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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 24 p4p, 132 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 3 p4p, 14 weight class). Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. Magnificent Chulalongkorn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Roberto's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto darts in and clinches Chulalongkorn up against the cage.
Roberto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chulalongkorn blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chulalongkorn avoids it.
Roberto pushes Chulalongkorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulalongkorn.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard.
Roberto wants to get up but he can't break Chulalongkorn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chulalongkorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chulalongkorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roberto is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto wants to get up but he can't break Chulalongkorn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chulalongkorn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roberto has passed into half guard!
Roberto wants to stand up but Chulalongkorn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chulalongkorn is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Chulalongkorn circles away.
Roberto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Chulalongkorn keeps it at a distance.
Chulalongkorn gets tackled into the cage by Roberto. Roberto maintains the clinch.
Chulalongkorn prevents a body shot from Roberto.
Still in the clinch, Roberto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chulalongkorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roberto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chulalongkorns head.
Chulalongkorn pulls guard effortlessly.
Roberto wants to stand but Chulalongkorn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roberto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chulalongkorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roberto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a triangle here but Roberto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a sweep.
Chulalongkorn looks to move to half guard but instead Roberto has passed into mount! Damn!
Roberto is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chulalongkorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
It looked like Chulalongkorn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberto has managed to clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn blocks an uppercut.
Roberto misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch to the body.
Paulo Roberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn gets through Roberto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Chulalongkorn lands a left hand.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chulalongkorn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulalongkorn.
Roberto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberto walks away with a smile on his face. Chulalongkorn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnificent Chulalongkorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulalongkorn tries to keep at a distance but Roberto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberto lands an elbow just above Chulalongkorn 's eye.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Chulalongkorn's ribcage. Chulalongkorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chulalongkorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto lands a good knee to the midsection. Chulalongkorn won't want to take too many of those.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Roberto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Roberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Chulalongkorn avoids the damage to the body.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Chulalongkorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roberto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Roberto lands with a short shot to the head.
Chulalongkorn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Roberto stands there with Chulalongkorn around his waist. Chulalongkorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Roberto pushes Chulalongkorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roberto.
Roberto lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberto lands a good knee to the midsection. Chulalongkorn won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberto.
Still in the clinch, Chulalongkorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Roberto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Roberto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto trying to land knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberto to keep the fight standing.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Roberto stands there with Chulalongkorn around his waist. Chulalongkorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto pushes Chulalongkorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto misses with a knee strike.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn gets control of Roberto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chulalongkorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Roberto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roberto moves into the clinch.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Roberto.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chulalongkorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto 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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulalongkorn managing to block the knees to the body from Roberto.
Roberto crunches a lovely knee into Chulalongkorn's ribcage.
Chulalongkorn pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roberto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chulalongkorn is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulalongkorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roberto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn looking for a guillotine here but Roberto defends easily.
Roberto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roberto closes the distance but Chulalongkorn moves to the side
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Chulalongkorn circles away.
Chulalongkorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
Chulalongkorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto wants to clinch.
Roberto clinches up with Chulalongkorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberto is working Chulalongkorn over against the cage.
Roberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto lands with a left to the head.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberto.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Chulalongkorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Chulalongkorn pulls Roberto into guard.
Chulalongkorn has an active guard here but Roberto has managed to pass into half guard.
Paulo Roberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chulalongkorn controls his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberto gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chulalongkorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto looking to throw knees to the head but Chulalongkorn is blocking nicely.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberto to keep the fight standing.
Roberto missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Roberto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnificent Chulalongkorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberto lands a damaging elbow.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn blocking some punches.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice uppercut.
Roberto lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Roberto.
Roberto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Chulalongkorn is rocked!
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Chulalongkorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberto misses with some punches.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulalongkorn is defending well for now.
Roberto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chulalongkorn pushes Roberto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chulalongkorns head.
Roberto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Chulalongkorn's ribcage. Chulalongkorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roberto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto misses with some punches.
A short right from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the head.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Chulalongkorn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chulalongkorn fails to pull guard.
Chulalongkorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulalongkorn is defending well for now.
Chulalongkorn misses with some punches.
Roberto works on Chulalongkorn's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Chulalongkorn.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Chulalongkorn blocks it.
Chulalongkorn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roberto uses from the top position.
Roberto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chulalongkorn is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good exchange - Roberto coming out on top.
Magnificent Chulalongkorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto wants to clinch.
Roberto clinches with his opponent.
Chulalongkorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulalongkorn is defending well for now.
Roberto gets through Chulalongkorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn gets control of Roberto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chulalongkorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chulalongkorn has his foot on Roberto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto wants to stand but Chulalongkorn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a triangle but Roberto pushes his legs off easily.
Paulo Roberto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chulalongkorn looking for subs off his back but Roberto has passed one foot through into half guard.
Roberto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chulalongkorn takes one on the button.
Roberto defending well as Chulalongkorn loads up on a big left hand.
Roberto has managed to clinch.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chulalongkorn is leaning against Roberto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
Roberto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulalongkorn has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnificent Chulalongkorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulalongkorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chulalongkorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto prevents a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Roberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Roberto!
Paulo Roberto is the new featherweight champion!
Paulo Roberto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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