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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 746 p4p, 533 weight class) and Barry McCockiner (ranked 105 p4p, 69 weight class). Ko Nachi comes to the ring accompanied by Echoing Thunder. McCockiner has chosen Farewell to Cheyenn as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry McCockiner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from McCockiner lands.
Ko Nachi delivers a nice body kick.
McCockiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but McCockiner avoids it.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCockiner is looking to land body kicks.
Ko Nachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ko Nachi lands a slapping body shot.
Ko Nachi lands with a nice body punch.
McCockiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ko Nachi.
McCockiner thuds a left hand into Ko Nachi's body.
Ko Nachi lands a really nice looking cross but McCockiner seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCockiner misses with an uppercut.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner misses with a body shot.
McCockiner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCockiner looks to land a body kick but Ko Nachi moved away.
McCockiner lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Ko Nachi's head coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCockiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCockiner.
Ko Nachi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCockiner on the side of the head.
McCockiner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
McCockiner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ko Nachi misses with a body kick.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
McCockiner scores with a nice body kick.
McCockiner staying out of range there.
McCockiner throws a lazy right hand but Ko Nachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCockiner.
Ko Nachi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCockiner 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 Ko Nachi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ko Nachi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Ko Nachi - just one landing.
Ko Nachi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCockiner on 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!
That kick from McCockiner tenderised Ko Nachi's leg. Ko Nachi is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCockiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner swings for the body but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
McCockiner throws a lazy right hand but Ko Nachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ko Nachi works the jab nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCockiner checks a leg kick.
McCockiner throws an overhand right that lands on Ko Nachi's shoulder, as Ko Nachi tries to avoid the shot.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCockiner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCockiner throws out a leg kick but Ko Nachi moves out of range and McCockiner only half commits.
It appears Ko Nachi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ko Nachi misses the jab.
McCockiner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCockiner thuds his shin into the meat of Ko Nachi's side.
McCockiner throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCockiner swats away the attempt to clinch by Ko Nachi.
It seemed like McCockiner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner throws a right hand that Ko Nachi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ko Nachi also avoids with ease.
McCockiner misses the shot to the body.
McCockiner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCockiner misses with a body shot
and Ko Nachi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCockiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko Nachi is just out of range.
Ko Nachi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCockiner throws a hook to the side of Ko Nachi's head but Ko Nachi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCockiner moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with an uppercut but McCockiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi lands a nice uppercut.
McCockiner breaks from the clinch.
Ko Nachi feints and then cracks McCockiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCockiner down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCockiner. McCockiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi connects with the punch.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
McCockiner throws a lazy right hand but Ko Nachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ko Nachi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ko Nachi lands with a nice body kick.
McCockiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ko Nachi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCockiner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking kick to the body. McCockiner takes a step back to recover.
Ko Nachi lands a body shot.
McCockiner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from McCockiner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner throws a body punch but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
McCockiner misses with a kick to the body.
Ko Nachi wants to slow McCockiner down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCockiner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCockiner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rigel Ko Nachi is winning the standup battle so far.
McCockiner scores with a jab. Ko Nachi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ko Nachi looks to land a body kick but McCockiner moved away.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but McCockiner checks it.
Ko Nachi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCockiner misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
McCockiner throws the kick towards the body but Ko Nachi avoids it.
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from McCockiner.
McCockiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ko Nachi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCockiner misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McCockiner missing with a left hand there. Ko Nachi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ko Nachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCockiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice strike.
McCockiner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi wants to slow McCockiner down by chopping away at his legs.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCockiner is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ko Nachi catches McCockiner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCockiner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ko Nachi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCockiner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice head shot.
Ko Nachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCockiner misses with a low kick as Ko Nachi jumps back.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
McCockiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ko Nachi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCockiner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCockiner takes a swing at Ko Nachi's ribcage but misses.
McCockiner misses with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. McCockiner saw that one coming.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCockiner.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but McCockiner checks it
letting McCockiner counter with a right hand.
Ko Nachi lands a really nice looking cross but McCockiner seems unphased.
McCockiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Ko Nachi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCockiner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy right hand. McCockiner should have avoided that one.
Ko Nachi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCockiner.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ko Nachi feints and then cracks McCockiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCockiner down.
Ko Nachi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCockiner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ko Nachi misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ko Nachi scores with a kick to the body.
McCockiner throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCockiner. Ko Nachi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ko Nachi blocks the body kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab. McCockiner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ko Nachi has managed to clinch.
McCockiner tries a body shot but Ko Nachi blocks it.
Ko Nachi tries to throw a body punch but McCockiner avoids it by throwing Ko Nachi back against the ropes.
Ko Nachi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCockiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Ko Nachi controls his hands.
Ko Nachi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ko Nachi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCockiner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ko Nachi scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCockiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch.
Ko Nachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ko Nachi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCockiner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCockiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko Nachi's elbow.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCockiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCockiner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ko Nachi.
McCockiner tries to throw a body punch but Ko Nachi avoids it by throwing McCockiner back against the ropes.
Rigel Ko Nachi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCockiner is breathing heavily.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but McCockiner blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McCockiner fails to land.
Ko Nachi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko Nachi can't find room to land a body shot as McCockiner controls the action.
Ko Nachi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
and McCockiner counters with a nice uppercut.
McCockiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
McCockiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick that knocks McCockiner off balance momentarily.
Ko Nachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCockiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ko Nachi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCockiner's head.
McCockiner throws a body kick that misses.
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
McCockiner throws a front kick that sends Ko Nachi stumbling back into the ropes.
McCockiner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ko Nachi is looking to chop away at McCockiner's legs.
Ko Nachi cracks McCockiner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi blocks the body kick.
Ko Nachi lands the left hand.
Ko Nachi avoids a kick to the body.
McCockiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCockiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ko Nachi takes a swing at McCockiner's ribcage but misses.
McCockiner throws a sloppy body shot
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCockiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi lands with a kick to the temple. McCockiner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCockiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - McCockiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi throws out a powerful jab.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the side of McCockiner's head but McCockiner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ko Nachi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
McCockiner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ko Nachi throws out a powerful jab.
Ko Nachi checks a leg kick nicely.
Ko Nachi cracks McCockiner with an open hand slap.
Ko Nachi throws a right hand that misses
and McCockiner counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Nachi misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCockiner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barry McCockiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCockiner throws an overhand right that lands on Ko Nachi's shoulder, as Ko Nachi tries to avoid the shot.
McCockiner lands a head shot.
McCockiner throws the kick towards the body but Ko Nachi avoids it.
Ko Nachi half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCockiner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCockiner tries to land a leg kick but Ko Nachi saw it coming and moves away.
Ko Nachi misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ko Nachi throws a series of strikes that have McCockiner backpedaling.
McCockiner throws a chopping leg kick but Ko Nachi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ko Nachi throws a poor cross that misses
and McCockiner counters with a nice body kick.
Ko Nachi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCockiner can do to turn this around?
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but McCockiner checks it
and McCockiner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCockiner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner tries to work over Ko Nachi's front leg with a kick but Ko Nachi checks it.
McCockiner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but McCockiner moved out of range nicely.
McCockiner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from McCockiner misses.
McCockiner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ko Nachi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McCockiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Ko Nachi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ko Nachi misses with a head kick.
McCockiner tests Ko Nachi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ko Nachi connects with a right hand. McCockiner shakes it off.
Ko Nachi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko Nachi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McCockiner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCockiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCockiner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKo Nachi.
A nice leg kick from Ko Nachi, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - McCockiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCockiner throws a low kick, looking for Ko Nachi's leg but Ko Nachi calmly moves out of range.
McCockiner closes the distance and clinches.
Ko Nachi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ko Nachi gets through McCockiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCockiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi blocks an uppercut.
Ko Nachi lands a shoulder strike.
McCockiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi gets through McCockiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCockiner is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Ko Nachi scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCockiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Ko Nachi finish him?
A short left from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCockiner to his knees! Ko Nachi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rigel Ko Nachi!
A victorious Rigel Ko Nachi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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