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TWD Aggression 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Volanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Volanov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos scores with a one two! Volanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos tries to clinch up but Volanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Volanov.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcos Volanov has been cut.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Volanov looks winded!
Volanov wants a takedown.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
Volanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Volanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volanov's face.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volanov's face.
That has opened up Marcos Volanov's cut even more.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos working Volanov over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santos obliges.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Volanov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Volanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Volanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volanov is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Volanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Volanov wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Volanov drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Volanov off! Volanov jumps back into Santos's guard.
Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks the inside of Volanov's front leg.
No luck for Volanov with that takedown attempt.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos rushes Volanov and presses him up against the cage.
Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Marcos Volanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Volanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos with a knee to the head.
Volanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volanov can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Santos.
A knee to the head by Santos.
Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Santos landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Volanov moves out of range.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Jose Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Volanov circles away.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Volanov tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Santos.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Volanov's ribcage.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
Volanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Volanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Volanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Marcos Volanov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Volanov won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
Volanov letting Santos take a breather here.
Volanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Volanov won't want to take too many of those.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos is looking to clinch but Volanov is avoiding it.
Volanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volanov wants to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volanov's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Volanov is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Santos lands a knee to the body.
Volanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos keeps control of Volanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos working Volanov over with knees to the body.
Santos tries to pull guard but Volanov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Volanov's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Volanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santos!
Volanov tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Volanov is working for a guillotine from mount but Santos frees his head quite easily.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Volanov is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Volanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcos Volanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rejinaldo Villasenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lick Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villasenor comes to the cage accompanied by I Gotta Feeling. Hard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let Your Backbone Slide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lick Hard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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229 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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260 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rejinaldo Villasenor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lick Hard!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villasenor misses with a takedown attempt
and Hard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Villasenor is working an open guard so Hard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hard moves out of range of the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hard. Villasenor shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villasenor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Villasenor's guard.
Hard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Villasenor's head.
Hard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hard drops back looking for a leg! Villasenor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Villasenor manages to kick Hard off! Hard jumps back into Villasenor's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard passes Villasenor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hard is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Villasenor is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lick Hard!
An out of breath Lick Hard 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Balare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Balare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo leaves Balare with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balare has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Balare closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aldo to the mat! Aldo manages to get full guard.
Balare advances position into side control!
Balare working the body and head with strikes.
Balare has hold of Aldo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Aldo seems comfortable defending it but Balare has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Aldo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Aldo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Balare couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Balare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwind Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matt Machida was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arwind Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Machida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Machida tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos pulls guard successfully.
Machida has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Machida wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Machida looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Machida looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Machida!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida wants to stand but Santos is controlling his arm.
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Machida tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santos tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Santos tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Matt Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Matt Machida has been cut.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Machida only half commits.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Machida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Machida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arwind Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Machida's cut.
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.
Machida tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machida's guard.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Machida is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stands up from half guard.
Santos clinches up against the cage.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machida throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Arwind Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Machida.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Machida in a clinch.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santos blocks a head kick by Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos drives through and clinches with Machida against the cage.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos avoids the head kick by Machida.
Machida misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Machida throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Matt Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matt Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Machida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Arwind Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arwind Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Machida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machida prevents it.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Santos throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machida circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Machida misses.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos gets a clinch.
Machida tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Machida parries the strikes from Santos easily there. Santos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Machida to escape.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos stands up and beckons Machida to his feet.
Matt Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
A jab from Machida misses.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Machida did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida actively working from the bottom here.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arwind Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arwind Santos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arwind Santos made sure he mentioned [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Niemierski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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207 lbs
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198 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maciej Niemierski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemierski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Minotauro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Niemierski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Niemierski gets caught napping as Minotauro dives in and scores a takedown. Niemierski manages to retain guard.
Niemierski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Minotauro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Minotauro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Niemierski is trying to escape the position but Minotauro is controlling the position.
Minotauro has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Niemierski is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Minotauro yanks on the arm and Niemierski is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Minotauro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Minotauro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Tenorio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Tenorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenorio cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tenorio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tenorio wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tenorio, up you get!
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Tenorio. Tenorio maintains the clinch.
Tenorio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tenorio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Claudio Tenorio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Cruz.
Cruz forces Tenorio back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tenorio tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Tenorio is trying to break free.
Cruz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz has clasped his hands together around Tenorio's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tenorio tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Tenorio is looking to get back to his feet here but Cruz is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tenorio's back.
Cruz wants to control but Tenorio is keeping busy.
Tenorio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing sloppy strikes.
Tenorio trying to get back to his feet but Cruz is in full control for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to keep control of the position but Tenorio is staying busy.
Cruz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cruz seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Tenorio's chin but Tenorio turns very nicely into Cruz's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Tenorio.
Tenorio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz controls Tenorio momentarily but Tenorio frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tenorio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tenorio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is working an open guard so Tenorio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamie Cruz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Tenorio scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tenorio manages to avoid it.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Tenorio sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tenorio with a nice cross.
Tenorio lands with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Tenorio. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Tenorio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tenorio.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tenorio misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Claudio Tenorio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Cruz.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tenorio avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tenorio as he jumps to the side.
Tenorio is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz walks into a jab.
Cruz dives in and grabs Tenorio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tenorio pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Claudio Tenorio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tenorio cracks Cruz with an uppercut from hell and Cruz crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Tenorio's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Cruz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenorio wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Tenorio finish him?
Tenorio gets to his feet. Cruz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio works the jab nicely.
Tenorio lands with an overhand left.
Tenorio bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Cruz! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Tenorio wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tenorio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruz, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Tenorio avoids them all with ease.
Claudio Tenorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tenorio lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Tenorio connects with a nice cross there... Cruz is looking wobbly and Tenorio recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cruz to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tenorio jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Claudio Tenorio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Shorey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gideon Draper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lance Shorey's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Shorey!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper lands the left hand.
It looks like Lance Shorey has been cut.
Draper cracks Shorey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shorey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Draper finish him?
Shorey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draper blocks a head kick by Shorey.
Shorey is still on wobbly legs! Can Draper finish him?
Shorey doesn't manage to clinch there - Draper circles away.
Shorey seems to have recovered his senses.
Shorey throws a lazy body kick
and Draper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Draper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shorey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Draper connects with a body shot.
Draper lands a big uppercut and Shorey crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shorey looks OK. Draper waves Shorey back to his feet!
Shorey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draper.
Shorey looks winded!
Draper cracks Shorey on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shorey falls backwards against the cage. Draper follows up with more strikes that drop Shorey to his knees. Draper keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shorey! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Draper!
A victorious Gideon Draper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carlos Helms has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Helms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Alves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Helms was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Helms is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helms preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ed Alves wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helms lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Helms.
Helms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alves looks for a takedown but Helms sprawls well.
Helms lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alves looks winded!
Helms moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carlos Helms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Helms.
Helms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves with a poor takedown
and Helms counters with a right hand to the body.
Carlos Helms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Alves.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Helms cracks Alves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Helms has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alves to stand back up!
Helms cracks Alves with an open hand slap.
Alves is rocked!
Helms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Helms darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Helms scores with a jab to the body.
Helms drops Alves with a beautiful combination! Alves stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Helms is looking for the KO!
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Helms finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helms cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Helms lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Helms. That snapped Alves's head back.
Helms drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Alves's head, knocking him out cold! Helms is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Helms!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Sherry Monocle. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Mutch does no damage.
Mutch shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mutch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mutch looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan cracks Mutch with a good jab.
Mutch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgan!
Morgan looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan tries to hold on but Mutch pushes him away.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
Mutch wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mutch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to buck Mutch off but he can't manage it.
Mutch throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mutch content just to control the position here.
Morgan tries to hold on but Mutch pushes him away.
Mutch landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
Mutch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mutch looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morgan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mutch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mutch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Mutch sits in half guard.
Mutch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutch working Morgan over with strikes.
Morgan trying to control but Mutch postures up.
Mutch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Mutch wants to pass the guard but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan is trying to stand back up but Mutch is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets back to full guard.
Mutch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Mutch from controlling successfully.
Morgan is pulling down on Mutch's head to control his posture.
Mutch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mutch on the ground.
Mutch wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jordan Mutch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Mutch's body.
Mutch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Mutch does no damage.
Simon Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mutch gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mutch dominated 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.
Morgan throws a low kick but Mutch avoids it.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Mutch dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on Mutch's head and hops out.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mutch throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mutch moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutch wants a takedown.
Mutch keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutch.
Mutch is trying to drag Morgan to the mat but Morgan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simon Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Mutch.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan tries a body shot but Mutch blocks it.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutch has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutch.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Mutch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morgan tests Mutch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mutch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Mutch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutch tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mutch on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mutch's head backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morgan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Morgan cracks Mutch with an open hand slap.
Mutch misses with a leg kick.
Simon Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan takes a swing at Mutch's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan catches Mutch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Mutch as he connects with a hook.
Mutch gets a clinch.
Mutch turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mutch manages to end up in side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Mutch wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Mutch drags him back down.
Jordan Mutch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that second round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick from Morgan lands but Mutch takes it in his stride.
Mutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Simon Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mutch checks the leg kick.
Mutch misses with the combination.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Mutch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mutch throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Mutch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mutch.
Mutch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Mutch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch checks a leg kick.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Mutch drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mutch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutch was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Mutch moved away.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mutch at a distance.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Mutch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mutch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Simon Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Mutch.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Mutch's front leg but catches the back leg as Mutch tries to avoid it.
Mutch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Mutch.
Mutch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Mutch. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mutch doesn't seem bothered though.
Jordan Mutch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mutch momentarily.
Morgan lands a head kick!
Morgan lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan thumps Mutch with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Morgan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Simon Morgan made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ochu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery. Obata has chosen Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ochu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obata throws out the jab.
Obata looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochu is just out of range.
Ochu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obata.
Obata throws a body punch but Ochu moves out of range.
Ochu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ochu misses with a kick to the body.
Obata scores with a hook.
Ochu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obata.
Obata fails to land with a series of punches.
Obata avoids the head kick by Ochu.
Ochu throws an overhand right that lands on Obata's shoulder, as Obata tries to avoid the shot.
Ochu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A combination from Obata does no damage.
Ochu lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu misses with a double jab
and Obata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ochu misses with a head kick.
Obata scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ochu looks to score with a jab to the body but Obata is just out of range.
Obata ducks right into an uppercut from Ochu.
Obata misses the jab.
Ochu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ochu checks a leg kick nicely.
Obata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ochu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Obata throws a nice looking combination but Ochu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu throws a body punch but Obata moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Ochu.
Obata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ochu checks a leg kick.
Obata throws a body punch but Ochu moves out of range.
Obata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ochu. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochu throws an overhand right that lands on Obata's shoulder, as Obata tries to avoid the shot.
Obata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochu.
Obata swings for the body but Ochu moves out of range.
Obata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ochu.
Ochu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Obata.
Ochu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozuma Obata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Maester Ochu has been cut.
Ochu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Obata backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Obata misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obata.
Obata looks to land a combination but Ochu avoids it well.
Obata avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obata.
Ochu clinches with his opponent.
Obata working hard to break the clinch.
Obata is trying to break free.
Obata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ochu backwards.
Ochu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obata can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obata tries to break the clinch but Ochu is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochu lands a hook that snaps the head of Obata backwards.
Ochu has a couple of punches blocked by Obata.
Obata misses with the head strike.
Obata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ochu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ochu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Obata.
Obata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obata avoids the head kick by Ochu.
Ochu is looking to wear down Obata with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obata thumps Ochu with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ochu takes one to the side of the head.
Obata looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochu is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozuma Obata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maester Ochu's cut.
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.
Obata throws a low kick, looking for Ochu's leg but Ochu calmly moves out of range.
Obata misses with a head kick.
Ochu throws out a loose jab but Obata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ochu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Obata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochu.
Ochu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Obata's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Obata cracks the inside of Ochu's front leg.
Ochu throws a sloppy body shot
and Obata counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obata lands a leg kick that knocks Ochu off balance momentarily.
Ochu lands a right hook to the body.
Obata looks for the body kick but Ochu saw that one coming.
Obata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obata dodges the punch combination from Ochu.
Ochu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obata counters with a low kick, right behind Ochu 's knee.
Obata throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Obata throws a looping overhand right but Ochu ducks down to avoid it.
Obata is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ochu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ochu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Ochu lands.
Ochu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obata moves away.
Obata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ochu in his tracks.
Obata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ochu moves away.
Ozuma Obata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu slips under a jab from Obata.
Ochu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Obata.
Ochu throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochu just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochu. Obata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochu defending well as Obata loads up on a big left hand.
Ochu moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ochu checks a leg kick.
Obata's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Obata duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Ochu misses the target.
Obata throws a lazy right hand but Ochu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ochu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obata throws a jab but it's blocked by Ochu.
Obata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochu.
Obata fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ochu. Ochu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ochu lands a slapping body shot.
Ochu wants to clinch up but Obata keeps it at a distance.
Obata throws a jab but it's blocked by Ochu.
Ochu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Obata coming out on top.
Obata throws a shot from downtown. Ochu moves away and avoids it.
Obata takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochu lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obata.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozuma Obata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obata swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochu.
Ochu punishes Obata's body with a nice straight punch.
Obata scores with a sloppy right hand. Ochu should have avoided that one.
Obata misses with a lunging right hand
and Ochu counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochu prevents Obata from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ochu.
Obata misses with a punch to the body.
Obata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ochu has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozuma Obata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maester Ochu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ochu throws a body punch but Obata moves out of range.
Obata lands a jab to the head.
Obata misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ochu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ochu tries to clinch but Obata moves out of range.
Obata throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochu counters with a nice uppercut.
Obata throws a body punch but Ochu moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ochu.
Ochu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochu.
Obata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obata avoids the body shot from Ochu.
Obata misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu throws a leg kick that misses.
Ochu misses with a combination
and Obata makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ochu lands a nice shot to the body.
Obata needs to keep his hands up - Ochu had a free shot at his head there.
Ochu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Obata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ochu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obata was well out of range. Poor timing from Ochu.
Ochu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ochu just misses with a punch to the body.
Obata throws a leg kick which misses Ochu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ochu tries to avoid it.
Obata throws a series of punches but Ochu avoids them all with ease.
Obata throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obata misses with a double jab.
Obata throws a right and a left that Ochu avoids nicely.
Obata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ochu circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obata. That's going to slow Ochu down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ochu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ochu.
Obata throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of Obata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obata throws a leg kick
and Ochu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obata thinking.
Ochu checks a leg kick.
Obata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ochu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochu scores with a hook to the body. Obata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Obata misses with a low kick.
Obata tests Ochu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obata tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ochu is able to avoid easily.
Obata missing with a left hand there. Ochu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obata. Ochu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obata cracks Ochu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ochu looks to land a left hand but Obata moved out of range nicely.
Ochu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ochu misses its intended target.
Ochu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ochu. Ochu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Obata throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochu. Obata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ochu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Ochu slams his shin into Obata's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obata works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obata can pounce on him.
Obata throws a series of punches but Ochu moves out of range.
Obata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozuma Obata really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maester Ochu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochu was well out of range. Poor timing from Obata.
Ochu ducks under a wild hook from Obata.
Obata throws a sloppy head kick and Ochu moves out of range easily.
Obata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ochu moves away.
Obata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ochu moves away.
Ochu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ochu throws a looping overhand right but Obata ducks down to avoid it.
Ochu misses with a body shot.
That kick from Obata tenderised Ochu's leg. Ochu is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Obata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ochu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obata throws a hook but Ochu blocks it.
Obata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu throws a body punch but Obata moves out of range.
Obata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obata misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Obata.
Obata tries to land a body kick
and Ochu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ochu looks to score with a jab to the body but Obata is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ochu checks a leg kick.
Ochu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obata misses with the body kick
and Obata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ochu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obata.
Obata misses with a body punch
and Ochu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu misses with a hook.
Obata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ochu. That did some damage!
Ochu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Obata throws a body punch but Ochu moves out of range.
Ochu scores with a jab to the body.
Obata throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ochu counters with a solid body kick.
Obata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochu was well out of range. Poor timing from Obata.
Ochu throws a hook to the side of Obata's head but Obata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obata throws a leg kick but Ochu sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ochu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ochu misses with a straight right.
Ochu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ochu counter with a right hand.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obata takes a swing at Ochu's ribcage but misses.
Ochu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ochu rushes Obata and presses him up against the cage.
Ochu working aggressively here.
Obata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ochu.
Obata looks to land a right hand but Ochu moved out of range.
Ochu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Obata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obata manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obata tries to work over Ochu's front leg with a kick but Ochu checks it.
Obata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obata is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Obata connects with a solid leg kick.
Obata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Obata looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochu is just out of range.
Ochu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ochu misses with a looping right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obata misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ochu to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochu was well out of range. Poor timing from Obata.
Obata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochu manages to avoid it.
Ochu blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Maester Ochu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maester Ochu's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Obata misses.
Ochu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ochu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Ochu. That snapped Obata's head back.
Nice shot lands for Ochu.
Ochu dips to his left and cracks Obata with an uppercut!
Obata swings for the body but Ochu moves out of range.
Ochu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obata tries a low kick but Ochu avoids it.
Obata scores with a jab.
Ochu blocks a low kick nicely.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu throws a head kick but Obata moves out of range.
Ochu moves out of range of the leg kick from Obata.
Obata throws a jab but it's blocked by Ochu.
Obata moves out of range as Ochu throws a body kick.
Obata lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ochu misses with a body shot.
Obata walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ochu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Obata tests Ochu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Ochu misses
and Ochu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obata throws a big shot that misses.
Obata thuds a left hand into Ochu's body.
Obata throws a body punch but Ochu moves out of range.
Maester Ochu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozuma Obata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu misses the shot to the body.
Obata misses with a double jab.
Ochu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obata throws a leg kick
and Ochu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ochu blocks a jab.
Ochu throws a looping overhand right but Obata ducks down to avoid it.
Obata misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obata walks into a jab.
Ochu throws a leg kick which misses Obata's front leg but catches the back leg as Obata tries to avoid it.
Obata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obata. That's going to slow Ochu down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ochu on the side of the head.
Obata uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Obata misses.
Ochu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obata.
Ochu misses with an uppercut.
Obata throws a chopping leg kick but Ochu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Obata pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ochu back to the cage. Obata follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ochu throws a front kick that sends Obata stumbling back into the cage.
Ochu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obata throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obata.
Ochu scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochu checks a leg kick nicely.
Obata misses with a looping left.
Ochu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obata scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochu throws out the jab.
Ochu misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Ochu.
Obata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochu needs to keep his hands up - Obata had a free shot at his head there.
Obata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ochu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozuma Obata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Obata has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozuma Obata!
Ozuma Obata is the new middleweight champion!
Ozuma Obata spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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