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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowdy Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tormy Skillz (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rowdy Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tormy Skillz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Skillz lands a high kick!
It looks like Rowdy Nickoson has been cut.
Skillz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickoson instigates a clinch.
Skillz is trying to push Nickoson away but Nickoson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nickoson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nickoson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nickoson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickoson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skillz is keeping the position for now.
Skillz looking to control.
Nickoson is stalling in the full guard.
Skillz controls Nickoson momentarily but Nickoson frees himself.
Skillz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nickoson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skillz dodges the punch combination from Nickoson.
Nickoson throws a body kick that misses
and Skillz counters with a nice leg kick.
Nickoson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tormy Skillz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skillz.
Nickoson swinging wildly here.
Nickoson forces Skillz back against the cage and clinches.
Nickoson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skillz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skillz throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickoson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nickoson shoots in and gets a takedown into Skillz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson looking to pass the guard.
Nickoson passes Skillz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nickoson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickoson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Skillz is trying to get back to full guard.
Nickoson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Skillz tries to get to full guard but Nickoson has control of the leg.
Skillz is trying to maintain the position but Nickoson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nickoson misses with a wild body shot.
Nickoson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nickoson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nickoson trying to control the position from guard on top but Skillz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skillz keeping full guard, as Nickoson tries to pass.
Skillz is looking for a triangle but Nickoson pushes his legs off easily.
Nickoson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skillz is keeping the position for now.
Nickoson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rowdy Nickoson just wasn't active enough.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Skillz.
Skillz lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickoson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skillz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skillz lands with a nice body kick.
Skillz scores with a leg kick.
Skillz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nickoson. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Skillz.
Nickoson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Skillz!
Skillz regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tormy Skillz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rowdy Nickoson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nickoson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nickoson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skillz keeps working.
Skillz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nickoson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rowdy Nickoson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nickoson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skillz is trying to get back to full guard.
Skillz is refusing to be controlled, as Nickoson sits in half guard.
Nickoson prevents Skillz from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickoson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rowdy Nickoson just wasn't active enough.
Nickoson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skillz.
Nickoson fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Skillz.
Nickoson scores with a punch to the head.
Nickoson misses the shot to the body.
Skillz tries a head kick but it misses.
Skillz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skillz misses with a head kick.
Tormy Skillz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nickoson tries to clinch there but Skillz circles away.
Skillz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Skillz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nickoson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nickoson closes the distance and pushes Skillz back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickoson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nickoson tries to break free but Skillz pushes him back against the cage.
Skillz breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Skillz.
Nickoson misses with an uppercut.
Nickoson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickoson lands a nice hook to Skillz's body. Skillz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickoson is looking to wear down Skillz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skillz is looking to land body kicks.
Nickoson throws a series of punches but Skillz moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nickoson.
Nickoson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nickoson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson scoring with punches and elbows.
Skillz tries to buck Nickoson off but Nickoson is having none of it.
Nickoson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nickoson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nickoson wants to control but Skillz is keeping him busy.
Skillz is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Nickoson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Skillz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nickoson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nickoson working the ground and pound.
Nickoson is staying tight to Skillz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skillz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nickoson connects with a decent elbow.
Nickoson working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowdy Nickoson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rowdy Nickoson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Skillz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nickoson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skillz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nickoson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skillz scores with a head kick.
Tormy Skillz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickoson connects with the punch.
Nickoson clinches up with Skillz and pushes him back against the cage.
Skillz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickoson has had enough of the clinch but Skillz keeps him there for the moment.
Nickoson is trying to break free.
Nickoson looking to throw knees to the head but Skillz is blocking nicely.
Nickoson wants to break free but Skillz has control.
Nickoson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skillz backwards.
Skillz blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nickoson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skillz's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nickoson.
Nickoson lands with a light punch inside.
Nickoson pushes off an throws an elbow but Skillz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skillz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skillz wants to break free but Nickoson has control.
Skillz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nickoson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson throws an elbow but it misses.
Skillz working hard to break the clinch.
Nickoson is trying to push Skillz away but Skillz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nickoson lands a left hand.
Nickoson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skillz backwards.
Skillz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skillz.
Nickoson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skillz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skillz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skillz throws a sloppy head kick and Nickoson moves out of range easily.
Skillz throws a sloppy head kick and Nickoson moves out of range easily.
Nickoson misses the shot to the body.
Rowdy Nickoson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skillz throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Nickoson.
Skillz is looking to chop away at Nickoson's legs.
Nickoson gets a double leg takedown into Skillz's guard.
Nickoson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nickoson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickoson trying to control the position from guard on top but Skillz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skillz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nickoson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skillz trying to control the position.
Nickoson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rowdy Nickoson.
Both fighters circling a little - Skillz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nickoson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skillz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickoson closes the distance and pushes Skillz back into the cage.
Skillz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowdy Nickoson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nickoson 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowdy Nickoson!
Rowdy Nickoson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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