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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soral Punkass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punkass has chosen Free Styler as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilios Nicko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soral Punkass!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nicko.
Nicko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nicko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punkass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicko tries to bum rush Punkass with a series of wild strikes but Punkass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punkass throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Punkass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nicko doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Nicko misses.
Nicko misses with a combination
and Punkass counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Punkass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punkass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicko.
Nicko misses with a hook
and Punkass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punkass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punkass wants to clinch up but Nicko keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punkass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nicko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Soral Punkass has been cut.
Punkass scores with a head kick. Nicko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punkass.
Nicko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punkass counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicko looks to score with a jab to the body but Punkass is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Punkass as he connects with a hook.
Nicko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Nicko misses.
Punkass throws a right hand that Nicko ducks under and follows up with a left that Nicko also avoids with ease.
Nicko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punkass scores with a head kick. Nicko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Vasilios Nicko has been cut.
Nicko works Punkass's body with a nice hook.
Nicko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nicko throws a combination that misses
and Punkass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicko throws a right and a left that Punkass avoids nicely.
Nicko is breathing heavily.
Punkass clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Punkass throws a nice looking combination but Nicko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Nicko does no damage.
Punkass tries to clinch up but Nicko circles away and keeps his distance.
Punkass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punkass tries to clinch but Nicko moves out of range.
Nicko throws a body punch but Punkass moves out of range.
Punkass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nicko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nicko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Punkass.
Punkass closes the distance and pushes Nicko back into the cage.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punkass wants to clinch.
Punkass moves in looking to clinch but Nicko pushes him off.
Nicko throws a right hand that Punkass ducks under and follows up with a left that Punkass also avoids with ease.
Punkass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nicko on the side of the head.
Punkass clobbers Nicko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nicko throws an off balance right hand
letting Punkass counter with a right hand.
Punkass moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicko scores with a punch to the head.
Nicko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punkass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punkass is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Punkass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nicko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicko misses with a body shot.
Punkass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punkass clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass lands a left hand.
Punkass breaks the clinch.
Vasilios Nicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punkass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punkass slips a straight right by Nicko.
Punkass misses with a head kick.
Nicko moves out of range as Punkass strikes.
Punkass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nicko fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Punkass misses.
A big left from Nicko misses.
Nicko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicko. That did some damage!
Nicko misses with a wild body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Punkass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nicko's head backwards.
Nicko lunges at Punkass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Punkass's hand.
Punkass tries to clinch up.
Nicko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punkass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicko takes a swing at Punkass's ribcage but misses.
Nicko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Punkass rushes Nicko and presses him up against the cage.
Nicko tries to circle away but Punkass has him pinned against the cage.
Nicko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Punkass manages to break the clinch.
Nicko takes a swing at Punkass's ribcage but misses.
Punkass ducks under a wild hook from Nicko.
No joy there for Punkass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nicko punishes Punkass's body with a nice straight punch.
Nicko swings widly with a right hand
and Punkass counters with a good low kick that Nicko was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punkass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punkass lands a nice looking body shot.
Nicko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Punkass to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Punkass.
A swing and a miss from Nicko.
Punkass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nicko lands the left hand.
Punkass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut lands for Punkass. That snapped Nicko's head back.
Punkass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nicko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nicko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punkass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nicko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Punkass counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nicko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nicko throws a right hand that misses
and Punkass counters with a stiff right hand.
Punkass slips a jab and a cross from Nicko.
Nicko misses with a few strikes there.
Punkass drives through and clinches with Nicko against the cage.
Nicko avoiding damage as Punkass throws knees to the body.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nicko missing with a left hand there. Punkass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Punkass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Punkass. That snapped Nicko's head back.
Punkass clinches.
Nicko working hard to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punkass plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Punkass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicko looks to throw the jab but Punkass is out of range.
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Punkass closes the distance but Nicko moves to the side
and Nicko counters with a left and a right that stings Punkass.
Nicko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punkass.
Nicko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punkass.
Punkass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punkass lands a lovely overhand right.
Nicko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicko throws an off balance right hand
and Punkass counters with a head kick. That will keep Nicko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nicko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicko misses with a combination
and Punkass counters with a good low kick that Nicko was not able to check.
Punkass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punkass lands with a straight right. Nicko didn't see that one coming.
Nicko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Punkass wants to clinch.
Nicko misses with a combination
and Punkass counters with a big head kick but Nicko shrugs it off.
Nicko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punkass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Punkass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nicko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nicko keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soral Punkass dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Punkass moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nicko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Punkass throws a nice looking combination but Nicko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicko misses with a shot to the body
and Punkass counters with a good low kick that Nicko was not able to check.
Nicko takes a swing at Punkass's ribcage but misses.
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nicko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nicko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Punkass counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicko throws a right hand that misses
and Punkass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nicko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Punkass is looking to clinch.
Punkass throws a sloppy head kick and Nicko moves out of range easily.
Nicko misses with a two punch combination.
Nicko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punkass moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punkass rushes Nicko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vasilios Nicko's cut is getting worse.
Punkass wants to clinch up but Nicko keeps it at a distance.
Nicko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Nicko.
Punkass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicko.
Nicko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nicko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nicko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Punkass instigates a clinch.
Punkass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicko throws a series of punches but Punkass avoids them all with ease.
Nicko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punkass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punkass.
Nicko throws a right hand that Punkass ducks under and follows up with a left that Punkass also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Nicko as he connects with a hook.
Punkass is looking to clinch but Nicko is avoiding it.
Nicko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punkass was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicko.
Vasilios Nicko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicko scores with a sloppy right hand. Punkass should have avoided that one.
Punkass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicko.
Punkass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nicko's hands.
Punkass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Punkass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punkass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nicko thinking.
Punkass lands a head kick!
Nicko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punkass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punkass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Nicko.
Punkass thuds his right hand into Nicko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punkass, right into the meat.
Soral Punkass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Punkass.
Nicko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punkass counters with a three punch combo that has Nicko backing up. Nicko nods at Punkass to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nicko throws a series of punches but Punkass moves out of range.
Punkass takes the fight into the clinch.
Nicko managing to block the knees to the body from Punkass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punkass landing knees to the head.
Nicko is looking to break free of the clinch but Punkass has double underhooks.
Punkass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nicko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Punkass obliges.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punkass jabs Nicko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Punkass lands a leg kick that knocks Nicko off balance momentarily.
Punkass tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Punkass throws a one two combo.
Punkass scores with a punch to the head.
Nicko throws a body punch but Punkass moves out of range.
Punkass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicko was well out of range. Poor timing from Punkass.
Punkass fails to land with a series of punches.
Punkass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nicko on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicko misses the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Punkass tries to clinch up but Nicko circles away and keeps his distance.
Punkass tries to clinch up.
Punkass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nicko's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punkass clinches with his opponent.
Punkass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicko.
Nicko wants to break free but Punkass has control.
Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicko throws a right and a left that Punkass avoids nicely.
Punkass thumps Nicko with a low kick.
Nicko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nicko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Punkass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Well,Nicko is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Punkass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicko.
Punkass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punkass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nicko's head backwards.
Nicko keeps the fight on the outside.
Punkass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicko clobbers Punkass with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punkass lands a nice shot that snaps Nicko's head back.
Punkass lands a head kick!
Nicko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Punkass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicko misses with the combination.
Punkass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nicko on the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nicko scores with a nice strike.
Punkass dodges the punch combination from Nicko.
Nicko throws a lazy right hand but Punkass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soral Punkass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nicko throws a combination that misses
and Punkass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nicko throws the left hand but Punkass avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicko misses with a double jab
and Punkass counters with an outside leg kick.
Nicko dodges the punch combination from Punkass.
Nicko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Punkass lands a jab to the head.
Punkass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Nicko misses.
Some wild striking there from Nicko.
Nicko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punkass manages to avoid it.
Punkass closes the distance and clinches.
Vasilios Nicko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punkass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nicko avoids it.
Nicko wants to get back to striking at distance but Punkass won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punkass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Punkass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicko is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soral Punkass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punkass has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Soral Punkass!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Soral Punkass!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Soral Punkass!
Soral Punkass wins by unanimous decision!
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