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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 147 p4p, 24 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 143 p4p, 23 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Santo Cristo's choice of entrance music: Que país é esse?. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
And Murhaa counters with a quick kick to the body but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santo Cristo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but Murhaa moves away
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
De Santo Cristo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
A counter left hand to the body from Murhaa misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a chopping leg kick but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Santo Cristo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Joao De Santo Cristo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santo Cristo is looking to land body kicks.
De Santo Cristo misses the jab.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Santo Cristo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Santo Cristo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with De Santo Cristo's head.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Santo Cristo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Murhaa was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Santo Cristo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Santo Cristo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa tries to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo is controlling the position.
De Santo Cristo scores with a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murhaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
De Santo Cristo works on Murhaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up.
De Santo Cristo feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
De Santo Cristo moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Santo Cristo.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santo Cristo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santo Cristo blocks it with crossed arms.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Santo Cristos head.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murhaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Santo Cristo has Murhaa pressed against the cage, preventing Murhaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
De Santo Cristo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
De Santo Cristo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch but Murhaa slips to the side
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
De Santo Cristo lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Murhaa moves out of range as De Santo Cristo strikes.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Santo Cristo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Santo Cristo swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo rushes Murhaa and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Santo Cristo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
De Santo Cristo throws a right hand that misses
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Santo Cristo. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
De Santo Cristo drives through and clinches with Murhaa against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Santo Cristo lands a takedown into guard.
De Santo Cristo chips away with some ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhaa has wrist control.
De Santo Cristo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murhaa has control of De Santo Cristo's left arm, preventing De Santo Cristo from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santo Cristo postures up in Murhaa's guard and throws a big left but Murhaa blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murhaa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Santo Cristo throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick.
Murhaa lands with a straight right. De Santo Cristo didn't see that one coming.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
De Santo Cristo throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a thumping low kick.
De Santo Cristo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from De Santo Cristo - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Santo Cristo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo moved away.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but De Santo Cristo checks it
and De Santo Cristo counters with a straight right hand.
De Santo Cristo staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from De Santo Cristo misses.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa throws a low kick, looking for De Santo Cristo's leg but De Santo Cristo calmly moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo counters with a body kick.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Santo Cristo defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Santo Cristo ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Santo Cristo looks to clinch
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa moves out of range as De Santo Cristo throws a body kick.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurhaa.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but De Santo Cristo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Santo Cristo is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
De Santo Cristo clinches up against the cage.
De Santo Cristo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa stalling.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa trying to control the position but instead, De Santo Cristo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murhaa into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo. De Santo Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
Murhaa feints and then cracks De Santo Cristo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Santo Cristo down.
De Santo Cristo scores with a punch to the head.
De Santo Cristo thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
and Murhaa counters with an outside leg kick.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa throws a counter high kick but De Santo Cristo was just alert enough to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa throws a hook but De Santo Cristo avoids it easily.
De Santo Cristo loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa throws a counter high kick but De Santo Cristo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santo Cristo has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Murhaa to work.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo has managed to clinch.
De Santo Cristo lands with a light punch inside.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
De Santo Cristo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murhaa's calf.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
De Santo Cristo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
De Santo Cristo misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
De Santo Cristo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murhaa was covering up waiting for the punch and De Santo Cristo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santo Cristo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
De Santo Cristo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murhaa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murhaa wants to stand up but De Santo Cristo is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao De Santo Cristo.
I think De Santo Cristo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
A very excited looking Joao De Santo Cristo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Phol Murhaa had this to say: 'vittu'.
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