PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo da Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Cunha comes to the ring accompanied by Racionais MC's - Negro Drama. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sawaki's choice of entrance music: 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers. Rodrigo da Cunha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

da Cunha
vs
Sawaki

170 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo da Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from da Cunha misses.
Sawaki is looking to slow da Cunha down with leg kicks.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawaki dips to his left and cracks da Cunha with an uppercut!
da Cunha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
da Cunha throws a jab when Sawaki was well out of range.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sawaki. da Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sawaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Cunha.
da Cunha motions for Sawaki to come forward. da Cunha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Sawaki misses.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawaki looks to land a right hand but da Cunha moved out of range.
da Cunha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
da Cunha is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
A jab from Sawaki misses.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Cunha misses with a double jab.
da Cunha throws the left hand but Sawaki avoids the punch easily.
Sawaki digs a good hook to da Cunha's body.
Sawaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Sawaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki counters with a right hand to the body.
da Cunha tries to bum rush Sawaki with a series of wild strikes but Sawaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from da Cunha there as he acknowledges the shot.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
Sawaki lands a body shot.
Sawaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by da Cunha.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by da Cunha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki scores with a hook to the body. da Cunha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sawaki throws a big shot that misses.
Sawaki misses with a looping left.
da Cunha darts in trying to clinch
and Sawaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawaki throws a jab but it's blocked by da Cunha.
da Cunha throws a right and a left that Sawaki avoids nicely.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
da Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sawaki avoids the body shot from da Cunha.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on da Cunha's shoulder, as da Cunha tries to avoid the shot.

Sawaki gets tackled into the ropes by da Cunha. da Cunha maintains the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Sawaki breaks the clinch.
Sawaki dips to his left and cracks da Cunha with an uppercut!
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha throws a combination that misses
and Sawaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Sawaki tries to keep at a distance but da Cunha has taken the fight into the clinch.

da Cunha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sawaki moves away.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sawaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Cunha was well out of range. Poor timing from Sawaki.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Cunha slips under a jab.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sawaki misses with a lunging right hand
and da Cunha counters with a left to the body.
Sawaki checks a low kick from da Cunha.
Sawaki misses the shot to the body.
da Cunha tried to score with a low kick but Sawaki checks it.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sawaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
da Cunha is looking to wear down Sawaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sawaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Cunha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki avoids a kick to the body.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
da Cunha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawaki throws a lazy right hand but da Cunha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha misses with a body kick.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from da Cunha misses the target.
da Cunha throws a nice looking combination but Sawaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawaki checks a leg kick.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Rodrigo da Cunha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha slips a straight right by Sawaki.
Rodrigo da Cunha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
da Cunha avoids the body shot from Sawaki.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sawaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from da Cunha finds it's target.
da Cunha misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Sawaki.
da Cunha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
da Cunha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sawaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sawaki cracks da Cunha with an open hand slap.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki throws a jab when da Cunha was well out of range.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a body punch but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki throws the left hand but da Cunha avoids the punch easily.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sawaki circles away quickly and effectively.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sawaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawaki lands with a cross.
Sawaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Cunha.
Sawaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Cunha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
da Cunha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawaki throws out the jab.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on da Cunha's shoulder, as da Cunha tries to avoid the shot.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from da Cunha misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Cunha.
da Cunha tries to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.
da Cunha just misses with a punch to the body.
da Cunha wants to clinch
and Sawaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sawaki checks a low kick from da Cunha.
Sawaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Sawaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
da Cunha misses with the body kick
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
Sawaki takes a swing at da Cunha's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from da Cunha.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sawaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sawaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sawaki, right into the meat.
da Cunha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawaki was well out of range. Poor timing from da Cunha.
A slow jab from da Cunha misses its intended target.
Sawaki misses with a hook. da Cunha ducked under it nicely.
Sawaki throws out a loose jab but da Cunha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on da Cunha's shoulder, as da Cunha tries to avoid the shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki scores with a nice right hand.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki clobbers da Cunha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodrigo da Cunha is winning the standup battle so far.
da Cunha throws a nice looking combination but Sawaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Sawaki tenderised da Cunha's leg. da Cunha is trying to keep his angry face on.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Sawaki.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki avoids the head kick by da Cunha.
Sawaki throws a leg kick but da Cunha moved away.
da Cunha throws a hook but Sawaki avoids it easily.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
Sawaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
da Cunha misses with a two punch combination.
da Cunha fails to land with a series of punches.
Sawaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
da Cunha ducks under a wild hook from Sawaki.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha wants to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a stiff right hand.
da Cunha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki takes a swing at da Cunha's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha wants to clinch but Sawaki slips to the side
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from da Cunha.
Keizo Sawaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki scoring well with a low kick there.
da Cunha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sawaki.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki connects with a body shot.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

da Cunha instigates a clinch.
da Cunha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

da Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sawaki lands a glancing blow to the side of da Cunha's head.
The crowd cheers as Sawaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. da Cunha doesn't seem phased though.

da Cunha rushes Sawaki and presses him up against the ropes.
Sawaki has had enough of the clinch but da Cunha keeps him there for the moment.
da Cunha can't break the clinch.

Sawaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Cunha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
Sawaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Keizo Sawaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sawaki swings for the body but da Cunha moves out of range.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha fails to land with a series of punches.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki avoids the head kick by da Cunha.
Sawaki misses with a hook.
Sawaki sizes up da Cunha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
da Cunha is looking to clinch.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki looks to throw the jab but da Cunha is out of range.
Sawaki scores with a body shot.
Sawaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
da Cunha moves away from the strike by Sawaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
da Cunha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki lands the left hand.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sawaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Cunha moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki with a hook.
Sawaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawaki digs a good hook to da Cunha's body.
Sawaki throws an off balance right hand
and da Cunha counters with a nice body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from da Cunha 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 Sawaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sawaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sawaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki throws a jab but it's blocked by da Cunha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Cunha throws a head kick that misses.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
da Cunha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sawaki.
Danga de danga de dang - da Cunha scores with a four punch combination!
da Cunha blocks a jab.
Sawaki lands a slapping body shot.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
da Cunha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sawaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
da Cunha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
da Cunha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sawaki. da Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sawaki thows a body shot but no joy.

da Cunha clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on da Cunha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Cunha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Cunha has had enough of the clinch but Sawaki keeps him there for the moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha is trying to force a seperation but Sawaki has the dominant position.
Sawaki is trying to break the clinch but da Cunha has him pressed against the ropes.

Sawaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Sawaki moves out of range easily.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
da Cunha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
da Cunha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sawaki counters with a good low kick that da Cunha was not able to check.
Sawaki scores with a jab to the head.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sawaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
da Cunha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sawaki.
da Cunha wants to clinch but Sawaki slips to the side
and Sawaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sawaki misses with a hook.
da Cunha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands with a nice body punch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawaki counters with a three punch combo that has da Cunha backing up. da Cunha nods at Sawaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.

da Cunha has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sawaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.
da Cunha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
da Cunha slips under a jab.
da Cunha throws a head kick that misses.
Sawaki punishes da Cunha's body with a nice straight punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sawaki counters with a thumping low kick.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sawaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Sawaki finds it's target.
da Cunha swings for the body but Sawaki moves out of range.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.

da Cunha has Sawaki up against the ropes in a clinch.

Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Keizo Sawaki just about did enough to take it.
That's time! da Cunha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

da Cunha tried to score with a low kick but Sawaki checks it.
da Cunha misses with a series of wild punches.
Sawaki throws a shot from downtown. da Cunha moves away and avoids it.
Sawaki missing with a left hand there. da Cunha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
da Cunha tries to clinch up
and Sawaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
da Cunha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawaki was well out of range. Poor timing from da Cunha.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sawaki.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
da Cunha looks to land a combination but Sawaki avoids it well.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
Sawaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
da Cunha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
da Cunha tries to clinch
and da Cunha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
Sawaki misses the jab.
da Cunha throws a low kick, looking for Sawaki's leg but Sawaki calmly moves out of range.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sawaki.
Sawaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses da Cunha's sensitive parts.
da Cunha looks to clinch
and Sawaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
da Cunha darts in trying to clinch
and Sawaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
da Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sawaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sawaki jabs at da Cunha's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from da Cunha.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

da Cunha moves into range and clinches up with Sawaki.
da Cunha wants to get back to striking at distance but Sawaki won't allow it.

Sawaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sawaki loads up on a big right hand but da Cunha slips the punch.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki feints and then cracks da Cunha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow da Cunha down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki is having none of it.
da Cunha wants to clinch
and Sawaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki digs a good hook to da Cunha's body.
Sawaki missing with a left hand there. da Cunha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sawaki.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters with an outside leg kick.
da Cunha moves out of range as Sawaki strikes.
A big left from da Cunha misses.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
da Cunha is looking to score with low kicks.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sawaki connects with a right hand. da Cunha shakes it off.
Sawaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
da Cunha throws a right and a left that Sawaki avoids nicely.
da Cunha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawaki.
An inside leg kick lands from Sawaki.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki looks to throw the jab but da Cunha is out of range.
da Cunha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
da Cunha misses with a head kick.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki throws a good cross that connects.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sawaki.
A big left from Sawaki misses.
Sawaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
Sawaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Cunha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sawaki.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
Sawaki blocks a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki lands with a right hand.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki needs to keep his hands up - da Cunha had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sawaki as he connects with a hook.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rodrigo da Cunha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sawaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from da Cunha.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sawaki.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
da Cunha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sawaki can pounce on him.
da Cunha throws a right hand that Sawaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawaki also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a hook. da Cunha ducked under it nicely.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki punishes da Cunha's body with a nice straight punch.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki loads up on a big right hand but da Cunha slips the punch.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sawaki.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Sawaki misses its intended target.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
Sawaki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.

da Cunha moves into range and clinches up with Sawaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sawaki manages to break the clinch.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sawaki.
da Cunha looks to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a right hand to the body.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a nice body shot.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha moves out of range as Sawaki strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
da Cunha motions for Sawaki to come forward. da Cunha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
da Cunha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawaki misses with a wild body shot.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Sawaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki is having none of it.

da Cunha clinches up against the ropes.
da Cunha is trying to break free.

Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawaki throws an off balance right hand

and da Cunha moves into the clinch.

Sawaki manages to break the clinch.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sawaki misses its intended target.
Sawaki checks a leg kick.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.

da Cunha instigates a clinch.
da Cunha is trying to break the clinch but Sawaki has him pressed against the ropes.
Sawaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Cunha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sawaki has him pressed against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawaki loads up on a big right hand but da Cunha slips the punch.
Sawaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as da Cunha throws out the jab.
da Cunha throws a lazy right hand but Sawaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
da Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
Sawaki lands a jab to the head.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha lands with a nice body punch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha lands a jab-cross combination.
Sawaki lands with an overhand left.
Sawaki throws a body punch but da Cunha moves out of range.
Sawaki throws a shot from downtown. da Cunha moves away and avoids it.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
Sawaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sawaki misses with a straight left.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sawaki counters with a low kick, right behind da Cunha 's knee.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a right and a left that da Cunha avoids nicely.
da Cunha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawaki misses the jab.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo da Cunha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well da Cunha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rodrigo da Cunha!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rodrigo da Cunha!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Rodrigo da Cunha!

Rodrigo da Cunha wins by unanimous decision!