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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Amongero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunpei Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Amongero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bunpei Nagano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amongero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagano counters with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Amongero.
Amongero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagano is looking to clinch but Amongero is avoiding it.
Amongero waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Nagano. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nagano to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Nagano is rocked!
Nagano looks gassed!
Amongero wants to stand but Nagano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nagano is still in real trouble! Can Amongero finish him?
Nagano seems to have recovered his senses.
Amongero wants to stand and escape but instead Nagano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Amongero wants to stand and escape but Nagano is having none of it.
Nagano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bunpei Nagano was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nagano drives through and clinches with Amongero against the cage.
Nagano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amongero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amongero wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagano won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amongero has had enough of the clinch but Nagano keeps him there for the moment.
Nagano keeps control of Amongero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nagano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amongero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Amongero is trying to force a seperation but Nagano has the dominant position.
Nagano cracks Amongero with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nagano.
A frustrated look appears on Amongero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nagano breaks the clinch.
Nagano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amongero swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagano.
Nagano moves into the clinch.
Nagano lands a nice knee to the body.
Nagano working Amongero over with knees to the body.
Nagano crunches a lovely knee into Amongero's ribcage.
Nagano prevents Amongero from breaking the clinch.
Nagano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Amongero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagano has him pressed against the cage.
Nagano stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Nagano's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nagano has Amongero pressed against the cage, preventing Amongero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagano tries to close the distance and clinch but Amongero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amongero dips to his left and cracks Nagano with an uppercut!
Amongero swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagano.
Amongero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagano slips a jab from Amongero.
Nagano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amongero throws a right and a left that Nagano avoids nicely.
Amongero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nagano closes the distance and pushes Amongero back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amongero tries to break the clinch but Nagano is controlling the position.
Amongero is trying to push Nagano away but Nagano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amongero is trying to break free.
Amongero is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagano has double underhooks.
Nagano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nagano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amongero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amongero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amongero throws a combination that misses
and Nagano moves into the clinch.
Nagano digs a right hand into Amongero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amongero's gas tank.
Amongero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nagano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amongero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagano counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberto Amongero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amongero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagano moves into the clinch.
Amongero takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagano is pushing Amongero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Amongero is trying to push Nagano away but Nagano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Amongero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nagano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amongero. That did some damage!
Nagano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nagano rushes Amongero and presses him up against the cage.
Nagano lands a knee to the body.
Nagano lands a knee to the head.
Nagano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amongero.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nagano.
Amongero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagano moves into the clinch successfully.
Nagano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto Amongero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amongero swings widly with a right hand
and Nagano counters with a nice body kick.
Nagano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nagano tries to clinch up.
Nagano moves into range and clinches up with Amongero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nagano crunches a lovely knee into Amongero's ribcage.
Nagano breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagano moves away from the strike by Amongero.
Amongero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagano counters by moving into the clinch.
Nagano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amongero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunpei Nagano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nagano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagano wants to clinch up but Amongero keeps it at a distance.
Nagano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amongero has had enough of the clinch but Nagano keeps him there for the moment.
Amongero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nagano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nagano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amongero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nagano breaks the clinch.
Nagano walks into a jab.
Nagano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Amongero misses with a combination
and Nagano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nagano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano wants to clinch up but Amongero keeps it at a distance.
Amongero cracks Nagano with an open hand slap.
Nagano is looking to clinch.
Amongero connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amongero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amongero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagano.
Nagano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Amongero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagano closes the distance and pushes Amongero back into the cage.
Nagano breaks the clinch.
Amongero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Amongero misses with a few strikes there.
Amongero throws a combination that misses
and Nagano counters with an inside leg kick.
Nagano wants to clinch.
Nagano moves in looking to clinch but Amongero pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amongero misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Amongero, as that shot connected.
Amongero connects with a nice looking jab.
Amongero fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Amongero misses.
Amongero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nagano closes the distance and pushes Amongero back into the cage.
Nagano lands with a left to the head.
Nagano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amongero or not.
Nagano lands a body punch.
Nagano manages to break the clinch.
Amongero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amongero misses with a double jab
and Nagano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Amongero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Amongero misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amongero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Amongero throws a combination that misses
and Nagano counters by moving into the clinch.
Amongero wants to break free but Nagano has control.
Amongero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nagano lands a nice knee to the body.
Nagano manages to break the clinch.
Nagano drives through and clinches with Amongero against the cage.
Amongero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nagano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Amongero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nagano lands an elbow just above Amongero 's eye.
Nagano controlling the action here for a moment.
Amongero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amongero tries to circle away but Nagano has him pinned against the cage.
Amongero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amongero is trying to push Nagano away but Nagano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nagano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amongero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunpei Nagano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Nagano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amongero.
Amongero misses with a double jab
and Nagano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nagano tries to close the distance and clinch but Amongero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amongero misses with a straight right.
Nagano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nagano moves into the clinch.
Nagano lands a good knee to the midsection. Amongero won't want to take too many of those.
Nagano working Amongero over with knees to the body.
Nagano leaning against his opponent.
Nagano working Amongero over with knees to the body.
Nagano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nagano stalling against the cage.
Nagano receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nagano lands a nice knee to the body.
Nagano prevents Amongero from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amongero being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano manages to break the clinch.
Amongero misses with a combination
and Nagano counters by moving into the clinch.
Nagano taking a breather.
Amongero wants to break free but Nagano has control.
Nagano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amongero's defenses.
Nagano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amongero up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bunpei Nagano.
Nagano tries to clinch but Amongero is having none of it.
Nagano tries to close the distance and clinch but Amongero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amongero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nagano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amongero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagano counters with a head kick. That will keep Amongero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nagano tries to clinch but Amongero is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amongero lands a jab.
Nagano defending well as Amongero loads up on a big left hand.
Amongero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagano.
Danga de danga de dang - Amongero scores with a four punch combination!
Roberto Amongero is winning the standup battle so far.
Amongero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amongero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagano.
Nagano tries to clinch but Amongero moves out of range.
Nagano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagano tries to clinch up but Amongero circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagano.
Nagano moves in looking to clinch but Amongero pushes him off.
Amongero throws a combination that misses
and Nagano counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nagano to work.
Nagano scores a nice knee to the body.
Amongero is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagano has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Nagano to work.
Amongero wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagano won't allow it.
Nagano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Amongero wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagano won't allow it.
Nagano pushes off an throws an elbow but Amongero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nagano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nagano manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Nagano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Amongero throws a right hand that Nagano ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagano also avoids with ease.
Nagano tries to clinch up.
Nagano tries to clinch up.
Nagano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amongero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nagano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nagano obliges.
Amongero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Amongero misses.
Nagano is looking to clinch.
Nagano tries to close the distance and clinch but Amongero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amongero throws a hook but Nagano blocks it.
Amongero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagano was well out of range. Poor timing from Amongero.
Amongero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagano circles away quickly and effectively.
Nagano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nagano dodges the punch combination from Amongero.
Nagano tries to clinch but Amongero moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amongero scores with a jab to the body.
Amongero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Amongero misses with a double jab
and Nagano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nagano.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bunpei Nagano.
I think Nagano 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bunpei Nagano!
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