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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (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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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid body kick from Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicolosi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a leg kick but Nicolosi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gaarlandt lands an overhand right.
Nicolosi scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick by Nicolosi misses
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Nicolosi is predictable there
letting Gaarlandt counter with a right hand.
Nicolosi misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Gaarlandt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Nicolosi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaarlandt throws a hook to the side of Nicolosi's head but Nicolosi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaarlandt cracks Nicolosi with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nicolosi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt can't break the clinch.
Nicolosi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gaarlandt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Nicolosi has double underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Nicolosi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gaarlandt working hard to break the clinch.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Nicolosi has control.
Nice body punch from Nicolosi - that landed with a thud.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Gaarlandt staying out of range there.
Nicolosi misses with a head kick.
Nicolosi cracks the inside of Gaarlandt's front leg.
Gaarlandt swings for the body but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a body punch but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nicolosi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Gaarlandt scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi checks a low kick from Gaarlandt.
Nicolosi tries to counter by clinching up but Gaarlandt breaks away and moves out of range.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook. Nicolosi ducked under it nicely.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicolosi throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nicolosi!
Nicolosi tries to land a leg kick but Gaarlandt saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicolosi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaarlandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaarlandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicolosi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicolosi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaarlandt moves away.
Gaarlandt unleashes a big counter combination but Nicolosi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicolosi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gaarlandt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolosi blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt scores with a three punch combo!
Gaarlandt throws a hook to the side of Nicolosi's head but Nicolosi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Nicolosi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolosi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gaarlandt manages to circle out of the way.
Nicolosi wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaarlandt looks to land a right hand but Nicolosi moved out of range.
Gaarlandt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gaarlandt blocks the body kick.
Nicolosi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nicolosi doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
Nicolosi misses with a left hand
and Gaarlandt counters with a series of strikes. Nicolosi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi misses with a hook
letting Gaarlandt counter with a right hand.
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaarlandt dips to his left and cracks Nicolosi with an uppercut!
Nicolosi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaarlandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Nicolosi blocks it.
Nice jab there from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gaarlandt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nicolosi is looking to land body kicks.
Gaarlandt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicolosi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nicolosi avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Nicolosi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicolosi throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Nicolosi dodges the punch combination from Gaarlandt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body kick from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt sizes up Nicolosi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaarlandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaarlandt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nicolosi jabs at Gaarlandt's body.
Ricardo Gaarlandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicolosi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gaarlandt looks to land a combination but Nicolosi avoids it well.
Nicolosi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaarlandt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Nicolosi has double underhooks.
Gaarlandt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicolosi backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gaarlandt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt is trying to push Nicolosi away but Nicolosi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gaarlandt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nicolosi lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Nicolosi away but Nicolosi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nicolosi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolosi.
Nicolosi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicolosi throws a head punch that misses.
Nicolosi has a couple of punches blocked by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt blocks an elbow strike.
Nicolosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Nicolosi pushes him back against the ropes.
Gaarlandt is trying to break the clinch but Nicolosi has him pressed against the ropes.
Gaarlandt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nicolosi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gaarlandt can turn it around.
Nicolosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaarlandt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicolosi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nicolosi misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt tries to circle away but Nicolosi has him pinned against the ropes.
Nicolosi misses with some punches.
Gaarlandt is trying to break the clinch but Nicolosi has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Nicolosi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nicolosi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolosi dodges the punch combination from Gaarlandt.
The fighters circling - Nicolosi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicolosi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaarlandt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaarlandt. Nicolosi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaarlandt punishes Nicolosi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nicolosi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaarlandt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gaarlandt avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolosi manages to avoid it.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Nicolosi tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Nicolosi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Nicolosi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaarlandt loads up on a big right hand but Nicolosi slips the punch.
Gaarlandt's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaarlandt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaarlandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaarlandt avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaarlandt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaarlandt.
Nicolosi is looking to wear down Gaarlandt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gaarlandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicolosi moves away.
Ricardo Gaarlandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicolosi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi misses with a shot to the body
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaarlandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicolosi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nicolosi throws a low kick, looking for Gaarlandt's leg but Gaarlandt calmly moves out of range.
Gaarlandt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Nicolosi blocks it.
Gaarlandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicolosi looks to throw a body kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaarlandt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nicolosi is looking to land body kicks.
Gaarlandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicolosi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaarlandt manages to avoid it.
Nicolosi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nicolosi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nicolosi misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolosi lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Gaarlandt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Gaarlandt does no damage.
Gaarlandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nicolosi misses with a head kick.
Nicolosi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaarlandt cracks Nicolosi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nicolosi misses with a body punch
and Gaarlandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaarlandt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nicolosis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Nicolosi avoids it easily.
Nicolosi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nicolosi throws a low kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaarlandt.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Nicolosi tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands with an overhand left.
Nicolosi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicolosi tries to clinch up.
Gaarlandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gaarlandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nicolosi. Nicolosi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Nicolosi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gaarlandt.
Nicolosi thows a leg kick but Gaarlandt checks it
enabling Gaarlandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicolosi misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt looks to land a right hand but Nicolosi moved out of range.
Nicolosi is looking to counter the offense by Gaarlandt and move into the clinch.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut. Nicolosi saw that one coming.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Nicolosi tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Good leg kick by Nicolosi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gaarlandt ducks under a wild hook from Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nicolosi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nicolosi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt breaks from the clinch.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaarlandt.
Nicolosi misses with a hook. Gaarlandt ducked under it nicely.
Gaarlandt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nicolosi with a body shot.
Nicolosi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gaarlandt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Nicolosi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nicolosi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicolosi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaarlandt looks to land a left hand but Nicolosi moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Gaarlandt finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands with a nice body kick.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gaarlandt throws a looping overhand right but Nicolosi ducks down to avoid it.
Gaarlandt scores with a punch to the head.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicolosi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nicolosi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nicolosi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaarlandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicolosi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaarlandt gets an underhook and turns Nicolosi into the ropes.
Nicolosi pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaarlandt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nicolosi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolosi scores with a shot to the side of Gaarlandt's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi keeps control of Gaarlandt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaarlandt prevents a body shot from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi lands a nice uppercut.
Nicolosi scores with a shot to the side of Gaarlandt's head.
Nicolosi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolosi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicolosi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Nicolosi has double underhooks.
Gaarlandt working hard to break the clinch.
Gaarlandt dodges an elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nicolosi lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolosi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaarlandt's elbow.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nicolosi has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gaarlandt as Nicolosi tries to tie him up.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Nicolosi pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gaarlandt swinging wildly here.
Gaarlandt throws a leg kick
and Nicolosi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch.
Nicolosi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicolosi takes one to the chin there.
Gaarlandt misses the body punch
and Nicolosi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gaarlandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicolosi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaarlandt's defenses.
A short right from Nicolosi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaarlandt takes a shot to the head.
Gaarlandt breaks from the clinch.
Nicolosi staying out of range there.
Nicolosi misses with a kick to the body
letting Gaarlandt counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaarlandt checks a low kick from Nicolosi.
Gaarlandt throws out a counter right but Nicolosi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicolosi moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaarlandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaarlandt misses with a kick to the body.
Nicolosi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nicolosi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gaarlandt is rocked!
Nicolosi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaarlandt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nicolosi pounces like a tiger and cracks Gaarlandt with a vicious hook! Gaarlandt is down but not out! Nicolosi follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Nicolosi!
Frank Nicolosi retains his heavyweight title!
Frank Nicolosi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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