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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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202 cm
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266 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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225 cm
29
300 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leonardo swings and misses with a shot to the body and Leonardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leonardo, pushing him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonardo. Leonardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wha is defending well for now. Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wha blocks it with crossed arms. Leonardo lands a nice shot to the body. Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonardo avoids it. Leonardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
Wha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards. Wha lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wha is working Leonardo over against the cage. Leonardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wha is defending well for now. Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo lands a nice knee to the body. Leonardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wha controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonardos head. Wha takes a shot to the head. Wha tries a body shot but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo misses with a hook from the clinch. Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leonardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wha avoids it. Wha trying to control the position but instead, Leonardo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wha into the cage. Leonardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. 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! Wha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards. Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
A short body shot lands from Wha as the two fighters clinch.
Wha is looking to control Leonardo's arms but Leonardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wha has his back to the cage. Nice body punch from Wha - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leonardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wha lands a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Wha - that landed with a thud.
Leonardo is breathing heavily. Wha struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
Leonardo blocks the elbow strike.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wha tries to work over Leonardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wha closes the distance and clinches. Wha misses with a knee strike.
Leonardo scores with a shoulder strike. Leonardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it. Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Leonardo missing with knees to the body.
Leonardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wha.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonardo missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wha.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but Wha blocks with his arms.
A short left from Wha. Wha wants to break free but Leonardo has control.
Leonardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wha avoids it. Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wha wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonardo won't allow it.
Wha lands with a light punch inside. Still in the clinch, Leonardo scores with a nice short uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Leonardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Leonardo avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonardo.
A short uppercut from Leonardo. Wha swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it. Leonardo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wha's face.
Leonardo misses with a short punch on the inside. Wha taking a breather. A knee to the head by Wha.
Wha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wha has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Leonardo misses with a knee to the head. Wha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards. Leonardo looking to throw knees to the head but Wha is blocking nicely.
Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleh Wha 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.
Leonardo swings for the body but Wha moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonardo.
Wha misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming. Leonardo looks to land a left hand but Wha moved out of range nicely. Leonardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wha's sensitive parts. Wha rushes Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Leonardo misses with a knee strike.
Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wha blocks it with crossed arms. Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wha blocks it with crossed arms. Wha breaks the clinch.
Wha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonardo can pounce on him.
Leonardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Wha.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Wha sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonardo. Leonardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Leonardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wha takes a step back to recover. Leonardo throws a leg kick but Wha sees it coming and checks it nicely. Leonardo throws a leg kick which misses Wha's front leg but catches the back leg as Wha tries to avoid it. Leonardo throws a quick inside leg kick. Wha throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Leonardo throws a head kick that misses. Leonardo drives through and clinches with Wha against the cage.
Wha lands a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Leonardo lands with a short head shot on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Leonardo. Wha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wha struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wha lands with a left to the head. Leonardo gets through Wha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Wha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Leonardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Leonardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wha. Wha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards. Leonardo lands a knee to the body.
Wha is breathing heavily. Leonardo prevents a body shot from Wha. Leonardo keeps control of Wha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Wha tries a knee to the head but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo lands a shoulder strike. Leonardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leonardo gets through Wha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wha blocks it with crossed arms. Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo misses with the head strike.
Leonardo misses with a hook from the clinch. Wha misses with some punches.
Leonardo misses with a knee strike.
Leonardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body. Wha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonardo. Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
Wha managing to block the knees to the body from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wha. Leonardo missing with knees to the body.
Leonardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wha is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leonardo lands a nice knee to the body. Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Leonardo.
This has been an exciting period of action! A nice right hand lands inside from Wha. Leonardo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Wha throws a head punch that misses. Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha is looking to control Leonardo's arms but Leonardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wha has his back to the cage. Leonardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Leonardo blocks a body shot from Wha. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wha looking to slow down the pace here. A short left from Wha. Wha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonardo's elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Leonardo dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leonardo wants to land a leg kick but Wha is out of range. Wha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Leonardo gets tackled into the cage by Wha. Wha maintains the clinch. Wha misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Wha blocks it.
Wha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wha misses with the head strike.
Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo looking to throw knees to the head but Wha is blocking nicely.
Wha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonardo blocks it with crossed arms. Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Leonardo fails to land. Leonardo lands a shoulder strike. Leonardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rai Leonardo has scored more points in the clinch so far. Wha misses with a body punch.
Wha managing to block the knees to the body from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wha backwards. Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wha. Wha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Wha blocks it.
Leonardo connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action! Leonardo looking to throw knees to the head but Wha is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Leonardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonardo scores with a nice hook to the head. Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonardo avoids it. Wha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Wha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonardo lands a shoulder strike. Wha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo thuds his shin into the meat of Wha's side. Leonardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wha avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wha. Danga de danga de dang - Leonardo scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wha throws a shot to the body.
Wha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Rai Leonardo is winning the standup battle so far. Leonardo throws a nice outside leg kick. Leonardo lands a high kick!
Wha gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wha is trying to break the clinch but Leonardo is controlling him. Wha can't find room to land a body shot as Leonardo controls the action.
Wha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wha blocks it with crossed arms. Leonardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wha backwards. Leonardo prevents a body shot from Wha. Leonardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wha backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leonardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wha is trying to stall.
Leonardo has a couple of punches blocked by Wha.
Leonardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. A short right from Leonardo. Wha misses with a knee to the head. Leonardo scores with a shoulder strike. Leonardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Nice body punch from Leonardo - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A shot in the inside from Leonardo. Wha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Leonardo clearly takes that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leonardo misses with a low kick. Leonardo tries to clinch but Wha moves out of range. Leonardo looks to land a right hand but Wha moved out of range. Leonardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wha rushes Leonardo and presses him up against the cage. Knees to the body from Leonardo.
Wha lands with a light punch inside. Wha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Wha tries a knee to the head but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
Wha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Leonardo scores a nice knee to the body.
Wha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A shot in the inside from Leonardo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leonardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wha backwards. Wha can't break the clinch.
Wha is trying to force a seperation but Leonardo has the dominant position. Knees in the clinch landing for Leonardo.
Leonardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Leonardo misses with a knee to the head. Leonardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonardo scores with a shot to the side of Wha's head. Leonardo has Wha pressed against the cage, preventing Wha from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leonardo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leonardo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Leonardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonardo missing with knees to the body.
Leonardo gets through Wha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wha blocks it with crossed arms. Leonardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Wha controls the action.
Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonardo tries to throw a body punch but Wha avoids it by throwing Leonardo back against the cage. Wha working aggressively here.
Wha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wha takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha manages to break the clinch.
Wha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Wha blocks a head kick by Leonardo.
Wha lands a jab to the nose. Leonardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bleh Wha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Leonardo is looking to score with low kicks. Wha tries a head kick but it misses.
Wha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Leonardo looking to throw knees to the head but Wha is blocking nicely.
Wha is leaning against Leonardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wha misses with a knee to the head. Leonardo dodges an elbow strike from Wha.
Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wha. A short right from Leonardo on the inside. Knees to the body from Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a knee strike.
Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wha is trying to break the clinch but Leonardo has him pressed against the cage. Wha tries a knee to the head but Leonardo blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Leonardo. A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Leonardo had his way with Bleh Wha in that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leonardo keeps Wha at a distance using the push kick. Leonardo scores with a head kick. Wha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Wha avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Wha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonardo.
Wha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Leonardo sizes up Wha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Wha throws a lazy body kick and Leonardo counters with a leg kick. Leonardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wha.
Wha gets a clinch. Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
A short uppercut from Leonardo. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wha scores with a shoulder strike. Wha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonardo has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but Wha blocks with his arms.
Leonardo connects with a knee to the head.
Leonardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wha is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Leonardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
Leonardo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leonardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wha's elbow. Wha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Leonardo misses with a hook from the clinch. Leonardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonardo pushes Wha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonardo. Leonardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wha backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Leonardo scores a nice knee to the body.
Leonardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leonardo lands a shoulder strike. Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Wha blocks it.
Leonardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Leonardo landing knees to the head.
Wha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonardo lands a body punch. Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Wha blocks it.
Wha looking to throw knees to the head but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Leonardo gets through Wha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Wha tries to break free but Leonardo pushes him back against the cage. Leonardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wha or not. Still in the clinch, Leonardo scores with a nice short uppercut. A short left from Leonardo. A short right from Leonardo. Leonardo managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
Wha tries to throw a body punch but Leonardo avoids it by throwing Wha back against the cage. Leonardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Leonardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wha avoids it. Wha working Leonardo over with knees to the body. Nice body punch from Leonardo. Wha working aggressively here.
Leonardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wha backwards. 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! Leonardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it. Leonardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Wha. Wha takes a knee to the side of the body. Leonardo crunches a lovely knee into Wha's ribcage. Leonardo lands a hook to the side of the head. Leonardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Leonardo looking to throw knees to the head but Wha is blocking nicely.
Bleh Wha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
Leonardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Leonardo blocking some punches.
Leonardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wha throws a head punch that misses. Leonardo drops Wha with a big knee straight up the middle! Wha is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wha is rocked! Wha walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Leonardo! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rai Leonardo! Rai Leonardo retains his super heavyweight title! During a confident post fight interview, Rai Leonardo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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