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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lady Gaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celivaldo Varejao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lady Gaga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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269 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lady Gaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Celivaldo Varejao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varejao tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Varejao tries to clinch up but Gaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Varejao is looking to clinch.
Varejao tries to clinch up but Gaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Celivaldo Varejao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varejao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaga defends it nicely.
Varejao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Varejao slips a straight right by Gaga.
Varejao tries to clinch but Gaga is having none of it.
Varejao misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaga.
Gaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaga clinches up with Varejao and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gaga.
Gaga lands an uppercut.
Gaga working aggressively here.
Varejao is working for takedown but Gaga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lady Gaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Celivaldo Varejao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga lands with a right to the head.
Gaga controlling the action here for a moment.
Varejao prevents a body shot from Gaga.
Varejao fails to pull guard.
Varejao is trying to break free.
Varejao misses with a knee to the head.
Varejao is looking to control Gaga's arms but Gaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Varejao has his back to the cage.
Varejao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Varejao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaga misses with a body punch.
Gaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaga misses with some punches.
Gaga scores with a shot to the side of Varejao's head.
Gaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaga lands a right hand.
Varejao takes a shot to the head.
Varejao trying to stall but Gaga improves his position.
Varejao goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gaga prevents it.
Varejao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Varejao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaga.
A right hook to the body lands for Varejao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Varejao.
Gaga is breathing heavily.
Varejao manages to break the clinch.
Varejao tries to clinch but Gaga moves away
and Gaga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gaga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varejao is trying to stall.
Varejao lands a right hand.
Varejao scores with a shot to the side of Gaga's head.
Varejao tries to pull guard but Gaga holds him up against the cage and eventually Varejao drops back down to his feet.
Varejao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Varejao is looking to control Gaga's arms but Gaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Varejao has his back to the cage.
Varejao wants a takedown but no success here.
Varejao lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Varejao's elbow.
Varejao lands a right hand.
Varejao tries to pull guard but Gaga won't allow it.
Gaga prevents Varejao from breaking the clinch.
Varejao is working for takedown but Gaga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Varejao trying to control the position but instead, Gaga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Varejao into the cage.
Varejao misses with a knee strike.
Gaga dodges an elbow strike from Varejao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varejao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varejao blocking some punches.
Varejao pulls Gaga into guard.
Varejao controls Gaga momentarily but Gaga frees himself.
Gaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Varejao on the ground.
Varejao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gaga's guard.
Varejao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaga trying to control the position.
Varejao trying to control but Gaga is working from the bottom.
Varejao postures up in Gaga's guard and throws a big left but Gaga blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Varejao postures up and lands a big shot to Gaga's brow.
Gaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Varejao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Varejao throwing strikes but missing.
Varejao with a nice head shot there.
Varejao thows a big elbow that misses.
Gaga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gaga tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Varejao.
Gaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Varejao working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Celivaldo Varejao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Varejao misses with a two punch combination.
Celivaldo Varejao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Varejao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Varejao tries to clinch but Gaga is having none of it.
Varejao tries to clinch
and Gaga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gaga.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaga.
Gaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Varejao backwards.
Varejao trying to stall but Gaga improves his position.
Gaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varejao takes a shot to the head.
Varejao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Varejao tries to pull guard but Gaga won't allow it.
Varejao trying to control the position but instead, Gaga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Varejao into the cage.
Varejao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Varejao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gaga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lady Gaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Celivaldo Varejao.
Gaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Varejao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaga tries to work over Varejao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varejao throws an elbow that misses.
Varejao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaga.
Gaga misses with a body punch.
Varejao tries to pull guard but Gaga won't allow it.
Varejao jumps guard but Gaga stands there with Varejao around his waist. Varejao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varejao looking to stall.
Gaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varejao fails to pull guard.
Gaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Varejao controls his hands.
Varejao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaga tries to stall but Varejao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Varejao - that landed with a thud.
Varejao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaga backwards.
Varejao pulls Gaga into guard.
Varejao looking for a sweep. Not yet Varejao, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Varejao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gaga's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varejao throwing strikes from guard but Gaga blocks nicely.
Varejao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Varejao throws a big right hand that misses.
Varejao is looking to stand up but Gaga won't let him.
Varejao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Varejao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Varejao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Varejao working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varejao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Varejao clinches but Gaga breaks the clinch
and Gaga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Varejao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gaga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Varejao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Varejao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaga backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Varejao lands with a right to the head.
Varejao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Varejao.
Gaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Varejao's efforts to push away.
Varejao blocking some punches.
Varejao wants a takedown.
Varejao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varejao lands with a left to the head.
Varejao lands a shot to the body.
Varejao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gaga smiles and moves away.
Gaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Varejao.
Varejao fails to land the takedown.
Varejao fails to land the takedown.
Varejao looks to clinch
and Gaga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Varejao is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Varejao.
Varejao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Celivaldo Varejao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gaga looks to land a right hand but Varejao moved out of range.
Gaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Varejao.
Varejao looks to clinch
and Gaga moves into the clinch.
Varejao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaga blocks it with crossed arms.
Varejao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Varejao presses Gaga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Varejao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varejao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Varejao.
Varejao has a couple of punches blocked by Gaga.
Varejao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Varejao gets through Gaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Varejao misses with a knee strike.
Varejao is looking to control Gaga's arms but Gaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Varejao has his back to the cage.
Gaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Varejao wants to break free but Gaga has control.
Varejao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Varejao looks to clinch
and Gaga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Varejao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Varejao up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga looking to slow down the pace here.
Gaga gets underhooks to prevent Varejao's takedown attempt.
Lady Gaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Celivaldo Varejao.
Gaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Varejao jumps guard but Gaga stands there with Varejao around his waist. Varejao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Varejao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaga working aggressively here.
Varejao wants to stall.
Varejao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Varejao lands with a short shot to the head.
Varejao lands a body punch.
Gaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Varejao is trying to break the clinch but Gaga has him pressed against the cage.
Varejao can't break the clinch.
Varejao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Varejao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaga's brow.
Lady Gaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaga is pressed up against the cage. Varejao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaga down to the mat. Gaga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Varejao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaga counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Varejao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Varejao is looking to control Gaga's arms but Gaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Varejao has his back to the cage.
Varejao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gaga smiles and moves away.
Varejao wants to clinch
and Gaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Varejao.
Gaga gets a clinch.
Come on Gaga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Varejao scores with a shot to the side of Gaga's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varejao taking a breather.
Gaga blocks an elbow strike.
Varejao looking to stall.
Varejao struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaga controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Varejao.
Varejao blocks an uppercut.
Varejao cracks Gaga with a nice body shot.
Gaga takes an elbow to the temple.
Varejao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Varejao prevents a body shot from Gaga.
Gaga has Varejao pressed against the cage, preventing Varejao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Varejao goes for a takedown attempt but Gaga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Varejao tries to clinch
and Gaga counters with a single leg into guard. Varejao didn't expect that.
Varejao keeping moving, preventing Gaga from controlling successfully.
Varejao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varejao wants to stand but Gaga is controlling the position.
Gaga wants to control from the top but Varejao keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Celivaldo Varejao.
I've got Varejao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Celivaldo Varejao!
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