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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipe Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philipe Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sagat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagat misses with a low kick.
Sagat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chen, pushing him back against the cage.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Sagat managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Chen tries to land a knee to the head but Sagat blocks with his arms.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chen working Sagat over with knees to the body.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Chen blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Chen lands an elbow just above Sagat 's eye.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Chen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Chen won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chen working Sagat over with knees to the body.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chen cracks Sagat with a nice body shot.
Chen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagat.
Chen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sagat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sagat lands with a right to the head.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat scores with a shoulder strike.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
Chen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a body punch.
Chen misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Chen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sagat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sagat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagat.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Chen landing knees to the body.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Chen's ribcage.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat avoids a wild elbow strike from Chen.
A right hook to the body lands for Sagat.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Chen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chen throws an elbow but it misses.
Sagat is working Chen over against the cage.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sagat's face.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
Sagat lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chens head.
Chen throws an elbow but it misses.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Chen blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagat.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat lands a shot to the body.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Sagat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sagat scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sagat.
Sagat tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
A body shot lands from Sagat.
Chen avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipe Sagat dominated that round.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sagat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chen's calf.
Sagat is looking to chop away at Chen's legs.
Chen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sagat throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chen tries to keep at a distance but Sagat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat scores with a shot to the side of Chen's head.
Chen blocking some punches.
Sagat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chens head.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat works on Chen's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a body punch.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Sagat.
Nice body punch from Sagat.
Sagat lands a body punch.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chen looking to throw knees to the head but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Sagat.
Chen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat lands with a right to the head.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philipe Sagat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sagat tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
Chen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagat is defending well for now.
Chen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sagat lands with a light punch inside.
Sagat is leaning against Chen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sagat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sagat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chen lands a good knee to the midsection. Sagat won't want to take too many of those.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen's elbow.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sagat's brow.
Chen lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat is breathing heavily.
Sagat tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Chen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sagat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Sagat avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Sagat tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat lands a left hand.
Chen working Sagat over with knees to the body.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat pushes Chen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Chen controls the action.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Sagat misses with a body punch.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Chen blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Chen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Sagat misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipe Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chen throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Chen wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen misses with a body kick.
Sagat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chen.
Chen throws a leg kick but Sagat checks it.
Jin Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
Chen moves out of range as Sagat strikes.
Chen scoring well with a low kick there.
Chen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sagat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Chen.
Sagat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chen lands a body shot.
Chen throws a leg kick which misses Sagat's front leg but catches the back leg as Sagat tries to avoid it.
Sagat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagat moves out of range as Chen throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sagat!
Chen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen circles away.
Chen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chen misses with a shot to the body
and Sagat counters with a good low kick that Chen was not able to check.
Some bone on bone action there as Sagat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Chen circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen clinches.
Chen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sagat is leaning against Chen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sagat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat digs a right hand into Chen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chen's gas tank.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sagat.
Sagat is working Chen over against the cage.
Sagat blocks an elbow strike.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Sagat prevents a body shot from Chen.
Sagat cracks Chen with a nice body shot.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands.
Chen tries a knee to the head but Sagat blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Sagat on the inside.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sagat.
Sagat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chen or not.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Chen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Jin Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagat landing knees to the body.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Sagat lands a nice uppercut.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Chen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Chen lands a nice elbow.
Philipe Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sagat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sagat managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Chen crunches a lovely knee into Sagat's ribcage.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Sagat avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
Chen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philipe Sagat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sagat 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philipe Sagat!
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hype
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FIGHT
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