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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Bianconi (ranked 1327 p4p, 141 weight class) and Giovanni Nicodemo (ranked 3228 p4p, 323 weight class). Giovanni Nicodemo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabio Bianconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Nicodemo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicodemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut
and Bianconi counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Bianconi with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bianconi. Nicodemo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bianconi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Bianconi's head but Bianconi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicodemo loads up on a big right hand but Bianconi slips the punch.
Nicodemo misses with a hook
and Bianconi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicodemo.
Bianconi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicodemo throws out a loose jab but Bianconi uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Nicodemo misses its intended target.
Nicodemo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bianconi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nicodemo is trying to defend but Bianconi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicodemo is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianconi is trying to control. Nicodemo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nicodemo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bianconi.
Nicodemo wants to stand up but Bianconi is controlling him.
Bianconi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nicodemo's guard.
Bianconi stops Nicodemo from getting back to his feet.
Bianconi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bianconi prevents Nicodemo from standing back up.
Nicodemo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nicodemo kicks Bianconi off and gets back to his feet.
Nicodemo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bianconi.
Bianconi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicodemo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nicodemo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giovanni Nicodemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicodemo lands a nice hook to Bianconi's body. Bianconi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bianconi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bianconi slips a jab from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Bianconi moved out of range.
Bianconi misses with a wild combination.
Giovanni Nicodemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Nicodemo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bianconi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicodemo misses with a leg kick
and Bianconi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicodemo lands with a nice body punch.
Bianconi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicodemo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Nicodemo misses.
Nicodemo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Nicodemo misses.
Bianconi ducks under a wild hook from Nicodemo.
Bianconi closes the distance and clinches.
Bianconi blocks an uppercut.
Nicodemo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nicodemo fails to land.
Bianconi throws an elbow that misses.
Nicodemo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Bianconi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicodemo.
Bianconi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicodemo controls his hands.
Bianconi keeps control of Nicodemo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bianconi prevents Nicodemo from breaking the clinch.
Nicodemo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bianconi blocking some punches.
Nicodemo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bianconi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bianconi.
Good body shot from Bianconi.
Nicodemo has a couple of punches blocked by Bianconi.
Bianconi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo avoiding damage as Bianconi throws knees to the body.
Bianconi throws an elbow but it misses.
Nicodemo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nicodemo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bianconi.
Nicodemo working aggressively here.
Nicodemo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Nicodemo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nicodemo misses with a hook to the body
and Bianconi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bianconi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo throws a right hand that misses
and Bianconi counters with an inside leg kick.
Bianconi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nicodemo wants to get back to his feet.
Bianconi slows the pace down.
Nicodemo is pushing Bianconi's head away, looking to escape. Bianconi manages to hold on to the position though.
Bianconi trying to control the position but Nicodemo is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianconi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bianconi trying to control the action but Nicodemo is working from the bottom.
Nicodemo pushes Bianconi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bianconi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicodemo sneaks out the side door and pushes Bianconi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A swing and a miss from Nicodemo.
Bianconi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bianconi misses with a head kick.
Nicodemo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nicodemo looks to land a left hand but Bianconi moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bianconi. Nicodemo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicodemo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicodemo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bianconi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicodemo.
A slow jab from Nicodemo misses its intended target.
Nicodemo swinging wildly here.
Bianconi throwing a counter right hand but Nicodemo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Nicodemo.
Bianconi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nicodemo counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicodemo throws an overhand right that lands on Bianconi's shoulder, as Bianconi tries to avoid the shot.
Bianconi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nicodemo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bianconi counters with a thumping low kick.
Nicodemo loads up on a big right hand but Bianconi slips the punch.
Nicodemo missing with a left hand there. Bianconi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicodemo loads up on a big right hand but Bianconi slips the punch.
Bianconi slips under a jab from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nicodemo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bianconi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicodemo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the liver by Bianconi. Beautiful body shot.
Nicodemo scores with a jab. Bianconi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi throws the kick towards the body but Nicodemo avoids it.
Bianconi is looking to wear down Nicodemo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice jab there from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo tries to bum rush Bianconi with a series of wild strikes but Bianconi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicodemo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bianconi defending well as Nicodemo loads up on a big left hand.
Bianconi throws a body kick that misses
and Nicodemo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bianconi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bianconi trying to control from half guard but Nicodemo is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bianconi tries to pass to full mount but Nicodemo defends it.
Bianconi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bianconi prevents Nicodemo from standing back up.
Bianconi slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo tries to kick Bianconi off in order to stand up. Bianconi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Nicodemo throws Bianconi to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicodemo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bianconi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nicodemo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bianconi counters with a low kick, right behind Nicodemo 's knee.
Nicodemo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nicodemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bianconi moves away.
Bianconi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bianconi ducks under a wild hook from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo wants to land a leg kick but Bianconi is out of range.
Nicodemo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nicodemo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicodemo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bianconi counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Nicodemo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nicodemo misses with a hook
and Bianconi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicodemo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bianconi.
Bianconi slips a straight right by Nicodemo.
Bianconi is looking for a counter combo.
Nicodemo misses with a straight right.
Nicodemo throws a leg kick which misses Bianconi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bianconi tries to avoid it.
Nicodemo throws an off balance right hand
and Bianconi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Bianconi's head but Bianconi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bianconi tries to counter by clinching up but Nicodemo breaks away and moves out of range.
Nicodemo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bianconi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bianconi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bianconi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nicodemo but Nicodemo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Nicodemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicodemo misses with a left hand
and Nicodemo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicodemo loads up on a big right hand but Bianconi slips the punch.
Bianconi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nicodemo manages to circle out of the way.
Bianconi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianconi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bianconi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bianconi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Nicodemo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bianconi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bianconi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bianconi ducks under a wild hook from Nicodemo.
Bianconi scores with a decent looking hook.
Nicodemo scores with a nice right hand.
Nicodemo throws a jab when Bianconi was well out of range.
Bianconi tries to clinch there but Nicodemo circles away.
Bianconi slips under a jab.
Nicodemo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bianconi attempts a counter takedown but Nicodemo avoids it well and moves away.
Nicodemo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bianconi forces Nicodemo back against the cage and clinches.
Nicodemo tries to work over Bianconi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicodemo working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicodemo breaks from the clinch.
Fabio Bianconi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bianconi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bianconi staying out of range there.
Bianconi is looking to counter the offense by Nicodemo and move into the clinch.
Nicodemo scores with a hook.
Nicodemo throws a push kick but Bianconi slaps the foot to one side.
Bianconi drops Nicodemo with a beautiful combination! Nicodemo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bianconi is looking for the KO!
It looks like Giovanni Nicodemo has been cut.
Bianconi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bianconi drops Nicodemo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nicodemo looks back up at him and smiles so Bianconi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nicodemo is rocked!
Bianconi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nicodemo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bianconi finish him?
Nicodemo misses with a left hand
and Bianconi counters with a crisp right that sends Nicodemo to the canvas! Bianconi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Bianconi!
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