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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryobi Sansho (ranked 25330 p4p, 25237 weight class) and Mark Spagnolo (ranked 456 p4p, 453 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryobi Sansho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Spagnolo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sansho.
Spagnolo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sansho, pushing him back against the cage.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Sansho can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Spagnolo lands with a light punch inside.
Sansho scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Still in the clinch, Spagnolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spagnolo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sansho.
Sansho takes a shot to the head.
Sansho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sansho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spagnolo tests Sansho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryobi Sansho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sansho swinging wildly here.
Spagnolo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spagnolo!
Sansho connects with a jab.
Spagnolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spagnolo lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spagnolo.
Sansho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spagnolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sansho.
Sansho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sansho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spagnolo to score with a decent uppercut.
Spagnolo moves in looking to clinch but Sansho pushes him off.
Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sansho.
Sansho bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Spagnolo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Mark Spagnolo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spagnolo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sansho has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sansho tries to free his leg and advance position but Spagnolo is retaining full guard.
Sansho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spagnolo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sansho looking to sit in guard and control but Spagnolo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sansho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansho looking for a sweep. Not yet Sansho, not yet.
Spagnolo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sansho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spagnolo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sansho working a defensive guard here.
Spagnolo looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo preventing the sweep.
Sansho working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Spagnolo has passed into half guard!
Spagnolo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sansho keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sansho tries to roll over but Spagnolo keeps him under control.
Spagnolo is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sansho is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spagnolo moves away from the strike by Sansho.
Sansho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Sansho misses its target.
Sansho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sansho misses with a double jab.
Sansho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo scores with the left hand. Sansho knows he should have avoided that one.
Sansho looks to land a combination but Spagnolo avoids it well.
Spagnolo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sansho swings for the body but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Spagnolo clinches up with Sansho and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryobi Sansho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Spagnolo's cut.
That's time! Sansho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Spagnolo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo with a jab.
Spagnolo moves out of range as Sansho strikes.
Spagnolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spagnolo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spagnolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sansho 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.
Sansho misses with a looping right.
Spagnolo moves out of range as Sansho strikes.
Spagnolo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up.
Sansho misses with a straight left.
Sansho throws a jab when Spagnolo was well out of range.
Spagnolo slips under a jab from Sansho.
Spagnolo throws a right and a left that Sansho avoids nicely.
Sansho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sansho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sansho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Spagnolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansho misses with the combination.
Sansho just misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sansho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sansho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spagnolo scores with a leg kick.
Sansho throws a jab but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Nice defenses there by Spagnolo.
Sansho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spagnolo tries to counter with a clinch but Sansho shakes him off and moves away.
Spagnolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sansho doesn't seem bothered though.
Spagnolo defending well as Sansho loads up on a big left hand.
Spagnolo defending well as Sansho loads up on a big left hand.
Sansho throws a shot from downtown. Spagnolo moves away and avoids it.
Sansho throws a lazy right hand but Spagnolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sansho misses with a straight left.
Spagnolo wants to counter with a clinch but Sansho pushes him away.
Spagnolo moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spagnolo scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sansho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo with the inside leg kick.
Spagnolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansho.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spagnolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sansho controls his hands.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Sansho is working for takedown but Spagnolo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sansho can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Sansho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sansho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryobi Sansho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spagnolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spagnolo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spagnolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spagnolo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanshos head.
Spagnolo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sansho is trying to drag Spagnolo to the mat but Spagnolo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sansho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spagnolo smiles and moves away.
Spagnolo feints and then cracks Sansho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sansho down.
Sansho misses the jab.
Sansho misses with a series of wild punches.
Sansho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spagnolo.
Sansho misses with a straight left.
Sansho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sansho missing with a left hand there. Spagnolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sansho swings for the body but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Spagnolo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sansho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spagnolo manages to avoid it.
Sansho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sansho misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Sansho coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spagnolo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sansho. Sansho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spagnolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sansho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sansho looks to land a right hand but Spagnolo moved out of range.
Spagnolo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spagnolo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sansho at a distance.
Spagnolo dives in for a single leg takedown but Sansho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up but Sansho circles away and keeps his distance.
Sansho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ryobi Sansho is winning the standup battle so far.
Sansho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spagnolo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sansho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spagnolo ducks under a wild hook from Sansho.
Sansho throws a body shot but no joy.
Spagnolo thumps Sansho with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spagnolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Spagnolo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spagnolo lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Spagnolo.
A shot to the liver by Spagnolo. Beautiful body shot.
Sansho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sansho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spagnolo scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Sansho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sansho misses with a body shot.
Spagnolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sansho.
Spagnolo wants to counter the offense by Sansho and move into the clinch position.
Sansho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sansho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sansho looks to land a left hand but Spagnolo moved out of range nicely.
Spagnolo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sansho.
Sansho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Sansho is having none of it.
A punch combination from Spagnolo misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Spagnolo as he connects with a hook.
Sansho walks into a jab.
Sansho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spagnolo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spagnolo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spagnolo sizes up Sansho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sansho takes a swing at Spagnolo's ribcage but misses.
Spagnolo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spagnolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sansho.
Spagnolo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sansho on the side of the head.
Sansho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spagnolo connects with a crisp jab.
Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sansho.
Nice straight punches there by Spagnolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spagnolo.
Sansho tries to bum rush Spagnolo with a series of wild strikes but Spagnolo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Sansho both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sansho.
Nice shot lands for Sansho.
Spagnolo staying out of range there.
Sansho scores with a jab to the body.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spagnolo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sansho.
Spagnolo cracks Sansho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sansho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sansho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sansho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spagnolo circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sansho, as that shot connected.
Sansho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spagnolo to score with a decent uppercut.
Spagnolo instigates a clinch.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Mark Spagnolo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spagnolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo tries to work over Sansho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sansho is working for takedown but Spagnolo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spagnolo lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Sansho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spagnolo walks away with a smile on his face. Sansho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sansho throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Sansho. Beautiful body shot.
Sansho looks to land a right hand but Spagnolo moved out of range.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo wants to counter with a clinch but Sansho pushes him away.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Sansho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spagnolo wants to counter with a clinch but Sansho pushes him away.
Sansho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sansho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sansho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spagnolo.
Spagnolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sansho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spagnolo manages to avoid it.
Sansho misses with a looping left.
Sansho throws a lazy right hand but Spagnolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spagnolo wants to counter with a clinch but Sansho pushes him away.
Sansho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spagnolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sansho.
A nice combination there by Sansho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spagnolo moves into range and clinches up with Sansho.
Spagnolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sansho wants to take the fight to the mat but Spagnolo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryobi Sansho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sansho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spagnolo is defending well.
Sansho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spagnolo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spagnolo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spagnolo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sansho backwards.
Sansho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spagnolo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spagnolo is pressed up against the cage. Sansho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spagnolo down to the mat. Spagnolo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sansho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sansho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Spagnolo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sansho throws a body punch but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Crunch! Spagnolo slams his shin into Sansho's torso.
Sansho looks to land a combination but Spagnolo avoids it well.
Sansho swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spagnolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spagnolo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spagnolo!
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