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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Nascimento (ranked 1829 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 231 p4p, 316 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nascimento might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. Yago Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yago Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nascimento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nascimento takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nascimento has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tomson loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
Tomson misses with a looping right.
Nascimento will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomson flicks out a counter leg kick but Nascimento steps away.
A leg kick checked by Tomson.
Tomson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nascimento feints and then cracks Tomson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomson down.
Nascimento lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nascimento walks into a jab.
It looks like Yago Nascimento has been cut.
Yago Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomson tries to bum rush Nascimento with a series of wild strikes but Nascimento uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento throws the left hand but Tomson avoids the punch easily.
Nascimento connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomson. Tomson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tomson walks into a straight right hand from Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson takes one on the button.
Tomson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nascimento.
Nascimento swings widly with a right hand
and Tomson counters with a straight right hand.
Tomson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tomson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tomson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomson is able to avoid easily.
Nascimento throws a sloppy body shot
and Tomson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nascimento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomson.
Nascimento lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Nascimento.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomson.
Tomson walks into a jab.
Nascimento scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Tomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomson misses with a straight right.
Tomson blocks a head kick by Nascimento.
A countering left hand to the body from Tomson misses.
Nice uppercut there from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomson! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Nascimento. That snapped Tomson's head back.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomson staying out of range there.
It seemed like Tomson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tomson just manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Nascimento. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a hook.
Nascimento pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with a straight right.
Nascimento jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nascimento is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nascimento misses with a straight left.
Tomson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tomson - that will leave a mark!
Tomson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Tomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Nascimento scores with a head kick.
Tomson misses with the combination.
Nascimento smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nascimento. That's going to slow Tomson down.
Nascimento just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nascimento misses with a hook
and Nascimento takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nascimento.
Nascimento ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Tomson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Tomson moves out of range.
Tomson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento misses the target.
Nascimento throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tomson's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento misses with a jab to the body
and Tomson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomson connects with a body shot that sends Nascimento's belly button to the back.
Nascimento misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tomson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nascimento counters with a body kick.
Nascimento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nascimento scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nascimento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomson can do to turn this around?
Tomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nascimento.
Tomson throws out a counter right but Nascimento avoids it with no problem.
Tomson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomson takes a kick to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tomson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nascimento checks a leg kick.
Nascimento lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tomson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nascimento has got the better of the exchanges.
Nascimento staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Nascimento misses the target.
Nascimento lands a jab to Tomson's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Nascimento misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Tomson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento looks to land a right hand but Tomson moved out of range.
Tomson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nascimento defending well as Tomson loads up on a big left hand.
Tom Tomson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tomson misses with a few strikes there.
Nascimento throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tomson misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Nascimento as he connects with a hook.
Nascimento scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nascimento lands the left hand.
Nascimento throws a sloppy head kick and Tomson moves out of range easily.
Tomson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nascimento.
Nascimento is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Nascimento was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tomson.
Tomson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tomson slips a jab and a cross from Nascimento.
Tomson staying out of range there.
Tomson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nascimento feints and then cracks Tomson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomson down.
Nascimento wants to land a leg kick but Tomson is out of range.
Nascimento backing away here, and Tomson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Tomson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Nascimento lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomson doesn't seem phased though.
Nascimento scores with a nice head shot.
Nascimento feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tomsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Nascimento jabs Tomson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nascimento thows a leg kick but Tomson checks it
and Tomson counters with a series of strikes. Nascimento will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nascimento moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tomson avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomson off the cage and back into range.
Nascimento misses with a straight left.
Jab from Nascimento.
Tomson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomson throws a shot from downtown. Nascimento moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomson throws out the jab.
Nascimento scores with a jab. Tomson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good exchange - Nascimento coming out on top.
Tomson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nascimento. That did some damage!
Nascimento shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tomson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomson throws out a counter right but Nascimento avoids it with no problem.
Nascimento throws a looping overhand right but Tomson ducks down to avoid it.
Tomson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nascimento lands with a right hand.
Tomson defending well as Nascimento loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nascimento clobbers Tomson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomson digs a good body shot into Nascimento's ribs.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomson throws out the jab.
Tomson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Nascimento misses
and Tomson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nascimento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomson blocks a jab.
Tomson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nascimento blocks it well.
Tomson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nascimento!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento looks to throw the jab but Tomson is out of range.
Nascimento misses with a hook
and Tomson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nascimento misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomson throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson needs to keep his hands up - Nascimento had a free shot at his head there.
Tomson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nascimento scores with a nice strike.
Oooooh!!! Tomson has knocked Nascimento down with a huge combo! Tomson steps away and waves a wobbly Nascimento back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nascimento is rocked!
Tomson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Nascimento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Nascimento misses
and Tomson counters with a big right hand! Oh Nascimento is in trouble here! Tomson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Tomson!
An out of breath Tom Tomson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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