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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo comes to the cage accompanied by Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho . Lannister comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the whores of westeros kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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151 lbs
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135 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azevedo 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.
Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lannister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azevedo is defending well for now.
Lannister stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lannister is fighting off a takedown attempt but Azevedo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lannister to the mat. Lannister regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lannister pulls Azevedo in to control the position.
Lannister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Azevedo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Azevedo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lannister looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lannister looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lannister!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries for a kimura but Azevedo is defending well.
Azevedo is trying to get back to half guard.
Lannister thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lannister thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lannister is trying to get an arm triangle but Azevedo is defending well.
Azevedo is trying to get back to half guard.
Azevedo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lannister off and has taken his back!
Lannister trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lannister is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Azevedo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo tightening his grip on Lannister, looking for the choke.
Azevedo working for a choke but Lannister is defending well.
Lannister trying to control the hands but Azevedo breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lannister trying to control the position but Azevedo manages to sink in the hooks.
Azevedo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lannister has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lannister defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Azevedo's arms.
Azevedo is not going to allow Lannister to sit and survive in this position.
Lannister tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lannister defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Azevedo's arms.
Lannister rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Azevedo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Azevedo fails with the takedown
and Lannister counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lannister slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lannister 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 Azevedo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azevedo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrion Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister closes the distance and pushes Azevedo back into the cage.
Lannister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lannister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Azevedo tries to avoid it but Lannister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Azevedo to the ground. Azevedo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Azevedo dives in and grabs Lannister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lannister pushes down on Azevedo's head and hops out.
Lannister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azevedo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister.
Azevedo loads up on a big right hand but Lannister slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lannister throws a series of punches but Azevedo moves out of range.
Azevedo throws a counter high kick but Lannister was just alert enough to avoid it.
Azevedo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lannister moves into the clinch.
Azevedo breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo darts in looking for a takedown but Lannister gets double underhooks and turns Azevedo into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azevedo tries to counter with a takedown but Lannister is quick to defend against it.
Azevedo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses
and Lannister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lannister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Azevedo lands.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lannister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Azevedo connects with a solid leg kick.
Azevedo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Azevedo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister blocks a head kick by Azevedo.
Lannister is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Azevedo finds it's way through Lannister's defenses.
Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Azevedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo.
Lannister bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Azevedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Azevedo, who protects the arm well.
Azevedo sneaks back into half guard.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but Azevedo defending well.
Lannister works his way into full mount!
Lannister connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lannister looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lannister looking to control and managing it successfully.
Azevedo can't escape the position.
Lannister lands a heavy elbow.
Azevedo working to try and regain half guard.
Lannister scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lannister trying to control but Azevedo is having none of it.
Lannister looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister prevents Azevedo from getting the reversal.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the head.
Lannister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lannister looking to finish Azevedo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Azevedo!
Azevedo working to try and regain half guard.
Lannister looking to secure an arm triangle but Azevedo defends it well.
Azevedo is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lannister landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Azevedo does no damage.
Lannister with the counter takedown but Azevedo avoids it easily.
A big right from Azevedo misses.
Lannister misses with the combination.
Lannister throws a hook but Azevedo blocks it.
Lannister moves out of range as Azevedo throws a body kick.
Lannister closes the distance and clinches.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Azevedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister moves into the clinch.
Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo blocks a jab.
Lannister connects with a nice looking jab.
Lannister steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Azevedo. That one must have hurt.
Azevedo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lannister avoids it really well and circles away.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown but Lannister shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azevedo throws out a leg kick but Lannister moves out of range and Azevedo only half commits.
Lannister chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Azevedo tries to counter with a takedown but Lannister is quick to defend against it.
Azevedo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lannister.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lannister lands with a good body shot.
Azevedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azevedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lannister.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo throws a chopping leg kick but Lannister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Azevedo misses
and Lannister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Lannister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lannister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Azevedo has time to react.
Lannister scores with a body shot.
Lannister catches Azevedo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azevedo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lannister has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Azevedo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Azevedo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lannister.
Lannister is trying to break the clinch but Azevedo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lannister.
Nice body punch from Lannister.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Lannister throws a right hand that Azevedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Azevedo also avoids with ease.
Lannister fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azevedo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lannister throws a low kick but Azevedo avoids it.
Azevedo throws a body kick that misses
letting Lannister counter with a right hand.
Thiago Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lannister shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo taking some punishment here, with Lannister in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lannister working the head and body with strikes.
Azevedo is looking to improve his position.
Lannister works his way into side control.
Lannister working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Azevedo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Azevedo tries to improve position but can't.
Azevedo seems to have got his legs back now.
Lannister is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Azevedo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Azevedo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lannister connects with a decent elbow.
Lannister working the ground and pound.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Azevedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azevedo tries to bench press Lannister off him but Lannister keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lannister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 8$), into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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