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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 49 p4p, 8 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 21 p4p, 4 weight class). De Santo Cristo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Que país é esse?. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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174 cm
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175 lbs
28 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man cracks De Santo Cristo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man clobbers De Santo Cristo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Santo Cristo misses with a low kick.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man tries to move into range but De Santo Cristo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Man.
A little feinted left hand from Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man throws out a loose jab but De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
De Santo Cristo checks a low kick from Man.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Santo Cristo.
Man misses with a looping left.
De Santo Cristo wants to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch position.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man motions for De Santo Cristo to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Santo Cristo misses with a straight left.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Santo Cristo, right into the meat.
De Santo Cristo catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man tries to work over De Santo Cristo's front leg with a kick but De Santo Cristo checks it.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santo Cristo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Santo Cristo throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
De Santo Cristo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMan.
Man throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo. De Santo Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
De Santo Cristo throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man punishes De Santo Cristo's body with a nice straight punch.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Santo Cristo. De Santo Cristo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Man misses with a low kick as De Santo Cristo jumps back.
De Santo Cristo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
De Santo Cristo misses with a right hand
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man throws a leg kick which misses De Santo Cristo's front leg but catches the back leg as De Santo Cristo tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man is looking to clinch but De Santo Cristo is avoiding it.
Fook Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo misses with a low kick.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Santo Cristo moves away.
De Santo Cristo checks a low kick from Man.
De Santo Cristo tries a quick counter leg kick but Man is wise to it.
Man misses with an uppercut
and De Santo Cristo counters with a nice body shot.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo works Man's body with a nice hook.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Santo Cristo forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
De Santo Cristo dodges an elbow strike from Man.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santo Cristo works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for De Santo Cristo.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man blocking some punches.
Man lands an elbow that stopped De Santo Cristo in his tracks for a moment.
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 a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
Man breaks from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
De Santo Cristo throws a body shot but no joy.
De Santo Cristo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Santo Cristo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Santo Cristo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man is looking to control De Santo Cristo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to improve his position but De Santo Cristo is controlling well.
Ground and pound from De Santo Cristo.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Santo Cristo working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo wants to work for an arm triangle but Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 Fook Man will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Santo Cristo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but De Santo Cristo persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Santo Cristo. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces De Santo Cristo off the cage and back into range.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
De Santo Cristo is looking to clinch.
Man tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
De Santo Cristo shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but De Santo Cristo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
De Santo Cristo slips a straight right by Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Santo Cristo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santo Cristo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
De Santo Cristo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Santo Cristo connects with a jab.
Man cracks De Santo Cristo with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Santo Cristo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice jab there from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo throws a body kick that misses.
De Santo Cristo defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
De Santo Cristo tries to counter by closing the distance.
It looks like Man has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Santo Cristo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santo Cristo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with a kick to the body.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Santo Cristo if he has to take too many more of those.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Santo Cristo's sensitive parts.
Man tries to keep at a distance but De Santo Cristo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Santo Cristo can do to turn this around?
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man misses with some punches.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man is leaning against De Santo Cristo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Santo Cristo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Santo Cristo can turn it around.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Man here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
Man is working De Santo Cristo over against the cage.
Man tries to work over De Santo Cristo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
Nice elbow from Man.
It looks like Joao De Santo Cristo has been cut.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man wants to stall.
Man lands an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
De Santo Cristo scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
De Santo Cristo lands with a light punch inside.
De Santo Cristo prevents a body shot from Man.
Fook Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Santo Cristo's calf.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Santo Cristo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man misses with a looping right.
De Santo Cristo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Santo Cristo scrambles back to his feet.
De Santo Cristo misses with a low kick.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santo Cristo.
Man thumps De Santo Cristo with a low kick.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Santo Cristo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man throws a low kick but De Santo Cristo moves out of range easily.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Santo Cristo throws a big shot that misses.
De Santo Cristo is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man looks to land a left hand but De Santo Cristo moved out of range nicely.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
De Santo Cristo throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
De Santo Cristo swinging wildly here.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man throwing a counter right hand but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
De Santo Cristo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo misses with a takedown attempt
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Santo Cristo walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man throws the left hand but De Santo Cristo avoids the punch easily.
De Santo Cristo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Man.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick nicely.
De Santo Cristo slips a straight right by Man.
Man misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man throws a hook to the side of De Santo Cristo's head but De Santo Cristo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Santo Cristo pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, De Santo Cristo scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Santo Cristo keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man working aggressively here.
Man wants to break free but De Santo Cristo has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
De Santo Cristo has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man is trying to push De Santo Cristo away but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to stall but De Santo Cristo improves his position.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from De Santo Cristo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man works on De Santo Cristo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man misses with some punches.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man gets through De Santo Cristo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man lands a left hand.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from De Santo Cristo as the two fighters clinch.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
A shot in the inside from Man.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man tests De Santo Cristo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Santo Cristo shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
De Santo Cristo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
De Santo Cristo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man misses with a body kick.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick.
De Santo Cristo swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
De Santo Cristo fails to land the takedown.
De Santo Cristo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses the jab.
Man blocks the body kick.
Man throws out a leg kick but De Santo Cristo moves out of range and Man only half commits.
De Santo Cristo looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
De Santo Cristo scores with a jab to the body.
De Santo Cristo throws a big shot that misses.
A solid body kick from Man.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Santo Cristo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man jabs De Santo Cristo right on the nose. De Santo Cristo blinks but takes it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow De Santo Cristo down.
Man moves out of range as De Santo Cristo throws a body kick.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santo Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
De Santo Cristo takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
De Santo Cristo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Santo Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Santo Cristo on the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man throws a front kick aimed at De Santo Cristo's knee but De Santo Cristo avoids it well.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Santo Cristo is looking to clinch.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by De Santo Cristo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo staying out of range there.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Santo Cristo drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
A short left from Man.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
De Santo Cristo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
Man cracks De Santo Cristo with a nice body shot.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man manages to break the clinch.
De Santo Cristo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
De Santo Cristo throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man misses with a right hand
and De Santo Cristo counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
De Santo Cristo postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
De Santo Cristo won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Santo Cristo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Santo Cristo advances to half guard.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man had his way with Joao De Santo Cristo in that round.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Santo Cristo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Man on his heels. He'll look to pass Man's guard now, I'm sure.
Man pushes De Santo Cristo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
Man has De Santo Cristo up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
A short uppercut from De Santo Cristo.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
Man breaks the clinch.
De Santo Cristo darts in trying to clinch
and De Santo Cristo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man misses with a looping right.
Joao De Santo Cristo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Santo Cristo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Santo Cristo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Man.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from De Santo Cristo misses
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
De Santo Cristo doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Good leg kick by De Santo Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santo Cristo.
Man works the jab nicely.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Santo Cristo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man with a body shot.
De Santo Cristo misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - De Santo Cristo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from De Santo Cristo misses.
De Santo Cristo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Santo Cristo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Man counters with a head kick.
De Santo Cristo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Man slips under a jab.
De Santo Cristo throws a big shot that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santo Cristo throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Santo Cristo 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.
Man scores with a body shot.
De Santo Cristo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of De Santo Cristo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Santo Cristo misses with a kick to the body.
Fook Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Santo Cristo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Santo Cristo missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Santo Cristo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Man catches De Santo Cristo right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fook Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
Fook Man retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Fook Man thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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