Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 4B
Date: Mar 31, 2025

#R1#
Spagnolo swings widly with a right hand
and Birdwhistle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Birdwhistle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL#
and Spagnolo counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Birdwhistle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spagnolo uses from the top position.
Birdwhistle looking for a sweep. Not yet Birdwhistle, not yet.
Spagnolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Birdwhistle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spagnolo controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1#
Spagnolo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birdwhistle is keeping the position for now.
Birdwhistle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Birdwhistle lands with a shot to the body.
Spagnolo fails to land with a series of punches.
Birdwhistle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spagnolo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Birdwhistle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spagnolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birdwhistle lands with a good body shot.#TD2#
Birdwhistle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spagnolo's half guard.
Birdwhistle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Birdwhistle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Spagnolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spagnolo tries to get out of the position.
Birdwhistle is thwarting Spagnolo's attempts to control the position.
Birdwhistle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spagnolo defending well though. #SUB2#
Birdwhistle seems to be working for a kimura but Spagnolo defends the submission attempt.
Birdwhistle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Birdwhistle is keen to just control but Spagnolo is a slippery customer.#T3#
Birdwhistle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spagnolo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Birdwhistle controlling the action here.
Spagnolo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Birdwhistle on the ground.
Birdwhistle is looking to take a break and control but Spagnolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Birdwhistle thows a huge punch but Spagnolo dodges it nicely.
Birdwhistle is trying to control the action in half guard but Spagnolo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spagnolo swings for the body but Birdwhistle moves out of range.
Birdwhistle cracks Spagnolo with a good jab.
Spagnolo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Birdwhistle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spagnolo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spagnolo misses with a lunging right hand
and Birdwhistle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Birdwhistle takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Spagnolo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spagnolo can't find room to land a body shot as Birdwhistle controls the action.
Spagnolo takes a shot to the head.
Spagnolo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#TD2#
Birdwhistle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Spagnolo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Birdwhistle missing with punches from the back.
Birdwhistle misses with an elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Birdwhistle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Nice shot lands for Birdwhistle.
Nice shot lands for Spagnolo.
Birdwhistle connects with a looping right hand.
Birdwhistle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spagnolo looks to clinch
and Birdwhistle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spagnolo avoids the head kick by Birdwhistle. #CL#
Spagnolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Birdwhistle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spagnolo is defending well.#TD2#
Birdwhistle has clasped his hands together around Spagnolo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Birdwhistle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB2#
Birdwhistle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Birdwhistle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Birdwhistle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Birdwhistle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T1##SUB2#
Birdwhistle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spagnolo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Birdwhistle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spagnolo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Birdwhistle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Birdwhistle misses with the ground and pound.
Spagnolo defending against the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Birdwhistle tries to move to mount but Spagnolo blocks the move with his legs.
Birdwhistle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spagnolo is not content to let Birdwhistle control the position.
Birdwhistle happy to just control the position for now.
Spagnolo defending against the ground and pound.
Spagnolo is not content to let Birdwhistle control the position. #T3#
Birdwhistle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Birdwhistle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Birdwhistle wants to control but Spagnolo is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spagnolo misses with a straight right.
Birdwhistle goes for a double leg but Spagnolo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spagnolo continues to drive forward.
Birdwhistle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spagnolo checks it well.
Birdwhistle cracks Spagnolo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4#
Nice shot by Birdwhistle.
Spagnolo misses the jab.
Spagnolo tries to land a front kick but Birdwhistle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Birdwhistle throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spagnolo.#TD2#
Birdwhistle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spagnolo is not content to let Birdwhistle control the position. #SUB2#
Birdwhistle tries for a kimura but Spagnolo is defending well.
Birdwhistle working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Birdwhistle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Birdwhistle scores with a shot to the body.
Birdwhistle throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Spagnolo misses
and Birdwhistle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Birdwhistle ducks under a wild hook from Spagnolo.
Rory Birdwhistle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spagnolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Birdwhistle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spagnolo is looking to chop away at Birdwhistle's legs.
Birdwhistle lands a nice hook to Spagnolo's body. Spagnolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Birdwhistle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Birdwhistle trying to control the action but Spagnolo is working from the bottom.
Spagnolo parries the strikes from Birdwhistle easily there. Birdwhistle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spagnolo to escape.
Birdwhistle throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T1#
Spagnolo being controlled for a moment.
Birdwhistle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spagnolo keeps working. #SUB2#
Birdwhistle in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Spagnolo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rory Birdwhistle!
Rory Birdwhistle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 3B
Date: Mar 21, 2025

#R1#
Everett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Everett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spagnolo.
Everett lands with a cross.
Spagnolo misses with a body shot. #CL#
Spagnolo gets a clinch.
Spagnolo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Everett's efforts to push away.
Everett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Everett's elbow.
Everett misses with some punches.
I was talking to Spagnolo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Everett blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Everett.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Everett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Everett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Everett swings wildly with an uppercut but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Everett controlling the action here for a moment.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Everett tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Everett back against the cage.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Everett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spagnolo.
Everett throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Everett misses with a body punch.
Spagnolo misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Everett breaks the clinch.
Spagnolo ducks right into an uppercut from Everett.
Everett misses with a two punch combination.
Everett scores with a hook.
Everett sizes up Spagnolo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Everett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
The fighters circling - Everett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spagnolo is looking to score with low kicks.
Everett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spagnolo.
Spagnolo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Everett manages to circle out of the way.
Spagnolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Everett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Everett misses.
Spagnolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spagnolo scores with a jab to the head.
Everett cracks Spagnolo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Everett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spagnolo tries to counter by clinching up but Everett breaks away and moves out of range.
Everett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Everett just misses with a punch to the body.
Everett throws a shot to the body.
Spagnolo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Everett misses. #T3##TD2#
Everett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spagnolo is trying to defend but Everett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Spagnolo is not content to let Everett control the position.
Everett is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB2#
Everett wants to work for an arm triangle but Spagnolo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Everett tries to pass to full mount but Spagnolo defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Spagnolo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Still in half guard, Everett seems content to control.
Everett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spagnolo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Everett is trying to control the action in half guard but Spagnolo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Everett stuns Spagnolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spagnolo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mark Spagnolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spagnolo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Everett finds it's way round the side to connect with Spagnolo's head.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Everett is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Everett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Everett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spagnolo moves away from the strike by Everett.
Spagnolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Everett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Everett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spagnolo jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Spagnolo closes the distance and clinches.
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Everett backwards.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Everett or not.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Everett blocks an uppercut.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Everett controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everett tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Everett back against the cage.
Everett is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spagnolo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
A shot in the inside from Spagnolo. #T1#
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Everett backwards. #BC2#
Everett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Everett digs a good body shot into Spagnolo's ribs.
Everett throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Spagnolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Everett throws a lazy right hand but Spagnolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spagnolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Everett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spagnolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Everett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Everett ducks under a wild hook from Spagnolo.
Nice cross by Everett.
Nice takedown defense from Spagnolo. No joy for Everett on that attempt.
Everett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spagnolo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spagnolo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Everett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Everett throws a hook but Spagnolo avoids it easily.#T2#
Spagnolo misses with a leg kick
and Everett counters with a straight right hand.
Spagnolo throws a big shot that misses.
Spagnolo takes one on the button.
Everett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Everett scores with a jab.
Spagnolo throws a body punch but Everett moves out of range.
Everett moves out of range of the strikes.
Everett looks to land a right hand but Spagnolo moved out of range.
Spagnolo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Everett is out of range and Spagnolo settles back down.
Jake Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spagnolo tries a low kick but Everett avoids it.
Everett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut there from Everett.
Everett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spagnolo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Everett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Everett wants it to stay on the feet.
Everett with a nice cross.
Spagnolo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Everett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Everett has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Everett with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Spagnolo rushes Everett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Everett throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Everett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Everett.
Everett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Everett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spagnolo up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Everett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Everett is struggling to control the position.
Everett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Everett leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
Everett lands a body punch.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Everett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Everett lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Everett.
Everett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spagnolo takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Everett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Spagnolo misses the target.
Spagnolo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Everett to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Everett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Everett throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Everett.
Spagnolo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Everett misses.
Everett misses the jab.
Everett scores with a shot to the body.
Everett tests Spagnolo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Everett takes a swing at Spagnolo's ribcage but misses.
Everett lands a nice shot to the body.
Everett misses with a straight right.
Everett connects with a body shot that sends Spagnolo's belly button to the back.
Spagnolo walks into a jab.
Everett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spagnolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Everett misses the target.
Jake Everett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Spagnolo misses.
Everett looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Everett connects with a body shot.
Everett digs a good hook to Spagnolo's body.
Everett misses with a wild body shot.
Everett lands a jab to Spagnolo's midsection.
Everett connects with a body shot.
Everett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spagnolo takes a swing at Everett's ribcage but misses.
Spagnolo ducks right into an uppercut from Everett.
Everett works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Spagnolo misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spagnolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Everett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spagnolo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Everett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spagnolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Everett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spagnolo. Everett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Everett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spagnolo. Spagnolo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Everett. That snapped Spagnolo's head back. #ROC2#Spagnolo is rocked!
Spagnolo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Spagnolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spagnolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spagnolo with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Spagnolo. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Everett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spagnolo seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spagnolo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spagnolo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Everett lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Spagnolo misses its intended target.
Everett lands with a cross.
Everett lands a slapping body shot.
Everett with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Spagnolo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spagnolo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spagnolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Everett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Everett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spagnolo takes one to the chin there.#KD2#
Everett feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spagnolo sprawling to the canvas! Spagnolo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Everett finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Everett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spagnolo.#TD2#
Everett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spagnolo to the mat! Spagnolo manages to get full guard.
Spagnolo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Everett dives into side control. #REVR#
Spagnolo being controlled for a moment.
Everett is looking to take a break and control but Spagnolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Everett controlling from side mount.
Spagnolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spagnolo tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spagnolo tries to buck Everett off but Everett is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Everett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Everett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Everett!

Event: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 2B
Date: Mar 05, 2025

#R1#
Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sansho.#CL2#
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. #BC#
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.#T1#
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.#KD#
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! #CUT#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. #REVB##SUB#
Sansho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T2#
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.#SUB#
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. #T3#
Spagnolo preventing the sweep. #SUB#
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. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sansho is trying is best to control the position here. #REF3#
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. #CL2#
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.#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#CL2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#CL2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
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!

Event: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 1A
Date: Feb 16, 2025

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spagnolo doesn't seem phased though.
Spagnolo throws an off balance right hand
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Spagnolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter prevents a body shot from Spagnolo.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter tries to work over Spagnolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spagnolo can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
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!
Carter throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Spagnolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter blocks a body shot from Spagnolo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter tries a body shot but Spagnolo blocks it.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a right hand.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter works on Spagnolo's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter working aggressively here.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards. #T2#
Spagnolo lands a body punch.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spagnolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter prevents a body shot from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spagnolo can turn it around.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
A body shot lands from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo misses with some punches.
Carter lands a right hand.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spagnolo.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter. #T4#
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Carter misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter is pushing Spagnolo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Carter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Spagnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spagnolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Spagnolo
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Spagnolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Spagnolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spagnolo can do to turn this around?
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter lands a left hand. #T1#
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spagnolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter blocks a body shot from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spagnolo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spagnolo misses with some punches.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch. #T2#
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter misses with some punches.
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Spagnolo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Spagnolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spagnolo up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spagnolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Carter lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter wants to stall.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Carter.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Carter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Spagnolo throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spagnolo.#CL2#
Spagnolo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Tommy Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spagnolo tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.#CL2#
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Spagnolo. Spagnolo maintains the clinch.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Carter has Spagnolo pressed against the cage.
Spagnolo is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter blocks a body shot from Spagnolo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Spagnolo controls his hands.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ROC#Spagnolo is rocked!#T2#
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!
Spagnolo pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spagnolo is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Spagnolo seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spagnolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land. #T3#
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spagnolo.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Spagnolo controls his hands.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Carter stalls.
Spagnolo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Spagnolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Carter.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with some punches.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spagnolo takes a shot to the head.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Tommy Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spagnolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Carter!
A relieved looking Tommy Carter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 6B
Date: Jan 30, 2025

#R1#
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spagnolo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Mark Spagnolo has been cut.
Spagnolo throws a low kick but Wang moves out of range easily.
Wang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wang dips to his left and cracks Spagnolo with an uppercut!
A solid body kick from Spagnolo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spagnolo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spagnolo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spagnolo fails to land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!#CL#
Wang gets a clinch.
A short right from Wang.
Spagnolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wang lands a shoulder strike.
Wang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Wang avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Wang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Wang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Spagnolo takes a shot to the head.
Spagnolo takes a shot to the head.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wang scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
Wang lands a shoulder strike.
Wang working aggressively here.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head. #T2#
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spagnolo is keeping busy.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Wang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wang.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Spagnolo.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Wang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Spagnolo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spagnolo can turn it around.
Wang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spagnolo tries to work over Wang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wang blocking some punches. #T3#
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
Wang lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wang.
Wang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Wang.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Wang misses with the head strike.
Wang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Wang avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
Wang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wang lands a body punch.
Wang pushes Spagnolo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spagnolo misses with some punches.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wang is pushing Spagnolo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo tries to work over Wang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Wang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spagnolos head.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spagnolo lands a body punch.
Wang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spagnolos head.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Wang.
Wang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Wang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spagnolo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Spagnolo swinging wildly here.
Wang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spagnolo tries to move into range but Wang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Spagnolo throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range.
Spagnolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butch Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spagnolo connects with a leg kick. #KD#
Wang staggers Spagnolo with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Spagnolo looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#ROC#Spagnolo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Wang moves into the clinch.
Spagnolo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wang finish him?
Wang blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wang.
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Wang.
Come on Wang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Spagnolo seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Wang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wang.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wang.
Butch Wang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo tries to work over Wang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wang.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Wang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spagnolo.
Wang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Wang.
Spagnolo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Wang trying to control the position but instead, Spagnolo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wang into the ropes.
Spagnolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Wang blocks it.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spagnolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
Wang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
Wang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wang works on Spagnolo's body with a couple of short punches.
Wang works on Spagnolo's body with a couple of short punches.
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
Spagnolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Spagnolo misses with some punches.
Wang lands a left hand.
Wang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang lands with a short shot to the head.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Wang avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
Wang pushes Spagnolo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo. #T4#
Wang is leaning against Spagnolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spagnolo can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Wang.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spagnolo lands a shot to the body.
Wang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Wang on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wang.
Wang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Spagnolo can't find room to land a body shot as Wang controls the action.
Wang working aggressively here.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Wang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spagnolo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang. #CL#
Wang takes the fight into the clinch.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Wang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wang.
Wang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wang blocking some punches.
Wang misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wang.
Wang gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Wang.
Wang working aggressively here.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch. #T1#
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wang.
Wang lands a shoulder strike.
Wang scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Wang lands a body shot.
Wang lands with a left to the head.
Spagnolo tries to work over Wang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wang lands a left hand.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Wang blocking some punches.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Wang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Wang.
A short right from Wang.
Wang is pushing Spagnolo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Wang.
Wang lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wang controls his hands.
Spagnolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wang scores with a shoulder strike.
Wang scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Wang creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Spagnolo crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Spagnolo face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Wang takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Butch Wang!

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 5A
Date: Jan 20, 2025

#R1#
Spagnolo thows a body kick. Pearson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spagnolo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spagnolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
Spagnolo tries to bum rush Pearson with a series of wild strikes but Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Spagnolo moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to stall but Spagnolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Spagnolo.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pearson is looking to control Spagnolo's arms but Spagnolo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pearson has his back to the ropes. #T1#
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Spagnolo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spagnolo is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spagnolo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pearson misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Spagnolo. #T2#
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spagnolo tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Pearson is pushing Spagnolo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Spagnolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson working Spagnolo over with knees to the body.
Spagnolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spagnolo.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spagnolo.#T4#
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
Spagnolo lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson is struggling to control the position.
Spagnolo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Spagnolo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pearson takes one on the button.
Spagnolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up but Pearson circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Pearson tries to tie him up.
Pearson blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spagnolo's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Mark Spagnolo has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson trying to stall but Spagnolo improves his position.
Pearson is trying to maintain a safe position but Spagnolo gets an underhook and turns Pearson into the ropes.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearson can do to turn this around?
Pearson controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land. #T2#
Pearson trying to stall but Spagnolo improves his position.
Pearson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Spagnolo lands a two punch combo. #CL2#
Spagnolo gets tackled into the ropes by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
Spagnolo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Spagnolo's ribcage. Spagnolo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spagnolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson is trying to maintain a safe position but Spagnolo gets an underhook and turns Pearson into the ropes.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch.
Spagnolo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Spagnolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3##CL#
Spagnolo forces Pearson back against the ropes and clinches.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Pearson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Spagnolo. #T4#
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spagnolo is defending well for now.
Spagnolo blocks a body shot from Pearson.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spagnolo's brow.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearson or not.
Spagnolo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Pearson trying to control the position but instead, Spagnolo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pearson into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spagnolo.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Spagnolo avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Spagnolo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Pearson rushes Spagnolo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pearson stalling in the clinch but Spagnolo improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Spagnolo works on Pearson's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson stalling.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Spagnolo.
Pearson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Spagnolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo connects with the punch.
Spagnolo lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL2#
Pearson drives through and clinches with Spagnolo against the ropes.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Pearson stalling in the clinch.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson is trying to stall.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the ropes.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson looking to stall.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Spagnolo manages to break the clinch.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Spagnolo circles away.
Spagnolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Spagnolo misses with a low kick. #CL#
Spagnolo moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow. #T2#
Pearson is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Spagnolo.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Spagnolo pushes Pearson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spagnolo is keeping busy.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T3#
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spagnolo is keeping busy.
Spagnolo can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Mark Spagnolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson is trying to maintain a safe position but Spagnolo gets an underhook and turns Pearson into the ropes.
Spagnolo dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike. #T4#
Pearson looking to stall.
Spagnolo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Spagnolo.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spagnolo is defending well for now.
Jermaine Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Spagnolo.
Well Spagnolo 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mark Spagnolo!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mark Spagnolo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mark Spagnolo!

Mark Spagnolo wins by unanimous decision!

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 4B
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
Spagnolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Borges circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Spagnolo - just one landing.
Spagnolo stuns Borges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spagnolo misses with a looping left.
Borges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Spagnolo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spagnolo is keeping busy.
Spagnolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo scores with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Spagnolo. #T1#
Spagnolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borges taking a breather.
Borges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Spagnolo.
A frustrated look appears on Borges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spagnolo scores with a shot to the side of Borges's head.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Borges tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Spagnolo - that landed with a thud.
Borges tries to stall but Spagnolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borges tries to break free but Spagnolo pushes him back against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents Borges from breaking the clinch.
Borges has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Borges wants to break free but Spagnolo has control.
Borges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spagnolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spagnolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spagnolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spagnolo digs a right hand into Borges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borges's gas tank. #T2#
Spagnolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgess head.
Borges is trying to break the clinch but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo presses Borges against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Borges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Spagnolo as the two fighters clinch.
Spagnolo lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Spagnolo.
Borges wants to get back to striking at distance but Spagnolo won't allow it.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Spagnolo - that landed with a thud.
Spagnolo prevents Borges from breaking the clinch.
Borges tries to circle away but Spagnolo has him pinned against the ropes.
Borges wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3#
Spagnolo digs a right hand underneath Borges's ribcage. Borges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spagnolo lands a body punch.
Borges stalling in the clinch but Spagnolo improves position.
Spagnolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo pushes Borges back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Spagnolo.
A left hand lands to the body for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borges.
Spagnolo is leaning against Borges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spagnolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgess head.
Spagnolo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Borges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borges looking to stall.
Borges is trying to force a seperation but Spagnolo has the dominant position.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not.
Spagnolo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Borges seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spagnolo can turn it around.#T4#
Nice body punch from Spagnolo - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo cracks Borges with a nice body shot.
Borges is breathing heavily.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Borges tries to tie him up.
Spagnolo works on Borges's body with a couple of short punches.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Borges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spagnolo cracks Borges with a nice body shot.
Spagnolo lands a right hand.
Borges working hard to break the clinch.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spagnolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Spagnolo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Spagnolo digs a good hook to Borges's body.
Spagnolo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spagnolo lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Borges tries to keep at a distance but Spagnolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Borges.
Spagnolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borges wants to break free but Spagnolo has control.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo has Borges pressed against the ropes, preventing Borges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spagnolo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spagnolo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mark Spagnolo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo pushes Borges back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo. #T1#
Spagnolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Borges wants to get back to striking at distance but Spagnolo won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spagnolo.
Borges is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
A left hand lands to the body for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spagnolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Spagnolo breaks the clinch.
Spagnolo scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#Borges is rocked!
Spagnolo jabs Borges right on the nose. Borges blinks but takes it well.
Oh Borges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Spagnolo clinches up with Borges and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Spagnolo prevents Borges from breaking the clinch.
Spagnolo cracks Borges with a nice body shot.
Spagnolo presses Borges against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
Spagnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Borges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo lands a left hand.
Spagnolo pushes Borges back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
Borges tries to circle away but Spagnolo has him pinned against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Spagnolo.
Borges can't break the clinch.
Borges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo is leaning against Borges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not.
Spagnolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Spagnolo scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo works on Borges's body with a couple of short punches.
Spagnolo is working Borges over against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Spagnolo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spagnolo scores with a shoulder strike.
Borges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spagnolo is keeping busy.
Spagnolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borges or not. #T3#
Spagnolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo creates a bit of distance and cracks Borges with a big uppercut! Borges goes down! The referee pushes Spagnolo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Borges make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Spagnolo takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Spagnolo!

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 3B
Date: Dec 18, 2024

#R1#
A nice leg kick from Spagnolo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sansho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spagnolo walks into a left hand.
A big left from Sansho misses.
A combination from Sansho does no damage.
Donk. Spagnolo catches Sansho right on the button with a cross.
Sansho misses with an uppercut.
Spagnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sansho misses the target.
Spagnolo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sansho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansho.
Sansho throws a hook to the side of Spagnolo's head but Spagnolo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spagnolo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sansho.
Sansho throws a looping overhand right but Spagnolo ducks down to avoid it.
Spagnolo misses with a looping right.
Sansho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
A left lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spagnolo throws a leg kick but Sansho moved away.
Sansho throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Spagnolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sansho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spagnolo has time to react.#T1#
Spagnolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sansho.
Spagnolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sansho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spagnolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sansho.
Spagnolo walks into a straight right hand from Sansho.
Spagnolo misses the jab.
Spagnolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansho.
Spagnolo ducks under a wild hook from Sansho.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Sansho throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
Spagnolo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sansho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spagnolo lands a nice shot that snaps Sansho's head back.
Spagnolo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Spagnolo gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Sansho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Sansho.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spagnolo.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range. #T2#
Spagnolo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sansho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spagnolo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sansho is just out of range.#CL2#
Spagnolo moves into the clinch.
Sansho can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Sansho working aggressively here. #BC#
Sansho breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Sansho. Beautiful body shot.
Spagnolo thows a body kick. Sansho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sansho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sansho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark Spagnolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sansho looks to land a right hand but Spagnolo moved out of range.
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
Sansho scores with the left hand. Spagnolo knows he should have avoided that one.
Spagnolo wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sansho.#T3#
Spagnolo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sansho sets himself, and Spagnolo steps forward looking for the clinch! Sansho avoids it this time.
Sansho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo throws a body punch but Sansho moves out of range.
Sansho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spagnolo can pounce on him.
Sansho scores with a decent looking hook.
Spagnolo moves away from the strike by Sansho.
Sansho misses with a wild body shot.
Spagnolo slips under a jab from Sansho.
Sansho throws a hook but Spagnolo blocks it.
Spagnolo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sansho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spagnolo.
Sansho throws a looping overhand right but Spagnolo ducks down to avoid it.
Sansho misses with a double jab.
Spagnolo defending well as Sansho loads up on a big left hand.
Sansho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spagnolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sansho throws a big shot that misses.
Sansho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Sansho throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
Sansho ducks right into an uppercut from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sansho blocks a jab.
Spagnolo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spagnolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spagnolo tries to counter with a clinch but Sansho shakes him off and moves away.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sansho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Spagnolo misses.
A jab from Spagnolo does it's job there.
Spagnolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spagnolo tries to move into range but Sansho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sansho moves out of range of the body kick.
Sansho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spagnolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansho.
Sansho throws a right and a left that Spagnolo avoids nicely.
Spagnolo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sansho throws a jab but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
No joy there for Sansho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryobi Sansho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sansho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sansho throws a hook but Spagnolo blocks it.
Sansho jabs at Spagnolo's body.
Sansho digs a good hook to Spagnolo's body.
Sansho stuns Spagnolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spagnolo misses with a hook.
Sansho misses with a two punch combination.
Spagnolo wants to counter with a clinch but Sansho pushes him away.
Ryobi Sansho is winning the standup battle so far.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Spagnolo wants to clinch up but Sansho keeps it at a distance.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spagnolo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sansho.
Sansho misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spagnolo tries to clinch there but Sansho circles away.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sansho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spagnolo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanshos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spagnolo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sansho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Sansho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spagnolo dodges the punch combination from Sansho.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Sansho. Those never looked like landing.
Spagnolo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sansho stuns Spagnolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sansho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sansho. Spagnolo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo throws a shot to the body.
Spagnolo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sansho has time to react.
Spagnolo moves out of range of the strikes.
Spagnolo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sansho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sansho scores with a jab to the head.
Spagnolo cracks Sansho with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sansho.
Spagnolo lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Sansho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spagnolo lands a jab to Sansho's midsection.
Spagnolo throws out a powerful jab.
Sansho circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Spagnolo moves into the clinch.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sansho gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Sansho can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sansho tries a body shot but Spagnolo blocks it.
Spagnolo pushes Sansho back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sansho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Sansho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo. #T3#
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Sansho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sansho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sansho tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Sansho back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo pushes Sansho back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Sansho.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Sansho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
Sansho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Spagnolo tries to work over Sansho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spagnolo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sansho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sansho lands a right hand.
Sansho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Sansho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sansho.
Sansho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Sansho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sansho throws a hook but Spagnolo avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Sansho misses.
Spagnolo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sansho counters with a straight right hand.
Sansho fails to land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo throws a wild body kick that Sansho sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Sansho misses the target.
Spagnolo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sansho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Spagnolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansho.
Sansho misses with a hook.
Sansho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spagnolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sansho.
Some wild striking there from Sansho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sansho connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryobi Sansho dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Sansho lands a head shot.
Spagnolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sansho.
Decent striking displayed by Spagnolo there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sansho misses the target.
Sansho misses with a two punch combination.
Sansho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sansho misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sansho misses.
Spagnolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sansho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo misses the jab.
Sansho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sansho misses with a straight left.
Spagnolo blocks a jab.#T1#
Spagnolo staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansho.
Spagnolo connects with a body shot.
Sansho misses with a body shot.
Sansho misses with a body shot.
Spagnolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Sansho walks into a jab.#CL2#
Spagnolo rushes Sansho and presses him up against the ropes.
Sansho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo lands a body punch.
Sansho takes a shot to the head.
Sansho misses with a body punch.
Sansho tries a body shot but Spagnolo blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sansho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spagnolo.
Sansho presses Spagnolo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sansho misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Sansho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Sansho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spagnolo. That one must have hurt.
Sansho throws a series of punches but Spagnolo moves out of range.
Spagnolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spagnolo.
Sansho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo lands a leg kick that knocks Sansho off balance momentarily.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sansho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Sansho throws a looping overhand right but Spagnolo ducks down to avoid it.
Spagnolo throws the left hand but Sansho avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Sansho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Sansho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sansho jabs Spagnolo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Sansho there.
Spagnolo jabs at Sansho's body.
Spagnolo connects with a crisp jab.
Sansho scores with a sloppy right hand. Spagnolo should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Sansho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spagnolo wants to counter the offense by Sansho and move into the clinch position.
Sansho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spagnolo throws out the jab.
Spagnolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sansho loads up on a big right hand but Spagnolo slips the punch.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sansho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spagnolo slips a straight right by Sansho.
Spagnolo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sansho misses with a two punch combination.
Sansho sets himself, and Spagnolo steps forward looking for the clinch! Sansho avoids it this time.
Spagnolo throws a shot from downtown. Sansho moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spagnolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T4#
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
Spagnolo walks into a left hand.
Sansho fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo wants to clinch.
Sansho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spagnolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sansho.
Spagnolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sansho circles away.
Sansho scores with a shot to the body.
Sansho fails to land with a series of punches.
Sansho swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Sansho.
Sansho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryobi Sansho.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sansho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ryobi Sansho!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ryobi Sansho!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ryobi Sansho!

Ryobi Sansho wins by unanimous decision!

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 2B
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Spagnolo jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Spagnolo fails to land with a series of punches.
Spagnolo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spagnolo misses with a looping right.
Carter is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Spagnolo takes the fight into the clinch.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spagnolo up against the ropes.
Spagnolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter presses Spagnolo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Spagnolo misses with some punches. #T1#
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but Spagnolo blocks it.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter is looking to control Spagnolo's arms but Spagnolo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the ropes.
Spagnolo blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter prevents a body shot from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Carter tries to work over Spagnolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
Spagnolo working aggressively here. #T2#
Spagnolo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Spagnolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Carter.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Spagnolo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Spagnolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spagnolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Spagnolo misses with some punches.
Spagnolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Spagnolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Spagnolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Spagnolo's head.
Carter lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter tries to work over Spagnolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spagnolos head.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter tries to stall but Spagnolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spagnolo.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Spagnolo scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spagnolo can do to turn this around?
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spagnolo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spagnolo scores with a nice right hand. #CL2#
Spagnolo clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
Tommy Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spagnolo misses with a body punch.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Carter lands a body punch.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Carter gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Carter tries to stall but Spagnolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter prevents a body shot from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a body shot from Carter.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter works on Spagnolo's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Spagnolo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Spagnolo fails to land.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spagnolo.
Carter is working Spagnolo over against the ropes.
Spagnolo is breathing heavily.
Carter lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards.
Carter misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Spagnolo.
Carter tries to work over Spagnolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spagnolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Spagnolo tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Spagnolo misses with some punches.
Spagnolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter just leaning against Spagnolo, taking a breather.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter. #T4#
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter tries to work over Spagnolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
A short right from Carter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spagnolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Spagnolo working aggressively here.
Carter is looking to control Spagnolo's arms but Spagnolo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the ropes.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Spagnolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Carter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##CL2#
Spagnolo has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Spagnolo blocks a body shot from Carter.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Spagnolo backwards. #T1#
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Spagnolo is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Spagnolo into the ropes.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Carter gets through Spagnolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
Carter cracks Spagnolo with a nice body shot.
Spagnolo throws a head punch that misses.
Spagnolo lands a shoulder strike.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
Carter just leaning against Spagnolo, taking a breather.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spagnolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Carter misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter is leaning against Spagnolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spagnolo's elbow.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Spagnolo takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Spagnolo can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Spagnolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Spagnolo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Spagnolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Spagnolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spagnolo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spagnolo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL#
Carter clinches.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Spagnolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo presses Carter against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spagnolo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter cracks Spagnolo with a nice body shot.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Carter pushes Spagnolo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Spagnolo controls his hands. #T4#
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Spagnolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Spagnolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Spagnolo controls the action.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Spagnolo avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter wants to stall.
Spagnolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter is leaning against Spagnolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a body shot from Carter.
Tommy Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tommy Carter!

Tommy Carter wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Carter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 1A
Date: Nov 24, 2024

#R1#
Spagnolo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Manion as he connects with a hook.
Spagnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
Spagnolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Manion closes the distance and clinches.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manion throws a head punch that misses.
Manion controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manion.
Manion scores with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manion throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Manion lands a left hand.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Manion.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Manion tries to tie him up.
Manion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manion blocks a body shot from Spagnolo.
Manion lands a right hand.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Spagnolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manion avoids the body shot from Spagnolo.
Manion takes a swing at Spagnolo's ribcage but misses.
Spagnolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spagnolo scrambles back to his feet.
Spagnolo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spagnolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manion.
Manion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T2##CL#
Spagnolo closes the distance and pushes Manion back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo cracks Manion with a nice body shot.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manion working aggressively here.
Spagnolo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Manion blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Still in the clinch, Spagnolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manion prevents a body shot from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
Manion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo lands with a left to the head.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manion digs a right hand into Spagnolo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spagnolo's gas tank.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo gets through Manion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Manion on the inside.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion is trying to break the clinch but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
Manion swings wildly with an uppercut but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes. #T4#
Spagnolo tries to work over Manion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manion misses with some punches.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Manion.
Manion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC2#
Manion breaks from the clinch.
Manion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Spagnolo. #CUT#It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
A cross from Manion lands.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Manion moves out of range.
Manion lands with a shot to the body.
Spagnolo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Manion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Manion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manion lands a nice hook to Spagnolo's body. Spagnolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Spagnolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spagnolo.
Spagnolo sizes up Manion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spagnolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Manion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Manion coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spagnolo. Manion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion walks into a straight right hand from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo wants to clinch up but Manion keeps it at a distance.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manion ducks right into an uppercut from Spagnolo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manion misses the jab.#T1#
Manion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spagnolo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Manion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Manion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spagnolo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spagnolo throws an off balance right hand
and Manion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spagnolo slips a straight right by Manion.
Spagnolo tries to move into range but Manion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spagnolo takes a swing at Manion's ribcage but misses.
Manion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spagnolo fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
Manion lands a slapping body shot.
Spagnolo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manion scores with the left hand. Spagnolo knows he should have avoided that one.
Manion circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manion counters with a straight right hand.
Manion misses with a straight right.
Manion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looks like Spagnolo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mark Spagnolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Manion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manion throws out a powerful jab.#T3#
Manion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manion works the jab nicely.
Spagnolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Manion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Spagnolo clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
Manion breaks from the clinch.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Manion moves out of range.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Manion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spagnolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spagnolo scrambles back to his feet.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spagnolo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manion pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Manion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manion! But no joy.#CL#
Spagnolo closes the distance and clinches.
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Manion lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manion.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Spagnolo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manion lands with a right to the head.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack Manion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
A nice left hand lands by Manion.
Spagnolo has Manion pressed against the ropes, preventing Manion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Manion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Manion slips under a jab from Spagnolo.
Jack Manion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spagnolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spagnolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Manion.
Spagnolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manion slips a jab from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo slips a jab from Manion.
Spagnolo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spagnolo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spagnolo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Manion is having none of it. #T1#
Manion misses with a looping left.
Manion throws a lazy right hand but Spagnolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spagnolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Manion circles away.
Manion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spagnolo throws a shot from downtown. Manion moves away and avoids it.
Manion keeps the fight on the outside.
Manion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spagnolo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manion swats away the attempt to clinch by Spagnolo.
Manion throws a shot from downtown. Spagnolo moves away and avoids it.
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
Spagnolo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Manion looks to land a left hand but Spagnolo moved out of range nicely.
Manion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
Manion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spagnolo.
Manion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spagnolo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spagnolo throws a looping overhand right but Manion ducks down to avoid it.
Manion throws out a counter right but Spagnolo avoids it with no problem.
Spagnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
Spagnolo wants to clinch up but Manion keeps it at a distance.
Spagnolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spagnolo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch lands to the side of Spagnolo 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Manion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manion misses with a looping left.
Spagnolo throws out a powerful jab.
Spagnolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manion.
Jab by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Manion to counter with a crisp jab.
Spagnolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Manion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manion! But no joy.
Manion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spagnolo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manion tries to clinch up.
Spagnolo moves in looking to clinch but Manion pushes him off.
Manion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
Manion tests Spagnolo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manion lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Manion.
Spagnolo looks to clinch
and Manion counters with a straight right hand.
Manion sizes up Spagnolo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manion throws a series of punches but Spagnolo avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Manion.
Manion misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Manion has Spagnolo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spagnolo works on Manion's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Manion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jack Manion!

Jack Manion wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Manion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 8A
Date: Nov 10, 2024

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Spagnolo

Krause

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Mark Spagnolo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Edward Krause!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Spagnolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Krause has hold of one of Spagnolo's legs. Spagnolo is fighting the takedown attempt but Krause gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Spagnolo (0) vs (2) Krause
Spagnolo keeping full guard, as Krause tries to pass.
Krause trying to control but Spagnolo is working from the bottom.
Spagnolo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spagnolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spagnolo tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Krause from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Krause postures up.
Krause trying to control the position from guard on top but Spagnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spagnolo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krause is one step ahead there. #T2#
Spagnolo trying to keep a closed guard but Krause is proving a slippery customer.
Spagnolo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (2) Krause
Krause not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krause is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Spagnolo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Krause wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Krause has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Spagnolo wants to control from the top but Krause keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krause holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T4#
Krause is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spagnolo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spagnolo is looking to pass into half guard but Krause pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Krause is in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (4) Krause#T5#
Spagnolo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krause controls the pace.#SUB#
Krause got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spagnolo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krause has managed to get both his arms back between Spagnolo's legs - danger averted.
Krause trying to control the position from guard on top but Spagnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krause passes into half guard.
Well, if Krause is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait. #T6#
Spagnolo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Spagnolo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krause gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krause looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T7#
Krause preventing the sweep.
Krause works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Spagnolo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krause's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krause's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Spagnolo (6) vs (4) Krause
A bit of a pause in the action here. Spagnolo controlling the positon.#T8#
Spagnolo tries to keep control of the position but Krause is staying busy.
What can Krause do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Krause looking very determined here, making life difficult for Spagnolo.
Krause is trying to break free. #T9#
I would not like to be Krause right now.
Spagnolo continues to stall.
Krause is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Krause is still trying to improve position.#SUB#
Spagnolo tightening his grip on Krause, looking for the choke.
Spagnolo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T10#
Krause is really stuck here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Spagnolo controlling the positon.#SUB#
Krause preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Spagnolo. #T11#
Krause staying busy and making it hard for Spagnolo to control.
Spagnolo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Krause's body.
Krause is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Spagnolo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T12#
Krause is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Krause right now. #SUB#
Spagnolo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Krause looking very determined here, making life difficult for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo avoiding Krause 's attempts to control his hands. #T13#
Krause is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Spagnolo is staying active.#T14#
Spagnolo controlling the position well here. Krause rolled but Spagnolo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Krause just trying to survive but Spagnolo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB#
Spagnolo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krause is defending well though. Spagnolo let's go of the attempt for now.
Krause trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spagnolo takes the fight on points by 6 to 4.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 7B
Date: Nov 03, 2024

170 cm
18 yrs
158 lbs

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

Tomás

Spagnolo

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Massiel Tomás! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Mark Spagnolo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tomás darts in looking for a takedown but Spagnolo gets double underhooks and turns Tomás into the ropes.
Spagnolo wants to counter the offense by Tomás and move into the clinch position.#TD2#
Spagnolo jumps guard.
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Tomás from controlling successfully.
Tomás is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tomás pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spagnolo is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Spagnolo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tomás has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tomás is trying to work for a kimura but Spagnolo is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Tomás is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spagnolo is looking to improve his position.
Spagnolo won't allow Tomás to pass to mount.
Spagnolo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spagnolo is refusing to be controlled, as Tomás sits in half guard. #SUB#
Tomás is working for a kimura but Spagnolo is defending it quite comfortably. #T2#
Tomás tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spagnolo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Tomás seems to be looking for submissions.
Tomás is looking to take a break and control but Spagnolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spagnolo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tomás wants to control from the top but Spagnolo keeps moving.
Spagnolo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Tomás from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Tomás drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spagnolo dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tomás (0) vs (2) Spagnolo#SUB#
Tomás had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spagnolo defends it easily.
Spagnolo wants to control from the top but Tomás keeps moving. #SUB#
Tomás is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4##SUB#
Tomás is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spagnolo defends well.#SUB#
Spagnolo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tomás has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spagnolo has managed to get both his arms back between Tomás's legs - danger averted.
Tomás not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Tomás working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spagnolo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spagnolo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomás looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T5##SUB#
Tomás is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spagnolo defends well.
Spagnolo is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Spagnolo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Tomás has locked up a guillotine! Tomás's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Spagnolo is holding on here and Tomás must be using up a lot of energy. Spagnolo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Tomás gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Massiel Tomás!
A very excited looking Massiel Tomás made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 6B
Date: Oct 27, 2024

174 cm
18 yrs
162 lbs

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

Birdwhistle

Spagnolo

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Rory Birdwhistle! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Mark Spagnolo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Spagnolo rushes Birdwhistle and presses him up against the ropes.#TD#
Birdwhistle successfully pulls guard.
Birdwhistle looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Spagnolo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Birdwhistle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spagnolo has managed to get both his arms back between Birdwhistle's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Birdwhistle is looking for a triangle but Spagnolo pushes his legs off easily.
Spagnolo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Birdwhistle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle controls Spagnolo momentarily but Spagnolo frees himself.
Birdwhistle keeping moving, preventing Spagnolo from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Birdwhistle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spagnolo defends well.#T1#
Birdwhistle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Birdwhistle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Birdwhistle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Birdwhistle (2) vs (0) Spagnolo
Birdwhistle won't allow Spagnolo to sweep him here. #T2##SUB#
Birdwhistle has gone for a leg lock! Spagnolo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Birdwhistle's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Birdwhistle (2) vs (2) Spagnolo
Spagnolo trying to control but Birdwhistle is working from the bottom.
Birdwhistle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Spagnolo advances to half guard.
Birdwhistle tries to get to full guard but Spagnolo has control of the leg.
Spagnolo trying to control from half guard but Birdwhistle is working away.
Spagnolo prevents Birdwhistle from improving his position.#T3#
Birdwhistle works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Birdwhistle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spagnolo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spagnolo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Birdwhistle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB#
Birdwhistle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Birdwhistle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Birdwhistle tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Birdwhistle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T4##SUB#
Birdwhistle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spagnolo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Birdwhistle has his hands on Spagnolo's head, controlling the position.
Birdwhistle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Birdwhistle looking for a sweep. Not yet Birdwhistle, not yet. #T5##SUB#
Birdwhistle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spagnolo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spagnolo wants to pass the guard but Birdwhistle is keeping the position.
Birdwhistle trying to control the position.
Birdwhistle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T6#
Birdwhistle controls Spagnolo momentarily but Spagnolo frees himself.
Birdwhistle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spagnolo's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Birdwhistle (4) vs (2) Spagnolo
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Birdwhistle from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Birdwhistle passes into half guard.
Birdwhistle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spagnolo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB2#
Spagnolo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T7##SUB#
Birdwhistle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spagnolo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle wants to take a breather but Spagnolo is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Birdwhistle seems content to control.#SUB#
Birdwhistle is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Birdwhistle seems to be looking for submissions. #T8#
Spagnolo is in trouble now - Birdwhistle has advanced to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Birdwhistle (7) vs (2) Spagnolo
Birdwhistle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Birdwhistle goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Spagnolo turns into him and now he's in Birdwhistle's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Birdwhistle (7) vs (4) Spagnolo
Spagnolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Birdwhistle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T9#
Spagnolo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spagnolo passes into half guard.
Birdwhistle tries to get to full guard but Spagnolo has control of the leg.
Birdwhistle trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Spagnolo manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Birdwhistle (7) vs (7) Spagnolo
Birdwhistle is wriggling around trying to escape. #T10#
Spagnolo mounts Birdwhistle! Really nice guard pass there!
Birdwhistle wants to hold on but Spagnolo pushes him away.
Birdwhistle sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Birdwhistle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Birdwhistle.
Spagnolo won't allow Birdwhistle to sweep him here. #SUB#
Birdwhistle is looking for a triangle but Spagnolo pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Birdwhistle has his foot on Spagnolo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spagnolo works his way back into a safe position though.#T11#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Birdwhistle is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Birdwhistle (9) vs (7) Spagnolo#SUB#
Birdwhistle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spagnolo dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Birdwhistle (9) vs (9) Spagnolo
Spagnolo stopping the sweep attempt from Birdwhistle.#SUB#
Birdwhistle has his foot on Spagnolo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spagnolo works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Birdwhistle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spagnolo is aware though and is defending well.
Spagnolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Birdwhistle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Birdwhistle is trying to control the position but Spagnolo postures up. #SUB#
Birdwhistle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spagnolo is aware though and is defending well.#T12#
Spagnolo stands and throws Birdwhistle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Birdwhistle (9) vs (12) Spagnolo
Spagnolo looking to control but instead Birdwhistle has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Spagnolo is thwarting Birdwhistle's attempts to control the position.
Birdwhistle is pressing down on Spagnolo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spagnolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Birdwhistle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Birdwhistle is controlling Spagnolo's posture.
Birdwhistle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T13#
Birdwhistle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spagnolo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spagnolo wants to control from the top but Birdwhistle keeps moving. #SUB#
Birdwhistle working for submissions but it's allowed Spagnolo to get to half guard.
Spagnolo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Birdwhistle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Birdwhistle wants to improve his position but Spagnolo is controlling well. #T14#
Birdwhistle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spagnolo is looking to advance position but Birdwhistle has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Birdwhistle (13) vs (12) Spagnolo
Spagnolo is squirming around, avoiding Birdwhistle's attempts to control the action.
Birdwhistle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spagnolo regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Birdwhistle takes the fight on points by 13 to 12.
Rory Birdwhistle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 5B
Date: Oct 20, 2024

176 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

Everett

Spagnolo

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Jake Everett! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Mark Spagnolo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Spagnolo has Everett up against the ropes in a clinch. #TD#
Everett has Spagnolo pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Everett pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Spagnolo tumbling to the mat - Everett dives into Spagnolo's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Everett (2) vs (0) Spagnolo
Everett wants to pass the guard but Spagnolo is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Spagnolo has his foot on Everett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Everett works his way back into a safe position though.
Spagnolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Everett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Everett (5) vs (0) Spagnolo
Spagnolo is not content to let Everett control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Everett working away.#T2#
Spagnolo tries to buck Everett off but Everett is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spagnolo being controlled for a moment.
Everett is looking to take a break and control but Spagnolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spagnolo tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Spagnolo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Everett trying to control the position but Spagnolo is working away.
Everett content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Everett trying to control the position but Spagnolo is working away.
Spagnolo tries to buck Everett off but Everett is having none of it.#T4#
Spagnolo is not content to let Everett control the position.
Everett is staying tight to Spagnolo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Everett is looking to take a break and control but Spagnolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T5##SUB#
Everett tries for a kimura but Spagnolo is defending well.
Everett wants to control but Spagnolo is keeping him busy. #T6#
Everett laying and praying for a moment but Spagnolo takes advantage and regains half guard.
Everett is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Spagnolo reverses the position - he's now on top in Everett's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Everett (5) vs (2) Spagnolo
Everett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T7#
Spagnolo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Everett is trying to control the position but Spagnolo postures up.
Spagnolo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Everett wants to sweep but no luck.
Spagnolo trying to control but Everett is working from the bottom.
Everett is trying to control the position but Spagnolo postures up. #T8#
Spagnolo looking to pass the guard.
Everett controls Spagnolo momentarily but Spagnolo frees himself.
Everett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spagnolo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Everett is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Everett (7) vs (2) Spagnolo
Everett trying to control but Spagnolo is working from the bottom. #T9#
Everett stands and throws Spagnolo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Everett (10) vs (2) Spagnolo
Spagnolo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Everett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Everett trying to mount his opponent but Spagnolo defends it.
Everett trying to control from half guard but Spagnolo is working away.
Spagnolo is trying to get back to full guard.#T10#
Everett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Everett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spagnolo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T11#
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Spagnolo tries to get to full guard but Everett has control of the leg.
Spagnolo is in trouble now - Everett has advanced to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Everett (13) vs (2) Spagnolo
Spagnolo has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Everett (16) vs (2) Spagnolo
Spagnolo prevents Everett from getting a body triangle.
Everett has the hooks in. Spagnolo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Spagnolo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.#T12#
Spagnolo is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Everett tries to get the hooks in deep but Spagnolo pushed the leg off.
Everett is controlling the position but Spagnolo somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Everett wants to free his trapped foot but Spagnolo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spagnolo is not content to let Everett control the position.#T13#
Spagnolo is doing well to control the position and prevent Everett from advancing to side control.
Everett moves into full mount! Spagnolo won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Everett (19) vs (2) Spagnolo
Spagnolo tries to hold on but Everett postures up.
Everett takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Everett (22) vs (2) Spagnolo
Everett just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #T14#
Everett tries to keep control of the position but Spagnolo is staying busy.
Spagnolo tries to break free.
Spagnolo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Everett. #SUB#
Spagnolo defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Everett (22) vs (4) Spagnolo
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Spagnolo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Everett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spagnolo has managed to get both his arms back between Everett's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Everett takes the fight on points by 22 to 4.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 4B
Date: Oct 13, 2024

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

175 cm
18 yrs
155 lbs

Spagnolo

Pearson

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Mark Spagnolo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Jermaine Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Spagnolo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pearson. #CL#
Spagnolo rushes Pearson and presses him up against the ropes.#TD#
Spagnolo pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pearson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spagnolo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Spagnolo is retaining full guard.
Pearson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Spagnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pearson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully. #T1#
Pearson pushes down on Spagnolo's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Pearson is working for an americana but Spagnolo has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Pearson was thinking about the submission.
Pearson forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Pearson is looking for a kimura here.
Spagnolo tries to get to full guard but Pearson has control of the leg. #T2#
Pearson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (0) vs (3) Pearson
Pearson trying to control but Spagnolo is having none of it.
Pearson content just to control the position here.
Pearson fails to advance to Spagnolo's back.
Spagnolo is trying to escape the mount.
Pearson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spagnolo is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T3#
Pearson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pearson mounts Spagnolo! Really nice guard pass there!
Pearson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pearson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spagnolo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spagnolo prevents Pearson from taking his back.
Pearson tries to control but Spagnolo wriggling away.
Spagnolo stops Pearson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #T4#
Pearson keeps trying to improve his position.
Pearson controlling the pace for now. #SUB2#
Pearson goes for an armbar but Spagnolo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Spagnolo.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (3) Pearson
Spagnolo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearson is keeping the position for now.
Spagnolo stopping the sweep attempt from Pearson.
Spagnolo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T5##SUB2#
Pearson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spagnolo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spagnolo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Pearson has an active guard here but Spagnolo has managed to pass into half guard.
Spagnolo wants to pass to mount but Pearson is defending the position.
Pearson keeping control of the position.
Pearson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spagnolo is working away from the top position though.#T6#
Spagnolo is pressing down on Pearson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pearson is holding on for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pearson trying to control from the bottom.
Pearson tries to get to full guard but Spagnolo has control of the leg.
Spagnolo is keen to just control but Pearson is a slippery customer.
Pearson trying to hold on to Spagnolo's head to control him but Spagnolo postures up. #T7#
Pearson is staying active underneath Spagnolo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pearson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pearson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Spagnolo manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (5) vs (3) Pearson
Pearson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spagnolo looking to control but Pearson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T8#
Pearson wants to control but Spagnolo is having none of it.
Pearson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spagnolo wants to control the pace but Pearson is squirming around nicely.
Spagnolo prevents Pearson from getting the reversal.#T9#
Pearson has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (8) vs (3) Pearson
Pearson can't escape the position.
Pearson trying to control the hands but Spagnolo breaks the grip.
Pearson rolls, trying to escape but Spagnolo keeps control of the position.
Spagnolo avoiding Pearson 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
Spagnolo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pearson has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least! #T10#
Spagnolo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Pearson.
Pearson wants to control his opponent's hands but Spagnolo gets his hands free.
Pearson prevents Spagnolo from getting a body triangle.
Pearson trying to control but not successfully. #T11#
Spagnolo controlling well, preventing Pearson from escaping the position. #SUB#
Spagnolo is persistently looking for the submission but Pearson is defending it well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Spagnolo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #T12#
Pearson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pearson tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Spagnolo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pearson turns into Spagnolo and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (8) vs (5) Pearson#T13#
Pearson wants to control from the top but Spagnolo keeps moving.
Pearson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pearson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spagnolo is keeping the position for now.
Spagnolo looking for a sweep. Not yet Spagnolo, not yet. #T14#
Pearson sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Pearson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Spagnolo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Spagnolo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Spagnolo!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Spagnolo (12) vs (5) Pearson
Pearson trying to control but Spagnolo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (15) vs (5) Pearson
Pearson is really stuck here.
Spagnolo gets his hands free as Pearson looks to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pearson tries to escape but Spagnolo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spagnolo takes the fight on points by 15 to 5.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 3A
Date: Oct 06, 2024

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

178 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Spagnolo

Zero

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Mark Spagnolo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Zero drives through and clinches with Spagnolo against the ropes.
Spagnolo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Zero to keep the fight standing.
Spagnolo is trying to pull guard but Zero has him pressed against the ropes.
Spagnolo tries to pull guard but Zero won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Spagnolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spagnolo is defending well.
Spagnolo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Zero to keep the fight standing.
Zero is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Spagnolo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spagnolo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spagnolo tries to pull guard but Zero won't allow it.
Spagnolo gets underhooks to prevent Zero's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Spagnolo drags the fight down to the ground.
Zero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zero is looking to advance position but Spagnolo won't allow it. #T1#
Zero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Spagnolo won't allow Zero to pass to mount.
Zero slows the pace down in half guard.
Zero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zero content to control rather than advance.
Spagnolo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Let's hope that Zero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zero is looking to take a break and control but Spagnolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spagnolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spagnolo tries to get out of the position.
Zero is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Zero trying to mount his opponent but Spagnolo defends it.
Zero trying to control the pace.
Zero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spagnolo keeps working.
Zero frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (0) vs (3) Zero
Zero wants to control the pace but Spagnolo is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Zero wants to take Spagnolo's back but he can't do it this time.
Spagnolo working to try and regain half guard.
Spagnolo wants to control but Zero is having none of it.
Spagnolo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zero wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #T5#
Spagnolo is trying to escape the mount but Zero keeps good control and instead manages to take Spagnolo's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (0) vs (6) Zero#SUB2#
Zero working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Zero has got his arm under Spagnolo's chin working for the choke� has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Spagnolo has spun round into Zero's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (6) Zero
Spagnolo trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Spagnolo content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Zero looking for a guillotine here but Spagnolo defends easily. #T6#
Zero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (8) Zero
Zero is pushing down on Spagnolo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spagnolo is fighting to maintain full guard but Zero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zero is stalling here. Spagnolo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zero seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Spagnolo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Spagnolo (6) vs (8) Zero
Zero felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Spagnolo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zero will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T7#
Zero can't do much from the bottom here.
Zero is looking for a sweep.
Zero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Zero looking for submissions off his back.
Spagnolo is keen to just control but Zero is a slippery customer.
Zero works his way to full guard. Good work.#T8##SUB2#
Zero looking for a guillotine here but Spagnolo defends easily.
Zero trying to keep a closed guard but Spagnolo is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Zero throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Spagnolo escapes and throws Zero's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (9) vs (8) Zero
Zero is looking for a sweep.#T9#
Zero struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zero is looking to regain half guard here but Spagnolo keeps moving and retains side control.
Zero prevents Spagnolo from moving into mount.
Zero regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zero manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Zero is looking for a triangle but Spagnolo pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Zero is looking for a triangle but Spagnolo pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T10#
Zero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spagnolo is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zero is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (9) vs (10) Zero
Spagnolo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zero passes Spagnolo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zero moves into full mount! Spagnolo won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (9) vs (13) Zero#T11#
Zero trying to control but Spagnolo is having none of it.
Zero with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Zero trying to control but Spagnolo is having none of it. #T12#
Zero controlling the pace for now.
Zero fails to advance to Spagnolo's back.
Zero takes Spagnolo's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (9) vs (16) Zero#SUB2#
Zero is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Spagnolo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zero tries to get the hooks in deep but Spagnolo pushed the leg off. #T13##SUB2#
Spagnolo showing good submission defense here.
Zero tries to get the hooks in deep but Spagnolo pushed the leg off.
Zero wants to control but Spagnolo manages to buck him off and is now in Zero's guard! Nice work there by Spagnolo!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (11) vs (16) Zero
Zero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (11) vs (18) Zero
Zero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T14#
Zero trying to control the position from guard on top but Spagnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spagnolo's guard. #SUB2#
Zero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spagnolo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zero.
Zero wants to control but Spagnolo is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zero wins on points by 18 to 11.
An out of breath Sub Zero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 2A
Date: Sep 29, 2024

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

176 cm
18 yrs
159 lbs

Spagnolo

Sakamoto

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Mark Spagnolo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spagnolo tries to counter by clinching up but Sakamoto breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Spagnolo instigates a clinch. #TD#
Spagnolo successfully pulls guard.
Spagnolo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spagnolo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Spagnolo is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo looking for a sweep. Not yet Spagnolo, not yet.
Sakamoto wants to pass the guard but Spagnolo is keeping the position.
Sakamoto trying to control but Spagnolo is working from the bottom.
Sakamoto passes into half guard. #T1#
Sakamoto is just content to waste time from the top position. Spagnolo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sakamoto wants to pass the guard but Spagnolo is keeping the position.
Sakamoto trying to control but Spagnolo is working from the bottom.
Sakamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Spagnolo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (0) Sakamoto
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Spagnolo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spagnolo has managed to get both his arms back between Sakamoto's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Sakamoto looking for subs off his back but Spagnolo has passed one foot through into half guard. #T2#
Sakamoto has a hand on Spagnolo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Spagnolo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (5) vs (0) Sakamoto
Spagnolo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sakamoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Spagnolo trying to control but Sakamoto is having none of it.
Sakamoto can't escape the position. #T3#
Sakamoto tries to improve his position but instead Spagnolo has taken his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (8) vs (0) Sakamoto
Sakamoto tries to roll but Spagnolo sticks to his back.
Spagnolo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sakamoto is trying to break free. #T4#
Spagnolo not allowing Sakamoto to control his hands.
Sakamoto tries to break free.
Spagnolo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Sakamoto rolls, trying to escape but Spagnolo keeps control of the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Spagnolo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sakamoto tries to escape but Spagnolo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sakamoto trying to control the hands but Spagnolo breaks the grip. #T5#
Spagnolo keeps control of the position as Sakamoto tries to break free.
Sakamoto looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sakamoto tries to break free.
Sakamoto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sakamoto tries to break free. #T6#
Sakamoto trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Spagnolo has good solid back control here.
Spagnolo gets his hands free as Sakamoto looks to control.
Spagnolo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Sakamoto right now. #T7#
Sakamoto trying to control but not successfully.
Sakamoto is really stuck here.
Will Spagnolo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sakamoto is trying to break free.
Sakamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sakamoto breaks Spagnolo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (8) vs (2) Sakamoto
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Sakamoto from controlling successfully.
Sakamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Spagnolo.#T8#
Sakamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Spagnolo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (10) vs (2) Sakamoto
Spagnolo wants to control from the top but Sakamoto keeps moving.
Sakamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Spagnolo pushing down on Sakamoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sakamoto wants to improve his position but Spagnolo is controlling well.
Sakamoto wants to control but Spagnolo passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (13) vs (2) Sakamoto
Sakamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakamoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spagnolo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T9#
Sakamoto keeps Spagnolo under control for a moment.
Spagnolo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Spagnolo gets to mount! Sakamoto was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Spagnolo (15) vs (2) Sakamoto
Spagnolo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sakamoto is holding on tight.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Spagnolo takes Sakamoto's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sakamoto is in trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (18) vs (2) Sakamoto
A lull in the action here. #T10#
Sakamoto looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sakamoto prevents Spagnolo from getting a body triangle.
I really don't envy Sakamoto right now.
Spagnolo doesn't have the hooks in and Sakamoto manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (18) vs (4) Sakamoto
Sakamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Spagnolo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (20) vs (4) Sakamoto
Spagnolo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T11#
Sakamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spagnolo passes Sakamoto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sakamoto is trying to control but Spagnolo passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (23) vs (4) Sakamoto
Sakamoto keeps Spagnolo under control for a moment.
Sakamoto is looking to reverse the position.
Sakamoto is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Spagnolo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Spagnolo (25) vs (4) Sakamoto
Sakamoto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spagnolo content just to control the position here. #T12#
Sakamoto tries to reverse the position but Spagnolo maintains control.
Spagnolo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sakamoto to take his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (28) vs (4) Sakamoto
Sakamoto is really stuck here.
Sakamoto is still trying to improve position.#T13#
A lull in the action here.
Sakamoto tries to escape the position.
Sakamoto prevents Spagnolo from getting a body triangle.
Sakamoto tries to escape but Spagnolo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Spagnolo avoiding Sakamoto 's attempts to control his hands.
Spagnolo has the hooks in. Sakamoto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sakamoto trying to control the position but Spagnolo manages to sink in the hooks. #T14#
Sakamoto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spagnolo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Spagnolo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sakamoto is defending well though. Spagnolo let's go of the attempt for now.
Sakamoto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Spagnolo's guard. Nice work there by Sakamoto.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (28) vs (6) Sakamoto
Spagnolo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (30) vs (6) Sakamoto
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakamoto controlling Spagnolo's posture.
Sakamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spagnolo takes the fight on points by 30 to 6.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 1A
Date: Sep 22, 2024

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

177 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Spagnolo

Shioda

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mark Spagnolo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gozo Shioda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Spagnolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spagnolo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Spagnolo rushes Shioda and presses him up against the ropes.
Shioda 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. Shioda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shioda tries to clinch there but Spagnolo circles away.
Shioda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shioda tries to clinch up.
Spagnolo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Spagnolo keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Shioda gets tackled into the ropes by Spagnolo. Spagnolo maintains the clinch.
Shioda 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. Shioda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Spagnolo moves into the clinch successfully. #TD#
Spagnolo decides to pull guard.
Spagnolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spagnolo tries to get out of the position.
Spagnolo looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shioda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spagnolo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shioda trying to control the position from guard on top but Spagnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spagnolo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Spagnolo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shioda pushes down on Spagnolo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Spagnolo is trying to get back to full guard.
Spagnolo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shioda stays in close to Spagnolo's body and controls the position. #T2#
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Shioda from controlling successfully.
Spagnolo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (0) Shioda
Spagnolo is looking to stall here but Shioda recovers full guard.
Spagnolo being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Shioda trying to control the position.
Shioda is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB2#
Shioda looking for subs off his back but Spagnolo has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB2#
Shioda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spagnolo pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Shioda tries to roll over but Spagnolo keeps him under control.
Shioda has a hand on Spagnolo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Spagnolo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Spagnolo (5) vs (0) Shioda
Shioda has given up his back here. Will Spagnolo look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Spagnolo (8) vs (0) Shioda#T5#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shioda can't escape the position.
Spagnolo biding his time, controlling Shioda.
Shioda just trying to survive but Spagnolo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Shioda tries to escape but Spagnolo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shioda is keeping busy.
Shioda trying to control the hands but Spagnolo won't let him. #T6#
Will Spagnolo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Spagnolo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shioda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shioda can't escape the position. #T7#
Shioda wants to control his opponent's hands but Spagnolo gets his hands free.
Shioda rolls, trying to escape but Spagnolo keeps control of the position. #SUB#
Spagnolo tightening his grip on Shioda, looking for the choke.
Shioda trying to control the hands but Spagnolo won't let him.
Shioda is trying to break free. #T8##SUB#
Spagnolo is looking for the choke from the back position but Shioda is controlling his hands well.
Spagnolo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Shioda's body.
Shioda is trying to break free.
Shioda just trying to survive but Spagnolo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T9#
Shioda rolls, trying to escape but Spagnolo keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Spagnolo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Shioda trying to control the action but Spagnolo just sinks the hooks in.
I would not like to be Shioda right now.
A lull in the action here. #T10#
Shioda trying to control the action but Spagnolo just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Shioda's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #SUB#
Shioda is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Spagnolo controlling the positon.#T11#
Will Spagnolo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Shioda trying to control the hands but Spagnolo breaks the grip.
What can Shioda do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Shioda is in bad spot here. #T12#
Spagnolo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Shioda right now.
Shioda looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Spagnolo wants to control but Shioda is keeping busy.#T13#
Spagnolo not allowing Shioda to control his hands.
Spagnolo trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shioda trying to control but not successfully.
Spagnolo tries to get the hooks in deep but Shioda pushed the leg off.
Shioda rolls, trying to escape but Spagnolo keeps control of the position.
Spagnolo controls the action.#T14#
Spagnolo has the hooks in. Shioda is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shioda wants to control his opponent's hands but Spagnolo gets his hands free.
Will Spagnolo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Shioda can't escape the position.
Shioda trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Spagnolo takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.

Event: Summit Series 2: Qualifier
Date: Aug 28, 2024

#R1#
Noonan wants to clinch up but Spagnolo keeps it at a distance.
Spagnolo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Noonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spagnolo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Spagnolo has Noonan up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Spagnolo to work.
Noonan stalling in the clinch but Spagnolo improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Noonan tries to tie him up. #T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Noonan stalling in the clinch but Spagnolo improves position.
Spagnolo slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spagnolo is pushing Noonan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spagnolo has Noonan pressed against the cage.
Noonan tries to stall but Spagnolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spagnolo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spagnolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spagnolo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spagnolo!

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