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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Nemoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase Angelov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keisuke Nemoto's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keisuke Nemoto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemoto drives through and clinches with Angelov against the cage.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Nemoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelov avoids the damage to the body.
Nemoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nemoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemoto.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Nemoto's ribcage.
Nemoto looks winded!
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angelov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks it.
Nemoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nemoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angelov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemoto.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nemoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nemoto is trying to break free.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks it.
Nemoto looking to stall.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov has Nemoto pressed against the cage, preventing Nemoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelov has Nemoto pressed against the cage, preventing Nemoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nemoto blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemoto avoids it.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nemoto can't find room to land a body shot as Angelov controls the action.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nemoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nemoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nemoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nemoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nemoto is defending well for now.
Angelov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nemoto's efforts to push away.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Nemoto trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nemoto is defending well for now.
Nemoto missing with knees to the body.
Nemoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nemoto tries to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemoto lands an elbow inside that Angelov shrugs off.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Nemoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Angelov gets an underhook and turns Nemoto into the cage.
Nemoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelov has double underhooks.
Angelov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nemoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemoto.
Nemoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Nemoto is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nemoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Angelov's brow.
Nemoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nemoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angelov is defending well for now.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nemoto's face.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nemoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelov keeps control of Nemoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nemoto managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Nemoto breaks from the clinch.
Angelov has Nemoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Angelov managing to block the knees to the body from Nemoto.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nemoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nemoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Nemoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Angelov dominated that round.
That's time! Angelov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nemoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nemoto is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nemoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks with his arms.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemoto avoids it.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nemoto is trying to pull guard but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Nemoto looking to stall.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemoto trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nemoto can do to turn this around?
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks it.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nemoto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Angelov after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nemoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chase Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keisuke Nemoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Angelov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nemoto is trying to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling him.
Nemoto is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nemoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelov avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Nemoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nemoto is trying to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling him.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nemoto's face.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nemoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov avoiding damage as Nemoto throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov managing to block the knees to the body from Nemoto.
Nemoto tries to break free but Angelov pushes him back against the cage.
Nemoto looking to stall.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Nemoto wants to stall.
Angelov working Nemoto over with knees to the body.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Nemoto is trying to stall.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nemoto stalling in the clinch but Angelov improves position.
Angelov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nemoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelov avoids the damage to the body.
Chase Angelov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks with his arms.
Nemoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angelov is defending well for now.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Nemoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelov won't allow it.
Angelov avoiding damage as Nemoto throws knees to the body.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Nemoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelov won't allow it.
Angelov avoiding damage as Nemoto throws knees to the body.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nemoto's face.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Nemoto won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks it.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov has Nemoto pressed against the cage, preventing Nemoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Nemoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelov won't allow it.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks with his arms.
Nemoto wants to break free but Angelov has control.
Nemoto trying to stall but Angelov improves his position.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nemoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelov has double underhooks.
Nemoto has had enough of the clinch but Angelov keeps him there for the moment.
Nemoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks it.
Angelov has Nemoto pressed against the cage, preventing Nemoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Angelov dominated that second round.
That's time! Angelov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Angelov gets a clinch.
Angelov managing to block the knees to the body from Nemoto.
Nemoto tries to break free but Angelov pushes him back against the cage.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nemoto working hard to break the clinch.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks with his arms.
Angelov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemoto.
Nemoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angelov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nemoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks with his arms.
Angelov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemoto avoids the damage to the body.
Nemoto tries to pull guard but Angelov won't allow it.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nemoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Nemoto is trying to break the clinch but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Nemoto is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Nemoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nemoto tries to break free but Angelov pushes him back against the cage.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nemoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nemoto missing with knees to the body.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nemoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Nemoto is trying to pull guard but Angelov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chase Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keisuke Nemoto.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nemoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nemoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelov avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov lands a knee to the head.
Nemoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Nemoto won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Nemoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Angelov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Angelov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemoto landing knees to the body.
Angelov managing to block the knees to the body from Nemoto.
Angelov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemoto.
Angelov avoiding damage as Nemoto throws knees to the body.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks it.
Angelov avoiding damage as Nemoto throws knees to the body.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nemoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nemoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nemoto avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Nemoto wants to stall.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Nemoto blocks with his arms.
Nemoto tries to stall but Angelov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nemoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Nemoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nemoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nemoto tries to pull guard but Angelov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemoto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angelov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nemoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nemoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Nemoto drags the fight down to the ground.
Angelov slips nicely into half guard.
Angelov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nemoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Nemoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Angelov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nemoto is defending well for now.
Nemoto is trying to stall.
Keisuke Nemoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase Angelov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nemoto lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Angelov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Angelov, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Angelov!
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