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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cesar Borges (ranked 4717 p4p, 5108 weight class) and Mark Spagnolo (ranked 385 p4p, 406 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Spagnolo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spagnolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Borges circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Spagnolo - just one landing.
Spagnolo stuns Borges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spagnolo misses with a looping left.
Borges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spagnolo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spagnolo is keeping busy.
Spagnolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo scores with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Spagnolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spagnolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borges taking a breather.
Borges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Spagnolo.
A frustrated look appears on Borges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spagnolo scores with a shot to the side of Borges's head.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Borges tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Spagnolo - that landed with a thud.
Borges tries to stall but Spagnolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borges tries to break free but Spagnolo pushes him back against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents Borges from breaking the clinch.
Borges has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Borges wants to break free but Spagnolo has control.
Borges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spagnolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spagnolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spagnolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spagnolo digs a right hand into Borges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borges's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgess head.
Borges is trying to break the clinch but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo presses Borges against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Borges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Spagnolo as the two fighters clinch.
Spagnolo lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Spagnolo.
Borges wants to get back to striking at distance but Spagnolo won't allow it.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Spagnolo - that landed with a thud.
Spagnolo prevents Borges from breaking the clinch.
Borges tries to circle away but Spagnolo has him pinned against the ropes.
Borges wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo digs a right hand underneath Borges's ribcage. Borges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spagnolo lands a body punch.
Borges stalling in the clinch but Spagnolo improves position.
Spagnolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo pushes Borges back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Spagnolo.
A left hand lands to the body for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borges.
Spagnolo is leaning against Borges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spagnolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgess head.
Spagnolo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Borges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borges looking to stall.
Borges is trying to force a seperation but Spagnolo has the dominant position.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not.
Spagnolo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Borges seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spagnolo can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spagnolo - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo cracks Borges with a nice body shot.
Borges is breathing heavily.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Borges tries to tie him up.
Spagnolo works on Borges's body with a couple of short punches.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Borges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spagnolo cracks Borges with a nice body shot.
Spagnolo lands a right hand.
Borges working hard to break the clinch.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spagnolo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spagnolo digs a good hook to Borges's body.
Spagnolo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spagnolo lands a right hook to the body.
Borges tries to keep at a distance but Spagnolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Borges.
Spagnolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borges wants to break free but Spagnolo has control.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo has Borges pressed against the ropes, preventing Borges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spagnolo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spagnolo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mark Spagnolo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo pushes Borges back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spagnolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Borges wants to get back to striking at distance but Spagnolo won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spagnolo.
Borges is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
A left hand lands to the body for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spagnolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spagnolo breaks the clinch.
Spagnolo scores with a nice strike.
Borges is rocked!
Spagnolo jabs Borges right on the nose. Borges blinks but takes it well.
Oh Borges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spagnolo clinches up with Borges and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Spagnolo prevents Borges from breaking the clinch.
Spagnolo cracks Borges with a nice body shot.
Spagnolo presses Borges against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Borges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Spagnolo pushes Borges back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
Borges tries to circle away but Spagnolo has him pinned against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
Borges can't break the clinch.
Borges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo is leaning against Borges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not.
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo works on Borges's body with a couple of short punches.
Spagnolo is working Borges over against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spagnolo is keeping busy.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo creates a bit of distance and cracks Borges with a big uppercut! Borges goes down! The referee pushes Spagnolo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Borges make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Spagnolo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Spagnolo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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