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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shi Fu Tu (ranked 32 p4p, 4 weight class) and Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 132 p4p, 15 weight class). Fu Tu's entrance music is Klendathu drop. A fine choice. Grande is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
21 - 6 - 2 |
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145 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu Tu works the jab nicely.
Fu Tu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grande avoids the body shot from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu Tu throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Grande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu Tu tries to score with a low kick but Grande moves his leg out of the way.
Fu Tu misses the shot to the body.
Grande has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande scores with a jab.
Grande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fu Tu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grande has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Fu Tu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grande tries a body shot but Fu Tu blocks it.
Fu Tu lands a nice uppercut.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu Tu lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grande stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Grande.
Fu Tu blocks a body shot from Grande.
Fu Tu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Grande.
Jab, jab by Grande - just one landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu Tu, right into the meat.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fu Tu.
Grande let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grande throws a hook but Fu Tu blocks it.
Grande blocks a jab.
Grande lands with a nice body kick.
Grande throws a right hand that misses
and Fu Tu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Fu Tu.
Grande moves into range and clinches up with Fu Tu.
Fu Tu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fu Tu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grande avoids the head kick by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Grande.
A little feinted left hand from Fu Tu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Fu Tu.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande checks a low kick from Fu Tu.
Grande motions for Fu Tu to come forward. Grande throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grande.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Fu Tu ducks down to avoid it.
Fu Tu lands with a straight right. Grande didn't see that one coming.
Grande moves away from the strike by Fu Tu.
Grande throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grande throws a low kick, looking for Fu Tu's leg but Fu Tu calmly moves out of range.
Fu Tu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grande counters with a right hand to the body.
Fu Tu blocks a jab.
Grande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fu Tu. Fu Tu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fu Tu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grande.
It looks like Jesus Chico Grande has been cut.
Fu Tu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grande is able to avoid easily.
Grande moves out of range of the leg kick from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu tries to land a front kick but Grande steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Grande.
Grande slips under a jab.
Fu Tu tries to work over Grande's front leg with a kick but Grande checks it.
A left and a right from Fu Tu both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Fu Tu misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu Tu was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Fu Tu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Fu Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu Tu lands a leg kick that knocks Grande off balance momentarily.
Grande throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
Fu Tu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grande's sensitive parts.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Fu Tu misses.
Fu Tu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grande backs up against the cage.
Fu Tu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu Tu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fu Tu throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Grande moves out of range as Fu Tu strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grande! But no joy.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu Tu throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu Tu.
Fu Tu misses with a leg kick.
Grande appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Grande lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fu Tu doesn't seem phased though.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grande.
Grande throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Fu Tu circles away.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Fu Tu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Grande.
A bone on bone clash there as Grande blocks the leg kick.
Fu Tu slips a straight right by Grande.
Fu Tu throwing a counter right hand but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Fu Tu circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grande's head backwards.
Fu Tu throws a chopping leg kick but Grande manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grande clobbers Fu Tu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grande lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Shi Fu Tu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesus Chico Grande's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick from Grande lands but Fu Tu takes it in his stride.
Grande throws a body punch but Fu Tu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Fu Tu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu Tu.
Grande bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fu Tu's head backwards.
Fu Tu loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grande throws a sloppy body shot
and Fu Tu counters with a leg kick.
Fu Tu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu Tu connects with a nice looking jab.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu Tu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fu Tu momentarily.
Fu Tu looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grande.
Grande connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Fu Tu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fu Tu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grande connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fu Tu scrambles back to his feet.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Grande moved away.
Grande scores with a jab to the head.
Fu Tu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grande scores with a body shot.
A jab from Fu Tu misses.
Grande avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu Tu was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Good leg kick by Grande there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu Tu is just out of range.
Grande misses with a straight right.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande flicks out a counter leg kick but Fu Tu steps away.
Grande lands a leg kick that knocks Fu Tu off balance momentarily.
Fu Tu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande takes a swing at Fu Tu's ribcage but misses.
Fu Tu misses with a hook.
Fu Tu looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu Tu throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande throws out a leg kick but Fu Tu moves out of range and Grande only half commits.
Fu Tu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Grande blocks the leg kick.
Grande is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fu Tu with a body shot.
Grande throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Fu Tu.
Grande scoring well with a low kick there.
Fu Tu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grande connects with a nice looking jab.
Fu Tu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fu Tu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Grande.
Grande lands a lovely overhand right.
Grande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Grande blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Grande cracks Fu Tu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fu Tu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fu Tu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
As Grande backs away, Fu Tu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grande shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fu Tu. Fu Tu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fu Tu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grande under the eye.
Fu Tu throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fu Tu checks a leg kick.
Grande blocks a jab.
Grande now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grande looks to land a body kick but Fu Tu moved away.
Grande scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a shot to the body.
Fu Tu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu Tu throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Grande cracks Fu Tu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grande lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu Tu lands a body shot.
Grande lands a leg kick that knocks Fu Tu off balance momentarily.
Fu Tu takes one to the side of the head.
Grande slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grande walks into a stiff left hand from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a lazy head kick
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grande throws the left hand but Fu Tu avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande misses the jab.
Fu Tu throws out a loose jab but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande feints a counter leg kick.
Grande on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fu Tu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Grande checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Chico Grande's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grande tries a low kick but Fu Tu avoids it.
Grande attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu thumps Grande with a low kick.
Fu Tu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grande lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grande has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grande there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grande gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fu Tu.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande misses with a hook. Fu Tu ducked under it nicely.
Grande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu Tu walks into a stiff left hand from Grande.
Grande misses with a looping right.
Fu Tu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grande. That's going to slow Fu Tu down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fu Tu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Fu Tu throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
Grande misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fu Tu misses with a looping left.
Grande lands a really nice looking cross but Fu Tu seems unphased.
Grande lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fu Tu backs up against the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Grande checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grande scores with a body shot.
Grande throws a jab when Fu Tu was well out of range.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Fu Tu misses.
Fu Tu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Grande feints a jab promting Fu Tu to slip. Grande then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fu Tu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu tries a head kick but it misses.
Grande lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fu Tu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
Fu Tu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu connects with a right hand. Grande shakes it off.
Grande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grande has closed the distance and engaged Fu Tu in a clinch.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Fu Tu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fu Tu slips under a jab.
Fu Tu half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Grande misses its intended target.
Fu Tu misses the jab.
Grande moves out of range as Fu Tu strikes.
Grande scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Fu Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grande tries to clinch but Fu Tu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.
Grande looks to land a left hand but Fu Tu moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Fu Tu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grande defending well as Fu Tu loads up on a big left hand.
Grande lands with a shot to the body.
Fu Tu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grande scores with the left hand. Fu Tu knows he should have avoided that one.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Fu Tu ducks down to avoid it.
Fu Tu throws an overhand right that lands on Grande's shoulder, as Grande tries to avoid the shot.
Fu Tu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grande scoring well with a low kick there.
Grande thows a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it
and Fu Tu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu Tu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grande.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
Fu Tu throws a nice looking combination but Grande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Grande.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Fu Tu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fu Tu throws out the jab.
Fu Tu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grande looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grande throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fu Tu. That did some damage!
Fu Tu throws out a leg kick but Grande moves out of range and Fu Tu only half commits.
Fu Tu looks to throw a body kick
and Grande counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fu Tu tried to score with a low kick but Grande checks it.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Grande lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grande is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grande. That's going to slow Fu Tu down.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Chico Grande's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grande loads up on a big right hand but Fu Tu slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Grande blocks the leg kick.
Fu Tu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fu Tu tried to score with a low kick but Grande checks it.
Grande throws out a leg kick but Fu Tu moves out of range and Grande only half commits.
Good leg kick by Grande there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu Tu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fu Tu throws out the jab.
Grande connects with a single shot there.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu Tu manages to avoid it.
Grande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fu Tu's sensitive parts.
Grande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fu Tu misses with a hook.
Fu Tu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fu Tu misses with a hook.
Grande cracks Fu Tu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu misses with a straight left.
Fu Tu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grande lands an overhand right.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grande scores with the left hand. Fu Tu knows he should have avoided that one.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fu Tu throws out the jab.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grande throws a leg kick
and Fu Tu counters with a left and a right that stings Grande.
Grande scores with a shot to the body.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick and Fu Tu moves out of range easily.
Fu Tu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grande swings for the body but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Grande is looking to clinch.
Fu Tu lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fu Tu.
Grande fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fu Tu, pushing him back against the cage.
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fu Tu lands a body punch.
Fu Tu digs a right hand underneath Grande's ribcage. Grande let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grande is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fu Tu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fu Tu lands a nice uppercut.
Fu Tu manages to break the clinch.
Fu Tu feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Fu Tu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grande.
Fu Tu throws a chopping leg kick but Grande manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fu Tu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grande.
Grande is looking to slow Fu Tu down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it.
Fu Tu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grande throws a hook but Fu Tu avoids it easily.
Grande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fu Tu's sensitive parts.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grande swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Fu Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grande appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fu Tu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu Tu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grande fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu Tu on the side of the head.
Grande throws a solid leg kick but Fu Tu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grande.
Grande dodges the punch combination from Fu Tu.
Grande jabs Fu Tu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fu Tu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Fu Tu throws a big counter combination but Grande scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grande slips under a jab.
Grande flicks out a counter leg kick but Fu Tu steps away.
Grande blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Fu Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grande looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grande.
Fu Tu throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu Tu throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
Grande throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Fu Tu.
Grande misses with a straight right.
Grande dodges the punch combination from Fu Tu.
A slow jab from Fu Tu misses its intended target.
A low kick from Grande is predictable there
and Fu Tu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fu Tu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grande clinches up with Fu Tu and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesus Chico Grande'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. This is the final round!
Grande delivers a nice body kick.
Grande connects with a leg kick. Fu Tu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fu Tu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fu Tu misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Fu Tu.
Grande connects with an inside leg kick.
Fu Tu looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grande moves into range and clinches up with Fu Tu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fu Tu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fu Tu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fu Tu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fu Tu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fu Tu fails to land.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu Tu misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu Tu lands with an overhand left.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grande moves out of range as Fu Tu strikes.
Grande tries a low kick but Fu Tu avoids it.
Fu Tu is looking to counter punch.
Fu Tu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu Tu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fu Tu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fu Tu thows a leg kick but Grande checks it
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grande lands a slapping body shot.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but Grande moves out of range easily.
Fu Tu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Fu Tu tried to counter with a leg kick but Grande avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Fu Tu slips a straight right by Grande.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu Tu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grande. That did some damage!
Grande misses with a straight right.
Fu Tu lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Grande.
Grande throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fu Tu on the side of the head.
Fu Tu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grande scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fu Tu doesn't seem bothered though.
Fu Tu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu Tu.
Grande thuds a left hand into Fu Tu's body.
Fu Tu misses the jab.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick which misses Grande's front leg but catches the back leg as Grande tries to avoid it.
Fu Tu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grande swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu Tu.
A left lands for Grande.
An inside leg kick lands from Grande.
Grande lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Grande misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grande.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grande looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fu Tu cracks Grande with a good jab.
Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fu Tu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Fu Tu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grande lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Fu Tu.
Grande is looking to slow Fu Tu down with leg kicks.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu Tu was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grande throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu tries to land a leg kick but Grande saw it coming and moves away.
Shi Fu Tu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande misses with a low kick.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande lands a nice hook to Fu Tu's body. Fu Tu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
Fu Tu scores with a punch to the head.
Fu Tu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grande.
Fu Tu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
Fu Tu missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Fu Tu ducks down to avoid it.
Grande scores with a body shot.
Fu Tu scores with a body shot.
Grande tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grande tries to score with a low kick but Fu Tu moves his leg out of the way.
Fu Tu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Chico Grande.
Well Grande has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande is the new featherweight champion!
Jesus Chico Grande made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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