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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Berto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Berto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berto Jr misses with a body shot.
Berto Jr misses with a body kick.
Berto Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nascimento on the side of the head.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Berto Jr avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Berto Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berto Jr. That's going to slow Nascimento down.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berto Jr manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berto Jr.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Nascimento off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berto Jr misses with a low kick.
Nascimento fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berto Jr checks it well.
Berto Jr moves out of range as Nascimento throws a body kick.
Nascimento misses with a leg kick.
Berto Jr checks the leg kick.
Berto Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Berto Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berto Jr connects with a leg kick. Nascimento looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berto Jr. Berto Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Berto Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Berto Jr there.
Berto Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nascimento sprawls well. Nascimento wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berto Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nascimento.
Nascimento takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berto Jr misses with a body kick.
Berto Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nascimento.
Berto Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nascimento checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berto Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berto Jr.
Cristiano Nascimento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Berto Jr.
Berto Jr moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr sizes up Nascimento with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berto Jr. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berto Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berto Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nascimento tries to get to full guard but Berto Jr has control of the leg.
Berto Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nascimento slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nascimento keeping full guard, as Berto Jr tries to pass.
Berto Jr trying to control but Nascimento is working from the bottom.
Berto Jr won't allow Nascimento to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr passes Nascimento's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Berto Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nascimento is refusing to be controlled, as Berto Jr sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berto Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berto Jr wants to take a breather but Nascimento is having none of it.
Nascimento is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devon Berto Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nascimento scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nascimento throws a hook but Berto Jr blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr misses the shot to the body.
Berto Jr thumps Nascimento with a low kick.
Nascimento listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berto Jr misses with a straight right.
Berto Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berto Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berto Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Berto Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nascimento.
Berto Jr throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nascimento on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berto Jr. Berto Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Nascimento.
Berto Jr tries to land a leg kick but Nascimento saw it coming and moves away.
Berto Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Berto Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Nascimento's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nascimento walks forward, straight into a front kick from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
Nice defenses there by Berto Jr.
Nascimento misses with a two punch combination.
Berto Jr thumps Nascimento with a low kick.
Berto Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Berto Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nascimento's sensitive parts.
Berto Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nascimento checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berto Jr misses with an uppercut.
Berto Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nascimento.
Berto Jr misses with a straight left.
Berto Jr looks to land a combination but Nascimento avoids it well.
Nascimento throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berto Jr misses with a straight left.
Berto Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berto Jr moves away.
Nascimento lands a leg kick that knocks Berto Jr off balance momentarily.
Nascimento tries to work over Berto Jr's front leg with a kick but Berto Jr checks it.
Nascimento misses with a looping right.
A jab from Nascimento misses.
Berto Jr tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nascimento tries to bum rush Berto Jr with a series of wild strikes but Berto Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berto Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nascimento.
Berto Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berto Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Berto Jr moves out of range.
Nascimento blocks a jab.
Berto Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nascimento. That did some damage!
Berto Jr checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Berto Jr thumps Nascimento with a low 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!
Nascimento lands with a nice body punch.
Berto Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Berto Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Devon Berto Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berto Jr throws a leg kick
and Nascimento cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cristiano Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berto Jr, right into the meat.
Berto Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Nascimento manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berto Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berto Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nascimento scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nascimento moves out of range of the body kick from Berto Jr.
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Berto Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berto Jr is looking to chop away at Nascimento's legs.
Berto Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Berto Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento misses the target.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nascimento takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berto Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nascimento takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a hook to the body
letting Berto Jr counter with a right hand.
Nascimento throws a leg kick but Berto Jr moved away.
Nascimento moves out of range as Berto Jr throws a body kick.
Berto Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berto Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nascimento.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Berto Jr is just out of range.
Berto Jr avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Berto Jr throws a leg kick but Nascimento sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berto Jr.
Nascimento dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berto Jr. That did some damage!
Nascimento lands a really nice looking cross but Berto Jr seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nascimento.
Nascimento closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nascimento misses with a looping left.
Nascimento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Nascimento.
Nascimento takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Devon Berto Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Nascimento's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nascimento lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berto Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berto Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berto Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nascimento tries to work over Berto Jr's front leg with a kick but Berto Jr checks it.
Berto Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berto Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Berto Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nascimento fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berto Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Berto Jr is just out of range.
Nascimento fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berto Jr checks it well.
Nascimento takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berto Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Nascimento circles away.
Nascimento walks into a straight right hand from Berto Jr.
Nascimento has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berto Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berto Jr slips a jab and a cross from Nascimento.
Berto Jr misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto Jr blocks the body kick.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Berto Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nascimento to counter with a crisp jab.
Nascimento lands a jab.
Berto Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berto Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a jab when Berto Jr was well out of range.
Berto Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berto Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nascimento fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berto Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berto Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berto Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Nascimento throws the kick towards the body but Berto Jr avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berto Jr tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berto Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Nascimento throws a low kick but Berto Jr avoids it.
Berto Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Berto Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Nascimento moves out of range easily.
Berto Jr tries to land a leg kick but Nascimento saw it coming and moves away.
Nascimento avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nascimento keeps the fight on the outside.
Berto Jr misses with a low kick as Nascimento jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berto Jr.
Berto Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nascimento connects with an inside leg kick.
Berto Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Berto Jr lands.
Berto Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Nascimento counters with a left to the body.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Berto Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nascimento lands with a right hand.
Berto Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berto Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nascimento.
Nascimento thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berto Jr thumps Nascimento with a low kick.
Berto Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Berto Jr misses with a leg kick
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berto Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws a looping overhand right but Berto Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Berto Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berto Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nascimento connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berto Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Nascimento looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Nascimento finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Nascimento clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Nascimento's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nascimento lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nascimento feints and then cracks Berto Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berto Jr down.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento lands with a nice body kick.
Nascimento connects with a jab.
Berto Jr is rocked!
Nascimento checks the leg kick.
Berto Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Nascimento finish him?
Nascimento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berto Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Berto Jr throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it.
Nascimento connects with a high kick.
Nascimento lands a really nice looking cross but Berto Jr seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nascimento checks the leg kick.
Berto Jr clinches with his opponent.
Berto Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns Berto Jr into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berto Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nascimento.
Berto Jr blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Berto Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nascimento tries a body shot but Berto Jr blocks it.
Good body shot from Berto Jr.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nascimento misses with some punches.
Nascimento blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berto Jr pushes Nascimento back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berto Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berto Jr can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berto Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Berto Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berto Jr avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
A jab from Berto Jr does it's job there.
Nascimento is rocked!
A big right from Berto Jr misses.
Oh Nascimento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berto Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nascimento moves away from the strike by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
A swing and a miss from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Nascimento collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Devon Berto Jr!
Devon Berto Jr is the new light heavyweight champion!
Devon Berto Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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