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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Kapaldi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakamoto stuns Kapaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kapaldi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakamoto staying out of range there.
Sakamoto cracks Kapaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick as Kapaldi jumps back.
Kapaldi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sakamoto tries to clinch but Kapaldi is having none of it.
Kapaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakamoto. Sakamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Kapaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Sakamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kapaldi.
Sakamoto moves out of range as Kapaldi throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kapaldi checks a leg kick.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapaldi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakamoto misses with a low kick as Kapaldi jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Kapaldi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Kapaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi tries to land a front kick but Sakamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sakamoto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sakamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kapaldi on the side of the head.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Kapaldi misses its intended target.
Kapaldi blocks a leg kick.
Sakamoto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Sakamoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sakamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Kapaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kapaldi if he has to take too many more of those.
Kapaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Sakamoto's shoulder, as Sakamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kapaldi. Kapaldi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kapaldi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kapaldi blocks the body kick.
Kapaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapaldi.
Sakamoto thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kapaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Kapaldi loads up on a big right hand but Sakamoto slips the punch.
Kapaldi throws a hook but Sakamoto blocks it.
Sakamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Kapaldi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sakamoto takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi checks a low kick from Sakamoto.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kapaldi misses with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapaldi.
Sakamoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sakamoto connects with a body shot.
Kapaldi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Sakamoto with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Sakamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut. Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Sakamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Sakamoto's ribcage but misses.
Sakamoto wants to slow Kapaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but Kapaldi avoids it.
Kapaldi throws a lazy right hand but Sakamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakamoto defending well as Kapaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Kapaldi thows a body kick. Sakamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sakamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Kapaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakamoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Kapaldi's head.
Sakamoto misses with a looping right.
Kapaldi misses with a hook to the body
and Sakamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Kapaldi's shoulder, as Kapaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but Sakamoto moved away.
Sakamoto throws out a leg kick but Kapaldi moves out of range and Sakamoto only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sakamoto!
Sakamoto lands with a right hand.
Sakamoto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Kapaldi counters with a body kick.
Kapaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kapaldi looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Sakamoto throwing a counter right hand but Kapaldi manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakamoto's calf.
Sakamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto scores with a jab. Kapaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Sakamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kapaldi throws an off balance right hand
and Sakamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Sakamoto is looking to slow Kapaldi down with leg kicks.
Kapaldi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Kapaldi.
A nice side step and Kapaldi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kapaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kapaldi misses with a kick to the body.
Kapaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kapaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakamoto tries to land a leg kick but Kapaldi saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A clash of legs there as Kapaldi blocks the low kick.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but Kapaldi moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Kapaldi slams his shin into Sakamoto's torso.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kapaldi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but Sakamoto moved away.
And Sakamoto counters with a quick kick to the body but Kapaldi blocks it.
That kick from Sakamoto tenderised Kapaldi's leg. Kapaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
A big left from Kapaldi misses.
Kapaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi delivers a nice body kick.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Kapaldi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapaldi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakamoto. That's going to slow Kapaldi down.
Kapaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamoto throws out the jab.
Sakamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sakamoto backing away here, and Kapaldi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kapaldi ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapaldi connects with a leg kick. Sakamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kapaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kapaldi misses with a straight left.
Sakamoto throws a jab when Kapaldi was well out of range.
Kapaldi throws a big counter head kick but Sakamoto avoids it with no problem.
Kapaldi looks for the body kick but Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Sakamoto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kapaldi feints and then cracks Sakamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakamoto down.
Kapaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Kapaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kapaldi tries to avoid it.
Kapaldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sakamoto throws out a leg kick but Kapaldi moves out of range and Sakamoto only half commits.
Kapaldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kapaldi throws out the jab.
It appears Sakamoto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kapaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Sakamoto scores with a hook to the body. Kapaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kapaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Kapaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto misses with a right hand
and Kapaldi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Sakamoto's ribcage but misses.
Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapaldi.
Sakamoto is looking to counter punch.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kapaldi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kapaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Kapaldi ducked under it nicely.
Sakamoto walks into a stiff left hand from Kapaldi.
Sakamoto misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Sakamoto backing away here, and Kapaldi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kapaldi.
Sakamoto throws a jab when Kapaldi was well out of range.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but Kapaldi moves out of range easily.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Sakamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kapaldi to the mat! Kapaldi manages to get full guard.
Kapaldi managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Kapaldi is retaining full guard.
Sakamoto wants to control from the top but Kapaldi keeps moving.
Sakamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakamoto throws an elbow that misses. Kapaldi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sakamoto's guard. Nice move by Kapaldi!
Sakamoto is looking for a triangle but Kapaldi pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakamoto is trying to hold Kapaldi in close to prevent damage but Kapaldi has managed to pass into half guard.
Sakamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kapaldi passes into half guard.
Sakamoto wants to sweep but Kapaldi has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Kapaldi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sakamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kapaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Sakamoto misses the target.
Kapaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kapaldi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakamoto. That's going to slow Kapaldi down.
Kapaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakamoto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kapaldi just manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto staying out of range there.
Sakamoto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kapaldi sprawls and moves away.
Sakamoto swings for the body but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakamoto punishes Kapaldi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kapaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sakamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kapaldi works over Sakamoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sakamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Sakamoto scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto throws a low kick, looking for Kapaldi's leg but Kapaldi calmly moves out of range.
Sakamoto throws out a leg kick but Kapaldi moves out of range and Sakamoto only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Kapaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kapaldi tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto checks a low kick from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapaldi moves away.
Kapaldi gets caught flat footed, as Sakamoto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kapaldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakamoto is one step ahead there.
Sakamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kapaldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kapaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakamoto distracts Kapaldi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakamoto throws a strike but Kapaldi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sakamoto working for a triangle but Kapaldi defends it easily.
Kapaldi postures up.
Sakamoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kapaldi defends it easily.
Sakamoto looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sakamoto looking for a guillotine here but Kapaldi defends easily.
Sakamoto working a defensive guard but Kapaldi passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position.
Sakamoto trying to control here.
Kapaldi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakamoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Still worried about my eyes tough guy?'.
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