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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 156 p4p, 389 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 21 p4p, 51 weight class). Yu Tai comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible Pole Fighter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro motions for Yu Tai to come forward. Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu Tai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santo Amaro at a distance.
Yu Tai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santo Amaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro throws a big shot that misses.
Yu Tai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Santo Amaro avoids it.
Yu Tai missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Yu Tai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yu Tai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Yu Tai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santo Amaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yu Tai looks for the body kick but Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Santo Amaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice body shot.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick that misses.
Yu Tai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santo Amaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro misses the shot to the body.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santo Amaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Santo Amaro moves out of range as Yu Tai strikes.
Yu Tai slips under a jab.
Santo Amaro throws out a powerful jab.
Santo Amaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu Tai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santo Amaro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santo Amaro momentarily.
Yu Tai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab to the head.
Yu Tai throws the left hand but Santo Amaro avoids the punch easily.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu Tai cracks Santo Amaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yu Tai looks to land a body kick but Santo Amaro moved away.
Yu Tai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai throws a head kick that half lands.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santo Amaro throws out a counter right but Yu Tai avoids it with no problem.
Yu Tai walks into a left hand.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Santo Amaro throws out a loose jab but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro tries to land a front kick but Yu Tai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santo Amaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yu Tai works the jab nicely.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai tries to land a front kick but Santo Amaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santo Amaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Santo Amaro is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santo Amaro! But no joy.
Santo Amaro throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu Tai. That's going to slow Santo Amaro down.
Santo Amaro misses the shot to the body.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Santo Amaro is out of range.
Santo Amaro misses with a straight right.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Yu Tai.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Yu Tai misses.
Santo Amaro throws out a counter right but Yu Tai avoids it with no problem.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up.
Yu Tai lands a jab to Santo Amaro's midsection.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Yu Tai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick as Yu Tai jumps back.
Yu Tai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yu Tai blocks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Yu Tai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yu Tai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yu Tai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santo Amaro avoids a kick to the body.
Santo Amaro checks the leg kick.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yu Tai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yu Tai lands a leg kick that knocks Santo Amaro off balance momentarily.
Santo Amaro throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Yu Tai's corner calls for a 1-2. Yu Tai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Yu Tai misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai moves out of range as Santo Amaro throws a body kick.
Yu Tai tries to land a front kick but Santo Amaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick which misses Santo Amaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Santo Amaro tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Santo Amaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yu Tai connects with a crisp jab.
Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Yu Tai moved out of range.
Yu Tai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu Tai slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro cracks Yu Tai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yu Tai wants to slow Santo Amaro down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tests Santo Amaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro looks to land a body kick but Yu Tai moved away.
Santo Amaro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yu Tai. That one must have hurt.
Santo Amaro misses with a straight right.
Yu Tai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai loads up on a big right hand but Santo Amaro slips the punch.
Yu Tai missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a kick to the body.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Yu Tai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the body.
Santo Amaro defending well as Yu Tai loads up on a big left hand.
Santo Amaro throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Yu Tai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu Tai jabs Santo Amaro right on the nose. Santo Amaro blinks but takes it well.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai moves into range and clinches up with Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Santo Amaro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santo Amaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santo Amaro cracks Yu Tai with a nice body shot.
Santo Amaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Santo Amaro controls the action.
A short right from Santo Amaro on the inside.
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santo Amaro's elbow.
Santo Amaro is leaning against Yu Tai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro gets through Yu Tai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santo Amaro fails to land.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santo Amaro lands with a light punch inside.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Santo Amaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Santo Amaro lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Yu Tai blocks it.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Santo Amaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
A body shot lands from Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yu Tais head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santo Amaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Yu Tai avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Santo Amaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yu Tai pushes Santo Amaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yu Tai prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Santo Amaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
Santo Amaro avoiding damage as Yu Tai throws knees to the body.
Santo Amaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Yu Tai avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yu Tai misses the jab.
Yu Tai checks a low kick from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yu Tai slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro misses the shot to the body.
Santo Amaro throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters by clinching up.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yu Tai has a couple of punches blocked by Santo Amaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro pushes Yu Tai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Yu Tai scores with a shot to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Yu Tai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai pushes Santo Amaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yu Tai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Yu Tai blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Santo Amaro fails to land.
Santo Amaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santo Amaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro lands a left hand.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santo Amaro pushes Yu Tai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu Tai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santo Amaro digs a right hand into Yu Tai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu Tai's gas tank.
Yu Tai digs a right hand into Santo Amaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santo Amaro's gas tank.
Santo Amaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Yu Tai avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Yu Tai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu Tai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro lands with a right to the head.
Yu Tai prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Santo Amaro.
A right hook to the body lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro - that landed with a thud.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro throws a head punch that misses.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Santo Amaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santo Amaro's elbow.
Yu Tai misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Santo Amaro blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Santo Amaro lands an uppercut.
Santo Amaro pushes Yu Tai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro lands an uppercut.
Yu Tai scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Santo Amaro misses with the head strike.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Santo Amaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Yu Tai.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
A short left from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Santo Amaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Santo Amaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junqueiro Santo Amaro.
I think Santo Amaro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
A very excited looking Junqueiro Santo Amaro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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