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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 52 p4p, 397 weight class) and Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 5 p4p, 33 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrincha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrincha.
Garrincha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garrincha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sasaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrincha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sasaki at a distance.
Garrincha scores with a hook to the body. Sasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garrincha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sasaki under the eye.
Garrincha connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sasaki 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 Garrincha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garrincha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha backing away here, and Sasaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sasaki misses with a hook
and Garrincha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha throws a hook to the side of Sasaki's head but Sasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sasaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Garrincha is wise to it.
Garrincha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sasaki on the side of the head.
Sasaki tries to clinch up but Garrincha circles away and keeps his distance.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Garrincha ducks right into an uppercut from Sasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sasaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki. Garrincha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garrincha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sasaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasaki misses the jab.
Sasaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garrincha rather than just go for the knockout.
Garrincha lands a nice shot that snaps Sasaki's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Sasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrincha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sasaki misses with a straight right.
A low kick lands for Sasaki.
Garrincha moves out of range as Sasaki throws a body kick.
Sasaki drives through and clinches with Garrincha against the cage.
Sasaki tries to throw a body punch but Garrincha avoids it by throwing Sasaki back against the cage.
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!
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrincha controls his hands.
Garrincha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Garrincha pushes Sasaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sasaki pushes Garrincha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sasaki lands with a left to the head.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrincha manages to break the clinch.
Sasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha checks a leg kick nicely.
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrincha tests Sasaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Sasaki misses
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Sasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrincha.
Sasaki thinks about the counter body kick.
Sasaki misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki slips under a jab from Garrincha.
Sasaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrincha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrincha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garrincha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki.
Sasaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garrincha with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sasaki misses its intended target.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrincha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrincha, pushing him back against the cage.
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrincha controls his hands.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sasaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Garrincha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garrincha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrincha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasaki misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki is working Garrincha over against the cage.
Garrincha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Sasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrincha misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha blocks a body shot from Sasaki.
Garrincha prevents a body shot from Sasaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrincha.
Sasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garrincha misses with a body punch.
Sasaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrincha or not.
Garrincha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sasaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garrincha backwards.
Sasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Sasaki - that landed with a thud.
Sasaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Garrincha up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
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.
Garrincha throws a lazy uppercut
and Sasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sasaki misses with a body shot.
Sasaki throws a body punch but Garrincha moves out of range.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garrincha blocks a head kick by Sasaki.
Sasaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Garrincha should have avoided that one.
Garrincha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sasaki looks to land a left hand but Garrincha moved out of range nicely.
Sasaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garrincha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sasaki.
Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Garrincha.
Jab by Sasaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrincha thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Garrincha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki.
Garrincha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrincha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garrincha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sasaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrincha scrambles back to his feet.
Sasaki lands a leg kick that knocks Garrincha off balance momentarily.
Garrincha misses with a straight right.
Garrincha dips to his left and cracks Sasaki with an uppercut!
Sasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrincha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrincha misses with a hook.
Garrincha blocks a jab.
Sasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garrincha. That did some damage!
Garrincha throws a good cross that connects.
Sasaki tries to clinch up but Garrincha circles away and keeps his distance.
Sasaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrincha misses the target.
Sasaki misses with an uppercut. Garrincha saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki jabs Garrincha right on the nose. Garrincha blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki thumps Garrincha with a low kick.
Garrincha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Garrincha.
Sasaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garrincha checks a low kick from Sasaki.
Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sasaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sasaki throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Garrincha misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Sasaki.
A swing and a miss from Sasaki.
It looked like Garrincha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sasaki.
Pee Wee Sasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrincha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sasaki.
Garrincha is looking to counter punch.
Garrincha misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garrincha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Garrincha misses.
Garrincha throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki misses with a hook.
Sasaki misses with an uppercut.
Garrincha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garrincha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sasaki's head.
Sasaki scores with a jab.
Garrincha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garrincha gets tackled into the cage by Sasaki. Sasaki maintains the clinch.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Sasaki lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki misses with some punches.
Garrincha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki's elbow.
Sasaki cracks Garrincha with a nice body shot.
Garrincha can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Garrincha blocking some punches.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrincha controls his hands.
Sasaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sasaki pushes Garrincha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sasaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garrincha prevents a body shot from Sasaki.
Sasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garrincha fails to pull guard.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pee Wee Sasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garrincha as Sasaki tries to tie him up.
Sasaki lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pee Wee Sasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Sasaki is looking to chop away at Garrincha's legs.
Garrincha looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range.
Sasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sasaki has Garrincha up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Hobo Garrincha has been cut.
Sasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrincha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrincha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasaki working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrincha misses with the head strike.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Garrincha misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garrincha prevents a body shot from Sasaki.
Garrincha lands a body shot.
Garrincha tries to break free but Sasaki pushes him back against the cage.
Garrincha lands a hook that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Garrincha blocks a body shot from Sasaki.
Garrincha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sasaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrincha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrincha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrincha tries to work over Sasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garrincha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrincha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrincha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garrincha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasaki tries a body shot but Garrincha blocks it.
Garrincha misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrincha.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrincha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha tries to throw a body punch but Sasaki avoids it by throwing Garrincha back against the cage.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki tries to work over Garrincha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrincha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Garrincha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sasaki avoids the damage to the body.
Garrincha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha lands a body shot.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Garrincha is working Sasaki over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki.
Garrincha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sasaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrincha backwards.
Garrincha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garrincha working aggressively here.
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha lands with a left to the head.
Sasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrincha throws a head punch that misses.
Sasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrincha backwards.
Garrincha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sasaki to keep the fight standing.
Garrincha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sasaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrincha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sasaki. Sasaki obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasaki moves away from the strike by Garrincha.
Sasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sasaki is looking to chop away at Garrincha's legs.
Sasaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab by Garrincha.
Sasaki takes one to the chin there.
Sasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garrincha avoids the body shot from Sasaki.
Garrincha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garrincha throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Sasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sasaki throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
Garrincha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sasaki misses with a low kick as Garrincha jumps back.
Garrincha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garrincha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sasaki lands a right hook to the body.
Sasaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sasaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Sasaki.
Sasaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garrincha is out of range and Sasaki settles back down.
Garrincha misses with an uppercut
and Sasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Sasaki avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha throws a hook but Sasaki blocks it.
Sasaki throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Sasaki.
Nice defenses there by Garrincha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sasaki throws a jab when Garrincha was well out of range.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Garrincha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garrincha lands a really nice looking cross but Sasaki seems unphased.
Garrincha slips a jab from Sasaki.
Garrincha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrincha cracks Sasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Garrincha there.
Sasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrincha.
Sasaki misses with the combination.
Garrincha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Sasaki clinches up with Garrincha and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
Garrincha wants to stall.
Garrincha breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrincha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sasaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garrincha throws a jab but it's blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki looks to throw the jab but Garrincha is out of range.
A low kick lands for Sasaki.
Sasaki looks to land a left hand but Garrincha moved out of range nicely.
Sasaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Garrincha misses
and Garrincha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
Garrincha backing away here, and Sasaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sasaki misses with a hook
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha cracks a nice hook into Sasaki's ribs.
Garrincha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sasaki on the side of the head.
Garrincha jabs Sasaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Garrincha.
Garrincha slips a jab from Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garrincha misses the jab.
Garrincha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garrincha throws a body shot but no joy.
Sasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sasaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sasaki cracks Garrincha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha misses with a hook. Sasaki ducked under it nicely.
Sasaki moves out of range as Garrincha strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki misses with a low kick.
Sasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garrincha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garrincha misses with a hook. Sasaki ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Sasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range.
Sasaki with a nice calf kick.
Sasaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sasaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garrincha misses with a hook.
Garrincha throws a sloppy body shot
and Sasaki counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Garrincha throws a big shot that misses.
Hobo Garrincha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrincha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Sasaki.
Garrincha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sasaki in his tracks.
Garrincha takes a swing at Sasaki's ribcage but misses.
Sasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha with a jab.
Sasaki blocks a jab.
Sasaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garrincha jabs Sasaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garrincha moves out of range of the leg kick from Sasaki.
Sasaki throws out a loose jab but Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha throws the left hand but Sasaki avoids the punch easily.
Sasaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Sasaki is predictable there
letting Garrincha counter with a right hand.
Sasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
It seemed like Sasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sasaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garrincha swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasaki.
Garrincha circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrincha misses the target.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrincha.
Garrincha works the jab nicely.
Sasaki wants to land a leg kick but Garrincha is out of range.
Garrincha lands a nice shot that snaps Sasaki's head back.
Garrincha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pee Wee Sasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki misses with a leg kick.
Sasaki throws a low kick, looking for Garrincha's leg but Garrincha calmly moves out of range.
Garrincha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrincha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrincha misses with a wild body shot.
Garrincha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sasaki misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha loads up on a big right hand but Sasaki slips the punch.
Garrincha lands with a right hand.
Garrincha throws a body shot but no joy.
Sasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrincha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sasaki takes a swing at Garrincha's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Garrincha.
Sasaki wants to clinch up but Garrincha keeps it at a distance.
Sasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrincha circles away.
Sasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick from Sasaki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasaki moves out of range as Garrincha strikes.
Garrincha lands a nice shot to the body.
Sasaki misses with a right hand
and Garrincha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sasaki slips a jab from Garrincha.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with a hook to the body
and Sasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrincha slips a jab from Sasaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrincha connects with a body shot that sends Sasaki's belly button to the back.
Sasaki wants to clinch up but Garrincha keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Sasaki misses.
Garrincha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrincha thuds a left hand into Sasaki's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki misses with a leg kick
and Garrincha counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrincha slips under a jab.
Garrincha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Sasaki tries a low kick but Garrincha avoids it.
Garrincha slips a straight right by Sasaki.
Decent striking displayed by Garrincha there.
Sasaki throws a leg kick
and Garrincha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hobo Garrincha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garrincha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobo Garrincha!
Hobo Garrincha retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Hobo Garrincha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Pee Wee Sasaki was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the gym...'.
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