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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kujo Yoritsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos's entrance music is Mala vida. A fine choice. Kujo Yoritsune will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kujo Yoritsune!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Yoritsune as Santos shoots in.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yoritsune circles away.
Yoritsune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoritsune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoritsune circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoritsune works the jab nicely.
Yoritsune bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Yoritsune stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos rushes Yoritsune and presses him up against the cage.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Yoritsune misses with a wild combination.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yoritsune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yoritsune wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Yoritsune wants to get back to full guard but Santos has mounted him!
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yoritsune wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Yoritsune stops Santos from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Yoritsune is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Yoritsune wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos avoids the attempt from Yoritsune to control.
Yoritsune working to try and regain half guard.
Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yoritsune hang on?
Santos looking to ground and pound but Yoritsune is blocking nicely.
Yoritsune is trying desperately to improve position.
Yoritsune sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yoritsune tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Santos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santos wants to control the pace but Yoritsune is squirming around nicely.
Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos avoids the attempt from Yoritsune to control.
Yoritsune tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Yoritsune bucks and avoids them well.
Yoritsune gets back to half guard.
Yoritsune is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoritsune avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoritsune wants to get back to full guard.
Santos is thwarting Yoritsune's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoritsune is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Santos is staying active.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
Yoritsune is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Yoritsune gets his hands free as Santos looks to control.
Santos can't escape the position.
Yoritsune wants to control the position but Santos frees himself and scrambles - Yoritsune manages to regain control in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoritsune wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kujo Yoritsune will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoritsune lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santos keeps Yoritsune at a distance using the push kick.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch up but Yoritsune circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoritsune counters with a one-two to the body.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos throws and low kick but Yoritsune moves out of range easily.
Yoritsune lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Yoritsune.
Some wild striking there from Yoritsune.
A right-left combo lands from Yoritsune.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yoritsune crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Yoritsune gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Yoritsune manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A right-left combo lands from Yoritsune.
Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoritsune avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab by Yoritsune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to land a leg kick but Yoritsune is out of range.
Yoritsune throws a one two combo.
Yoritsune with a jab.
Yoritsune lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kujo Yoritsune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoritsune misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoritsune throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Yoritsune misses with a two punch combination.
Yoritsune stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoritsune lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yoritsune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos dives in and grabs Yoritsune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yoritsune pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoritsune.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yoritsune lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Yoritsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoritsune scores with a three punch combo!
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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!
Yoritsune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos punching from mount but Yoritsune doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Yoritsune is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Yoritsune tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kujo Yoritsune just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoritsune fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoritsune misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Yoritsune stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Yoritsune smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Yoritsune.
Yoritsune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yoritsune wants it to stay on the feet.
Yoritsune wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoritsune lands a two punch combo.
Yoritsune lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yoritsune.
Yoritsune lands a slapping body shot.
Yoritsune connects with the punch.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Yoritsune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yoritsune is working the combinations to good effect here.
Santos thows a body kick. Yoritsune tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yoritsune displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yoritsune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Yoritsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos tries to clinch there but Yoritsune circles away.
A left and a right from Yoritsune both land. Nice combination.
Kujo Yoritsune seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoritsune misses with a two punch combination.
Rafael Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoritsune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoritsune throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kujo Yoritsune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Yoritsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoritsune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoritsune misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoritsune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Yoritsune cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Yoritsune scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoritsune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoritsune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Yoritsune throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Yoritsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoritsune fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoritsune misses with a wild combination.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Yoritsune shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yoritsune is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yoritsune lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoritsune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoritsune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos misses with a combination
and Yoritsune counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune misses with a double jab.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Yoritsune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Yoritsune as Santos shoots in.
Yoritsune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoritsune might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yoritsune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoritsune lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yoritsune.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoritsune throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos wants to clinch up but Yoritsune keeps it at a distance.
Yoritsune scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yoritsune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoritsune stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Yoritsune misses with the combination.
Yoritsune scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Yoritsune misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Yoritsune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoritsune lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune lands a two punch combo.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Yoritsune counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yoritsune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Yoritsune throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoritsune throws a one two combo.
Yoritsune throws out a powerful jab.
Yoritsune looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Yoritsune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Yoritsune both land. Nice combination.
Yoritsune lands a jab-cross combination.
A left lands for Yoritsune.
Yoritsune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoritsune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoritsune fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoritsune looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yoritsune struggling a bit here.
Rafael Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yoritsune actively working from the bottom here.
Kujo Yoritsune is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoritsune is holding on to half guard well.
Yoritsune is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos is thwarting Yoritsune's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kujo Yoritsune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoritsune winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kujo Yoritsune!
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