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LFL 50 - Salabim vs Gambacorto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Ridpath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Lenogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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, Ross Ridpath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axel Lenogue!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenogue looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ridpath is fending him off so far but Lenogue persists. Nope, Ridpath circles away and we're back to standing.
Lenogue leaves Ridpath with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ridpath shoots in and bounces Lenogue off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ridpath works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ridpath wants to work for an arm triangle but Lenogue is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ridpath thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lenogue's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ridpath connects with a nice short shot to Lenogue's temple.
Lenogue tries to roll over but Ridpath keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ridpath is looking to advance position but Lenogue won't allow it.
Lenogue has hold of Ridpath's hands but Ridpath slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridpath missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ridpath not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lenogue tries to get to full guard but Ridpath has control of the leg.
Ridpath working the head and body with strikes.
Ridpath is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ridpath is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lenogue is rocked!
Ridpath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lenogue is still in real trouble! Can Ridpath finish him?
Lenogue wants to control but Ridpath is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lenogue seems to have recovered his senses.
Ridpath landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lenogue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ridpath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath is looking to advance position but Lenogue won't allow it.
Ridpath is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lenogue defends it well.
Lenogue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ridpath.
Ridpath with the ground and pound but Lenogue uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ridpath decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ridpath throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ridpath avoids the head kick by Lenogue.
A punch combination from Ridpath misses.
Lenogue slips a jab and a cross from Ridpath.
Lenogue fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath drives through and clinches with Lenogue against the cage.
Ridpath lands with a right to the head.
Ridpath lands with a light punch inside.
Lenogue looks gassed!
Ridpath breaks the clinch.
Ridpath connects with an inside leg kick.
Lenogue shoots in looking for a takedown but Ridpath manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lenogue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ross Ridpath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Lenogue.
Ridpath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Ridpath.
Ridpath avoiding damage.
Ridpath has clasped his hands together around Lenogue's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ridpath passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lenogue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridpath moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lenogue has worked his arm free - good work by Lenogue!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath working the ground and pound but Lenogue is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Ridpath are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ridpath 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.
Lenogue managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ridpath.
Lenogue being controlled for a moment.
Lenogue is trying to control Ridpath's posture but Ridpath avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridpath tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ridpath has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Ridpath dominated that 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.
Lenogue sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ridpath tries to bum rush Lenogue with a series of wild strikes but Lenogue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ridpath fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Ridpath. Those never looked like landing.
Ridpath closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ridpath scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ridpath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ridpath seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Lenogue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ridpath.
Lenogue has hold of Ridpath's hands but Ridpath slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lenogue is breathing heavily.
Ridpath thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ridpath thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridpath lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ridpath is looking to take a break and control but Lenogue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lenogue trying to control but Ridpath postures up.
Ross Ridpath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ridpath lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lenogue quite badly. Lenogue pulls Ridpath in close trying to recover. Ridpath postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lenogue on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lenogue doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Ridpath!
Ross Ridpath tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeller has chosen Never Say Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grant Vanguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller throws an overhand right that lands on Vanguard's shoulder, as Vanguard tries to avoid the shot.
Vanguard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vanguard ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
Vanguard blocks a jab.
Zeller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanguard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanguard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zeller misses with a hook.
Zeller throws a series of punches but Vanguard avoids them all with ease.
Zeller throws a right hand that misses
and Vanguard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vanguard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vanguard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeller. Vanguard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zeller scores with a jab to the body.
Vanguard ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
Zeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeller misses with a lunging right hand
and Vanguard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cody Zeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanguard scores with a hook to the body. Zeller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vanguard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanguard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeller throws a hook but Vanguard avoids it easily.
Vanguard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zeller looks gassed!
Vanguard throws a series of strikes that have Zeller backpedaling.
Vanguard slips under a jab from Zeller.
Vanguard looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeller is just out of range.
Vanguard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanguard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanguard throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanguard is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller misses with a straight left.
Vanguard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vanguard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Vanguard.
Zeller is rocked!
Zeller avoids the body shot from Vanguard.
A swing and a miss from Zeller.
The fighters circling - Zeller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanguard sends Zeller crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vanguard is motioning to the referee to let Zeller up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zeller is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanguard finish him?
A solid body kick from Vanguard.
Vanguard connects with a body shot that sends Zeller's belly button to the back.
A head kick by Vanguard - that's a beauty! Zeller is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Vanguard can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grant Vanguard!
A relieved looking Grant Vanguard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Bae Mok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. 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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154 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Bae Mok!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mok tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Mok's head but Mok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mok throws a head kick that half lands.
Mok throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters with a three punch combo that has Mok backing up. Mok nods at Gomi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mok throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mok gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gomi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gomi postures up in Mok's guard and throws a big left but Mok blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi drops back looking for a leg! Mok is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mok manages to kick Gomi off! Gomi jumps back into Mok's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Mok is working from the bottom.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Mok.
Gomi throwing strikes but missing.
Gomi working some strikes from top position.
Gomi pushes down on Mok's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mok is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Gomi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mok tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mok wants to improve his position but Gomi is controlling well.
Gomi is looking to advance position but Mok won't allow it.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomi thows a huge punch but Mok dodges it nicely.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mok looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mok is not content to let Gomi control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mok tries to roll over but Gomi keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mok keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gomi lands strikes from half guard.
Mok has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomi is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gomi is nestled in close to Mok, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mok is refusing to be controlled, as Gomi sits in half guard.
Gomi thows a huge punch but Mok dodges it nicely.
Gomi trying to mount his opponent but Mok defends it.
Mok is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gomi jumps into side control!
Gomi working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mok some visible discomfort.
Gomi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gomi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mok is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mok wants to control but Gomi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mok. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Mok throws a head kick that half lands.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mok.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomi slips a straight right by Mok.
Mok ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Mok avoids them all with ease.
Mok throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Mok throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Mok throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomi misses with an uppercut.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mok moves away.
Mok staying out of range there.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mok sprawls well. Mok wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mok was covering up waiting for the punch and Gomi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi cracks Mok with a solid left hand.
Mok wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Mok keeps moving.
Gomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mok looking to control.
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!
Gomi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mok controls Gomi momentarily but Gomi frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi cracks Mok with a solid left hand.
Gomi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gomi preventing the sweep.
Gomi trying to control but Mok is working from the bottom.
Gomi postures up.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mok looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gomi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mok trying to keep a closed guard but Gomi is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi passes Mok's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomi passes to side control.
Gomi cracks Mok with a big right hand but Mok just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mok is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
Gomi shoots in looking for a takedown. Mok tries to sprawl out of it but Gomi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mok manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi slips under a jab from Mok.
Mok sizes up Gomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mok manages to avoid it.
Mok misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mok.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Mok.
Mok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mok.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mok.
Gomi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mok counters with a low kick, right behind Gomi 's knee.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Mok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong Bae Mok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a lazy uppercut
and Mok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Mok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Mok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
Mok tries to move into range but Gomi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Mok misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mok throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi defending well as Mok loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi shoots in but Mok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi moves away from the strike by Mok.
Mok fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Mok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Mok.
A solid body kick from Mok.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mok is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomi.
Mok is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi advances to full mount.
Gomi with shots to the head and body - Mok looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gomi wants to control the pace but Mok is squirming around nicely.
Takanori Gomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Mok in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mok is looking to improve his position but Gomi isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Takanori Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mok is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomi, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Gomi!
Takanori Gomi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe comes into the arena with Limelight by Rush blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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288 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe blocks a head kick by Hill.
Thorpe dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Hill throws a head kick but Thorpe moves out of range.
Hill tries to sprawl but Thorpe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Thorpe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thorpe tries to pass to full mount but Hill defends it.
Hill is looking to escape.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorpe.
Hill makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sloppy strikes from Thorpe. Those never looked like landing.
Thorpe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Thorpe with that takedown attempt.
A head kick from Hill lands but Thorpe takes it in his stride.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Bobby Hill has been cut.
Hill connects with a leg kick. Thorpe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Thorpe down.
Nice body kick there by Hill.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Thorpe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thorpe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hill.
Thorpe is breathing heavily.
Jab by Hill.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Thorpe's defenses.
Scott Thorpe's cut is getting worse.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hill.
Thorpe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorpe scrambles back to his feet.
Thorpe is rocked!
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Thorpe's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorpe tries to avoid it.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorpe's calf.
Hill lands a brutal head kick. Thorpe looks out on his feet and Hill throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bobby Hill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gambacorto tries to sprawl but Salabim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salabim stops Gambacorto from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salabim in particular looking to stall.
Gambacorto is trying to stand.
Salabim wants to pass to mount but Gambacorto is defending the position.
Salabim thows a huge punch but Gambacorto dodges it nicely.
Salabim stops Gambacorto from getting back to his feet.
Gambacorto is not content to let Salabim control the position.
Salabim uses his free foot to push down on Gambacorto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gambacorto.
Salabim scoring with strikes but Gambacorto is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto tries to reverse the position but Salabim maintains control.
Salabim unloads with some shots from mount but Gambacorto bucks and avoids them well.
Salabim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gambacorto looks a forlorn figure.
Salabim misses with a head shot.
Salabim thowing shots but they're missing.
Salabim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gambacorto hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salabim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gambacorto looks a forlorn figure.
Gambacorto is rocked!
Salabim throws a strike there. Gambacorto manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Gambacorto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salabim is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim lands with a punch from half guard.
Salabim trying to control the action but Gambacorto is working from the bottom.
Gambacorto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Salabim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salabim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salabim tries to pass to full mount but Gambacorto defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salabim trying to control the action but Gambacorto is working from the bottom.
Salabim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gambacorto's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto taking some punishment here, with Salabim in his half guard.
Salabim is pressing down on Gambacorto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gambacorto is holding on for now.
Salabim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gambacorto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Salabim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salabim working over Gambacorto with some ground and pound. Gambacorto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gambacorto is staying active underneath Salabim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salabim is just content to waste time from the top position. Gambacorto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Salabim forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Salabim.
Salabim wants to advance to full mount but Gambacorto doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salabim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salabim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gambacorto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Salabim has Gambacorto in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambacorto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salabim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gambacorto preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambacorto trying to control the position from guard on top but Salabim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Salabim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salabim checks a leg kick.
Gambacorto digs a good hook to Salabim's body.
Gambacorto lands with a nice combination. Salabim backs away looking to recover.
Salabim pushes Gambacorto up against the cage in a clinch.
Salabim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gambacorto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salabim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gambacorto avoids the body shot from Salabim.
Danga de danga de dang - Gambacorto scores with a four punch combination!
Salabim is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambacorto scores with a body shot.
Oh Salabim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gambacorto! Salabim is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gambacorto!
Mark Gambacorto is the new lightweight champion!
Mark Gambacorto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC , into his post fight interview.
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