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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Nohara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Nohara avoids it.
Nohara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nohara lands a front kick.
Nohara misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nohara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis checks a low kick from Nohara.
Nohara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Davis misses with a hook. Nohara ducked under it nicely.
Nohara throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Nohara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nohara lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nohara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nohara.
Nohara lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nohara throws out the jab.
Nohara throws a lazy head kick
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Nohara defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Nohara misses with a body shot.
Nohara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nohara tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Davis really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis tests Nohara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nohara, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nohara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nohara.
Davis throws a low kick but Nohara moves out of range easily.
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Nohara throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nohara throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Nohara lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Nohara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nohara manages to get himself to full guard.
Nohara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis wants to hold on but Nohara pushes him away.
Davis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nohara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Nohara there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nohara controlling the pace for now.
Nohara misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nohara lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Nohara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nohara misses with a low kick.
Nohara thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nohara 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.
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Nohara pushes him off.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nohara has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hiro Nohara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nohara. Nohara obviously looking to wear him down.
Nohara swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Nohara misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis cracks Nohara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nohara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Nohara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nohara throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nohara misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Nohara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
Nohara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Nohara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nohara misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Nohara 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Nohara. That snapped Davis's head back.
Nohara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nohara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Nohara blocks the low kick.
Nohara throws a leg kick that misses.
Nohara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Nohara.
Nohara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis avoids the body shot from Nohara.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Nohara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hiro Nohara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with a looping right.
A jab from Nohara finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nohara.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nohara looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Nohara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nohara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nohara misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nohara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Nohara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nohara. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Nohara settles back down.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nohara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nohara swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nohara defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis takes a swing at Nohara's ribcage but misses.
Nohara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nohara misses the shot to the body.
Nohara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Nohara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nohara throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Nohara moves away and avoids it.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nohara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nohara cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Nohara.
Nohara motions for Davis to come forward. Nohara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nohara tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nohara.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.
Nohara connects with an inside leg kick.
Nohara throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Nohara down.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nohara. Nohara obviously looking to wear him down.
Nohara checks a low kick from Davis.
Nohara lands an overhand right.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nohara misses with a body shot.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Nohara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nohara throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Nohara as he checks the leg kick.
Davis throws a hook but Nohara avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Nohara looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Nohara thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick by Nohara misses
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nohara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Nohara.
Nohara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Nohara.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Nohara counters with an outside leg kick.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Nohara pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Nohara.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Nohara.
An inside leg kick from Nohara misses.
Nohara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Nohara cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nohara 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.
Nohara misses with a leg kick.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Nohara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis drops his hands momentarily and Nohara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nohara.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nohara is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nohara.
Nohara checks a low kick from Davis.
Nohara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nohara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Davis checks the leg kick.
Davis misses with a kick to the body
and Nohara counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nohara throws a head punch that misses.
Nohara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nohara struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Nohara prevents a body shot from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Nohara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis throws the left hand but Nohara avoids the punch easily.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Nohara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nohara.
Nohara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nohara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Nohara is out of range.
Nohara lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Nohara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis throws out a leg kick but Nohara moves out of range and Davis only half commits.
Nohara moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Nohara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nohara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Nohara coming out on top.
Nohara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Nohara settles back down.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nohara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nohara with a hook.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
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 nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nohara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Nohara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Davis blocks a body shot from Nohara.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nohara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nohara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis blocking some punches.
Nohara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nohara dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Nohara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nohara postures up.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nohara trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Warwick Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hiro Nohara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Nohara misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Nohara just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis clobbers Nohara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis tries to work over Nohara's front leg with a kick but Nohara checks it.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nohara thuds his shin into the meat of Davis's side.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Nohara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nohara misses the shot to the body.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Nohara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Nohara tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Nohara.
Davis is looking to slow Nohara down with leg kicks.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.
Davis wants to clinch.
Nohara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nohara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Nohara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nohara connects with a looping right hand.
Nohara lands a slapping body shot.
Davis clobbers Nohara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Nohara's shoulder, as Nohara tries to avoid the shot.
Nohara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nohara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warwick Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Nohara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Nohara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Davis motions for Nohara to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nohara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Nohara counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Nohara.
Nohara looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis tries a low kick but Nohara avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nohara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nohara trying to control the pace.
Hiro Nohara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiro Nohara wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nohara throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiro Nohara.
I've got Nohara 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nohara!
Hiro Nohara is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Hiro Nohara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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