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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudu Paraiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudu Paraiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dudu Paraiba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lime Lister!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paraiba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lister sprawls well. Lister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paraiba gets slowly back to his feet.
Paraiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lister.
Paraiba slips a jab and a cross from Lister.
Lister throws a big shot that misses.
Lister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paraiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paraiba shoots in looking for a takedown but Lister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paraiba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lister stuns Paraiba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paraiba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Paraiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lister stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lister wants it to stay on the feet.
Lister will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paraiba circles away quickly and effectively.
Lister throws a hook but Paraiba avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister misses with a wild combination.
Lister lands a head shot.
Lister throws a nice looking combination but Paraiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paraiba shoots and misses
and Lister counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paraiba won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lister decides to stand back up. Lister steps back and let's Paraiba get back to his feet.
Lister misses with a lunging right hand
and Paraiba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paraiba tries to free his leg and advance position but Lister is retaining full guard.
Lister wants to stand and escape but Paraiba is having none of it.
Lister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paraiba's guard.
Paraiba has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lister is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Paraiba.
Paraiba is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Paraiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been told by Paraiba's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paraiba walks into a jab.
Lister lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lister.
Lister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paraiba throws a lazy right hand but Lister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paraiba blocks a head kick by Lister.
Lister feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paraibas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba dodges the punch combination from Lister.
The crowd cheers as Lister lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paraiba doesn't seem phased though.
Paraiba fails with a takedown attempt.
Paraiba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paraiba.
Lister gets caught napping as Paraiba dives in and scores a takedown. Lister manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paraiba trying to move into half guard but instead Lister has managed to sweep!
Paraiba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lister stands up from Paraiba's guard - Lister perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba tries for a takedown but Lister circles away easily
and Lister counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lister connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been informed that Lister has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Paraiba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paraiba.
Lister lands with a hook. Paraiba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lister throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lister.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lister throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paraiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paraiba fails to land the takedown.
Paraiba scores with a jab. Lister acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lime Lister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paraiba goes for a double leg but Lister avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lister continues to drive forward.
Lister breaks from the clinch.
Paraiba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paraiba stands and throws Lister's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lister is not content to let Paraiba control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lister wants to control but Paraiba postures up.
Paraiba tries to advance to mount but can't.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lister. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lister is trying to get back to half guard.
Paraiba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lister makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lister.
Lister keeping moving, preventing Paraiba from controlling successfully.
Lime Lister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paraiba is one step ahead there.
Paraiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba slips nicely into half guard.
Paraiba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lister kicks off Paraiba and gets to his feet.
Lime Lister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lister enables Paraiba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lister manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lister wants to improve his position but instead Paraiba has moved into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paraiba works his way into full mount!
Paraiba wants to take his opponent's back but Lister doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba tries to control but Lister wriggling away.
Paraiba is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Paraiba closes the distance and clinches up with Lister, looking for a takedown. Paraiba pushes Lister against the cage but Lister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paraiba dives in for a single leg takedown but Lister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Paraiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lister connects with an inside leg kick.
Lister misses with a hook. Paraiba ducked under it nicely.
Paraiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paraiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paraiba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paraiba dives in for a single leg takedown but Lister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lister scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paraiba dives in and grabs Lister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lister pushes down on Paraiba's head and hops out.
Lister misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lister lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Paraiba.
Lister scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lime Lister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lister throws a jab but it's blocked by Paraiba.
Lister moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paraiba with a poor takedown
and Lister makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paraiba slips a jab from Lister.
Lister displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paraiba defending well as Lister loads up on a big left hand.
Lister throws a body punch but Paraiba moves out of range.
Lister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paraiba.
Lister throws a sloppy head kick and Paraiba moves out of range easily.
Lister lands a nice shot that snaps Paraiba's head back.
Lister sizes up Paraiba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paraiba shoots in for a takedown but Lister shows good takedown defense.
Lister throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paraiba manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paraiba throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lister counter with a right hand.
Paraiba shoots for a takedown but Lister saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Paraiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paraiba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paraiba moves away.
Lister misses with an uppercut. Paraiba saw that one coming.
No joy there for Lister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lister digs a good hook to Paraiba's body.
Paraiba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lister misses with the combination.
Lister misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister swings for the body but Paraiba moves out of range.
Lister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lister misses with a double jab.
Lime Lister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lister!
Lister lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lister takes a swing at Paraiba's ribcage but misses.
Paraiba looks for a takedown but Lister sprawls well.
Paraiba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paraiba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Lister as Paraiba shoots in.
Lister throws a sloppy head kick and Paraiba moves out of range easily.
Paraiba misses with a takedown attempt
and Lister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister misses with a double jab.
Lister scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Lister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paraiba shoots in but Lister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lister throws a solid leg kick but Paraiba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lister.
Paraiba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lister misses with a head kick.
Lister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paraiba tries for a takedown but Lister circles away easily
and Paraiba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lister thows a body shot but no joy.
Lister works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lister delivers a nice body kick.
Lister moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paraiba shoots and misses
and Lister counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Paraiba's guard now.
Lister would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lister wants to stand and escape but instead Paraiba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Paraiba trying to control but Lister is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lister wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lime Lister really dominated 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.
Lister stuffs the takedown attempt from Paraiba. Paraiba gets slowly back to his feet.
Paraiba fails with a takedown attempt.
Lister misses with a body shot
and Paraiba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lister's guard now.
Paraiba tries to free his leg and advance position but Lister is retaining full guard.
Paraiba trying to control but Lister is working from the bottom.
Lister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lister decides to stand up.
Paraiba dives in for a single leg takedown but Lister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Paraiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paraiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Lister tries to sprawl out of it but Paraiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lister thumps Paraiba with a low kick.
Paraiba throws a poor cross that misses
and Lister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paraiba thinking.
Paraiba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lister tries to avoid it but Paraiba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lister to the ground. Lister escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lister closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paraiba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lister scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paraiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Lister tries to sprawl out of it but Paraiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paraiba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister throws a head kick that misses.
Paraiba dives in for a single leg takedown but Lister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Paraiba misses the target.
Paraiba walks into a straight right hand from Lister.
Paraiba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paraiba's guard.
Lister decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Paraiba, up you get!
Paraiba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lister misses with a left hand
and Paraiba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lister won't be happy with that.
Lister bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Paraiba or perhaps it was just good defense by Lister which made him look bad.
Lister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Lister.
Paraiba dives in and grabs Lister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lister pushes down on Paraiba's head and hops out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lister!
Lister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lime Lister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lister throws a low kick, looking for Paraiba's leg but Paraiba calmly moves out of range.
Paraiba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba goes for a double leg but Lister avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lister continues to drive forward.
Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lister misses with a body shot.
Lister misses the jab.
Paraiba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paraiba doesn't seem bothered though.
Lister bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Lister connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paraiba momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paraiba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lister counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lister looks for the body kick but Paraiba saw that one coming.
Paraiba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lime Lister dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lister defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paraiba.
An inside leg kick from Lister misses.
Paraiba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paraiba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lister uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lister connects with a jab.
Lister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lister displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Paraiba scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paraiba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Paraiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paraiba slips a jab from Lister.
Lister moves out of range as Paraiba strikes.
Lister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paraiba.
Lister throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lister tests Paraiba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lister defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paraiba.
Paraiba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Paraiba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lister avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paraiba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paraiba trying to control the action but Lister is working from the bottom.
Lister regains half guard, as Paraiba was trying to land strikes.
Paraiba trying to control from half guard but Lister is working away.
Paraiba is looking to stall here but Lister recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister seems keen to control Paraiba's posture.
Paraiba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lister is keeping the position for now.
Lister is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paraiba is controlling him.
Lister is controlling Paraiba's posture.
Lister wants to get back to his feet but Paraiba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paraiba is pushing down on Lister's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lister is fighting to maintain full guard but Paraiba has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba wants to pass to mount but Lister is defending the position.
Lister tries to roll over but Paraiba keeps him under control.
Paraiba trying to mount his opponent but Lister defends it.
Lister trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paraiba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lister keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lime Lister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lister winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lime Lister!
Lime Lister is the new heavyweight champion!
Lime Lister decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
Dudu Paraiba was interviewed post fight and said 'Meh... What can ya do right? Did everything i could. Ill be back'.
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