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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Calirante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magaba comes into the arena with Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become blaring out of the sound system. Calirante has chosen Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff as his entrance music. 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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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Magaba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Calirante!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magaba walks into a stiff left hand from Calirante.
Calirante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magaba's sensitive parts.
Calirante misses with a wild body shot.
Calirante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magaba counters with a two punch combo.
Magaba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calirante thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magaba if he has to take too many more of those.
Magaba shoots in looking for a takedown. Calirante tries to sprawl out of it but Magaba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calirante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calirante swings for the body but Magaba moves out of range.
Magaba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calirante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magaba.
Calirante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magaba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante thumps Magaba with a low kick.
Calirante has Magaba up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Calirante.
Magaba is looking to take this one to the mat.
Calirante effectively controlling the action here.
Calirante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magaba tries to pull guard but Calirante forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calirante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calirante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magaba jumps guard but Calirante turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Calirante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magaba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Calirante walks away with a smile on his face. Magaba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Magaba fails with the takedown.
Magaba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calirante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magaba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calirante.
Magaba tries to clinch up but Calirante circles away and keeps his distance.
Magaba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magaba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calirante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magaba moves away.
Magaba is looking to clinch but Calirante is avoiding it.
Magaba misses with a wild combination.
Magaba walks into a straight right hand from Calirante.
Magaba misses with a takedown attempt - Calirante sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba lands with a nice body kick.
Magaba takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Magaba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magaba misses with a double jab.
Magaba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Calirante misses with a body shot.
Magaba fails to land with a series of punches.
Magaba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Calirante gets full guard.
Magaba pushing down on Calirante's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Magaba is working for a kimura but Calirante is defending it quite comfortably.
Magaba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calirante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magaba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calirante's guard.
Magaba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calirante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magaba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Calirante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magaba.
Calirante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magaba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magaba wants to pass the guard but Calirante is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Calirante dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Magaba or perhaps it was just good defense by Calirante which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Magaba misses.
Magaba shoots in but no luck this time.
Calirante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magaba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magaba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calirante cracks Magaba with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Magaba looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Calirante finish him?
Magaba is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calirante jabs Magaba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Magaba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magaba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Magaba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Calirante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Magaba seems to have got his legs back now.
Calirante stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calirante is looking for a sweep.
Magaba throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Calirante is looking to reverse the position.
Magaba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Calirante tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magaba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calirante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magaba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calirante, who protects the arm well.
Calirante tries to buck Magaba off but Magaba is having none of it.
Magaba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Calirante sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Magaba goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Calirante rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Magaba's guard! Nice work there by Calirante!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calirante is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Calirante is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Magaba.
Magaba tries to bench press Calirante off him but Calirante keeps the position.
Magaba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Calirante's best efforts.
Magaba is looking to improve his position.
Magaba tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Calirante has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Magaba is desperately trying to improve his position but Calirante has a good base and remains in mount.
Mookie Magaba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calirante tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calirante wants to control the pace but Magaba is squirming around nicely.
Magaba tries to reverse the position but Calirante maintains control.
Magaba is working hard here to advance position.
Magaba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Magaba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calirante looking for a sweep. Not yet Calirante, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calirante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magaba.
Magaba preventing the sweep.
Magaba throws a big right hand that misses.
Calirante pulls Magaba in close to his closed guard and prevents Magaba from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Calirante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Magaba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Magaba tries to clinch up
and Calirante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Magaba with that takedown attempt.
Calirante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magaba has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Calirante is trying to keep an underhook but Magaba manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Calirante is looking for a sweep. Magaba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magaba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Calirante sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba throwing shots but Calirante is blocking nicely.
Calirante gets back to full guard.
Calirante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Magaba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calirante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calirante can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magaba has gone for a leg lock! Calirante slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magaba's guard.
Calirante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magaba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calirante not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba wants to sweep but no luck.
Calirante tries to free his leg and advance position but Magaba is retaining full guard.
Calirante stopping the sweep attempt from Magaba.
Magaba trying to control the position.
Magaba keeping moving, preventing Calirante from controlling successfully.
Magaba looking for a sweep. Not yet Magaba, not yet.
Calirante content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magaba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calirante gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calirante gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calirante engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Magaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magaba wants to control the position but Calirante says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Calirante prevents Magaba from improving his position.
Calirante is looking to take a break and control but Magaba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calirante prevents Magaba from improving his position.
Calirante wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magaba keeps working.
Calirante looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Calirante is trying to control. Magaba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magaba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magaba keeping moving, preventing Calirante from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mookie Magaba did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calirante has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Magaba shoots for a takedown but Calirante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magaba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Magaba showed some decent athleticism there.
Magaba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Calirante has managed to free his arm - good work.
Calirante manages to get to full guard.
Calirante pulls Magaba in close to his closed guard and prevents Magaba from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magaba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calirante holds on and takes a little breather.
Calirante wants to sweep here but Magaba controlling him for the moment.
Calirante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magaba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba advances to half guard.
Magaba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Calirante defends it well.
Magaba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Magaba jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Calirante is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Calirante and Magaba has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Magaba working the strikes but Calirante uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calirante is looking to improve his position.
Magaba wants to pass the guard but Calirante is defending well.
Magaba in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Calirante tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Magaba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mookie Magaba!
Mookie Magaba is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Mookie Magaba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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