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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryobi Sansho (ranked 4507 p4p, 4993 weight class) and Mark Spagnolo (ranked 361 p4p, 397 weight class). Mark Spagnolo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Cardio machine
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryobi Sansho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Spagnolo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Spagnolo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sansho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spagnolo walks into a left hand.
A big left from Sansho misses.
A combination from Sansho does no damage.
Donk. Spagnolo catches Sansho right on the button with a cross.
Sansho misses with an uppercut.
Spagnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sansho misses the target.
Spagnolo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sansho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansho.
Sansho throws a hook to the side of Spagnolo's head but Spagnolo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spagnolo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sansho.
Sansho throws a looping overhand right but Spagnolo ducks down to avoid it.
Spagnolo misses with a looping right.
Sansho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 left lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spagnolo throws a leg kick but Sansho moved away.
Sansho throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Spagnolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sansho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spagnolo has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spagnolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sansho.
Spagnolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sansho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spagnolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sansho.
Spagnolo walks into a straight right hand from Sansho.
Spagnolo misses the jab.
Spagnolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansho.
Spagnolo ducks under a wild hook from Sansho.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Sansho throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
Spagnolo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sansho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spagnolo lands a nice shot that snaps Sansho's head back.
Spagnolo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spagnolo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sansho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Sansho.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spagnolo.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sansho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spagnolo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sansho is just out of range.
Spagnolo moves into the clinch.
Sansho can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Sansho working aggressively here.
Sansho breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Sansho. Beautiful body shot.
Spagnolo thows a body kick. Sansho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sansho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sansho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark Spagnolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sansho looks to land a right hand but Spagnolo moved out of range.
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
Sansho scores with the left hand. Spagnolo knows he should have avoided that one.
Spagnolo wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sansho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sansho sets himself, and Spagnolo steps forward looking for the clinch! Sansho avoids it this time.
Sansho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo throws a body punch but Sansho moves out of range.
Sansho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spagnolo can pounce on him.
Sansho scores with a decent looking hook.
Spagnolo moves away from the strike by Sansho.
Sansho misses with a wild body shot.
Spagnolo slips under a jab from Sansho.
Sansho throws a hook but Spagnolo blocks it.
Spagnolo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sansho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spagnolo.
Sansho throws a looping overhand right but Spagnolo ducks down to avoid it.
Sansho misses with a double jab.
Spagnolo defending well as Sansho loads up on a big left hand.
Sansho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spagnolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sansho throws a big shot that misses.
Sansho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansho throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
Sansho ducks right into an uppercut from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sansho blocks a jab.
Spagnolo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spagnolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spagnolo tries to counter with a clinch but Sansho shakes him off and moves away.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sansho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Spagnolo misses.
A jab from Spagnolo does it's job there.
Spagnolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spagnolo tries to move into range but Sansho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sansho moves out of range of the body kick.
Sansho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spagnolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansho.
Sansho throws a right and a left that Spagnolo avoids nicely.
Spagnolo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sansho throws a jab but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
No joy there for Sansho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryobi Sansho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sansho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sansho throws a hook but Spagnolo blocks it.
Sansho jabs at Spagnolo's body.
Sansho digs a good hook to Spagnolo's body.
Sansho stuns Spagnolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spagnolo misses with a hook.
Sansho misses with a two punch combination.
Spagnolo wants to counter with a clinch but Sansho pushes him away.
Ryobi Sansho is winning the standup battle so far.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Spagnolo wants to clinch up but Sansho keeps it at a distance.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spagnolo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sansho.
Sansho misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spagnolo tries to clinch there but Sansho circles away.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sansho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spagnolo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanshos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spagnolo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sansho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spagnolo dodges the punch combination from Sansho.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Sansho. Those never looked like landing.
Spagnolo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sansho stuns Spagnolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sansho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sansho. Spagnolo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo throws a shot to the body.
Spagnolo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sansho has time to react.
Spagnolo moves out of range of the strikes.
Spagnolo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sansho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sansho scores with a jab to the head.
Spagnolo cracks Sansho with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sansho.
Spagnolo lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spagnolo lands a jab to Sansho's midsection.
Spagnolo throws out a powerful jab.
Sansho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spagnolo moves into the clinch.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sansho gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Sansho can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sansho tries a body shot but Spagnolo blocks it.
Spagnolo pushes Sansho back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sansho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Sansho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Sansho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sansho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sansho tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Sansho back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo pushes Sansho back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Sansho.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Sansho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
Sansho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Spagnolo tries to work over Sansho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spagnolo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sansho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sansho lands a right hand.
Sansho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Sansho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sansho.
Sansho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sansho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sansho throws a hook but Spagnolo avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Sansho misses.
Spagnolo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sansho counters with a straight right hand.
Sansho fails to land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo throws a wild body kick that Sansho sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Sansho misses the target.
Spagnolo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sansho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Spagnolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansho.
Sansho misses with a hook.
Sansho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spagnolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sansho.
Some wild striking there from Sansho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sansho connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryobi Sansho dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sansho lands a head shot.
Spagnolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sansho.
Decent striking displayed by Spagnolo there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sansho misses the target.
Sansho misses with a two punch combination.
Sansho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sansho misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sansho misses.
Spagnolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sansho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo misses the jab.
Sansho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sansho misses with a straight left.
Spagnolo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spagnolo staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansho.
Spagnolo connects with a body shot.
Sansho misses with a body shot.
Sansho misses with a body shot.
Spagnolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Sansho walks into a jab.
Spagnolo rushes Sansho and presses him up against the ropes.
Sansho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo lands a body punch.
Sansho takes a shot to the head.
Sansho misses with a body punch.
Sansho tries a body shot but Spagnolo blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sansho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spagnolo.
Sansho presses Spagnolo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sansho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sansho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Sansho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spagnolo. That one must have hurt.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Spagnolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spagnolo.
Sansho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a leg kick that knocks Sansho off balance momentarily.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sansho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Sansho throws a looping overhand right but Spagnolo ducks down to avoid it.
Spagnolo throws the left hand but Sansho avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Sansho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sansho jabs Spagnolo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Sansho there.
Spagnolo jabs at Sansho's body.
Spagnolo connects with a crisp jab.
Sansho scores with a sloppy right hand. Spagnolo should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Sansho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spagnolo wants to counter the offense by Sansho and move into the clinch position.
Sansho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spagnolo throws out the jab.
Spagnolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sansho loads up on a big right hand but Spagnolo slips the punch.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sansho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spagnolo slips a straight right by Sansho.
Spagnolo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sansho misses with a two punch combination.
Sansho sets himself, and Spagnolo steps forward looking for the clinch! Sansho avoids it this time.
Spagnolo throws a shot from downtown. Sansho moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spagnolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
Spagnolo walks into a left hand.
Sansho fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo wants to clinch.
Sansho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spagnolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sansho.
Spagnolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sansho circles away.
Sansho scores with a shot to the body.
Sansho fails to land with a series of punches.
Sansho swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Sansho.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryobi Sansho.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sansho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ryobi Sansho!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ryobi Sansho!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ryobi Sansho!
Ryobi Sansho wins by unanimous decision!
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