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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vin Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Vin Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Chan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Chan rushes Soto and presses him up against the cage.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vin Soto has been cut.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soto.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Soto tries to pull guard but Chan holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Chan.
Soto jumps guard but Chan stands there with Soto around his waist. Soto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soto is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto wants to stall.
Soto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is struggling to control the position.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Soto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vin Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soto's face.
Soto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan crunches a lovely knee into Soto's ribcage.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan stalling against the cage.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soto wants to stall.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Chan landing knees to the body.
Chan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Chan crunches a lovely knee into Soto's ribcage.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chan controlling the action here for a moment.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan trying to stall but Soto improves his position.
Chan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chan stands up and waves to Soto to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
That's four 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.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vin Soto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soto shoots in for a double leg but Chan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chan moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Soto.
Michael Chan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Soto misses with an elbow strike.
Soto tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Soto.
Chan with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Soto tries to pull guard but Chan holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vin Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Soto won't want to take too many of those.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soto's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chan.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soto being controlled against the cage.
Soto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chan with a knee to the head.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soto's face.
Soto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Chan with a knee to the head.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soto working for a triangle but Chan defends it easily.
Chan is looking to stand up but Soto won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soto looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.
Soto looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.
Chan stands up and waves to Soto to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vin Soto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chan swats away the attempt to clinch by Soto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chan tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Chan wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Michael Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan clinches.
Soto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Soto.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chan lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan with a knee to the head.
Soto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Soto won't want to take too many of those.
Soto trying to land knees to the body.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Soto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soto up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soto's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.
Soto tries to pull guard but Chan holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
Soto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soto's face.
Chan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soto jumps guard but Chan stands there with Soto around his waist. Soto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan misses with a knee to the head.
Soto tries to pull guard but Chan holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
Vin Soto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vin Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soto tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Chan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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