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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo comes into the arena with Que país é esse? blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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157 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
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149 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koch was well out of range. Poor timing from De Santo Cristo.
Nice defenses there by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a jab to the body
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Santo Cristo misses with a double jab
and Koch counters with a one-two to the body.
De Santo Cristo misses with the body kick
letting Koch counter with a right hand.
Koch has managed to clinch.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Koch controls the action.
Koch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Koch scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Santo Cristo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
Koch tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Koch back against the cage.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, De Santo Cristo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
Koch misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Koch controls the action.
Koch misses with the head strike.
Koch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Santo Cristo's elbow.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koch blocking some punches.
Koch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Santo Cristo or not.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Koch controls the action.
Koch blocking some punches.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
Koch tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koch lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
De Santo Cristo throws a strike but Koch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koch won't allow De Santo Cristo to sweep him here.
Koch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Koch trying to control but De Santo Cristo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koch is one step ahead there.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a triangle but Koch pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koch won't allow De Santo Cristo to sweep him here.
Koch being controlled here momentarily.
De Santo Cristo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koch being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Koch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Santo Cristo is pulling down on Koch's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Santo Cristo misses with a low kick as Koch jumps back.
Koch connects with a single shot there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch
and Koch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo scores with a shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch throws a counter combo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a low kick.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Santo Cristo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Koch counter with a right hand.
De Santo Cristo tests Koch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
De Santo Cristo ducks right into an uppercut from Koch.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koch.
Koch scores with a nice right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koch misses with a left hand
and De Santo Cristo counters with a right hand to the body.
Koch swings for the body but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
De Santo Cristo takes a swing at Koch's ribcage but misses.
Koch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Koch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koch has closed the distance and engaged De Santo Cristo in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
Koch blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Koch.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Koch.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by De Santo Cristo.
Koch misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Koch.
De Santo Cristo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Koch lands a shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
Koch blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Koch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Koch.
Koch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koch.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
Koch blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Koch is defending well.
Koch has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
A nice left hand lands by Koch.
Koch misses with some punches.
A short right from Koch.
Koch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koch's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Koch avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
A shot in the inside from Koch.
Koch lands a body shot.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Koch controls the action.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.
Koch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koch tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
Koch misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Koch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
De Santo Cristo scores with a shot to the side of Koch's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Koch presses De Santo Cristo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koch lands with a light punch inside.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo wants a takedown.
Koch presses De Santo Cristo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
Koch lands a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koch lands a nice uppercut.
Koch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koch tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Koch back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Koch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koch 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 9:10
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Koch!
Jacob Koch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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