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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianmarco Zaniboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pappy Boyington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gianmarco Zaniboni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianmarco Zaniboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pappy Boyington!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyington lands a head shot.
Zaniboni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyington misses the body punch
and Zaniboni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaniboni counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyington looks to clinch
and Zaniboni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaniboni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boyington is trying to stand.
Boyington won't allow Zaniboni to pass to mount.
Boyington tries to kick Zaniboni off but Zaniboni keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boyington is defending against the submission attempts here by Zaniboni.
Zaniboni trying to control from half guard but Boyington is working away.
Zaniboni thows a huge punch but Boyington dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Boyington reverses the position - he's now on top in Zaniboni's guard.
Boyington would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zaniboni has his foot on Boyington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyington works his way back into a safe position though.
Boyington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zaniboni 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.
Zaniboni keeping moving, preventing Boyington from controlling successfully.
Zaniboni controls Boyington momentarily but Boyington frees himself.
Zaniboni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boyington is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boyington trying to control but Zaniboni is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pappy Boyington wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zaniboni connects with the punch.
Zaniboni needs to keep his hands up - Boyington had a free shot at his head there.
Boyington tries to clinch up
and Zaniboni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaniboni misses the shot to the body.
Boyington tries to clinch but Zaniboni moves away
and Zaniboni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyington's guard.
Boyington keeping full guard, as Zaniboni tries to pass.
Zaniboni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyington wants to stand but Zaniboni is controlling the position.
Zaniboni looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boyington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyington is keeping the position for now.
Boyington wants to get back to his feet but Zaniboni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zaniboni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaniboni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaniboni wants to pass the guard but Boyington is keeping the position.
Zaniboni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaniboni passes Boyington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Boyington trying to control but Zaniboni postures up.
Zaniboni prevents Boyington from improving his position.
Zaniboni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boyington defends it well.
Boyington is looking to control Zaniboni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyington avoid being mounted?
Zaniboni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boyington trying to hold on to Zaniboni's head to control him but Zaniboni postures up.
Boyington is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Zaniboni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boyington closes the distance but Zaniboni moves to the side
and Zaniboni counters with a left to the body.
Boyington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaniboni just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyington tries to clinch
and Zaniboni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyington tries to clinch up
and Zaniboni counters with a left to the body.
Boyington tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zaniboni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pappy Boyington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyington closes the distance but Zaniboni moves to the side
and Zaniboni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyington misses with a looping right.
Zaniboni cracks a nice hook into Boyington's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Boyington as Zaniboni shoots in.
Zaniboni is looking to wear down Boyington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaniboni. Boyington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaniboni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boyington at a distance.
Zaniboni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boyington moves to clinch but Zaniboni breaks away
and Zaniboni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni trying to advance position but Boyington counters by regaining guard.
Zaniboni throwing strikes but missing.
Zaniboni engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zaniboni scoring with some ground and pound.
Zaniboni preventing the sweep.
Zaniboni pushes down on Boyington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zaniboni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaniboni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyington's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Boyington tries to get to full guard but Zaniboni has control of the leg.
Boyington is trying to stand up here but Zaniboni is controlling him well.
Zaniboni tries to pass to full mount but Boyington defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaniboni throwing shots but Boyington is blocking nicely.
Zaniboni works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zaniboni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boyington holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zaniboni tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zaniboni punching from mount but Boyington doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zaniboni throws some wild stikes that Boyington manages to avoid easily.
Zaniboni wants to control the pace but Boyington is squirming around nicely.
Zaniboni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boyington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boyington is trying desperately to improve position.
Zaniboni with a couple of short strikes.
Boyington wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zaniboni.
Boyington is desperately trying to improve his position but Zaniboni has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Boyington is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Boyington and Zaniboni has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boyington gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Zaniboni.
Boyington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zaniboni winds up and cracks Boyington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zaniboni passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaniboni looking to ground and pound but Boyington is blocking nicely.
Zaniboni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Zaniboni dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zaniboni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaniboni misses the body punch
and Zaniboni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boyington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyington tries to clinch but Zaniboni moves away
and Zaniboni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boyington won't be happy with that.
Zaniboni scoring with punches from side control.
Zaniboni lands a nice forearm strike.
Boyington is not content to let Zaniboni control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Zaniboni.
Boyington is trying to get back to half guard.
Gianmarco Zaniboni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyington is trying to control Zaniboni's posture but Zaniboni avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zaniboni tries to advance to mount but can't.
Boyington is looking for a sweep.
Boyington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boyington tries to roll over but Zaniboni keeps him under control.
Boyington taking some punishment here, with Zaniboni in his half guard.
Pappy Boyington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyington's head.
Boyington is trying to control but can't.
Zaniboni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zaniboni is keen to just control but Boyington is a slippery customer.
Gianmarco Zaniboni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaniboni works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boyington is looking to improve his position but Zaniboni isn't that keen on the idea.
Boyington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaniboni tries to control but Boyington wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boyington doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Zaniboni looking to control but Boyington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zaniboni controlling from the full mount.
Zaniboni looking to control but Boyington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Zaniboni controlling from the full mount.
Gianmarco Zaniboni has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boyington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyington looks to clinch
and Boyington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyington throws a low kick, looking for Zaniboni's leg but Zaniboni calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Boyington misses.
Boyington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaniboni counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaniboni throws a body punch but Boyington moves out of range.
Zaniboni lunges at Boyington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boyington's hand.
Boyington wants to clinch
and Zaniboni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Zaniboni or perhaps it was just good defense by Boyington which made him look bad.
Boyington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zaniboni counters with a takedown into side control.
Boyington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zaniboni trying to control the action but Boyington is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianmarco Zaniboni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaniboni 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianmarco Zaniboni!
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