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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakata Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nakata Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Florian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko throws a sloppy head kick and Florian moves out of range easily.
Florian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ko.
Florian misses with a head kick.
Ko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Florian but Florian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ko shoots in but no luck this time.
Ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ko blocks a head kick by Florian.
Florian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Florian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Florian misses with a takedown attempt
and Ko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ko.
Florian tries to strike from the bottom.
Florian wants to stand but Ko is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Florian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Florian trying to keep a closed guard but Ko is proving a slippery customer.
Florian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ko defends it easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Florian thows a leg kick but Ko checks it
so Ko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ko throwing strikes from guard but Florian blocks nicely.
Florian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian wants to stand and escape but Ko is having none of it.
Ko is in close to Florian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Florian wants to stand up but Ko is controlling him.
Ko with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Florian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Florian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko postures up.
Ko cracks Florian with a solid left hand.
Ko stops Florian from standing up.
Florian keeping moving, preventing Ko from controlling successfully.
Ko looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Florian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Florian circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Florian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ko shoots and misses
and Florian counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakata Ko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko blocks a head kick by Florian.
Ko misses with a takedown
and Florian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ko's knee momentarily.
Florian throws a head kick that misses.
Florian throws a right hand that Ko ducks under and follows up with a left that Ko also avoids with ease.
Florian misses with an uppercut.
Florian misses with a takedown attempt
and Ko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ko stops Florian from getting back to his feet.
Ko stalling away here and it's allowed Florian to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakata Ko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Florian.
Florian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Florian is looking to control Ko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Florian avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ko lands a nice short elbow.
Ko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Florian trying to control from the bottom.
Ko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Florian's head.
Florian keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Florian misses with a combination
and Ko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Florian's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Florian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko looking to sit in guard and control but Florian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Florian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Florian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Florian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Florian wants to pass the guard but Ko is keeping the position.
Ko has momentary wrist control but Florian slips an elbow through the middle.
Florian throwing strikes from guard but Ko blocks nicely.
Florian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Florian tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Florian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ko counters with a takedown into side control.
Ko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ko advances to mount.
Ko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Florian's face.
Ko avoids the attempt from Florian to control.
Florian tries to reverse the position but Ko maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko landing shots from mount.
Ko lands a nice shot to the head.
Florian wants to control but Ko is having none of it.
Ko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Florian looks a forlorn figure.
Florian wants to control but Ko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakata Ko dominated that second round.
That's time! Ko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ko blocks a head kick by Florian.
Nakata Ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Florian, pushing him back against the cage.
Florian goes for a takedown attempt but Ko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Florian throws a series of punches but Ko avoids them all with ease.
Ko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Florian throws a head kick but Ko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Florian blocks a jab.
Florian swinging wildly here.
Florian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian misses with the combination.
Florian has Ko up against the cage in a clinch.
Florian has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ko is trying to keep an underhook but Florian manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Florian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Florian seems to be looking for submissions.
Florian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ko works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Florian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Florian trying to control but Ko is working from the bottom.
Florian is fighting to break Ko's control of his arms but Ko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Florian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Florian's guard.
Ko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Florian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ko throwing strikes from guard but Florian blocks nicely.
Florian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Florian unloads with some shots from mount but Ko bucks and avoids them well.
Florian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Florian swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ko is now in Florian's guard. A big mistake from Florian there, giving up the dominant position!
Ko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Florian's guard.
Florian trying to control from the bottom.
Ko is working for a submission of some sort.
Mario Florian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakata Ko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nakata Ko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ko, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakata Ko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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