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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Damacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Damacio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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159 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Damacio!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damacio.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Sakamoto misses its intended target.
Damacio scores with a punch to the head.
Sakamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damacio is out of range and Sakamoto settles back down.
Damacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Damacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakamoto tries to land a leg kick but Damacio saw it coming and moves away.
Damacio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Damacio's shoulder, as Damacio tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto clinches up with Damacio and pushes him back against the cage.
Sakamoto leaning against his opponent.
Sakamoto tries for a takedown but Damacio manages to get underhooks.
Sakamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroshimo Sakamoto.
Damacio throws a right and a left that Sakamoto avoids nicely.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Damacio blocks the leg kick.
Damacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakamoto tries to land a leg kick but Damacio saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damacio ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Damacio connects with a crisp jab.
Sakamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakamoto swings widly with a right hand
letting Damacio counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto has Damacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Sakamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damacio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Damacio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damacio misses with a double jab.
Sakamoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Damacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakamoto throws out a leg kick but Damacio moves out of range and Sakamoto only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sakamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damacio.
Sakamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Damacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damacio throws a right hand that Sakamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakamoto also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Sakamoto.
Damacio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakamoto moves in looking to clinch but Damacio pushes him off.
Sakamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Damacio.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Damacio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws out a leg kick but Damacio moves out of range and Sakamoto only half commits.
Sakamoto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Damacio's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Damacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto throws a right hand that Damacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Damacio also avoids with ease.
Damacio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto moves into the clinch.
Sakamoto is struggling to control the position.
Sakamoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Damacio's efforts to push away.
Damacio blocks an elbow strike from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damacio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sakamoto 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.
Sakamoto cracks the inside of Damacio's front leg.
Damacio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Damacio's front leg but catches the back leg as Damacio tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sakamoto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Damacio walks away with a smile on his face. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroshimo Sakamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Damacio.
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Damacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakamoto has closed the distance and engaged Damacio in a clinch.
Damacio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damacio is trying to break the clinch but Sakamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Sakamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto effectively controlling the action here.
Damacio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakamoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damacio just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto stalls.
Sakamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damacio checks it well.
Sakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damacio.
A slow jab from Sakamoto misses its intended target.
Sakamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damacio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damacio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Sakamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Damacio avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Damacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricardo Damacio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Damacio counters with a two punch combo.
Sakamoto throws out a leg kick but Damacio moves out of range and Sakamoto only half commits.
Damacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakamoto.
That kick from Sakamoto tenderised Damacio's leg. Damacio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto slips a jab and a cross from Damacio.
Damacio moves out of range of the body kick.
Damacio misses with a two punch combination.
Damacio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto tried to score with a low kick but Damacio checks it.
Sakamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Damacio circles away.
Sakamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Damacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto throws out a loose jab but Damacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto is looking to chop away at Damacio's legs.
Sakamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damacio checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damacio counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto tries to move into range but Damacio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sakamoto tries to work over Damacio's front leg with a kick but Damacio checks it.
Sakamoto darts in and clinches Damacio up against the cage.
Damacio blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto has Damacio pressed against the cage, preventing Damacio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakamoto seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakamoto 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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