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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Tozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and oineseb besenio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Tozo!
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, oineseb besenio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tozo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tozo is defended easily by besenio.
Tozo tries to close the distance and clinch up but besenio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tozo tries for a takedown but besenio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
besenio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
besenio takes a swing at Tozo's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tozo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tozo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tozo tries a head kick but it misses.
Tozo has his takedown stuffed
and besenio counters with a single leg into guard. Tozo didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Tozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tozo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tozo keeping full guard, as besenio tries to pass.
Tozo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tozo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. besenio is aware though and is defending well.
besenio preventing the sweep.
besenio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tozo looking to hit a scissor sweep but besenio is one step ahead there.
besenio postures up in Tozo's guard and throws a big left but Tozo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
besenio tries to clinch up but Tozo circles away and keeps his distance.
besenio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tozo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tozo is breathing heavily.
besenio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
besenio advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
besenio wants to control but Tozo is keeping him busy.
besenio prevents Tozo from escaping the position.
Tozo is trying to control besenio's posture but besenio avoids it.
besenio in side control lands a decent elbow.
besenio remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
besenio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tozo keeps working.
That's four 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.
besenio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tozo is not content to let besenio control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tozo closes the distance and pushes besenio back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
oineseb besenio dominated that round.
That's time! Tozo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - besenio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tozo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tozo trying to control the position from guard on top but besenio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
besenio looking to control.
besenio is controlling Tozo's posture.
Tozo preventing the sweep.
Tozo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
besenio is breathing heavily.
Tozo tries to stand but besenio is controlling from the bottom.
Tozo wants to control from the top but besenio keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
besenio wants to stand and escape but Tozo is having none of it.
Tozo wants to control from the top but besenio keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A left and a right from Tozo both land. Nice combination.
Tozo tries to clinch
and besenio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tozo won't be happy with that.
Tozo struggling a bit here.
Tozo is looking for a sweep.
Tozo is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tozo wants to control but besenio postures up.
Tozo wants to get back to his feet but besenio drags him back down.
Tozo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
besenio leaves Tozo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
besenio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tozo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. besenio is trying to defend but Tozo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
besenio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
besenio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tozo fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tozo is defended easily by besenio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Tozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
besenio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tozo on the side of the head.
besenio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
besenio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tozo lands a jab-cross combination.
Tozo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tozo not doing much here.
besenio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junior Tozo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
besenio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tozo did well to prevent besenio getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
besenio wants to control but Tozo is keeping him busy.
Tozo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tozo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tozo is trying to stand up here but besenio is controlling him well.
oineseb besenio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tozo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tozo is staying active underneath besenio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
besenio is working for a kimura but Tozo is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tozo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
besenio trying to advance position but Tozo counters by regaining guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tozo clinches but besenio breaks the clinch
and besenio counters by moving into the clinch.
Tozo manages to break the clinch.
Tozo shoots in looking for a takedown. besenio tries to sprawl out of it but Tozo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. besenio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tozo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
besenio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tozo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tozo wants to stand up but besenio manages to regain full guard.
besenio is looking to stand up but Tozo isn't so interested in that idea.
Tozo wants to control from the top but besenio keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
besenio is pulling down on Tozo's head. It's preventing any offense from Tozo, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
besenio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
besenio being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
besenio working a defensive guard here.
besenio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tozo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
besenio slips a jab and a cross from Tozo.
besenio closes the distance and clinches up with Tozo, looking for a takedown. besenio pushes Tozo against the cage but Tozo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tozo tries to clinch but besenio moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to oineseb besenio.
I think besenio 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... oineseb besenio!
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