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00:00Gaethje is 37, Hylia Toputia 29, Gaethje has 4 inches in height, less pronounced in reach
00:06where the American fighter will have a reach advantage of 1 inch, Gaethje the interim champ
00:11Hylia, the UFC lightweight champion, that will unify the lightweight titles with the
00:17White House in the backdrop, in your main event's introductions, Bruce Buffett.
00:23Ladies and gentlemen, this is the main event of the evening, sanctioned by the Association
00:33of Combat Commissions, our three judges scoring this contest at Octagon Side-R, Ben Cartlidge,
00:40Derek Cleary, and Sal D'Amato, and when the action begins, our referee in charge of the
00:44Octagon, Mark Goddard.
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01:03And now, for those in attendance and UFC fans watching around the world, this is the moment
01:15you've all been waiting for, live from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.
01:36It's time!
01:42Five rounds for the undisputed UFC lightweight championship of the world!
01:53Introducing first, fighting out of the blue corner, a mixed martial artist, holding a professional
01:59record, 27 wins, five losses, he stands, five feet, 11 inches tall, weighing in at 155 pounds,
02:08fighting out of Denver, Colorado, by way of Sanford, Arizona, he is the former UFC BMF champion,
02:19and the two-time interim UFC lightweight champion, presenting the challenger, Justin, the highlight,
02:37Alicante!
02:42And now, introducing his opponent, fighting out of the red corner, an undefeated mixed martial
02:50artist, holding a perfect professional record, 17 wins, no losses, he stands, five feet, seven
02:57inches tall, weighing in at 155 pounds, fighting out of Alicante, Spain, presenting the former
03:07UFC featherweight champion, and the reigning, defending undisputed UFC lightweight champion of the world,
03:23El Cassidy
03:26H cabinets headloom!
03:29Toporea!
03:39Okay, gentlemen, you understand the rules. You're fine. They're listening to me all times. Keep yourself protected.
03:43When I say stop, you stop. If you want to touch through it now. God bless.
03:50Detention is palpable as they say. About 4,300 people with us here on the south lawn.
03:56Another 80,000 not far away on the ellipse. Thank you, Chrissy. Ready to go.
04:03And that is the belt that is on the line here at UFC Freedom 250.
04:09The calm, cool, and collected Ilya Toporea is in the blue center of the octagon.
04:13Justin Gaethje working off of that jab early as in what?
04:16That was a stiff jab by Gaethje there.
04:26Portorea is just walking him down.
04:31Gaethje's jab being hurt from early. That's three.
04:33Nice low kick by Ilya.
04:39Nice uppercut by Gaethje.
04:45Gaethje had to wait a long time and off to an outstanding start.
04:49USA! USA! USA!
04:52It's almost like Toporea doesn't respect what Justin's throwing at him.
04:56Oh, nice leg kick. That's another one from Toporea.
04:59Justin needs to throw his leg kick.
05:03Oh!
05:05Big right hand from Toporea after Gaethje appeared to land.
05:09Gaethje landed a good right hand there. Toporea came back with a right hand of his own.
05:14Toporea is so slick the way he holds his hands up and moves with punches.
05:18Oh!
05:19Right hand over the top.
05:21Nice right hand there by Justin Gaethje.
05:23Counter got through for the American.
05:25Nice uppercut.
05:27But you can just see like the difference in the power.
05:30Or at least the way Toporea throws.
05:32It seems like his is taking more of an effect.
05:34So precise. There's a clean right hand by Ilya.
05:39Gaethje pursues the clinch.
05:42Nice uppercut by Gaethje again.
05:46Really good start for the underdog Gaethje.
05:49He landed 15 of 26 significant strikes already.
05:52Remember Gaethje throws so many leg kicks he doesn't do that anymore.
05:56I think that would benefit him with Toporea having such a heavy boxing style.
06:00And Toporea is already bloodied up on that right side.
06:04Oh!
06:05He's so fast.
06:07And precise.
06:08He's so quick.
06:12Appears as though it was an uppercut that opened Toporea up.
06:15And it's with Justin.
06:16Nice jab by Jayce.
06:18It's when Justin grabs that single.
06:20He fakes a single then grabs and throws an uppercut.
06:26Oh! Another nice jab.
06:28The timing in that jab is nice.
06:33Toporea to the body.
06:34Continues to invest in that low leg kick as well.
06:38That uppercut by Justin is landing.
06:47Gaethje particularly sharp early. Toporea closes the distance.
06:50Right hand partially lands for Gaethje.
06:57Oh!
06:58Another jab.
06:59They traded jabs there.
07:01Oh!
07:01That jab by Gaethje is solid.
07:06Oh!
07:06Another uppercut there in tight.
07:08When Toporea closes the distance Justin grabs his leg and throws an uppercut up the middle.
07:14Under two now to go in round one.
07:17Toporea is going to just keep pressing though.
07:22Oh!
07:22Nice right hand by Justin.
07:24Beautiful right hand.
07:26Couldn't ask for a much better start for Justin Gaethje.
07:29Closed plus 350 or so.
07:32Trading at 29% right now.
07:34Polymark and a big right hand for Gaethje.
07:38Huge opening round so far for the challenger.
07:45But you also know the danger is always there from Toporea.
07:50But as you get damage put on you, you lose power.
07:54Toporea got to get going.
07:57Oh!
07:58Right hand by Toporea and a left hook behind it.
08:02Gaethje still able to follow up with his own offense.
08:04Now looks about...
08:05Two left left by Toporea.
08:06Inside.
08:09And Iliad just throws hard whenever he gets in close.
08:12He talks about his ability in the pocket.
08:18Oh!
08:19They're trading early.
08:22Oh!
08:23Oh!
08:25Oh!
08:26Oh my goodness.
08:27These dudes are going at it.
08:28This is wild.
08:29An absolutely incredible start to round one.
08:33This is a crazy pace too.
08:36Crazy.
08:40Toporea has got under 30 seconds to make good on his round one.
08:43Knockout prediction.
08:45Gaethje goes high.
08:47Nice left hook to the body by Toporea.
08:49Right hand over the top.
08:50Good combination by Iliad.
08:55I mean, these guys are throwing.
08:56Oh my goodness.
08:57Oh, nice body shot.
08:58To the body.
08:58Oh, right hand.
09:01Late pressure in the round from Toporea.
09:03Oh, body shot is nasty.
09:05Oh, and Gaethje with a nice right hook.
09:07Power on the inside.
09:09Wow, what a round.
09:11Woo!
09:16We have not seemed to pour you bloody up like this in a while.
09:20If ever.
09:23Break, breathe deep.
09:26Ambitant.
09:31This is the start.
09:35Nice upper cut there by Gaethje.
09:40The jab that he landed a boatload in that first round.
09:45Another little left hand by Gaethje.
09:50Beautiful right hand over the top by JG.
09:53But then Toporea had moments, a lot of moments towards the end of that round.
09:56Toporea started to get Justin to reach and move in an awkward way.
10:01And it seemed like he was starting to get a beat on Gaethje, man.
10:04Ripped that left hook to the body multiple times.
10:07And the numbers would tell you, albeit unofficially, that Toporea outlanded Gaethje 39-37
10:12and Ilya landed at a 67% clip.
10:1547% for Gaethje through five minutes.
10:22All right, here we go.
10:23Round two of a possible five for the UFC lightweight title.
10:26Here we go.
10:30Gaethje started to stand a little bit in front of Toporea too much.
10:35Ilya is so explosive.
10:37You cannot allow him to set his feet.
10:40USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
10:48The thing about Gaethje is Ilya is a little shorter than him.
10:50So when he enters, Gaethje just kind of puts his jab out there and lets him run into it.
10:56You see that?
10:57Yeah.
10:58But now Ilya is fainting before he moves in to try to lure out that jab.
11:04Oh, ripped to the body.
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11:17That fate has changed it already. Look at it, he's got him reaching.
11:23Toporea connects to the net.
11:25Oh!
11:27Both guys landed in that exchange.
11:34Oh, another uppercut.
11:36Toporea continuing his investment in the body just prior.
11:40Toporea just presses you forward with that measured forward pressure.
11:50I love that single leg to the collar tie uppercut by Gaethje.
11:56Toporea is bleeding to the nose now as well.
12:00Oh, he's a guy.
12:01I love him.
12:02I love him.
12:05Gaethje jab momentarily keeps Toporea in the eye.
12:08Now a nice jab from the champ.
12:10Right hand by Toporea.
12:13Gaethje seems to be kind of rolling as Toporea throws the right hand.
12:16Oh, that's a huge right from Gaethje.
12:19Toporea.
12:20With a great chin, ate it pretty well.
12:24Nice jab by Justin.
12:25Oh
12:31Body man that body's hurt big right hand for so 40 a gauge. He fires back as usual
12:40Before his left hook is real powerful here comes in there it is to the body
12:47Right in front of us
12:49Again
12:55I'll get you just out of range with the uppercut of still for you. It continues to apply pressure
12:59Reset there forget you all the point with uppercut there
13:03He's digging that body shot gate just trying everything
13:11It comes up my man. Yeah, you just got to tuck the elbows. Oh my goodness
13:17Can't you bloody batter firing back the proceed?
13:22With that liver shot
13:26Okay, she in a world of trouble real trouble here
13:30Oh
13:36He's got his back
13:38Oh
13:38I'm sorry
13:41We're here I'm bar
13:47Poor Neil bills on the arm ball for now
13:50That body work was crazy but before you and we have seen him do this before on multiple occasions look
13:56for the triangle here
13:58Oh, Toporia's going triangle from the top!
14:00Watch her out, Justin!
14:02Eight wins by submission for the BJJ Black Belt, Toporia!
14:06And now he can switch arm bar!
14:12He's gonna roll him over with the leg.
14:15Oh, that was nice, Joe! Beautiful!
14:18Justin's gotta come up now! That's gonna explode!
14:20There it is!
14:21John Toporia got side control!
14:24Gaethje's staying spot in the face of pressure, about to get mounted here.
14:28I mean, Illy is grappling as a lead, too. You see that right now, the way he's moving around Gaethje.
14:35A lot of energy expended on both sides. A lot of offense from Toporia.
14:41Gaethje's gotta be trying to find a way to get to the end of this round.
14:45USA! USA! USA!
14:48Those body shots are very tired.
14:50Illy is showing some signs of fatigue right now, as well.
14:53Yup.
14:54Really went for it in the second round.
14:56I mean, the pace is insane.
15:09He may be bridging this out.
15:11Oh, he has to, right? This round's at the back. This is Illy's round.
15:15Illy fought a tremendous second round, hurt him bad for the body.
15:17Looked like he was gonna finish him.
15:19But now Justin gets to go to his stool, try to recover, and try to refocus for a third round.
15:24What a fight!
15:25It's through ten, and a critical 60 seconds on the stools here before round three.
15:35Sit down.
15:37Yeah.
15:40Good. Slowly bring him back.
15:44Hey.
15:45Good body shot.
15:46Hey.
15:46That was a good body shot.
15:47Hey.
15:48Start pressing him.
15:49Start pressing him.
15:50No more backwards.
15:51He's pushing you back to the fence.
15:52Press him.
15:53And time him.
15:54You either drop step or you open your left foot.
15:56You got me?
15:56And start bringing the low kick now.
15:58He's forgot about it.
15:59You have to dig into him though.
16:00Okay?
16:01No more falling back.
16:02You got me?
16:03Deep breath.
16:04Here we go.
16:04Big drink for me.
16:05This is on you.
16:06This is on you.
16:06Drink.
16:08Good.
16:09Another one.
16:09Another one.
16:12Good job.
16:13Hey.
16:14Stay focused.
16:15This is where we change.
16:16Forward with left pressure.
16:17Left pressure is bringing the low kick.
16:19Kick him off his feet.
16:20He almost slapped with the right hand.
16:22He was slapping up top.
16:24Not even really making a fist.
16:25Left hook.
16:26To open up that left hook to the body.
16:28Trevor Whitman doing a great job centering Justin Gaethje.
16:31And again with pointed advice he wants forward motion.
16:35This scene is so surreal.
16:37The fog is rolling through the cage.
16:40Yeah.
16:40This fight is incredible.
16:41He wants Gaethje pressing forward.
16:43He said he's allowing Toporia to back him up.
16:45This is good for Gaethje.
16:47Get close.
16:47Get in contact.
16:48Try to clinch and hold him.
16:50Because Ilya.
16:51I mean both of them are fatigued.
16:52The pace has been so high.
16:53But Ilya did look a little tired going back to the end of that round.
16:56Toquotia landing.
16:57I'm getting last.
16:58I'm getting last.
17:00Ilya!
17:01Ten a few seconds.
17:02No!
17:0322 seconds.
17:04Toquotia landing.
17:06A remarkable 72% of his significant strikes.
17:09Or his significant strikes.
17:10I mean that.
17:10John 60 something percent in the first round.
17:1370 in the second.
17:14It's crazy.
17:15It does appear to be a little bit of fatigue.
17:17Coach Dean Thomas what do you got?
17:18This is a bad this is a bad spot for Gaethje seems physically at times
17:22He ended that round bad, but it's not all that bad for him because he's been in these wars before
17:26He's got to be able to draw from that experience and take
17:30Toporia into a war because we've never seen Toporia in a war
17:33So Gaethje does have some advantages as the way this fight is playing out and there was the low kick
17:38from Gaethje
17:38And that was what Trevor Whitman was calling for in the corner said he's not gonna anticipate it
17:42He landed it hard. Well, Illy is waiting because he's trying to get his second win
17:46Just he's got to get the right right now not allowed for him to rebuild his win
17:50That's a great read champ Ilya to put it has been 25 minutes of the UFC against Josh Emmett back
17:55in
17:552023 was a fight of the night, but largely it was one way traffic, right? And that's the difference, right?
18:00He's taken that
18:02He's been hit, but if you're Justin you want to do it Trevor Whitman say you got to start kicking
18:06that leg
18:06Justin looks fresher right now. Ilya looks like he really drained himself trying to finish
18:11And he looks much slower right now, and there's like a power threat still because he is so hard
18:16But that threat goes down from 10 to like 6 when you start getting it around 3 4 5
18:23Well, and I don't have to tell you guys but wrestling and grappling is exhausting Gaethje
18:26Oftentimes we'll say he doesn't wrestle a lot in MMA because he's worried about it
18:32There's that jab again by Gaethje
18:33Gaethje flips the fresher fighter
18:35Oh, my hand! He hurt him!
18:38Huge fight for Gaethje!
18:40Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho!
18:43He hurt Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho!
18:50Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho!
18:58Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho! Dorsho
19:10is in trouble he's beat back look at his face we've never seen Iliad Deporiya like this before
19:17his face battered cut over the right eye bruising over the left head kick and that's not going to
19:25help matters even if partially blocked look at his face his face is destroyed right now we've
19:31never seen him like that and when Toputia throws offense Gaethje now making him pay
19:38but Gaethje's got to press a little bit because like you said I think that was such a great point
19:43Dean's point Toputia has not experienced these wars we've seen Gaethje in these constantly but we're
19:51still only in the third yeah he's got to save some but if Gaethje actually allows for him to build
19:57back
19:57into this fight but I believe that Ilya will start to take over again perhaps but if Gaethje can still
20:03do this if Ilya really wars up right here and if he can continue to chip away at him like
20:08this
20:10another right hand there landed by Gaethje
20:15right hand again Ilya is in real trouble look at his face oh Gaethje almost fell over oh
20:24oh
20:24Gaethje! Gaethje! Gaethje! Gaethje! you can imagine how raucous
20:35it is over on the ellipse right now one minute now to go around three
20:39Toputia fires back he's searching for that body shot again
20:44Oh, yeah, nice right hand by the champ.
20:46Acknowledged by Gaethje.
20:48Oh, then he hurt him.
20:50He has hurt it to Portia back with that right hand.
20:55Portia circles away.
20:57Body language not ideal.
21:01Oh, my goodness.
21:03This is crazy.
21:05This is crazy.
21:06We have never seen the champion look like this in a fight before.
21:10Gaethje presses forward with a knee.
21:12I'll talk to somebody.
21:14I'll talk to somebody.
21:16Justin earlier's career would throw leg kicks from inside the clinch.
21:23So Portia has only fought a handful of times at lightweight in the UFC.
21:26This is first title defense tonight.
21:28Oh, my goodness.
21:29That was a massive round for Gaethje.
21:31Nice knee to the leg there by Gaethje.
21:34The tie turns in round three.
21:41Look at his face as he goes back to his corner.
21:45Oh, my goodness.
21:45I've never seen Ilya look like this before.
21:51I want to see his body language.
21:53I want to see what his body tells me in between rounds.
21:56The doctor because he can see with this house.
21:59You hear that?
22:00You can call the doctor.
22:01He can see in the right eyes.
22:03You cannot see it.
22:05You have to call the doctor.
22:06Call the doctor.
22:08They're calling for the doctor in the corner.
22:10This is crazy.
22:13Is he saying he can't see?
22:14He can't see at the right eye.
22:15You can see it.
22:16I cannot see anything.
22:17Oh, it's over.
22:19If he says that, the doctor's going to stop the fight.
22:23They're going to stop the fight.
22:25They're going to stop the fight.
22:26How do you feel?
22:27If he says he can't see, they're going to stop this.
22:30Look at me.
22:30Do you want to continue?
22:33Of course.
22:34Yeah, I want to continue.
22:38Give him water.
22:39Oh, my goodness.
22:39Oh, my goodness.
22:43Ilya.
22:46Get it away from me.
22:49Get it away from me.
22:50All right, Mark Goddard is now called time,
22:54given the ringside position a chance to make his decision.
22:57Yeah, but this is allowing him to recover.
22:58Yeah, this is not the way it's supposed to be.
23:00This allows to pour you more time.
23:04The doctor's not the fight.
23:06The doctor's saying no.
23:08Hey.
23:08Hey.
23:10Oh, this is crazy.
23:12But this is crazy.
23:13Mark Goddard taking his time
23:15is the best in the business.
23:16But this guy needs to get,
23:17they need to get fighting.
23:19He can lay.
23:20Hey.
23:21Mark Goddard, Mark Goddard, stop this.
23:23Mark Goddard.
23:25This is more time for Ilya to recover, though.
23:28This is not good.
23:29None of this is good.
23:30I want to let it go.
23:31You're going to let it go.
23:32But this is crazy.
23:33They gave him another miniature minute.
23:34Yeah, he got another miniature cover.
23:36That is wild.
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23:46Seemed like the doctor was ready to stop the fight.
23:51We will continue now with round four.
23:55But if you're Teporia, you got two minutes in between.
23:58You got to take advantage of the extra time you got to recover.
24:01And it was exactly a full extra minute on the screws.
24:04Two minutes between rounds.
24:06That's crazy.
24:07Yeah, but then one of our producers said Gaethje did too.
24:10But Gaethje wasn't the one that was struggling as bad for the cardio.
24:13Exactly.
24:14And he wasn't the one that was hurt badly.
24:17And Ilya looks better already.
24:19And I'm not saying it's just a full extra minute.
24:22I'm just saying that he looks like he's ready to fight now.
24:26But that guy would not quit.
24:28Ilya Teporia, he's not going to quit on himself.
24:31He's going to keep trying to fight.
24:32Justin just landed another hard right hand.
24:33He's not seeing it.
24:34Oh!
24:35Beautiful throw by Gaethje.
24:37Yo, this is so smart.
24:39To just make him work in every situation.
24:44So Gordia covering up.
24:46Gaethje continues to throw offense his way.
24:51They're talking to each other.
24:53Oh, by the way.
24:56Oh!
24:57Shoots up from Gaethje.
25:01Nice jab from Justin.
25:05Nice leg kick there by Teporia.
25:07What an absolute war of war.
25:10Lightweight title.
25:12I have never seen Ilya Teporia's face this beat up.
25:15No.
25:15Not the name is close.
25:17Justin Gaethje hit so hard.
25:18That is what guys have said.
25:20When we asked all those great lightweights.
25:22Teporia.
25:23Khabib.
25:24Yes.
25:24Who hit you the hardest?
25:25They said Justin Gaethje almost unanimously.
25:28Well, coming in here, Teporia had 2 minutes and 27 seconds of fight time against an elite lightweight.
25:33Gaethje had hours.
25:34So, there were a lot of advantages that maybe the public didn't see on the Gaethje side.
25:39He's got a lead here with 8 or so minutes.
25:42Also, Gaethje is physically a much larger man.
25:45Another right hand.
25:46Ilya just touched his left eye and Justin kind of like almost gestured at him.
25:52Look at the swelling around that left eye.
25:54It's crazy.
26:01Ilya Teporia.
26:02Oh!
26:03Nice fight in by Teporia.
26:04That might have hurt Gaethje.
26:07That was a big right hand.
26:13It changed whenever Gaethje was the one that started taking the center.
26:17Teporia seems to be in turn on going forward again.
26:20Gaethje makes his head.
26:21Oh!
26:22Now a knee.
26:23Teporia the body and a right hand.
26:25Gaethje circles out on her 2 and a half to go round 4.
26:32Ilya's exchange jabs.
26:35Oh!
26:35Big right hand.
26:37And immediately answered by Gaethje.
26:39That uppercut.
26:40That uppercut's hurting him.
26:42Yeah, that might be...
26:43That was ball.
26:43He's hurt.
26:44He's hurt.
26:46Yeah, there's a ball protrusion on the right side there.
26:49Oh my goodness.
26:51Teporia is absolutely battered in that facial region under 2 right 4.
26:58Russell is just so used to...
27:01And you gotta think that that right eye swelling up like that.
27:04Left eye swelling like that.
27:08Oh!
27:09Oh, that was a bomb.
27:09Nice job by the truck.
27:11Isolating that thumb to the eye.
27:17That's the reaction perhaps from Teporia.
27:29I gotta give it to Teporia, man.
27:32At the end of that 3rd round, it didn't look like he was done.
27:35Oh, look at this.
27:36And Ilya's fighting a really good 4th round now.
27:38This is a terrible situation for Justin.
27:42Oh, elbow.
27:43To be this exhausted and to get mounted like this.
27:47I mean, we might be going to do a round...
27:49A 5th round where this thing is 2-2.
27:51Yeah.
27:52Because Teporia's fighting a really good 4th round.
27:56And Justin can explode out of this.
27:58He's almost out.
27:59Oh!
28:00Okay.
28:10Teporia and Teporia have each landed at 131 total strikes.
28:14He gets a quick shot at the clock.
28:19Teporia with a takedown or it looked like a good entry?
28:22Oh, it's a draw!
28:29That's not a good sign for Teporia that he bailed on that takedown attempt.
28:33Well, Justin got his hips down.
28:35Gagey needs to be punching.
28:36No, he's got to be working.
28:37He's got to try to make Ilya work through this last 20 seconds of the round.
28:4210 seconds.
28:50He's in serious pain from that shot to the bottom.
28:53Oh, that knee hurt him.
28:55That knee hurt him bad.
28:58Gagey is tired.
29:00Alex!
29:01Okay.
29:04He just said something to his brother.
29:06No, no, no, no.
29:07We finished the fight.
29:08We finished the fight.
29:09No, we finished the fight.
29:10It's almost like he's trying to not finish.
29:12And that'll do it!
29:12That's it!
29:13Oh, unbelievable!
29:15And new!
29:16Wow!
29:17Ilya retired on his stool.
29:19Oh, my goodness!
29:20Justin Gaethje with the ultimate career capstone at the World.
29:24Wow!
29:26He retired on his stool.
29:28Oh, my goodness!
29:31Ilya Teporia's brother trying to say we're going to finish the fight,
29:34but Teporia could not.
29:36And new!
29:38Unbelievable!
29:40Jeez!
29:41Down to now, the American Justin Gaethje.
29:44One of the great upsets in the history of the sport.
29:48That's crazy.
29:49That's one of the biggest upsets.
29:52Especially with how bad Ilya had in the second round.
29:55Come on!
29:56Well, perhaps in terms of the betting line,
29:59but given everything that Justin Gaethje had accomplished in this lightweight division,
30:05you've got to think some segment of the fan base and the pundits are not surprised
30:09that he was able to get his brand of violence on Ilya Teporia.
30:14I mean, we talk about this constantly.
30:17He is just the master of brutality, and he just systematically broke Ilya Teporia down.
30:23He was hurt bad at times in this fight, and he was able to just keep fighting.
30:28And I mean, pull one of the biggest upsets I've seen.
30:30I mean, that was an uphill battle from the moment this fight was announced
30:35that Justin Gaethje would get the job done.
30:37But he believed, and he did.
30:39And certainly it'll be interesting to see what sort of rebuild is in store for Ilya Teporia.
30:45But tonight belongs to the Safford, Arizona native and proud American,
30:51the highlight, Justin Gaethje on top of the MMA world.
30:56Hold that flag up. Let's go.
30:58Hold that flag up.
31:01Okay, they're saying that the corner stopped the fight.
31:03All right, we're being told one of the corner men stopped the fight.
31:06It certainly wasn't his brother who said audibly,
31:09we are going to finish the fight.
31:11And one of the corner men stopped the fight.
31:13And Justin Gaethje is the new undisputed lightweight champion.
31:16That's crazy, man.
31:18The one thing that had eluded Justin Gaethje was that undisputed title,
31:22not anymore as he will lower to his mom and his dad.
31:25The support that this family gives Justin is crazy.
31:29And tonight he went out there to represent himself, his family,
31:33and the United States of America.
31:35John, we spoke about storylines the whole night.
31:39If that was a setting for a monumental upset,
31:43it was this.
31:45And Justin Gaethje just did it.
31:47They continue to attend to Ilya Toputia.
31:50Perhaps it was Javier Clement who stopped the fight
31:54to try to protect his fighter to fight another day.
31:58Gaethje goes over to acknowledge Toputia.
32:00Those two fighters forever linked, but JG got it done.
32:04It's kind of crazy, though, because I thought Toputia's fourth round
32:07was his best round in a while.
32:10But right here you see Gaethje with the beautiful right hand.
32:13Boom, that's the one that hurt Toputia.
32:15I mean, Ilya's face is just destroyed.
32:19Big right hand by Gaethje.
32:20Drops Toputia.
32:22Justin jumped on that darts choke.
32:25Another right hand.
32:26I mean, once Toputia's eyes swole shut, Gaethje could not miss with the right hand.
32:31And then watch at the end of this round.
32:33Justin, oh my God, knees him right at the rib.
32:36And you can see Toputia immediately take his left elbow back.
32:40You could tell he was hurt bad.
32:42By the way, he got up to go back to his stool.
32:45You could tell that Ilya was very hurt.
32:48And you remember back in the day when Justin Gaethje first won
32:51the interim lightweight championship.
32:56He unceremoniously tossed the belt on the ground.
32:59And now he's the undisputed champ.
33:01But we saw Alexander Toputia say,
33:07we're going to finish the fight, but somebody else got involved.
33:10All eyes on the highlight.
33:12Justin Gaethje, we'll talk to him next as we roll on.
33:14This is Paramount+.
33:25June 26.
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