvey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harvey controlling the position well.
Lidel trying to control the action but Harvey is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidel misses with a head shot. Harvey uses the momentum to regain guard.
Harvey trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Lidel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lidel lands a jab to Harvey's midsection.
Lidel misses with a low kick.
Lidel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harvey but Harvey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lidel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lidel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
and Lidel counters with a body kick.
Tota Lidel is winning the standup battle so far.
Lidel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harvey.
Lidel thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Lidel lands a nice shot that snaps Harvey's head back.
Paul Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harvey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lidel - the referee stops the clock and Harvey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lidel. Harvey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lidel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lidel scores with a push kick.
Lidel motions for Harvey to come forward. Lidel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Lidel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harvey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lidel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harvey is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey walks into a stiff left hand from Lidel.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lidel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lidel.
Lidel is looking to slow Harvey down with leg kicks.
Harvey drops his hands momentarily and Lidel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Lidel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lidel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lidel cracks Harvey with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Lidel slips the punch.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lidel.
Harvey digs a good body shot into Lidel's ribs.
Lidel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Lidel.
Lidel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lidel fakes the leg kick and cracks Harvey in the body.
A head kick from Lidel lands but Harvey takes it in his stride.
Lidel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harvey can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidel fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lidel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harvey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lidel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lidel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lidel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lidel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lidel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Lidel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lidel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tota Lidel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lidel is staying tight to Harvey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lidel.
Harvey parries the strikes from Lidel easily there. Lidel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Harvey to escape.
Lidel controlling the position from side mount.
Harvey regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lidel's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Harvey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lidel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidel throws a strike but Harvey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lidel wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lidel keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Lidel dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Harvey misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
Lidel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harvey pinned against the cage. Harvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lidel scores with a takedown into Harvey's guard.
Lidel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidel is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
Lidel content to stall in guard here.
Lidel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidel content to stall in guard here.
Lidel trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Lidel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lidel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Lidel from controlling successfully.
Paul Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tota Lidel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lidel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harvey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lidel counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lidel dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lidel digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Lidel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harvey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lidel.
Lidel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harvey. Harvey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lidel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lidel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lidel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lidel throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lidel circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Harvey to the canvas! Harvey doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lidel keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tota Lidel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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