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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Kapaldi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
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154 lbs
15 - 13 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Kapaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamey Jasta!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jasta's calf.
Kapaldi tries to score with a low kick but Jasta moves his leg out of the way.
Jasta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kapaldi can pounce on him.
Jasta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kapaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Jasta moves out of range easily.
Kapaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kapaldi avoids the head kick by Jasta.
Kapaldi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jasta counters with a nice leg kick.
Jasta misses with a head kick.
Kapaldi throws a lazy uppercut
and Jasta counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedro Kapaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapaldi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Jasta ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jasta misses with a shot to the body
and Kapaldi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jasta avoids the head kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jasta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kapaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kapaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kapaldi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kapaldi scores with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Jasta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kapaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jasta! But no joy.
Kapaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jasta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kapaldi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jasta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kapaldi scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kapaldi lunges at Jasta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jasta's hand.
Kapaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Kapaldi misses with a right hand
and Jasta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kapaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jasta's hands.
A right-left combo lands from Kapaldi.
Jasta moves away from the strike by Kapaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws out a loose jab but Jasta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jasta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jasta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jasta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jasta clobbers Kapaldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kapaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jasta shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kapaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kapaldi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kapaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kapaldi swings for the body but Jasta moves out of range.
Kapaldi thumps Jasta with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapaldi misses the target.
Kapaldi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Kapaldi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kapaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kapaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Jasta lands a right hook to the body.
Jasta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Jasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jasta misses the target.
Kapaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Jasta lands but Kapaldi takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Kapaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kapaldi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kapaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jasta can do to turn this around?
Kapaldi lunges at Jasta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jasta's hand.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
Kapaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kapaldi scores with a three punch combo!
Jasta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kapaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jasta misses with a left hand
and Kapaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jasta ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.
Jasta throws a head kick but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Jasta cracks Kapaldi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jasta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Jasta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with the combination.
Kapaldi 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.
Jasta checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Kapaldi finds it's target.
Kapaldi tries to land a front kick but Jasta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kapaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kapaldi cracks a nice hook into Jasta's ribs.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Kapaldi swings for the body but Jasta moves out of range.
Jasta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapaldi with a body shot.
Jasta avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
A countering left hand to the body from Jasta misses.
Pedro Kapaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Jasta avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands a right hook to the body.
Kapaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kapaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kapaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Jasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapaldi misses with a body shot
and Jasta counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kapaldi walks into a left hand.
Jasta blocks a low kick nicely.
Jasta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jasta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapaldi moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jasta there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jasta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kapaldi has got the better of the exchanges.
Jasta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jasta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kapaldi feints and then cracks Jasta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jasta down.
Jasta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kapaldi throws a jab when Jasta was well out of range.
Jasta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Jasta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapaldi.
Good shot there by Jasta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jasta. Those never looked like landing.
Jasta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jasta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kapaldi swings for the body but Jasta moves out of range.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jasta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Kapaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Jasta finds it's target.
Good exchange - Kapaldi coming out on top.
Jasta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jasta slips under a jab from Kapaldi.
Jasta avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Kapaldi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kapaldi stuns Jasta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kapaldi throws a sloppy head kick
and Jasta counters with a series of strikes. Kapaldi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kapaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapaldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Jasta counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses
and Jasta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jasta loads up on a big right hand but Kapaldi slips the punch.
Jasta misses with a hook
and Kapaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Kapaldi tries a low kick but Jasta avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kapaldi misses with a double jab.
Jasta misses with a left hand
and Kapaldi counters with a thumping low kick.
Kapaldi walks into a left hand.
Jasta blocks a head kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands a head kick!
A shot to the body from Kapaldi misses
and Jasta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jasta moves away.
Kapaldi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jasta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick
letting Jasta counter with a right hand.
Jasta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Jasta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jasta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kapaldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kapaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jasta.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Jasta.
Kapaldi is rocked!
Kapaldi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jasta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Kapaldi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jasta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kapaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jasta.
Kapaldi is looking to counter punch.
Kapaldi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kapaldi throws an off balance right hand
and Jasta counters with a straight right hand.
Kapaldi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick by Kapaldi misses
and Jasta counters with a crisp right that sends Kapaldi to the canvas! Jasta follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamey Jasta!
An out of breath Jamey Jasta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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