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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs. Jorge has chosen Tropa de Elite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tiago Jorge has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jia O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Connor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jorge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jorge's back!
O Connor scores with punches and elbows.
Jorge trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Jorge tries to escape but O Connor has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
We've been hearing good reports from O Connor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
O Connor punches the canvas rather than the man.
Can Jorge hold on?! O Connor is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The referee is taking a good look at Jorge as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from O Connor!
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor controls the action.
Jorge trying to control the hands but O Connor breaks the grip.
O Connor throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
O Connor is looking to control Jorge but Jorge is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor missing with strikes.
Jorge turns into O Connor and is now in his guard.
Jorge trying to control but O Connor is working from the bottom.
O Connor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jorge landing with the ground and pound.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.
O Connor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jorge postures up in O Connor's guard and throws a big left but O Connor blocks it.
Jorge trying to control but O Connor is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control O Connor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
O Connor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jorge has passed into half guard!
O Connor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Jorge has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
O Connor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor trying to control from the bottom.
O Connor is trying to control but Jorge passes into side control!
O Connor is not content to let Jorge control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge working the ground and pound.
O Connor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jorge connects with a decent elbow.
O Connor is looking for a sweep.
Jorge scoring with punches and elbows.
Jorge tries to advance to mount but O Connor denies him.
Jorge working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge looks up at the clock and then as O Connor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jorge smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Connor is looking to regain half guard here but Jorge keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
O Connor tries to buck Jorge off but Jorge is having none of it.
Jorge tries to move to mount but O Connor blocks the move with his legs.
Jorge grinds an elbow into O Connor's temple.
O Connor tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Connor is not content to let Jorge control the position.
O Connor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Jorge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Connor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jorge wants to clinch.
Tiago Jorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorge doesn't manage to clinch there - O Connor circles away.
A clash of legs there as Jorge blocks the low kick.
O Connor misses with a body kick.
Jorge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorge fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Connor throws a series of punches but Jorge avoids them all with ease.
O Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
O Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from O Connor as Jorge shoots in.
O Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Connor defends it nicely.
O Connor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jorge tries to clinch there but O Connor circles away.
O Connor scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Jorge.
O Connor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt.
Jia O Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Jorge.
A nice combination there by O Connor.
O Connor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorge momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge moves to clinch but O Connor breaks away
and O Connor counters with a body kick.
Jia O Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
That kick from O Connor tenderised Jorge's leg. Jorge is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorge manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor stuffs the takedown attempt from Jorge. Jorge gets slowly back to his feet.
Jorge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jorge moves to clinch but O Connor breaks away
and O Connor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jorge's knee momentarily.
Jorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jorge lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
O Connor is looking to reverse the position.
O Connor holds on to Jorge's head and controls the position momentarily.
Jorge working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on O Connor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is looking to take a break and control but O Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Connor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
O Connor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jorge lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jorge postures up in O Connor's guard and throws a big left but O Connor blocks it.
Jorge got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Connor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jorge has managed to get both his arms back between O Connor's legs - danger averted.
Jorge throwing strikes from guard but O Connor blocks nicely.
O Connor controls Jorge momentarily but Jorge frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jorge passes into half guard.
Jorge wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Connor keeps working.
O Connor is looking for a sweep. Jorge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jorge content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Connor has hold of Jorge's hands but Jorge slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia O Connor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Connor thows a body shot but no joy.
Jorge is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Connor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Connor misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from O Connor as Jorge shoots in.
Jorge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jorge tries to clinch up.
O Connor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jorges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jorge shoots in and drives through. O Connor sprawls well.
Jia O Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Jorge.
O Connor throws a body punch but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge swinging wildly here.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but O Connor shows good takedown defense.
Jorge fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jia O Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
O Connor throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but O Connor shows good takedown defense.
O Connor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jorge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jorge tries to clinch up but O Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Jorge closes the distance and clinches up with O Connor, looking for a takedown. Jorge pushes O Connor against the cage but O Connor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Connor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Connor throws a front kick that sends Jorge stumbling back into the cage.
O Connor looks to land a left hand but Jorge moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jorge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jorge misses with a takedown
and O Connor counters with a low kick, right behind Jorge 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge shoots in but O Connor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Connor is looking to wear down Jorge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Connor throws a head kick but Jorge moves out of range.
O Connor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jorge has time to react.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch but O Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorge is just out of range.
O Connor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jorge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Connor missing with a left hand there. Jorge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice cross by O Connor.
Jorge tries to clinch up but O Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Connor lands a glancing blow to the side of Jorge's head.
Jorge blocks a leg kick.
O Connor avoids the body shot from Jorge.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt.
Jorge doesn't manage to clinch there - O Connor circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries to clinch up.
O Connor misses with a low kick.
Jorge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorge shoots in looking for a takedown. O Connor tries to sprawl out of it but Jorge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Connor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jorge shoots for a takedown but O Connor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Connor misses the jab.
O Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorge darts in trying to clinch
and O Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorge is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries to clinch up.
Jorge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but O Connor defends well and Jorge ends up having to push O Connor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jorge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Connor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jorge blocks a body shot from O Connor.
O Connor tries to circle away but Jorge has him pinned against the cage.
O Connor wants to stall.
Jorge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Connor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Connor misses with a double jab.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jia O Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Connor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jia O Connor!
An out of breath Jia O Connor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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