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RR 22 - Will of Fire PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 cm
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245 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Fitzgerald! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck with that takedown attempt from Ushijima.
Ushijima instigates a clinch. Ushijima lands a nice uppercut. Knees in the clinch landing for Ushijima.
Ushijima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ushijima scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head. Ushijima lands a knee to the body.
Fitzgerald goes for a takedown attempt but Ushijima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ushijima moves into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fitzgerald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ushijima smiles and moves away.
Ushijima shoots in but no luck this time. Fitzgerald doesn't manage to clinch there - Ushijima circles away.
Buffalo Ushijima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ushijima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ushijima moves into the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ushijima cracks Fitzgerald with a nice body shot. Fitzgerald looks gassed! Fitzgerald is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ushijima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Buffalo Ushijima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Fitzgerald. Ushijima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitzgerald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ushijima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Ushijima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Ushijima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards. Ushijima taking a breather. Ushijima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ushijima breaks the clinch.
Ushijima connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ushijima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fitzgerald sprawls well. Fitzgerald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ushijima gets slowly back to his feet. Ushijima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fitzgerald sprawls well. Fitzgerald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ushijima gets slowly back to his feet.
Ushijima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fitzgerald wants a takedown.
Ushijima can't get the takedown.
Ushijima has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fitzgerald after a bit of a struggle. Ushijima is looking to break free of the clinch but Fitzgerald has double underhooks. Knees in the clinch landing for Ushijima.
Ushijima is trying to push Fitzgerald away but Fitzgerald has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Ushijima is looking to control Fitzgerald's arms but Fitzgerald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ushijima has his back to the ropes. Ushijima lands a body punch in the clinch. Fitzgerald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fitzgerald is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ushijima to keep the fight standing. Ushijima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ushijima. Ushijima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ushijima has Fitzgerald pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fitzgerald manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ushijima can't break the clinch.
Fitzgerald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ushijima jumps into guard, dragging Fitzgerald to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Fitzgerald with a flurry of punches that miss. Fitzgerald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzgerald stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fitzgerald gets the takedown into side control. Fitzgerald sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ushijima is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fitzgerald is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ushijima looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fitzgerald gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ushijima is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fitzgerald lets go of the hold and Ushijima can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Fitzgerald! Our winner, Ricardo Fitzgerald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Lefloer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis's entrance music is Falling Slowly. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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240 lbs
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274 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
10 - 17 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Lefloer! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefloer clinches with his opponent.
Assis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Assis working away. Lefloer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Assis's best efforts. Assis content to control rather than advance. Assis wants to take a breather but Lefloer is having none of it.
Assis decides to stand up. Assis tries to clinch but Lefloer is having none of it.
Assis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lefloer, pushing him back against the ropes.
Assis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lefloer clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! This has been an exciting period of action! Assis struggling to land strikes to the head as Lefloer covers up.
Assis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lefloer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Lefloer is in bad spot here.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Assis lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Assis.
Lefloer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Assis.
Assis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lefloer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lefloer defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Assis's arms. This has been an exciting period of action!
Assis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Lefloer is trying to break free.
Assis wants to control but Lefloer is keeping busy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lefloer tries to roll but Assis sticks to his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Assis working for a choke but Lefloer is defending well. Assis throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Assis lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Assis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Assis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Assis doesn't have the hooks in and Lefloer manages to turn into his guard.
Lefloer pushes down on Assis's leg and manages to get into half guard. Assis is trying to get back to full guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Assis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Assis manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Lefloer looking to pass the guard. Lefloer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Assis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lefloer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Lefloer wants to control from the top but Assis keeps moving. Lefloer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Assis keeping moving, preventing Lefloer from controlling successfully.
Assis is looking for a triangle but Lefloer pushes his legs off easily.
Lefloer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assis is keeping the position for now. Assis wants to sweep but no luck.
Lefloer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assis dives on top into guard. Assis sitting in guard here, content to control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Assis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assis drops back looking for a leg! Lefloer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lefloer manages to kick Assis off! Assis jumps back into Lefloer's guard. Lefloer looking to sweep here. No luck so far. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Assis dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lefloer closes the distance and pushes Assis back into the ropes. Lefloer is working for takedown but Assis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Assis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lefloer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Assis is trying to control. Lefloer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Assis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Assis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lefloer has managed to free his arm - good work. Lefloer manages to get to full guard.
Assis stands and throws Lefloer's legs to the side, diving into side control. Lefloer is looking to reverse the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lefloer can't do much from the bottom here. Lefloer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lefloer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Assis connects with a decent elbow. Lefloer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Assis is looking to take a break and control but Lefloer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Assis advances nicely into full mount. Assis trying to control but Lefloer is having none of it. Lefloer is bucking up trying to escape but Assis cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Assis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Assis is in the full mount, landing strikes. Assis trying to control but Lefloer is having none of it. Kimbo Assis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Assis landing strikes from the mount and Lefloer is in trouble!
 Lefloer is rocked! Lefloer is breathing heavily. Assis avoids the attempt from Lefloer to control. Assis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lefloer is trying to escape the mount.
Assis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lefloer?
Assis working Lefloer over with strikes here. Lefloer is still in real trouble! Can Assis finish him? Assis postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Lefloer is out cold - huge knockout for Assis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kimbo Assis! Kimbo Assis opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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194 lbs
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184 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ned Stanley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stanley keeps the fight on the outside. Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stanley paws at him with a jab and circles away. Stanley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanley wants it to stay on the feet. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kajiwara. Kajiwara tries to clinch up but Stanley circles away and keeps his distance. Horrible takedown by Kajiwara or perhaps it was just good defense by Stanley which made him look bad. Ned Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara. Kajiwara fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Stanley lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Satoshi Kajiwara has been cut. Kajiwara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stanley. Stanley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kajiwara. Stanley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Stanley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Ned Stanley has been cut.
Stanley darts in and clinches Kajiwara up against the ropes.
Kajiwara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kajiwara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stanley's head. Kajiwara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kajiwara shoots and misses and Stanley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Stanley misses with a series of wild punches.
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown but Stanley shows good takedown defense. Stanley connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Stanley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stanley. Satoshi Kajiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley clinches with his opponent.
Kajiwara is trying to break free.
Kajiwara gets control of Stanley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kajiwara will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Kajiwara keeping moving, preventing Stanley from controlling successfully. Kajiwara will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stanley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kajiwara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kajiwara is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Stanley rolls with it to try and escape but Kajiwara cranks on the arm and Stanley is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Satoshi Kajiwara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vandal Gragas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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288 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vandal Gragas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gragas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Gragas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Vandal Gragas has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Gragas. Gragas gets slowly back to his feet. Gragas is breathing heavily. Gragas tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Crunch! Hill slams his shin into Gragas's torso. Gragas drops his hands momentarily and Hill needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Gragas just on the top of the head. Gragas drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Gragas - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 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 Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderstruck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
19 - 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cole Thompson! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt. Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way. Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Pacquiao tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson. Junior Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Thompson. Pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right. Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thompson eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Pacquiao feints a jab promting Thompson to slip. Pacquiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thompson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Cole Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thompson throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range. Pacquiao slips under a jab from Thompson. Pacquiao lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. This has been an exciting period of action! The strikes coming from Thompson are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Pacquiao tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Thompson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao is looking for a sweep. Pacquiao is working hard here to advance position. Pacquiao regains half guard. Thompson misses with a head shot. Pacquiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pacquiao scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Thompson misses with a shot to the body and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Pacquiao takes a body punch but keeps moving. Pacquiao is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Thompson has a takedown stuffed. Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junior Pacquiao will probably get the nod. That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into Pacquiao's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Pacquiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacquiao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
 The ref stands the fighters back up. Cole Thompson was stalling too much, according to the referee. Thompson tries to clinch letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand. Thompson shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily. Thompson wants to clinch. Thompson looks to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Pacquiao fails to land the takedown. Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao connects with a body shot. Pacquiao sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Junior Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Thompson. Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thompson clinches.
Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side. Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well. Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range. Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot that sends Thompson's belly button to the back.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Pacquiao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not. Thompson is breathing heavily. Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Thompson has a takedown stuffed. Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Thompson has his takedown stuffed letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand. A solid leg kick lands there for Pacquiao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. 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 ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Thompson takes one on the button. Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily. Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pacquiao. Cole Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Thompson shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Junior Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Thompson. Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside. Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses. Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pacquiao. Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Pacquiao. Thompson defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand. Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson. Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with a straight left. Junior Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far. Pacquiao tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao. Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Thompson shoots in. Cole Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with a looping right. Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely. Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body. Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Junior Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacquiao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a half hearted mid kick. Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Pacquiao! Junior Pacquiao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Quitoriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor! as his entrance music. Danny Delphine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Quitoriano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Delphine fails with the takedown
and Quitoriano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quitoriano. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Quitoriano stands up and waves to Delphine to follow him. Delphine misses with a takedown attempt
and Quitoriano counters with a single leg into guard. Delphine didn't expect that.
Delphine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Quitoriano trying to stand up but can't free himself from Delphine's guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Delphine tries to land a sweep but no joy. Quitoriano wants to get up but he can't break Delphine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Delphine is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Quitoriano rolls with it to try and escape but Delphine cranks on the arm and Quitoriano is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Delphine! Danny Delphine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS � Fatality MMA ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Santiago (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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Santiago! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Gambacorto does no damage. Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Gambacorto. Gambacorto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Dante Santiago has been cut. Gambacorto throws a right and a left that both miss. Gambacorto slips a jab and a cross from Santiago.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss! Santiago loads up on a big right hand but Gambacorto slips the punch. Santiago misses with a lunging right hand
and Gambacorto counters with a lovely shot to the body. Santiago tries to clinch up. A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet. Gambacorto fails in his attempt to clinch. Gambacorto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A big right from Gambacorto misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet. Santiago connects with a right hand. Gambacorto shakes it off. Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambacorto.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Santiago swings for the body but Gambacorto moves out of range.
Gambacorto throws a big shot that misses. Santiago throws a lazy right hand but Gambacorto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gambacorto throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Gambacorto moves into range and clinches up with Santiago. Gambacorto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gambacorto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gambacorto lands a nice elbow. Gambacorto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Santiago.
Gambacorto lands with a short shot to the head. Gambacorto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Santiago lands a left hand.
Gambacorto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gambacorto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago swings and misses with a shot to the body and Gambacorto counters with a nice uppercut. 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! A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambacorto.
Santiago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Santiago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gambacorto on the side of the head. Santiago moves away from the strike by Gambacorto. Santiago is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gambacorto rather than just go for the knockout. Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gambacorto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Gambacorto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Gambacorto misses with a few strikes there.
Gambacorto gets tackled into the ropes by Santiago. Santiago maintains the clinch. Nice elbow from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto manages to break the clinch.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Gambacorto has taken the fight to the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gambacorto scores with a nice hook to the head. Gambacorto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy. Gambacorto wants to break free but Santiago has control.
Gambacorto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards. Santiago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside. Gambacorto lands with a short shot to the head. Gambacorto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 That has opened up Dante Santiago's cut even more. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gambacorto. Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Santiago can't break the clinch.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago swings for the body but Gambacorto moves out of range.
Gambacorto doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gambacorto throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease. The fight stays on the outside here - Gambacorto looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gambacorto slips under a jab. Gambacorto missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gambacorto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santiago.
Santiago staying out of range there. Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gambacorto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Gambacorto misses the jab. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gambacorto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A jab from Santiago misses. Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambacorto. Santiago missing with a left hand there. Gambacorto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Gambacorto will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Dante Santiago's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gambacorto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Gambacorto throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot. Santiago moves out of range as Gambacorto strikes. Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambacorto moves away. Santiago throws a lazy uppercut
and Gambacorto counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Gambacorto keeps the fight on the outside. Gambacorto throws a nice inside leg kick. Santiago throws a body punch but Gambacorto moves out of range. Gambacorto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gambacorto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mark Gambacorto is winning the standup battle so far. Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambacorto is just out of range. Gambacorto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gambacorto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gambacorto's elbow. A short left from Gambacorto.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Santiago tries to circle away but Gambacorto has him pinned against the ropes. Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Gambacorto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
Gambacorto blocks an uppercut.
Gambacorto manages to break the clinch.
Gambacorto avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Gambacorto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago tries to keep at a distance but Gambacorto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gambacorto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A big left from Santiago misses. Gambacorto slips under a jab. Gambacorto scores with a jab. Santiago misses with a hook. Gambacorto ducked under it nicely. Gambacorto is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks. Gambacorto slips under a jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Santiago throws an overhand right that lands on Gambacorto's shoulder, as Gambacorto tries to avoid the shot.
Santiago tries to keep at a distance but Gambacorto has taken the fight into the clinch. Mark Gambacorto has scored more points in the clinch so far. Santiago scores with a nice hook to the head. Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Gambacorto is controlling him.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago misses with an uppercut
and Gambacorto counters with a stiff right hand. Santiago lands a slapping body shot.
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Santiago with a hook. Gambacorto throws a quick inside leg kick. Gambacorto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santiago on the side of the head. Gambacorto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Santiago misses with a straight left. Nice body punch from Gambacorto.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet. Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gambacorto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Gambacorto.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches. Gambacorto is trying to stall.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gambacorto lands a right hand. Santiago tries to break free but Gambacorto pushes him back against the ropes. Santiago tries a body shot but Gambacorto blocks it.
Gambacorto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards. A head punch on the inside from Gambacorto fails to land.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago. Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Gambacorto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. With the fighters up against the ropes, Gambacorto throws an elbow but misses. Santiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gambacorto controlling the action here for a moment.
Santiago working hard to break the clinch. Gambacorto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santiago lands with a left to the head. Santiago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gambacorto is looking to control Santiago's arms but Santiago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gambacorto has his back to the ropes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambacorto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gambacorto instigates a clinch. Gambacorto just leaning against Santiago, taking a breather. Santiago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gambacorto has him pressed against the ropes. 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 cut man is working on Dante Santiago's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gambacorto is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
Gambacorto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Santiago throws a looping overhand right but Gambacorto ducks down to avoid it. Santiago misses with a looping right. Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambacorto moves away. Gambacorto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Santiago gets tackled into the ropes by Gambacorto. Gambacorto maintains the clinch. Gambacorto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gambacorto lands a body shot. Santiago takes a shot to the head. Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Gambacorto.
Gambacorto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Santiago throws a hook but Gambacorto avoids it easily. Santiago misses with an uppercut. Gambacorto saw that one coming. The fight stays on the outside here - Gambacorto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Santiago misses with the combination.
Santiago scores with a jab. Gambacorto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago. Gambacorto scores with a jab to the jaw. Santiago with a jab. Gambacorto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away. Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gambacorto. Gambacorto tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it. Santiago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Gambacorto slips under a jab. Good standup being displayed there by Santiago as he connects with a hook. Gambacorto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A big right from Gambacorto misses. Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gambacorto doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Gambacorto throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease. Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambacorto. Nice cross by Santiago. Santiago throws a right hand that misses
and Gambacorto counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dante Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gambacorto throws out the jab. Gambacorto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago throws a body punch but Gambacorto moves out of range. Gambacorto lands with a straight right. Santiago didn't see that one coming. Gambacorto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gambacorto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Gambacorto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santiago on the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambacorto. Santiago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gambacorto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santiago. Gambacorto connects with a right hand. Santiago shakes it off. Gambacorto throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Gambacorto has Santiago up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gambacorto's elbow. Gambacorto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Still in the clinch, Santiago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gambacorto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Gambacorto is looking to clinch. Gambacorto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Santiago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gambacorto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago. That did some damage! Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Santiago getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Mark Gambacorto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Santiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gambacorto. A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet. Gambacorto defending well as Santiago loads up on a big left hand. Santiago misses with a straight right. Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Gambacorto.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santiago throws a shot from downtown. Gambacorto moves away and avoids it. A jab lands there for Santiago. Santiago sizes up Gambacorto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dante Santiago. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Gambacorto! An out of breath and clearly excited Mark Gambacorto thanked 1337 ANZAC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Funkyama! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baldridge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funkyama. Funkyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baldridge. Baldridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Baldridge takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses. Baldridge misses with a looping right. Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt. Funkyama looks for a takedown but Baldridge sprawls well. Marcus Baldridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Funkyama. Baldridge connects with a body shot that sends Funkyama's belly button to the back. Funkyama staying out of range there.
Baldridge gets a takedown into half guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Nice strikes from Baldridge there. Baldridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Baldridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Baldridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Funkyama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baldridge scores with a couple of nice shots. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Baldridge working Funkyama over with strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters are battling for position here. Funkyama manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Funkyama trying to keep a closed guard but Baldridge is proving a slippery customer.
Funkyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baldridge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baldridge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Funkyama wants to sweep but no luck. Funkyama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Baldridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Baldridge wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Funkyama has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Baldridge is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Funkyama. Funkyama gets back to half guard. Baldridge wants to pass the guard but Funkyama is defending well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Baldridge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Funkyama wants to get back to full guard. Funkyama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Baldridge is looking to advance position but Funkyama won't allow it. Ground and pound from Baldridge. Baldridge moves nicely into side control. Funkyama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Funkyama is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baldridge regains full guard. Nicely done. Funkyama looking to pass the guard. Funkyama won't allow Baldridge to sweep him here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Baldridge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Funkyama stopping the sweep attempt from Baldridge. Baldridge keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baldridge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baldridge is working Funkyama over with some ground and pound from side control. Baldridge throws a strike aimed at the side of Funkyama's head but Funkyama avoids it well. Funkyama is trying to get back to half guard. Baldridge working the head with strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Baldridge advances nicely into full mount. Baldridge cracks Funkyama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Baldridge breaks from Funkyama's wrist control and lands an elbow. Funkyama is trying desperately to improve position. Baldridge tries to control but Funkyama wriggling away. Baldridge is in the full mount, landing strikes. Baldridge lands with some strikes. Baldridge cracks Funkyama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 Funkyama is rocked! Baldridge postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Funkyama bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Baldridge and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Baldridge! In his post fight interview, Marcus Baldridge started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jockson's entrance music is Can't Be Touched. A fine choice. The Hitman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All within My Hands kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Rampage Jockson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Jockson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jockson swinging wildly here.
The Hitman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jockson counters with a nice double leg into guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Jockson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jockson is working hard here to advance position. Jockson is pushing down on The Hitman's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Hitman is fighting to maintain full guard but Jockson has managed to sneak the leg through. Jockson looks to land a strike but The Hitman avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Jockson throwing strikes but missing. Jockson wants to control from the top but The Hitman keeps moving. The Hitman keeping full guard, as Jockson tries to pass.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jockson throwing strikes from guard but The Hitman blocks nicely. Jockson postures up.
The Hitman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. The Hitman keeping full guard, as Jockson tries to pass.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jockson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Jockson tries to free his leg and advance position but The Hitman is retaining full guard.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. The Hitman misses with a lunging right hand
and Jockson counters with a left to the body. The Hitman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
The Hitman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Hitman showed some decent athleticism there.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jockson gets full guard. Jockson looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Hitman is one step ahead there. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Jockson trying to keep a closed guard but The Hitman is proving a slippery customer.
Jockson has control of The Hitman's left arm, preventing The Hitman from doing any damage. The Hitman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The Hitman wants to control from the top but Jockson keeps moving. Jockson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jockson, not yet. Jockson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jockson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. The Hitman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. The Hitman throws a big right hand that misses. Jockson has momentary wrist control but The Hitman slips an elbow through the middle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jockson keeping moving, preventing The Hitman from controlling successfully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jockson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Hitman's guard. Jockson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. The Hitman keeping moving, preventing Jockson from controlling successfully. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jockson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A jab from The Hitman misses. The Hitman avoids the body shot from Jockson.
The Hitman wants to clinch but Jockson slips to the side and Jockson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Hitman thinking. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The Hitman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Jockson counters with a right hand to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The Hitman with a lazy takedown attempt and Jockson counters with a lovely straight right hand! The Hitman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Rampage Jockson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman. The Hitman tries to clinch and Jockson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Jockson thows a body shot but no joy. A swing and a miss from Jockson.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jockson. The Hitman tries to clinch up. Jockson stuffs the takedown attempt from The Hitman. The Hitman gets slowly back to his feet. The Hitman tries to clinch up but Jockson circles away and keeps his distance.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The Hitman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jockson manages to avoid it. The Hitman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jockson circles away. The Hitman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. The Hitman ducks right into an uppercut from Jockson. The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jockson throws the left hand but The Hitman avoids the punch easily. The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt. A slow jab from Jockson misses its intended target. The Hitman tries for a takedown but Jockson circles away easily and Jockson counters with a lovely shot to the body. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jockson dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jockson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Hitman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jockson won't be happy with that. Jockson struggling a bit here. Jockson on the wrong end of some ground and pound. The Hitman lands an elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jockson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Hitman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jockson down.
You can see the frustration on Jockson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Rocky The Hitman has got the better of the ground game so far. The Hitman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jockson some visible discomfort.
The Hitman landing a few strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Jockson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jockson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. The Hitman is working Jockson over with some ground and pound from side control. Jockson is trying to work for a sweep but The Hitman has mounted him! Jockson blocking the ground and pound. The Hitman working Jockson over with strikes here. Jockson can't escape the position.
The Hitman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jockson tries to get back to half guard but can't. BOOM! The Hitman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
 Jockson is rocked! The Hitman cracks Jockson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky The Hitman! Rocky The Hitman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafhael Angeles (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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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafhael Angeles! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Szczakowiecki throws a lazy uppercut
and Angeles counters with a single leg into guard. Szczakowiecki didn't expect that. Szczakowiecki controls Angeles momentarily but Angeles frees himself. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Angeles stays in close to Szczakowiecki's body and controls the position.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tomasz Szczakowiecki. Szczakowiecki loads up on a big right hand but Angeles slips the punch. The fight stays on the outside here - Szczakowiecki looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Angeles swings for the body but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Angeles dives in and grabs Szczakowiecki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Szczakowiecki pushes down on Angeles's head and hops out. Jab from Szczakowiecki.
 It looks like Rafhael Angeles has been cut. Angeles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczakowiecki sees it coming and avoids it easily. Szczakowiecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Horrible takedown by Angeles or perhaps it was just good defense by Szczakowiecki which made him look bad. Angeles slips a jab and a cross from Szczakowiecki.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Szczakowiecki. Beautiful body shot.
Angeles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Szczakowiecki did well to prevent Angeles getting side control. This has been an exciting period of action!
Angeles is working for a kimura but Szczakowiecki is defending it quite comfortably.
Szczakowiecki trying to control but Angeles postures up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Szczakowiecki regains full guard. Nicely done. Szczakowiecki is trying to hold Angeles in close to prevent damage but Angeles has managed to pass into half guard.
Szczakowiecki gets full guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Szczakowiecki keeping moving, preventing Angeles from controlling successfully. Angeles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. It looks like Angeles might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
 OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafhael Angeles hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Szczakowiecki darts in and clinches Angeles up against the ropes. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomasz Szczakowiecki will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Rafhael Angeles's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Szczakowiecki sizes up Angeles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Szczakowiecki misses with a body shot.
Angeles scores a takedown into full mount! Szczakowiecki wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Angeles trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Szczakowiecki tries to break free.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Szczakowiecki turns into Angeles and is now in his guard.
Szczakowiecki wants to stand but Angeles is controlling his posture from full guard. Angeles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
 The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rafhael Angeles wasn't active enough on the ground.
Angeles gets tackled into the ropes by Szczakowiecki. Szczakowiecki maintains the clinch. Szczakowiecki avoiding damage as Angeles throws knees to the body.
Szczakowiecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Sloppy strikes from Szczakowiecki. Those never looked like landing. Angeles throws a sloppy head kick and Szczakowiecki moves out of range easily. Szczakowiecki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Szczakowiecki cracks Angeles with a right hand to the side of the head. Szczakowiecki wants to clinch.
Szczakowiecki closes the distance and clinches.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Angeles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Angeles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szczakowiecki manages to break the clinch.
Angeles shoots in and drives through. Szczakowiecki sprawls well. Angeles shoots in and drives through. Szczakowiecki sprawls well. Szczakowiecki jabs Angeles right on the nose. Angeles blinks but takes it well. Szczakowiecki jabs Angeles to the body, keeping him at a distance. Angeles is breathing heavily.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Szczakowiecki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Angeles shoots in for a takedown but Szczakowiecki shows good takedown defense. Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafhael Angeles. Szczakowiecki scores with a punch to the head.
Szczakowiecki instigates a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Angeles is trying to pull guard but Szczakowiecki has him pressed against the ropes. Szczakowiecki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Szczakowiecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Szczakowiecki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 Angeles is rocked! A punch lands to the side of Angeles 's head but he takes it in his stride. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Rafhael Angeles's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Szczakowiecki throws a monster overhand right that drops Angeles! Szczakowiecki follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Szczakowiecki! Tomasz Szczakowiecki retains his featherweight title! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tomasz Szczakowiecki made sure he mentioned Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)SALE 159Q $30, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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