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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wan Iaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance, Magic Dance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matt Nowka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wan Iaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iaton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nowka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nowka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iaton throws a nice looking combination but Nowka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matt Nowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowka throws a shot to the body.
Iaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nowka misses with a double jab
and Iaton counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Nowka misses.
Iaton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nowka.
Iaton scores with a nice head shot.
Iaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nowka.
Nowka throws an overhand right that lands on Iaton's shoulder, as Iaton tries to avoid the shot.
Nowka misses with a double jab
and Iaton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nowka won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iaton working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nowka can do anything to dispel that myth.
The strikes coming from Iaton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Nowka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Iaton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Nowka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nowka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nowka pushes Iaton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Iaton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Iaton working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iaton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nowka, who protects the arm well.
Nowka gets back to half guard.
Nowka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Iaton is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nowka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Iaton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Iaton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nowka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Iaton working Nowka over with strikes.
Iaton passes into side control, despite Nowka's attempt to control the position.
Iaton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nowka has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Iaton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Iaton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Iaton advances to full mount.
Iaton with good strikes from the mount here!
Nowka tries to hold on but Iaton pushes him away.
Nowka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Iaton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Iaton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowka tries to lock up and control but Iaton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Iaton landing strikes from the mount.
Nowka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nowka tries to buck Iaton off but he can't manage it.
Nowka wants to hold on but Iaton pushes him away.
Nowka looks gassed!
Despite being in the dominant position, Matt Nowka just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Iaton with that takedown attempt.
Nowka throws a nice looking combination but Iaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iaton moves away from the strike by Nowka.
Iaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nowka.
Matt Nowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iaton lands a nice hook to Nowka's body. Nowka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iaton misses with a two punch combination.
Nowka misses with a straight left.
Iaton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nowka swivels and escapes.
Iaton moves out of range of the strikes.
Nowka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iaton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Iaton.
Nowka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nowka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iaton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Iaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iaton trying to control but Nowka is working from the bottom.
Iaton working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iaton wants to control from the top but Nowka keeps moving.
Iaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nowka trying to control the position.
Nowka keeping moving, preventing Iaton from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nowka misses with a straight left.
Nowka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iaton moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton gets a takedown into half guard.
Iaton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wan Iaton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nowka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iaton counters with a straight right hand.
Nowka throws a nice looking combination but Iaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iaton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iaton lands a jab to the nose.
Iaton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowka but Nowka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nowka missing with a left hand there. Iaton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iaton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Iaton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nowka moves out of range of the strikes.
Wan Iaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowka misses with a double jab
and Iaton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Iaton breaks the clinch.
Iaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nowka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iaton counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Iaton misses.
Nowka is breathing heavily.
Iaton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iaton on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Iaton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Iaton.
Nowka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iaton moves away.
Iaton moves away from the strike by Nowka.
Nowka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iaton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nowka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Iaton wants to control from the top but Nowka keeps moving.
Iaton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Iaton trying to control but Nowka is working from the bottom.
Nowka striking off his back but it's not causing Iaton any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iaton chips away with some ground and pound.
Nowka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Iaton working some strikes from top position.
Wan Iaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nowka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iaton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Iaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iaton slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Nowka.
Iaton working the head and body with strikes.
Nowka trying to control from the bottom.
Iaton is tying to control. Nowka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Iaton is looking to advance position but Nowka won't allow it.
Nowka trying to control from the bottom.
Nowka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nowka is looking to control Iaton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nowka avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton winds up and cracks Nowka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Iaton is nestled in close to Nowka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nowka throws a jab when Iaton was well out of range.
Iaton staying out of range there.
Iaton misses with a body shot.
Nowka throws a body punch but Iaton moves out of range.
Iaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nowka throws out the jab.
Iaton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Iaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nowka.
Nowka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Nowka misses.
Nowka misses with a body shot
and Iaton counters with a right hand to the body.
Nowka looks to land a right hand but Iaton moved out of range.
A punch combination from Iaton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iaton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Iaton lands in his opponent's guard.
Iaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iaton gets to his feet - Nowka follows without any prompting.
Iaton slips under a jab.
Iaton tries to bum rush Nowka with a series of wild strikes but Nowka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nowka misses with a looping right.
Iaton slips under a jab from Nowka.
Iaton fails to land with a series of punches.
Iaton lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iaton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iaton winds up and cracks Nowka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wan Iaton dominated that second round.
That's time! Iaton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Iaton slips a straight right by Nowka.
Iaton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nowka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iaton counters with a left and a right that stings Nowka.
A shot to de liver by Iaton. Beautiful body shot.
Nowka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Iaton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Iaton misses with the combination.
Nowka throws the left hand but Iaton avoids the punch easily.
Wan Iaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Iaton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nowka misses with a wild body shot.
Iaton misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Nowka as Iaton shoots in.
Iaton misses with a double jab.
Iaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iaton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nowka misses with a jab to the body
so Iaton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Iaton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nowka looking to control.
Nowka has a closed guard, preventing Iaton from standing up.
Iaton wants to control from the top but Nowka keeps moving.
Nowka controls Iaton momentarily but Iaton frees himself.
Iaton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Iaton connects with a couple of short punches.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iaton moves out of range as Nowka strikes.
Iaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nowka misses with a body shot
and Iaton counters with a takedown into side control.
Iaton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Iaton tries for a kimura but Nowka is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iaton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nowka throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Iaton working away.
Nowka being controlled for a moment.
Nowka wants to control but Iaton postures up.
Nowka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Iaton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Iaton trying to control the position but Nowka is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nowka looks to throw the jab but Iaton is out of range.
Nowka lands a nice shot that snaps Iaton's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Nowka.
Iaton takes a swing at Nowka's ribcage but misses.
Iaton misses the shot to the body.
Nowka misses the shot to the body.
Iaton tries to clinch but Nowka moves out of range.
Iaton shoots in for a takedown but Nowka shows good takedown defense.
Iaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowka can do to turn this around?
A jab from Nowka misses.
Nowka throws a hook to the side of Iaton's head but Iaton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nowka misses with a body shot
and Iaton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nowka won't be happy with that.
Nowka wants to get back to his feet but Iaton drags him back down.
Iaton advances to full mount.
Iaton with good strikes from the mount here!
Nowka tries to hold on but Iaton postures up.
Iaton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iaton looking to finish Nowka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nowka!
Iaton landing punches.
Iaton with a couple of short strikes.
Iaton looking to control but Nowka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nowka tries to reverse the position but Iaton maintains control.
Iaton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nowka tries to hold on but Iaton pushes him away.
Matt Nowka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iaton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Iaton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Iaton avoids the attempt from Nowka to control.
Wan Iaton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iaton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wan Iaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iaton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wan Iaton!
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energy
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hype
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