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[Applause] come bring it in bring it in all right gentlemen we’ve been over the rules protect yourself at all times you want to do follow my instructions touch glove if you wish let’s do this not a chance not a chance Nate Diaz Conor McGregor fight schedule for five five minute rounds here we go Southpaw against Southpaw well Connor will switch back and forth left and right and there is one thing we also should consider and that is the wrestling of Nate Diaz which is very underrated his submission game is very very highly respected Connor’s movement is so brilliant spin in a miss a clinch there’s the [Applause] clinch Nate Diaz has only been stopped twice in his career submitted Years Ago by Hermes franka head kicked and finished by Josh Thompson that’s it and this is his 30th Pro fight 22nd in the UFC nice jab by Nate and a good left hand over the top by Connor Conor the dresser here [Applause] early one year eight months good Left Hand by Connor younger than big brother Nick Nathan Diaz biggest fight of his [Applause] life seems with Connor every fight becomes the biggest of his life Conor’s looking looking for that left hand over the top Nate’s moving away and popping that jab looking for those Upper Cuts as well good Movement by stockt in zone going be talking as much as [Applause] throwing both men will probably throw kicks without having to worry too much especially Diaz with his great Mission skill especially from his [Applause] back good right hand landed by Diaz little short check hook McGregor obviously trying to close the distance here again he winds up with that big upper cut there’s a hard leg kick by Connor and a good little check Hook by Nate Connor using different kicks already Joe this place is awesome Misha Tate just won the belt and now how about these guys well one thing that Nate has to be considering is the weight on his front leg he likes to stay heavy on that front leg and if Connor keeps kicking it it could be an issue Connor keeps going to that uppercut the left side keep an eye out if Nate’s going to get hit by it or if he’s going to counter it effectively but he’s looking for it a ton here early there you go right there trying to get Nate leaning in [Applause] Joe couple good right hands there by Nate Diaz good head movement by [Applause] McGregor off the arms that time some blood on the right side of the face of Nate Diaz but both he and his brother Joe they’ve got so much Scar Tissue they tend to bleed especially from that eyebrow area very easily and it’s already bothered him couple good Jabs there by Nate good left hand missed crowd loving it justifiably so another good Left Hand by Connor that one landed clean Nate trying to become the aggressor here final minute of the first Connor again sweeping with that lead uppercut takes him down he’ll pull guard Joe and he is 30 seconds Conor trying to throw down some ground in pound or just get out of Harm’s [Applause] Way KN up against the fence spins good move Movement by Nate here round one in the books 15 straight wins for Conor McGregor 17 of 19 wins by [Applause] knockout round two keep an eye on the cut the right eye of Diaz creative striking once again by [Applause] McGregor Conor does a nice job covering distance quickly Joe DS in and out very well he said he didn’t come here to take part said he came here to take over we didn’t know it was going to be multiple weight classes Connor good left by advancing pretty much the whole fight John kavanau was telling him to show him the left hand he leans away from it and land the right [Applause] uppercut fatigue should not be a factor for either fighter Nate training for the triathlon Joe mention good Left Hand by Conor con ER pouring it on here there’s that uppercut Conner weighing in at 168 just missed that’s the one Kavanagh was talking about clinch by Nate good defense by Connor a lot of blood coming out of that right eye 90 seconds into round two Conor’s busting Nate up which in the Diaz World means absolutely nothing cuz he will fight until he can’t fight any longer excellent exchanges here spectacular stylistic match up the Stockton slap coming soon [Applause] strong jab by Nate good head movement [Applause] clinch Joe this is what the world was hoping for nice uppercut there by Conor two of the greatest stand in the octagon and trade Nate Diaz making up some ground here in the second rounda that uput is oh he taged got him with a good one there he tagged him he hurt him he hurt him with that left and he senses it that’s another connection Diaz the couple of big punches that landed on McGregor’s chin now Connor is it less than 100% oh my goodness combination nice knee to the body by Nate as well Nate Diaz taking to McGregor here Nate right in front of his Corner good shots landed by Nate Jake Shields Richard Perez and Company again Diaz connect Conor comes back he caught him again with the right hook and another left and again with a combination and Conor look for the down the GU Diaz trying to finish with a submission he’s got it could he do it Conor trying to get out of it Conor’s in serious trouble one minute on the clock Diaz gets the out my goodness now he’s got the that’s it he’s got the TR Diaz he has done it it is all over n Diaz beats Conor McGregor oh my goodness what a night ladies and gentlemen what a night submission win for Nathan Diaz [Applause] wow wow what did we say before this fight we had never seen Connor overcome adversity and Nate Diaz has a legitimate highlevel world class Brazilian jiu-jitsu ground game and it was Conor Joe who initiated the takeown there well he did it out of desperation he had to absolutely he was getting rocked he was getting hurt and Nate Diaz just dominated him on the ground wow man wow in the last hour partner the MMA world became much more interesting didn’t it we could barely even get it out we for a living oh my goodness wow what a crazy night here we go left to the body this is early in the fight there’s a left hand there’s a nice uppercut but boom there’s one on the chin that stunned Conor McGregor and that’s what started it all off we saw him wobble and we saw Nate smile and here is Nate On The Ground just slices through him like butter gets the mount pounds on him Connor’s in deep deep trouble Connor gives up his back Nate sinks in the choke pounds on him again and just locks it in deep and Nate Diaz walks away with the biggest victory of his life covered in blood double bicep he couldn’t be happier look at Jake Shields and cron Gracie they couldn’t be happier either in his 22nd UFC fight on 11 days notice has defeated the notorious Conor [Applause] McGregor ladies and gentlemen referee herban is called a stop to this contest at 4 minutes 12 seconds of round number two declaring the winner by submission due to a rear necked choke Nate Dion [Applause] great class by both men Joseph Nick Diaz you just shook up the world how’s that feel hey I’m not surprised [Applause] gentlemen we got all the rules in the back I want you to protect yourself at all times obey my commands at all times I want you to fight hard but fight clean if you want to touch gloves touch them down best of luck to both of you oh boy yes indeed Robbie Lawler Carlos cond welterweight belt on the line Big John McCarthy our referee ruthless the Natural Born Killer you ready get here we go the South ball Robbie Lawler the champion he’s in the dark trumps white trumps for Carlos con who first trained at Jackson Winkle John at age 15 as much as the fans love this matchup as much as you and I love this matchup Robbie and Carlos probably love it more than anybody else because of the mutual respect they both relish a challenge and this is one of the biggest challenges of both of their careers a combin 75 professional bouts for two men who truly were put on this Earth to fight right now Robbie is the one pressing the action good kick to the body there by Carlos Robbie’s taking control the center of the octagon and pressing Carlos Up Against the Cage limiting his movement limiting for sure his back movement [Applause] who won’t enter the space in which they can do damage first in this fight well right now Robbie’s doing what he wants to do in pressing Carlos Up Against the Cage Carlos returned to knee good shots there by Robbie over and over and now it’s all the people at American top team Joe everybody oh taged him he got tagged now he’s back up Robie seems to be okay W until they break Robbie had a smile on his face when he got back up it it still doesn’t mean anything we really don’t know often times guys smile to pretend they’re okay but he got tagged knee by Condit let’s see if Robbie continues to backpedal or if he becomes the aggressor again he connects well Carlos has got to be very careful waiting Into the Storm cuz Robbie Lawler is one of the best in the world at absorbing punishment and coming back we saw that in the Roy McDonald fight he was badly hurt in the round before he stopped [Applause] Rory everybody talks about Lawler with an unreal work ethic the same holds true for con and what a fight it was against Rory McDonald the first title defense for Lawler he’s looking for number two here Carlos blocked that kick by Lawler and being in this Southpaw versus Orthodox it opens both of them up to the power side power back kick power hand he tagged him with the left hook there Mike Lawler now initiates a clinch the knee by cond good knee to the body and created space with that allowed him to take the center of the octagon condid striking is always flowed beautifully just like that well as we said where Carlos has had a problem is with guys that want to take him down Johnny Hendricks the Tyron Woodley fight of course he was injured he got hurt blew his ACL out but another excellent wrestler George St Pierre yep when he tried to go from interum to Undisputed against GSP Robbie was raised in Iowa he’s got a wrestling lineage but he likes to utilize his wrestling in reverse and knock people out good Left Hand by Carlos Carlos is mixing things up well Mike good start for conduit four minutes into a potential 25 meanwhile Robbie’s recovered looks very good now light on his feet Robbie’s always said plain and simple I want to get better every day this is the best Robbie Lawler we have ever seen the same May hold true for Carlos conduit who switches to Southpaw kick to the body and a left hook behind it for Carlos really calculated attacks thus far by condic [Applause] Carlos is such a long guy too it’s just difficult to get in on him throws a lot of kicks and when you do get in on him he’s excellent with elbows and short punches even though he has long arms he throws tight short punches let’s take a look at the uppercut look what he did he stepped in it was almost like a left Jab like a shovel hook and there’s the kick to the body and Robbie landed a right hook there Carlos Condit has been with Mike Winkle John since age 15 much like our new bantamweight champion Holly Holm will another belt go home with a fighter from Jackson Winkle John and Albuquerque round two [Applause] interesting that the corner of Carlos said this is where he’s going to try to even it up quickly this is where he’s going to try to bring it well Carlos has got to be very careful of this as Robbie moves forward he tends to get his back up against the cage he’s got to maintain the center of the Octagon there’s a nice kick to the body by Robbie Carlos does like to throw a knee to the body of his opponent so keep an eye out for [Applause] that goes high again blocked by Lawler caros always finishes his combinations Joe they are not just one and done it’s one two 1 2 3 four maybe a kick at the end rarely is it just in and out with one punch yeah he’s he’s very well trained the Striking between Winkle John and Brandon Gibson they’ve done an amazing job preparing him there’s a good left hook there moved away Carlos blew out his knee of course in the Tyron Woodley fight was out 14 months with that torn ACL he said it was grueling the rehab but he looked great in his return and he’s trying to be even better here against ruthless Robbie Lawler lots of kicks well the kicks are going to keep that distance and that’s one of the most important factors in this fight but Robbie Lawler has kicks too Robbie went right up the middle Robbie looks like he’s just trying to find his spot look for his opening he’s being very patient though P it that quick knee at the end good knee to the body at the end there oh Robbie caught him coming in Lawler has always had a great self-belief he’s won seven fights in less than two [Applause] years and amazingly like you said earlier Joel the first champion from American top team Carlos is showing Robbie a lot of different things there’s a lot of faints going on there’s a lot of move my goodness Robbie hit him with a big shot Lawler looking to finish this Bight Carlos looking to recover he got tagged absolutely Carlos is very very dangerous off his back though Mike he will attack off his back so Robbie has to be careful with his arms lot of Robbie Lawler fans here but Carlos buying himself time Rob’s going to make get back up and recover from that big punch so now Joe both men have landed well that was without a doubt the biggest shot of the fight though for sure the most significant shot and Carlos was hurt and as you mentioned it’s a patient Robbie Lawler yeah we’re looking at a different Robbie we’re Lo looking at a much more mature much more experienced Robbie Lawler and a much better train look at that check that kick right there Robbie always said if he was a baseball player it’d be a home run hitter as he’s gotten older though he’s not afraid to take a few pitches before he swings that is a huge difference in the attack of [Applause] [Music] [Applause] La again with that high kick much more volume by Carlos cond check both times Joe the big shot of course in this round so far was by Lawler but oh there’s a nice counter there oh he looking to go over the top [Applause] again total strikes as we approach the end of round two the output 3 to one Carlos cond up the middle nice kick across the top of the thighs by Carlos and then one to the body there good movement so far by cond Carlos has got to be careful with his chin up Mike as he’s pulling out of these exchanges his his chin goes way up final seconds of a second he caught him on the way in with that uppercut Robbie just find [Applause] up SP spectacular finishers 30 wins in the career of Condit 28 finishes when you look at that knockdown Mike a lot of that was being off balance but it was a very very solid shot by Robbie Lawler Carlos connected in round one was a very close fight you can make argument that we’re tied here entering round three I would definitely say that Robbie connected harder though yes absolutely I mean regardless of whether or not Carlos was off balance that was just a much cleaner harder shot Lawler has finished 21 of his 26 wins 20 with strikes Carlos really throwing a lot of kicks and keeping Robbie at the end of them front kicks round kicks trying that one off the front leg neither man even thinking at this point about a taked down Carlos is also being economical in the amount of effort he’s putting into these kicks these aren’t 100% full power kicks he’s almost like creating distance with them he’s always been good at that Joe what’s one of the reasons why his endurance is so good doesn’t waste any of his energy putting together these combinations trying to do damage Robbie land to the right and left there as [Applause] well and again when Carlos gets up against the cap there’s a knee to the body by Carlos the knee up the middle is a dangerous weapon possessed by cond here we go but again Robbie controlling the center of the cage Carlos has got to be careful cuz he can’t back up [Applause] here utilizing that kicking the spin to get off the fence oh oh walks right into an elbow tried to hook kick there crazy good elbow by Robbie Lawler three minutes remain in the [Music] third law is just looking for his spots to drop a bomb and that elbow was a bit of a wake up call for Condit oh there goes a nice inside leg [Applause] kick again pretty much everything ends with that head kick the high kick Midway point of round three condit’s Corner calling for a body [Applause] punch both men very familiar with five round [Applause] fights Carlos the last ever wec welterweight [Applause] champ Carlos as he’s throwing these combinations his chin is straight up in the air he’s got a really be careful there it’s almost like he’s trying to lean back anticipating the potential counter and trying to stay tall as if to get out of the way of them Lawler the reigning champ middleweight champ for Strike Force has been tremendous returning to 170 and moving to South Florida caught the leg nice kick there by Lawler very beautiful kick there by Condit attack the inside of the leg and Robbie almost almost caught him there running in you can see Lawler very comfortable in the counter punch position there’s a nice knee to the body by Condit Condit another knee to the body Condit with Lawler pressed up against the cage but Robbie turns him around the clinch look at this the final minute spins out Robby looking for a taked down there briefly now it’s Robbie on the cage [Applause] caught him with that right Carlos right up the Middle with those kicks and knees round three total strikes good kick to the body there by Condit like 2021 now for condic good leg kick there by Lawler but that liver kick by Condit right before it was excellent the output of total strikes about a 3 to1 Advantage for the Natural Born [Applause] [Music] Killer Championship rounds Carlos Condit ninth five round fight Robbie Lawler 12th five round fight and Lawler’s Corner telling him we need these two we need need two good ones round [Applause] four Robbie went the distance in his first title defense pardon me went into the fifth round in his first title defense he’s gone the distance three times in five round fights the Matt Brown fight was just incredible insanity and then the couple of fights with Johnny Hendricks oh good Exchange there it looked like Carlos might have connected with the right hand he’s taking these calculated risks as he steps in and doing different things every time he does it it’s it’s hard to predict what’s coming whether it’s a knee or an elbow or a kick or a punch whereas Robbie’s having success with the two main techniques that and the right hand the left and the right total strike attempts wow nearly 250 for cond when we talked about it Joe he likes to utilize combinations that flow very perfectly well he’s Incorporated a movement coach which is all the rage now in MMA and his guy irwan the is ahead of this thing called moovn he does a lot of stuff in nature and a lot of balance drills and these different plyometric drills that involve balance very fascinating stuff Carlos is landed more strikes than Robbie has thrown we’re seeing these movement coaches really start to play a big factor in yes yeah Ido portal all these these guys are using different people that are sort of acting as the glue in between their techniques the footwork and the movement to get them to where they kick and punch and take down and submit we talked numbers a moment ago but the reality is this is a very close fight don’t forget when we finish on pay-per-view nice inside leg kick beautiful go to FS1 Karen Bryant Daniel Cormier Kenny flen Tyron Woodley Ariel helwani here the post fight show on FS1 after our pay-per-view Midway point of round four Robbie looked to connect there with that straight left pushes forward again oh he caught him with a little bit of a punch there over the top but Carlos landed a right hand there Robbie pressing the action here yeah you can see a sense of urgency in Robbie Lau especially considering Joe what his Corner said that’s a slip good kned the body there by Condit about needing big rounds here in four and five well we’re seeing more diversity and more creativity from cond but all that could change with one Robbie Lawler Bond it almost did in the second round he’s just mixing things up so well and giving them so many different things to look [Applause] at there’s another one steps him with an upper gut he caught him with the left hook there again initiating The Exchange Carlos condo lot of pressure by condid here flying knee showing a potential spin then comes up the middle Ki to the body and that was the difference between that one and some of these other ones that he’s being more economical with like that one that’s not a full power kick but that right kick was he had Robbie on the cage Joe and he had Robbie coming in towards his right leg and he knew it was there yep timed perfectly Robbie is almost being too economical Mike I mean he’s really got to take more chances this is a dangerous situation for him where he may need to win this fight by knockout good kick to the body there by cond just by sheer volume alone there he’s looking for it oh tagged him he tagged him tagged him behind the air kick to the body Robbie’s in trouble Carlos Conor trying to dig in Robbie says bring it but car was playing it smart here spin spin knee he was looking for that spin earlier nice left to the body 20 seconds on the clock another spin Robbie looked at the clock 15 another knee up the middle excellent combination by [Applause] Condit oh big swing by Robbie what a round for the natural board killer big big round for Carlos cond and a round that Robbie Lawler [Applause] needed while the numbers may not even be close the battle is judged by rounds and we have five minutes remaining as they battle for 12 lbs of gold Lawler K Fifth and Final round let’s see how quickly ruthless Robbie Lawler shows a much needed sense of urgency well he’s already he he’s got the look right now like he’s stepping it up but that could leave him open for counters especially those short punches by Carlos if Robbie winds up too much if he opens himself up too much trying to win by knock out nice leg kick good left hand over the top good head movement ducking under out of of Harm’s Way at least for now by Condit good right hand by Condit caros has got to be careful this is an urgent Robbie law absolutely and justifiably so Joe Robbie wants to get him up against the cage again oh right hand big right hand by Lawler over the top again with a followup left Robbie has [Applause] connected Carlos looking for elbows good Left Hand by Carlos wow look at that combination a kick to the B strikes just the diversity of his [Applause] attack those slicing [Applause] elbows look to push off the cage under three and a half remains in this fight and just the constant volume by condid as [Applause] well time to let it all go leave it all in the Octagon again good combination by so precise good left hand three minutes too Robby Lawler if he wants to retain his title he’s got to really go into a desperation mode Mike Carlos blooded up but far from beating total strikes the statistics are so lopsided he tagged him there nearly 400 strikes thrown by the Natural Born Killer Boy Robbie Lo there’s a nice kick by Robbie this is his opportunity Joe gets off the cage good movement there by Robbie excuse me by condid as he landed that right hand and got away from the potential counter past the Midway point of our fifth and Final Round beautiful combination by kic really mixing it up well with that step in left uppercut Lawler again with that big left Carlos able to just get out of the [Applause] way Carlos showing that the best defense in this fight for him has been his offensive output yeah just massive volume from K under two remains [Applause] will we open 2016 with another new Champion excellent combination by condic oh Robie landed the right [Applause] hand left hand so many in 2015 Robie again gets left 90 seconds looking to finish it ruthless Robbie Lawler oh he on the top with a knee plenty of time to go Lawler knows he has to finish this fight he tacked him again with the left head kick and again what a fight again continuously delivering great strikes what a chin on Carlos condic under a minute on the [Applause] clock what a fight Robbie again looks up 40 seconds remain Carlos with the combination Robbie with the right hand I just said earlier Joe time to leave it all in the octagon and man these guys are doing exactly that under 30 20 left H by Condon right hand by cond left again great recovery by condic beautiful com head kick final seconds of this fight oh my God what is over what they go the distance with nothing left we just at these guys literally nothing left emptied out def unbeliev once again Born to Fight unbelievable that might have been one of the best rounds in the history of the welterweight division wow incredible this fight incredible turned out exactly as advertised wow I can’t sit down here we see Condit there’s a left hand by Lawler that’s the big right hand perhaps one of the biggest shots of the fight and there’s a knee by Condit and Lawler fires back there’s a forearm by Lawler catching Condit coming in there’s a nice inside leg kick a right hand by Lawler and a right hand by Condit right afterward they exchange right hands left hook by Lawler excuse me by Condit and that’s the one that hurt Robbie we see Robbie wobble backwards step in left uppercut right hand behind it and this is the final round where Robbie Lawler just gave it all he had and had Carlos Condit in all sorts of trouble what an exchange in that Fifth and Final Round just an absolutely spectacular ular Championship MMA fight and at the end of the fight look at this the end of the fight both men had nothing left absolutely they had to lean up against the cage they were literally drained ruthless Robbie Lawler the Natural Born Killer Carlos conet Go the Distance here is Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judges scorecards for decision Tony week scores the contest 4847 Condit Chris Le scores it 4847 Lawler and Derek clearly scores it 4847 for the winner by split decision and still the Undisputed UFC Walter weight champion of the world [Applause] ruthless Robbie L all right gentlemen we’ve been over the rules protect yourself at all times follow my instructions we’re going to keep it clean touch gloves and let’s do it there is a championship buzz in this [Applause] Arena these are the ones J these are the ones Justin gatei closing as a slight Underdog tonight at home against Dustin porier MMA is such a big part of our lives that Selena doesn’t generally watch but she’s at home right now glued to the TV John she text me said I got to watch this one got to do it Dustin poier in the black trunks Justin gatei is in blue and one of our producers picked up on some buzzwords in the poier locker room as he was getting ready to come out as he lands a left and a right smother and pressure the buzzwords coming out of the poier corner before they came out already like three or four inside Lake kicks though man he’s got to check them he’s got to at least punch catch one and take him down something every time he gets kicked in the legs he’s got to answer to those leg kicks gatei said it would be hard for poier to be patient with me in his face all night laier just misses on the uppercut there gatei has to be one of the best leg kickers MMA has ever seen I’m not saying an MMA right now he’s got to be one of the best leg kickers MMA has ever seen nice straight right lands for Justin gaii G’s already cut doesn’t care though still pressuring forward trying to get past that jab but porier watch the counter right hook of porier that’s going to be one of his best weapons he steps out and hits that counter right hook not a great for that cut appears to be Bing g a little bit the inside kicks killing’s leg though right if he does not start checking that he’s going to have no power in his left hand or his jab gatei likes to fight on the inside porier is better at range but at range is where gatei can land those kicks he’s crowding Po’s power he’s keeping him so stuff that he can’t get gatei at the end of his punches and so he’s crowding his power oh nice combination by porier nice long combination was blocked but a nice long combination good jab by gaii both guys landing at a 62% clip here through two minutes eyes starting to shut down for gaii that that left eye is going to get shut he’s not careful he’s got to protect it just Dustin’s already starting to move a little gingerly on that front leg yep it hurts he can’t take many more of those kicks and starting to pick apart now his head’s getting open because he’s worried about the leg kicks that’s what gatei doeses he chops your legs you’re so worried about Defending Your Legs you leave your head open to get knocked out big deep breath from porier I mean the pace that Justin gatei makes you fight at is crazy he wants to keep punching him so that you get tired that’s what he wants he’s he’s hoping poier keeps punching himself out like this at his guard porier is doing a good job of returning when he’s getting kicked but he’s got to defend or check these leg kicks and at least in the early going porier willing to fight at Justin Gate’s preferred pace and he just looked at the clock 2 minutes in well certainly Dustin as Ern Gate’s respect you saw how quickly he covered up porier doing a good job staying heavy on the offense though he’s Landing right back he’s not stepping back and just eating shots he’s Landing back with gaii this is what we expected these guys fighting in a phone booth yep poier is going to have to get some respect and get Justin moving back a little bit oh oh yeah that was heavy or go to the body that’s why Alvarez had so much success going to the body gaii has absorbed a lot of significant strikes here early 38 to the Head already for porier under 90 seconds round one little slip there by [Applause] gatei porier starting to settle in a little bit rips the body effectively yet again there one of the bigger issues with being able to hit somebody is that you fall in love with it you realize that they’re there to be hit so you start throwing everything with absolute power you got to stay within yourself if you’re Dustin porier when you’re Landing this many strikes on Justin gatei cuz he’s going to be here he’s going to be here for a while he’s not going out one punch both times and he tries to pressure you so if you do punch it’s not as powerful as you want because he crowds you so you can’t extend your arms out that was a heavy hook though that that poier just landed nice left hook around the ear of gatei in the pocket the leg kicks are adding up for gatei though that’s going to really pay dividends in this second round if he can survive I mean we got 30 seconds left and Gate’s eating some shots porier is big and powerful at 155 lb and of course gatei doesn’t cut a lot of weight to make this 156 lb limit no he said that the only year he allamerican in wrestling was the year that he just didn’t cut any weight right so he’s taken that approach in his mixed martial arts career too he said that the guys that are cutting weight fade as he puts the pressure on him that’s what he’s counting on he’s saying I’m going to chop leg down and tire him out because he’s cutting weight I’m not I’ll have energy in the third fourth fifth rounds and he’ll be done and chopped down big hook landed there fori in that exchange great first round great first round exactly what we expected looked as though the doctor was checking on the jaw of Justin gatei if you ask Justin it’s fine and Trevor Whitman just seems to be the perfect yin to Justin gai’s Yang very interesting to watch them go back and forth Whitman thought G he won that first round but he said don’t worry about banking rounds just go beat this kid up round two underway now the best coaches in the game don’t just give good advice they they get their fighter hyped up and ready to win when they’re in the most pain and they they’re doubting themselves the most they know how to trigger their brain and get him to kill and gatei said oh what what happened who won that round and he says who cares about rounds you’re going to break him anyway he says you’re right and here we are right now and he’s coming heavy with the pressure but don’t forget Dustin Pier’s leg is hurting bad love it well we saw a few fights ago Jim Miller beat up the lower half of Pier’s leg Dustin was able to win that fight by majority decision but gatei certainly attacking the upper portion the inside of that lead leg on the Southpaw Dustin porier I thought both guys found success in that round gatei did a lot of good work with those leg kicks but also porier did good work with his boxing a jab of Gate’s Landing a lot as well he’s using it using that jab very effective starting to faint now nice level change by porier and that’s because that leg that leg’s hurt oh yeah big shot Lance for both guys Dustin porier dealing with an eye poke we’ll see if we can take a look at it porier seems ready to you been keeping your hands open a lot you got to you got to keep your hands up that was right in ey pretty Stern warning there from Herb Dean yeah cuz eye pokes will take your whole eye out one eye poke the fight could be over it could be really bad you got to be careful with those pokes you need a second to clear your vision oh right in the eye to a leg kick and then you got to take the leg kick too you know your legs already kind of beat up you get poked in the eye and you got to take an extra leg kick what a pain have the doctor look at it come on how do you have the doctor look at it and now you’re giving Json gate a rest from the beating and from the pressure and now he can pressure even more than he did in the first place I think that porier should have kept on the kept gone well and I think that’s what Dustin said I don’t want to bring in the doctor I don’t want to give gaii a break but G you give gaii a break that’s the last thing you want to do you got to hope that the damage accumulates on him but if you give him a rest he gets rest from his from the beating he’s taken two looked like maybe gate just got warned again a little softer that time by Herb Dean gaii can throw oh nice combination by porier and he he ate it and then threw a hook and landed his own hook in P in in gatei I think that’s his best strike I think that’s Gate’s best punch is the left hook this legendary chin of Justin gatei has been tested tonight it is held up through the fight’s first seven minutes gatei with a glancing left able to land oh wow both Fighters Landing in the pocket I mean it’s crazy watching Justin gatei fight because this is the way to fight goes every single time they wonder why he’s been in the UFC for three fights and has had two main events already because if you want good fights you stick gatei in there first UFC fight was the main event yeah and you put him in there with guys like Dustin poier Eddie Alvarez and Michael Johnson it’s only the second round and poier is starting to look a little bit weathered he’s on his back heel he’s doing good with his jab he’s ripping the body well but that leg hurts and you can see gatei just kind of getting him to step step back and he kind of looks at him like stop kicking me stop he’s going to need him to switch Dustin forier has got to switch stances oh he’s got to switch stances that leg nice combination combination by porier very nice he’s landed four or five punches in a row and gatei just eats him you got to go to the body if you’re fighting Justin gatei you got to go to the body I think that’s why Eddie Alvarez did so well agre he invested in the body early gatei could take damage to the head cuz it hurts but if you take away the air out of his that’s the one way you got to fight gaii and for the first time in the fight porier thought there briefly about a strategy change unable to take H down on that attempt porier seems to be moving okay but some significant swelling in it around that right knee nice combination he’s just touch touch touch and then power at the end there he is there goes the switch fighting conventional a little bit look at por inside of his thigh his knee is just super swollen his right leg is the inside of his leg is just swollen not only will this affect his ability to stand but he can’t really set down on his punches and he won’t generate the power that he normally generates because he can’t really get heavy on his leg and por is landing more at at a higher percentage for sure 65% for Dustin porier as we approach the one minute Mark here in round two of a possible five I mean through two rounds Dustin porier is over 100 120 punches landed 120 strikes landed it’s a crazy Pace it’s unbelievable that these guys have to fight 25 minutes he has to go to the body Moore on gai’s only head hunting and that’s a problem right hand lands flush over the top for porier Gate’s body shots are those leg kicks man that’s his investment his investment is in the leg kicks that’s how he slows these guys down and he breaks them down [Applause] oh nice single leg by porier can he finish this that would be a no oh elbow hook good elbow by gaii oh nice now gaii with some uppercuts here in the clinch kick up top for gaii oh he’s digging deep right now and this is what gatei wants this is exactly what you want in that third period of a wrestling match and Gate’s running back to the center of the mat and porier is looking at it like stop running and these guys are about to meet in the middle and see in this third round let’s see what what this is made of what a show all of these Fighters have put on here in Glendale Arizona tonight round three of a possible five here this is a big round for for Dustin poier in terms of him having to dig deep to stay in this fight Justin gatei has some momentum looking that the posture of porier going back to his his seat it wasn’t encouraging if your team Dustin what’s interesting is porier took all the damage to the leg gatei took all the damage to the head and it looks like the leg damage hurt more than the head damage somehow well it usually does right it usually does especially with a guy like Justin gatei who’s so good at kicking your legs and the cut on the eye of porier happened very quick at the end of that round he was fine and all of a sudden he’s got this this nasty cut on the right left eye and he still hasn’t taken one shot yet and porier said he didn’t necessarily fear the one punch knockout power of Justin gatei but he breaks a lot of guys who say I’ve had enough this guy’s a maniac yes and gatei at his mancal best here tonight under four minutes now round three nicely time take down but it’s so frustrating when you take somebody down and poier wanted just one second to breathe on top of him and he gets right back up nice body shot by poier Dustin keeps pwing that that eye gatei keeps just touching it oh that kick he waits for the left hand of Po and he fires that inside kick every time and then he just turns the knee out to check right every time Dustin tries to return with a kick he just turns it out to check forier is not seeing that inside leg kick go they’re both tired oh oh those reactors are getting bigger and bigger [Applause] y well a lot of people didn’t think we would get to the three-minute mark of round three both guys have had their moments He Slipped the jab and came over with the two and you saw P Go whoo whoa whoa whoa whoa what was that he’s hurt big elbow land hurt yep he’s stuck on the fence and now he’s hoping he wants to wrestle he’s got to take time he’s got to back up and find some space you can’t try to go head first in here you got to grab Justin gatei is too smart he’s going to pick his shot he won’t waste energy and go crazy he’s going to start hanging on the head elbow and uppercut from here make it dirty keep going to the legs with the knees this is good for Dustin poro being in the clinch being able to hold and try to catch his breath knock the cobwebs [Applause] off Lendale crowd getting behind one of their own Justin gatei who has started to take control of this third round porier recognized this that the pace was going to be high he recognized that at times Justin gatei will break you that’s his intent is to break you but at this point right now there isn’t much he can do about it see gatei just heads him off every time you see poier circle out and then gatei walks in front of him again and again he doesn’t follow him at all he always heads you off and keeps you in a box and you saw porier move that that right leg back just the thought of eating another one and there goes gatei again perhaps though porier getting a second win here he’s in great shape he came in shape for this fight he hasn’t stopped either he’s fighting his hard out right now Gate’s Just Landing a little heavier shots to those legs and that’s why you’re seeing such an effect on porier it’s the leg shots the crazy thing is we talked about the Eddie Alvarez fight but that was only three rounds I mean these guys have to do this for two more rounds if we get to the Cor [Applause] big deep breath from gaii you’re talking about two of the toughest fighters on this roster top to bottom putting on an absolute show tonight porier now and Dustin porier is landing strikes and shots of his own it’s just that right now he’s wearing the fight on his face and in his reactions a little bit more than Justin gatei and Trevor Whitman to our immediate right he’s been smiling the whole time under a minute to go round three the leg kicks for gatei 73% on 51 attempts Trevor smiling me because this is what he sees every day right he knows ultimately what the ending of this type of fight usually is for Justin [Applause] gatei and if you’re Dustin porier right now is not the time to be throwing everything with 100% power oh he’s another eye poke there he may take a point here that’s a big break for Dustin porier not really because right now DC you start feeling that leg you start taking an assessment of your body and how you feel Gate’s getting a break what’s poier thinking right now is he thinking my eye hurts or is he thinking my leg hurts he’s taking a point looks like herbs going to take a point here that’s a big deal you want to see the doct didn’t answer you’re fine huh wasn’t it the other eye this one again this one same [Applause] one well the crowd doesn’t like it but DC you don’t seem to like it either there was a Stern warning earlier Herb Dean decides to take a point here you have to right if you’re following the rules you get a thir warning and then a point is taken well that has incited the masses in support of Justin gatei Gate’s pretty angry about that let’s see what he does about it we’ll take one final look at it here he got him in both eyes yeah looked like maybe the other eye but here we go final seconds of round three and that point deduction could end up huge if we do go the distance tonight Justin gatei has really good footwork he does not Chase his opponents [Music] ever look like a poier ey poke at the end of the round now good not as good as so here we go with round four go got to go and potentially a third round there Dom for Justin gatei would have gone into the books as a 9 with a point deduction yeah you don’t know what that’s going to do to the decision but I mean right now I think gai’s ahead pretty well so we’ll see what happens but now porier has got one eye poke too so if he pokes gatei back in the eye a second time it could be even on the scorecards with that point deducted from poier too well for Justin gatei despite the fact that he has a lot of experience in five round fights this the first time he SE a fourth big left hand lands by porier he’s looking for the finish here gatei hurt Gate’s hurt bad but he’s been here before gatei nearly out on his feet porier continues to land but he doesn’t have the were with all the clits DUS knock out oh my gosh he does it he does not big punch a fight for the ages and Glen goes to the louisian Dustin porier so Dustin porier dealt with the leg kicks he dealt with the fellow Legend Justin gatei but the seminal blow comes in round four and Dustin porier closes the show and right here Justin gatei an All-American wrestler never tried to clinch never tried to shoot a double leg he did not have the understanding that I am hurt I need need to grab this guy he stayed with what he has always done and tried to brawl and porier is too smart too sharp too accurate and found the kill shot great finish by Dustin porier what a war all right to make our main event official one final time tonight here is Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen referee Herb Dean has called a stop to this contest at 33 seconds of round number four declaring the winner by TKO Dustin the Diamond warrior in about a year taken on Showtime Pettis tonight’s fight clock brought to you by modellis Bal brw with a fighting Spirit since 1925 Ferguson came home from the hospital after surgery in April immediately started doing 20 lb curls until he couldn’t work out anymore he is a freak see Pettis going right after the knees right away of Ferguson right away right after the leg and it already hurts you see him limping already can’t get kicked in the legs that hurts and Ferguson returns to him and you see the scar on the side of his [Music] [Applause] knee Pettis going right after that leg it seems like Fergus is limping a little bit on that leg looks like it hurts you just got kicked in it very hard well you got to realize when you’re talking about 6 months from a catastrophic knee surgery like that I mean completely detached from the bone massive scar you got to wonder if it’s 100% it’s only been 6 months yeah April injury was April 1st well Dom you’re a guy who’s come back from multiple surgeries you know how long it takes it’s very rare that someone can come back from a gigantic surgery and be 100% after 6 months well 6 months is a ridiculous time frame I’ll be honest it takes at least nine to get as strong as you need it so the fact that he’s pushing the pace like that is pretty crazy ni and I don’t like the way he’s moving it looks like it’s hurt he might have rushed it but we don’t know you can’t about that with Ferguson right it could have been the kicks that that Pettis landed cuz he looks good now or it could be that it’s hurt the biggest thing Ferguson said he wanted to do is utilize his jab in this fight that was going to be the biggest problem for Pettis and what’s cool about it is he switches and he’s got a really good Southpaw jab and a really good conventional jab oh yeah he can absolutely fight from anywhere the question is did he give himself enough time to recover from the surgery and he did no physical therapy he took his recovery into his own hands none I don’t know what to say about any of that I honestly have no words for that don’t shoot the messenger he’s crazy I’m not shocked yeah but I mean he’s brilliant in that regard correct that’s his own way the Pettis Camp felt like they picked up a lot of things on tape of Ferguson being a hitable guy Tony said watch all the film you want I’ll pick him apart on the feet we have hit the midpoint of round one blocked it all though and nothing landed well he spends a lot of time working on a wing Chong dummy he does that yeah I mean he does a lot of really unorthodox stuff in terms of mixed martial arts your friend Eddie Bravo talks about him training for 6 hours straight I mean it’s absurd well Eddie’s trained with a lot of guys he said he’s never seen anyone with the kind of endurance a Tony has I know you hit that elliptical for two hours the other day I mean his pressure is crazy the pressure that he’s putting on Pettis right now is silly this is exhausting to move the way petus has to and he’s guessing too because look how look how Ferguson moves his head switches combination switch always giving you a different look and always pressuring you and he’s not chasing he’s heading off Pettis yeah tremendous pressure and whatever we we thought was going on with his leg earlier might have just oh and there’s another hard leg kick to that leg but he looks fine yeah nice counter right from Ferguson and he’s using it a lot inside leg kick with that leg he’s landed several to Pettis his left leg tremendous pressure though look at him p is doing a good job seeing everything the only thing that worries me is moving back this much is exhausting if you’re Pettis that pressure is just ridiculous and he’s got to clinch him or do something to deal with the pressure go to the body of Ferguson fake a shot throw uppercut throw knees something cuz right now Pettis or Ferguson is just on it all over him front kick to the body inside leg kick again I mean he is just smothering Pettis Pettis just can’t get any space he’s basically keeping him in a phone booth by heading him off and he’s slowing down you’re seeing Pettis his punches coming slower well the key is of what Ferguson’s doing game plan wise is now Pettis doesn’t have his trickiness he can’t make reads he can’t have timing because he’s moving back the whole time blocked nice left hand there stuck by Ferguson beautiful uppercut and look at him walking him down talking to him beautiful jab there by Ferguson former two-time All-American wrestler Grand Valley State University as a wrestler again inside leg kick twice and just does not get tired it’s one of the craziest things about this guy and sorry Joe go ahead just as mentally tough as it comes and he draws such strength from that couple big right hands from Fergus Pettis shakes him off but a strong close to round one for Eli you ready you ready fight well the pressure’s already exhausting but then you add the fact that he’s pressuring by switching stance so that takes away your counter reads too and then he’s kicking your legs when he switches yeah he’s chewing up oh he got him he’s hurt and that’s one thing about pis he can finish anything he’s on him he’s on him he’s attacking the leg oh Ferguson bleeding bad here bust it open Beautiful by Pettis and that’s the thing Pettis wanted a war he wanted to feel this pain and so he’s he’s in it and now he got what he wanted he hurt Ferguson and now he has Ferguson’s respect there’s a lot of blood coming from somewhere might be his JW yeah it looks like the mouth of Tony [Applause] Ferguson so some definite adversity here for Ferguson Pettis has got to be very careful of Tony’s guard though I would like to see him try to just stand up I’m just glad this is on the ground because I want to see these two gentlemen grapple Ferguson right after it immediately staying offensive well there’s a tremendous amount of blood coming out of Tony Ferguson’s mouth and you got to wonder what is going on I think it’s from his head a lot of it coming from pen it’s got to be the top of his head where is I don’t know I can’t tell it might be from both gentlemen yeah they’re both cut to penis lo oh penis is elbow from Ferguson this fight has advertised so far this is what they wanted and this is what we get Jason her’s going to check that cup of Anthony Pettis I think it was on the ground that he landed that I think he threw in the guard on and landed it on Anthony in the in the guard this can’t be that bad that they have to stop this no well right it’s not above the eye so they won’t they won’t stop it cuz it’s not above the eye oh it’s in the hairline it’s a giant cut on the right side of his head I need another rag for his eyes please a rag how we doing fine okay one moment I need a rag over now calling for a rag to clear Tony’s eyes good repping good repping by Jason Herzog Jason Herzog one of the best in the business this is a fight we are the only three gentlemen sitting in the T-Mobile Arena right now wo oh my goodness it’s getting wild I’m just thankful for this fight right here right now I mean how’s this as an appetizer for khabib and Connor 3 minutes to go in this second of a possible three rounds Ferguson ripping the body [Applause] [Music] there Ferguson seems to have fully recovered and he never even looked tired for a second just his head got jogged a little watch Pettis look for an overhand right it’s there all night p is flat Against the Cage here but he’s looking like the pressure is just too much again like it was earlier he landed a beautiful shot in between and that’s what he was saying he needed to do find the openings in land non-stop output and forward motion from Tony Ferguson I mean he puts pressure on you like no one else in the business right hand to the body oh right hand that is forced to retreat here under two minutes to go on the round oh left hook pennis has taken a lot of big shots here big elbow Fus is just he sliced up the left side of him as well now see the thing about Ferguson as he loves the pain he does Pettis I think cut from that cloth as well he is masked in blood here p is showing his toughness right now he’s not out of this he’s still throwing heat and he can still drop Ferguson at any point we’ve seen [Applause] it there’s that elbow grab the hands slip over the top with an [Applause] elbow there’s the right hand that’s there all night for him if he can fire it at the right time oh left hand lands flush for Pettis oh my goodness I can’t take this after the Derrik Lewis fight they’re literally fighting in a phone booth right now this is amazing thank you guys oh my goodness another elbow from Tony Ferguson under a minute to go on the round these guys are just exchanging in the corners oh that cut on Anthony Pettis is something else nice elbows by Ferguson he mixes it up so well and he doesn’t stop being offensive no such thing as breathing room when you’re fighting Tony [Applause] Ferguson oh those are landing very heavy Ferguson’s hitting him very hard Pettis needs to get on his bike and start moving he can’t sit here like this and we just got showered with blood here in the move final second of the round Pettis covers up mix Marci unbelievable covered with blood what do you want to do what do you want to do you tell me that hand’s broken what do you want to do I don’t want you going out there if you can’t fight the way you need to fight all right I I can’t have you fighting him if you didn’t got that hand all right hand’s broken he broke his hand so that’s the fight Anthony Pettis breaks his right hand Duke roof is not going to send his long time pupil out there somewhat anticlimactic but El cucki is back in a big way tonight wow that’s [Applause] surprising and here we go insane the big right hand lands he throws an inside kick and Pettis Just Hits him with a huge right hand and just puts him down [Applause] then here you see he’s cut and he’s finally just like yes this is what I wanted havoc and he gets it Ferguson Cuts him over his left eye elbows grabbing the hands the whole time nonstop punches trading these guys are fighting in a foam Booth bleeding all over each other bleeding all over us Reckless abandonment bodies were put on the shelf and they just didn’t care then Ferguson looking back at Pettis got you yeah got you you’re done I see you well we ladies ladies and gentlemen at the end of round two Anthony Pettis his quarter is called a stop to this fight declaring the winner by TKO Tony eloui Ferguson 853 I love you x te love you Alo mendz here we go Blue trunks for Chad Mendes green trunks for Jose Aldo Mendes with the early leg kick putting pressure time right away the whole theme of his training camp was to make Aldo work Aldo is in my opinion most dangerous in the first round and Mendes really wants to mimic the game plan of Frankie Edgar and we saw in that first round Edgar took a lot of damage from Aldo via jab and leg kicks but nice combination by the champion nice counter vicious body shot landed by Aldo oh he caught him with that left briyan that’s the danger when you want to make him work this is what happens you awake the sleeping giant looking to sweep the leg again Jose Aldo got clipped now he also landed a nice right hand right before he got caught with an overhand of his own lot of kicks early for Mendes o Aldo down for a moment big left hook by Mendes that stunned him and that makes a statement early it certainly does oh just missed with that uppercut Mendes says I am now a complete mixed martial artist you could see a lot of confidence on the face of Chad men yeah he’ll he’ll unleash now not just wrestling the Striking the clinch game everything in his Arsenal he’s got to be careful cuz at any moment Jose Aldo can strike as Chad learned in his first fight Chad said I got complacent literally for a second and it cost me the fight good left again by [Applause] Mendes ch worked extensively on checking leg kicks as we saw in Jose Aldo’s fight against chansung Jung he only kicked the Korean zombie once and broke his foot cuz he kicked so hard now the the kicking display against IAH Faber was at times hard to watch Jose was so dominant Against The California Kid The California Kid so tough he was hanging in there yeah his entire leg turned purple after that fight TJ Dillashaw shocked the World defeating henon baral can his teammate do it tonight here in Rio another nice leg kick there from Mendes but he eats a body kick from all though just about to the Midway point of the first of a potential five five minute rounds interesting to see Mendes is standing right in front of Aldo talking this week that was not something he wanted to do he wanted to cut more angles and work around the more stationary fighter in Jose Aldo he also wants that pressure Factor he wants to be in the face of Jose Aldo and he is so far he is doing that he is making all the work no [Applause] doubt Mendes that five fight win streak four of the wins by knockout four straight in fact on the counter with the left oh another nice left hand from Mendes oh huge combination there from Al Al everything Alo lands hurt but with a smile which means it probably hurt yeah shrugs it off there’s the first big leg kick Aldo gets out of the way of the kick from Mendes he checked that nicely with his knee oh Alo to the body Aldo went to the body but he ate a beautiful counter left hook and a nice combination there from Chad Mendes yeah the hands just look very very good so far for Mendes bang lwig has been such a huge Factor at Team Alpha mayo and interesting for this Camp Dwayne lwig actually wasn’t there with menis for the last month but so far so good in gaining the respect of Aldo on the feet well Martin cman doing a nice job with the Striking as well accidental eye [Music] [Applause] pooke CH hped up this is exactly what he doesn’t want he doesn’t want Aldo getting a chance to rest he wants to keep the Pace High where you are and you can see right there he’s trying to trying to to get his range and block those punches andair him and his fingers are W wide and catches all the right in the eye but this is the exact opposite of what Mendes wants it’s why he wants to get this thing started he wants to keep that pace High the only chinks in the armor of Jose Aldo we’ve seen come in rounds four and five like the homic fight like the Frankie Edgar fight both which by the way he still won oh Aldo comes out out strong Mendes right in his face again wow look at that combination oh H KNE he it oh look how fast Aldo gets back up Mendes put him down Aldo just bounces right back to Big left hook by Jose Aldo he lands again on top trying to finish Mendes Mendes has got to try and control all those wrists here and recover that’s another big left oh and he’s in the mou 20 seconds on the clock he rocked him and Mendes is out this is the danger when you want to make the champ work this is how he works put another left on the side of the head of Mendes uppercut now Chad still has and recover oh oh that was way after the buzzer that last right hand was way after the [Applause] buzzer what do he say about trying to tame the tiger well he said don’t hit it with a twig right well I mean that that’s the referee’s job when he knows that Buzzard’s coming he’s got to get in between the fighters when they’re exchanging like [Applause] that Mendes scored early looks confident but Jose Aldo able to push it to that gear and he Rock again Mendes says okay I’ve improved a lot Jose hasn’t I say to you again Brian though how much more can he improve oh his technique is as sound as it gets he showed there when when he when he puts out a lot of output he hurts people bad he hurt Chad very badly twice in that round and Chad would be very wise to try and keep this in the clinch or get it to the mat and has said accidental you know was accidental but you know the in round one when he poked Aldo in the eye it benefited Jose Aldo this could very well benefit Mendes who may not have recovered from that right hand yet win for the knee and the toes ouch we’ve had nine Brazilian champions in UFC history the only one active is Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes wants to make it an American [Applause] sweep they continue so quick so is Aldo both of these guys are incredible athletes longtime soccer player Jose Aldo Mendes moving a lot more now here in round two than he was in round one and he’s switching his stance off as well now he’s doing what he wanted to do and making Aldo work if he can survive this round we’ll see how much of the gash tank is left for Jose Aldo who’s known to fade a little bit CU he cut so much weight to get to 145 lbs Mendes little bit of red on that left leg but he wants to keep that leg in and out so Aldo just can’t start to tee off on it and that’s part of the reason why men is is switching stances so much absolutely get that get that left leg out of Harm’s Way I don’t care what weight class it is if Jose Aldo hits you in the leg that would drop heavy weight nicely done Jose Aldo little classic Muay Thai there checked here’s what all the want Mendes says I got that kick this is what Aldo wants he wants Mendes standing in front of him this is where he excels you give Jose Alo a stationary Target he will unleash combinations that are devastating to the body Mendes again nice body kick with that lead left and he switches with the right side very smart of Chad Mendes to start attacking the body of Aldo if his game plan is to a trit him that’s a heavy leg kick and missed though [Applause] just past the Midway point of the second round of this championship fight and see this is the pace where the champ gets criti criticized a little bit did tremendous damage to finish round one when he was being offensive now he’s kind of happy to counter and use that laser jab of his 17 fight winning streak for Aldo has not lost since 200 five look at that jab unbelievable so fast really put that on display in the Frankie Edgar fight oh huge combination countered there by Chad Mendes Mendes again that kick was checked to the body vicious hook to the body by Aldo see if Jose keeps the combinations going or starts to go one punch at a time not a whole lot of takedown attempts from Chad Mendes and again that’s just due to the takedown defense of Jose Aldo greay Maynard has gone down there to train with those guys and come back saying look I’m 155 pounder in a big one at that and I couldn’t get Jose down and that’s in training when guys are tired yeah I asked his coach Andre pedir said hey does anybody get Jose down he says only when I get him really really tired some of the guys from Brazilian national wrestling team can get him down but it’s usually at the end of practice and they can’t hold him down yeah after 10 rounds for Aldo right yeah pretty even round [Applause] two another nice body shot by [Applause] Alo you see a little Swagger and some confidence in Mendes yeah well now he’s recovered he’s recovered from that late combination in round one oh head kick I was surprised that Aldo didn’t come out a little bit more aggressive and trying to capitalize the fact that he hurt Mendes so bad Mendes tried to stutter step in [Applause] the best footwork at Team Alpha Male possessed by the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw certainly final seconds of the round oh nice left hand there from Mendes ra as he switches stances favor Andre fely won earlier tonight he also a member of Team Alpha Male oh Aldo Comes Out Swinging everything he throws is so V vicious checked p and ER is said to Jose Aldo you’re up two oh and another poke that’s a danger of pushing away with that open hand it is Aldo getting a little frustrated as [Applause] well I think it was the left eye the first time now it’s the right eye yeah and Chad’s just he’s got to tighten up those fingers when he’s in close like that you have to about your Technique that’s two times now listen to me please think about your Technique I know I know I know you’re not doing on purpose if it happens again I will be forced to take a b please think about your hand okay thank you okay are you have to think about his technique okay this is accident if it happens again I’m going to be forced to take a point you understand concate on your fight thank you Mark GD taking control of the situation accidental the battle continues but if it happens again a point deduction to Mendes and that could be huge if this fight goes the distance these guys are chucking now oh huge left hand there lands right in the bridge of the nosea Aldo very early here in round three just missed with that left hook the speed of the champion is incredible nice body shot there from Aldo combinations like Andre Piner is called for the only featherway champion in UFC [Applause] [Music] history switching back and forth again and Alo faints a little bit before his combinations he’s disrupting the Rhythm there of Aldo and that’s having some success Landing his shots when he stands straight like this this is where he eats a lot of those Jabs from Aldo coming into tonight Aldo has never been knocked down caught him with that quick hook it looked like he was knocked down from that left hand around once that’s why I said coming into tonight treasuring is the champion Bo when Aldo decides to get off first it is tough to stop oh my and this is the case Brian of Chad Mendes could still very well win this fight but this is a case of Chad Mendes going I’ve improved exponentially but still Jose Aldo has an answer yeah no this this this not this fight’s not unwinable for either man right now with the way these guys guys are throwing it wouldn’t surprise me see one of them unconscious before the end of this fifth round Aldo has won nine straight title fights nine and0 in fight scheduled for five [Applause] rounds just past the Midway point of this championship bout and all those coach told him he said make sure you finish the round well want him to close these rounds and 2 minutes left we’ll see how active he is in that last minute make that statement in the judge’s Minds not that many kicks from all though and not that many takedown attempts by men oh got him oh and again the champo dro but he answers yeah Chad’s got to be careful going in there with his hands low Joe’s Ain got itly what you talked about oh big knee what a sequence Big Shots by Aldo both of these guys are still rocked menz oh the Tak down defensive all though is just incredible absolutely even when Chad Ducks under the punches gets in on the hips he just can’t even move him backwards Al those looking at Mark Goddard saying is he intelligently defending himself and Mark said yes yeah he’s wishful thinking there it wasn’t long enough but oh another big left hook to the champion again oh Mendes this is the best thing he can do is tie up Aldo right here very smart and shows he wasn’t that rocked by that left hook if he’s able to duck under and get that high crotch and get the lift old school foot stop and as you mentioned Aldo suffered a broken foot it was on a kick against chansung Jung now anything that Chad can do to maintain this position so that Mark G doesn’t separate them whether it be knees [Music] [Applause] right in front of bang lwig Bo what recovery by Aldo he was hurt bad Mendes missed on the last few got him on that [Applause] one but you said it Brian he’s got to be careful still don’t drop the hands and boom Aldo scor they’re in there talking to each other Mendes just said something and both guys smiled at each other I mean there was some bad blood back and forth but the reality is these two guys respect each other yeah especially when you knock each other around like this wow what a round still got a long way to go before we get there we’ve never seen the champ endure that much damage in the first three rounds before but several times now he’s rocked Chad Mendes [Applause] the Rio de Janeiro fans trying to support the native of [Applause] manous Mendes listen to bang lwig he asked for more movement we’ll see if Aldo will finish his combinations with more kicks like Andre ped has asked for Team Alpha Male works so long and so hard to get a UFC belt to Sacramento they have a chance tonight to get their second inside the gym by beating another brilliant Brazilian hen barow TJ Dillashaw Mendes and Aldo here tonight it just shows how hard it is to win that belt they finally got their first belt with TJ Dilla in such a talented Camp American top team one of the best camps in the world has never had a UFC belt especially considering how dominant a fighter you’re Faber had been over the years to the body that was a although Aldo tried to say that was an eye poke Mark got it on top of it said it was a punch nice uppercut there from Mendes again Chad does need to be careful though cuz in a close fight like this a point deduction could be costly a huge it would be absolutely huge and crazy to think that he could get a point deduction for an eye poke and Alo didn’t get one for two late punches that rock the Challenger badly after round one great point but he get the point deduction for a third eye poke three minutes oh another nice jab and look at the left eye of Jose Aldo and he’s saying accidental headbutt and Godard saying let’s just fight uppercut again lot of bleeding out of the left eye or under the left eye of Jose Aldo a little cut near the forehead see that on the hairline Mendes so there might have been an accidental headbutt yes but the action continues well the initial what Jose Aldo thought was a poke in the eye was actually an uppercut from Chad Mendes able to see the replay here maybe we’ll be able to show it to you guys in between rounds at home much different than fight one that ended with 1 second on the clock in the very first round yeah well when I asked Aldo about the Striking improvements from Mendes he said all I see is a right hand he’s got no other weapons I am sure Jose Aldo’s opinion has changed now Alo trying to turn the corner Mendes with that huge wind up he’s starting to he’s starting to look saying he might have gotten poked he’s starting to look for that uppercut a little too much you got to be careful although doesn’t hit him with a left hook Mark Goddard says Nope continue to fight boys [Applause] checked nice right hand counter there from Aldo every round has been close Brian it has you know I think this is out of all those rounds this may be the one that most definently being won by Mendes right now oh a nice combination there from Mendes again mes the attacker the aggressor in this round round one is tough to score both guys hurt each other but the most significant damage actually came after the Bell how do the judges score round [Applause] one just missed with the right and Alo has not gone back to those kicks like his coach has asked for we saw that in his last fights as well where really hurt his foot when he just kicks so hard that when you check him like he just did to mend as it does tremendous damage to his own foot and he said pre- fight I’m going to land some kicks I’m going to change the complexion of this fight I’m going to beat him again under 30 oh another nice combination from Aldo he’s really trying to close this round just misses on the double [Applause] me well that shows he still got some cardio on the tank and explosiveness on there’s no doubt he’s still thrown with plenty of power Mark Goddard right on top of the action he wants to Jump Right In and this final round could very well decide the winner of this fight five minutes remain Mendes strikes first caught with the left and again two hooks have connected to the job Jose Aldo that right hand that Aldo just landed on Mendes seemed to stop Mendes right in his tracks Aldo came to Rio De Janeiro at age 17 with literally nothing his story is remarkable him living on the gym cleaning the gym grew up in the tough streets of man house and and that’s really the story of almost all the fighters in Nova unel beautiful and he does Alo looking at Andre pineres excellent timing on that double leg by [Music] Mendes Chad’s got to stay busy here try to advance doesn’t want to lose this position of the referee standing him up he’s got to try and get one of his arms around the head of Aldo and then rotate him away from the fence he’s going to try to do it around his waist and you can see all getting his legs back to the fence [Applause] now can Chad earn points from this position Brian or is he better off standing and trading with Aldo he’s a great he’s controlling the position right now so yes but he’s allowing Aldo to rest a little bit which could come back to bite him if Aldo’s able to get up and if Mendes is behind on the scorecards he’s got to finish this fight obviously yeah I would think men yeah I think Mendes needs to win this round I agree at the very [Applause] least Aldo pushing forward still just over three minutes remain oh nice combination the champion with the knee and he slides out of Harm’s Way watch out Chad Mendes incredibly he catches the knee to the chest goes for the taked down although still able to recover [Music] this may be the largest test of the UFC featherweight Champions [Applause] career and he hasn’t gassed out no and and all agree with that you know the mark homnick fight he gassed out and that was my kind of my point right he he had a lot of trouble cutting the weight almost passed out doing some of the promotions for that fight the week of he’s never taken damage like this but but he has weathered it and Landing some beautiful combinations here in round five and as I mentioned earlier Jose Alo 5-0 in five round fights that Go the Distance uppercut two minutes remain oh rocked again with the right hand oh nice jab going for the Finish man if we get to the last 30 seconds of this fight watch out buckle up just shows the kind of conditioning these two men have that they’ve been able to recover Aldo turns the corner nicely 90 seconds remain you see Mendes both guys exhausted but Mendes sitting right in front of Aldo here a little bit too much Chad tried that lead left hook duck Sun excellent timing look at the take down defensive Aldo [Applause] [Music] though Mendes has got a minute one minute remains in our championship fight the rematch very close fight I think both men can try and steal round right now I would put Jose Aldo ahead head so far in round five Jose has been pushed as you said Brian perhaps unlike never before but he’s had the answer now so many of these rounds have been closed both guys getting hurt I I’m glad I’m not a judge and instead sit next to you tonight [Applause] uppercut 20 seconds another nice leg kick check by Aldo 10 seconds remain swinging a Miss oh nice right hand for Mendes pushing forward they go the distance in the rematch here in Rio de Janeiro there my friend was a great championship fight inredible back and forth both guys adapting to the other skills and game [Applause] plan the lone Brazilian Champion modern day in the UFC Pedro jizo with joose Aldo let’s go all the way back to the first round and break it down Brian right get away we knew that Mendes wanted to push the pressure and there he is right in the beginning of the round hits Aldo with a nice left hook but then he knocks down Mendes big uppercut there from the champion really putting on that was the end of round one after the buzzer but had mendz rocked badly round two nice body shot there from the champion really was just back and for striking beautiful head kick in round three is one of many huge uppercuts landed by the Challenger he fought up with two of those left Hooks and stunned the champion came forward thought he was going to finish Alo and then Aldo Rock Mendes back and forth then round four really the most dominant I Believe by Chad Mendes really was getting off first moving being very smooth with his combinations and round five Aldo landed several very nice punches but a big double leg there from Mendes nice combination there from the champion defends the taked down ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judges score cards for decision all three judges score the contest 4946 for the winner and still the Undisputed UFC featherweight champion of the world Jose [Applause] Alo J all right round one sir you ready you sir ready let’s go fight and with that touch of gloves we are underway tonight’s bike block is brought to you by Modello espial Brew with a fighting Spirit since 1925 Romero in red Whitaker in the black and gold for fitting a champion and right away Whitaker doing to Romero what Romero did to him attacking that front leg with a side kick trying to hyperextend that knee what he did so well in the first fight was used that power side the straight right hand the straight right kick always keeping Romero guessing with that Romero has only been finished once as a pro in MMA that was FIA back in [Applause] 2011 the this I think is an underrated part of Romero’s game is that defense some leg kicks his shin started bleeding said it was like hitting steel Whitaker working off of that jab early his coaches all talk about his adaptability and his ability to make adjustments midf fight Romero covers up to avoid that left hook offering from whep up Step Up Step Up that’s one thing Romero does man he kind of sets this timing he don’t expect anything and suddenly he explodes he fights in [Applause] spurts Romero has yet to throw a strike there’s a big left first strike is not a jab slip by Whitaker about two minutes gone by here in round one Jesus everything he throws is like a grenade going off he’s definitely got an idea he’s thrown two of those what he’s trying to do is connect with a pal one thing Robert Whitaker did that impressed me a lot in the first fight is he tended to fight very tall what I mean by that is he was never position for a flying knee to catch him he’d always kind of chin tuck he would stay a little bit straighter to avoid the explosive flying knee of yel ROM he’s very quick with that Romero has such a weird style of like slow motion movement combined by superhuman speed when you combine those two it’s just so hard to figure out what’s coming o nice shot over the top caught him in the [Applause] ear and Whitaker continues to attack that lead leg with that side kick lot of Romero’s finishes have materialized late F record six third round Knockouts for the soldier of God that left hand [Applause] again as we mentioned an uptick in the kicking game of Whitaker over his last several fights like the way Whitaker’s keeping that jab in his face always giving him something to worry about [Applause] Step Up step now win or lose tonight Robert Whitaker will remain the Undisputed UFC middleweight champion that’s a hard P SW and if you think Whitaker would be happy walking out here with the belt after a loss you don’t know Robert Whitaker he really wants to win this fight that does not take any pressure off of him that he keeps his belt [Applause] body kick is there for the [Music] champion under a minute now to go round one Romero keeping that guard hot rero misses with the left hand counter so far no even attempts at the take down all about that left hook short it into an elbow there but using that left side interesting that he’s choosing to do that and he’s staying almost entirely Orthodox some power [Applause] that and that is the same left knee and leg that Whitaker injured so early on in that first fight had an MCL injury going in it was compounded by Romero keep an eye on Romero’s right hand because he’s not throwing many right hand punches two tonight the task is Joel Romero side kick again he’s sliding in nicely with that front leg side kick to the front leg whoa what’s important to keep in mind is LEL Romero for years for his entire life has done a where you have to explode for a 3 minute period it rewards you for explode for a couple minutes get your energy back explode again he’s adapted that cardio pacing to his MMA career that’s how he fights in spurts Robert Whitaker keeps the pressure on always with the jab a little more efficient with his pacing L marrow way more explosive in a good and bad way interesting defensive tactic here with that forearm yeah he’s fighting very strange and you you got to wonder how compromised he is by that weight cut Robert Whitaker’s Corner brought it up he looked terrible yesterday he looked terrible after he had a chance to partially rehydrate and do the ceremonial way he look bad but I would be very careful as Robert Whitaker’s corner to say hey look in Perth Australia he looked awful Perth Australia had a horrible weight cut Perth Australia he knocked out Luke Rock in a similar way was kind of like he was just stand then boom boom bang don’t sleep on this guy don’t think he’s weak or compromised that’s what he wants you to right I would tell him that as well well Whitaker certainly isn’t sleeping on Romero but he expected a different approach you know at this point in the first fight he had already attempted eight or 10 take Downs hasn’t attempted a single one and yeah he’s fighting very strange right after this Main Event don’t miss a recap of all tonight’s action from Chicago FS1 UFC 225 post fight show it also streams live on Fox Sports Go in Canada you can find it on TSA if I’m W corner I said I don’t care if he starts flying in there you stay behind the jab I don’t care what he does it’s weird and unorthodox stay behind the jab stick with you game plan keep picking him apart from the outside whiter is doing a great job with that front leg front leg front kick to the body side kick to the knee he just constantly sticking him with that front leg and points those toes into the midsection doesn’t look like fun get style kicks they suck toes right in the midsection Romero starting to attack the body pretty well Whitaker returns fire effectively the way y’s fighting it’s like he has to win by knock out how about the swelling Joe and Jimmy on that right eye nearly shut looks like and that’s very quick that happened very quickly wow that looks terrible yep look how fast that happened to he can’t even see out of it wow that is stunning how quickly that SW up just out of [Applause] nowhere wow looks like it might have been a jab on that side just clipp the bone right around the eye and this is going to give a sense of urgency to Yo for sure cuz that is so bad that could stop a fight but also depth perception once it’s going it’s hard to get your strikes going big high kick from the champion SE one commitment to the Tak down from Romero that’s stunning especially something he doesn’t need great depth perception to do exploding to the double egg or single leg man that eye is it’s totally closed and it was almost instantaneous it’s getting worse usually when you see something like that you think fractured over time almost every time Romero starting to throw caution to the Wi here perhaps thinking that I might not last 25 minutes tonight it’s crazy how you can get hit with 100 punches and that never happen get hit with one weird one then I shuts up what we’re seeing on recil from our producers looks like a jab not even a big shot just the placing was right Romero’s landed a few significant strikes here nice inside trip not getting it Y is fighting with much more urgency now that eye just lit a fire under him and the cutman can’t get in there soon enough to attend to that right eye of yel Romero who eats another jab here late round [Applause] two all right right into the blue corner of yoel Romero really pushed that down well it’s still a big problem though oh [Applause] oh Robert whiter Wants Revenge for that jacked up knee great kick look at the switch right through the center [Applause] I think Robert wher is fighting with much less fear of the Tak down oh massive right for Romero wher forced to retreat here desperation time now trying to take down the Olympian the Olympic silver medals with a single leg you know he is hurt when he’s going to that Kimora trap Champs in big trouble big deep breath from Robert Whitaker trying to stay upright here crazy start to this third round and a definite window of opportunity for Romero lands an uppercut [Applause] oh Robert wi with an elbow that forced the level change from Romero who lands again back and forth we go nobody backing up they are forehead to forehead throwing there is a lot of time left in this round and yoel Romero just emptied the gas tank but Robert Whitaker rocked absolutely rocked you cannot doubt that at all he’s eaten some big shots no question but he wasn’t compromised coming into this fight by a brutal weight cut that may be the difference that may certainly be the difference right now elbow for Whitaker land rush three minutes still staying on top of them though only Robert Whitaker knows how badly he was hurt how much he’s gotten back nice spinning [Applause] elbow just what it looked like it was going Robert Whitaker’s way man that’s the power of yel Romero right back in this fight unbelievable but man he is gas big knee to the body by Whitaker look at that jaw hanging [Applause] open he’s just taking a bre breather [Applause] here Romero had a body lock roly two minutes to go [Applause] round oh goodness my heart can’t take [Music] it this is a crazy fight we need a for Joe Rogan but we’re not going to stop watching no way wow left hand for Romero Whitaker’s got to move his head and survive another minute and a half he needs that minute in my opinion oh he is hurt oh Romero with punches and bunches here Whitaker forced to circle out this is crazy oh head kicked the Whitaker now one of the best rounds of the year to date and there’s still a minute to go both of these Fighters refusing to go down somehow they’re staying on their feet wow and perhaps out of exhaustion Whitaker goes down now back [Applause] up I think this break benefits Whitaker a little bit more I know Romero’s tired but personally I’d rather be tired than rocked Whitaker is definitely rocked they are all standing here inside United Center big deep breath from yoel Romero as we countd down the final seconds of the round unbelievable turn of events as Joel Romero stuns Robert Whitaker early round three the corners have some work to do who now enter the championship rounds of course the middleweight Championship not at stake for yel Romero after he missed weight here on [Applause] Friday the big question going into this fourth round is what did each fighter get back on the stool did Robert Whitaker clear his head is he recovered as much as he recover from the damage he took last round did yel Romero get his energy done looking to spin you can see him setting it up yeah you see him loading his hips woo he went to do it right there and he got caught with a [Applause] kick perhaps Romero just trying to get an extended rest here hasn’t thrown much through the round’s first minute all going to that side that he cannot see that right eye badly swollen that’s where he’s kicking nice jab by Whitaker he has stayed to committed to that weapon all [Applause] night oh serious hyperextension on that knee I mean he is really taken to attacking that and that not at all what Whitaker’s looking for a groin strike that pauses the action y most likely was a good shot deep rest period here a heel to the cup accidental Dan mot says it was [Applause] accidental and as many of you know Romero will have 5 minutes with which to recover if I’m his Corner man I’m screaming take your damn time right all of it everything you can who’s a translator who’s the [Applause] trans I mean he can take as much time as he likes here it’s which interesting he has 5 minutes correct yes so he can decide to just wait this out 100 don’t don’t expect the booze to get to him right okay no you get time no I mean he’s aggressive internationally in some hostile [Applause] territories the toes and then the heel came up as well and of course on the other side Robert Whitaker y able to rest and recover as well it was accidental just touch GL good job all right ready it’s time back underway here in this fourth round under three and a half to go and they really did manage the swelling under Romero’s eye well not nearly the factor it was [Applause] earlier triple jab there from Whitaker Romero Ducks underneath that head kick attempt once again you got to wonder about that right hand almost exclusively left yeah whiter is not throwing that right here anymore yeah it’s most likely broken he said the best place to break your hand is in the Oxon I totally disagree I can think of aund places I’d rather break my hand than with yel Romero staring at me trying to knock me out just throwing that out there it’s going to be interesting to see if his Corner picked up right the Romero Corner yeah yeah because it seems obvious now he’s just not throwing it I mean he’s clearly fav Romero couple left kicks right on that right arm wouldn’t hurt the fact that he’s doing what he’s doing probably onehanded is amazing one leg last time one hand tonight for Whitaker oh good body shot from [Music] Romero wher has landed 36 leg kicks two minutes to go round four [Music] [Applause] did throw that right hand over the top but not much on it throw it here his corner just throw it it [Applause] [Music] [Applause] right good left hand counter from the champion [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Romero not necessarily fighting this fourth round to win it perhaps conserving for round five but landed there his ability to throw in volume not there he’s at a couple maybe two or three but he just hasn’t had the gas to put together a sustained [Applause] offense yeah since that that that attack in the third round other than that round no attempts at taking them [Applause] down which is crazy when you consider that he’s a wrestler of the highest talent and how many attempted in the first fight same opponent totally different physical strategy six total strikes landed for r on this round his Corner imploring him to move forward oh H him oh big right from Romero final seconds here in this fourth round Jesus wow wow wow [Music] indeed so in the first fight was Romero getting off to a good start tonight Whitaker got off to the good start and Romero ratted Whitaker has been devastating with that front leg Sid kick to the knee oh onew from Romero and Whitaker just keeps on coming every time Romero hits him he hurts him because he have the energy to follow up and finish this spinning back kick that’s crazy every time he’s got him hurt he’s had to kind of let him off the hook and regain his composure and by the way this is a 41-year-old Olympian 18 years after realizing an Olympic silver medal taking on the young line the champion who is 27 Oh snapping jab from Whitaker he’s also probably one of the best representations of gentics the human race has ever known so 41 don’t really count when you’re talking about a guy like that I mean they don’t make a whole lot of them like that Bo Jackson yero there you go that’s the list right there yeah a few guys are freaks that’s what this guy is yeah he’s a freak amongst [Applause] freaks Jam ble get the workout in here tonight too oh Ral world of trouble here Romero trying to capitalize might be over oh Whitaker in real trouble just over 3 minutes to go watch the other one ahead again Whitaker still with it still going for the Tak down just wants a little bit of rest trying to hide his head in this single leg position he’s got to move he can’t stay here incredible how about the fortitude and toughness for Whitaker trying to stay in this fight he is not safe yet not by a long shot [Applause] yeah we don’t know how much he’s recovered but he’s definitely had an opportunity while he’s down here oh big elbow big knee rather Robert rer right now is just fighting on guts and heart that’s it ROM able to kick his legs out from underneath him [Applause] under two minutes now to go their first fight was a classic act two just as good if not better does he have it in him to explode and get out of this position got to be careful with the location of that knee they are right in front of us and they are absolutely exhausted folks on sheer will Robert Whitaker gets back to his feet spits out some [Applause] blood and kick down once again by Romero what is Robert Whitaker made of cuz it is not fresh and Bone like us he is still in this fight [Music] unbelievable and the Romero corner just going crazy trying to get him Romero has got to stop this fight you got to think he’s most likely behind hands up hands up hands up but you just got to wonder how much he’s got left back to the center of the Octagon just about 30 seconds to go in this Fifth and final round of a fight that has had it all what is going to happen this last 20 seconds does Whitaker think he has it in the bag and stay behind the jab does Romero go for one final explosion for the [Applause] Finish Whitaker push kick prevents that spinning attempt from [Applause] Romero mixed martial arts ladies and gentlemen Robert wher and yel Romero Go the Distance tonight wow when you’re doing commentary on a fight you really can’t score accurately yeah it’s tough but we know moments like that boom that’s a huge moment bigger than any moment Whitaker had in this fight that’s a big moment right there but the impact was not the same in terms of the amount of damage that it did boom that one Romero had moments like this Whitaker had have the consistency in most in especially the early rounds that to me is the decider is is it those wow moments of youel Romero versus the consistent offense of Robert ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judges score cards for a decision SI model scores the contest 4847 Romero Brian Paco scores it 4847 wher and Chris Lee scores the contest 4847 for the winner by Split Decision Robert wi [Applause] it here we go early kick from Melendez in the white Southpaw Sanchez in the black Diego rushes towards Gilbert to start this round head kick by Gilbert taken down by Diego Diego on top Diego’s got his back hooks going to walk towards the cage he’s going to walk towards the cage and put Diego well he’s going to try to get Diego’s Hook off of him trying to lock it in got it nicely done by [Applause] Gilbert punches to the body whip that punch to the body [Applause] these are some dudes with some crazy heart and spirit man good right hand to the body again by Gilbert and a good right hand over the glove good leg kick by Diego it’s like the leg kick in the punch the same [Applause] time Sanchez tried to come in Diego likes to start with a lead uppercut keep an eye out for [Applause] it head [Applause] kick Mendez Melendez has more fluidity to his punches Mike Diego moves into the clinch nice oh on the pl too two minutes in the first Diego throws hard shots but he’s a bit more stiff in his delivery and that’s why Gilbert’s getting [Applause] there something Jake Shields talked about longtime training partner Gilbert Mendez how smooth and precise he can be as a [Applause] striker El noo to the body and Diego misses on the counter he’s thring hard body shots the body punches are slowing Sanchez down early well people are starting to realize how important punches to the body really are for the longest time they were kind of absent from M Diego took a big breath a moment ago Joe not coming forward as much after those couple of body shots big right hand by Gilbert see if Gilbert continues to change levels here good kick to the body by Diego Against the Cage good dexterity by Sanchez Gilbert’s kind of setting the pace here and goes cut and that’s over that left eye where he’s been damaged before Joe that start tisue he just nailed him with a nice right [Applause] hand Diego P down on the [Applause] mouthpiece huge Advantage early for Gilbert Melendez in total strikes landed our stats brought to you by Ram trucks glory ram Diego looked for a spinning back kick there but missed trying to take Gilbert down but missed that as well Gilbert gave him a punch for his troubles under minute on the clock here in the first Gilbert is H fainting with the hips nice again beautiful shots to the body and Diego’s moving away from those now nice one two oh good kick to the body by Diego that was a hard kick to the body that may have hurt Gilbert Diego wanted it one more time Joe oh he sensing something I think he Hur Gilbert with that body seconds on the clock here in the first Sanchez pushing the pace Gilbert caught that one he took a deep breath though head kick both guys have worked the body they re abandon and the round’s going to conclude with a glory wow wow he’s got some scar tissue though well he’s been CAU many many many times in many fights Martin cman cut him over both eyes and on his face as well but what the body punches were early for Melendez a couple of those body kicks were for Diego Sanchez late yeah you can still see the redness on the right side of Gilbert’s body from where those left kicks landed for Diego and I don’t know if Diego’s Corner was calling for that we didn’t hear them call for that but if I was in his corner I would definitely be saying Target that area and he was about to do it right there Gilbert’s really keeping that arm low that right arm to prot those ribs oh he got I me Gilbert just nailed him with a nice right hand I think he hurt him with those kicks yeah and now Gilbert lands another right hand and Gilbert you see him fainting with those hips trying to get Diego to think about a kick coming thre one high kick towards the end of that [Applause] round really good exchanges especially at the end of the round there they go again wow there a right hand by Diego that got through and a nice right hand by Gilbert this is what we thought we might see this is what we would hope to see when you have these two Warriors go out you know what there’s some fights that we think are going to be great and they turn out to be stinkers this was impossible to be a stinker I’ve never seen either one of these guys be in a boring [Applause] fight check a cut there’s your total strikes landed in the fight our stats powered by Ram Tru it’s glory ram I’m good A little V wi in my eye yeah I’m good good now good here we go that’s what you like to hear yeah man I don’t care about the blood flowing down I got a little vaseline in my eye let’s keep fighting [Music] [Applause] pis the champion watching closely Gil really targeting the body tonight caught him with that right hand as he leaped in missed with the hook Benson number one Gilbert number two TJ Grant of course Josh Thompson going to fight for the title just stacked at 155 caught him oh my body and head [Applause] one of the things that Gilbert said in the pre-fight was that some Fighters went confronted by a guy like Diego move away from him try to get out of the way he said but Diego and himself are very similar in that face in those situations they bite down their mouthpiece and start swinging and that is what we are seeing tonight look at this just past the Midway point they make a different choice little bit of a slip on the kick he’s right back [Applause] up and they always said they brought the best out of each other in training they’re better Fighters because of the time they spent four years ago training together similar backgrounds similar success as mix martial artist good timing there with that right hand by Gilbert Diego a huge part of UFC history another good kick by Diego that kick to the body Geto Diego walked right into that right hand and again wow beautiful combination by Gilbert 232 shoots and he gets it nicely done beautiful Escape oh and he comes out firing [Applause] one [Applause] minute Sanchez connects Sanchez is eating punch this to land his own five time fight of the night winner Diego Sanchez beautiful shots landed by [Applause] Gilbert here’s a shot again deep on a single good scraw nice knee beautiful knee on the break Melendez has Stu five of six takedown attempts [Applause] final seconds of the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] round Sanchez is Corner saying don’t let them take this away from your family Diego Sanchez thrives in third rounds [Applause] yes Sanchez has never been stopped by submission or strikes just by a cut that was against BJ The Prodigy Diego there’s that uppercut we talked about earlier [Applause] Joe again Melendez with a nice combination Melendez enjoys a speed Advantage Mike and you can see it he allows Diego to launch his attack and then as Diego’s coming forward catches him Midway but this what Diego wants what Diego wants is just a wild exchange rock soer [Applause] robot deep breath by Sanchez again three round fight for the first time since 2007 for Melendez and he looks very fresh yes there’s it there it is again Diego moves forward and he just slides just out of oh oh man man they sparing away look Contin throw eats it and charges for Action they are on their feet in Houston wow that’s amazing Diego Sanchez is a Savage and so is Elo oh still his swing for defenses busted up but far from beaten Diego’s coming in flat Mike with his feet parallel he’s getting caught with a lot of big shots they’re going to check the cut come here come here it’s going down the side [Applause] got let him go let him go all right here we go what a roar Toyota Center look at that guy that is The Ultimate Fighter caught him in the ribs again still two and a half left in the third and final round nice leg kick by Diego the crowd’s chanting Diego oh caught that right hand flush oh man this is madness this is madness unbelievable Jones and Guston [Music] who Diego Sanchez is one of the most entertaining Fighters I have ever seen in my life as is Gilbert oh Diego with the right hand there no disrespect champ in the swed he Ro him takes it back looks through the choke how he switches it looking for the GU can he get it he lost it man they’re so sweaty and bloody so slippery Thee the elbow big elbow big right hand and still they go dieo caught him with that kick again one minute remains are you kidding me nicely done he’s going to hit the switch he’s got his back beautiful job by Diego 30 seconds Joe big kick to the body by Diego 20 seconds another kick to the body 15 10 seconds remain they’re going to S oh my God unbelievable God wa is as good as it gets that’s the greatest fight I’ve ever seen in my life will it be Melendez ladies and gentlem Sanchez after three rounds we go to the judges score cards for decision the judges score the contest 2928 30 27 and 2928 for the winner by unanimous decision Gilbert elino [Applause] M I love you baby I love you so much you Baby Frankie Edgar grey Maynard five rounds of fighting for the UFC lightweight title Eve LaVine our referee you ready sir you ready F here we go J Jersy Jersy blue trunks for mayor black trunks for Frank Edgar two true Elite mixed martial [Applause] artists the big key to the first fight was the wrestling of Grey Maynard the size and strength his ability to take down Frankie Edgar let’s see what adjustments Frankie Edgar has made in dealing with grey Maynard style his foot work is just fun to watch and that will be the key tonight in and out stay away from the power and avoid the takedowns yeah the only person I know that moves more is the WC 135lb Champion Dominick Cruz constant movement who is now the UFC yeah absolutely 135lb champion and uh if You’ never seen that guy fight what a treat WC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis watching the fight tonight he will face the winner for the title a big time Frankie tried to spin out a trouble mayor chasing him down GRE Mayer hammering on dranky edger and it goes have big shots Mater looking to finish this fight mayard all over him Edgar’s in big trouble Mike he’s trying to get back to his feet but GR is not letting him he nailed him again and again great Maynard [Applause] the three minutes still a head Frankie Edgar’s trying to get it together someone’s bleeding Maynard all over Edgar [Applause] it’s Edgar’s nose wow incredible can’t believe he got back up to his feet after that he’s hurt bad though Mike still mayor trying to connect some more and Edgar trying for the taked down here gray stuffed [Applause] it big start for grey mayor amazing that Frankie Edgar was able to recover from that at [Applause] all go guys Edgar takes a quick look at the clock his nose is bleeding very badly Mike bloody but not beaten yet he’s wobbly he is again the left hand connects mayard looks for the uppercut are B Edgar stumbles and Spins 145 on the [Applause] clock big right hand oh he Hur him again Edgar just trying to [Applause] survive back to his feet again amazing barely oh and he connected to gray what a gutty performance by Frankie Edgar here in round one if Frankie Edgar gets out of this fight it will be out of this round rather it would be incredible it’s incredible he’s lasted this long [Applause] Joe what a warrior his hands are down though Mike and his chin is straight up in the air I think he’s disoriented still he’s trying to keep it together but he’s still badly hurt Maynard has thrown a lot of punches trying to finish this fight Joe 30 seconds and Frankie tagged mayor but mayor did not get hurt at [Applause] all Edgar seems to have gotten his legs back under him a bit moving better than he was earlier unbelievable he’s still hurt though Mike and he still got his hands down oh he almost got need final seconds of the first round just tagged gray with a body shot wow amazing he made it out of that round truly world class athletes competing in the Octagon fight second round there a bit of a mark under the left eye of mayard Edgar opens up with a [Applause] kick all the training that these mixed martial artists do Joe example right there to be able to withstand the punishment that Maynard put on Edgar in round one yeah he might not even remember that round right now that’s a very distinct possibility y I’d probably not like to remember it but he starts out he’s moving much much better starting to try to find his power in his Gro and he just nailed gray mayard threw a lot of punches in that first [Applause] round applied a lot of pressure how much did that affect his cardio especially if we get deeper into the championship rounds yeah is a very real possibility he could have gassed himself out by throwing those punches but the amount of punishment that he put on Frankie Edgar you got to think man that’s got to affect his cardio as well I mean he’s certainly in tremendous shape and he’s certainly capable of recovering enough to be a moving like this but he took so much damage in that round Maynard looking to load up [Applause] again nice right hand by Frankie and a kick combination by Edgar this is a fight where Eve lavine’s got to be careful he doesn’t get collided you know these guys are moving so fast Edgar leading with the jab sometimes when a fighter lands a big power punch and hurts the opponent they all of a sudden go into this kind of head hunting mode and they lose sight of the technique that got him there in the first place so let’s keep an eye on greay Mayer to see if that happens to him scores he got [Applause] rocked Edgar showing the True Heart of a champion in round one nice inside leg kick there as well looking to go high that [Applause] time gray has slown down considerably in this round Frankie easily shrugs off that takedown [Music] attempt Grace punches Mike they they see much more [Applause] labor in the first round greay Mayer threw 97 punches trying to finish the fight I mean I would love to see how many of them actually landed but he threw all of them with bad intentions total strikes 97 and many of them were vicious quick Hands by Frankie Edgar two of mma’s elite battling for the lightweight title Edgar trying to get inside with a combination again Joo and he’s got mayard and Edgar putting on a show outstanding wow I can’t believe he’s recovered so well after that first round they talk about Frank Edgar’s Iron Will and heart desire determination seeing it all here and he’s been the quicker one to the punch here in round [Applause] two gray with a good left hook there that’s the left hook he knocked out Joe Veris with under 30 now in round number another sneaky right hand by Frankie found a home and the B under the left eye of mayard is swollen knee by greay mayor and he na him again him again the right hand that time that time he wobbled him again he nailed him what a second round by Frankie Edgar what a fight what a fight yes and his boxing coach Gil martinz is saying touch touch touch and then load him up he doesn’t want him to try to throw Haymakers with every [Music] punch and right away you see gray moving differently he’s thinking about what his coach has told him and he’s moving differently and Randy said you gave that round back to him third round I think Frankie Edgar took that one yeah I give you that one for sure first title fight for grey Maynard Edgar’s been the distance twice both of those against BJ Penn both of those victories to2 nice to the body and followed with the hand very nice jab as well beautiful jumped into that one he’s found his rhythm [Applause] [Music] a minute into the third round R Camp call calling for the uppercut as Frankie ducks in for those shots to the body Edgar stuffed a couple of takedown attempts very easily in the second round and then had that big takedown of his own [Applause] [Applause] still in a bit of shock and disbelief that Frankie Edgar did what he did in round one amazing that he’s still here and it looks great I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody recover from a beating like that absolutely not I can’t even think of close second to come back from a round like that first round and have a round like the second round just incredible and a good combination Landing here in the third Eddie Bravo just brought up Jake Shields and Dan Henderson that might be the closest I’ve ever seen gray going for the Tak down and Frankie stuffed it and landed a couple [Applause] punches gray loves to load up on that left hook Mike UFC 126 Silva versus Belfor presented by Bud Light Saturday February 5th a it’s going to be a great battle Anderson Silver VOR bfor for the title Griffin Franklin Jones Bader live on pay-per-view tickets still available lightweight title fight right here third round just past the Midway point of the fight gray is definitely boxing better in this round caught that kick you see a difference in the way he’s moving listening to his coaches lighter on his feet listening to Martinez touch touch and then load [Applause] up there’s a nice left hook by by gray Frankie just missed with that right [Applause] lead hook looking for the uppercut oh he nailed it body shot then he nailed him with the right hand [Applause] again there’s the uppercut with an uppercut and the Blood starts flowing from the nose again those were the best two connections since round one for mayor Joe nice left hook as well by gray manard trying to set up that big right hand nice leg kick by gray one [Applause] minute nice went with the front kick mayard trying to take him down Frankie looking for the kamur on Gray’s arm got him down can he keep him down it’s tough to see what Frankie is doing with his right arm 30 seconds Edgar up yeah he’s tying up that arm trying to get a kamora on it he drops down in the half guard [Applause] though no not even half guard basically he’s almost mounted now side control nice recovery by Edgar spun right around back into half guard Frankie on his back final seconds of the round gu gutin final seconds Championship [Applause] [Music] round uppercut by Edgar now he looks for the take down and he gets it he’s got a g te trying to CR on brater frer [Applause] good combination both men are [Music] bloody again again taking down the All-American wrestler on frequent occasion and trying to pass staying on top getting the back over under on the back no hook so far but he’s still controlling him with that over under staying very tight lost it for a second back to their feet Maynard highly decorated during his days at Michigan State when he was roommates with former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans [Applause] both men leaving it all in rock G tonight Frankie Edgar coming on strong strong greay Maynard’s arms Mike are coming much slower the punches are coming slower all that grappling fills those arms up with blood makes it very difficult to let those hands loose see that now very labored nice jab though again [Applause] stopped under three on the clock here in the fourth nice right hand close fourth round [Music] [Applause] mayard big swing and a miss nice [Applause] knee good [Applause] exchange drives with that Tak down wrestled collegiately both men National qualifiers allamerican big shots to Grey Maynard’s [Applause] chin go guys kid from the Jersey Shore trying to defend his title [Applause] under 90 seconds now on the clock in this [Applause] round labored as you said Joe yeah I mean this is his first Venture into the fourth round in his career thre 97 punches in the first round nice Jabs there by [Music] Frankie he fakes the take down and comes up with [Applause] punches and he does not slow down I mean here we are in the fourth round after the tremendous beating he took in that first round and he’s still moving just like he was in the first Iron Will iron clad and will he get this one no May to work yes he forces him to work forces him to defend [Applause] aggression under [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 30 the more rounds he wins the more it comes into question what was the scoring in the first round excellent point it was such a tremendous beating that he took it it couldn’t just be a 10- n round and Dom dominant around as we’ve seen in a long time maybe everever with a guy surviving maybe ever y f what a great mean event of the evening what a way to start out a busy 2011 in the [Applause] UFC desperation in the minds of both men neither wants to leave it in the hands of the judges I suspect Frankie Ed is going to be shooting for a lot of takedowns in this [Applause] round and on paper if you would have said who would win the takedown battle a lot of people probably would have believed grey mayard yeah especially after the first fight yeah and after the way he was able to handle Kenny [Applause] floran and you brought up an interesting point before the Improvement of Frankie Edgar between the first and second BJ pen fights it was also confidence it a confidence issue you know having beaten the greatest lightweight of all time he was just soaring coming into that second fight Fifth and Final Round next month right down the road at manderlay Bay for Anderson Silva VOR bfor UFC 126 only on pay-per-view tickets are still available [Applause] [Music] nice combination on the clock big strike by Maynard he wanted that uppercut again Joe 3:15 good scramble great shot there nice [Applause] knee such a close fight under three now gray again shoots but he’s having a hard time he’s got him tied up though he’s got his neck Edgar gets free [Applause] Frankie’s throwing a lot of open-handed punches with the left especially the left hook you got to wonder whether he hurt his [Applause] hand good combination Stuffs the take down attempt [Applause] again nice knee to the body and he goes for the take down [Applause] connection again two minutes remains to the [Applause] fight Fifth and Final [Applause] Round again Edgar Stuffs the take down all night long clipped [Applause] him under 90 now both guys obviously very tired even even Frankie showing some fatigue here in his takedown attempts good combination there though looked up at the clock gray grabs a hold of him both men stuffing each others takedown attempts here in the fifth and final one minute left in this fight right hand by mayard counter by Edgar comination by Frankie Ed right hand 45 seconds quick left by mayard stuffed again 30 [Applause] seconds Bosman fighting right to the Finish grabs the neck 10 seconds left in the fight swinging to the Finish They Go the Distance wow for the UFC lightweight title ladies and gentlemen after five rounds of action we go to the judges score cars for a decision the judges score this contest 4846 mayard 48 46 Edgar and 4747 this fight is considered a [Applause] draw the B talk to you as well talk to both the Korean zombie taking on Yaya Rodriguez and we are underway five possible rounds the Korean zombie in the white trunks an even money slight Underdog Yer Rodriguez minus 130 in the green as the favor immediately a low kick from Rodriguez that did not look fun that really stumbled up the Korean zombie I don’t know that could have been partially off balance he fires back with his own but man Rodriguez when he’s fresh especially here in the first round these kicks come out of nowhere the power w nice straight jab there zombie rushes in tries to land that right hand and you can tell Rodriguez and we talked to him in the meetings as well said I’m going to pick my moments to be explosive he doesn’t want to gas himself out he knows he has 25 minutes to fight here tonight oh nice punchie and a smirk from Rodriguez as he backs off to the center both black belts in taekwan do add a black belt in Judo and HAPO another the Kore zombie as well Rodriguez that’s something it looks like they’re taking advantage of they know that Chung Jong is going to move forward and they’re trying to smash that lead leg as he steps in he doesn’t exactly bounce around a whole lot zombie he moves forward and tries to land big shots just like that combination uppercuts repeatedly with the right hand Rodriguez he did a good job he didn’t he didn’t take too much damage there oh tried to come over the top with that kick but got caught up there in the armpit of Chung J now the layoff May 2017 for Rodriguez his last bout February 2017 for the zombies so 2 minutes in got to kind of get your witch about your back yeah feel it out both these guys I mean think about that these guys have had significant layoffs nice kick there from [Applause] Rodriguez and this crowd you can hear This Crowd Korean zombie coming off heavy knee surgery leading to that long layoff after his victory and you see R attack the lower halfing those [Applause] legs nothing wrong with that I mean fair play nice left hand again that’s the second time now that Jung has thrown that rear kick and Rodriguez steps in with a stiff jab to stifle it oh nice jab there from the [Applause] zombie oh F kick up the middle giv Rodriguez a bit of bit of his own medicine each of these guys the type of Fighters if they don’t know what they’re throwing how could their opponent know yeah especially when it comes from y right hand over the top from the zombie just think after that layoff for both of these guys the circumstances play out that here they are in the main event on the 25th anniversary these guys got to take advantage of that that is that is a huge opportunity especially for Yer who’s been on the layoff been out couldn’t seem to figure his oh nice front kick Rodriguez by far his longest layoff of his career but the Korean zombie serving his mandatory military service after that title fight so he’s fought more times since 2013 and a rally there looks good he’s getting in and out of there he’s avoiding these rushes these bursts from the zombie ooh just missed with that left hand over beautiful Your Face Off the Wall straight left from Rodriguez we’re under a minute to go in the first of five possible rounds wow chance zombie there’s plenty of tree colore Flags in here as well yeah it’s they they both had really loud receptions on their [Applause] entrance and jum just stand right in front of [Applause] you it’s not without some calculation either you know the Die Hard fans know him as the zombie but he’s calculated yeah he’s not a Mindless fighter and he’ll take the back and go to the ground with a roll first round ends back in 30 seconds after this ultimately ended up sort of on top but I think it’s a an even yeah Helter Skelter that’s the end of that first round quick jab by Rodriguez opens up the second round returned by a counter combo from the Korean Zone you got to wonder if this speed of Rodriguez is going to hold up if this Fight Continues in the third and fourth round cuz he looks sharp early another combination as the Korean zombie continues to walk forward you can see his advancing rate o nice back kick about 40% beware the spinning attacks of Rodriguez oh again body kick from zombie for the first time a level change up the CR yes let’s Breathe Here Yeah here Breathe Here where’s your right hand what’s your right hand do and watch you Rodriguez smartly not spending a lot of energy right here yeah he’s relaxing and jum not really pushing the pace for this taked down seems content to just kind of clinch him up but now he’s looking to step outside that leg and knock him off balance but Yer does great job reverses the position now he’s got Chung Jung pressed up against [Applause] defense oh that was low he’s in the clinch and immediately Kevin McDonald steps in stay right here for me little shots to the groin yeah start five minutes okay on the clock thank you let’s see it again there was caught it at the tail end have five minutes are you sure okay stay in that corner you okay to continue now yeah it was like right on the the top but it it could have affected it could have jostled the comp that doesn’t feel nice man okay stay right there Chang Jung it happens you got to be careful to immedi resume the action there ready on the time all right guys let’s keep it clean come on and Kevin McDonald policing the action professionally claps him back in 90 seconds into the second round and right to a flurry as they stand in the middle kick up top from the [Applause] zombie a little spin there from the Korean zombie ooh glancing right hand saw the sweat go flying there ooh that kick blocked blocked but still felt I’m sure there he goes again chopping at that lead leg of the Korean zombie so far very good game planning from yayer in his corner but nice jab there from the Korean [Applause] zombie I decided I’m just going to call him zombie for the rest of his broadcast got it it’s a little easier keep it consist I think we know who I’m talking about got step in from the zombie gives y a little hit KN oh combination elbow from Rodriguez but in true zombie fashion right into the clinch and he’s working hard for this take down so far great defense from Rodriguez he just ate that there a reason Korean zie Tak shot keeps moving holding he also understands that Americans are fond of zombie related shows and movies oh nice job told us that this week and another interesting scramble as we expected to see between these two jab zombie nice [Music] Brandon I just saw the replay That Elbow was clean on the nose SLG Grill of Chung [Music] yeah we have confirmed actual like it didn’t even [Applause] happen little chopping Hammer Fist from y to the collar bone of zombie but zombie still moves forward o Rodriguez set him up with that right [Applause] hand looking very loose in there [Applause] tonight this kind of a I guess you would say friendly style to go against as Jung kind of standing in the center but allowing Rodriguez to keep his and get creative like that right on Q nice slip underneath from Rodriguez but now he’s caught in the tie clinch oh man I knew he was going to do that oh and Y looking for his own throw both guys land oh off the elbow elbow in the final 10 seconds now of the second round I think there’s a cut somewhere on zombie if it’s the nose or the lip but he’s still walking well [Music] naturally Rodriguez yeah as you mentioned really started to flow in the latter half of that second round yeah he looks loose maybe in this time off it’s what he needed coach said dig deep and finish strong you may have heard him in the corner Yaya Rodriguez this is three of five possible rounds and he looks good they set knees elbows they want to try to cut open CH make him bleed ooh steps in oh that jab stagger Rodriguez he dips to the body now oh my [Applause] goodness so far the cardio does not seem to be an issue for yayer he’s really he’s getting a little more acrobatic here in the third so he’s got to be careful to not gas himself out cuz that’s one thing he talked to me about he really wanted to pick those moments and not get too crazy but having success so I feel like it’s hard to not go to that stuff when you’re scoring with it perhaps the confidence growing with each strike for Rodriguez and zombie meanwhile stoic in his approach stiff one two oh nice body kick there from Rodriguez and again zombie oh big body kick that hurt rrig like that and with his lower half but still punching forward how many times you see a guy catch a kick and the guy still manages to throw another kick on top of that Rodriguez just did that I think from some of this damage I think the zombies actually feeling some of this cardio failing him here just when you eat that many shots slow CLS you down his cheek looks swollen as well right now but there we go right on Q Chung Jun still moving forward and he’s eating these punches he’s not been staggered or knocked down yet and he’s gone for the Tak down I think he needs to do that again get in there land these big punches and keep wearing on y when zombie has landed he’s made him count Hey listen Chan Chung Jung in my opinion until the final Bell Rings the man’s not out of this fight he’s still pressing forward he’s still throwing combination just SL right there and he lands the left hand and now it’s Rodriguez circling away despite the Flash and fireworks unofficially total strikes in favor of the Korean [Applause] zombie oh with that [Applause] right let’s be honest the Korean zombies in his kind of fight he’s been touched he’s been hurt a little bit I think that brings the best out of him in most of his fights he’s used to these fire fights he doesn’t care if it’s got to get a little ugly to get the finish two to one significant strikes in favor of the Korean zombie he’s just having trouble right now being able to find Rodriguez but that doesn’t mean when he does those punches aren’t going to hurt him o have a crossing at top with the kick and now frantic flurry here yeah now now they’re throwing patience shown on each side B Swings with the left hook some blood now coming out no it looks of Rodriguez under a minute to go third round that from from John he hasn’t moved backwards yet back left toe oh nice job from the zombie rodri for the moment and is he slowing down and Jung coming into this fight knew it was a five round fight he’s been preparing for a five round fight he came out early to get adjusted to the air a bit that mouth is bleeding pretty bad but that won’t bother him as far as being able to breathe it just might be [Music] annoying zombie did talk to us the other day about quite a difference in preparing for Frankie Edgar to Yer Rodriguez the different types of Fighters that they are such a different fight who zombie and strong zald the good news is two more possible rounds here of this back and forth oh exciting fight I mean what more could you ask for these guys have brought it this entire time oh nice uppercut the same uppercut that he hurt Bermudez with that step in big right uppercut from the zombie nice left hook he started the combinations and exchanges with that lead left hook several times yeah listen Chong Jong has had success throughout this whole fight but I really feel in round three he really started finding his rhythm with the jab and press ring forward and Landing strikes before he was really surging forward and yer was able to step back and kind of avoid most of the damage there he goes moving forward with punches Yer slowed down a little bit another big body kick [Applause] nice right cross from the [Applause] zombie both guys tasting a little bit of their own blood here in the [Applause] fourth oh nice combo there from zombie moving forward right hand left hook oh spin spinning back fist you never know what’s coming from from yayer but pressure I think the the pressure of the Korean zombie starting to definitely slow yay Rodriguez down here in the fourth oh off balance gets him to the mat counter left hook landed from zombie on his way [Music] back oh there’s that jab again on both both guys landed clean left hook there ooh that left body kick from Yer man to take that repeatedly and show no signs oh a hitch kick double roundhouse there there’s the Taekwondo coming out from yayer and you can see each just finding the time to pick their shots yeah you’re looking for that spinning elbow again you hear the corner of Rodriguez saying use your speed he’s probably thinking you use your speed you know how tired I am here in the fourth round there zombie comes back with another combination man these guys are going back and forth oh big right and here goes the zombie but Rodriguez goes off his feet to the counter what’s he say saying y you’re saying something I don’t know what he’s saying what was that about McDonald’s not stepping in for the moment they break and zombie fires a knee wow Rodriguez wobbled by that power shot oh what is going on Kevin McDonald says fair play I’m just confused I mean I’d have to look at some replays maybe there was a accidental groin shot that we missed and and zombie recognized it I I’m not sure anyway let’s talk about this awesome fight they’ seem to have moved on I’m moving on Kevin McDonald wasn’t picking up what zombie was putting down yeah years I can’t tell if he’s significantly bleeding now it looks like the nose is really busted a stiff jab from zombie and this is what you excuse me this is what the zombie does man just when you think you’re getting ahead of on him he surges forward and lands his own [Music] Combos and a jab from Rodriguez after faking that step in back elbow oh right nice right hand so I saw the replay real quick before this Fight Continues with the craziness that it’s going and oh it looked like a very completely accidental both guys went for a flying knee and Zombie’s knee kind of clipped the cup of yayer Rodriguez not enough to stop the action significant strikes rounds two three and four big body kick Korean zombie holding the edge in each wow Rodriguez showing the creativity on the ground but nothing doing and both got nice right hand those power punches have gotten stronger as the fight’s gone on it seems like or they’re not they’re not losing any heat on them from zombie go no final seconds of the fourth round I think this round is very important for either of these guys and that’s what you love about mixed martial arts in the UFC Big Show of respect for the fifth and Final Round in our main event from Denver W zombie right away he’s waiting for oh nice right hand again there this fight is close man both guys showing the effects of these punches they’re Landing dier had some nice elbows nice counter right hand there from Jung right over the top of that jab Rodriguez spinning elbow countered by another right from zombie oh switch stance left hand there have fun out there minutes you’re just fanboying out at the strike hey man how can’t you how can’t you Fanboy out when these two guys are laying on the line here neither’s ever fought in this fight like they’re okay maybe I’m going to lose or oh maybe I lost this round I’ll come back in the next no they’re fighting to win each round yeah each inch every small moment in this fight they been battle they’ve both been hurt at numerous times throughout this match we’re seeing the heart that some people may be questioned I I don’t know on why y year hadn’t returned we’re seeing that is gone this kid is here to fight he’s trying to prove himself tonight that maybe he had some stuff going on that he just didn’t want to mention you know what I mean maybe he had to figure himself out a little bit after that loss but he’s back as is the Koreans was just going to say it I mean what did we expect out of Chong J this just hope we could see a lot lot more of it before he’s done now a shot nice 10 but oh left hand off the it’s a left hand for not scoring it can we have a few more rounds of this than G Body kick but zombie oh nice right hand that stunned him he’s right back it’s like it’s like the Korean zombie gets hurt for a second and he says no I’m good and they gave each other a look all right let’s fight we are fighting oh nice right excuse me left hand followed by the right from zombie and to think they’re doing this at 5,000 plus feet elevation the fifth and final rounds that’s insane but you know what I like do you see how they take a moment both these guys of Stillness they relax they’re both doing the same exact thing it’s almost like they look at each other like all right hold on let’s settle down for a second all right let’s go question mark kick from Rodriguez and that buckled the knees of Rodriguez but right back [Music] up man what a way to celebrate 2 years of this stuff yeah had a comain event with cowboy and Mike Perry and then this to cap things off five rounds so far of just beautiful standup display both guys shooting takedowns mixing in their wrestling when they can you wanted a few more rounds UFC won there were no time limits another spinning back fist going for that hammer fist again Yer always showing his ability to mix things up and be unorthodox coming up on one final minute of this five round main event and a crucial minute I mean right who are you going with I I I I don’t know this fight hangs in the balance in the final 6 seconds zombie forward again with a combination power on those punches I think you can expect something off the wall here towards the end of this fight from Rodriguez and forward pressure from zombie that’s all I can say nice spinning back kick but right off the elbow of Chan Jong got you’re setting up a jump kick I’m telling you but Korean zombie stifles that by just marching forward with his own combo has the biger shots left movement there man the Korean zombie if you’re come on let’s end it let’s end it stop shaking hands let’s go final seconds are they going to throw another big shot oh nice body kick one more flurry oh was is out is a knock win at the final buzzer for Rodriguez it was an elbow oh my God oh my God what an elbow from yayer Rodriguez from our Ang Le guys I don’t mean to have dismissed anything yir just did because that is unbelievable wow I was wrong well at the buzzer wow at the buzzer I mean it’s been an incredible night all night long celebrating 25 years to go five full rounds and have it end like that happy birthday UFC in the corner of viio Rodriguez exploding ladies and gentlemen referee Kevin McDonald is called a stop to this contest at 4 minutes 59 seconds of round number five we play the winner by knockout here [Applause] Rodriguez all right tell over the instructions I expect a clean fight oby my commands all times defend yourselves all times touch gloves go back let’s do this Shogun and hendo non-title fight but scheduled for five five minute rounds you ready let’s fight and here we go Henderson in the long white trunks the bad boy trunks for Hua [Applause] that right hand is always ready to go cocked and in position to finish the fight Dan [Applause] Henderson I think one of the keys to this fight for Shogun will be the oh Shogun takes Henderson down Henderson Henderson’s got a guillotine he’s got he’s got Incredible strength can he choke him out can he get him from this position he’s got a front choke and he hit him with a knee and a big punch oh Big Shots shogun’s covering up he’s standing right in front of him Henderson Shogun is a bloody mess already Henderson off to a great start shogun’s bloody but his eyes are clear Mike watch for the right hand again oh Big Shots by hendo Shogun desperately trying to get this fight to the ground who would have ever thought that would be the case I wish this thinging the same [Applause] thing Henderson 41 years old Henderson’s got double underhooks and he throws Shogun to the ground and SL up wow are we really seeing the best Dan Henderson here in the last few years nice me sometimes all the stars just Al line with your training and your nutrition and your life and Henderson coming off the big one with Fedor now looking to take out Shogun for a triumphant return to the octagon and off to a good [Applause] start what I was beginning to say before that first barrage happened was that I think that one of the keys to victory for Shogun will be attacking the legs of Dan Henderson trying to take away some of the explosion out of his thighs and utilizing all the techniques of Muay Thai Dan particularly throws inside leg kicks in ruthless right hands that’s a combination that he favors where a Shogun will throw knees elbows everything there’s the right hand [Applause] there’s the right combination followed with the left just over 90 seconds on the clock here in the first round good start for Henderson uppercut by Shogun Shogun finding his range got a shot in on Henderson and he’s looking for some ground holding on to a single he’s getting tagged Henderson’s going to try to get this taked down now Shogun back to his feet and eats a right hand big right hand Henderson handled that barrage of punches very [Applause] methodically Shogun with the uppercut shogun’s looking for that uppercut over and over again Mike he sees something in the stance of Dan Henderson Dan tends to crouch forward he gets real low nice right hand by [Applause] Dan pushing forward is shun now nice knee by Henderson under 30 seconds on the clock here in the first that Greco Roman background Dan Henderson makes him so good in positions like this where they clinch great upper body [Applause] control shogun’s got to use this opportunity to try to knee those [Music] legs fight round two the more Shogun can turn this into a technical striking battle instead of a wild crazy slugfest the better he comes out Dan has an incredible chin and ruthless power but Macio is the more technically sound and diverse Striker and a very vicious kicker gets Henderson with the jab as Dan was on his way in swings ducked under and the knee again they work in the [Applause] clinch 28 career wins for Henderson 20 career wins for [Applause] [Music] Shogun Shogun one of eight Brazilians in UFC history to hold a UFC belt the most recent Junior dos Santos big right hand uppercut huge uppercut and a big left hook as well to the body and Shogun counted with a nice left hook there but Henderson definitely with the bigger shots [Applause] [Music] Shogun trying to utilize some movement to try to get into that technical matchup that you talked about before Joe he’s also trying to get away from the [Applause] cage Henderson trying to set up the right hand [Applause] the shots that Henderson has landed have really slowed the pace of shogun’s attack yeah his his punches seem to be a little bit a little labored a little slower than you normal and I think a lot of that can be attributed to what Henderson has been able to land thus far yeah unquestionably but he’s still plowing forward as he always does I mean both of these men have been in the Deep waters before yeah and it’s interesting with this pace this is a five round fight yeah Dana White making that change making main events on frequent occasion even a non-title fight a five round fight tonight is one of those Munos and Leen was the first one and the rest was the winner that night a deep breath taken by both [Applause] men and I was just about to say I’m surprised Dan’s not working his legs with some knes he just one out I think both men are conscious of this this being a five round fight just over a minute on the clock here in the [Applause] second and that’s exactly the case is they they know they need to Pace themselves that’s position Gentlemen let’s work because it was a frenetic Pace in round one it’s work gentlemen break break Anderson looks up at the clock just over 30 seconds remaining here in the second of a potential five five minute round good right hand from Shogun SW they standing right in front of each other Mike yeah great slip and rip a moment ago by Henderson both men are trying to set up that one punch or one kick knock [Applause] out final seconds of the [Applause] [Music] round Maybe [Applause] Henderson’s Corner seemed very confident that Shogun was out of gas he looked at at the end of that round he definitely looked tired and that has been a problem with Shogun in the past he was a problem with his debut in the UFC against Forest Griffin it was a provent fight with Mark Heman he has had stamina [Applause] issues right in front of our broadcast position uppercut by Henderson but he got one [Applause] wob Henderson’s measuring from that punch took a kick to the bodyon down and Henderson actually went for the [Applause] single right back to the feet [Music] it’s amazing Joe that this fight never happened before but man so far well worth the [Applause] weight off the shoulder of Henderson that time I think this is the perfect time for this fight I really do it’s in the perfect place that’s for sure oh big right hand trying to finish it right here he’s hurt he’s hurt Big Shot Henderson looking to finish the fight so that’s covering up and he’s hurt bad in the face Shogun has his his hands clasped together that will save him a little time and he’s going to try to sweep Dan what a warrior your shun is he’s going to attack a leg Anderson’s got to be careful he needs to get further in to get the heel hook though he needs to get closer he needs to get his thigh closer to Dan’s hips cuz right now it’s not in the right position Henderson’s out and both men are back up wow unbelievable the shogun’s face is is a bloody mess Mike it’s swollen his left eye is swollen and he is hurt badly he’s just hanging on here right now both of [Applause] them both men exhausted but no question about it Dan Henderson has done the most damage by a long [Applause] shot but it’s this Warrior spirit it’s this heart it’s this courage that deter ation that have made both of these men two of the most successful fighters in mixed martial arts history the fact that Shogun is still battling here in the third round out out out the cage keep hand out the cage big deep breaths from Henderson [Applause] Dan was so close to finishing that fight but a nice job done by Josh Rosenthal to not stop it one minute oh vicious elbows by Dan and Shogun has Dan down and now Shogun pouring it on Henderson he’s got his back 45 seconds on the clock here in round three [Applause] maybe Henderson was right when he told Rosenthal three more are going to be [Applause] left 20 seconds on the clock here in the third good shot by Shogun final seconds of the third round a huge cut over the left eye of Shogun you can see it Mike what a warrior both these guys non-title fight but scheduled for five five minute rounds round [Applause] four looking for the single Shogun with the Tak down Shogun Brazilian jiujitsu black belt after only four years but Dan’s going to get his back now shogun’s got to be [Applause] careful Shogun is trying to get oh look at that Dan got him in a crucifix great position for Henderson looking for the choke he’s got the choke show that roll under the choke D mounted up CH is going to go for a leg lock again he can’t get it and Henderson’s out what a fight unbelievable one of the best of all time between two of the best of all time Shogun landed the uppercut down take down into side control Sha’s trying to hip escape a bit to get his right knee under there he goes he’s got his right knee in place Dan wisely scoots his hips out corrects now Shogun is got half guard he will go under he will go under for the sweep he goes under with his right arm and while he’s doing that Dan is trying to one arm guillotina Shogun has to be careful here Dan has a a wicked grip shogan is in trouble here yep Henderson his arm is trapped yep Henderson now now he lost it he lost it but Shogun lost the sweep as well because he lost the underhook on Dan’s left leg now Shogun goes to full guard but feet on the [Applause] hips round four of our main event Henderson staying heavy on Shogun [Applause] right hand Dan’s got to look out for the up kick big right hand by Dan oh knes the body pass the Midway point of the fourth and Shoguns up and he falls down again watch for the right hand of Dan Henderson right here right now [Applause] [Applause] this is why mixed martial arts is the fastest growing sport in the world uppercut [Applause] Shogun yeah Shogun is looking to counter that right hand keeping his guard up high sneak that uppercut through Dan’s taking big deep breaths now Mike and Dan’s really shaking that hand out he might have done some damage to it Joe well he broke it when he knocked out vanderlay Silva he has heard it in the past yeah and he’s not quite there it’s back in the pocket but he’s not firing it like he was earlier big shot by Shogun Dan’s in trouble and he wants the take down goes into that autopilot mode of a wrest got out he in with a shot oh Henderson came right back with the Stutter Step Shogun starting to get the momentum Dan is exhausted Mike look at [Applause] him show gone with under 45 seconds left in the four Tak down with the take down and Dan just took a huge deep breath 30 seconds him full mou for Shogun Shogun trying to finish it here Henderson looking to survive shogun’s get us back it’s got time to work he lost it what a fight 10 seconds left in the fourth what a fight and Dan right now is just hanging on to him wow here’s the last round let’s fight Fifth and final round [Applause] top inside control but he’s got to get Dan away from the cage Dan can use his feet right now to explode off the cage 41-year-old Dan Henderson nice KN to the body by Shogun against 29-year-old Mauricio Shogun Hua Fifth and Final Round hendo almost had it finished [Applause] earlier sh Again full mount on Henderson I think Shogun just spit his mouthpiece out either that or Dan did Henderson was able to reverse earlier Shogun has got to get ahead an arm and Scoot forward get Dan away from that cage grab a grip on his arm and Scoot him [Applause] forward look at Shogun Henderson trying to protect himself trying to get out of this position Shogun trying to maintain the mount he lost it but he’s in half guard now this is just True Heart it’s a wide openen half guard if Shogun wants to get his right leg free he can trying to pull it through Joe trying to push down with that left foot and get that right leg free Henderson holding on controlling posture under three minutes left in the play he’s more held in by exhaustion than anything and now he gets the full Mount again Henderson trying to work his way up hammerfist he’s got his back he’s got him flattened out he’s going to go for an arm triangle here he’s got the right arm trapped Dan’s trying to defend with his left but if Shogun can slide that right arm all the way through he’s got the choke he’s got it right there big hammer fist he might not have enough strength to pull off that choke he might want to just maintain the position and Dan good hip Escape by Dan he got to half guard again nope full Mount one more time just over two now back of the head merio back of the head this classic matchup that we’ve waited a lifetime for big shot by a Shogun has turned into one of the greatest fights in mix martial arts history under two on the [Applause] clock again Shogun trying to get that right leg free and he does full Mount one more time Dan Henderson is absolutely exhausted here comes the elbows 90 seconds Joe man if it goes the distance what a tough job our judges are going to have well this is a big round this has got to be a 108 round for [Applause] Shogun but then again there’s got to be at least one round that was a 108 round for for Dan [Applause] yep just over a minute remaining in this battle I just don’t know if Shogun has the energy to to actually finish he’s trying though now he’s going after it hammerfist hando trying to get out of this position Dan hip escaped he got to half guard shogun’s going to try to get that leg out again you want to talk about leaving it all in the Octagon Dan Henderson and Mauricio Shogun Hua have entertained Millions tonight Mount again under 30 seconds remain he’s smothering Dan here here 15 seconds very hard for Dan to Breathe Here Macio smothering him unbelievable fight Mount again they go the distance 25 minutes Shogun and hendo and here’s the first this is where Dan cracked Mauricio and had him in all sorts of trouble and that’s where Shogun caught Dan behind the head now here’s the second round and that’s the round where Dan really put it to Shogun and had him in all sorts of trouble the third round again Henderson with a big right hand huge punches on the ground Mauricio goes for a heel hook not not quite in the proper position to get it but used it to get back to his feet now here’s Shogun takes Dan down the fourth round Shogun with a big uppercut had Dan in all sorts of trouble takes him down and finally the fifth and final round was really all Shogun he got this takedown scrambled got the side control got to mount several times landed a lot of ground in pound and Dan spent the majority this round on his back defending himself it was the fourth round where Mauricio Shogun Hua turned the tides and started to gain the momentum ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judges score cards for decision all three judges scor this contest 48 8 47 declaring the winner by unanimous decision Dan H Anderson [Applause]