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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 1724 p4p, 264 weight class) and Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 3382 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Distacio Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nomo finds it's way through Distacio Jr's defenses.
Nomo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Distacio Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nomo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Distacio Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Jab from Nomo.
Distacio Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Nomo misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Nomo.
Nice defenses there by Distacio Jr.
Nomo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Distacio Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nomo sizes up Distacio Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo moves out of range as Distacio Jr strikes.
Nomo misses with a hook. Distacio Jr ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Distacio Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo scores with the left hand. Distacio Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Distacio Jr takes one to the chin there.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Distacio Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Distacio Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nomo.
Distacio Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo scores with a jab. Distacio Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Distacio Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nomo with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Nomo. That snapped Distacio Jr's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Nomo.
Distacio Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nomo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Distacio Jr scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo throws an off balance right hand
and Distacio Jr counters with a good low kick that Nomo was not able to check.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Distacio Jr misses.
Nomo throws the left hand but Distacio Jr avoids the punch easily.
Nomo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Distacio Jr. That snapped Nomo's head back.
Distacio Jr scores with a head kick.
Distacio Jr misses with a looping left.
Distacio Jr ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Distacio Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Distacio Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Distacio Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Nomo is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo needs to keep his hands up - Distacio Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Nomo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nomo throws a lazy uppercut
and Distacio Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Nomo 's knee.
Distacio Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nomo is out of range and Distacio Jr settles back down.
Nomo throws a right hand that Distacio Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Distacio Jr also avoids with ease.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Distacio Jr slips the punch.
Nomo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Distacio Jr thinking.
Nomo throws a poor cross that misses
and Distacio Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Distacio Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Distacio Jr is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr blocks a jab.
Nomo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Distacio Jr.
Nomo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Distacio Jr counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nomo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Distacio Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomo tries to counter by clinching up but Distacio Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Distacio Jr moves out of range as Nomo strikes.
Nomo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nomo stuns Distacio Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nomo misses with a hook
and Distacio Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo'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.
Distacio Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Distacio Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nomo has got the better of the exchanges.
Nomo misses with a right hand
and Distacio Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nomo throws a low kick but Distacio Jr avoids it.
Distacio Jr ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Distacio Jr throws out a counter right but Nomo avoids it with no problem.
Nomo throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio Jr's shoulder, as Distacio Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Shintaro Nomo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomo throws a right hand that Distacio Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Distacio Jr also avoids with ease.
Distacio Jr tries to bum rush Nomo with a series of wild strikes but Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nomo scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo connects with a single shot there.
Distacio Jr missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of Distacio Jr's head but Distacio Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Distacio Jr throws a big counter head kick but Nomo avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo sizes up Distacio Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nomo throws a hook but Distacio Jr blocks it.
Distacio Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Distacio Jr slips a jab and a cross from Nomo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Distacio Jr! But no joy.
Nomo swings for the body but Distacio Jr moves out of range.
Distacio Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Distacio Jr! But no joy.
Nomo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Distacio Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Distacio Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Distacio Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Distacio Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harry Distacio Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Distacio Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Distacio Jr blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Distacio Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nomo misses with a right hand
and Distacio Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo scores with a sloppy right hand. Distacio Jr should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Distacio Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Distacio Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Distacio Jr slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Nomo as he connects with a hook.
Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo throws a right and a left that Distacio Jr avoids nicely.
Distacio Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nomo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nomo dips to his left and cracks Distacio Jr with an uppercut!
Distacio Jr defending well as Nomo loads up on a big left hand.
Nomo moves away from the strike by Distacio Jr.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Distacio Jr manages to avoid it.
Distacio Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Distacio Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Distacio Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nomo throws a body punch but Distacio Jr moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Distacio Jr - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr slips a jab from Nomo.
A bone on bone clash there as Nomo blocks the leg kick.
Nomo throws a jab when Distacio Jr was well out of range.
Distacio Jr missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo throws a jab when Distacio Jr was well out of range.
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Distacio Jr.
Nomo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Distacio Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Nomo is trying to pull guard but Distacio Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Nomo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Distacio Jr can do to turn this around?
Nomo tries to land a knee to the head but Distacio Jr blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Distacio Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Distacio Jr pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Distacio Jr landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nomo misses with a left hand
and Distacio Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Distacio Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Nomo misses.
Distacio Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nomo misses with a hook to the body
and Distacio Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nomo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Distacio Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
Distacio Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Nomo manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Distacio Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Distacio Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Nomo steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo motions for Distacio Jr to come forward. Nomo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Distacio Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Distacio Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Distacio Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Distacio Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nomo throws a right hand that misses
and Distacio Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nomo misses with a looping right.
Distacio Jr loads up on a big right hand but Nomo slips the punch.
A big left from Distacio Jr misses.
Nomo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Distacio Jr counters with a good low kick that Nomo was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Distacio Jr scores with a head kick. Nomo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nomo tests Distacio Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Distacio Jr moves away.
Nomo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Nomo walks into a straight right hand from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr with a hook.
Harry Distacio Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo misses with a straight left.
Nomo lands with a hook. Distacio Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Distacio Jr.
Nomo lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Distacio Jr. That snapped Nomo's head back.
Nomo misses with a double jab.
Nomo lands a nice shot to the body.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nomo misses with a lunging right hand
and Distacio Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Distacio Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Nomo.
Distacio Jr misses with a head kick.
Nomo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Distacio Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
A big left from Distacio Jr misses.
Nomo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Distacio Jr momentarily.
Distacio Jr misses with a right hand
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo slips a straight right by Distacio Jr.
Nomo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Nomo lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Distacio Jr.
I think Nomo 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
A determined Shintaro Nomo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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