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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mesto Kabesto (ranked 4827 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kula Leumpei (ranked 3661 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula Leumpei is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mesto Kabesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kula Leumpei!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabesto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leumpei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leumpei has managed to clinch.
Kabesto avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Leumpei missing with knees to the body.
Kabesto breaks the clinch.
Leumpei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leumpei cracks Kabesto with an open hand slap.
Leumpei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kabesto backs up against the cage.
Kabesto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the head but Kabesto blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leumpei working Kabesto over with knees to the body.
Kabesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kabesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kabesto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leumpei just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kabesto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kabesto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leumpei's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leumpei duly obliges.
Kabesto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leumpei, pushing him back against the cage.
Kabesto avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabesto is pushing Leumpei up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kabesto.
Leumpei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kabesto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Leumpei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kabesto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leumpei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kabesto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leumpei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kabesto jumps guard and drags Leumpei to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kabesto is breathing heavily.
Kabesto has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Leumpei has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kabesto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Leumpei.
Kabesto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leumpei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leumpei closes the distance and clinches.
Kabesto managing to block the knees to the body from Leumpei.
Kabesto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kabesto is trying to drag Leumpei to the mat but Leumpei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kabesto jumps guard.
Kabesto has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Leumpei has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Leumpei missing with knees to the body.
Kabesto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leumpei is defending well for now.
Leumpei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kabesto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leumpei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leumpei connects with an inside leg kick.
Leumpei scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabesto moves to clinch but Leumpei breaks away
and Leumpei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leumpei lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Kabesto.
Leumpei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kabesto will feel that in the morning.
Kabesto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leumpei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kula Leumpei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leumpei tests Kabesto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leumpei connects with a jab.
Kabesto clinches up against the cage.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabesto.
Kabesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kabesto blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Leumpei.
Kabesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leumpei misses with a knee strike.
Kabesto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leumpei blocks it with crossed arms.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Kabesto tries to land knees in the clinch but Leumpei avoids the damage to the body.
Kabesto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leumpei after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mesto Kabesto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabesto tries to land a knee to the head but Leumpei blocks with his arms.
Leumpei lands a nice knee to the body.
Leumpei takes an elbow to the temple.
Leumpei tries a knee to the head but Kabesto blocks it.
Kabesto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leumpei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kabesto tries to land a knee to the head but Leumpei blocks with his arms.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kabesto is defending well for now.
Kabesto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leumpei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kula Leumpei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leumpei scores with a nice right hand.
Kabesto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kabesto moves into the clinch successfully.
Kabesto jumps guard and drags Leumpei to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kabesto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leumpei manages to get himself to full guard.
Kabesto gets to his feet. Leumpei looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kabesto clinches with his opponent.
Kabesto managing to block the knees to the body from Leumpei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabesto misses with a knee to the head.
Kabesto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Leumpei regains guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kabesto postures up.
Mesto Kabesto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kabesto distracts Leumpei with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kabesto stands and steps away. Leumpei gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mesto Kabesto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leumpei throws a sloppy head kick and Kabesto moves out of range easily.
Kabesto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leumpei.
Leumpei tries to land a front kick but Kabesto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leumpei scores with a kick to the body.
Leumpei swats away the attempt to clinch by Kabesto.
Leumpei swats away the attempt to clinch by Kabesto.
Kula Leumpei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kabesto wants to clinch up but Leumpei keeps it at a distance.
Kabesto wants to clinch but Leumpei slips to the side
and Leumpei counters with a straight right hand.
Leumpei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kabesto tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Leumpei.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kabesto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leumpei misses with the combination.
Leumpei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leumpei gets tackled into the cage by Kabesto. Kabesto maintains the clinch.
Leumpei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kabesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kabesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kabesto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kabesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kabesto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leumpei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leumpei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kabesto tries to land a knee to the head but Leumpei blocks with his arms.
Kabesto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leumpei keeps the fight on the outside.
Kabesto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Leumpei on his heels. He'll look to pass Leumpei's guard now, I'm sure.
Kabesto is standing up over Leumpei. Leumpei looks to escape but Kabesto dives into side control.
Kabesto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kabesto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kabesto gets to mount! Leumpei was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kabesto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leumpei looks a forlorn figure.
Kabesto scoring with strikes but Leumpei is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Kabesto.
Kabesto with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabesto lands a couple of good shots and Leumpei has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kabesto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leumpei won't enjoy being in this position. Kabesto looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Leumpei is tapping - it's over boys! Kabesto picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mesto Kabesto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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