PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasabi has chosen Pokerface as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

dos Santos
vs
Wasabi

195 cm
22
217 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
198 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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Slaughterhouse Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Wasabi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wasabi tries to clinch but dos Santos is having none of it.
Wasabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasabi tries to clinch up.
Wasabi tries to close the distance and clinch but dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wasabi lands a jab to the nose.
Wasabi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Wasabi misses.
dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from dos Santos, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasabi walks forward, straight into a front kick from dos Santos.
dos Santos staying out of range there.
Wasabi moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.
dos Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Wasabi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
dos Santos throws a front kick aimed at Wasabi's knee but Wasabi avoids it well.
Wasabi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
dos Santos lands a head kick. Wasabi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wasabi misses with a body punch

and dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Wasabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wasabi lands a nice uppercut.
Wasabi is trying to break the clinch but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Wasabi's ribcage.
Wasabi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
dos Santos landing knees to the body.

Wasabi breaks from the clinch.
dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
dos Santos cracks the inside of Wasabi's front leg.
Danga de danga de dang - Wasabi scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by dos Santos.

Wasabi gets a clinch.

Wasabi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wasabi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wasabi looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi throws a looping overhand right but dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Wasabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
dos Santos misses with a head kick.
dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dos Santos cracks the inside of Wasabi's front leg.
Wasabi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wasabi throws a big shot that misses.
Wasabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Wasabi misses the body punch
and dos Santos counters with a head kick.
A big left from Wasabi misses.
Wasabi looks to throw the jab but dos Santos is out of range.
Lucky Wasabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasabi tries to bum rush dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by dos Santos.
Wasabi avoids the head kick by dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a with a good body shot.
Wasabi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by dos Santos.
dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
dos Santos lands a nice hook to Wasabi's body. Wasabi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by dos Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dos Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by dos Santos. That's going to slow Wasabi down.
dos Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
dos Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wasabi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
dos Santos lands with a cross.

dos Santos drives through and clinches with Wasabi against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Wasabi's ribcage.
dos Santos avoiding damage.
Wasabi wants to stall.
Wasabi missing with knees to the body.
dos Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Wasabi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos is looking to wear down Wasabi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
dos Santos slips a straight right by Wasabi.
Wasabi throws a nice looking combination but dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling a little - dos Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wasabi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wasabi wants to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasabi misses with a hook to the body

and dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Wasabi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasabi misses with a knee strike.

dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wasabi's head.
Wasabi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice combination there by dos Santos.
Wasabi throws a hook but dos Santos avoids it easily.
Wasabi walks into a stiff left hand from dos Santos.
Wasabi misses with a double jab
and dos Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Wasabi scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for dos Santos.
Wasabi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before dos Santos can pounce on him.
dos Santos cracks Wasabi with a right hand to the side of the head.
dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wasabi's head.
dos Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Wasabi.
Wasabi is breathing heavily.
Wasabi looks to land a left hand but dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Wasabi cracks dos Santos with a good jab.

dos Santos forces Wasabi back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasabi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by dos Santos.
Wasabi has a couple of punches blocked by dos Santos.
dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Wasabi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wasabi wants to break free but dos Santos has control.
Wasabi tries a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks it.

dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Rogerio dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for dos Santos.
Wasabi misses with a wild body shot.
Wasabi misses with a combination
and dos Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lucky Wasabi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wasabi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Wasabi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
dos Santos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Wasabi.
dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

dos Santos breaks the clinch.

dos Santos rushes Wasabi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wasabi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before dos Santos can pounce on him.
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
dos Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Wasabi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wasabi looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Wasabi avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Wasabi gets through dos Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wasabi tries a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks it.
Wasabi wants to get back to striking at distance but dos Santos won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
dos Santos lands a damaging elbow.
dos Santos wants to stall.
Wasabi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wasabi managing to block the knees to the body from dos Santos.
Wasabi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from dos Santos.
Wasabi lands a left hand.
Wasabi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Wasabi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasabi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with dos Santos's elbow.

Wasabi breaks from the clinch.
Wasabi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by dos Santos.
Wasabi looks to throw the jab but dos Santos is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasabi misses the target.
dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasabi.

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.
dos Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wasabi tries to clinch up
and dos Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Wasabi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice jab there from dos Santos.
Wasabi misses with a straight right.
dos Santos throws a head kick that Wasabi semi-blocks.
dos Santos lands a high kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Wasabi scores with a four punch combination!
dos Santos slips a straight right by Wasabi.
Wasabi closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos cracks the inside of Wasabi's front leg.
dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wasabi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
dos Santos lands a head kick!
dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Wasabi.
The fight stays on the outside here - dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Wasabi misses the shot to the body.
dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Wasabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dos Santos throws a low kick but Wasabi avoids it.
dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wasabi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wasabi moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.
dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wasabi wants to clinch up but dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
dos Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick there by dos Santos.
Good leg kick by dos Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
dos Santos scores with a kick to the body.
dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wasabi.

Wasabi tries to keep at a distance but dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wasabi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wasabi.
Wasabi looking to stall.
Wasabi swings wildly with an uppercut but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wasabi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wasabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Santos moves away.
dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasabi's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wasabi misses with a body punch
and dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wasabi.
Wasabi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wasabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasabi takes a kick to the side of the head.
dos Santos is looking to slow Wasabi down with leg kicks.
dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Wasabi moves out of range easily.
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Wasabi tries to clinch

and dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wasabi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Wasabi throws knees to the body.
Wasabi lands a nice knee to the body.
dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wasabi takes an elbow to the forehead.
dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Wasabi has worked for underhooks and has pushed dos Santos into the cage.
dos Santos avoiding damage.

Wasabi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wasabi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi throws a jab but it's blocked by dos Santos.
Wasabi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dos Santos.
Wasabi with a jab.
Wasabi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dos Santos.
Wasabi tries to clinch there but dos Santos circles away.
dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
dos Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wasabi throws a predictable looking body shot
and dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasabi was well out of range. Poor timing from dos Santos.
Wasabi doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos circles away.
dos Santos tries to land a leg kick but Wasabi saw it coming and moves away.
dos Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wasabi misses the jab.
dos Santos throws a head kick but Wasabi moves out of range.
dos Santos defending well as Wasabi loads up on a big left hand.
Wasabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio dos Santos clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wasabi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by dos Santos.
dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasabi can do to turn this around?
dos Santos lands a head kick!
Wasabi avoids the head kick by dos Santos.
dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wasabi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wasabi closes the distance looking to clinch

and dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Wasabi misses with a knee strike.
Wasabi looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Wasabi lands a right hand that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.

Wasabi manages to break the clinch.
Wasabi misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wasabi's knee momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wasabi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wasabi misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from dos Santos does it's job there.
Wasabi misses with a hook.
Wasabi misses with a double jab
and dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Wasabi 's knee.
dos Santos staying out of range there.
Wasabi closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
dos Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wasabi will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wasabi's sensitive parts.
Wasabi walks forward, straight into a front kick from dos Santos.
A nice leg kick lands there from dos Santos.
dos Santos tests Wasabi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
dos Santos digs a good hook to Wasabi's body.
dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasabi's calf.
Wasabi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wasabi looks to land a right hand but dos Santos moved out of range.
dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wasabi misses with an uppercut.
dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Wasabi circles away.
dos Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dos Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
dos Santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wasabi if he has to take too many more of those.

Wasabi gets a clinch.
Wasabi is looking to break free of the clinch but dos Santos has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from dos Santos.
Wasabi tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Wasabi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.

Wasabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wasabi throws a body punch but dos Santos moves out of range.
Wasabi punishes dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Wasabi misses with a hook to the body
and dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Wasabi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wasabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasabi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi misses with a wild body shot.
Wasabi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dos Santos. dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wasabi misses with a combination
and dos Santos counters with a big head kick but Wasabi shrugs it off.
Wasabi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Wasabi tries to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wasabi throws a hook but dos Santos blocks it.
Wasabi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dos Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for dos Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that Wasabi avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by dos Santos.
dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Wasabi.
dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio dos Santos had his way with Lucky Wasabi in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

dos Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wasabi.
Wasabi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dos Santos counters with a nice kick to the body.
dos Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wasabi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dos Santos.
Wasabi misses with a hook. dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Wasabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
dos Santos scores with a nice body kick.
dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wasabi throws a looping overhand right but dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Wasabi throws a predictable looking body shot
and dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Wasabi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wasabi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wasabi, pushing him back against the cage.
Wasabi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
dos Santos lands an elbow inside.
dos Santos prevents Wasabi from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasabi.
dos Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wasabi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dos Santos works Wasabi's body with a nice hook.
dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wasabi.
Wasabi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for dos Santos.
dos Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wasabi's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi wants to clinch but dos Santos slips to the side
and dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and dos Santos counters with a good low kick that Wasabi was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

dos Santos clinches.
Wasabi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasabi is trying to stall.
dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Wasabi avoids the damage to the body.
Wasabi trying to control the position but instead, dos Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wasabi into the cage.
dos Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Wasabi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wasabi can't break the clinch.
Wasabi pushes dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Wasabi won't allow it.
Wasabi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Wasabi.

dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Wasabi misses with a hook to the body
and dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wasabi.
dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wasabi is struggling to control the position.

dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wasabi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

dos Santos drives through and clinches with Wasabi against the cage.
Wasabi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wasabi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogerio dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi can't break the clinch.
Wasabi is trying to break free.
dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.

Wasabi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wasabi moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasabi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wasabi tries to throw a body punch but dos Santos avoids it by throwing Wasabi back against the cage.
Lucky Wasabi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wasabi is trying to break the clinch but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wasabi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wasabi misses with a combination
and Wasabi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wasabi throws a predictable looking body shot
and dos Santos counters with a body kick that stops Wasabi in his tracks momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio dos Santos!