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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cole Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambacorto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gambacorto misses with a double jab.
Gambacorto misses with a double jab.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Gambacorto is avoiding it.
Gambacorto avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gambacorto throws a leg kick but Thompson checks it.
Gambacorto throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gambacorto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gambacorto throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gambacorto which made him look bad.
Mark Gambacorto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Gambacorto shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Nice takedown defense from Gambacorto. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Gambacorto lands with a good body shot.
Gambacorto misses with a head kick.
Gambacorto gets a clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gambacorto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson letting Gambacorto take a breather here.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gambacorto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson is trying to push Gambacorto away but Gambacorto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gambacorto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gambacorto manages to break the clinch.
Gambacorto instigates a clinch.
Gambacorto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
It looks like Cole Thompson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Gambacorto.
Thompson looks gassed!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gambacorto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Gambacorto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gambacorto.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gambacorto connects with a nice looking jab.
Gambacorto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mark Gambacorto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Gambacorto circles away.
Gambacorto clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Gambacorto stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gambacorto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gambacorto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gambacorto gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Gambacorto lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Cole Thompson's cut even more.
Gambacorto has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Gambacorto scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gambacorto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambacorto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Gambacorto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gambacorto works the jab nicely.
Gambacorto throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambacorto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Gambacorto darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambacorto prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gambacorto.
The cut above Cole Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gambacorto blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gambacorto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gambacorto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gambacorto avoiding damage.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Gambacorto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Thompson'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.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Gambacorto had a free shot at his head there.
Gambacorto scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gambacorto tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambacorto connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson takes a swing at Gambacorto's ribcage but misses.
Cole Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Gambacorto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Gambacorto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick but Gambacorto moves out of range.
Gambacorto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambacorto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cole Thompson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gambacorto.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Gambacorto.
Nice takedown defense from Gambacorto. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Mark Gambacorto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Thompson.
Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambacorto counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cole Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Gambacorto!
Mark Gambacorto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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