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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilios Nicko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaewkwan Plumuk's chin.
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165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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174 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilios Nicko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nicko misses.
Nicko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Plumuk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Plumuk keeping full guard, as Nicko tries to pass.
Nicko stands and throws Plumuk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nicko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nicko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Plumuk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nicko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nicko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nicko working away.
Plumuk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nicko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two 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.
Nicko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Plumuk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plumuk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nicko trying to control the action but Plumuk is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nicko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko is trying to get an arm triangle but Plumuk is defending well.
Nicko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Plumuk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Plumuk, who protects the arm well.
Nicko is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Plumuk is trying to improve his position.
Plumuk is not content to let Nicko control the position.
Nicko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicko trying to control the position but Plumuk is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Nicko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nicko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nicko looking to control but Plumuk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Plumuk has given up his back here. Will Nicko look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Nicko looking for the choke from the back.
Nicko looking for the choke from the back.
Plumuk defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicko has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Plumuk has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko tightening his grip on Plumuk, looking for the choke.
Plumuk is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nicko gets his way!
I really don't envy Plumuk right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nicko is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Plumuk knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Plumuk for a finish.
Nicko controlling well, preventing Plumuk from escaping the position.
Plumuk showing good submission defense here.
Plumuk defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko tightening his grip on Plumuk, looking for the choke.
Nicko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Plumuk has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
You can see the frustration on Plumuk's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plumuk staying busy and making it hard for Nicko to control.
Plumuk is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nicko is looking for the choke from the back position but Plumuk is controlling his hands well.
Nicko looking for the choke from the back.
Plumuk staying busy and making it hard for Nicko to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Nicko dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nicko throws a right hand that Plumuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Plumuk also avoids with ease.
Vasilios Nicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plumuk as he avoids it easily.
Plumuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Plumuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nicko has a takedown stuffed.
Nicko throws a lazy right hand but Plumuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plumuk throws out a loose jab but Nicko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plumuk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nicko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasilios Nicko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plumuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicko misses with a series of wild punches.
Nicko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plumuk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Plumuk throws a right and a left that Nicko avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko looks to throw the jab but Plumuk is out of range.
Nicko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nicko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plumuk.
Nicko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Plumuk lands with a nice combination. Nicko backs away looking to recover.
No luck for Nicko with that takedown attempt.
Plumuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Plumuk tries to bum rush Nicko with a series of wild strikes but Nicko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Nicko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plumuk.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicko misses with a double jab
and Plumuk counters with a good low kick that Nicko was not able to check.
Plumuk scores with a leg kick.
Nicko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Plumuk.
A good leg kick by Plumuk.
Plumuk moves out of range as Nicko strikes.
Kaewkwan Plumuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plumuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicko circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicko misses with a combination
and Plumuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nicko's knee momentarily.
Nicko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plumuk can pounce on him.
Nicko fails with the takedown
and Plumuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plumuk. Plumuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plumuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nicko somewhat.
Plumuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasilios Nicko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plumuk lands a jab-cross combination.
Plumuk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kaewkwan Plumuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicko shoots in and drives through. Plumuk sprawls well.
Nicko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plumuk, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Plumuk.
Nicko misses with a body punch
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Plumuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nicko has time to react.
Plumuk throws out a leg kick but Nicko moves out of range and Plumuk only half commits.
Nicko shoots in for a takedown but Plumuk shows good takedown defense.
Nicko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plumuk.
Nicko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plumuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nicko somewhat.
Nicko with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plumuk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Vasilios Nicko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plumuk thumps Nicko with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaewkwan Plumuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nicko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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