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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 710 p4p, 688 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 99 p4p, 98 weight class). Abel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Express Yourself. Ko Nachi has chosen Echoing Thunder as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi throws a looping overhand right but Abel ducks down to avoid it.
Abel darts in and clinches Ko Nachi up against the cage.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel misses with some punches.
Ko Nachi prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Abel misses its intended target.
Abel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko Nachi manages to avoid it.
Abel throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Abel blocks the low kick.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ko Nachi lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ko Nachi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ko Nachi.
Abel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ko Nachi misses with the head strike.
Ko Nachi blocking some punches.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch to the body.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abel misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi jabs Abel right on the nose. Abel blinks but takes it well.
Abel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi thuds his right hand into Abel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abel throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a solid leg kick but Abel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ko Nachi.
Abel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ko Nachi 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.
Abel moves away from the strike by Ko Nachi.
Abel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Abel misses.
Abel digs a good body shot into Ko Nachi's ribs.
Abel ducks right into an uppercut from Ko Nachi.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Abel misses with an uppercut. Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
Ko Nachi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ko Nachi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab.
Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Abel thumps Ko Nachi with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ko Nachi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abel lands with a slapping head kick.
Ko Nachi lands with a shot to the body.
Abel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abel.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking body kick.
Abel just misses with a punch to the body.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi thows a body kick. Abel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abel takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ko Nachi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi trying to stall but Abel improves his position.
Abel works on Ko Nachi's body with a couple of short punches.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Ko Nachi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi lands a nice uppercut.
Abel lands with a left to the head.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
A short right from Ko Nachi on the inside.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Ko Nachi fails to land.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
Ko Nachi lands with a short shot to the head.
Abel prevents a body shot from Ko Nachi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ko Nachi throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping right.
Abel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Abel tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abel doesn't seem bothered though.
Ko Nachi lands with a hook. Abel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ko Nachi scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Abel.
Abel lands with a nice combination. Ko Nachi backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi throws a push kick but Abel slaps the foot to one side.
Abel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ko Nachi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ko Nachi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Abel counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ko Nachi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ko Nachi with a hook.
Abel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Ko Nachi. That snapped Abel's head back.
Abel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
Ko Nachi lands a head kick. Abel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheers as Ko Nachi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abel doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Abel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ko Nachi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Ko Nachi.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Ko Nachi digs a right hand underneath Abel's ribcage. Abel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Ko Nachi lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Ko Nachi fails to land.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch to the body.
Ko Nachi misses with some punches.
Abel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Ko Nachi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
Ko Nachi blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi prevents a body shot from Abel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ko Nachi lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Ko Nachi misses with some punches.
Abel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Abel misses with some punches.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Ko Nachi tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ko Nachi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ko Nachi digs a right hand underneath Abel's ribcage. Abel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Ko Nachi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ko Nachi lands a left hand.
Ko Nachi stalling in the clinch but Abel improves position.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ko Nachi throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
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!
Ko Nachi throws a front kick aimed at Abel's knee but Abel avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi works the jab nicely.
Ko Nachi lands a body shot.
Ko Nachi connects with a looping right hand.
Ko Nachi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abel's head.
Abel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel throws an off balance right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abel's knee momentarily.
A big left from Abel misses.
Ko Nachi fakes the leg kick and cracks Abel in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko Nachi scoring well with a low kick there.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick.
Abel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ko Nachi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Ko Nachi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ko Nachi tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab to the body.
Abel tries to move into range but Ko Nachi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abel needs to keep his hands up - Ko Nachi had a free shot at his head there.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ko Nachi throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Abel misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abel is looking to clinch.
Ko Nachi works Abel's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ko Nachi. That's going to slow Abel down.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping right.
Ko Nachi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ko Nachi's sensitive parts.
A cross from Ko Nachi lands.
The fighters circling - Ko Nachi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut
and Abel counters with a nice uppercut.
Abel doesn't manage to clinch there - Ko Nachi circles away.
Ko Nachi throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Ko Nachi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ko Nachi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abel counters with a big head kick but Ko Nachi shrugs it off.
Abel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ko Nachi misses with a body kick.
Abel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ko Nachi cracks Abel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Ko Nachi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abel.
Ko Nachi is looking to slow Abel down with leg kicks.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a shot to the body.
Ko Nachi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ko Nachi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abel throws a big counter combination but Ko Nachi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ko Nachi 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.
Abel tries to bum rush Ko Nachi with a series of wild strikes but Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ko Nachi lands a jab to the nose.
That kick from Ko Nachi tenderised Abel's leg. Abel is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Ko Nachi tenderised Abel's leg. Abel is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Abel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Abel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko Nachi was well out of range. Poor timing from Abel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abel.
A lazy left from Ko Nachi finds it's target.
Abel looks to clinch
and Ko Nachi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abel.
Abel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abel misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab from Abel.
Ko Nachi closes the distance and pushes Abel back into the cage.
Ko Nachi tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko Nachi lands with a short shot to the head.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi lands an uppercut.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Abel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Ko Nachi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ko Nachi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abels head.
Ko Nachi scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch to the body.
Abel manages to break the clinch.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ko Nachi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Ko Nachi.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko Nachi misses with a few strikes there.
Abel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ko Nachi. That's going to slow Abel down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ko Nachi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rigel Ko Nachi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ko Nachi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rigel Ko Nachi!
Rigel Ko Nachi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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