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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira has chosen BJJ song as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hughtavious Mingo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hughtavious Mingo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodolfo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vieira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mingo misses with a double jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Vieira misses.
Vieira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vieira! But no joy.
Mingo tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vieira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mingo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vieira's head.
Mingo slips a jab from Vieira.
Hughtavious Mingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Vieira is predictable there
and Mingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That kick from Vieira tenderised Mingo's leg. Mingo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Mingo.
Mingo cracks a nice hook into Vieira's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mingo slips under a jab.
Mingo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mingo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mingo duly obliges.
It looks like Rodolfo Vieira has been cut.
Mingo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mingo drops Vieira with a beautiful combination! Vieira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mingo is looking for the KO!
Vieira is rocked!
Mingo misses with a looping right.
Vieira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mingo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vieira walks into a straight right hand from Mingo.
Mingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vieira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vieira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mingo drops Vieira with a beautiful combination! Vieira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mingo is looking for the KO!
Vieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Mingo finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mingo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Mingo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vieira doesn't seem phased though.
Mingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
Vieira seems to have recovered his senses.
Mingo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vieira.
Vieira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mingo finds it's way round the side to connect with Vieira's head.
Mingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Vieira feints a counter leg kick.
Vieira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mingo stuns Vieira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vieira throws a sloppy head kick
and Mingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Mingo throws a series of punches but Vieira moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo misses the body punch
and Vieira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Vieira moves away from the strike by Mingo.
Mingo with a nice cross.
Mingo leaves Vieira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mingo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mingo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieira tries to score with a low kick but Mingo moves his leg out of the way.
Vieira scores with a jab. Mingo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vieira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Mingo. Beautiful body shot.
Mingo checks the leg kick.
It looked like Mingo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mingo scores with a shot to the body.
Vieira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mingo misses with a straight right.
Vieira scores with a jab. Mingo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vieira throws a leg kick
enabling Mingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mingo misses with a double jab.
Vieira fails to land the takedown.
Hughtavious Mingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Vieira.
Mingo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vieira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Vieira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mingo misses with a body punch
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vieira moves forwards but Mingo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mingo to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mingo throws an off balance right hand
and Vieira counters by moving into the clinch.
Mingo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vieira blocking some punches.
Mingo wants to break free but Vieira has control.
Mingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
Mingo tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira gets control of Mingo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vieira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vieira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mingo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vieira is controlling him.
Vieira preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mingo pulls Vieira in close to prevent any damage.
Vieira advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hughtavious Mingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vieira tries to score with a low kick but Mingo moves his leg out of the way.
Mingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mingo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
Mingo lands a jab to Vieira's midsection.
A shot to the body from Mingo misses
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mingo lands a jab.
Mingo jabs Vieira right on the nose. Vieira blinks but takes it well.
Mingo scores with a jab to the head.
Mingo throws a shot to the body.
Mingo misses the jab.
Mingo cracks Vieira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vieira misses with a low kick.
Mingo looks to land a right hand but Vieira moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mingo throws the left hand but Vieira avoids the punch easily.
Mingo lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo dips to his left and cracks Vieira with an uppercut!
Mingo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieira doesn't seem bothered though.
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Mingo is just out of range.
Mingo lands with a straight right. Vieira didn't see that one coming.
Mingo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Mingo does no damage.
Nice body punch from Mingo.
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mingo. Vieira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vieira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mingo jabs Vieira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vieira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mingo did well to prevent Vieira getting side control.
Mingo is pressing down on Vieira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Mingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mingo is trying to keep Vieira in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira wants to control from the top but Mingo keeps moving.
Vieira has gone for a leg lock! Mingo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vieira's guard.
Mingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vieira trying to keep a closed guard but Mingo is proving a slippery customer.
Vieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mingo is one step ahead there.
Mingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mingo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mingo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vieira is keeping the position for now.
Mingo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mingo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vieira is proving hard to escape from.
Vieira has his foot on Mingo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mingo works his way back into a safe position though.
Vieira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mingo has picked Vieira up and slammed him! Vieira can't keep hold of the triangle and Mingo manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Vieira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mingo stands up.
Hughtavious Mingo is winning the standup battle so far.
Vieira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vieira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mingo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mingo.
Mingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vieira counters with a nice uppercut.
Mingo connects with a right hand. Vieira shakes it off.
Mingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Vieira off the cage and back into range.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
Vieira slips a straight right by Mingo.
Mingo throws out a powerful jab.
Vieira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hughtavious Mingo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vieira tries to score with a low kick but Mingo moves his leg out of the way.
Mingo misses with a combination
and Vieira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mingo is trying to break the clinch but Vieira is controlling him.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieira gets through Mingo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Vieira.
Mingo blocking some punches.
Mingo blocks an uppercut.
Mingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vieira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo can't find room to land a body shot as Vieira controls the action.
Vieira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mingo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vieira's elbow.
Mingo breaks from the clinch.
Vieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mingo moves away.
A jab from Mingo finds it's way through Vieira's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira has managed to clinch.
Mingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mingo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mingo with a hook.
Mingo lands a jab to Vieira's midsection.
Mingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Mingo sets himself, and Vieira steps forward looking for the clinch! Mingo avoids it this time.
Mingo throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it.
Mingo punishes Vieira's body with a nice straight punch.
Mingo lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Mingo finds it's target.
Vieira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mingo throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vieira.
Vieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mingo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands with a good body shot.
Mingo cracks Vieira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mingo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieira is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vieira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vieira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mingo throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Vieira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mingo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?
Vieira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hughtavious Mingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mingo misses with a looping right.
Hughtavious Mingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vieira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vieira moves away from the strike by Mingo.
Mingo lands a slapping body shot.
Mingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Mingo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mingo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mingo has his feet on Vieira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Mingo.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mingo.
Mingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mingo throws an overhand right that lands on Vieira's shoulder, as Vieira tries to avoid the shot.
Mingo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mingo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira throws a low kick, looking for Mingo's leg but Mingo calmly moves out of range.
Mingo falls off balance throwing a combination
so Vieira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vieira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mingo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mingo has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vieira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mingo has picked Vieira up and slammed him! Vieira can't keep hold of the triangle and Mingo manages to pass to side control!
Vieira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mingo cracks Vieira with a big elbow.
Mingo wants to control but Vieira is keeping him busy.
Mingo is staying tight to Vieira's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hughtavious Mingo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mingo looks to land a right hand but Vieira moved out of range.
A jab from Mingo finds it's way through Vieira's defenses.
Mingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mingo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vieira has time to react.
Vieira ducks right into an uppercut from Mingo.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Vieira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mingo loads up on a big right hand but Vieira slips the punch.
Vieira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mingo. That did some damage!
Mingo scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo stuns Vieira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Mingo misses.
Mingo dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Mingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vieira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Mingo swings for the body but Vieira moves out of range.
Mingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vieira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vieira tries to land a leg kick but Mingo saw it coming and moves away.
Mingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Mingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mingo.
Vieira tries to clinch up.
Vieira tries to score with a low kick but Mingo moves his leg out of the way.
Vieira moves forwards but Mingo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mingo moves away from the strike by Vieira.
Vieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira is looking to clinch but Mingo is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Mingo. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to clinch.
Vieira tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Mingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mingo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vieira 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 Mingo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mingo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vieira throws out the jab.
Mingo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vieira backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira takes one to the side of the head.
Vieira misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Mingo.
Mingo slips a straight right by Vieira.
It looked like Mingo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vieira shoots for a double leg takedown but Mingo sprawls well. He's pushed Vieira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vieira takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a body punch but Mingo moves out of range.
Vieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mingo.
Vieira throws out a counter right but Mingo avoids it with no problem.
Vieira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vieira.
Vieira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vieira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mingo throws a combination. Vieira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mingo.
Mingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vieira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mingo lands a really nice looking cross but Vieira seems unphased.
Vieira dodges the punch combination from Mingo.
It seemed like Vieira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mingo misses with a double jab
and Vieira moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Mingo avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vieira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira blocks a body shot from Mingo.
Mingo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vieiras head.
Mingo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Mingo manages to break the clinch.
Mingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieira throws out a leg kick but Mingo moves out of range and Vieira only half commits.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mingo.
Vieira slips under a jab.
Mingo throws a shot to the body.
Mingo throws out a powerful jab.
Vieira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hughtavious Mingo had his way with Rodolfo Vieira in that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mingo blocks a leg kick.
Mingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mingo. Vieira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mingo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mingo checks a low kick from Vieira.
Vieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mingo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vieira throws a jab when Mingo was well out of range.
Mingo misses the jab.
Vieira tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mingo misses with a hook to the body
and Vieira counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Vieira.
Mingo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mingo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Vieira throws a low kick, looking for Mingo's leg but Mingo calmly moves out of range.
Mingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira digs a good hook to Mingo's body.
Vieira throws a low kick but Mingo moves out of range easily.
Mingo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mingo lands a nice looking body shot.
Vieira moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vieira.
Vieira has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mingo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mingo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vieira gets his way!
Mingo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vieira.
Mingo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vieira's arms.
Rodolfo Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughtavious Mingo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo breaks Vieira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Vieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vieira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mingo controls the pace.
Vieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mingo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira has a closed guard, preventing Mingo from standing up.
Mingo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mingo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
Nice body punch from Mingo.
Mingo cracks Vieira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vieira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mingo.
Mingo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mingo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mingo with a nice cross.
Vieira takes one on the button.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt - Mingo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mingo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vieira's head backwards.
Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vieira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mingo avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Mingo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mingo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vieira throws a low kick, looking for Mingo's leg but Mingo calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vieira.
Mingo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 Hughtavious Mingo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mingo, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hughtavious Mingo!
Hughtavious Mingo retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Hughtavious Mingo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Rodolfo Vieira had this to say: 'Well, I knew it was going to be tough, but I love big challenges and I am no pussy like some others...'.
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