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LFL 47 - Gambacorto vs Shield PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Akaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Akaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akaba misses with a head kick.
Kajiwara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akaba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kajiwara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Akaba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akaba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akaba is looking to clinch but Kajiwara is avoiding it.
Kajiwara tries to clinch there but Akaba circles away.
Akaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kajiwara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for Kajiwara with that takedown attempt.
Kajiwara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kajiwara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akaba doesn't seem bothered though.
Kajiwara tests Akaba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akaba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akaba is breathing heavily.
Akaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kajiwara was well out of range. Poor timing from Akaba.
Kajiwara moves into range and clinches up with Akaba.
Kajiwara breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Kajiwara lands but Akaba takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hayato Akaba has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kajiwara moves out of range of the leg kick from Akaba.
Kajiwara scores with a spinning back kick!
Kajiwara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Akaba will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kajiwara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kajiwara escapes and gets back to his feet.
Akaba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kajiwara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akaba blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kajiwara has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kajiwara misses with a head kick.
Kajiwara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kajiwara breaks the clinch.
Kajiwara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kajiwara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kajiwara lands a head kick!
Akaba slaps away a takedown attempt from Kajiwara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick lands from Kajiwara that sends Akaba to the canvas. Akaba tries to scramble back to his feet but Kajiwara brings him back down into side control.
Akaba is rocked!
Check out the look on Kajiwara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Akaba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kajiwara decides to stand up, so the ref orders Akaba to his feet.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kajiwara tries a head kick but it misses.
Akaba seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kajiwara.
Hayato Akaba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara.
Kajiwara thuds his shin into the meat of Akaba's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara gets a clinch.
Akaba jumps guard but Kajiwara stands there with Akaba around his waist. Akaba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kajiwara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kajiwara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akaba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kajiwara misses with a head kick.
Kajiwara misses with the combination.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Kajiwara or perhaps it was just good defense by Akaba which made him look bad.
Akaba misses with a head kick.
Kajiwara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kajiwara clinches up with Akaba and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara pulls Akaba into guard.
Akaba stops Kajiwara from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akaba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kajiwara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kajiwara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kajiwara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akaba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akaba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kajiwara trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kajiwara uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Kajiwara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayato Akaba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Akaba stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kajiwara follows into mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara lands with some strikes.
Kajiwara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Satoshi Kajiwara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kajiwara is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kajiwara throws a looping overhand right but Akaba ducks down to avoid it.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Akaba wants to slow Kajiwara down by chopping away at his legs.
Kajiwara lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Akaba crumples to the floor! Kajiwara milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Satoshi Kajiwara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ringo Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ringo Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Khan catches Dingo right on the button with a cross.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Dingo's ribs.
Dingo has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan tries to pull guard but Dingo won't allow it.
Dingo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Khan connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Dingo tumbling to the canvas! Khan pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Dingo was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Genghis Khan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Genghis Khan thanked Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing SALE) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Doi pushes him off.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Doi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Norris to keep the fight standing.
Doi letting Norris take a breather here.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doi throws a solid leg kick but Norris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doi.
Norris has managed to clinch.
Doi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Norris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Norris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Norris throws a head kick that misses
and Doi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Doi pushes him off.
Doi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Doi.
Doi stuffs the takedown.
Norris tries to clinch up but Doi circles away and keeps his distance.
Doi drives through and clinches with Norris against the cage.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris gets tackled into the cage by Doi. Doi maintains the clinch.
Norris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Norris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doi.
Doi drags the fight down to the ground.
Doi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Norris frees his head nicely. Oh but Doi has switched to an armbar! Norris is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Yoshi Doi!
A very excited looking Yoshi Doi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Falling Slowly. Austin has chosen Motorhead-Killed by death as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis shoots for a double leg takedown but Austin sprawls well. He's pushed Assis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Austin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Assis.
Assis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Austin pinned against the cage. Austin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assis.
Assis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austin circles away.
Austin 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.
Austin works Assis's body with a nice hook.
Austin lands a nice looking body shot.
Kimbo Assis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin jabs at Assis's body.
Assis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assis needs to keep his hands up - Austin had a free shot at his head there.
Austin looks to land a combination. Assis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Austin connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin swings for the body but Assis moves out of range.
Austin scores with a hook to the body. Assis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Austin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assis at a distance.
Austin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Assis tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters with a stiff right hand.
Austin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Assis under the eye.
Austin cracks a nice hook into Assis's ribs.
Assis takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Austin jabs at Assis's body.
Assis misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Assis is breathing heavily.
Assis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Austin lands with a cross.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Austin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Austin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Assis in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Austin.
A jab from Austin does it's job there.
Assis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Austin.
Austin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Assis takes one to the side of the head.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assis takes one to the side of the head.
Austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Austin with a hook.
Nice jab there from Austin.
Austin scores with a nice head shot.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Austin coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Austin as Assis shoots in.
Austin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Assis doesn't seem bothered though.
Austin lands a slapping body shot.
Austin with a jab.
Austin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Assis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Austin to score with a decent uppercut.
Austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy left from Austin finds it's target.
Austin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Austin tests Assis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Assis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Assis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Austin scores with a punch to the head.
Austin lands a really nice looking cross but Assis seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Austin.
Austin throws a series of punches but Assis avoids them all with ease.
Assis misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Assis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Austin throws a shot to the body.
Assis shoots and misses
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Austin scores with a four punch combination!
Assis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Austin cracks Assis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Austin throws a one two combo.
Austin lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Assis has time to react.
Austin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Assis walks into a left hand.
Austin scores with a hook to the body. Assis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Assis tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Assis dodges the punch combination from Austin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Assis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Austin rushes Assis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Austin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Assis manages to pull guard.
Assis is trying to control the position but Austin postures up.
Austin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Austin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Assis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Assis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Austin defends well.
Austin wants to get up but he can't break Assis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Austin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Austin wants to stand but Assis is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Austin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Austin wants to get up but he can't break Assis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Assis, up you get!
Austin throws a jab but it's blocked by Assis.
Assis misses with a takedown
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Austin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Assis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Assis with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin jabs at Assis's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin scores with a shot to the body.
Assis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin scores with a body shot.
Austin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Austin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assis on the side of the head.
Steve Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Austin scores with the left hand. Assis knows he should have avoided that one.
Austin clobbers Assis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Assis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin works over Assis's head and body with a nice combination.
Assis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Austin finds it's way round the side to connect with Assis's head.
Assis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Austin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Austin.
Assis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Austin finds it's way round the side to connect with Assis's head.
Austin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assis moves forwards but Austin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Austin does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Austin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Austin lands with a straight right. Assis didn't see that one coming.
Austin sizes up Assis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Austin. Beautiful body shot.
Austin tries to bum rush Assis with a series of wild strikes but Assis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Austin throws a right hand that Assis ducks under and follows up with a left that Assis also avoids with ease.
Austin connects with a single shot there.
Assis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Austin's waist but Austin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assis off to one side.
Austin cracks Assis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Austin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Austin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assis.
A decent looking cross lands there for Austin.
Austin tests Assis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Austin lands a head shot.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Austin.
Austin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Austin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Austin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Assis on the side of the head.
Austin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kimbo Assis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin drives through and clinches with Assis against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Austin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Assis is controlling the position.
Assis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Assis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Austin's efforts to push away.
Assis tries for a takedown but Austin manages to get underhooks.
Assis jumps guard but Austin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Assis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Assis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands a slapping body shot.
Austin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Austin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Austin scores with a four punch combination!
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Austin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin lands a jab to the head.
Austin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Austin stuffs the takedown.
Austin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin throws a series of punches but Assis moves out of range.
Austin lands an overhand right.
Assis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Austin cracks a nice hook into Assis's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Austin punishes Assis's body with a nice straight punch.
Assis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Austin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assis on the side of the head.
Austin connects with a right hand. Assis shakes it off.
Assis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Austin connects with a jab.
Assis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Austin.
Assis misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Austin works Assis's body with a nice hook.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Austin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Assis doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a one two! Assis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Austin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Austin does no damage.
Austin cracks Assis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
Assis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Assis shoots in and drives through. Austin sprawls well.
Kimbo Assis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Austin finds it's way through Assis's defenses.
Austin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Assis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Austin defends it nicely.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assis throws a sloppy head kick and Austin moves out of range easily.
A jab from Austin does it's job there.
Austin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Assis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Austin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Austin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assis.
Austin lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Austin - just one landing.
Austin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Austin.
Steve Austin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Austin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Austin 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!
Steve Austin very nearly forgot to thank Kobra Clothing Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Drexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Drexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Momoshiro Kitsune!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsune gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kitsune looking to control.
Kitsune is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drexter is aware though and is defending well.
Drexter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kitsune throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kitsune keeping full guard, as Drexter tries to pass.
Drexter wants to control from the top but Kitsune keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsune looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drexter is one step ahead there.
Drexter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kitsune is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitsune looking for a sweep. Not yet Kitsune, not yet.
Drexter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David Drexter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Kitsune or perhaps it was just good defense by Drexter which made him look bad.
Drexter misses with a straight right.
Kitsune throws a right hand that Drexter ducks under and follows up with a left that Drexter also avoids with ease.
Drexter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drexter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drexter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitsune.
Drexter gets a takedown into half guard.
Kitsune makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kitsune.
Drexter being controlled here momentarily.
Kitsune has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drexter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune pulls Drexter in close to his closed guard and prevents Drexter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Drexter controlling from the top position.
Drexter trying to control but Kitsune is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexter looking to sit in guard and control but Kitsune gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kitsune is stalling in the full guard.
Drexter wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kitsune manages to pass to side control.
Drexter wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kitsune takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kitsune wants to take a breather but Drexter is having none of it.
Drexter tries to roll over but Kitsune keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Momoshiro Kitsune 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.
Drexter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kitsune thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kitsune wants to control from the top but Drexter keeps moving.
Drexter wants to get back to his feet but Kitsune is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drexter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kitsune makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kitsune throwing strikes from guard but Drexter blocks nicely.
Kitsune advances position into side control!
Kitsune works to advance to full mount. Drexter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsune working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kitsune breaks from Drexter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kitsune is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Drexter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kitsune working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drexter is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Kitsune has taken his back!
Drexter trying to control the hands but Kitsune breaks the grip.
Drexter looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kitsune.
Kitsune throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kitsune gets his way!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsune is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Drexter knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Drexter for a finish.
Drexter defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kitsune's arms.
Drexter is trying to stand back up.
Kitsune is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Drexter is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Momoshiro Kitsune!
After winning the bout, Momoshiro Kitsune thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Yuanjiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wong Yuanjiao!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuanjiao tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pacquiao is working Yuanjiao over against the cage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Yuanjiao works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Yuanjiao throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Yuanjiao shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
Yuanjiao manages to break the clinch.
Yuanjiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuanjiao misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pacquiao trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yuanjiao manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuanjiao stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao.
Yuanjiao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pacquiao looking to control.
Yuanjiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacquiao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pacquiao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yuanjiao's guard.
Pacquiao passes Yuanjiao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pacquiao is keen to just control but Yuanjiao is a slippery customer.
Pacquiao seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacquiao is trying to control. Yuanjiao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuanjiao is in trouble now - Pacquiao has advanced to mount!
Pacquiao throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pacquiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pacquiao punching from mount but Yuanjiao doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yuanjiao is trying desperately to improve position.
Pacquiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yuanjiao can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao thowing shots but they're missing.
Pacquiao is looking to work his way around to Yuanjiao's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Yuanjiao tries to hold on but Pacquiao postures up.
Yuanjiao really wants to buck Pacquiao off and get back to his feet.
Yuanjiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pacquiao raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pacquiao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four 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!
Pacquiao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pacquiao with good strikes from the mount here!
Yuanjiao is in a horrible position here. Pacquiao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao with a couple of short strikes.
Pacquiao wants to control the pace but Yuanjiao is squirming around nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a head shot.
Pacquiao unloads with some shots from mount but Yuanjiao bucks and avoids them well.
Yuanjiao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao wants to control the pace but Yuanjiao is squirming around nicely.
Pacquiao swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Yuanjiao is now in Pacquiao's guard. A big mistake from Pacquiao there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Pacquiao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yuanjiao misses with a straight right.
Yuanjiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Yuanjiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Yuanjiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wong Yuanjiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuanjiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Yuanjiao misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuanjiao misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yuanjiao takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Yuanjiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuanjiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuanjiao swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yuanjiao takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao takes one on the button.
Pacquiao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacquiao scores a takedown into full mount!
Pacquiao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuanjiao is looking to escape.
Yuanjiao taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuanjiao tries to buck Pacquiao off but he can't manage it.
Yuanjiao is squirming around, avoiding Pacquiao's attempts to control the action.
Pacquiao is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yuanjiao has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yuanjiao!
Yuanjiao postures up.
Yuanjiao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pacquiao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yuanjiao has managed to get both his arms back between Pacquiao's legs - danger averted.
Pacquiao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuanjiao stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yuanjiao's guard.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuanjiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuanjiao can't keep his opponent in guard - Pacquiao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yuanjiao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pacquiao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pacquiao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pacquiao moves into full mount! Yuanjiao won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Pacquiao there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pacquiao unloads with some shots from mount but Yuanjiao bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Yuanjiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pacquiao moves to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao looking for the RNC.
Yuanjiao holding both Pacquiao 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao wants to control but Yuanjiao is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Pacquiao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yuanjiao moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuanjiao lands the left hand.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yuanjiao throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuanjiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yuanjiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Yuanjiao's body.
Yuanjiao throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Yuanjiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuanjiao closes the distance looking to clinch
so Pacquiao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao pushes down on Yuanjiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to control. Yuanjiao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pacquiao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yuanjiao defends it well.
Yuanjiao trying to hold on to Pacquiao's head to control him but Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yuanjiao defending well though.
Pacquiao prevents Yuanjiao from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Pacquiao.
Yuanjiao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pacquiao slips a nice elbow through Yuanjiao's hands, connecting with Yuanjiao's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuanjiao is in trouble now - Pacquiao has advanced to mount!
Pacquiao throws some wild stikes that Yuanjiao manages to avoid easily.
Pacquiao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao prevents Yuanjiao from getting the reversal.
Pacquiao goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yuanjiao turns into him and now he's in Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao is pulling down on Yuanjiao's head. It's preventing any offense from Yuanjiao, at least for the moment.
Pacquiao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is pulling down on Yuanjiao's head. It's preventing any offense from Yuanjiao, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Junior Pacquiao just wasn't active enough.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Yuanjiao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuanjiao. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pacquiao lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to work some ground and pound but Yuanjiao has wrist control.
Yuanjiao wants to stand and escape but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Junior Pacquiao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuanjiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao advances position into side control!
Junior Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao trying to control the action but Yuanjiao is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yuanjiao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Pacquiao!
An out of breath Junior Pacquiao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Pluto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Survivor - Eyes of The Tiger. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jay Power enters the cage!
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216 lbs
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218 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bucky Pluto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Power!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Pluto counters with a nice uppercut.
Power misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Pluto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pluto counters with a nice uppercut.
Power cracks Pluto with a good jab.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power shoots for a takedown but Pluto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Power throws an off balance right hand
and Pluto counters with a body kick.
Pluto ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Pluto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Pluto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pluto throws a series of strikes that have Power backpedaling.
Pluto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power looks for a takedown but Pluto sprawls well.
Bucky Pluto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Power.
Power has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pluto lands a right hook to the body.
Pluto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Pluto moves out of range of the strikes.
Pluto lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
Jay Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pluto sprawls well. Pluto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Power gets slowly back to his feet.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Pluto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pluto - that will leave a mark!
Pluto scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with an uppercut. Pluto saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Power is defended easily by Pluto.
Power fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pluto avoids it really well and circles away.
Power shoots for a double leg takedown but Pluto sprawls well. He's pushed Power's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pluto dodges the punch combination from Power.
Pluto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Power misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Pluto counters with a left and a right that stings Power.
Sloppy strikes from Pluto. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pluto thuds a left hand into Power's body.
Pluto lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Power shoots in and drives through. Pluto sprawls well.
Power looks gassed!
Power misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pluto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Bucky Pluto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power walks into a straight right hand from Pluto.
Pluto just misses with a punch to the body.
Power is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pluto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Power.
Pluto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Power momentarily.
Pluto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pluto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pluto.
Pluto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Power shoots in for a takedown but Pluto shows good takedown defense.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Pluto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power misses with a right hand
and Pluto counters with a body kick.
Power throws the left hand but Pluto avoids the punch easily.
Power takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power shoots for a double leg takedown but Pluto sprawls well. He's pushed Power's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pluto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pluto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pluto lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Pluto - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Pluto dominated that round.
That's time! Pluto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Power fails with a takedown attempt.
Power throws the left hand but Pluto avoids the punch easily.
Pluto lands with an uppercut that bounces Power off the cage and back into range.
Power looks to land a right hand but Pluto moved out of range.
Power 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.
Power gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pluto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Power thinking.
Pluto throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pluto defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power throws the left hand but Pluto avoids the punch easily.
Pluto swinging wildly here.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pluto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power shoots in and drives through. Pluto sprawls well.
Bucky Pluto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Power.
Pluto lands with a right hand.
Power will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Power is breathing heavily.
Power works over Pluto's head and body with a nice combination.
Power fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pluto lands with an uppercut that bounces Power off the cage and back into range.
Pluto lands a jab.
Pluto throws out a powerful jab.
Pluto lands a right hook to the body.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Pluto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pluto lands with a cross.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Pluto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Pluto finish him?
Power misses with a looping left.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.
Power throws a hook to the side of Pluto's head but Pluto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pluto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pluto leaves Power with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pluto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Pluto.
Pluto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bucky Pluto is winning the standup battle so far.
Pluto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pluto connects with a nice looking jab.
Pluto pushes Power away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pluto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pluto lands with a nice body kick.
Pluto scores with the left hand. Power knows he should have avoided that one.
Pluto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pluto scores with a jab to the body.
Pluto lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Pluto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pluto drops Power with a big left hand! Power is injured, injured bad! Pluto jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucky Pluto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tap Or SNap by E-town Concrete kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Malenko 's knee.
Hill lands a nice looking body kick.
Hill tries a low kick but Malenko avoids it.
Hill lands a big head kick that sends Malenko tumbling to the mat! Hill takes a step backwards and waves Malenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dean Malenko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill misses with a leg kick.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Malenko. Malenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Malenko blocks a leg kick.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malenko shoots in and drives through. Hill sprawls well.
Bobby Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Malenko.
Hill throws a leg kick but Malenko checks it.
Malenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Malenko shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
Malenko looks gassed!
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malenko's sensitive parts.
Hill throws a head kick but Malenko moves out of range.
Hill lands a big head kick that sends Malenko tumbling to the mat! Hill takes a step backwards and waves Malenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hill.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill lands a nice hook to Malenko's body. Malenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
Hill takes a swing at Malenko's ribcage but misses.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malenko's sensitive parts.
Hill throws a powerful right kick. Malenko tried to block low but the kick was high! Malenko was taken right off of his feet! Hill jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Hill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Shield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambacorto just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambacorto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shield.
Gambacorto takes the fight into the clinch.
Gambacorto pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gambacorto fails to land.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Shield.
Shield throws a head kick that misses.
Shield throws a sloppy head kick and Gambacorto moves out of range easily.
Gambacorto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gambacorto misses with a looping left.
Shield darts in and clinches Gambacorto up against the cage.
Gambacorto dodges an elbow strike from Shield.
Gambacorto tries a body shot but Shield blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto manages to break the clinch.
Shield moves into range and clinches up with Gambacorto.
Shield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gambacorto gets through Shield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shield lands an elbow just above Gambacorto 's eye.
Shield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gambacorto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gambacorto blocks the elbow strike.
Shield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shield looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Gambacorto to work.
Gambacorto is trying to maintain a safe position but Shield gets an underhook and turns Gambacorto into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield throws an elbow but it misses.
Gambacorto is looking to break free of the clinch but Shield has double underhooks.
Shield missing with knees to the body.
Shield lands an elbow inside.
Gambacorto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shield or not.
Gambacorto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shield's elbow.
Gambacorto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gambacorto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gambacorto lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambacorto is trying to stall.
Gambacorto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shield dodges an elbow strike from Gambacorto.
Shield missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gambacorto avoiding damage as Shield throws knees to the body.
Gambacorto managing to block the knees to the body from Shield.
Gambacorto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gambacorto working aggressively here.
Gambacorto working hard to break the clinch.
Gambacorto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambacorto avoids it.
Shield avoids the elbow strike from Gambacorto, against the cage.
Gambacorto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shield has Gambacorto pressed against the cage, preventing Gambacorto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gambacorto misses with a punch on the inside.
Shield scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto slowing the pace effectively.
Gambacorto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gambacorto avoiding damage as Shield throws knees to the body.
Shield trying to land knees to the body.
Shield missing with knees to the body.
Gambacorto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shield throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gambacorto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shield pushes off an throws an elbow but Gambacorto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gambacorto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shield is defending well for now.
Gambacorto is looking to break free of the clinch but Shield has double underhooks.
Gambacorto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambacorto is trying to break the clinch but Shield has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shield throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Gambacorto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shield thows a body shot but no joy.
Gambacorto moves into the clinch.
Gambacorto avoids a wild elbow strike from Shield.
Gambacorto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gambacorto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shield blocks the elbow strike.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch.
Shield throws a sloppy head kick and Gambacorto moves out of range easily.
Gambacorto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shield tries a head kick but it misses.
Shield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gambacorto cracks Shield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shield missing with a left hand there. Gambacorto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shield throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambacorto lands with a good body shot.
Gambacorto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield closes the distance and clinches.
Shield struggles to land a body shot inside as Gambacorto controls his hands.
Gambacorto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambacorto avoids it.
Shield prevents Gambacorto from breaking the clinch.
Shield throws an elbow but it misses.
Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambacorto avoids it.
Gambacorto misses with a body punch.
Shield avoiding damage as Gambacorto throws knees to the body.
Shield blocks the elbow strike.
Gambacorto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambacorto avoids it.
Shield lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shield pushes off an throws an elbow but Gambacorto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gambacorto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gambacorto.
A short right from Shield.
Gambacorto avoids a wild elbow strike from Shield.
Shield avoiding damage as Gambacorto throws knees to the body.
Shield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambacorto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gambacorto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shield prevents a body shot from Gambacorto.
Shield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shield trying to land knees to the body.
Gambacorto trying to land knees to the body.
Gambacorto blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gambacorto.
Gambacorto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gambacorto lands an elbow inside.
Shield missing with knees to the body.
Mark Gambacorto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gambacorto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shield pushes off an throws an elbow but Gambacorto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gambacorto throws an elbow that misses.
Shield throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gambacorto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gambacorto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gambacorto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shield takes an elbow to the temple.
Shield blocking some punches.
Gambacorto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gambacorto's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield misses with a body punch.
Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambacorto avoids it.
Gambacorto tries to break the clinch but Shield is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Shield.
Shield throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shield is trying to maintain a safe position but Gambacorto gets an underhook and turns Shield into the cage.
Shield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gambacorto misses with an elbow over the top.
Shield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gambacorto's efforts to push away.
Gambacorto tries to land knees in the clinch but Shield avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gambacorto misses with a body punch.
Gambacorto trying to land knees to the body.
Gambacorto tries to work over Shield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Gambacorto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gambacorto avoids a kick to the body.
Gambacorto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gambacorto blocks an elbow strike from Shield.
Gambacorto is looking to break free of the clinch but Shield has double underhooks.
Gambacorto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shield dips to his left and cracks Gambacorto with an uppercut!
Gambacorto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shield lunges at Gambacorto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gambacorto's hand.
Shield tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambacorto swats away the attempt to clinch by Shield.
Gambacorto blocks a head kick by Shield.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shield checks a leg kick.
Shield moves forwards but Gambacorto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Shield does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shield plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gambacorto blocks a head kick by Shield.
Gambacorto thumps Shield with a low kick.
Gambacorto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shield just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambacorto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gambacorto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gambacorto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gambacorto lands a leg kick that knocks Shield off balance momentarily.
Gambacorto swats away the attempt to clinch by Shield.
Gambacorto lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto scores with a jab. Shield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shield slips a jab from Gambacorto.
Nice defenses there by Shield.
Shield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gambacorto lands a head shot.
Gambacorto defending well as Shield loads up on a big left hand.
Gambacorto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shield lands a nice hook to Gambacorto's body. Gambacorto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gambacorto throws a leg kick but Shield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambacorto misses with the combination.
Shield misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield rushes Gambacorto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gambacorto throws an elbow that misses.
Shield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gambacorto avoids the elbow strike from Shield, against the cage.
Good body shot from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto throws a punch but it's blocked by Shield.
Gambacorto dodges an elbow strike from Shield.
Shield missing with knees to the body.
Gambacorto avoiding damage as Shield throws knees to the body.
Shield throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gambacorto's brow.
Shield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shield is looking to clinch but Gambacorto is avoiding it.
Shield throws a head kick that misses.
Gambacorto throws a head kick but Shield moves out of range.
Mark Gambacorto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shield throws a head kick that misses
enabling Gambacorto to counter with a crisp jab.
Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shield misses with a body kick.
Shield scores with a leg kick.
Sam Shield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Shield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shield misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gambacorto scores with a jab.
Shield misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Shield.
Well Gambacorto 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Gambacorto!
Mark Gambacorto made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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pop
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FIGHT
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