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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes to the cage accompanied by Dies Irae. Lebowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Man in Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 cm
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222 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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222 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Lebowski! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Damon needs to keep his hands up - Lebowski had a free shot at his head there. Lebowski misses with a left hand and Damon counters with a stiff right hand. Damon misses with a looping left. Lebowski dodges the punch combination from Damon.
Damon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lebowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lebowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damon throws a jab when Lebowski was well out of range. Lebowski throws a shot to the body.
Damon slips under a jab from Lebowski. Damon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lebowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lebowski lands a lovely overhand right. Damon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lebowski back to the cage. Damon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Lebowski. A left lands for Lebowski. A big left from Lebowski misses. Damon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Ron Damon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lebowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Lebowski lands with a cross. Damon tries to work over Lebowski's front leg with a kick but Lebowski checks it. Damon slips a straight right by Lebowski. Lebowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Damon misses with a few strikes there.
Damon connects with a leg kick. Lebowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lebowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damon.
Lebowski avoids a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lebowski. Damon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski. A combination from Damon does no damage. Lebowski throws a right and a left that Damon avoids nicely. Lebowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Lebowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damon manages to avoid it. Lebowski shoots and misses and Damon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Lebowski has a takedown stuffed. Ron Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Lebowski. Damon connects with a right hand. Lebowski shakes it off. Lebowski throws a big shot that misses. A jab lands there for Damon. A punch combination from Damon misses. Damon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lebowski has time to react. Damon slaps away a takedown attempt from Lebowski, before circling back to the center of the mat. Lebowski misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lebowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damon.
Lebowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Lebowski avoids the head kick by Damon.
Damon misses with a wild body shot. Lebowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Damon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lebowski looks to throw the jab but Damon is out of range. Damon misses with a body shot.
Damon looks to land a body kick but Lebowski moved away. Lebowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lebowski takes one to the chin there. Lebowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lebowski moves away from the strike by Damon. Damon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damon looks to throw the jab but Lebowski is out of range. Damon swinging wildly here.
Lebowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damon's head. Lebowski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Damon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lebowski. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lebowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damon at a distance.
Damon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lebowski to score an easy takedown into full guard. Damon looking for a sweep. Not yet Damon, not yet. Damon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lebowski controls the pace. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lebowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damon swivels though and keeps the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Damon dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Damon throws the left hand but Lebowski avoids the punch easily. A telegraphed right hand from Damon misses the target. Lebowski lands a nice hook to Damon's body. Damon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Damon misses with a body shot.
Lebowski scores with a nice right hand.
Damon throws a head kick that misses. Lebowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Damon throws a combination that misses and Lebowski counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lebowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Ron Damon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lebowski scores with a body shot.
Lebowski blocks a head kick by Damon.
Damon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lebowski. Lebowski cracks Damon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Damon. No joy for Lebowski on that attempt. Damon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Lebowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Lebowski avoids the head kick by Damon.
Damon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lebowski is just out of range. Lebowski closes the distance and clinches up with Damon, looking for a takedown. Lebowski pushes Damon against the cage but Damon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Lebowski drives through with a takedown into guard. Damon has his foot on Lebowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lebowski works his way back into a safe position though. Damon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lebowski controls the pace. Lebowski wants to pass the guard but Damon is keeping the position. Damon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Damon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lebowski controls the pace. Damon wants to stand and escape but Lebowski is having none of it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Damon wants to sweep here but Lebowski controlling him for the moment. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Damon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Lebowski tries to circle away but Damon has him pinned against the cage. Lebowski working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lebowski is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lebowski. Lebowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Lebowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lebowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Damon has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Damon manages to break the clinch.
Damon lands a jab to the nose. Ron Damon is winning the standup battle so far. Damon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lebowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Damon misses with a left hand and Lebowski counters with a two punch combo. Damon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lebowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Damon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lebowski.
Lebowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Damon. That one must have hurt. Lebowski throws the left hand but Damon avoids the punch easily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lebowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Damon misses with a body shot.
Lebowski scores with a body shot.
Damon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Lebowski will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Damon misses with a double jab.
Lebowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Damon swings for the body but Lebowski moves out of range.
Lebowski lands a right hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damon 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 Lebowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lebowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Damon misses with an uppercut. Lebowski saw that one coming. Damon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lebowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ron Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Damon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A big left from Damon misses. Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damon moves away. Lebowski misses with a takedown attempt - Damon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. The fighters circling - Lebowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Damon moves away from the strike by Lebowski. Lebowski slips under a jab from Damon.
That's one minute gone in the round. Damon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lebowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lebowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damon dodges the punch combination from Lebowski.
Damon throws a nice looking combination but Lebowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A telegraphed right hand from Damon misses the target. Damon looks to throw the jab but Lebowski is out of range. Damon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lebowski misses with a wild body shot. Lebowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Damon throws a shot from downtown. Lebowski moves away and avoids it. Damon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lebowski on the side of the head. Lebowski misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Lebowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Damon lands with a shot to the body. Lebowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Lebowski misses with a wild body shot. Damon lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Damon avoids the body shot from Lebowski.
Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski. Damon lands a jab to Lebowski's midsection. Lebowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Damon scores with the left hand. Lebowski knows he should have avoided that one. Lebowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damon. Damon works the jab nicely. Lebowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damon rather than just go for the knockout. Lebowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Lebowski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damon is looking to land body kicks. Damon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lebowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Lebowski scores a takedown into full mount! Damon wants to hold on but Lebowski pushes him away. Damon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Damon tries to free his leg and advance position but Lebowski is retaining full guard. Lebowski trying to keep a closed guard but Damon is proving a slippery customer.
Damon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebowski's head. Damon working some strikes from top position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Damon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Damon wants to control from the top but Lebowski keeps moving. Damon throws a big elbow that misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lebowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Ron Damon showed his dominance in that final round. I think Damon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Damon! Ron Damon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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