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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio dos Nikkos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio dos Nikkos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dos Nikkos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
dos Nikkos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Nikkos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Nikkos is defended easily by Kim.
Chung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio dos Nikkos.
dos Nikkos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kim is trying to defend but dos Nikkos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
dos Nikkos works his way into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
dos Nikkos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
dos Nikkos advances to mount.
dos Nikkos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
dos Nikkos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kim has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kim!
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dos Nikkos is keeping the position for now.
dos Nikkos has his foot on Kim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kim works his way back into a safe position though.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dos Nikkos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Nikkos, not yet.
Kim is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! dos Nikkos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! dos Nikkos has escaped and now he's on top!
dos Nikkos tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in dos Nikkos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Nikkos controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dos Nikkos keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim passes into half guard.
dos Nikkos wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. dos Nikkos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kim.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim prevents dos Nikkos from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim tries to pass the half guard into mount. dos Nikkos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
dos Nikkos trying to control but Kim postures up.
dos Nikkos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
dos Nikkos gets back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but dos Nikkos blocks nicely.
dos Nikkos working a defensive guard here.
Kim landing some decent shots from guard.
dos Nikkos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kim pushes down on dos Nikkos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim prevents dos Nikkos from improving his position.
Kim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
dos Nikkos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from dos Nikkos.
dos Nikkos looking for a guillotine here but Kim defends easily.
Kim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
dos Nikkos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kim is working for a kimura but dos Nikkos is defending it quite comfortably.
dos Nikkos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
dos Nikkos looking for submissions off his back.
dos Nikkos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
dos Nikkos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kim trying to control but dos Nikkos is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
dos Nikkos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
dos Nikkos 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fabricio dos Nikkos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
dos Nikkos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Nikkos off to one side.
Kim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chung Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dos Nikkos wants to sweep but no luck.
dos Nikkos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
dos Nikkos wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but dos Nikkos has a good base and remains in mount.
dos Nikkos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
Kim wants to hold on but dos Nikkos pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Nikkos working for a guillotine from mount but Kim is in no mood to give up.
dos Nikkos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kim is on top in guard.
Kim trying to control but dos Nikkos is working from the bottom.
Kim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because dos Nikkos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
dos Nikkos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Kim postures up and lands a big shot to dos Nikkos's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos wants to sweep but no luck.
dos Nikkos is trying to keep Kim in close.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kim works over dos Nikkos with some ground and pound from guard.
dos Nikkos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim stays in close to dos Nikkos's body and controls the position.
dos Nikkos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dos Nikkos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
dos Nikkos keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
dos Nikkos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
dos Nikkos wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
dos Nikkos works his way into side control.
dos Nikkos is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Kim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. dos Nikkos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
dos Nikkos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kim is looking to improve his position but dos Nikkos isn't that keen on the idea.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding dos Nikkos's attempts to control the action.
dos Nikkos looking for a guillotine from mount but Kim is having none of it.
dos Nikkos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kim and dos Nikkos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in dos Nikkos's guard! Nice work there by Kim!
dos Nikkos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Nikkos, not yet.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Nikkos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Nikkos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Nikkos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim sitting in guard here, content to control.
dos Nikkos wants to hit a switch here but Kim passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for dos Nikkos there!
dos Nikkos is trying to escape the mount.
Kim controlling his opponent.
dos Nikkos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kim lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
dos Nikkos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
dos Nikkos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
dos Nikkos is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
dos Nikkos is staying active underneath Kim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
dos Nikkos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kim's back!
dos Nikkos tries to get the hooks in deep but Kim pushed the leg off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kim right now.
Kim fending off the submission attempt from dos Nikkos.
Kim breaks dos Nikkos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
dos Nikkos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
dos Nikkos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dos Nikkos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabricio dos Nikkos.
I think dos Nikkos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Fabricio dos Nikkos!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Fabricio dos Nikkos!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Fabricio dos Nikkos!
Fabricio dos Nikkos wins by unanimous decision!
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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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