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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 1927 p4p, 259 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 1192 p4p, 159 weight class). Dovah-Kinn comes into the arena with Disturbed - Immortalized blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo throws the left hand but Dovah-Kinn avoids the punch easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nomo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nomo tests Dovah-Kinn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nomo sizes up Dovah-Kinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nomo keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Dovah-Kinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dovah-Kinn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nomo misses with a hook
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a good low kick that Nomo was not able to check.
Dovah-Kinn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dovah-Kinn slips a straight right by Nomo.
Nomo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dovah-Kinn's head.
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 looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dovah-Kinn manages to avoid it.
Nomo lands a right hook to the body.
Dovah-Kinn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nomo misses with a looping left.
Dovah-Kinn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nomo.
Nomo closes the distance and clinches up with Dovah-Kinn, looking for a takedown. Nomo pushes Dovah-Kinn against the cage but Dovah-Kinn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nomo throws a leg kick
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo gets a clinch.
Nomo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dovah-Kinn has him pressed against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn is pressed up against the cage. Nomo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dovah-Kinn down to the mat. Dovah-Kinn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laat Dovah-Kinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dovah-Kinn walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dovah-Kinn tries to throw a body punch but Nomo avoids it by throwing Dovah-Kinn back against the cage.
Nomo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Dovah-Kinn fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dovah-Kinn.
Nomo looking to slow down the pace here.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dovah-Kinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo is trying to pull guard but Dovah-Kinn has him pressed against the cage.
Nomo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dovah-Kinn walks away with a smile on his face. Nomo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nomo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nomo misses with a right hand
letting Dovah-Kinn counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nomo misses.
Dovah-Kinn lands a jab to the nose.
Nomo lands a lovely overhand right.
Nomo lunges at Dovah-Kinn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dovah-Kinn's hand.
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dovah-Kinn manages to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nomo just manages to avoid it.
Nomo throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Laat Dovah-Kinn has been cut.
Dovah-Kinn throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nomo counter with a right hand.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Dovah-Kinn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nomo doesn't seem phased though.
Nomo connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nomo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dovah-Kinn is keeping the position for now.
Nomo trying to control but Dovah-Kinn is working from the bottom.
Dovah-Kinn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nomo.
Dovah-Kinn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nomo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nomo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nomo wants to take a breather but Dovah-Kinn is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo is looking to stall here but Dovah-Kinn recovers full guard.
Dovah-Kinn being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nomo actively working from the bottom here.
Nomo wants to control but Dovah-Kinn is keeping busy.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nomo is refusing to be controlled, as Dovah-Kinn sits in half guard.
Nomo is trying to get back to full guard.
Dovah-Kinn is stalling here. Nomo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dovah-Kinn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nomo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Nomo crashes against the mat.
Nomo cracks Dovah-Kinn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dovah-Kinn struggling a bit here.
Nomo trying to control the position but Dovah-Kinn is working away.
Dovah-Kinn is holding Nomo down, trying to stall.
Shintaro Nomo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dovah-Kinn dodges the ground and pound from Nomo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo is keen to just control but Dovah-Kinn is a slippery customer.
Nomo is thwarting Dovah-Kinn's attempts to control the position.
Dovah-Kinn tries to roll over but Nomo keeps him under control.
Nomo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dovah-Kinn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nomo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dovah-Kinn trying to control but Nomo postures up.
Nomo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dovah-Kinn trying to control but Nomo postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nomo misses with a straight right.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nomo sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dovah-Kinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nomo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dovah-Kinn avoids it really well and circles away.
Nomo misses with an uppercut
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Dovah-Kinn misses the jab.
Nomo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nomo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dovah-Kinn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dovah-Kinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
Dovah-Kinn throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nomo moves out of range as Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick.
Dovah-Kinn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the head.
Nomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nomo misses with a looping left.
Nomo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nomo thuds a left hand into Dovah-Kinn's body.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Shintaro Nomo's cut even more.
Dovah-Kinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Dovah-Kinn coming out on top.
Laat Dovah-Kinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a hook.
Dovah-Kinn lands a big right hand that sends Nomo crashing to the mat! Dovah-Kinn stays standing though and waves Nomo back to his feet!
Nomo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo swings for the body but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
Nomo is still on wobbly legs! Can Dovah-Kinn finish him?
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nomo as he avoids it easily.
Nomo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nomo seems to have recovered his senses.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dovah-Kinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dovah-Kinn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dovah-Kinn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nomo swivels and escapes.
Nomo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dovah-Kinn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The cut above Shintaro Nomo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nomo 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.
Dovah-Kinn drops his hands momentarily and Nomo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Dovah-Kinn slips the punch.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Dovah-Kinn.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Dovah-Kinn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a leg kick. Nomo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDovah-Kinn.
Nomo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dovah-Kinn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomo tests Dovah-Kinn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dovah-Kinn enables Nomo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dovah-Kinn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dovah-Kinn looking to control.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control the position but Nomo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is looking to take a break and control but Dovah-Kinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nomo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nomo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dovah-Kinn wants to hold on but Nomo pushes him away.
Nomo prevents Dovah-Kinn from getting the reversal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Laat Dovah-Kinn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nomo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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