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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Chito (ranked 2784 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Chuncho Tito (ranked 293 p4p, 343 weight class). Alex Chito had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Chito!
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, Chuncho Tito!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tito needs to keep his hands up - Chito had a free shot at his head there.
Chito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tito. Those never looked like landing.
Chito instigates a clinch.
Tito stalling in the clinch but Chito improves position.
Chito is trying to push Tito away but Tito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chito misses with an elbow over the top.
Chito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chito has Tito up against the cage in a clinch.
Chito can't find room to land a body shot as Tito controls the action.
Chito breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Chito.
Tito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chito throws the left hand but Tito avoids the punch easily.
Chito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chito jabs Tito right on the nose. Tito blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Tito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Tito.
Chito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chito lands a jab-cross combination.
Alex Chito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Chito scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Chuncho Tito has been cut.
Chito looks to throw the jab but Tito is out of range.
Chito throws a series of punches but Tito avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tito.
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!
Chito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tito counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chito throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Chito.
Chito has had enough of the clinch but Tito keeps him there for the moment.
Tito misses with an elbow strike.
Chito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tito takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tito throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chito cracks Tito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chito throws a leg kick but Tito moved away.
Chito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chito.
Tito blocks a jab.
Tito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tito scrambles back to his feet.
Tito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chito throws a hook but Tito avoids it easily.
Chito feints and as Tito raises his hands in defense, Chito changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tito wants to sweep here but Chito controlling him for the moment.
Chito throwing strikes but missing.
Chito stands up over Tito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tito is keeping the position for now.
Chito is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chito throwing strikes but missing.
Tito working a defensive guard here.
Tito looking for a sweep. Not yet Tito, not yet.
Chito postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tito is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chito, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chito keeping full guard, as Tito tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tito lands a couple of elbows.
Chito has his foot on Tito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tito works his way back into a safe position though.
Chito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chito keeping moving, preventing Tito from controlling successfully.
Chito keeping full guard, as Tito tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Chito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuncho Tito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chito staying out of range there.
Tito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tito scrambles back to his feet.
Chito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tito.
Good standup being displayed there by Chito as he connects with a hook.
Donk. Chito catches Tito right on the button with a cross.
Chito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tito was well out of range. Poor timing from Chito.
Tito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tito takes one to the side of the head.
Chito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chito takes a swing at Tito's ribcage but misses.
Chito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tito swivels and escapes.
Chito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tito can do to turn this around?
Chito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tito counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tito. That's going to slow Chito down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chito misses with a double jab
and Tito counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Chito as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chito misses with a lunging right hand
and Tito counters with a nice uppercut.
Chito throws a leg kick
and Tito counters with a nice leg kick.
Chito misses with a straight left.
Chuncho Tito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chito throws a shot from downtown. Tito moves away and avoids it.
Tito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chito doesn't manage to clinch there - Tito circles away.
Tito misses with a two punch combination.
Chito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Tito tries to counter it with a takedown but Chito pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chito looks to score with a jab to the body but Tito is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tito.
Chito throws a looping overhand right but Tito ducks down to avoid it.
Tito walks into a stiff left hand from Chito.
Chito tries for a takedown but Tito circles away easily
and Tito counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Chito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chito tries to bum rush Tito with a series of wild strikes but Tito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tito.
Tito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tito defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chito.
Tito connects with a single shot there.
Chito drops his hands momentarily and Tito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chito throws a hook but Tito blocks it.
Chito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chito throws out a powerful jab.
Chito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tito.
A swing and a miss from Tito.
Chito closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tito counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tito lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tito gets caught flat footed, as Chito shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chito wants to pass the guard but Tito is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chito passes into half guard.
Tito regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chito.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tito working a defensive guard but Chito passes into half guard.
Chito is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tito doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chito.
Chito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tito defending well though.
Chito working over Tito with some ground and pound. Tito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chito seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Chito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuncho Tito's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chito tries to clinch there but Tito circles away.
Chito tries to clinch there but Tito circles away.
Tito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chito misses the shot to the body.
Chito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tito only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tito checks a leg kick.
Tito flicks out a counter leg kick but Chito steps away.
Tito's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tito duly obliges.
Chito lands a really nice looking cross but Tito seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Tito.
Chito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tito swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chito tries to clinch up
and Tito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chito fails with the takedown
and Tito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tito throws out a counter right but Chito avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Tito lands.
Tito blocks a leg kick.
Tito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chito.
Chito has his takedown stuffed
and Tito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Chito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chito.
Tito scores with a one two! Chito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tito was well out of range. Poor timing from Chito.
Tito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tito stalks Chito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chito's face. Chito staggers backwards, shaken.
Chuncho Tito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tito tries to clinch but Chito moves out of range.
Chito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tito!
Chito lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tito down.
Chito throwing strikes but Tito manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tito stands up.
Chito moves into range and clinches up with Tito.
Tito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for Chito with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chito connects with the punch.
Tito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chito. Chito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chito takes the fight into the clinch.
Tito misses with a knee to the head.
Chito breaks the clinch.
Chito clinches up with Tito and pushes him back against the cage.
Tito stalling in the clinch.
Tito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chito has had enough of the clinch but Tito keeps him there for the moment.
Tito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chito ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chito no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chito keeping moving, preventing Tito from controlling successfully.
Tito landing some decent shots from guard.
Tito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tito distracts Chito with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chito scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Tito scoring with some ground and pound.
Tito stands up over Chito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuncho Tito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chito 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Chito!
Alex Chito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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