Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2019

#R1#
Alvarez walks into a left hand.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez lands with a kick to the temple. Nomo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nomo is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Nomo circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nomo as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been hearing reports that Alvarez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Nomo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nomo continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Nomo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nomo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nomo cracks Alvarez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nomo lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Nomo gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Alvarez throws a lazy head kick
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez shoots in but Nomo avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Nomo clinches with his opponent. #T2#
Nomo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo misses with an elbow over the top.
Nomo throws an elbow that misses. #TD#
Alvarez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Nomo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Nomo.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alvarez scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Nomo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nomo has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Alvarez connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Nomo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alvarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nomo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Alvarez has his foot on Nomo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nomo works his way back into a safe position though.
Nomo is standing up over Alvarez. Alvarez looks to escape but Nomo dives into side control.
Alvarez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nomo.
Nomo lands an elbow.
Alvarez is trying to control Nomo's posture but Nomo avoids it. #T4#
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Nomo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nomo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Nomo trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alvarez tries to buck Nomo off but Nomo is having none of it.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nomo chopping away at his opponent's legs. #TD2#
Nomo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB#
Nomo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nomo is one step ahead there.
Nomo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T1#
Nomo trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Nomo defends easily.
Nomo chips away with some ground and pound.
Nomo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alvarez is wriggling around but Nomo manages to pass to half guard. #SUB#
Alvarez actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard.
Nomo wants to take a breather but Alvarez is having none of it. #ES#
Alvarez pushes Nomo off and gets back to his feet.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nomo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Nomo gets a takedown into half guard.
Alvarez tries to kick Nomo off in order to stand up. Nomo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Alvarez is trying to get back to his feet.
Alvarez is not content to let Nomo control the position. #ES#
Alvarez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T3#
Nomo lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Nomo feints a counter leg kick.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Nomo sprawls well.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Nomo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.#T4#
Nomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Nomo as Alvarez shoots in.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nomo tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nomo to the ground. Nomo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Nomo checks it
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Nomo tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nomo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Avila Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Nomo misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Nomo avoids them all with ease.
Nomo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD#
Alvarez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nomo trying to control here.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nomo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvarez working over Nomo with some ground and pound. Nomo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alvarez working over Nomo with some ground and pound. Nomo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Alvarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nomo sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Alvarez seems to be working for a kimura but Nomo defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo manages to get to full guard.
Nomo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T1#
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nomo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Nomo defends easily.
Avila Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nomo passes into half guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nomo wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nomo.
Alvarez has a hand on Nomo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nomo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nomo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nomo working the ground and pound effectively.
Alvarez can't escape the position. #T3##SUB2#
Nomo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alvarez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alvarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nomo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB2#
Nomo working for a submission but Alvarez is keeping him at bay.
Nomo looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nomo controlling his opponent.
Avila Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Nomo is continuing to stall.
Nomo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nomo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Nomo controlling the position easily from mount.
Alvarez can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nomo lands a big shot there that rocks Alvarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shintaro Nomo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nomo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
The defeated Avila Alvarez had this to say: 'I'm so pissed, man. I trained so hard for this camp too.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2019

#R1#
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo misses with the combination.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomo moves away.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Knox takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Knox's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nomo slips a jab from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
so Nomo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nomo postures up. #T1#
Nomo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knox is trying to keep Nomo in close.
Nomo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Nomo slips the punch.
A jab from Nomo misses.
Nomo throws out a leg kick but Knox moves out of range and Nomo only half commits.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nomo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
Knox throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Knox wants to clinch
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Nomo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nomo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Nomo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nomo takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo with a jab.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo with a nice cross.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Nomo's shoulder, as Nomo tries to avoid the shot.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Aramis Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox lands a head shot.
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!
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Nomo.#T4#
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Nomo punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomo moves away.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
Nomo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nomo blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomo slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox with a hook.
Nomo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Nomo cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nomo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Knox wants to clinch but Nomo slips to the side
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nomo is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox 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.#CL#
Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo is trying to pull guard but Knox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nomo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomo. #T1#
Knox tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Nomo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
A short uppercut from Nomo. #TD#
Nomo jumps into guard, dragging Knox to the mat.
Knox trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Nomo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nomo controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nomo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB#
Nomo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
Knox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Nomo has Knox pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Knox.#CL#
Nomo darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Nomo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Nomo. #TD#
Nomo pulls Knox into guard.
Nomo pulls Knox in to control the position.
Nomo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4##SUB#
Nomo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nomo is pulling down on Knox's head to control his posture.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knox is stalling in the full guard.
Nomo has control of Knox's left arm, preventing Knox from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nomo throws a good cross that connects.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a left hand
enabling Nomo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Shintaro Nomo is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Nomo or perhaps it was just good defense by Knox, which made it look bad.
A jab from Knox misses. #TD#
Nomo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knox is trying to control Nomo's posture but Nomo avoids it.
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nomo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Knox is trying to work for a sweep but Nomo has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Knox tries to lock up and control but Nomo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2##SUB#
Nomo has control of Knox's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Knox regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shintaro Nomo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox is trying desperately to improve position.
Knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nomo with a couple of short strikes.#T3#
Knox is looking to improve his position but Nomo isn't that keen on the idea.
Nomo with a couple of short strikes.
Nomo prevents Knox from getting the reversal.
Nomo controlling his opponent.
Knox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nomo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nomo controlling the position easily from mount.
Nomo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aramis Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Knox wants to control but Nomo is having none of it.
Knox has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Nomo's lack of action.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Nomo is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nomo looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shintaro Nomo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nomo 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

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!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2019

#R1#
Nomo throws a hook but Robbins avoids it easily.
Robbins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nomo dodges the punch combination from Robbins.
Robbins shoots and misses
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robbins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Robbins has his takedown stuffed
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shintaro Nomo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Robbins.
Robbins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Nomo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD#
Nomo pulls Robbins into guard.
Nomo being controlled here, momentarily.
Nomo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Robbins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robbins wants to control from the top but Nomo keeps moving.
Nomo looking for a sweep. Not yet Nomo, not yet.
Nomo trying to keep a closed guard but Robbins is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Nomo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nomo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robbins is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robbins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robbins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing Robbins from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Robbins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nomo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nomo has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Robbins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomo controlling from the top position. #T3##SUB2#
Robbins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nomo defends well.
Robbins trying to control the position.
Robbins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nomo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Robbins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nomo is one step ahead there. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robbins trying to keep a closed guard but Nomo is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nomo wants to pass the guard but Robbins is keeping the position.
Nomo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Robbins looking for a guillotine here but Nomo defends easily.
Nomo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robbins is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Robbins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nomo has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Robbins tries for a takedown but Nomo circles away easily
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo stuffs the takedown.
Robbins misses with a takedown attempt
letting Nomo counter with a right hand.
Shintaro Nomo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Robbins.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nomo.
Nomo digs a good body shot into Robbins's ribs.
Cal Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbins dives in and grabs Nomo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nomo pushes down on Robbins's head and hops out.
A cross from Nomo lands.
Robbins fails to land the takedown.
Nomo appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins moves out of range as Nomo strikes.
Robbins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Robbins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nomo is fending him off so far but Robbins persists. Nope, Nomo circles away and we're back to standing.
Robbins shoots in looking for a takedown. Nomo tries to sprawl out of it but Robbins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nomo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nomo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Robbins is breathing heavily.#T1#
Nomo scores with a decent looking hook.
Nomo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robbins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomo counters with a left to the body.
Cal Robbins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Nomo misses its intended target.
Robbins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robbins takes a jab right on the kisser. #ROC#
Robbins is rocked!
Nomo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robbins misses with a double jab
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbins is still on wobbly legs! Can Nomo finish him?#TD2#
Robbins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nomo is trying to defend but Robbins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo has his hands clasped together around Robbins's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nomo manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2##SUB#
Nomo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robbins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Robbins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nomo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Robbins has managed to get both his arms back between Nomo's legs - danger averted.
Robbins throwing strikes but missing.
Robbins throws a strike but Nomo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Nomo is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Robbins has an active guard here but Nomo has managed to pass into half guard.
Nomo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nomo works his way into side control.
Nomo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robbins to see if he's OK.
Nomo working the head with strikes. #SUB#
Nomo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nomo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robbins can do to turn this around?
Nomo advances nicely into full mount.
Nomo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nomo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nomo lands a big shot to the head and Robbins winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). 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!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 11, 2019

#R1#
Nomo cracks Kane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nomo.
Nomo lands a head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Jaxson Kane has been cut.
Nomo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kane. Kane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nomo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kane's hands.
Nomo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kane back to the cage. Nomo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheers as Nomo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kane doesn't seem phased though.
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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nomo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Kane is rocked!
Nomo lands a jab.
Oh Kane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kane seems to have got his legs back now.
Kane tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Nomo thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane tries for a takedown but Nomo circles away easily
and Nomo counters with a crisp right that sends Kane to the canvas! Nomo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 01, 2018

#R1#
Panos misses with a two punch combination.
Panos walks into a stiff left hand from Nomo.
Nomo scores with a jab to the body.
Panos wants to clinch but Nomo slips to the side
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomo moves away.
Nomo swings for the body but Panos moves out of range. #CL2#
Panos clinches.
Panos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Panos.
Panos is struggling to control the position.
Nomo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Panos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Panos lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panos misses with a body punch.
A short right from Panos on the inside.
Panos pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Nomo jumps into guard, dragging Panos to the mat. #T1#
Nomo wants to sweep here but Panos controlling him for the moment.
Panos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nomo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nomo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Panos's guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panos is keeping the position for now.
Panos keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nomo cracks Panos with a solid left hand.
Panos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nomo wants to control from the top but Panos keeps moving.
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nomo throws an elbow that misses. Panos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nomo's guard. Nice move by Panos!#REVB##SUB#
Nomo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Panos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nomo.
Nomo can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Nomo is trying to escape the position but Panos is controlling the position.
Nomo wants to control but Panos postures up.
Nomo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Panos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panos controls the position.
Nomo is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Panos wants to control but Nomo is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Panos takes a little break here. Nomo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panos trying to control the position but Nomo is working away. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panos works Nomo's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasa Panos dominated that round.
That's time! Nomo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nomo throws a hook but Panos blocks it.
Panos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Panos takes one on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Panos! #CUT2#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo walks into a stiff left hand from Panos.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panos.
A little feinted left hand from Nomo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panos.
Panos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Nomo finds it's way through Panos's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Panos throws out a counter right but Nomo avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Nomo finds it's way through Panos's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panos scores with a leg kick. #T1#
A jab from Nomo misses.
Nomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nomo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Nomo.
Panos misses with a shot to the body
and Panos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Panos - just one landing.
Shintaro Nomo is winning the standup battle so far.
Panos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Nomo lands a really nice looking cross but Panos seems unphased.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Panos.
Nomo thows a leg kick but Panos checks it
and Panos counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo throws a series of strikes that have Panos backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.#T2#
Panos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Panos misses.
Nomo throws out a loose jab but Panos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Panos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panos moves out of range as Nomo strikes.
The crowd cheers as Panos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nomo doesn't seem phased though.
Panos works Nomo's body with a nice hook.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nomo lands a head shot.
A big right from Nomo misses.
Panos throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Panos as he avoids it easily. #T3#
Nomo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Panos blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Nomo.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Panos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nomo to score with a decent uppercut.
Panos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
Nomo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Panos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nomo in his tracks.
Nomo throws a solid leg kick but Panos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panos was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
A low kick from Panos is predictable there
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Panos looks to land a combination but Nomo avoids it well.
Nomo works Panos's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Panos counter with a right hand.
Nomo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Panos.
Nomo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panos.
Nomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nomo.
Panos throws a low kick but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo looks to land a right hand but Panos moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panos! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Panos.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Panos slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Panos misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo misses with a head kick.
Panos loads up on a big right hand but Nomo slips the punch.
Nomo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
Panos blocks a jab.
Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panos.
Nomo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nomo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panos misses with a left hand
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo tries to clinch but Panos moves out of range.
Panos throws a lazy uppercut
and Panos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panos blocks a jab.#T1#
Nomo throws a hook but Panos blocks it.
Panos misses with a left hand
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Panos.
Panos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
Panos takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Panos scores with a sloppy right hand. Nomo should have avoided that one.
Panos throws an overhand right that lands on Nomo's shoulder, as Nomo tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Panos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nomo prevents a body shot from Panos. #TD#
Nomo decides to pull guard.
Panos stopping the sweep attempt from Nomo.#T2#
Nomo looking to control.
Nomo wants to sweep but no luck.
Panos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Nomo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Panos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Nomo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Panos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Panos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Nomo working a defensive guard here.
Nomo wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Panos is looking to clinch but Nomo is avoiding it.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panos.
Nomo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A good leg kick by Panos. #CL2#
Panos clinches up against the cage.
Panos scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Nomo tries to work over Panos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nomo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nomo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Panos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nomo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panos's elbow.
Panos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nomo is keeping busy.
Panos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Panos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panos blocks an elbow strike.
Nomo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Panos prevents it.
Nomo taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shintaro Nomo.
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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2018

#R1#
Nomo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Nomo has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Nomo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nomo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nomo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is looking to get back to full guard here but Nomo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nomo advances nicely into full mount.
Nomo controlling his opponent.
Nomo landing punches.
Nomo with the ground and pound from mount. #T2#
Nomo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cruz can't escape the position.
Nomo working the ground and pound effectively.
Nomo controlling the position easily from mount.
Nomo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
Nomo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nomo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nomo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Nomo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nomo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nomo working Cruz over with strikes here.
Nomo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nomo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Nomo scores with a couple of good head shots there. #SUB2#
Nomo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Cruz has his hands clasped together but Nomo breaks the hold and Cruz is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Nomo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). 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!'

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2018

#R1#
A slow jab from Kaczmarek misses its intended target.
Kaczmarek misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaczmarek misses the target.
Kaczmarek has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick but Nomo moved away.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Kaczmarek.
A swing and a miss from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek throws a series of punches but Nomo avoids them all with ease.
Nomo defending well as Kaczmarek loads up on a big left hand.
TJ Kaczmarek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaczmarek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaczmarek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
Nomo lunges at Kaczmarek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaczmarek's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Kaczmarek catches Nomo right on the button with a cross.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut.
Kaczmarek misses with a straight left.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaczmarek.
Nomo takes one on the button.#T1#
Kaczmarek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nomo cracks Kaczmarek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nomo catches Kaczmarek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kaczmarek takes one on the button.
Kaczmarek feints and then cracks Nomo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nomo down.
Kaczmarek misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Nomo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaczmarek doesn't seem phased though.
TJ Kaczmarek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaczmarek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaczmarek takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Kaczmarek blocks the low kick.
Nomo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaczmarek misses with a low kick.#T2#
A big left from Nomo misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo wants to clinch up but Kaczmarek keeps it at a distance.
Kaczmarek misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
Nomo cracks Kaczmarek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kaczmarek misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo misses with a double jab
and Kaczmarek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nomo shoots in for a takedown but Kaczmarek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nomo checks a leg kick. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kaczmarek enables Nomo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kaczmarek manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nomo trying to control but Kaczmarek is working from the bottom.
Kaczmarek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Nomo connects with a couple of short punches.
Nomo won't allow Kaczmarek to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nomo trying to control but Kaczmarek is working from the bottom.
Kaczmarek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nomo landing with the ground and pound.
Kaczmarek is trying to keep Nomo in close. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nomo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nomo is looking to take a break and control but Kaczmarek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaczmarek trying to control from the bottom.
Kaczmarek wants to improve his position but Nomo is controlling well.
Nomo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nomo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that TJ Kaczmarek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kaczmarek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaczmarek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo scores with a jab to the head.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kaczmarek throws a series of punches but Nomo avoids them all with ease.
Kaczmarek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Kaczmarek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Kaczmarek is predictable there #TD2#
so Nomo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczmarek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kaczmarek keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Nomo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Nomo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaczmarek is keeping the position for now.
Kaczmarek lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Nomo looking for a guillotine here but Kaczmarek defends easily.
Kaczmarek trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom. #T2##SUB2#
Nomo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaczmarek is aware though and is defending well.
Kaczmarek trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Nomo looking for a guillotine here but Kaczmarek defends easily.
Kaczmarek won't allow Nomo to sweep him here.
Nomo is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Kaczmarek trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nomo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaczmarek's guard. #REVB#
Kaczmarek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nomo is one step ahead there. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaczmarek trying to keep a closed guard but Nomo is proving a slippery customer.
Nomo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nomo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaczmarek is retaining full guard.
Kaczmarek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nomo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaczmarek trying to control the position from guard on top but Nomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaczmarek finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head. #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo thuds his right hand into Kaczmarek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaczmarek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nomo checks it well.
Nomo moves forwards but Kaczmarek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaczmarek throws an overhand right that lands on Nomo's shoulder, as Nomo tries to avoid the shot.
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.
A swing and a miss from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczmarek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Nomo. That snapped Kaczmarek's head back.
Nomo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaczmarek circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Nomo.
Nomo walks into a straight right hand from Kaczmarek.#T1#
Kaczmarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Kaczmarek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Kaczmarek misses its intended target.
Nomo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaczmarek momentarily.
Kaczmarek tries to land a leg kick but Nomo saw it coming and moves away.
Kaczmarek looks to land a left hand but Nomo moved out of range nicely.
Kaczmarek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nomo throws a leg kick but Kaczmarek sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nomo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaczmarek misses the target.
Kaczmarek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaczmarek moves into range and connects with a jab.
TJ Kaczmarek is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Kaczmarek.#T2#
Kaczmarek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nomo on the side of the head.
Nomo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaczmarek throws a right and a left that Nomo avoids nicely.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nomo is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Nomo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaczmarek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaczmarek throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Kaczmarek misses #TD2#
so Nomo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kaczmarek working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Nomo cracks Kaczmarek with a solid left hand.
Kaczmarek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nomo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nomo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaczmarek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nomo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kaczmarek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nomo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nomo is looking to slow Kaczmarek down with leg kicks.
Nomo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD2#
Nomo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kaczmarek tries to buck Nomo off but Nomo is having none of it.
Nomo is looking to take a break and control but Kaczmarek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaczmarek tries to bench press Nomo off him but Nomo keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shintaro Nomo.
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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

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!'

Event: DFN#49 Ronaldo vs Steele
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
Nomo misses with a leg kick
and Bundles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nomo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundles.
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundles catches Nomo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bundles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nomo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bundles scrambles back to his feet.
Bundles connects with a looping right hand.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bundles. Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bundles throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo moves forwards but Bundles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bundles misses with an uppercut.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nomo is defended easily by Bundles.#T1#
Bundles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bundles has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A shot to the liver by Nomo. Beautiful body shot.
Bundles throws a shot to the body.
Bundles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nomo connects with an inside leg kick.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Ray Bundles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundles misses with a body shot
letting Nomo counter with a right hand.
Bundles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nomo. That did some damage!
Bundles looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
Nomo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundles.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundles.#T2#
Bundles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Bundles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bundles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bundles throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundles walks into a stiff left hand from Nomo.
Nomo blocks a head kick by Bundles.
Nomo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bundles.#TD#
Nomo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bundles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nomo chips away with some ground and pound.
Nomo wants to pass the guard but Bundles is keeping the position.
Nomo postures up. #SUB2#
Bundles working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nomo has passed into half guard! #T3#
Nomo is looking to advance position but Bundles won't allow it.
Nomo uses his free foot to push down on Bundles's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bundles.
Bundles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bundles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bundles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bundles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bundles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nomo is trying to keep Bundles in close. #T4##SUB#
Nomo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bundles is aware though and is defending well.
Nomo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nomo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nomo's guard.
Bundles trying to mount his opponent but Nomo defends it. #SUB#
Nomo looking for submissions off his back.
Nomo keeping hold of Bundles's head, controlling as best he can.
Bundles working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bundles 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.
#R2#
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nomo misses the jab.
Bundles walks into a left hand.
Bundles throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
Nomo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nomo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bundles's calf.
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nomo on the side of the head.
Bundles throws a shot from downtown. Nomo moves away and avoids it.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles misses the jab.
Bundles misses with a straight right.
Nomo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ray Bundles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo throws out a loose jab but Bundles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bundles connects with a high kick. #T1#
Nomo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bundles thuds a left hand into Nomo's body.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
Bundles throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bundles! But no joy.
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nomo staying out of range there.
Bundles throws a big shot that misses.
Nomo shoots for a takedown but Bundles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nomo throws a right hand that misses
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
Nomo defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Nomo throws a sloppy body shot
and Bundles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bundles throws an overhand right that lands on Nomo's shoulder, as Nomo tries to avoid the shot.
Nomo misses with a straight right. #T2#
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bundles.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Bundles.
Bundles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nomo.
Nomo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bundles tries to avoid it but Nomo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bundles to the ground. Bundles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nomo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bundles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Nomo slips a jab from Bundles.
Bundles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bundles.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bundles throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bundles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nomo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nomo throws a hook but Bundles avoids it easily.
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Bundles moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundles.
Nomo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bundles bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo throws a jab when Bundles was well out of range.
Bundles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bundles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bundles ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Bundles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nomo is out of range and Bundles settles back down.
Bundles misses with a looping left.
Bundles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Nomo. #T4#
Bundles throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundles misses with a hook to the body
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bundles connects with a single shot there.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundles manages to avoid it.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles lands an overhand right.
Bundles lands with a nice body kick.
Nomo moves out of range as Bundles strikes.
Nomo throwing a counter right hand but Bundles manages to avoid it.
Bundles misses with an uppercut.
Bundles misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
Nomo misses with a takedown attempt - Bundles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bundles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bundles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Bundles misses.
Nice defenses there by Bundles.
Bundles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nomo on the side of the head.
Nomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nomo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundles is just out of range.
Bundles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nomo throws a leg kick
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Nomo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bundles. #T1#
Nomo with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Bundles.
Bundles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bundles.
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Nomo misses its target.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundles.
Bundles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundles.
Bundles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.#TD#
Nomo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bundles to the mat! Bundles manages to get full guard.
Bundles throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bundles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nomo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Bundles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shintaro Nomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bundles pushing down on Nomo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bundles is working away from the top position though.
Nomo is looking for a sweep. Bundles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Bundles there.
Bundles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nomo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nomo wants to get back to full guard.
Nomo is in trouble now - Bundles has advanced to mount!
Bundles punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bundles putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#CUT2#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.#T3#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bundles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ray Bundles has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Nomo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bundles lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bundles.
Nomo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bundles throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bundles unloading with bombs!
Bundles postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nomo looks a forlorn figure.
Nomo tries to hold on but Bundles postures up.
Bundles working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T4#
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!
Bundles scoring with strikes but Nomo is staying in there.
Nomo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#CUT2#
Shintaro Nomo's cut is getting worse.
Bundles breaks from Nomo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bundles landing punches. #ROC2#
Nomo is rocked!#CUT2#
Shintaro Nomo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bundles raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Nomo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Jeez, Shintaro Nomo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shintaro Nomo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Bundles!
Ray Bundles thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DFN#45 Barrera vs Bang
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1##CL#
Damballah has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Nomo manages to pull guard.
Damballah trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nomo is on top in guard. #REVB#
Nomo wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Nomo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nomo with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nomo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Damballah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Nomo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Damballah working a defensive guard but Nomo passes into half guard.
Nomo prevents Damballah from improving his position.
Damballah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damballah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nomo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Damballah looking for a guillotine here but Nomo defends easily.
Nomo controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Nomo postures up. #SUB#
Damballah is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nomo frees his head nicely. Oh but Damballah has switched to an armbar! Nomo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: DUEL#150 Sigit vs Embalmer
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range.
Nomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a looping right.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Wrexham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wrexham throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Wrexham throws a hook but Nomo blocks it.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Wrexham misses with a body punch
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Nomo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Nomo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wrexham , pushing him back against the cage.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham pushes Nomo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Wrexham managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nomo throws an elbow but misses.
Wrexham avoiding damage as Nomo throws knees to the body.
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Nomo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Wrexham rushes Nomo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wrexham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not.
Wrexham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nomos head. #TD#
Nomo gets control of Wrexham 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nomo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wrexham wanted to stand there but Nomo had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrexham won't allow Nomo to sweep him here. #T2#
Wrexham wanted to stand there but Nomo had control of the position. #SU2#
Wrexham stands up and waves to Nomo to follow him.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the body
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Wrexham lands with an uppercut that bounces Nomo off the cage and back into range.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo misses with a looping right.#T3#
Nomo misses with a left hand
and Wrexham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrexham scores with a leg kick.
Wrexham throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Nomo shoots in and gets a takedown into Wrexham 's guard.
Nomo stops Wrexham from standing up.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nomo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nomo won't allow Wrexham to get back to his feet. #T4#
Nomo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrexham wants to stand and escape but Nomo is having none of it.
Nomo content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nomo under the eye.
Nomo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wrexham to counter with a crisp jab.
Nomo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nomo wants to clinch up but Wrexham keeps it at a distance.
Wrexham scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Wrexham throws a leg kick but Nomo checks it.
Nomo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Wrexham is predictable there
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Nomo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wrexham momentarily. #TD#
Nomo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nomo showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Wrexham pushes Nomo off and gets back to his feet.
Nomo throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham doesn't manage to clinch there - Nomo circles away.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
Nomo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Wrexham . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wrexham .
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Wrexham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomo throws a hook but Wrexham blocks it.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo throws a good cross that connects.
Wrexham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Wrexham scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Nomo catches Wrexham right on the button with a cross.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrexham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo misses with a straight left.
Nomo cracks Wrexham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrexham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo throws a right and a left that Wrexham avoids nicely.
Wrexham is looking to clinch.
Nomo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown but Wrexham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nomo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wrexham lands with a good body shot.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Nomo tries to clinch there but Wrexham circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Nomo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nomo.
Wrexham punishes Nomo's body with a nice straight punch.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nomo blocks the low kick.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Wrexham pushes him off.
Wrexham avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Nomo with a poor takedown
and Wrexham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wrexham finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Nomo clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Nomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham wants to slow Nomo down by chopping away at his legs.
Wrexham cracks Nomo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range.
Nomo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wrexham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wrexham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wrexham lands a body shot.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nomo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrexham lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice takedown defense from Wrexham . No joy for Nomo on that attempt.
Wrexham scores with a body shot.
Nomo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wrexham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Wrexham blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Wrexham . Beautiful body shot.
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrexham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wrexham ! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrexham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Nomo moves away
enabling Nomo to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Nomo.#T1#
Nomo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
The fighters circle momentarily. Nomo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wrexham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrexham .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nomo, as that shot connected.
Nomo tests Wrexham 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrexham lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a lunging right hand
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shintaro Nomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham connects with a body shot that sends Nomo's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrexham misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wrexham misses with a looping left.
Wrexham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrexham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nomo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Wrexham throws a leg kick that misses.
Wrexham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Wrexham moved out of range nicely.
Wrexham scores with a body shot. #T3#
Wrexham staying out of range there.#CL2#
Wrexham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Wrexham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrexham scores with a hook to the body.
Nomo lands with a light punch inside.
Nomo is trying to pull guard but Wrexham has him pressed against the cage.
Wrexham works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrexham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyler Wrexham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrexham .
Tyler Wrexham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.
Wrexham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nomo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrexham lands a shot to the body.
Wrexham lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrexham cracks Nomo with a nice body shot.#T4#
Nomo wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrexham works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Wrexham .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nomo missing with knees to the body.
Wrexham pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nomo blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrexham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrexham managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Wrexham misses with a body punch.
Wrexham pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nomo misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wrexham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !

Event: MMMA 72 Take vs Nomo
Date: Apr 15, 2018

#R1#
Nomo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomo connects with a single shot there.
Nomo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been told by Take's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Nomo misses with a head kick.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo lands a jab to Take's midsection.
Take tries to land a body kick
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take cracks Nomo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 blocks the body kick.
Nomo moves away from the strike by Take.
Take avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Take moves in looking to clinch but Nomo pushes him off.
Take misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
Take moves forwards but Nomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nomo.
That kick from Take tenderised Nomo's leg. Nomo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Take sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Nomo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Take slips the punch.
Take works the jab nicely.
Nomo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nomo checks a low kick from Take.
Take tries to work over Nomo's front leg with a kick but Nomo checks it.
Take blocks a jab.
Nomo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Take.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Nomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Take looks to land a body kick but Nomo moved away.
Take lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nomo takes a step back to recover.
Nomo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take is looking to slow Nomo down with leg kicks. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Nomo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Take tried to score with a low kick but Nomo checks it.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo throws a right hand that misses
and Take connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nomo takes one on the button.
Take fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Nomo. That snapped Take's head back.
Nomo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Take.
Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Take.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Take lunges at Nomo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nomo's hand.
Nomo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Take on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Nomo. That snapped Take's head back. #T3#
Take lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL#
Take rushes Nomo and presses him up against the cage.
Nomo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take lands a body punch. #TD2#
Nomo gets control of Take's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nomo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Take forces his way into half guard.
Take moves into full mount! Nomo won't be happy about that!
Take controlling the position easily from mount.
Nomo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T4#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nomo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Take has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Take controlling from the full mount.
Nomo tries to lock up and control but Take gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Take looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Take dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Take fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Nomo misses.
Nomo misses the jab.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
Nomo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Take displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nomo throws out the jab. #CL2#
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Take misses with a hook to the ribs.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Take.
Take lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take lands a hook that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take.
Take misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo can't break the clinch.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo takes a shot to the head.
Nomo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Nomo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Take keeps control of Nomo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Take lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nomo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Take is leaning against Nomo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Take throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nomos head.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Nomo.
Nomo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Take is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomo.
Nomo blocks an uppercut.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Take.
Take managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Take lands with a short shot to the head.
Take gets through Nomo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Take cracks Nomo with a nice body shot.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Take lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo can't get the takedown.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
Take scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Take lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Nomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Take.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Nomo misses with a double jab
and Take counters with a thumping low kick.
Nomo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Take misses with a body kick.
Take sizes up Nomo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Nomo clinches up with Take and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Nomo breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Take tried to counter with a leg kick but Nomo avoided it.
Take misses with a straight left.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Take scores with a jab to the body.
Take throws a head kick that misses.
Take ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Take tries to work over Nomo's front leg with a kick but Nomo checks it.
Nomo throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Take throws a shot from downtown. Nomo moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
Take lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nomo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Take misses its target.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Take lands with a nice body kick.
Take tries to land a leg kick but Nomo saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Take, as that shot connected.
Take connects with a solid leg kick.
Nomo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
Take looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo throws a hook but Take blocks it.
Nomo checks a low kick from Take.
Nice body punch from Take.
Nomo throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Take lands an overhand right.
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nomo's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take jabs Nomo right on the nose. Nomo blinks but takes it well.
Take connects with an inside leg kick.
Nomo misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Take dominated that second round.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Nomo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Take throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nomo.
Take feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nomo's calf.
Nomo missing with a left hand there. Take was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Take is looking to score with low kicks.
Nomo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Take - that will leave a mark!
Nomo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Nomo moves into range and clinches up with Take.
Take stops a takedown attempt from Nomo.
Take digs a right hand into Nomo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nomo's gas tank.
Nomo can't find room to land a body shot as Take controls the action.
Nomo takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Take.
A short left from Take.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Take.
Nomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Nomo trying to land knees to the body.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Take blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Take is working Nomo over against the cage.
Nomo wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Take.
A hook to the body from Take.
Take lands an elbow inside that Nomo shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Take scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Take scores with a shoulder strike.
Take putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nomo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Take lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Take.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take. #T2#
Take scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Take.
Nomo is trying to break the clinch but Take has him pressed against the cage.
Take lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not.
Take pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take working aggressively here.
Take lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Take lands a nice shot to the body.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Take can't find room to land a body shot as Nomo controls the action.
Nomo has had enough of the clinch but Take keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Take. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take lands a shoulder strike.
Nomo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Take.
Nomo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Take lands a left hand. #ROC#
Nomo is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nomo is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Take.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Take creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Take lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Take dips a shoulder and cracks Nomo with a mighty uppercut! Nomo falls back against the cage and Take unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nomo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Take screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!

Event: MMMA 68 Bestarsson vs Fortune
Date: Mar 18, 2018

#R1#
Marvin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nomo.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Marvin.
A little jabbing left from Nomo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nomo looks to land a right hand but Marvin moved out of range.
It appears Marvin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nomo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nomo duly obliges.
Marvin throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nomo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #TD#
Marvin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marvin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nomo's legs.
Nomo parries the strikes from Marvin easily there. Marvin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nomo to escape.
You can see the frustration on Nomo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Nomo tries to improve position but can't.
Nomo is trying to control Marvin's posture but Marvin avoids it.
Marvin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Marvin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nomo is trying to control Marvin's posture but Marvin avoids it.
Marvin staying calm.
Nomo taking a bit of punishment here - Marvin scoring with strikes. #SUB#
Marvin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Marvin is looking to take a break and control but Nomo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nomo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Nomo can't do much from the bottom here.
Marvin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nomo is not content to let Marvin control the position. #T3#
Nomo tries to bench press Marvin off him but Marvin keeps the position.
Marvin advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomo can't escape the position.
Marvin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nomo is looking to escape.
Marvin content just to control the position here.
Nomo is in all sorts of trouble here. #T4#
Nomo wants to control but Marvin is having none of it.
Nomo is squirming around, avoiding Marvin's attempts to control the action.
Nomo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marvin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marvin wants to control the pace but Nomo is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nomo wants to hold on but Marvin pushes him away.
Nomo is desperately trying to improve his position but Marvin has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David C. Marvin 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.
#R2#
A clash of legs there as Marvin blocks the low kick.#CL#
Marvin moves into the clinch successfully.
Nomo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nomo misses with a body punch.
Marvin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD#
Marvin pulls guard.
Nomo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nomo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marvin keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been informed that Nomo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marvin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Marvin has control of Nomo's left arm, preventing Nomo from doing any damage.
Nomo wants to pass the guard but Marvin is keeping the position.#SUB#
Marvin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marvin keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Marvin is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
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.
Marvin looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nomo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nomo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nomo scores with a sloppy right hand. Marvin should have avoided that one. #CL#
Marvin instigates a clinch.
Nomo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marvin.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Marvin.
Nomo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marvin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nomo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marvin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nomo's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T3##BC2#
Nomo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marvin tries for a takedown but Nomo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nomo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nomo, as that shot connected.
Nomo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marvin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Marvin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nomo avoids it.
Marvin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marvin counters with a low kick, right behind Nomo 's knee. #CL#
Marvin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nomo, pushing him back against the cage.
Marvin tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Nomo lands an uppercut.#T4#
Marvin tries to throw a body punch but Nomo avoids it by throwing Marvin back against the cage.
Nomo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nomo throws an elbow but it misses.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marvin prevents a body shot from Nomo. #BC2#
Nomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Marvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo connects with a jab.
Nomo looks to land a combination. Marvin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Marvin misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
Nomo throws a shot from downtown. Marvin moves away and avoids it.
Nomo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marvin. Marvin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marvin avoids the body shot from Nomo.
Marvin tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nomo thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Marvin closes the distance and clinches.
Nomo lands a nice uppercut.
Marvin prevents a body shot from Nomo.
Marvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marvin jumps guard but Nomo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Marvin stalls.
Nomo wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD2#
Nomo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Nomo is keeping the position.
Nomo wants to sweep but no luck.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Nomo keeps moving.
Nomo trying to control the position.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marvin forces his way into half guard.
Marvin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nomo is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Marvin wants to work for an arm triangle but Nomo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nomo wants to control but Marvin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nomo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marvin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marvin is pressing down on Nomo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nomo is holding on for now.
David C. Marvin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3##SUB2#
Nomo has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Marvin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Marvin!
The referee asks Marvin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marvin prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB#
Marvin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marvin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Marvin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marvin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nomo trying to remain calm as Marvin controls from the top position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nomo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nomo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marvin off and has taken his back!
Nomo connects with a big shot to the side of Marvin's head.
Nomo biding his time, controlling Marvin.
Marvin trying to control but not successfully.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nomo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marvin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nomo trying to control momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shintaro Nomo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: MADNESS Fight League v2
Date: Jan 31, 2018

#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.#CL2#
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.#T2#
Nomo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dovah-Kinn walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
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. #T3#
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! #CUT2#
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. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
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.
#R2#
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.#TD2#
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. #T1#
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. #REVR##SUB2#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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. #SUB2#
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. #REF3#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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. #CUT#
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!#T2#
Dovah-Kinn misses with a hook.#KD#
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!#ROC#
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.#CUT#
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. #T3#
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.#TD2#
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. #T4#
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!'

Event: MMMA 56 Spector vs Mata 2
Date: Dec 23, 2017

#R1#
Channings moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nomo misses with a hook. Channings ducked under it nicely.
Nomo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Channings.
Channings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
Channings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Channings drops his hands momentarily and Nomo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Channings misses with a looping left.
Channings has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Channings looking to score a takedown here. Nomo is defending well but Channings drives through and ends up in Nomo's guard.
Channings lands a couple of digs.
Channings wants to stand but Nomo is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Channings stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nomo throws up his legs and catches Channings in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Channings tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nomo! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: MMMA Clown Caos 26
Date: Nov 08, 2017

#R1#
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!#CUT2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.#CL#
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!
#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!

Event: MMMA Clown Caos 20
Date: Sep 06, 2017

#R1#
Soto throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
Soto misses with an uppercut
and Nomo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Nomo.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soto digs a good hook to Nomo's body.
Soto missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soto misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Soto lands the left hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Soto throws a looping overhand right but Nomo ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo lunges at Soto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soto's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.#TD#
Nomo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soto was covering up waiting for the punch and Nomo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully. #T1#
Nomo won't allow Soto to get back to his feet.
Nomo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto is looking to stand back up but Nomo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Soto.
Nomo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nomo drops an elbow to the side of Soto's head.
Nomo controlling the pace.
Soto tries to kick Nomo off but Nomo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nomo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Soto!
Nomo punching from mount but Soto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nomo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo throwing strikes here but Soto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nomo looking to finish with strikes here!
Soto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nomo lands a big elbow.
Nomo trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Nomo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Nomo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nomo misses with a head shot.
Soto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nomo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Nomo looking to isolate an arm here. Soto doesn't see it coming and as Nomo extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nomo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). 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!'

Event: MMMA Clown Caos: 16
Date: Jul 19, 2017

#R1#
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
Couturier looks to land a body kick but Nomo moved away.#CL#
Nomo tries to keep at a distance but Couturier has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Nomo breaks from the clinch.
Nomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Nomo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nomo postures up in Couturier's guard and throws a big left but Couturier blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couturier pulls Nomo in close to prevent any damage.
Nomo wants to control from the top but Couturier keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier pulls Nomo in close to his closed guard and prevents Nomo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nomo's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Couturier has Nomo pulled in close to control his posture.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Couturier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couturier trying to keep a closed guard but Nomo is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Couturier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL#
Couturier moves into range and clinches up with Nomo.
Couturier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Couturier scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Nomo.
Nomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nomo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Couturier misses with the head strike. #T2#
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nomo tries to throw a body punch but Couturier avoids it by throwing Nomo back against the cage.
Couturier works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Nomo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Couturier misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Nomo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo controlling from the top position.
Couturier is adopting a defensive guard.
Nomo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like Nomo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T3#
Couturier working a defensive guard here.
Nomo stays in close to Couturier's body and controls the position.
Couturier is trying to control the position but Nomo postures up.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Couturier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown. Couturier tries to sprawl out of it but Nomo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Couturier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Couturier swivels and escapes.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couturier is looking to counter punch.
Couturier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Nomo there.
Couturier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Couturier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couturier.
Nomo lands with a cross.
Nomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Couturier has closed the distance and engaged Nomo in a clinch.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomo.
Nomo is leaning against Couturier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Couturier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couturier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.#BC2#
Nomo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nomo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couturier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couturier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Couturier misses with a two punch combination.
Nomo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Couturier tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nomo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from Couturier misses.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couturier manages to avoid it.
Couturier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couturier connects with a leg kick. Nomo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Couturier with a hook.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couturier throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomo.
Couturier throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Nomo tries to get set, Couturier tries to push him back and clinch up but Nomo manages to avoid the attempt.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couturier.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Couturier is out of range.
Couturier fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo tries to bum rush Couturier with a series of wild strikes but Couturier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Couturier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couturier doesn't manage to clinch there - Nomo circles away.
Nomo swings for the body but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Couturier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Couturier 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 misses with a hook. Couturier ducked under it nicely.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Couturier fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Nomo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 tests Couturier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nomo scores with a sloppy right hand. Couturier should have avoided that one.
Nomo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Couturier pinned against the cage. Couturier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Couturier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Couturier defending well as Nomo loads up on a big left hand.
Couturier misses with a combination
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Couturier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couturier.
Couturier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couturier wants to clinch.
Nomo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Couturier to score with a decent uppercut.
Nomo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couturier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nomo counters with a good low kick that Couturier was not able to check. #T3#
Nomo defending well as Couturier loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couturier.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo moves away
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couturier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Couturier misses with a few strikes there.
Nomo feints the counter takedown.
Nomo scores with the left hand. Couturier knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Nomo gets tackled into the cage by Couturier. Couturier maintains the clinch.
Couturier blocks an elbow strike from Nomo. #BC2#
Nomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couturier slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo is having none of it.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Couturier.
Couturier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nomo manages to circle out of the way.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Couturier looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couturier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nomo takes one to the side of the head.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo moves out of range.
Couturier ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Couturier walks into a left hand.
Couturier tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couturier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Couturier misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo lands a right hook to the body.
Nomo blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Nomo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couturier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Couturier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Couturier is out of range.
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.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Couturier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Couturier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Couturier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Couturier slips under a jab.
Couturier staying out of range there.
Couturier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Couturier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Couturier managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Couturier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Couturier.
Couturier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couturier avoids the elbow strike from Nomo, against the cage.
Couturier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier lands with a left to the head.
Couturier swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo is trying to break the clinch but Couturier is controlling him.#T1#
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Nomo prevents a body shot from Couturier.
Couturier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurtis Couturier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Nomo.
Nomo is trying to force a seperation but Couturier has the dominant position.
Couturier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couturier misses with some punches.
Nomo throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Nomo.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
Nomo blocking some punches.
Couturier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow. #BC2#
Nomo breaks the clinch.
Nomo cracks Couturier with a good jab.
Nomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Couturier defends it well.
Nomo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couturier at a distance.
Couturier moves forwards but Nomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nomo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couturier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couturier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
Couturier throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Couturier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Nomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Couturier is just out of range.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nomo wants to clinch up but Couturier keeps it at a distance.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown. Couturier tries to sprawl out of it but Nomo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Couturier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Couturier.
Nomo throws out a counter right but Couturier avoids it with no problem.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Couturier. #T3#
Couturier just misses with a punch to the body.
Couturier lands with a cross.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Couturier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nomo circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Couturier drives through and clinches with Nomo against the cage.
Couturier misses with a body punch.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Couturier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC2#
Nomo manages to break the clinch.
Couturier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Couturier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couturier moves away.
Couturier takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Couturier gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Couturier as the two fighters clinch.
Couturier lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Couturier blocks an uppercut.
Nomo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
Couturier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nomo.
Couturier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nomo slowing the pace effectively.#TD2#
Nomo pulls guard effortlessly.
Nomo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Couturier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Couturier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couturier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Couturier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couturier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing Couturier from controlling successfully.
Kurtis Couturier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couturier throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kurtis Couturier.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

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!'

Event: MMMA 27: Maia vs Mercer
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Nomo tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Nomo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Nomo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ryan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nomo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryan on the side of the head.
Ryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nomo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Nomo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nomo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but Nomo persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Ryan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nomo moves out of range as Ryan strikes.#T1#
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
Ryan with a jab.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nomo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Nomo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nomo misses with a double jab.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nomo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan scores with a kick to the body. #T2#
The crowd cheers as Nomo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ryan doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nomo scores with a body shot.
Nomo gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.#TD#
Ryan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nomo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan, not yet.
Ryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nomo's guard. #REVB#
Ryan is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Nomo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ryan's guard. #REVR#
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Nomo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nomo wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nomo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ryan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ryan trying to control the pace.
Nomo tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.#T4#
Ryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close 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!
#R2#
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nomo lands a body shot.
Nomo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nomo lands a nice shot that snaps Ryan's head back. #CL2#
Ryan clinches up against the cage.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Ryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nomo avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Nomo's ribcage. Nomo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not.
Nomo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Ryan tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan has Nomo pressed against the cage.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Andrew Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Nomo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan blocks an elbow strike.
Nomo pushes Ryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
A frustrated look appears on Nomo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan stalls.
Nomo blocking some punches.
Ryan pushes Nomo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nomo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nomo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan digs a right hand into Nomo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nomo's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan presses Nomo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nomo's efforts to push away.
Ryan is leaning against Nomo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan pushes Nomo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Ryan tries to work over Nomo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Nomo, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ryan looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nomo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ryan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ryan is leaning against Nomo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Ryan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryan.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan is working Nomo over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nomo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ryan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nomo throws an elbow but misses.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL2#
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Nomo can't break the clinch.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not. #BC#
Nomo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan slips a straight right by Nomo.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Nomo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nomo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Nomo. Those never looked like landing.
Nomo is looking to score with low kicks.
Ryan lands a body shot. #T1#
Nomo misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryan defending well as Nomo loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nomo throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Ryan takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range. #CL2#
Ryan takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Nomo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan is leaning against Nomo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nomo working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
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 Ryan walks away with a smile on his face. Nomo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Nomo keeps it at a distance.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nomo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nomo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nomo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Nomo's shoulder, as Nomo tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Nice cross by Ryan.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Ryan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ryan seems keen to control Nomo's posture.
Ryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan managing to control the position.
Nomo preventing the sweep.
Ryan wants to improve his position but instead Nomo has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Nomo trying to control the action but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan moves into full guard.
Ryan wants to hit a switch here but Nomo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ryan there!
Ryan regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryan 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Ryan!
Andrew Ryan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMMA 24: Rage of the Ages
Date: May 20, 2017

#R1#
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
Uk tries to clinch up.#CL#
Uk has Nomo up against the cage in a clinch.
Uk lands a hook that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Uk scores with a hook to the body.
Nomo working hard to break the clinch.
Uk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Uk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nomo blocks it with crossed arms.
Uk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nomo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Nomo tries to score a body lock takedown but Uk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Uk has Nomo pressed against the cage, preventing Nomo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Uk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Uk misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Nomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uk struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
Uk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not.
Nomo wants to break free but Uk has control. #BC2#
Nomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uk throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Nomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Uk.
Uk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Uk throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Uk misses its intended target.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uk takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Uk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uk misses with a straight left.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uk ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Uk throws a chopping leg kick but Nomo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T2#
Nomo lands with an uppercut that bounces Uk off the cage and back into range.
Uk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Nomo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nomo manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Uk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Uk is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Nomo is trying to get an arm triangle but Uk is defending well.
Uk is looking to reverse the position.
Uk wants to control but Nomo postures up.#T3#
Nomo is looking to take a break and control but Uk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Nomo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Uk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Uk struggling a bit here.
Uk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nomo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nomo tries to advance to mount but Uk denies him.
Uk keeping his opponent close.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Uk can't do much from the bottom here.
Uk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Nomo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uk is just riding it out for now. Nomo eventually gives up the hold.
Uk is looking to control Nomo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uk avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dong Uk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Nomo with that takedown attempt.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Uk pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Uk misses the target.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Uk saw that one coming.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nomo catches Uk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nomo misses with a combination
and Uk counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL#
Uk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nomo wants to break free but Uk has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Uk as the two fighters clinch.
Uk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Uk prevents Nomo from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nomo tries to circle away but Uk has him pinned against the cage.
Nomo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T1#
Nomo tries to break the clinch but Uk is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Nomo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nomo blocks a body shot from Uk.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Uk cracks Nomo with a nice body shot.
Nomo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uk missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Nomo manages to break the clinch.
Uk tries to clinch but Nomo is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Uk. That snapped Nomo's head back. #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nomo.
Nomo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Uk defends well and Nomo ends up having to push Uk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Uk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nomo takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Uk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Uk.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Nomo pushes off an throws an elbow but Uk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nomo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uk digs a right hand underneath Nomo's ribcage. Nomo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Uk.
Uk misses with a knee to the head.
Uk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nomo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Uk after a bit of a struggle.
Dong Uk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
Good body shot from Uk.
Nomo prevents a body shot from Uk.
Uk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uk looking to throw knees to the head but Nomo is blocking nicely.
Uk lands with a left to the head.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nomo smiles and moves away.
Uk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target. #T3#
The fighters circling - Nomo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Uk moves into the clinch successfully.
Nomo dodges an elbow strike from Uk.
A left hand lands to the body for Uk.
Uk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uk lands with a short shot to the head.
Nomo blocking some punches. #TD#
Uk manages to pull guard.
Uk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Uk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Uk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nomo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nomo trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom. #T4#
Nomo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nomo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uk wants to hit a switch here but Nomo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Uk there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk tries to hold on but Nomo pushes him away.
Nomo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo controlling his opponent.
Nomo looking to ground and pound but Uk is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Uk dominated that second round.
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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Uk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nomo checks it well.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
Uk throws a looping overhand right but Nomo ducks down to avoid it.
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 tries to clinch but Uk is having none of it.
Uk misses with a lunging right hand
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
Uk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nomo takes one on the button.
Uk tries to clinch there but Nomo circles away.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Uk clinches up with Nomo and pushes him back against the cage.
Nomo blocks a body shot from Uk.
Uk lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomo.
Nomo is trying to stall.
Nomo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
A short body shot lands from Uk as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Uk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uk.
Uk scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Uk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not.
Nomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nomo is trying to push Uk away but Uk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Uk. #BC2#
Nomo breaks the clinch.
Uk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nomo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uk tests Nomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uk tries to clinch up but Nomo circles away and keeps his distance.
As Uk backs off Nomo throws a huge counter combo but Uk manages to avoid it all.
Uk lands with a good body shot.
Uk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Uk throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Uk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been informed that Nomo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Uk with a hook.
Shintaro Nomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Nomo. #TD2#
Nomo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Uk's guard.
Shintaro Nomo has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Uk working for a triangle but Nomo defends it easily.
Nomo wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Nomo postures up. #T3#
Nomo trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Nomo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uk is keeping the position for now.
Uk working a defensive guard here.
Nomo advances position into side control!
Uk struggling a bit here.
Nomo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nomo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #T4#
Uk tries to hold on but Nomo pushes him away.
Nomo breaks from Uk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Uk just holding on.
Uk wants to control but Nomo is having none of it.
Uk holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nomo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Uk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dong Uk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Uk!
In his post fight interview, Dong Uk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: MMMA 21: Relentless
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
Nomo throws a body punch but Skayias moves out of range.
Skayias chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skayias goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nomo dodges the punch combination from Skayias.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomo misses the target.#CL#
Nomo rushes Skayias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skayias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Nomo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skayias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nomo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skayias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Skayias saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Skayias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nomo misses with a jab to the body
and Skayias counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skayias displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.#CL#
Nomo rushes Skayias and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Skayias lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Skayias lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Skayias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo looks to land a right hand but Skayias moved out of range.
Skayias throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo throws a head kick but Skayias moves out of range.
Nomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skayias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Skayias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Skayias ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo dives in and grabs Skayias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skayias pushes down on Nomo's head and hops out.
As Nomo backs off Skayias throws a huge counter combo but Nomo manages to avoid it all.
Nomo scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Nomo pushes Skayias up against the cage in a clinch.
Skayias avoids the elbow strike from Nomo, against the cage. #T2#
Nomo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Skayias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skayias lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Skayias manages to break the clinch.
Skayias misses with a wild combination.
Skayias looks to land a combination but Nomo avoids it well.
Nomo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skayias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown. Skayias tries to sprawl out of it but Nomo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skayias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonis Skayias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo throws a head kick but Skayias moves out of range.
Skayias lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #T3#
Nomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skayias throws a right and a left that Nomo avoids nicely.
Skayias is looking to land body kicks.
Nomo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nomo throws the left hand but Skayias avoids the punch easily.
Nomo thuds his right hand into Skayias's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Skayias as he connects with a hook.
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Skayias moved out of range nicely.
Skayias tries to bum rush Nomo with a series of wild strikes but Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skayias throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Skayias misses.
Nomo lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
Skayias throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Nomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skayias.
Skayias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Decent striking displayed by Nomo there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skayias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skayias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Nomo as he connects with a hook.
Nomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nomo throws a sloppy head kick and Skayias moves out of range easily.
Skayias tries to bum rush Nomo with a series of wild strikes but Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Nomo misses its target.
Skayias slips a jab and a cross from Nomo.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Skayias is avoiding it.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
Skayias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonis Skayias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Nomo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Skayias lands the left hand.
Skayias throws a series of punches but Nomo avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Skayias.
Skayias unleashes a big counter combination but Nomo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Skayias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skayias lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skayias.
Antonis Skayias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skayias misses with a two punch combination.
Nomo lands a right hook to the body.
Antonis Skayias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo throws a head kick but Skayias moves out of range.
Skayias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Skayias throws a right hand that Nomo ducks under and follows up with a left that Nomo also avoids with ease.
Skayias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skayias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skayias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Skayias throws a counter combo.
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!
Skayias takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Skayias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skayias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Despite the aggression on Skayias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skayias takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nomo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Nomo misses its target.
Nomo wants to clinch up but Skayias keeps it at a distance.
Skayias slips a jab from Nomo.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Skayias counter with a right hand.
Skayias slips under a jab from Nomo.
Skayias misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomo misses the target.#T2#
Skayias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Skayias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Skayias ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skayias.
That kick from Skayias tenderised Nomo's leg. Nomo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nomo scores with a punch to the head.
Skayias ducks right into an uppercut from Nomo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo throws a hook but Skayias blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Nomo.
Skayias connects with a single shot there.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Skayias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skayias throws a series of punches but Nomo moves out of range.
Skayias moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Nomo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC#
Skayias is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Antonis Skayias has been cut.
Nomo drops Skayias with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nomo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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!'

Event: Madness MMA 16: Destruction
Date: Mar 25, 2017

#R1#
A lazy left from Nomo finds it's target.
Venom throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo throwing a counter right hand but Venom manages to avoid it.
Venom slips a jab from Nomo.
Venom misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Venom throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left lands for Nomo.
Venom throws a combination that misses
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Venom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Venom'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!
Venom checks a leg kick nicely.
Nomo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venom.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of Venom's head but Venom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nomo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Venom just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Venom manages to pull guard.
Venom trying to keep a closed guard but Nomo is proving a slippery customer.
Nomo wants to control from the top but Venom keeps moving. #SUB2#
Venom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nomo is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Venom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Venom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Venom keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Nomo 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.#T2#
Nomo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Venom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Venom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nomo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nomo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Venom controls Nomo momentarily but Nomo frees himself.
Venom has control of Nomo's left arm, preventing Nomo from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Venom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nomo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Venom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3##SUB2#
Nomo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Venom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nomo has managed to get both his arms back between Venom's legs - danger averted.
Nomo works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Nomo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Venom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nomo.
Venom tries to get to full guard but Nomo has control of the leg.
Nomo is looking to take a break and control but Venom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomo slips a nice elbow through Venom's hands, connecting with Venom's forehead.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nomo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Venom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Venom is trying to get back to full guard.
Venom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nomo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nomo lands with a punch from half guard.
Venom wants to get back to full guard.
Venom is not content to let Nomo control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nomo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nomo is thwarting Venom's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Venom moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Venom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venom lands a high kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Venom lands an overhand right.
Venom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Nomo pushes Venom up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Venom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venom misses with a leg kick
enabling Nomo to counter with a crisp jab.
Venom misses with a low kick as Nomo jumps back.
Nomo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom.
A little jabbing left from Venom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Nomo catches Venom right on the button with a cross.
Nomo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nomo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venom on the side of the head.
Nomo cracks Venom with a good jab.#T1#
Venom lands a jab to the head.
Venom cracks Nomo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nomo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Venom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Venom throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Nomo there.
Venom wants to clinch up but Nomo keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Venom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Venom.
A big left from Nomo misses.
Venom throws out a loose jab but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venom tries a head kick but it misses.
Nomo throwing a counter right hand but Venom manages to avoid it.
Venom takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nomo misses the jab.#T2#
Nomo connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Venom misses #TD#
and Nomo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Venom's guard.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Venom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nomo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nomo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Venom is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Venom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Venom has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Nomo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Venom has tightened it up now! Nomo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stasius Venom! Stasius Venom retains his welterweight title!
Stasius Venom spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Madness MMA Clown Chaos 5
Date: Feb 15, 2017

#R1#
The Convict waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
The Convict scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo throws the left hand but The Convict avoids the punch easily.
Nomo moves out of range as The Convict strikes.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Convict avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Convict swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo lands a head shot.
Nomo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Nomo.
Nomo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict slips a jab from Nomo.
The Convict loads up on a big right hand but Nomo slips the punch.
The Convict swinging wildly here.
Nomo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Good shot there by The Convict.
The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but The Convict slips the punch.
The Convict scores with a sloppy right hand. Nomo should have avoided that one.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
The Convict throws a hook to the side of Nomo's head but Nomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
The Convict misses with a right hand
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo slips a jab from The Convict.
Nomo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Convict looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo avoids the body shot from The Convict.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Convict. #T2#
The Convict drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Convict throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Nomo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Convict looking for a sweep. Not yet The Convict, not yet.
Nomo is fighting to break The Convict's control of his arms but The Convict is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Convict controls Nomo momentarily but Nomo frees himself. #SUB#
Nomo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Convict is controlling Nomo's posture.
The Convict can't keep his opponent in guard - Nomo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Convict keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Nomo prevents The Convict from improving his position.
The Convict gets full guard.
The Convict looking to control. #SUB#
The Convict looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nomo won't allow The Convict to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nomo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Nomo trying to control the position.
Nomo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Convict.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing The Convict from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Nomo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nomo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The Convict is controlling Nomo's trapped leg to prevent Nomo from advancing to side control.
The Convict trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo is keen to just control but The Convict is a slippery customer.
Nomo prevents The Convict from improving his position.#SUB#
The Convict is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nomo pulls his head out easily.
Nomo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Nomo avoids the head kick by The Convict.
The Convict tests Nomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
The Convict throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
The Convict stuns Nomo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Nomo.
Nomo cracks The Convict with an open hand slap.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
The Convict rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Convict.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from The Convict.
Nomo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Convict throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Convict, as that shot connected.
The Convict misses the jab.
The Convict throws a shot from downtown. Nomo moves away and avoids it.#T1#
The Convict throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
The Convict misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Nomo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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.
The Convict misses with a series of wild punches.
The Convict throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nomo shapes to counter with a head kick.
The Convict misses the shot to the body.
Kezz The Convict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Convict works the jab nicely.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Convict!
Nomo lands a body shot.
The Convict with a nice cross.#T2#
The Convict misses with a looping right.
The Convict scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo throws a hook to the side of The Convict's head but The Convict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict dips to his left and cracks Nomo with an uppercut!
Nomo moves away from the strike by The Convict.
The Convict avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. The Convict saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by The Convict. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Convict.
Nomo scores with a jab. The Convict acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo misses with a shot to the body
enabling The Convict to counter with a crisp jab.
The Convict displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nomo throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Convict on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T3#
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kezz The Convict is winning the standup battle so far.
The Convict connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Convict misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Nomo staying out of range there.
The Convict swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo moves away from the strike by The Convict.
Nomo feints a jab promting The Convict to slip. Nomo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Convict slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Convict throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Nomo misses with a hook. The Convict ducked under it nicely.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but The Convict sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomo scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
The Convict misses with a body shot
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
The Convict throws a looping overhand right but Nomo ducks down to avoid it.
The Convict misses with a right hand
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nomo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Convict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Convict moves out of range as Nomo throws a body kick.
The Convict throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Convict throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Nomo has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Nomo breaks the clinch.
The Convict throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nomo avoids the body shot from The Convict.
The Convict slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Convict throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kezz The Convict dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Nomo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Convict swinging wildly here.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Convict takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Convict takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Convict lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Convict missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo lands a nice looking body shot.
The Convict tests Nomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by The Convict - just one landing.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from The Convict.
Nomo throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
The Convict throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomo.
Nomo sizes up The Convict with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Convict misses with a hook.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
As The Convict backs off Nomo throws a huge counter combo but The Convict manages to avoid it all.
The Convict throws an off balance right hand
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Convict lands a nice shot to the body.
Nomo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Convict throws a hook to the side of Nomo's head but Nomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Convict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nomo throws out a counter right but The Convict avoids it with no problem.#T2#
The Convict misses with a body shot.
The Convict throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
The Convict throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Convict throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Convict walks into a straight right hand from Nomo.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
A slow jab from The Convict misses its intended target.
The Convict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nomo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Convict on the side of the head.
The Convict throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Convict falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Nomo tries to clinch but The Convict moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Convict is defended easily by Nomo.
The Convict misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from The Convict. Those never looked like landing.
Nomo throws a head kick but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict shoots in looking for a takedown but Nomo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Convict's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Convict is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo throws a hook but The Convict blocks it.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
The Convict uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
The Convict misses with an uppercut. #T4#
The Convict lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Convict looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like The Convict was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nomo.
The Convict misses with a double jab
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by The Convict.
The Convict moves out of range as Nomo strikes.#TD#
The Convict closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nomo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo pulls The Convict in close to his closed guard and prevents The Convict from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Convict throwing strikes from guard but Nomo blocks nicely.
Nomo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Convict keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nomo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
A swing and a miss from The Convict.
The Convict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Convict walks into a jab.
The Convict has his takedown stuffed
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
The Convict throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nomo.
Nomo throws a series of punches but The Convict avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Nomo finds it's target.
Nomo scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict checks a leg kick nicely.
Nomo jabs at The Convict's body.
The Convict misses the shot to the body.
The Convict works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
The Convict with a hook.
Nomo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Convicts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nomo throws out a loose jab but The Convict uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but The Convict is out of range.
A jab lands there for Nomo.
The Convict swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Convict lands with an uppercut that bounces Nomo off the cage and back into range.
The Convict takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
The Convict lands a jab.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nomo throws a head kick but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Convict moves away from the strike by Nomo. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nomo tests The Convict's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Convict moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Convict scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
The Convict looks to land a left hand but Nomo moved out of range nicely.
The Convict lands with a shot to the body.
The Convict tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Convict looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
The Convict thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
The Convict is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.#T3#
A lazy left from The Convict finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Convict is defended easily by Nomo.
Nomo misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nomo lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Convict doesn't seem phased though.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo lands a lovely overhand right.
Nomo lunges at The Convict with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Convict's hand.
The Convict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Convict slips a jab from Nomo.
The Convict scores with a decent looking hook.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
The Convict throws a big counter combination but Nomo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T4#
The Convict shoots in and drives through. Nomo sprawls well.
Nomo throws out a counter right but The Convict avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Convict takes one to the side of the head.
The Convict with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Convict misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
The Convict looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range. #TD#
The Convict gets a takedown into half guard.
The Convict winds up and cracks Nomo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Convict landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Convict throwing shots but Nomo is blocking nicely.
The Convict is looking to take a break and control but Nomo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Convict is thwarting Nomo's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
The Convict throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Convict.
Nomo slips a straight right by The Convict.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of The Convict's head but The Convict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict moves forwards but Nomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Convict misses with an uppercut
and The Convict takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Convict misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Convict walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Convict ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
The Convict moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
The Convict throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo stalks The Convict and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Convict's face. The Convict staggers backwards, shaken.
The Convict misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
The Convict throws a right and a left that Nomo avoids nicely.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Convict!
Nomo slips under a jab.#T2#
Nomo misses with an uppercut. The Convict saw that one coming.
The Convict uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nomo has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Convict misses with a left hand
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
The Convict scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nomo!
The Convict connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Convict throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nomo takes one to the side of the head.
Nomo throws a body punch but The Convict moves out of range.
Nomo misses with a left hand
and The Convict counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nomo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Convict.
The Convict's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nomo under the eye.
Kezz The Convict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Convict fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
The Convict throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Convict with a body shot.
The Convict misses with a body shot.
Nomo misses with a series of wild punches.
The Convict shoots in but Nomo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Convict jabs at Nomo's body.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Convict.
Nomo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nomo sizes up The Convict with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #TD#
The Convict drives through with a takedown into guard. #T4#
The Convict trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Convict postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Convict looking to sit in guard and control but Nomo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Convict seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The Convict wants to sweep here but Nomo controlling him for the moment.
Nomo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Convict looking for a sweep. Not yet The Convict, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shintaro Nomo.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: Madness MMA Clown Chaos 2
Date: Jan 04, 2017

#R1#
Harris scores with the left hand. Nomo knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Nomo tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nomo thinking.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Nomo throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range.
Nomo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harris looks to land a combination but Nomo avoids it well.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses.
Nomo takes one to the side of the 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!
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nomo's sensitive parts. #T1##TD2#
Nomo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nomo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES#
Harris sneaks out the side door and pushes Nomo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Harris throws a right hand that Nomo ducks under and follows up with a left that Nomo also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nomo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nomo misses the jab.
Zoe Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head. #T2#
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Nomo fails to land the takedown.
Harris throws a quick counter head kick but Nomo was just out of range.
Nomo misses with a hook.
Nomo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Nomo's shoulder, as Nomo tries to avoid the shot.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Nomo moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Nomo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Zoe Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
Nomo blocks a head kick by Harris.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
A lazy body kick from Harris
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo misses with the combination.
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 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Nice defenses there by Nomo.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Nomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4#
Nomo throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Nomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Nomo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Nomo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nomo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL#
Harris rushes Nomo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nomo blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nomo misses with a body punch.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
Nomo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoe Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nomo moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
As Harris backs off Nomo throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Nomo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Nomo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Zoe Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris misses with a low kick.
A big left from Nomo misses.
Harris is looking to chop away at Nomo's legs.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nomo moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Nomo.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.#T1#
Nomo misses with a straight left.
Harris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nomo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zoe Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris misses with a hook.
Nomo throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Nomo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nomo misses the jab.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Nomo had a free shot at his head there.
Harris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nomo's head backwards.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Nomo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Harris slips a jab from Nomo.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nomo is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nomo slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Nomo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nomo cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nomo. Nomo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Nomo. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses.
Harris tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Harris.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Nomo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
Nomo staying out of range there.#CL#
Nomo gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
Nomo throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nomo scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nomo blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Nomo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Nomo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nomo counters with a one-two to the body.
Nomo clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 Zoe Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Nomo scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Nomo moved away.
Zoe Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris darts in trying to clinch
letting Nomo counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Nomo.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nomo looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Harris throws a leg kick but Nomo checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Nomo throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Nomo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Nomo throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris throws a combination that misses
letting Nomo counter with a right hand.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nomo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nomo throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris misses with a looping right.#T2#
Nomo throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nomo catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harris slips under a jab from Nomo.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Nomo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Nomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Nomo as he checks the leg kick.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nomo slips a jab from Harris.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Nomo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nomo.
Harris throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Nomo misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Nomo misses with a straight right.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Harris.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Harris tries to clinch there but Nomo circles away.
The crowd cheers as Nomo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Nomo catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Harris.
Nomo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Shintaro Nomo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Nomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nomo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris. #CL#
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Nomo, against the cage.
Nomo is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris cracks Nomo with a nice body shot.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nomo's efforts to push away.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris working aggressively here. #BC#
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Nomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nomo slips a straight right by Harris.
Nomo unleashes a big counter combination but Harris bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris misses with a hook.
Nomo throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nomo walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
Harris looks to throw a body kick
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Nomo misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big right from Nomo misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Nomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nomo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nomo throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris is looking for a counter combo.
Nomo throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Nomo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nomo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Harris's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harris manages to get back to half guard.#T3#
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Nomo is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zoe Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris wants to stand but Nomo is controlling the position.
Nomo is stalling in the full guard.
Nomo is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
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.
Nomo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
Harris trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harris scores with a head kick. Nomo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Harris moves into the clinch.
Nomo wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Nomo tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards. #BC#
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Nomo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoe Harris had his way with Shintaro Nomo in that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Nomo lands a jab to the nose.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Nomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Nomo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nomo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Nomo misses.
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.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Nomo counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Harris throws a front kick aimed at Nomo's knee but Nomo avoids it well.
Nomo looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nomo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Nomo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the cage. Nomo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shintaro Nomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Harris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nomo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range. #CL#
Harris closes the distance and pushes Nomo back into the cage.
Harris lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Nomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris slips a jab from Nomo.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Nomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Harris takes one on the button.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Nomo backpedaling. #T3#
Harris tries to clinch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nomo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Nomo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nomo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
Nomo throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.#T4#
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris lunges at Nomo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nomo's hand.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo lands a head shot.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Nomo misses.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Nomo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zoe Harris.
Well Harris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoe Harris!
Zoe Harris is the new welterweight champion!
Zoe Harris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Madness MMA 1: New day
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
Nomo connects with a crisp jab.
Boulami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nomo tries to bum rush Boulami with a series of wild strikes but Boulami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nomo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boulami.
Nomo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boulami takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Nomo breaks from the clinch.
Nomo misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Boulami misses the target.
Boulami moves away from the strike by Nomo.
Boulami thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nomo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boulami.
Nomo lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Boulami misses
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Boulami is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nomo.#CUT2#
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Nomo tries a head kick but it misses.
Boulami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nomo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boulami somewhat.
Boulami takes one to the side of the head.
Nomo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nomo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boulami.#T2#
Nomo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nomo digs a good hook to Boulami's body.
Boulami throws a hook but Nomo blocks it.
Nomo dodges the punch combination from Boulami.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boulami was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
Boulami swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boulami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nomo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boulami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Boulami slips the punch.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Boulami. #T3#
Boulami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nomo.
Nomo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boulami has time to react.
Boulami swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nomo connects with a right hand. Boulami shakes it off.
Boulami on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
Boulami takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boulami throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
Nomo lands with a cross.
Nomo lands with a hook. Boulami tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Nomo.
Nomo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boulami back to the cage. Nomo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nomo takes a swing at Boulami's ribcage but misses.
Boulami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo lands a jab-cross combination.
Nomo scores with the left hand. Boulami knows he should have avoided that one.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Boulami closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boulami missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boulami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nomo's head.
Boulami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nomo defending well though.
Boulami thows a huge punch but Nomo dodges it nicely.
Well, if Boulami is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Nomo actively working from the bottom here.
Boulami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nomo's head.
Boulami content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Boulami is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T1#
Boulami throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nomo to regain full guard.
Boulami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nomo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boulami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Our spies down at at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) inform us that Nomo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Nomo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boulami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nomo looking for a sweep. Not yet Nomo, not yet.
Boulami trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boulami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nomo is keeping the position for now.
Boulami trying to control the position from guard on top but Nomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boulami is really struggling to control Nomo but he's trying to hold on to the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Boulami rushes Nomo and presses him up against the cage.
Boulami is trying to stall.
Boulami stalling.
Nomo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nomo.
Boulami misses with a punch to the body.
Nomo tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulami avoids the damage to the body.
Boulami is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nomo to keep the fight standing.#T3#
Nomo pushes Boulami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nomo is trying to drag Boulami to the mat but Boulami just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boulami pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boulami tries to work over Nomo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boulami lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nomo.
Boulami lands a hook that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo landing knees to the body.
Nomo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boulami works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Boulami's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boulami managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Boulami is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nomo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boulami has Nomo pressed against the cage, preventing Nomo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Boulami gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo has his hands clasped together around Boulami's back. He's all about the action.
Nomo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Boulami is looking to take a break and control but Nomo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boulami scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nomo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boulami.
Omar Boulami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boulami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nomo keeps working.
Boulami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boulami slips a nice elbow through Nomo's hands, connecting with Nomo's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nomo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boulami is working away from the top position though.
Nomo gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Boulami dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Nomo lands a head shot.
Nomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Boulami blocks a head kick by Nomo.
Boulami lands a jab to the head.
Boulami cracks the inside of Nomo's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulami takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nomo throws a shot from downtown. Boulami moves away and avoids it.
Boulami wants to clinch up but Nomo keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Boulami misses with a low kick.
Nomo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boulami stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boulami walks into a left hand.
Nomo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boulami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nomo pinned against the cage. Nomo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boulami swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Nomo slips a straight right by Boulami.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Nomo blocks a head kick by Boulami.
Nomo throws a lazy head kick
and Boulami counters with a leg kick.
Nomo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boulami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boulami is looking for a counter combo.
Boulami throws a lazy right hand but Nomo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomo lands a nice hook to Boulami's body. Boulami takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nomo tries to bum rush Boulami with a series of wild strikes but Boulami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boulami appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boulami takes one on the button.
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!
Boulami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nomo lands a head shot.#T3#
Boulami lands a nice hook to Nomo's body. Nomo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nomo throws a head kick but Boulami moves out of range.
Boulami seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Boulami pushes Nomo up against the cage in a clinch.
Boulami looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boulami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boulami lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nomo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boulami gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boulami lands a shoulder strike.
Boulami avoids the elbow strike from Nomo, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boulami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Nomo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boulami lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Boulami trying to stall but Nomo improves his position. #BC2#
Nomo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo cracks Boulami with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boulami defending well as Nomo loads up on a big left hand.
Boulami lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulami misses the body punch
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
Boulami lands with a hook. Nomo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nomo lands a really nice looking cross but Boulami seems unphased.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boulami tried to counter with a leg kick but Nomo avoided it.
Boulami lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nomo at a distance.
Nomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Shintaro Nomo just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Nomo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boulami at a distance.
Nomo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boulami moves out of range as Nomo strikes.
Boulami wants to clinch
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Nomo.
Nice shot lands for Nomo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Nomo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nomo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nomo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T1#
Nomo throws a big right hand that misses.
Boulami is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nomo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nomo being controlled here momentarily.
Nomo throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nomo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nomo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by Nomo.
Boulami throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Boulami is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boulami is looking to clinch but Nomo is avoiding it.
Boulami scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Nomo works over Boulami's head and body with a nice combination.
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Boulami moved out of range nicely.
Boulami throws a lazy right hand but Nomo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nomo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boulami misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nomo stalks Boulami and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boulami's face. Boulami staggers backwards, shaken.
Nomo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boulami tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nomo counters with a good low kick that Boulami was not able to check.
Nomo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boulami counters with a two punch combo. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
Boulami swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Boulami smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boulami blocks a jab.
Boulami dives in for a single leg takedown but Nomo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boulami swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Boulami does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Boulami wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo digs a good body shot into Boulami's ribs.
Nomo thuds his right hand into Boulami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nomo misses with a hook
and Boulami counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boulami ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo throws a hook but Boulami avoids it easily.
Boulami swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Nomo catches Boulami right on the button with a cross.#T1##TD2#
Nomo gets a double leg takedown into Boulami's guard.
Nomo postures up in Boulami's guard and throws a big left but Boulami blocks it.
Nomo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Nomo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boulami tries to bench press Nomo off him but Nomo keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Nomo stalls from top position.#T2#
Boulami is looking for a sweep.
Nomo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boulami keeps working.
Boulami is looking for a sweep.
Nomo wants to control but Boulami is keeping him busy. #T3#
Boulami is looking for a sweep.
Nomo trying to control the position but Boulami is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Nomo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Omar Boulami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boulami is not content to let Nomo control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good standup being displayed there by Nomo as he connects with a hook.
Boulami ducks right into an uppercut from Nomo. #T4#
Boulami looks to clinch
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Nomo misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Boulami misses its target.
Nomo misses with a straight left.
Nomo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boulami circles away quickly and effectively.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Boulami saw that one coming.
Nomo lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boulami.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boulami slips under a jab from Nomo.
Boulami is looking to counter with a body kick.
Boulami missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shintaro Nomo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo is the new welterweight champion!
Shintaro Nomo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: PLMMA 33 - "Pacio Tribute"
Date: Nov 13, 2016

#R1#
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Nomo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nomo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dos Santos's hands.
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
Nomo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Nomo lands.
Nomo moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Nomo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shintaro Nomo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Dos Santos shoots and misses
and Nomo counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos with a poor takedown
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Dos Santos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dos Santos. Dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Nomo looks to land a combination. Dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Nomo has managed to clinch. #BC#
Nomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos shoots and misses
and Nomo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shintaro Nomo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos looks winded!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Nomo digs a good body shot into Dos Santos's ribs.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nomo works Dos Santos's body with a nice hook.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Nomo moves away
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Nomo.
Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Nomo closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Nomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nomo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
The fighters circle, before Nomo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Dos Santos's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Nomo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Pacio 32 Hendo Come Back
Date: Oct 23, 2016

#R1#
McCarthy throws a lazy uppercut
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nomo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nomo is looking to clinch but McCarthy is avoiding it.
McCarthy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nomo defends it well.
Nomo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nomo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nomo.#TD2#
McCarthy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nomo is trying to defend but McCarthy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nomo missing with punches from the bottom.
Nomo is pressing down on McCarthy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McCarthy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nomo trying to strike off his back.
McCarthy won't allow Nomo to sweep him here.
Nomo being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
McCarthy slips nicely into half guard.
McCarthy prevents Nomo from improving his position.
Nomo missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
McCarthy throwing shots but Nomo is blocking nicely.
Nomo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nomo connecting with a few gentle strikes.
McCarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nomo's head.
Nomo missing with punches from the bottom.
Nomo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nomo throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #SUB2#
McCarthy is trying to work for a kimura but Nomo is defending well. #T2#
Nomo tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.
Nomo is staying active underneath McCarthy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nomo tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.
Nomo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nomo striking off his back but it's not causing McCarthy any problems.
Nomo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nomo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nomo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
Nomo striking off his back but it's not causing McCarthy any problems.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nomo is keeping the position for now.
Nomo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Nomo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nomo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A left and a right from Nomo both land. Nice combination.
McCarthy misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Nomo misses.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Nomo tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
McCarthy works over Nomo's head and body with a nice combination.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Nomo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCarthy misses with the head strike.
Nomo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
McCarthy has picked Nomo up - he's going for a ride! McCarthy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#T4#
McCarthy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nomo throws a strike from the bottom but McCarthy passes into side control!
Nomo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCarthy off and has taken his back!
Even with his hooks in, Nomo manages to miss with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Nomo is looking for the choke from the back position but McCarthy is controlling his hands well.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Nomo just sinks the hooks in.
McCarthy is really stuck here. #SUB#
Nomo is looking for the choke from the back position but McCarthy is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on McCarthy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nomo lands with a hammerfist to the side of McCarthy's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McCarthy trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nomo throwing damaging strikes from the back! McCarthy could be in trouble here! #SUB#
Nomo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McCarthy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Nomo tightening his grip on McCarthy, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD2#
McCarthy feints and as Nomo raises his hands in defense, McCarthy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nomo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McCarthy trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.
Nomo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nomo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nomo striking off his back but it's not causing McCarthy any problems.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nomo is on top in guard. #REVR#
McCarthy is trying to keep Nomo in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
McCarthy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nomo postures up. #T1#
Nomo is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarthy has wrist control.
Nomo is working McCarthy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nomo lands a couple of elbows.
Nomo postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Nomo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Nomo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nomo throwing strikes but missing.
Nomo postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it. #SUB2#
McCarthy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nomo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nomo throws a strike but McCarthy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nomo is on top in guard. #REVR#
Nomo won't allow McCarthy to sweep him here. #T2#
Nomo postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nomo.
Nomo throws a big elbow that misses.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nomo is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarthy has wrist control.
Nomo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nomo wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is keeping the position.
Nomo 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.
Nomo postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nomo.
McCarthy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nomo is one step ahead there.
McCarthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nomo.
Nomo is working McCarthy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McCarthy trying to control the position here.
Shintaro Nomo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Nomo throws a big elbow that misses.
McCarthy trying to keep a closed guard but Nomo is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
McCarthy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nomo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCarthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nomo.
Nomo with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCarthy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nomo is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarthy has wrist control.
Nomo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nomo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nomo throwing strikes from guard but McCarthy blocks nicely. #SUB2#
McCarthy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nomo defends well.#T4#
McCarthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nomo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nomo throws a big elbow that misses.
Nomo with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
McCarthy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nomo defends it easily.
Nomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCarthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
McCarthy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nomo throws an elbow that misses. McCarthy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nomo's guard. Nice move by McCarthy!#REVB#
Nomo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nomo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that second round.
That's time! Nomo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
Nomo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nomo throws a series of strikes that have McCarthy backpedaling.
Nomo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD2#
Nomo gets caught napping as McCarthy dives in and scores a takedown. Nomo manages to retain guard.
McCarthy stands and throws Nomo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nomo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
McCarthy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nomo sees it coming and defends easily.
Nomo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McCarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCarthy prevents Nomo from improving his position.
Nomo throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #T1#
Nomo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nomo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nomo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nomo throws a big elbow that misses.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nomo postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Nomo postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Nomo postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nomo.
Nomo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nomo postures up. #SUB2#
Nomo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
David McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Nomo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nomo throwing strikes but missing.
Nomo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nomo stopping the sweep attempt from McCarthy.
Nomo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nomo stands up over McCarthy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nomo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCarthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCarthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nomo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nomo working over McCarthy with some ground and pound. McCarthy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Nomo slips a nice elbow through McCarthy's hands, connecting with McCarthy's forehead.
Nomo is thwarting McCarthy's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Nomo seems to be working for a kimura but McCarthy defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Nomo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McCarthy is not content to let Nomo control the position.
McCarthy punching from the bottom.
Nomo trying to pass the guard but McCarthy defending well.
McCarthy is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Nomo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4##SUB2#
McCarthy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nomo pulls his head out easily.
Nomo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCarthy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nomo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McCarthy tries to hold on but Nomo pushes him away.
Nomo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nomo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McCarthy is looking to get to half guard.
Nomo raining down shots from the mount!
Nomo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nomo is landing with some decent strikes but McCarthy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shintaro Nomo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nomo 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Pacio Fight Night 21
Date: Jun 30, 2016

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Yauch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nomo doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Yauch throws an elbow that misses.
Yauch working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch taking a breather.
Nomo working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Yauch to work.
Yauch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nomo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nomo lands an uppercut.
Nomo has a couple of punches blocked by Yauch.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch. #BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL2#
Nomo clinches up with Yauch and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch. #BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo blocks a head kick by Yauch. #CL2#
Nomo moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.#BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Nomo clinches up with Yauch and pushes him back against the cage.
Nomo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
Yauch lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yauch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nomo moves away from the strike by Yauch.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Nomo drives through and clinches with Yauch against the cage. #T2#
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yauch works Nomo's body with a nice hook.
Yauch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nomo on the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses.
Yauch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nomo.
Yauch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yauch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nomo can turn it around.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nomo.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nomo misses with some punches. #T3#
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Nomo has Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch lands with a short shot to the head.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Nomo has a couple of punches blocked by Yauch.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomo blocks a jab.#CL2#
Nomo rushes Yauch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch throws a counter high kick but Nomo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Yauch misses its target.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nomo wants to clinch but Yauch slips to the side
and Yauch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo dodges an elbow strike from Yauch.
Nomo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
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 time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Yauch just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Nomo has managed to clinch. #BC#
Yauch breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Yauch looking to slow down the pace here.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yauch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo lands with a short shot to the head.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.
Yauch scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
A short right from Nomo.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Yauch misses.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adam Yauch is winning the standup battle so far.
Yauch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yauch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nomo.
Yauch dips to his left and cracks Nomo with an uppercut!
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Nomo wants to clinch but Yauch slips to the side
and Yauch counters with a stiff right hand.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Nomo is looking to clinch. #T2##CL2#
Nomo gets a clinch.
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 misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch. #BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Nomo rushes Yauch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
Yauch stalling in the clinch but Nomo improves position. #BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yauch lands a left hand.
Yauch tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Nomo letting Yauch take a breather here.
Yauch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Yauch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T3#
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nomo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch lands a hook that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
Yauch throws an elbow but it misses.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yauch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Yauch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yauch just leaning against Nomo, taking a breather.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Yauch misses with a punch to the body.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch. #T4#
Nomo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yauch misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yauch works Nomo's body with a nice hook.
Yauch throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range. #CL2#
Nomo clinches with his opponent.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Nomo misses with the head strike. #BC#
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
#R3#
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Yauch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yauch misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.#CL2#
Nomo moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo misses with the head strike. #BC#
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Yauch connects with a high kick. #CL2#
Nomo has closed the distance and engaged Yauch in a clinch. #BC#
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T1##CL2#
Nomo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nomo.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Yauch can't find room to land a body shot as Nomo controls the action.
Nice body punch from Yauch.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2##BC#
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.#CL2#
Nomo clinches up with Yauch and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.#CL2#
Nomo drives through and clinches with Yauch against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Yauch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nomo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #CL2#
Nomo has closed the distance and engaged Yauch in a clinch.
Come on Yauch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yauch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nomo up against the cage.#T3#
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nomo's head backwards.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yauch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Nomo looks to move away, Yauch throws a big counter combo but Nomo just gets out of the way.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo tries to clinch up but Yauch circles away and keeps his distance.
Yauch is looking for a counter combo.#T4#
Yauch misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Nomo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Yauch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Nomo clinches. #BC#
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Yauch gets tackled into the cage by Nomo. Nomo maintains the clinch. #BC#
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Yauch 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Shintaro Nomo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Pacio Fight Night 17
Date: May 29, 2016

#R1#
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch lands a head kick!
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yauch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yauch throws a low kick but Nomo avoids it.
Yauch swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Yauch throws a counter high kick but Nomo was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL2#
Nomo pushes Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Yauch manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Nomo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Yauch scores with a hook to the body.
Nomo working aggressively here. #BC#
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
We've been informed that Nomo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Yauch.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yauch throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo tries to clinch up but Yauch circles away and keeps his distance.
Yauch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Yauch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Nomo is looking to clinch.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Nomo has Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Yauch blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yauch takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yauch lands with a kick to the temple. Nomo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#
That has opened up Shintaro Nomo's cut even more.
Nomo tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Nomo rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nomo.
A short left from Nomo.
The referee calls for Yauch to work.
Yauch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch. #BC#
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo misses with some punches. #BC#
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nomo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.#T4#
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nomo looks to clinch
and Yauch counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
The cut above Shintaro Nomo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Nomo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Yauch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Yauch delivers a nice body kick.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yauch.
Yauch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yauch throws a front kick that sends Nomo stumbling back into the cage.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Yauch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adam Yauch is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Nomo tries to clinch there but Yauch circles away.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.#CL2#
Nomo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch. #T1#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Nomo rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
Nomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yauchs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yauch.
Nomo lands a left hand. #BC#
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yauch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yauch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yauch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yauch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Yauch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yauch.#CL2#
Nomo gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo lands a left hand.
Nomo working aggressively here. #T2#
Yauch trying to stall but Nomo improves his position. #BC#
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch connects with a nice looking jab.
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yauch finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head.
Nomo tries to clinch up
and Nomo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
Shintaro Nomo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Nomo clinches with his opponent.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch is working Nomo over against the cage.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yauch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yauch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T3#
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yauch lands a jab to Nomo's midsection.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Yauch scores with a jab.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nomo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Yauch counter with a right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shintaro Nomo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch retains his welterweight title!
Adam Yauch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Nomo moves into the clinch.
Nomo lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD#
Lugz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nomo is trying to keep an underhook but Lugz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nomo is pressing down on Lugz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nomo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lugz preventing the sweep.
Nomo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nomo trying to strike off his back.
Lugz takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Nomo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nomo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nomo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nomo is on top in guard. #REVB#
Nomo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nomo throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Lugz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nomo postures up in Lugz's guard and throws a big left but Lugz blocks it.
Nomo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lugz has momentary wrist control but Nomo slips an elbow through the middle.
Nomo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nomo throwing strikes from guard but Lugz blocks nicely.
Nomo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lugz is breathing heavily.
Nomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lugz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nomo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lugz has wrist control.
Nomo throwing strikes from guard but Lugz blocks nicely.
Lugz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nomo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nomo throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Nomo throwing strikes but missing.
Lugz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lugz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nomo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nomo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lugz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nomo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lugz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nomo on the ground.
Nomo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lugz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Nomo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nomo postures up in Lugz's guard and throws a big left but Lugz blocks it.
Lugz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nomo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nomo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nomo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nomo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nomo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lugz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nomo postures up in Lugz's guard and throws a big left but Lugz blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nomo throws a big right hand that misses.
Nomo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lugz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nomo. #T4#
Nomo working some strikes from top position.
Nomo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lugz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lugz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nomo throws a big elbow that misses.
Nomo scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC2#
Lugz is rocked!
Nomo arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lugz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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