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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 268 p4p, 351 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 39 p4p, 50 weight class). Santo Amaro comes to the cage accompanied by дигга на юг. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ghetea digs a good body shot into Santo Amaro's ribs.
Ghetea sizes up Santo Amaro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick that knocks Ghetea off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Ghetea.
Ghetea scores with a nice head shot.
Ghetea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
Ghetea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santo Amaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ghetea throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santo Amaro counters with a low kick, right behind Ghetea 's knee.
Ghetea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghetea lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ghetea lands a glancing blow to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghetea.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santo Amaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro walks into a left hand.
Santo Amaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghetea.
Ghetea motions for Santo Amaro to come forward. Ghetea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santo Amaro digs a good hook to Ghetea's body.
Santo Amaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ghetea 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.
Ghetea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ghetea, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santo Amaro lands with an overhand left.
Santo Amaro throws a wild body kick that Ghetea sees coming a mile off.
Ghetea moves out of range of the leg kick from Santo Amaro.
Ghetea throws a jab when Santo Amaro was well out of range.
Ghetea slips under a jab.
Ghetea feints a counter leg kick.
Ghetea connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea misses with a wild body shot.
Santo Amaro thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Ghetea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ghetea finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santo Amaro misses with a wild body shot.
Santo Amaro keeps Ghetea at a distance using the push kick.
Ghetea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santo Amaro throws a head kick that misses.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick
and Ghetea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghetea takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santo Amaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghetea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santo Amaro wants to slow Ghetea down by chopping away at his legs.
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ghetea misses with a few strikes there.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
Ghetea scores with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ghetea digs a good hook to Santo Amaro's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santo Amaro moves away.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghetea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santo Amaro.
Ghetea tries to clinch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro connects with a nice looking jab.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Ghetea.
Santo Amaro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Santo Amaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghetea.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro with the inside leg kick.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghetea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santo Amaro scores with a punch to the head.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghetea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghetea tries to score with a low kick but Santo Amaro moves his leg out of the way.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ghetea as he checks the leg kick.
Ghetea throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghetea counters with a thumping low kick.
Santo Amaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghetea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghetea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ghetea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Ghetea blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Ghetea moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ghetea.
Ghetea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santo Amaro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ghetea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghetea lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ghetea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Ghetea misses.
A jab from Santo Amaro misses.
Santo Amaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetea was well out of range. Poor timing from Santo Amaro.
Ghetea missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ghetea dominated that round.
That's time! Santo Amaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick but Ghetea moves out of range easily.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro tried to counter with a leg kick but Ghetea avoided it.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Darius Ghetea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghetea's head backwards.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Ghetea, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ghetea. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Ghetea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santo Amaro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Santo Amaro tries to land a leg kick but Ghetea saw it coming and moves away.
Ghetea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santo Amaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghetea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghetea misses the jab.
Ghetea moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santo Amaro's hands.
Ghetea throws a hook but Santo Amaro avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro tries to move into range but Ghetea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ghetea with a nice calf kick.
Ghetea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro is looking to land body kicks.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santo Amaro moves away.
Ghetea misses with a low kick.
Santo Amaro throws a jab when Ghetea was well out of range.
Santo Amaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Ghetea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santo Amaro throws a sloppy head kick and Ghetea moves out of range easily.
Good work by Santo Amaro as he checks the leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick
and Ghetea counters with a thumping low kick.
Santo Amaro throws a sloppy head kick
and Ghetea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetea moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea just misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ghetea just manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghetea.
Ghetea slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Ghetea tries a quick counter leg kick but Santo Amaro is wise to it.
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!
Ghetea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ghetea lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santo Amaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Ghetea.
Santo Amaro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ghetea's head.
Ghetea moves out of range of the strikes.
Santo Amaro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santo Amaro misses with a wild body shot.
Santo Amaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but Ghetea moves out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a wild body kick that Ghetea sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro throws a looping overhand right but Ghetea ducks down to avoid it.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ghetea throws the left hand but Santo Amaro avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Ghetea.
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
Jab, jab by Ghetea - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Santo Amaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ghetea doesn't seem phased though.
Ghetea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Ghetea throws the left hand but Santo Amaro avoids the punch easily.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santo Amaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Ghetea.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea lands with a good body shot.
Santo Amaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a big counter combination but Ghetea scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Ghetea misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro throws a chopping leg kick but Ghetea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santo Amaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghetea.
Ghetea walks into a left hand.
Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
Santo Amaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghetea.
Ghetea moves out of range of the leg kick from Santo Amaro.
Ghetea now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ghetea throws a front kick aimed at Santo Amaro's knee but Santo Amaro avoids it well.
Santo Amaro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghetea steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santo Amaro. That one must have hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darius Ghetea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ghetea moves out of range as Santo Amaro throws a body kick.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santo Amaro throws a right hand that misses
and Ghetea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghetea just misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghetea scores with a hook to the body. Santo Amaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghetea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Ghetea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghetea misses with a body shot.
Santo Amaro looks to land a left hand but Ghetea moved out of range nicely.
Ghetea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santo Amaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea misses with a body kick.
Ghetea's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santo Amaro under the eye.
Santo Amaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghetea throws a solid leg kick but Santo Amaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ghetea.
As Ghetea backs away, Santo Amaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ghetea throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea misses the shot to the body.
Santo Amaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ghetea checks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghetea is out of range.
Ghetea is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ghetea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghetea lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghetea's corner calls for a 1-2. Ghetea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ghetea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santo Amaro circles away.
Santo Amaro thows a leg kick but Ghetea checks it
letting Ghetea counter with a right hand.
Santo Amaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghetea circles away.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Ghetea blocks it.
Ghetea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Ghetea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut
and Ghetea counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghetea with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ghetea.
Santo Amaro throws out a loose jab but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Ghetea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Ghetea blocks a low kick nicely.
Ghetea was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Santo Amaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santo Amaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ghetea blocks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro scores with a hook to the body. Ghetea takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Ghetea scores with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Ghetea jabs Santo Amaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghetea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea with a hook.
Ghetea connects with a jab.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut
and Ghetea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghetea thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghetea.
Ghetea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santo Amaro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghetea tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro scores with a shot to the side of Ghetea's head.
Ghetea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Ghetea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghetea works on Santo Amaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Ghetea avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Ghetea presses Santo Amaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea tries to score a body lock takedown but Santo Amaro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ghetea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santo Amaro.
Ghetea misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ghetea fails to land.
Ghetea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Ghetea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro presses Ghetea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santo Amaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghetea backwards.
Ghetea lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghetea blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the head.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Ghetea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Ghetea.
Ghetea is pushing Santo Amaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghetea controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Ghetea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghetea 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Ghetea!
Darius Ghetea decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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