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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianmarco Zaniboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noli Santander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noli Santander is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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149 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianmarco Zaniboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noli Santander!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santander closes the distance and clinches up with Zaniboni, looking for a takedown. Santander pushes Zaniboni against the cage but Zaniboni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zaniboni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santander moves away.
Zaniboni lands with a nice body punch.
Santander shoots in but no luck this time.
Santander stuffs the takedown attempt from Zaniboni. Zaniboni gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaniboni stuffs the takedown attempt from Santander. Santander gets slowly back to his feet.
Gianmarco Zaniboni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noli Santander.
Santander wants to clinch.
Santander tries to clinch there but Zaniboni circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santander drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zaniboni is looking for a sweep.
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Zaniboni is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni can't do much from the bottom here.
Zaniboni sneaks back into half guard.
Santander is looking to take a break and control but Zaniboni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaniboni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santander.
Zaniboni gets full guard.
Santander wants to pass the guard but Zaniboni is keeping the position.
Santander thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zaniboni is on top in guard.
Zaniboni wants to control from the top but Santander keeps moving.
Zaniboni working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santander's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santander is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santander looks gassed!
Santander trying to keep a closed guard but Zaniboni is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zaniboni with a nice head shot there.
Zaniboni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santander has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zaniboni has managed to get both his arms back between Santander's legs - danger averted.
Zaniboni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santander is keeping the position for now.
Zaniboni is working Santander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zaniboni stands up over Santander, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zaniboni passes into half guard.
Zaniboni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni uses his free foot to push down on Santander's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santander.
Zaniboni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Zaniboni connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Santander throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zaniboni. What's that going to do exactly?
Santander flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Zaniboni.
Zaniboni landing punches.
Zaniboni scoring with strikes but Santander is staying in there.
Zaniboni lands a nice shot to the head.
Zaniboni lands a big elbow.
Zaniboni wants to finish this one by submission but Santander is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zaniboni.
Santander is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santander takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaniboni landing punches.
Zaniboni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santander wants to hold on but Zaniboni pushes him away.
Zaniboni scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santander?
Zaniboni looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zaniboni unloading with bombs!
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.
Santander tries to hold on but Zaniboni pushes him away.
Zaniboni looking to finish Santander with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santander!
Zaniboni looking to finish Santander with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santander!
Zaniboni unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santander wants to control but Zaniboni is having none of it.
BOOM! Zaniboni connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zaniboni goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Santander is on top in guard.
Zaniboni is pulling down on Santander's head. It's preventing any offense from Santander, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Zaniboni dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santander tries to move into range but Zaniboni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zaniboni throws a series of punches but Santander avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Zaniboni both land. Nice combination.
A head kick from Santander lands but Zaniboni takes it in his stride.
Santander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaniboni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santander shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaniboni pinned against the cage. Zaniboni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santander moves in looking to clinch but Zaniboni pushes him off.
Santander walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zaniboni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaniboni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santander's head.
Zaniboni lands a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Zaniboni.
Santander is rocked!
Zaniboni lands a left and a right that send Santander crashing to the mat, dazed. Zaniboni thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Santander is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaniboni finish him?
Santander is breathing heavily.
Zaniboni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santander seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaniboni lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaniboni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaniboni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santander looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaniboni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy left from Zaniboni finds it's target.
Zaniboni thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaniboni lands a nice shot to the body.
Noli Santander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaniboni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaniboni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaniboni lands a slapping body shot.
Zaniboni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santander.
Santander drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zaniboni lands a slapping body shot.
Santander takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaniboni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zaniboni lands with a cross.
Zaniboni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santander manages to avoid it.
A shot to de liver by Zaniboni. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santander manages to avoid it.
Santander on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zaniboni looks to land a combination. Santander sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zaniboni connects with a single shot there.
Zaniboni's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zaniboni duly obliges.
Zaniboni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zaniboni is looking for a kimura but Santander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zaniboni to get the leverage.
Zaniboni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santander keeps working.
Santander looking for submissions off his back.
Santander blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaniboni.
Santander looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zaniboni frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zaniboni punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santander in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zaniboni with good strikes from the mount here!
Santander is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santander trying desperately to get to his feet.
Zaniboni dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Zaniboni.
Santander tries to lock up and control but Zaniboni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zaniboni prevents Santander from getting the reversal.
Zaniboni is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santander can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zaniboni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni lands a nice shot to the head.
Zaniboni landing shots from mount.
Santander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zaniboni lands a big shot there that rocks Santander but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Santander is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zaniboni lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santander hang on?
Zaniboni putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zaniboni has hold of Santander's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santander manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaniboni lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santander hang on?
Zaniboni lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santander avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zaniboni.
Zaniboni with a couple of short strikes.
Zaniboni working the ground and pound effectively.
Zaniboni working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Zaniboni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zaniboni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santander circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Zaniboni.
Zaniboni is looking to wear down Santander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zaniboni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaniboni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaniboni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaniboni throws a right and a left that Santander avoids nicely.
Santander tries for a takedown but Zaniboni circles away easily
and Zaniboni counters with a nice body shot.
Zaniboni lands with a shot to the body.
Santander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaniboni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santander manages to avoid it.
Zaniboni throws a series of punches but Santander avoids them all with ease.
Gianmarco Zaniboni is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaniboni lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaniboni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zaniboni throws a combination. Santander tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zaniboni misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zaniboni is defended easily by Santander.
Santander shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zaniboni napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zaniboni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santander can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni tries to buck Santander off but Santander is having none of it.
Zaniboni is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Santander off and has taken his back!
Zaniboni biding his time, controlling Santander.
Santander is trying to get back to his feet but Zaniboni has full control of the position and if anything, Santander has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Santander turns into Zaniboni and is now in his guard.
Santander wants to control from the top but Zaniboni keeps moving.
Zaniboni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santander manages to get himself to full guard.
Santander trying to control the position.
Zaniboni passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni moves nicely into side control.
Santander avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaniboni.
Santander wants to get back to his feet.
Zaniboni throws an elbow but Santander slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zaniboni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zaniboni controls the position from side control.
Santander tries to improve position but can't.
Santander is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santander moves forwards but Zaniboni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zaniboni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santander napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zaniboni misses with the ground and pound.
Zaniboni in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zaniboni is looking to take a break and control but Santander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gianmarco Zaniboni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santander can't do much from the bottom here.
Zaniboni taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santander is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zaniboni controls the position.
Zaniboni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gianmarco Zaniboni just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zaniboni misses the shot to the body.
Santander lands with a slapping head kick.
Noli Santander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santander throws the kick towards the body but Zaniboni avoids it.
Santander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianmarco Zaniboni!
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