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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Calirante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calirante's entrance music is Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Calirante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oompa Loompa!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calirante just misses with a punch to the body.
Calirante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loompa's sensitive parts.
Loompa throws a body punch but Calirante moves out of range.
Loompa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Calirante. Calirante obviously looking to wear him down.
Loompa takes a swing at Calirante's ribcage but misses.
Calirante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loompa moves away.
Calirante throws out a leg kick but Loompa moves out of range and Calirante only half commits.
Loompa cracks Calirante with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loompa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loompa shoots in and bounces Calirante off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loompa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loompa stopping the sweep attempt from Calirante.
Loompa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calirante looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calirante is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Loompa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calirante pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calirante looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Loompa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Loompa working a defensive guard here.
Loompa working a defensive guard but Calirante passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calirante pulls his head out easily.
Loompa trying to control but Calirante postures up.
Loompa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calirante takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Loompa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Calirante trying to control from half guard but Loompa is working away.
Loompa trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante is looking to advance position but Loompa won't allow it.
Loompa gets full guard.
Calirante postures up.
Loompa keeping moving, preventing Calirante from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa 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.
Loompa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calirante is aware though and is defending well.
Loompa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calirante tries to reverse the position but Loompa maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calirante is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Calirante can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loompa throws a body punch but Calirante moves out of range.
Loompa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loompa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loompa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Calirante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loompa.
Loompa takes a swing at Calirante's ribcage but misses.
Calirante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loompa throws a low kick but Calirante moves out of range easily.
Calirante throws a hook to the side of Loompa's head but Loompa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loompa misses with a head kick.
Loompa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loompa throws the left hand but Calirante avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loompa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calirante throws a head punch that misses.
Calirante is trying to break the clinch but Loompa has him pressed against the cage.
Calirante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loompa backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loompa.
Loompa working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Calirante.
Calirante stalling the fight.
Loompa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loompa breaks the clinch.
Santiago Calirante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loompa fails to land the takedown.
Loompa missing with a left hand there. Calirante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loompa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Loompa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante misses with an uppercut.
Calirante throws a jab but it's blocked by Loompa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calirante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calirante missing with a left hand there. Loompa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good work by Calirante as he checks the leg kick.
Calirante lands a body shot.
Calirante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loompa tries a head kick but it misses.
Loompa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Calirante.
Loompa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loompa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Calirante stuffs the takedown.
Santiago Calirante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oompa Loompa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa thows a leg kick but Calirante checks it
and Calirante counters with a head kick. That will keep Loompa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loompa shoots in for a takedown but Calirante shows good takedown defense.
Loompa is breathing heavily.
Jab from Calirante.
Calirante keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loompa.
Calirante is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Calirante misses.
Loompa lands a really nice looking cross but Calirante seems unphased.
Loompa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Calirante throws a body punch but Loompa moves out of range.
Loompa misses with a kick to the body.
Loompa takes a swing at Calirante's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa sizes up Calirante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loompa tries to move into range but Calirante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loompa digs a good hook to Calirante's body.
Loompa shoots in but no luck this time.
Calirante throws a chopping leg kick but Loompa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loompa.
Loompa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loompa misses with a shot to the body
and Calirante counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loompa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calirante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loompa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calirante avoids it really well and circles away.
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 Santiago Calirante 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.
Calirante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Loompa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calirante.
Santiago Calirante is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Loompa misses
and Calirante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calirante throws a low kick, looking for Loompa's leg but Loompa calmly moves out of range.
Calirante just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Loompa.
Calirante misses with a jab to the body
and Loompa counters with a nice leg kick.
Calirante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Calirante moves forwards but Loompa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loompa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Calirante misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loompa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loompa scoring well with a low kick there.
Loompa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calirante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Calirante displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loompa.
Oompa Loompa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calirante looks to land a right hand but Loompa moved out of range.
Calirante throws a head kick that half lands.
Loompa misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loompa. Calirante does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa connects with an inside leg kick.
Loompa scoring well with a low kick there.
Calirante misses with a low kick as Loompa jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loompa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loompa.
Loompa throws an overhand right that lands on Calirante's shoulder, as Calirante tries to avoid the shot.
Calirante tries to clinch there but Loompa circles away.
Calirante checks a leg kick.
Loompa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calirante as he jumps to the side.
Loompa takes one on the button.
Calirante has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa lands with a light punch inside.
Calirante tries to work over Loompa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calirante being controlled against the cage.
Calirante pushes Loompa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calirante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Calirante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calirante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calirante blocks a body shot from Loompa.
Calirante has a couple of punches blocked by Loompa.
Calirante blocks a body shot from Loompa.
Calirante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Calirante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loompa.
Loompa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calirante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calirante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loompa cracks Calirante with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calirante scores with a shot to the side of Loompa's head.
Calirante misses with a punch to the body.
Calirante is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Calirante prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santiago Calirante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oompa Loompa.
Loompa tries to throw a body punch but Calirante avoids it by throwing Loompa back against the cage.
Loompa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Loompa swings wildly with an uppercut but Calirante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loompa misses with a body punch.
Calirante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calirante lands an uppercut.
Calirante misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calirante.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calirante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loompa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calirante backwards.
Loompa blocks an uppercut.
Loompa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Santiago Calirante did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Calirante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calirante stuffs the takedown attempt from Loompa. Loompa gets slowly back to his feet.
Calirante ducks under a wild hook from Loompa.
Loompa fails to land the takedown.
Calirante misses with an uppercut. Loompa saw that one coming.
Calirante swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loompa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loompa slips a jab from Calirante.
Loompa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Calirante scores with a nice head shot.
Calirante looks to throw the jab but Loompa is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa staying out of range there.
Loompa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calirante.
Calirante scores with a jab to the head.
Calirante misses with a straight right.
Calirante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Calirante wants to clinch up but Loompa keeps it at a distance.
Calirante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loompa.
Loompa misses the jab.
Loompa thows a body shot but no joy.
Loompa lands a nice hook to Calirante's body. Calirante takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loompa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calirante manages to avoid it.
Loompa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loompa clobbers Calirante with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Calirante blocks the body kick.
Loompa avoids the body shot from Calirante.
Calirante throws a body punch but Loompa moves out of range.
Loompa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loompa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loompa throws a leg kick
and Calirante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loompa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calirante moves in looking to clinch but Loompa pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calirante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loompa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loompa misses the shot to the body.
Loompa throws a head kick that misses.
Calirante jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Loompa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loompa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loompa misses with a looping left.
Calirante throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa fails with the takedown.
Santiago Calirante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oompa Loompa.
Calirante misses with a looping left.
Loompa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calirante jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calirante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calirante lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loompa scores with a body shot.
Loompa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Calirante lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Calirante had his way with Oompa Loompa in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Calirante blocks the low kick.
Loompa cracks the inside of Calirante's front leg.
Loompa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Calirante wants to get back to full guard.
Loompa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Loompa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calirante wants to control but Loompa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loompa wants to work for an arm triangle but Calirante is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loompa is working away from the top position though.
Calirante tries to roll over but Loompa keeps him under control.
Calirante gets back to full guard.
Calirante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loompa on the ground.
Loompa trying to control but Calirante is working from the bottom.
Calirante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loompa lands a couple of digs.
Calirante keeping moving, preventing Loompa from controlling successfully.
Oompa Loompa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calirante on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calirante tries to get out of the position.
Calirante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loompa preventing the sweep.
Calirante wants to hit a switch here but Loompa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Calirante there!
Loompa has control of Calirante's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Calirante regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Calirante can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Calirante?
Loompa looking to control but Calirante is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Calirante is looking to improve his position but Loompa isn't that keen on the idea.
Loompa lands a nice shot to the head.
Loompa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Calirante manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Loompa lands an elbow.
Loompa is looking to take a break and control but Calirante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Calirante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santiago Calirante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loompa tries to move to mount but Calirante blocks the move with his legs.
Calirante is looking for a sweep.
Loompa working away.
Calirante tries to buck Loompa off but Loompa is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oompa Loompa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Loompa grinds an elbow into Calirante's temple.
Loompa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Calirante knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oompa Loompa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Calirante 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Santiago Calirante!
Santiago Calirante decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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