Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CFC 460: Rivers v Urameshi
Date: Feb 16, 2022

#R1#
Nao misses with a head kick.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dupree.
Nao throws a head kick but Dupree moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dupree.
Dupree misses the shot to the body.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dupree misses the target.
Nao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dupree appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dupree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Dupree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dupree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Nao darts in and clinches Dupree up against the cage.
Dupree prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Dupree lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupree lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Nao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupree is defending well for now.
Nao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupree has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Dupree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dupree misses the jab.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nao avoids the body shot from Dupree.
Dupree lands a right hook to the body.
Dupree steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Dupree throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nao looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dupree keeps the fight on the outside.
Dupree jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dupree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Dupree blocks a head kick by Nao.
Dupree scores with a punch to the head.
Nao tries a head kick but it misses.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dupree manages to avoid it.#T2#
Dupree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dupree.
Dupree is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nao rather than just go for the knockout.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao needs to keep his hands up - Dupree had a free shot at his head there.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Dupree slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dupree.
A telegraphed right hand from Nao misses the target.
Dupree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dupree fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dupree showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nao.
Dupree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dupree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dupree scores with a sloppy right hand. Nao should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Dupree sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dupree blocks a head kick by Nao.
Dupree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nao gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Nao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree misses with a low kick as Nao jumps back.
It looked like Nao was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left and a right from Nao both land. Nice combination.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Nao misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dupree counter with a right hand.
Nao tries to close the distance and clinch but Dupree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Dupree.
Dupree defending well as Nao loads up on a big left hand.
Dupree gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nao throws a nice looking combination but Dupree bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nao lands a high 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!
Dupree throws a leg kick but Nao moved away.
A big right from Dupree misses.
Nao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nao moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
Nao connects with a body shot that sends Dupree's belly button to the back.#T4#
Dupree keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Dupree releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dupree.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupree.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao takes a swing at Dupree's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Nao moves into the clinch successfully.
Dupree misses with a punch to the body.
Dupree managing to block the knees to the body from Nao.
Nao misses with a knee strike.
Nao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nao lands with a light punch inside.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Dupree stalls.
Dupree has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Dupree manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Dupree tenderised Nao's leg. Nao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dupree throws a right hand that Nao ducks under and follows up with a left that Nao also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Christophe Dupree will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Nao moves out of range as Dupree strikes.
Solomon Nao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Dupree scores with a hook to the body. Nao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Nao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dupree counters with a right hand to the body.
Dupree throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Dupree does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dupree! But no joy.
Dupree slips under a jab from Nao.
Nao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree misses with a combination
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Dupree throws a shot from downtown. Nao moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nao fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Dupree on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupree.
Nao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupree lands a jab to the head.
Dupree blocks a head kick by Nao. #T1#
A head kick misses from Nao.
Nao throws a sloppy head kick
and Dupree counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nao has time to react.
Dupree cracks a nice hook into Nao's ribs.
Dupree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
Nao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dupree misses with a two punch combination.
Nao doesn't manage to clinch there - Dupree circles away.
Dupree flicks out a counter leg kick but Nao steps away.
Dupree connects with a looping right hand.
Nao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dupree scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dupree lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#Solomon Nao's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupree misses with a wild combination. #KD2#
Dupree lands a big right hand that sends Nao crashing to the mat! Dupree stays standing though and waves Nao back to his feet!#ROC2#Nao is rocked!#T2#
Dupree ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD2#
Dupree lands a big right hand that sends Nao crashing to the mat! Dupree stays standing though and waves Nao back to his feet!
Oh Nao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dupree connects with a body shot.
Dupree comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dupree cracks Nao with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christophe Dupree!
After winning the bout, Christophe Dupree thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CFC 450: Nao v IsMore
Date: Jan 07, 2022

#R1#
IsMore throws a jab but it's blocked by Nao.
A swing and a miss from Nao.
A little feinted left hand from IsMore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao misses with a hook
letting IsMore counter with a right hand.
Nao scores with a jab to the body.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
IsMore appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Nao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of IsMore's head.
IsMore avoids the body shot from Nao.
IsMore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
IsMore drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nao sprawls and moves away.
Nao 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.#CL2#
Nao gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
IsMore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
IsMore blocks a body shot from Nao.
IsMore blocks an elbow strike from Nao.
IsMore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards. #T1#
Nao tries to throw a body punch but IsMore avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and IsMore avoids it.
Nao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through IsMore's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like More IsMore has been cut.
IsMore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nao or not.
Nao connects with a nasty looking knee right to IsMore's face.
Nao tries to land knees in the clinch but IsMore avoids the damage to the body.
IsMore has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
IsMore struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nao blocking some punches.
IsMore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
IsMore managing to block the knees to the body from Nao.
Nao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
IsMore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
IsMore lands a right hand.
IsMore avoids a wild elbow strike from Nao.
IsMore looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
IsMore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
IsMore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for IsMore. #T2#
Nao blocking some punches.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
IsMore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao lands an elbow that stopped IsMore in his tracks for a moment.
Nao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
IsMore is leaning against Nao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao looks winded!
IsMore scores with a shot to the side of Nao's head.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of IsMore's head.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as IsMore controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for IsMore.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and IsMore avoids it.
Nao lands a body punch.
IsMore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
IsMore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
IsMore lands a body punch.
IsMore lands a shoulder strike.
IsMore lands a body shot. #T3#
IsMore struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from IsMore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by IsMore.
IsMore lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
IsMore avoids the elbow strike from Nao, against the cage.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
IsMore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from IsMore.
A shot in the inside from IsMore.
Nao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
IsMore misses with a punch to the body.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
IsMore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from IsMore.
IsMore struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
IsMore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
IsMore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
IsMore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
IsMore misses with a short punch on the inside.
IsMore lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Nao missing with knees to the body.
A short right from IsMore.
IsMore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
IsMore lands with a right to the head.
IsMore lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
IsMore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
IsMore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao tries to land a knee to the head but IsMore blocks with his arms.
IsMore lands an uppercut.
IsMore presses Nao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
IsMore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
IsMore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
A short left from IsMore.
IsMore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
IsMore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
IsMore misses with a body punch.
IsMore pushes Nao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Nao is rocked!
IsMore is leaning against Nao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao is still on wobbly legs! Can IsMore finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, IsMore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

More IsMore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
IsMore finds Nao's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Nao flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. IsMore lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Nao will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). More IsMore!
More IsMore thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CFC 442: El Toro Jr v Adrianov
Date: Dec 01, 2021

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Araujo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Araujo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nao digs a good hook to Araujo's body.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Araujo.
Araujo 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.
Nao takes a jab right on the kisser. #TD#
Araujo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Araujo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Araujo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nao is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Araujo, into his guard. #REVB#
Araujo working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Araujo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1##SUB#
Araujo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nao is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Araujo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Araujo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nao won't allow Araujo to sweep him here. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Araujo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nao trying to control the position from guard on top but Araujo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nao sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Araujo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nao is thwarting Araujo's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Araujo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Araujo actively working from the bottom here.
Nao has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HELLCADEMY. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Araujo tries to get to full guard but Nao has control of the leg. #T3#
Araujo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nao trying to control from half guard but Araujo is working away. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Araujo looking for a kimura from the bottom but Nao passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Araujo is looking for a sweep.
Araujo is working hard here to advance position.#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.
Araujo can't do much from the bottom here.
Nao wants to control but Araujo is keeping him busy.
Araujo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nao wants to control but Araujo is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Araujo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nao's best efforts.
Araujo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nao's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Araujo 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#
Nao swinging wildly here.
Thiago Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Araujo closes the distance and clinches.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Araujo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nao tries to work over Araujo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao works on Araujo's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Araujo prevents a body shot from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Araujo uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Araujo decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Araujo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nao defends it easily.
Nao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
Araujo wants to improve his position but instead Nao has moved into half guard.
Nao prevents Araujo from improving his position.
Araujo wants to get back to full guard but Nao has passed into side control.
Araujo is being controlled here.
Araujo is trying to get back to half guard.
Araujo wants to control but Nao postures up.
Thiago Araujo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Araujo is looking for a sweep.
Araujo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nao's best efforts.
Araujo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Araujo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Araujo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Solomon Nao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Araujo tries to control the position but Nao now has his back. #T3#
Nao really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Araujo.
Araujo trying to control the hands but Nao won't let him.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nao controlling the positon.
Araujo tries to roll but Nao sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Araujo tries to break free. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
I would not like to be Araujo right now.
Nao struggling to keep hold of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nao controlling the positon.
Nao gets his hands free as Araujo looks to control.
Araujo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nao passes to full mount!
Araujo tries to lock up and control but Nao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Araujo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nao throws a jab but it's blocked by Araujo.
Araujo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Araujo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nao counters with a thumping low kick.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nao as he jumps to the side.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao misses the jab.
Araujo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Araujo backs off Nao throws a huge counter combo but Araujo manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araujo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nao finds it's way round the side to connect with Araujo's head.
Araujo goes for a double leg but Nao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nao continues to drive forward.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao. #BC2#
Nao breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Araujo has his takedown stuffed
and Nao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD2#
Nao cracks Araujo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Araujo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nao finish him? #ROC2#Araujo is rocked!
Nao and Araujo are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Nao throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Araujo into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Nao knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PFC 259 Petrov vs Sitsongrit
Date: Apr 11, 2021

#R1#
Makarov lands a glancing blow to the side of Nao's head.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao wants to slow Makarov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nao lands a jab.#CL2#
Makarov closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Nao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Makarov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makarov trying to stall but Nao improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarov.
Knees to the body from Makarov. #TD2#
Makarov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nao regains guard.
Makarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makarov stands and throws Nao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nao struggling a bit here.
Makarov is putting a hurting on Nao here, landing some big shots from side control. #T1#
Makarov working the ground and pound from side control.
Makarov tries to score with some ground and pound. Nao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Nao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Makarov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nao's legs.
Nao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Makarov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nao struggling a bit here.
Makarov working the body and head with strikes. #SUB2#
Makarov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makarov working the ground and pound but Nao is defending the strikes. #T2#
Nao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Makarov tries to score with some ground and pound. Nao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nao taking a bit of punishment here - Makarov scoring with strikes.
Makarov in side control, throwing shots but Nao defends.
Makarov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Makarov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Makarov trying to control the position but Nao is working away.
Nao is looking to regain half guard here but Makarov keeps moving and retains side control.
Makarov scoring with punches from side control.
Makarov cracks Nao with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB2#
Makarov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nao is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Makarov yanks on the arm and Nao is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Makarov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Makarov!
In his post fight interview, Sergey Makarov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: PFC 253 Golovkin vs Joy
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
Aorigele lands a right hook to the body.
Nao misses with a hook.
Aorigele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aorigele manages to avoid it.
Nao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aorigele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aorigele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Nao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aorigele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aorigele sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aorigele manages to avoid it.
Aorigele lands with a hook. Nao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Aorigele closes the distance and clinches.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nao blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele is stalling here.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Aorigele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao digs a right hand into Aorigele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aorigele's gas tank.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Nao tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Aorigele avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage. #T2#
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aorigele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aorigele slows down the pace here.
Aorigele working aggressively here.
Nao cracks Aorigele with a nice body shot.
Aorigele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Aorigele.
Nao misses with some punches.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Aorigele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Aorigele tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aorigele lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aorigele.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aorigele was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Aorigele darts in trying to clinch
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
Aorigele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nao backs up against the cage.
Nao slips a jab and a cross from Aorigele. #T4#
Aorigele moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aorigele misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Nao takes one to the chin there.
Nao throws a jab when Aorigele was well out of range.
Jab from Aorigele.#CUT#That has opened up Solomon Nao's cut even more.
Aorigele catches Nao with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nao forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Panda Aorigele!
During a confident post fight interview, Panda Aorigele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PFC 250 Kenobi vs Sitsongrit 2
Date: Feb 28, 2021

#R1#
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh scores with a nice body kick.
Nao throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Singh tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nao scores with a kick to the body.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Singh avoids the head kick by Nao.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Singh misses
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
We've been told by Singh's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Singh looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T1#
Singh scores with a hook to the body. Nao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Nao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Singh throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nao avoids it.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Singh throws a head kick but Nao moves out of range.
Nao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh is looking to wear down Nao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Nao. That snapped Singh's head back. #T2#
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nao.
Nao tries to score with a low kick but Singh moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Nao swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Singh lands with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T3#
Jab, jab by Nao - just one landing. #CL#
Singh moves into the clinch.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Singh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singh.
Singh scores with a knee to the head.
Nao looks winded!
Singh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nao takes a knee to the side of the body. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Singh.
Singh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Singh.
Singh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #BC#
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Singh throws a push kick but Nao slaps the foot to one side.
Nao blocks a low kick nicely.
Nao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Nice shot lands for Singh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuvraj Singh 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#
Singh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Singh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nao doesn't seem bothered though.
Nao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Singh.
Are you kidding me?! Singh ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Nao clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuvraj Singh!
An out of breath Yuvraj Singh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PFC 241 Arendse vs Bathory 3
Date: Jan 24, 2021

#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Laine. Those never looked like landing.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nao misses the body punch
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nao misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
A head kick misses from Nao.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Donk. Laine catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Nao lands.
Nao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1##KD2#
Nao drops Laine with a beautiful combination! Laine stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nao is looking for the KO!#CUT2#It looks like Oulu Laine has been cut.
Laine slips a jab from Nao.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Nao swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine with a jab.
Nao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand. #KD#
Laine lands a left and a right that send Nao crashing to the mat, dazed. Laine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Nao is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Laine with a hook.
Nao is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?
Laine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nao seems to have recovered his senses.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nao at a distance.
Nao looks winded!
Nao misses with a hook to the body #KD#
and Laine counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nao! Laine lets Nao back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Laine lands an uppercut, right on the button! Nao tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine 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: PFC 234 Golovkin vs Finn
Date: Dec 27, 2020

#R1#
John throws a wild body kick that Nao sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by John.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nao moves away from the strike by John.
Nao is looking to counter punch.
Nao slips under a jab from John.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Nao moves out of range easily.
John 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
John slips a straight right by Nao.
John tries to clinch but Nao moves away
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Nao misses with a body shot. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John cracks Nao with a good jab.
Scott John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao walks into a straight right hand from John.
John ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Nao throws a leg kick
letting John counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from John misses
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for John. #T2#
John ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nao's head backwards.
John has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nao throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from John lands.
John misses with a right hand
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Nao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John lands a nice hook to Nao's body. Nao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John 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.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Nao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
John clinches up with Nao and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nao.
John tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Nao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Nao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
John looks winded!
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Nao lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Nao blocks an elbow strike from John. #BC#
Nao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws out a counter right but Nao avoids it with no problem.
John throws a head kick but Nao moves out of range.
John jabs Nao right on the nose. Nao blinks but takes it well.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
Nao misses with a leg kick
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scott John dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
John misses with a body shot
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
John misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Nao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nao misses with a looping left.
John throws a head kick but Nao moves out of range.
Nao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
Nao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from John finds it's way round the side to connect with Nao's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD#
and Nao counters with a crisp right hand that drops John! Nao lets John back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from John. #T1#
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Nao slips a straight right by John.
Nao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John throws a push kick but Nao slaps the foot to one side.
and Nao counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts John! He's just covering up as Nao starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
A very excited looking Solomon Nao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: PFC 224 Monkey vs Gravas
Date: Nov 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Silva Jr catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
Silva Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr misses with a straight left.
Nao works the jab nicely.
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.
Nao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva Jr takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Nao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Silva Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr is looking to wear down Nao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva Jr with a nice calf kick.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva Jr misses the target. #CL#
Silva Jr pushes Nao up against the cage in a clinch.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD#
Silva Jr manages to pull guard.
Silva Jr wants to sweep here but Nao controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Nao looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Silva Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nao looking to pass the guard.
Nao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Nao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Silva Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Nao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nao throws a looping overhand right but Silva Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Silva Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva Jr looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao tries to work over Silva Jr's front leg with a kick but Silva Jr checks it.
Nao throws a chopping leg kick but Silva Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Silva Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva Jr is wise to it.#CL#
Silva Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Nao fails to land.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao pushes Silva Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva Jr is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nao walks away with a smile on his face. Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Nao misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao 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#
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Silva Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nao at a distance.
Nao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Silva Jr moves away and avoids it.
Silva Jr throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Silva Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nao.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot
and Silva Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr jabs Nao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Nao does no damage.
Silva Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva Jr slips a jab from Nao.
Nao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva Jr is out of range and Nao settles back down. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao misses with a leg kick.
Silva Jr scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Nao tries to keep at a distance but Silva Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva Jr lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Silva Jr.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva Jr jumps guard but Nao stands there with Silva Jr around his waist. Silva Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nao misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Nao holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Silva Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nao uses from the top position.
Silva Jr keeping full guard, as Nao tries to pass.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nao is looking to stand up but Silva Jr won't let him. #SU2#
Nao decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva Jr, up you get! #T3#
Silva Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nao takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Silva Jr coming out on top.
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Silva Jr throws a combination that misses
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Nao keeps the fight on the outside.
Nao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nao throws a hook but Silva Jr avoids it easily.#T4#
Silva Jr throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva Jr throws a front kick aimed at Nao's knee but Nao avoids it well.
Nao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nao is able to avoid easily.
Silva Jr with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva Jr is looking to clinch.
Silva Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.
Nao flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva Jr steps away.
Nao throws a leg kick but Silva Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao 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.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Silva Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Silva Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva Jr misses the body punch
and Nao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva Jr cracks Nao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva Jr with the inside leg kick.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr backing away here, and Nao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Nao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr 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.
Silva Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva Jr thows a body kick. Nao tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Silva Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Nao tests Silva Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva Jr looks for the body kick but Nao saw that one coming.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Nao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva Jr momentarily.
Silva Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Silva Jr misses with a body kick.
Silva Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.
Silva Jr punishes Nao's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Nao slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Nao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao looks to throw the jab but Silva Jr is out of range.
Nao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Silva Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva Jr moves to clinch but Nao breaks away
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Nao swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva Jr.
Nao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao misses with a hook.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
Nao looks to land a body kick but Silva Jr moved away.
Silva Jr tries to clinch
and Nao counters with a nice body shot.
Silva Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Nao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva Jr looks to clinch
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr misses with a hook
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Silva Jr is rocked!
Silva Jr slips a straight right by Nao.
Silva Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Silva Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Nao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Solomon Nao.
I think Nao 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rich Silva Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Me hungry!'.

Event: PFC 217 Arendse vs Song
Date: Oct 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao misses with a kick to the body
and Kagonbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao slips a straight right by Kagonbo.
As Kagonbo backs away, Nao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao walks into a stiff left hand from Kagonbo.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Kagonbo slips the punch.
Kagonbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kagonbo misses with a right hand
and Nao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kagonbo's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch
and Nao counters with a thumping low kick.
Kagonbo with a hook.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Kagonbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kagonbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
Nao dodges the punch combination from Kagonbo. #T1#
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Kagonbo coming out on top.
Nao with the inside leg kick.
Kagonbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kagonbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nao ducks right into an uppercut from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nao is just out of range.
Kagonbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kagonbo.
Nao slips a straight right by Kagonbo.
Nao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Nao 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao misses with a hook. Kagonbo ducked under it nicely.
Kagonbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kagonbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Nao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kagonbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Kagonbo.
Nao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kagonbo.
An attempted straight right counter from Nao misses the target.
Nao moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Jab by Nao.
Kagonbo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nao counters with an outside leg kick.
Nao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Kagonbo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nao cracks Kagonbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kagonbo lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Kagonbo there.
Nao looks to land a right hand but Kagonbo moved out of range.
Kagonbo missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kagonbo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kagonbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Nao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kagonbo tries to work over Nao's front leg with a kick but Nao checks it.
Nao clobbers Kagonbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kagonbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kagonbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kagonbo feints a jab promting Nao to slip. Kagonbo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#Solomon Nao's cut is getting worse.#T4#
Good exchange - Kagonbo coming out on top.
Kagonbo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nao to the canvas! Nao doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kagonbo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bismack Kagonbo!
After the fight, Bismack Kagonbo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: PFC 212.5 Terranova vs Mfer
Date: Oct 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
McDonald tries to break the clinch but Nao is controlling the position.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Nao 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 nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao prevents a body shot from McDonald. #TD#
McDonald jumps guard.
Nao preventing the sweep.
Nao would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McDonald is trying to keep Nao in close.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet. #T1#
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Nao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Nao stands and throws McDonald's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McDonald's coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McDonald gets back to half guard.#T2#
Nao is controlling the pace.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Nao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nao is continuing to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nao prevents McDonald from improving his position.#T3#
It looks like Nao is going to stand back up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Nao.
Nao works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
A short right from Nao.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao lands with a right to 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!
A right hand to the body from Nao. #T4#
Nao just leaning against McDonald, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao taking a breather.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
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#
Nao throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses. #CL#
McDonald pushes Nao up against the cage in a clinch.
Nao tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
Nao tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Nao turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Nao has him pressed against the cage.
Nao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao lands with a right to the head. #BC#
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but McDonald avoids it.
Nao lands with a straight right. McDonald didn't see that one coming.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.#T1#
Nao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from McDonald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nao counters with a head kick. That will keep McDonald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McDonald works Nao's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Nao.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
Nao cracks McDonald with an open hand slap.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
Nao slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald misses with an uppercut
and Nao counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Nao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald tries to clinch
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Nao drops McDonald with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McDonald looks back up at him and smiles so Nao waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#McDonald is rocked!
McDonald gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Nao points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. McDonald wakes up just in time to hear Nao thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jim Bob McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.

Event: PFC 208 Perera vs Singh
Date: Sep 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aorigele misses with a body shot.
A big right from Nao misses.
Nao throws a lazy body kick
and Aorigele counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Aorigele scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aorigele counters with a big left hand that crumples Nao! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panda Aorigele!
Panda Aorigele thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PFC 203 Nao vs Singh
Date: Aug 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh avoids the body shot from Nao.
Nao throws a low kick, looking for Singh's leg but Singh calmly moves out of range.
Singh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Singh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Singh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by Singh.
Singh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nao avoids a kick to the body.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Nao moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
Singh tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Nao.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Singh's ribcage. Singh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Singh gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh pushes off an throws an elbow but Nao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Our sources have told us that Singh has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh cracks Nao with a nice body shot.
Nao is trying to force a seperation but Singh has the dominant position.
Singh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Singh lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Singh tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Singh.
Singh looking to throw knees to the head but Nao is blocking nicely.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Singh blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Singh.
Nao looks winded!
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!#BC#
Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nao tries a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Singh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nao thows a leg kick but Singh checks it
and Singh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nao's knee momentarily.#CL2#
Nao takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Singh breaks from the clinch.
Nao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Singh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Singh.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Nao takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao misses with a straight right. #CL#
Singh pushes Nao up against the cage in a clinch.
Nao tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Singh tries to land knees in the clinch but Nao avoids the damage to the body.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Singh's head.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
A short left from Nao.
Nao is leaning against Singh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Singh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao cracks Singh with a nice body shot.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Nao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singh.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh lands a good knee to the midsection. Nao won't want to take too many of those.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Singh lands an elbow that stopped Nao in his tracks for a moment.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh lands an elbow inside.
Nao works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
Singh lands with a right to the head.
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 Yuvraj Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
Nao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
Singh throws a good cross that connects.
Nao with a jab.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL#
Singh instigates a clinch.
Singh misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Singh - that landed with a thud.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Singh lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1##BC#
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuvraj Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Nao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nao throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Nao.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Singh lands a head shot.
Singh is looking to wear down Nao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Singh throws a leg kick but Nao checks it.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh scores with a jab.#CUT#That has opened up Solomon Nao's cut even more.
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nao.#T2#
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Nao works the jab nicely.
Singh thuds a left hand into Nao's body.
Nao is breathing heavily.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Singh.
Singh throws a lazy body kick
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao. #T3#
Nao throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Singh catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
Singh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh checks a low kick from Nao.
Singh blocks a low kick nicely.
Nao misses with a looping left.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
Nao swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Nao doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Nao lands with a kick to the temple. Singh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T4#
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Singh takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Singh pushes Nao up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh.
Singh pushes Nao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nao avoids it.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Singh lands with a light punch inside.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuvraj Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Nao checks a low kick from Singh.
Nao is trying to counter with his kicks.
Singh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Singh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Singh slips a straight right by Nao.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Nao's shoulder, as Nao tries to avoid the shot.
Nao swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Singh counters with a nice right hand that sends Nao toppling to the canvas! Nao scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Singh finish him?!#ROC#Nao is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Singh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nao is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
Nao throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Nao throws a combination that misses
and Singh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nao seems to have recovered his senses.
Nao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bone on bone clash there as Singh blocks the leg kick.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Singh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nao thinking.
Crack! A monster head kick from Singh and Nao falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Singh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yuvraj Singh!
Yuvraj Singh is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Yuvraj Singh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: PFC 198 Pearson vs Nao
Date: Aug 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nao - that will leave a mark!
Nao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pearson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Nao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nao.
Pearson thows a leg kick but Nao checks it
and Nao counters with a left to the body.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Nao throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pearson counter with a right hand.
Nao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Nao tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Nao manages to avoid the attempt.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nao with a nice calf kick.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Nao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.#T2#
Nao scores with a body shot.
Pearson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A big left from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Nao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao jabs Pearson right on the nose. Pearson blinks but takes it well.#T3#
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nao blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#James Pearson's cut is getting worse.#KD2#
Nao cracks Pearson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pearson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nao finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson jabs at Nao's body.
Nao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Pearson avoids it.#T4#
A head kick from Nao lands but Pearson takes it in his stride. #CUT2#James Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nao.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Nao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Pearson.
Nao checks the leg kick.
Nao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pearson counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.#CL2#
Nao rushes Pearson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Pearson scores with a nice strike.
Nao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nao throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Nao is looking for the big counter here.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws the left hand but Nao avoids the punch easily.
Pearson scores with a leg kick.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao lands with a cross.
Nao throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Nao thuds his shin into the meat of Pearson's side.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Nao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him. #T2#
Pearson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Nao has knocked Pearson down with a huge combo! Nao steps away and waves a wobbly Pearson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#Jeez, James Pearson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao is the new heavyweight champion!
Solomon Nao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 194 Pearson vs McDonald
Date: Jul 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Floyd misses with a looping right.
Nao tries to land a body kick
and Floyd counters with a nice body shot.
Nao digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao with the inside leg kick.
Nao 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nao, as that shot connected.
Floyd staying out of range there.
Nao lands a head shot.
Nao thumps Floyd with a low kick.
Floyd lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
Floyd cracks Nao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Nao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Floyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Nao.
That kick from Nao tenderised Floyd's leg. Floyd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Floyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Floyd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nao misses the body punch
and Floyd counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao misses with a left hand
and Floyd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Nao thows a leg kick but Floyd checks it #KD#
and Floyd counters with a nice right hand that sends Nao toppling to the canvas! Nao scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Floyd finish him?!#ROC#Nao is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao is looking to slow Floyd down with leg kicks.
Floyd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Floyd scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Floyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nao takes a swing at Floyd's ribcage but misses.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Floyd throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Floyd misses.
Nao looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Floyd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Floyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Floyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nao thuds his right hand into Floyd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
Floyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#That has opened up Solomon Nao's cut even more.
Floyd misses with a body shot
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Floyd misses with a hook
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Floyd is just out of range.
Nao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Floyd is out of range and Nao settles back down.
Floyd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Floyd slips a straight right by Nao.
Nao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Floyd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Floyd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nao throws a jab when Floyd was well out of range.#T4#
Nao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nao throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Floyd staying out of range there.
Floyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Floyd.
Nao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Floyd stuns Nao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao tries to land a leg kick but Floyd saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Floyd misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Floyd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Floyd throws out the jab.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Floyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nao misses the jab.
Floyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floyd.
Nao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nao catches Floyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Floyd under the eye.
Nao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Floyd counters with a straight right hand.
Nao avoids the body shot from Floyd.
A countering left hand to the body from Nao misses.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Floyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nao misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Floyd has time to react.
Nice shot by Nao.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao. #T1#
Jab by Floyd.
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Floyd.
A left lands for Nao.
Nao misses the jab.
Nao lands the left hand.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Floyd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Nao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Floyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Floyd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Floyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Nao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Floyd checks a leg kick.
Floyd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Floyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nao.
Nao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Floyd tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Floyd.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Nao catches Floyd right on the button with a cross.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floyd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T3#
Nao lands a lovely overhand right.
Nao jabs Floyd right on the nose. Floyd blinks but takes it well.
Floyd moves forwards but Nao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nao is looking to land body kicks.
Floyd is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nao.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nao.
Floyd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nao momentarily.
Floyd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Floyd throws a looping overhand right but Nao ducks down to avoid it.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Floyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floyd.
Nao moves out of range as Floyd strikes.
Nao tries a quick counter leg kick but Floyd is wise to it.#T4#
Floyd moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
Nao sizes up Floyd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao scores with a hook.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Nao feints and then cracks Floyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Floyd down.
Nao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Nao misses.
Floyd is looking to counter punch.
Nao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#The cut above Solomon Nao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Floyd scores with a nice right hand.
Nao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Floyd is looking to counter punch.
Floyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Floyd misses with an uppercut
and Nao 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.

Solomon Nao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's time! Floyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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#
Floyd looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Floyd saw that one coming.
Nao jabs Floyd right on the nose. Floyd blinks but takes it well.
Floyd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Floyd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao with the inside leg kick.
Floyd takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Floyd avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floyd.
Nao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Floyd throws a right hand that misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao looks to throw the jab but Floyd is out of range.
It looked like Floyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
Nao digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
Floyd throws a series of punches but Nao moves out of range.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Floyd walks into a jab.
Nao punishes Floyd's body with a nice straight punch.
Nao feints and then cracks Floyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Floyd down.
Nao throws a leg kick but Floyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nao misses with a low kick. #T2#
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nao misses with a hook to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Floyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floyd cracks Nao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Floyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Floyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Floyd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Floyd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nao scores with a hook to the body. Floyd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao throws a lazy right hand but Floyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Nao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nao misses the jab.
Floyd checks a low kick from Nao.
Nao lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Floyd doesn't seem phased though.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao looks to throw the jab but Floyd is out of range.
Nice body kick from Nao.
Nao throws a chopping leg kick but Floyd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nao thows a leg kick but Floyd checks it
letting Floyd counter with a right hand.
Nao misses with a right hand
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Floyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.#T4#
Floyd looks to throw a body kick
and Nao counters with a leg kick.
Nao lands a jab to the head.
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Floyd avoids the body shot from Nao.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floyd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bunkechukwu Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solomon Nao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nao lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Nao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nao 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PFC 186 Krison vs Coker
Date: Jun 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Phol misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Phol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao slips a straight right by Phol.
A little feinted left hand from Nao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Nao tenderised Phol's leg. Phol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phol throws an off balance right hand
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Nao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nao to score with a decent uppercut.
Phol throws an off balance right hand
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Phol lands a jab to the head.
Phol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nao under the eye.
Nao moves out of range of the strikes.
Nao staying out of range there.
Phol swings for the body but Nao moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nao.
Phol throws out a powerful jab.
Nao with a nice calf kick.#T2#
Nao defending well as Phol loads up on a big left hand.
Phol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phol looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao moves forwards but Phol connects with a nice, crisp 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!
Nao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #KD#
Nao lands a big uppercut and Phol crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Phol looks OK. Nao waves Phol back to his feet!
Phol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nao.#CUT#That has opened up Mfer Phol's cut even more.
Nao scores with a leg kick. #T3#
Nao dances in with a quick combination. Phol is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Nao snaps Phol's head back. Phol stumbles backwards against the cage. Nao steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Phol's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Phol just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 180 Krison vs Moors
Date: May 24, 2020

#R1#
Nao doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Nice cross by John.
John lands with an uppercut that bounces Nao off the cage and back into range.
Nao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Nao.
John misses with a straight left.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for John.
John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nao checks it well.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Nao off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nao 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.#T1#
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nao. Nao obviously looking to wear him down.
John slips under a jab from Nao.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao scores with a shot to the body.
John scores with a jab. Nao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nao looks to land a body kick but John moved away.
John fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nao just manages to avoid it.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John slips under a jab from Nao.
John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
John tries a low kick but Nao avoids it.
A swing and a miss from John.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick. #T2#
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Nao.
A big left from John misses.
John scores with a nice strike.
John lands an overhand right.
John is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nao misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John throws a lazy body kick
and Nao counters with a low kick, right behind John 's knee.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Nao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T3#
Jab from John.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range. #CL#
John rushes Nao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao has a couple of punches blocked by John.
A short right from John.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John lands an uppercut.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nao gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Nao lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
John is rocked!
John blocking some punches.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Nao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nao misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John is breathing heavily.
Nao tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
Nao pushes John against the cage. Nao is working some dirty boxing. Nao pushes off with a quick right hook! John goes down! John tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nao moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 170 Slice vs Thompson
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
Pearson throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Nao tried to score with a low kick but Pearson checks it.
A jab from Nao misses.
Nao moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Nao.
Pearson jabs at Nao's body.
Jab, jab by Nao - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Nao looks winded!#T1#
Pearson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nao to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nao looks to clinch but Pearson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nao taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Pearson!
A victorious James Pearson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PFC 162 Reid vs Wild
Date: Mar 13, 2020

#R1#
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nao is just out of range.
Castillo 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.
Castillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nao connects with a leg kick. Castillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nao walks into a left hand. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Castillo checks a leg kick.
Nao moves away from the strike by Castillo.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nao slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nao throws a push kick but Castillo slaps the foot to one side.
Castillo lands with a cross.
Castillo scores with a nice right hand.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nao.
Castillo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Nao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castillo feints and then cracks Nao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nao down.
Castillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillo slips a jab from Nao.
It looked like Castillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Castillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Nao is trying to counter with his kicks.
Castillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castillo at a distance.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Nao counters with a thumping low kick.
Castillo 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.
Castillo misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao thuds his shin into the meat of Castillo's side.
Nao cracks Castillo with a good jab.
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
Nao catches Castillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Castillo scores with the left hand. Nao knows he should have avoided that one.
Castillo misses with a leg kick
and Nao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castillo thinking.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Nao staying out of range there.
Castillo swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castillo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nao counters with a huge left! Castillo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nao isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Castillo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ricardo Castillo had this to say: 'I still got fights left in me, I'll be back'.

Event: PFC 158 Grabber vs Tuala III
Date: Feb 23, 2020

#R1#
Nao misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch
letting Nao counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson 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.
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
Nao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnarsson doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Nao lands a nice looking body shot.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Nao throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Nao. #T2#
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Nao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nao wants to clinch
and Ragnarsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Nao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it well.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Nao scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragnarsson should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Nao scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy head kick
and Nao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Nao is wise to it.
Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Nao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4#
Nao throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnarsson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nao misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body
letting Nao counter with a right hand. #CUT#
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Nao lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.
Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
A little feinted left hand from Nao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Nao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nao.
Nao scores with a jab to the body.
Nao scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD#
Nao lands a big uppercut and Ragnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ragnarsson looks OK. Nao waves Ragnarsson back to his feet!#ROC#
Ragnarsson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Nao backing away here, and Ragnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD#
Nao cracks Ragnarsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ragnarsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nao finish him?
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?#CUT#
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Nao steps in with a hook that catches Ragnarsson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nao follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ragnarsson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
In his post fight interview, Solomon Nao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: PFC 153 Grabber vs Nao
Date: Jan 26, 2020

#R1#
Nao looks to throw the jab but Grabber is out of range.
Grabber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nao takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Grabber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nao.
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Nao moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Grabber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao looks to throw a body kick
and Grabber counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Grabber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grabber is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grabber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grabber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nao's head backwards.
Grabber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nao.
Jab, jab by Nao - just one landing.
Nao is looking to slow Grabber down with leg kicks.
Grabber dips to his left and cracks Nao with an uppercut!
Nao lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
Grabber blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Grabber misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Grabber's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
Grabber scores with the left hand. Nao knows he should have avoided that one.
Nao scores with a jab to the body.
Grabber slips a jab from Nao.
Grabber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Grabber does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Nice defenses there by Grabber.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Nao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Grabber blocks it well.
Nao misses with a hook.
Grabber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grabber misses with a looping right.
Grabber throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Grabber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nao feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Nao misses with a body kick.
Grabber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nao throws out a powerful jab.
Nao throws out a powerful jab.
Grabber throws a shot from downtown. Nao moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Grabber catches Nao right on the button with a cross.#CUT#
That has opened up Solomon Nao's cut even more.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Grabber is just out of range.
Grabber throws an off balance right hand
and Nao counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabber moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Solomon Nao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Grabber's front leg but catches the back leg as Grabber tries to avoid it.
Grabber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao tries a head kick but it misses.
Grabber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nao.
Nao thumps Grabber with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
Nao misses the body punch
and Grabber counters with a straight right hand.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Grabber fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nao just manages to avoid it.#T1#
Nao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grabber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grabber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grabber scores with a head kick.
Nao fails to land with a series of punches.
Grabber is looking to counter punch.
Nao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nao.
Nao moves out of range as Grabber strikes.#T2#
Nao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grabber throws a right hand that misses
and Grabber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Grabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Grabber to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
The cut above Solomon Nao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nao catches Grabber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grabber's sensitive parts.
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Nao jabs Grabber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#KD2#
Nao lands a left and a right that send Grabber crashing to the mat, dazed. Nao thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Grabber is rocked!
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao throws a leg kick but Grabber moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grabber. Nao shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Nao looks to throw a body kick
and Grabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grabber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4#
Nao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabber.
Grabber is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nao looks to land a right hand but Grabber moved out of range.
Nao throws a leg kick
and Grabber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
Solomon Nao's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nao staying out of range there.
Grabber's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Nao's corner calls for a 1-2. Nao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Nao.
Nao misses with a left hand
and Grabber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Crotch Grabber!
Crotch Grabber retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, Crotch Grabber made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Clothing Co. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: PFC 148 Alzado vs Nao
Date: Jan 04, 2020

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alzado doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#
It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Alzado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Nao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alzado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao cracks Alzado with a nice body shot.
Nao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nao lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Nao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alzado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nao counters with a nice body kick.
Alzado is breathing heavily.
Alzado slips a jab from Nao.
Nao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alzado loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
Alzado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Alzado has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alzado. That did some damage!
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Alzado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL2#
Nao gets a clinch. #T1#
Nao misses with a body punch.
Alzado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nao or not.
A short right from Nao on the inside. #BC2#
Nao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nao 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.
Nao misses with a hook.
Nao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nao, right into the meat.
Alzado fails with the takedown
and Nao scores with a counter punch that sends Alzado to the canvas! Nao smells blood - he's punishing Alzado with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Alzado has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
After winning the bout, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: PFC 143 Experiment vs Slurper
Date: Dec 08, 2019

#R1#
Grace misses with a kick to the body.
Grace misses with an uppercut
and Nao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nao.
Grace misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nao! But no joy.#KD2#
Nao lands a big head kick that sends Grace tumbling to the mat! Nao takes a step backwards and waves Grace back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Grace is rocked!
Earl Lee Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao throws an uppercut from hell that sends Grace clean off his feet! He's out cold! Nao stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PFC 137 Tuala vs Nao
Date: Nov 08, 2019

#R1#
Nao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuala is out of range and Nao settles back down.
Nao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Nao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuala, right into the meat.
Tuala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nao on the side of the head.
A jab from Nao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with a body shot
and Tuala counters with a body kick that stops Nao in his tracks momentarily.
Nao 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 jab from Nao misses.
Tuala scores with a decent looking hook.
Nao avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Nao feints a counter leg kick.#T1#
Tuala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Nao as he checks the leg kick.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tuala throws a jab but it's blocked by Nao.
Tuala throws a low kick but Nao avoids it.
Nao throws out a counter right but Tuala avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Tuala is looking to clinch but Nao is avoiding it.
Tuala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tuala backing away here, and Nao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tuala throws a low kick but Nao avoids it.
Nao blocks a leg kick.
Tuala backing away here, and Nao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuala doesn't seem phased though.
Nao lands a jab.
Tuala thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuala doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Tuala as he checks the leg kick.
Nao looks to land a combination but Tuala avoids it well.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Tuala thows a leg kick but Nao checks it
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Tuala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4##CL2#
Tuala gets tackled into the cage by Nao. Nao maintains the clinch.
Tuala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuala lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao just leaning against Tuala, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuala backwards.
Tuala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao gets through Tuala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao pushes Tuala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tuala.
Nao blocking some punches.
Tuala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Tuala controls the action.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tuala misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Nao.
Tuala is looking to wear down Nao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Tuala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peleki Tuala is winning the standup battle so far.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Tuala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nao is looking to slow Tuala down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Tuala misses
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Tuala.
Nao is breathing heavily.
Tuala throws a leg kick which misses Nao's front leg but catches the back leg as Nao tries to avoid it.
Tuala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T1#
Tuala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuala with a nice cross.
Tuala scores with a nice right hand.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Tuala tries to score with a low kick but Nao moves his leg out of the way.
Tuala lands with a good body shot.
Tuala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with an outside leg kick.
Tuala connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
Tuala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nao.
Tuala lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Nao goes down and covers up as Tuala starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Peleki Tuala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: PFC 131 Reid vs Slurper
Date: Oct 06, 2019

#R1#
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nao scores with a hook.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Nao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Nao.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Nao.
A short right from Nao on the inside. #CUT#
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nao or not.
Nao pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Nao misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.#CUT#
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao. #T3#
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Nao lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Ragnarsson is rocked!#CUT#
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nao creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ragnarsson with a big uppercut! Ragnarsson tries to clinch up but Nao pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ragnarsson to the mat! Ragnarsson covers up and Nao unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PFC 125 Tuala vs Lach
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
Grabber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nao, right into the meat. #CL2#
Nao has closed the distance and engaged Grabber in a clinch.
Grabber throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Nao misses with some punches.
Grabber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grabber misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao is working Grabber over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Nao lands a right hand.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Grabber controls the action.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
Grabber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grabber backwards.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grabber or not. #T1#
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao stalls.
Nao lands with a light punch inside.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs. #KD2#
Nao drops Grabber onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Grabber is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Grabber is rocked!
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Grabber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I was talking to Grabber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grabber misses with a punch to the body.
Grabber seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Nao.
A short left from Nao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grabber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Grabber controls the action.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grabber can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao is leaning against Grabber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao is working Grabber over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nao. #T2#
Nao is working Grabber over against the cage.
A short left from Nao.
Grabber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Nao. #KD2#
Nao drops Grabber onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Grabber is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nao creates a bit of distance for himself, with Grabber pressed up against the cage and cracks Grabber with a massive uppercut! Grabber goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Nao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
A very excited looking Solomon Nao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Crotch Grabber was interviewed post fight and said 'did u fart? or is that ur breath???'.

Event: PFC 119 Bathory vs Jacobson
Date: Jul 27, 2019

#R1#
Nao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Nao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimitrov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dimitrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dimitrov blocks a jab.
Dimitrov connects with a single shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Dimitrov misses with a hook
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dimitrov - the referee stops the clock and Nao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dimitrov. Nao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nao lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrov throws a head kick that Nao semi-blocks. #T1#
Dimitrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Dimitrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.
A nice side step and Dimitrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dimitrov misses with a hook.
Dimitrov looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Dimitrov missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimitrov walks into a straight right hand from Nao.#CUT#
That has opened up Daniel Dimitrov's cut even more.#T2#
Dimitrov throws a looping overhand right but Nao ducks down to avoid it.
Dimitrov jabs Nao right on the nose. Nao blinks but takes it well.
Dimitrov works Nao's body with a nice hook.
Dimitrov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Dimitrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nao throws a front kick aimed at Dimitrov's knee but Dimitrov avoids it well.
Dimitrov connects with a body shot that sends Nao's belly button to the back.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Dimitrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nao really felt that one!
Nao is breathing heavily.#T3#
Dimitrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#KD2#
Dimitrov lands a big uppercut and Nao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nao looks OK. Dimitrov waves Nao back to his feet!#ROC2#
Nao is rocked!#CUT2#
Solomon Nao's cut is getting worse.
Nao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dimitrov fakes the body blow, causing Nao to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Nao goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Dimitrov!
After the fight, Daniel Dimitrov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: PFC 112 Soszynski vs Van Buren
Date: Jun 23, 2019

#R1#
A head kick misses from Strong.
Strong slips a jab from Nao.
Strong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Nao blocks the low kick.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strong tries a head kick but it misses.
Nao is looking to counter punch.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Mark Strong has been cut.
Strong looks to land a left hand but Nao moved out of range nicely.
Strong misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Nao moves away and avoids it.
Strong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong looks to throw a body kick
and Nao counters with a leg kick.
Nao throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Nao takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao lands with a right hand.
Nao throws a push kick but Strong slaps the foot to one side.
Strong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nao scores with the left hand. Strong knows he should have avoided that one.
Nao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Strong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Nao was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Strong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strong walks into a stiff left hand from Nao.#CUT#
That has opened up Mark Strong's cut even more.
Nao moves out of range of the body kick from Strong.
It looked like Nao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Strong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao misses the jab.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Nao moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong throws a series of punches but Nao moves out of range.
Nao takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Nao ducks down to avoid it.
Strong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao counters with a nice body shot.
Nao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strong throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Strong takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Nao misses its target.
Strong throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Nao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Strong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Strong.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Strong tries to land a body kick
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong throws a lazy body kick
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
The cut above Mark Strong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nao throws a front kick aimed at Strong's knee but Strong avoids it well.
Nao blocks a head kick by Strong.
The crowd cheers as Strong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nao doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Strong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut.
Mark Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Strong lands the left hand.
Strong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
Mark Strong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Strong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong blocks a leg kick.
Strong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nao counters with a good low kick that Strong was not able to check.
Strong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Strong avoids it.#T4#
Strong moves forwards but Nao connects with a nice, crisp jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PFC 107 Tuala vs Brakely
Date: May 26, 2019

#R1#
Nao walks into a left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Diggs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Diggs slips under a jab from Nao.
Robert Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nao.
Nao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
We've been informed that Nao 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.
Nao lands a head shot.#T1#
A head kick from Diggs lands but Nao takes it in his stride. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Diggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nao defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Nao slips under a jab.
Nao blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Nao's leg. Nao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Diggs.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a nice body kick. #CL#
Diggs darts in and clinches Nao up against the cage.
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Diggs is breathing heavily.#T2#
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Nao lands a right hand.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Nao blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
A hook to the body from Nao.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs jumps guard but Nao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diggs.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diggs or not.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao gets through Diggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Nao works on Diggs's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao pushes Diggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that 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.
#R2##KD2#
Nao drops Diggs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diggs looks back up at him and smiles so Nao waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Diggs is rocked!
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs misses with a left hand
and Nao counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
After winning the bout, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: PFC 102 Alzheimer v McLaughlin
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
St. Georges sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nao.
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
St. Georges defending well as Nao loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Georges doesn't seem phased though.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
Nao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nao jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Nao misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Nao's shoulder, as Nao tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Nao misses.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
Nao misses with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nao 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.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Nao.#CL#
St. Georges tries to keep at a distance but Nao has taken the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, St. Georges scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao has a couple of punches blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Georges controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nao fails to land.
St. Georges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nao working aggressively here.
St. Georges is leaning against Nao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao is breathing heavily.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Georges controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Georges.
Nao blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
Nao throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao throws a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
Nao throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side. #KD2#
St. Georges lands a big uppercut and Nao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nao looks OK. St. Georges waves Nao back to his feet!
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!
St. Georges closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nao! St. Georges dives in looking to finish! Nao is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St. Georges!

Event: PFC 96 Nao vs Tuala
Date: Mar 30, 2019

#R1#
Nao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao moves away from the strike by Tuala.
Nao tries to work over Tuala's front leg with a kick but Tuala checks it.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Tuala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nao has time to react.
Nao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Tuala takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao tried to score with a low kick but Tuala checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nao. That's going to slow Tuala down. #T1#
Nao throws a solid leg kick but Tuala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nao.
Tuala punishes Nao's body with a nice straight punch.
Nao misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Tuala has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Nao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Nao moved away.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Tuala scores with a kick to the body.
Tuala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nao is out of range and Tuala settles back down.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Nao connects with a leg kick. Tuala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Tuala finds it's target.
Tuala throws a leg kick
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala tries to land a body kick
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tuala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nao counters with an inside leg kick.
Tuala scores with the left hand. Nao knows he should have avoided that one.
Tuala moves out of range as Nao throws a body kick.
Tuala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nao in his tracks. #T3#
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Jab by Nao.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Nao avoids it.
Nao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nao misses with a combination
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao throws a lazy body kick
and Tuala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nao checks a leg kick nicely.
Nao is looking to counter with a body kick.#T4#
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Tuala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nao cracks Tuala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nao slips under a jab.
Tuala checks a leg kick.
Nao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuala blocks the leg kick.
Tuala moves away from the strike by Nao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuala. Tuala obviously looking to wear him down.
Tuala misses with a two punch combination.
Tuala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuala tries to move into range but Nao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuala makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nao really felt that one!
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Tuala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Nao throws a lazy head kick
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Tuala misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tuala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nao pushes Tuala away with a front kick.
Tuala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Tuala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Nao prevents a body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
Tuala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuala blocks an uppercut.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
Tuala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuala tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
Tuala gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala pushes off an throws an elbow but Nao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Tuala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala. #T3#
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
Nao working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
Peleki Tuala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuala.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Tuala tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nao as Tuala tries to tie him up.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuala lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala lands with a right to the head.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Tuala manages to break the clinch.
Tuala throws a low kick but Nao moves out of range easily.
Tuala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nao's head.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala 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.
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#
Tuala throws a lazy head kick
and Nao counters with an inside leg kick.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Tuala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tuala moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Nao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuala.
Tuala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nao.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala jabs Nao to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Tuala closes the distance and clinches.
Tuala presses Nao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nao tries a body shot but Tuala blocks it.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuala stalling in the clinch but Nao improves position. #T2#
Nao takes a shot to the head.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Tuala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuala pushes Nao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Good body shot from Tuala.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuala tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
Tuala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuala gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuala trying to control the position but instead, Nao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tuala into the cage.#T3##BC2#
Tuala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuala is looking to land body kicks.
Nao slips under a jab from Tuala.
Nao moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Nao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nao misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nao misses with some punches. #T4#
Nao can't break the clinch.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
Tuala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuala prevents a body shot from Nao.
Tuala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Tuala throws an elbow but it misses.
Tuala lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala lands a shot to the body.
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Nao is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Nao gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Tuala points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Nao wakes up just in time to hear Tuala thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala! Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
Peleki Tuala thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PFC 91 Gaetz vs Tuala
Date: Mar 02, 2019

#R1#
A left lands for Nao.
Brophy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nao with a nice cross.
Nao lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brophy checks a leg kick.
Nao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brophy. That one must have hurt.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Brophy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brophy cracks the inside of Nao's front leg.
Nao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Brophy scores with a sloppy right hand. Nao should have avoided that one.
Nao throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a nice body shot.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy lands with a cross.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brophy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brophy thumps Nao with a low kick.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy thows a leg kick but Nao checks it
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brophy throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Nao throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
A nice side step and Brophy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brophy throws a wild body kick that Nao sees coming a mile off.
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nao misses with a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Nao throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.#T3#
A left lands for Brophy.
Nao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nao throws a body kick that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nao scores with a jab to the head.
Brophy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nao throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Nao feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Nao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy checks a leg kick. #T4#
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Brophy scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nao to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Nao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy lands a really nice looking cross but Nao seems unphased.
Nao blocks the body kick.
Nao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nao's corner calls for a 1-2. Nao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nao looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Brophy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy lands a jab to the head.
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 Solomon Nao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy lunges at Nao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nao's hand.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Nao looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.#CL#
Nao clinches.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
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!
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophys head. #T1#
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Nao tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brophy.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Nao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Nao digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Solomon Nao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nao pushes Brophy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Brophy is rocked!
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brophy is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?#T2#
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy seems to have recovered his senses.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.
Brophy tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao. #T3#
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao is working Brophy over against the cage.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nao works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Nao.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao cracks Brophy with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a big right hand! Brophy is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: LoL Playoff R1
Date: Jan 19, 2019

#R1#
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao moves out of range as Muller strikes.
Nao is looking for a counter combo.
Nao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Muller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Nao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muller wants to slow Nao down by chopping away at his legs.
Nao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Muller just manages to avoid it.
Nao on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Muller lands a glancing blow to the side of Nao's head.
A left lands for Nao.
Muller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller thuds a left hand into Nao's body.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller swinging wildly here.
Nao is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Muller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Muller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Nao has closed the distance and engaged Muller in a clinch.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Muller stalling in the clinch but Nao improves position.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Nao gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nao to keep the fight standing.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
A short right from Nao. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao misses with some punches.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao lands a right hand.
Muller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Solomon Nao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Muller.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller jumps guard but Nao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nao presses Muller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao won't allow it. #T3#
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muller prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch.
Muller looks winded!
Muller is trying to pull guard but Nao has him pressed against the cage.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nao is leaning against Muller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Muller prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Nao tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Nao works on Muller's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nao pushes Muller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
A short left from Nao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
A nice left hand lands by Nao. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Muller jumps guard but Nao stands there with Muller around his waist. Muller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nao tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Nao lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
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#
Nao thuds a left hand into Muller's body.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Nao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nao with a nice cross.
Nao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Muller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nao pushes Muller away with a front kick.
Nao motions for Muller to come forward. Nao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
Nao throws a leg kick but Muller moved away.
Muller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CUT#
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Nao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Muller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muller is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao with a hook.
Muller misses the jab.#T1#
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Nao's shoulder, as Nao tries to avoid the shot.
Nao 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.
Crunch! Nao slams his shin into Muller's torso.#CL#
Nao pushes Muller up against the cage in a clinch.
Muller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nao to keep the fight standing.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Nao cracks Muller with a nice body shot.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Muller's head. #ROC#
Muller is rocked!
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #KD#
Nao drops Muller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Muller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Muller is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nao presses Muller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#KD#
Nao drops Muller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Muller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Muller to his knees! Nao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DARE 92
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
Arones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Arones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nao's guard.
Arones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nao is retaining full guard.
Nao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Arones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nao is looking to stand up but Arones isn't so interested in that idea.
Arones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nao has control of Arones's left arm, preventing Arones from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gabriel Arones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Nao misses with an uppercut. Arones saw that one coming.
Arones misses with a takedown
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Nao jabs at Arones's body.
Arones misses with a wild combination.
Arones blocks a low kick nicely.
A cross from Arones lands.
Nao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Solomon Nao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Nice body kick from Nao.
Nao stuns Arones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nao cracks the inside of Arones's front leg.
Nao walks into a straight right hand from Arones.
We've been informed that Nao 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.
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!
Arones closes the distance and clinches up with Nao, looking for a takedown. Arones pushes Nao against the cage but Nao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arones shoots in looking for a takedown. Nao tries to sprawl out of it but Arones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Arones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD#
Nao gets caught napping as Arones dives in and scores a takedown. Nao manages to retain guard.#T3#
Arones stopping the sweep attempt from Nao.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arones is looking to advance position but Nao has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Arones wants to hold on but Nao pushes him away.
Arones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arones gets back to half guard.
Arones tries to get to full guard but Nao has control of the leg.
Nao is taking a breather. Arones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Nao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
Arones is looking to improve his position.
Nao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nao is thwarting Arones's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nao prevents Arones from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Solomon Nao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Arones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aroness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#
It looks like Gabriel Arones has been cut.
Arones tries for a takedown but Nao circles away easily
and Arones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nao throws out a counter right but Arones avoids it with no problem.
Nao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arones feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with a hook.
Nao throws a body punch but Arones moves out of range. #TD#
Arones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nao's half guard.
Nao wants to control but Arones is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Nao keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arones slips a nice elbow through Nao's hands, connecting with Nao's forehead.
Arones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nao tries to reverse the position but Arones maintains control.
Arones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arones wants to take his opponent's back but Nao doesn't allow it. #T2#
Nao tries to lock up and control but Arones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nao content to stall in guard here.
Nao pushes down on Arones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nao is trying to control the action in half guard but Arones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Nao seems content to control.
Arones is pressing down on Nao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Arones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nao is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Arones looking to control.
Nao trying to control but Arones is working from the bottom.
Nao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nao controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Arones has his foot on Nao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nao works his way back into a safe position though.
Nao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arones can't keep his opponent in guard - Nao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nao prevents Arones from improving his position.
Arones is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arones is controlling Nao's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nao prevents Arones from improving his position.
Nao tries to stand and escape but Arones is controlling the position.
Arones won't allow Nao to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nao on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Solomon Nao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Arones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao takes one to the chin there.
Arones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arones just misses with a punch to the body.
Arones misses with a wild body shot.
Arones misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nao.
Nao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arones.
A countering left hand to the body from Nao misses.#T1#
Arones misses with an uppercut
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arones moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
Nao thumps Arones with a low kick.
Arones throws out a powerful jab.
Arones throws an off balance right hand
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arones.
Arones tries for a takedown but Nao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arones scores with a punch to the head.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arones moves away.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arones was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.#T2#
Nao jabs Arones right on the nose. Arones blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Arones misses.
Arones fails with a takedown attempt.
Nao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Arones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arones misses the shot to the body.
Arones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arones ducks under a wild hook from Nao.#T3#
Nao throws a leg kick
and Arones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
Arones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Arones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arones throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Nao throws a poor cross that misses
and Arones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arones shoots in looking for a takedown. Nao tries to sprawl out of it but Arones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Arones. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Nao moves out of range as Arones strikes.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Arones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Nao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arones manages to avoid it.
Nao tests Arones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arones feinted with a counter takedown.
Arones scores with a shot to the body.
Gabriel Arones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solomon Nao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arones misses with a right hand
and Nao counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Solomon Nao.
I've got Nao 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Solomon Nao!
A very excited looking Solomon Nao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DARE INFERNO
Date: Dec 01, 2018

#R1#
Crewman V thuds his shin into the meat of Nao's side.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crewman V scores with a kick to the body.
Crewman V lands a really nice looking cross but Nao seems unphased.
Crewman V scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crewman V throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crewman V thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crewman V pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crewman V lands a nice looking body kick.
Nao throws a right hand that misses
and Crewman V counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Crewman V counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crewman V is looking to chop away at Nao's legs.
Crewman V lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nao takes a step back to recover.
Nao misses with a body shot.
Crewman V looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crewman V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Crewman V misses with a looping right.
Crewman V sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crewman V 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 kick lands to the mid section there for Crewman V.
Nao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crewman V fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crewman V.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Crewman V counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nao misses with a hook.
Crewman V misses with a hook
and Nao counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Crewman V does no damage.
Nao throws a counter high kick but Crewman V was just alert enough to avoid it.
Crewman V scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crewman V connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crewman V misses with a low kick.
Crewman V throws a leg kick but Nao checks it.
Crewman V throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crewman V connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crewman V moves away.
Nao swings for the body but Crewman V moves out of range.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crewman V.
Crewman V getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crewman V scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crewman V takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crewman V throws out a counter right but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Nao gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Crewman V throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crewman V clobbers Nao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crewman V throws an off balance right hand
and Nao counters with a nice body shot.
Crewman V works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crewman V connects with a jab.#CUT2#
Solomon Nao's cut is getting worse.
Crewman V tries to work over Nao's front leg with a kick but Nao checks it.
Crewman V moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Nao does it's job there.#CUT#
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Crewman V to counter with a crisp jab.
Nao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crewman V.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crewman V pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crewman V steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao throws a lazy uppercut
and Crewman V counters with a thumping low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Crewman V. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Nao misses its target.
Nao misses with a leg kick.
Crewman V has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body kick from Crewman V.
Crewman V scoring well with a low kick there.
Crewman V throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crewman V tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Crewman V.
Crewman V thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nao if he has to take too many more of those.
Crewman V getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Expendable Crewman V dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A big right from Nao misses.
Nao misses with an uppercut. #KD2#
Crewman V lands a big head kick that sends Nao tumbling to the mat! Crewman V takes a step backwards and waves Nao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Crewman V avoids the body shot from Nao.
Crewman V waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nao.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Nao misses its intended target.
Crewman V scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crewman V is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crewman V misses with a left hand
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Crewman V.
Nao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crewman V.
Nao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crewman V's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Nao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crewman V has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nao.
Nao avoids the head kick by Crewman V.
Crewman V is looking to chop away at Nao's legs.
Crewman V keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
A little jabbing left from Crewman V on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crewman V tries to land a leg kick but Nao saw it coming and moves away.
Nao tried to counter with a leg kick but Crewman V avoided it.
Crewman V just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crewman V moves away.
Crewman V takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Crewman V cracks Nao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#
Solomon Nao's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crewman V buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T2#
Nao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crewman V! But no joy.
Nao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crewman V misses with the body kick
and Nao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crewman V dips to his left and cracks Nao with an uppercut!
Nao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crewman V bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nao's head.
Nao scores with a shot to the body.
Nao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crewman V sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crewman V takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nao throws a hook but Crewman V avoids it easily.
Crewman V shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crewman V scores with a jab to the head. #T3#
Crewman V connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crunch! Crewman V slams his shin into Nao's torso.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Crewman V connects with a looping right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nao lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Crewman V misses the target.
Nao moves out of range of the body kick from Crewman V.
Crewman V throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nao counters with a nice body kick.
Crewman V is breathing heavily.
Crewman V throws a leg kick but Nao checks it.
Crewman V misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Crewman V is just out of range.#T4#
A shot to the body from Crewman V misses
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Crewman V cracks Nao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crewman V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crewman V swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a nice body shot.
Crewman V throws a looping overhand right but Nao ducks down to avoid it.
Crewman V checks a low kick from Nao.
Crewman V fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nao drops his hands momentarily and Crewman V takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crewman V.
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Expendable Crewman V 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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nao throws a push kick but Crewman V slaps the foot to one side.
Crewman V throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crewman V is out of range.
Crewman V has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crewman V throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Crewman V lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crewman V throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Crewman V uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewman V lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crewman V lands a jab to the head.
Crewman V scores with a spinning back kick!#T1##KD2#
Crewman V lands a left and a right that send Nao crashing to the mat, dazed. Crewman V thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Nao is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Crewman V engages and cracks Nao with a massive lead left hook - Nao tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Crewman V is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Expendable Crewman V!
An out of breath Expendable Crewman V thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DARE 78
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
A good leg kick by Nao.
Kerr missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kerr throws a big shot that misses.
Kerr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nao slips under a jab from Kerr.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
A left lands for Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kerr.
Nao takes a swing at Kerr's ribcage but misses.
Nao throws a body punch but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerr attempts a counter takedown but Nao avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Nao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Nao misses. #TD#
Kerr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Nao manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kerr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nao tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Nao misses with some punches.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Kerr tries for a takedown but Nao manages to get underhooks.
Kerr throws a head punch that misses.
Nao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerr. #T2#
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kerr.
Kerr scores with a shot to the side of Nao's head.
Kerr gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao working aggressively here.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kerr wants to take the fight to the mat but Nao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao cracks Kerr with a nice body shot.
Kerr is breathing heavily.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
I was talking to Kerr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerr's elbow.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Kerr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerrs head.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Kerr controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Nao tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr. #T4#
A short uppercut from Nao.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
A short left from Nao.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Nao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kerr.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Nao tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kerr misses with a jab to the body
and Nao counters with a good low kick that Kerr was not able to check.
Kerr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
Nao connects with a nice looking jab.
Kerr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao throws a hook but Kerr avoids it easily.#TD#
Kerr shoots in and gets a takedown into Nao's guard.
Nao tries to land a sweep but no joy. #ES2#
Nao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kerr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Nao lands a right hand.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Kerr is rocked!
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Kerr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nao pushes Kerr against the cage. Nao is working some dirty boxing. Nao pushes off with a quick right hook! Kerr goes down! Kerr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nao moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DARE 72
Date: Oct 13, 2018

#R1#
Nice body punch from Alatalo.
Alatalo throws a head kick but Nao moves out of range.
We've been told by Nao's head coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Alatalo connects with a high kick.
Alatalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao lands with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Mikko Alatalo has been cut.#CL#
Nao moves into range and clinches up with Alatalo.
A head punch on the inside from Nao fails to land.
Alatalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nao is working Alatalo over against the cage.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao digs a right hand into Alatalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alatalo's gas tank.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Alatalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alatalo is trying to stall.
Alatalo throws an elbow but it misses. #T1#
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
Nao tries to work over Alatalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Alatalo controls the action.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao has a couple of punches blocked by Alatalo.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alatalo tries a knee to the head but Nao blocks it.
A short left from Nao.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao tries a body shot but Alatalo blocks it.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alatalo.
Alatalo misses with an elbow strike.
Nao avoids a wild elbow strike from Alatalo.
Nao tries a body shot but Alatalo blocks it. #T2#
Alatalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alatalo tries to land a knee to the head but Nao blocks with his arms.
Nao pushes Alatalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alatalo's elbow.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao is leaning against Alatalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alatalo looks winded!
Nao works on Alatalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alatalo or not.
Nao lands a left hand. #T3#
Good body shot from Nao.
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alatalo or not.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards. #ROC#
Alatalo is rocked!
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alatalo or not.
Alatalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao throws a big uppercut that drops Alatalo! More strikes from Nao and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Alatalo lies dazed against the cage as Nao celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BANDAI 5: Loyalty
Date: Aug 26, 2018

#R1##CL#
Balkan gets tackled into the cage by Nao. Nao maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao. #BC2#
Balkan breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Nao.#CUT#
It looks like Boris Balkan has been cut.
Balkan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balkan ducks right into an uppercut from Nao.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balkan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao throws a sloppy head kick and Balkan moves out of range easily.
Balkan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nao's sensitive parts.
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Nao down.
Balkan looks to throw a body kick
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
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!
Nao takes one on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nao 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.
Crack! Nao connects with the perfect overhand right and Balkan falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Nao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
After winning the bout, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CEFC 279
Date: Mar 10, 2018

#R1#
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Juravlev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
Nao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Nao avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
That kick from Nao tenderised Juravlev's leg. Juravlev is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Juravlev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juravlev. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Despite the aggression on Nao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juravlev at a distance.
Nao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Juravlev misses
and Nao counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Nao throws a leg kick #CL#
and Juravlev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Juravlev.
Nao misses with the head strike. #BC#
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Juravlev.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Juravlev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nao counters with an outside leg kick.
Juravlev misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Juravlev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nao ducks right into an uppercut from Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with a wild body shot.
Juravlev swings for the body but Nao moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juravlev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Nao lands a leg kick that knocks Juravlev off balance momentarily.
Juravlev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nao.
Nao drops his hands momentarily and Juravlev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Juravlev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nao is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
Juravlev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Juravlev checks a leg kick.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Juravlev's shoulder, as Juravlev tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Juravlev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Juravlev counters with a straight right hand.
Juravlev cracks Nao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juravlev looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Nao throws a big counter head kick but Juravlev avoids it with no problem.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juravlev throws a right hand that misses
and Nao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juravlev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Juravlev misses with a two punch combination.
Juravlev looks to land a combination but Nao avoids it well.
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juravlev throws a poor cross that misses
and Nao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juravlev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juravlev there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT2#
Alexey Juravlev's cut is getting worse.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Juravlev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juravlev scores with a jab to the head.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Juravlev misses.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao throws the left hand but Juravlev avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Juravlev misses the target.
Nao misses with the body kick
and Juravlev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Nao moves out of range of the strikes.
Nao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juravlev.
Juravlev is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Juravlev's shoulder, as Juravlev tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
Nao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Juravlev looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nao! But no joy.
Juravlev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juravlev moves away.
Juravlev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nao backs up against the cage.
Nao looks to land a left hand but Juravlev moved out of range nicely.
Juravlev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Juravlev throws a nice looking combination but Nao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juravlev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nao's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Juravlev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Juravlev digs a good hook to Nao's body.
Nao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juravlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nao can do to turn this around?
Juravlev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nao tries to clinch up.
Nao connects with an inside leg kick.
Juravlev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nao lands a nice looking body kick.
Nao misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Juravlev counters by clinching up.
Juravlev tries to land a knee to the head but Nao blocks with his arms.
Juravlev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao pushes Juravlev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Nao.
Juravlev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juravlev has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juravlev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Juravlev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juravlev's elbow.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao lands a right hand.
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao tries a body shot but Juravlev blocks it. #BC2#
Nao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nao tries to clinch but Juravlev is having none of it.
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Nao.#T2#
Nao defending well as Juravlev loads up on a big left hand.
Juravlev throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Nao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Juravlev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
Alexey Juravlev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juravlev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Juravlev.
Nao looks to land a body kick but Juravlev moved away.
Nao misses with a straight left.
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juravlev throws out the jab.
Juravlev dips to his left and cracks Nao with an uppercut!
Nao takes a swing at Juravlev's ribcage but misses.
Nao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juravlev throws a series of punches but Nao avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Nao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Nice cross by Nao.
Nao scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#
Jeez, Alexey Juravlev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CEFC 268
Date: Dec 16, 2017

#R1#
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nah throws out the jab.
Nah throws a body shot but no joy.
Nao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Nao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nao throws a hook but Nah blocks it.
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Nah throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nah misses with a jab to the body
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Nah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao throws a series of punches but Nah avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Nah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nah misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao blocking some punches.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Nao. #T1#
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Nah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nah pushes Nao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nah.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Nah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nao is leaning against Nah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Nah controls the action.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Nah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nah scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nah misses with the head strike. #T2#
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nah prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Nah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao is working Nah over against the cage.
Nah is breathing heavily.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Nah controls his hands.
Nah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nah throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nah backing away here, and Nao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nah throws a body kick that misses. #T3#
Nao pushes Nah away with a front kick.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nah at a distance.
A nice combination there by Nao.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nah swings for the body but Nao moves out of range.
Nao scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#
Tee Nah's cut is getting worse.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nao! #KD2#
Nao sends Nah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nao is motioning to the referee to let Nah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Nah is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Nah flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nah is out cold! Nao holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TWGC 19 (265+lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Nov 24, 2017

Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jammu Seta (ranked 5677 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 21350 p4p, 0 weight class). Nao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The End. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

180 cm
18 yrs
205 lbs

190 cm
23 yrs
258 lbs

Seta

Nao

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jammu Seta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

Nao has closed the distance and engaged Seta in a clinch.
Seta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Nao gets control of Seta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nao will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nao pulls Seta in to control the position.
Seta wants to control from the top but Nao keeps moving.

Seta has gone for a leg lock! Nao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Seta's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seta (0) vs (2) Nao
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nao wants to pass the guard but Seta is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Nao lying in Seta's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Seta decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Nao taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jammu Seta!
A victorious Jammu Seta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Solomon Nao stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well done. But maybe I should have done more than one submission class.. Back to the gym!'.

Event: Dynasty Fight Night 12
Date: Oct 18, 2017

#R1#
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao throws a leg kick but Maciver checks it.
Maciver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nao.
Maciver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nao circles away quickly and effectively.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Maciver unleashes a big counter combination but Nao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
We've been informed that Maciver 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.
Nao staying out of range there.
Nao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maciver to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Maciver fails to land with a series of punches.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver lands a slapping body shot.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Nao avoids the body shot from Maciver.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nao lands a jab to Maciver's midsection.#T2#
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Nao cracks a nice hook into Maciver's ribs.
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maciver has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maciver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maciver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nao tries to land a front kick but Maciver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Maciver as he connects with a hook.
Maciver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao tries to score with a low kick but Maciver moves his leg out of the way.
Maciver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
Maciver misses with a straight left.
Donal Maciver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maciver scores with a jab to the head.
Nao misses with the body kick
and Maciver counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Maciver jabs Nao right on the nose. Nao blinks but takes it well.
Nao lands with a straight right. Maciver didn't see that one coming.
Maciver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nao throws a hook to the side of Maciver's head but Maciver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maciver takes one on the button.
Nao misses with a body shot.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
Nao misses with a hook. Maciver ducked under it nicely.
Maciver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver is looking to clinch. #T2#
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nao misses the target.
Nao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maciver's sensitive parts.
Maciver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nao. That one must have hurt.
Maciver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.
Maciver takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
Maciver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nao.
Maciver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maciver tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nao misses with the body kick
and Maciver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maciver swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nao defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
Nao connects with a crisp jab.
Maciver tries to clinch but Nao moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver staying out of range there.
Maciver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Maciver misses.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Maciver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maciver is looking for the big counter here.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
Maciver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maciver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Maciver.
Nao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maciver is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maciver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maciver gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#
That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.#T2#
Maciver lunges at Nao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nao's hand.
Nao tries to land a body kick
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.#CL2#
Maciver clinches.
Maciver scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Donal Maciver just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
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.
#R4#
A jab from Maciver misses.
Nao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao tried to counter with a leg kick but Maciver avoided it.
Nao misses the body punch
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao throws a lazy uppercut
and Maciver counters with a nice body shot.
Nao moves away from the strike by Maciver. #T1#
Nao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maciver checks it well.
Nao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maciver throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Maciver lands a nice looking body shot.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Nao throws a hook but Maciver avoids it easily.#T2#
Nao stuns Maciver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Nao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maciver.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws the left hand but Maciver avoids the punch easily.
Maciver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nao with a body shot.
A jab from Nao finds it's way through Maciver's defenses.
Maciver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nao counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao had his way with Donal Maciver in that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Nice defenses there by Maciver.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver unleashes a big counter combination but Nao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maciver avoids a kick to the body.
Maciver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maciver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Maciver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maciver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Maciver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Nao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Nao.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maciver checks a leg kick. #T1#
A big left from Nao misses.
A head kick misses from Nao.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
The cut above Donal Maciver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maciver darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Maciver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maciver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Maciver.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Maciver with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver pushes Nao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Maciver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao presses Maciver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maciver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nao cracks Maciver with a nice body shot.#BC#
Nao manages to break the clinch.
Nao lands a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nao.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donal Maciver.
I think Maciver 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Dynasty 12
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1##CL#
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Nao tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao blocking some punches. #BC2#
Nao manages to break the clinch.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Nao.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao misses with a looping left.
Maciver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nao lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Maciver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao throws a head kick that misses.
Nao thows a leg kick but Maciver checks it
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nao. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Nao misses.
Nao connects with a leg kick. Maciver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nao - that will leave a mark!
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maciver.
Nao thuds his right hand into Maciver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maciver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maciver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nao. That's going to slow Maciver down.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nao slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Nao.#CUT2#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao is looking to chop away at Maciver's legs.
Maciver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nao misses with a hook
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Nao motions for Maciver to come forward. Nao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maciver takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao looks to throw a body kick
enabling Maciver to counter with a crisp jab.
Maciver blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciver sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maciver was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Maciver is looking to clinch but Nao is avoiding it.
Maciver looks to score with a jab to the body but Nao is just out of range.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maciver 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.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nao.
Nao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maciver tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver misses with the combination.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Maciver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maciver.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Maciver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao throws a poor cross that misses
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maciver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao digs a good hook to Maciver's body.
Maciver moves out of range as Nao throws a body kick.
Nao punishes Maciver's body with a nice straight punch.
Nao gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T2#
Nao throws a shot to the body.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maciver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Nao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maciver, pushing him back against the ropes.
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!
Maciver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao blocking some punches.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Nao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Maciver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Maciver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao pushes Maciver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands with a light punch inside.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Solomon Nao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver'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#
Maciver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nao looks to land a left hand but Maciver moved out of range nicely.
Maciver is looking to counter the offense by Nao and move into the clinch.
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Nao blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Nao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nao. Maciver shrugs it off though. #T1#
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands a really nice looking cross but Maciver seems unphased.
Nao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maciver in his tracks.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nao delivers a nice body kick.
Maciver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
Maciver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nao swings for the body but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
Maciver slips a straight right by Nao.
Nao 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.
Nao thows a body kick. Maciver tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T2#
Maciver misses with a looping left.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Donal Maciver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maciver takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maciver.
Maciver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maciver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nao. Nao obviously looking to wear him down.
Maciver throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao scores with a decent looking hook.
Nao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Solomon Nao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nao looks for the body kick but Maciver saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Nao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nao 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: YL 41: SUPERFIGHT
Date: Aug 20, 2017

#R1#
Doss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nao tries a low kick but Doss avoids it.
Doss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doss misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Doss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Nao misses
and Doss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Doss instigates a clinch.
Doss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doss lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Doss.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Doss lands with a left 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!
Doss misses with some punches.
Doss lands with a short shot to the head.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Doss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doss pushes Nao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao tries to work over Doss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss lands an uppercut.
A short right from Doss.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Doss controls his hands.
Nao pushes Doss back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
A short left from Doss.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao blocks a body shot from Doss.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doss or not.
Doss misses with the head strike.
Doss blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao is looking to control Doss's arms but Doss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nao has his back to the ropes.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Nao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Doss.
Nao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nao can turn it around.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doss swings wildly with an uppercut but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Nao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Nao.
Nao throws a chopping leg kick but Doss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nao.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Nao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Doss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Nao misses
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Doss scores with a jab to the head.
Nao misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Doss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Doss.
Nao throws out a counter right but Doss avoids it with no problem.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss digs a good body shot into Nao's ribs.
Dick Doss is winning the standup battle so far.
Doss throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Doss misses with a straight left.
Doss moves out of range as Nao strikes.
Doss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doss jabs Nao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doss misses with a straight left.
Doss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T2#
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Doss throws a series of punches but Nao moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doss.
Doss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nao has time to react.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Doss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao catches Doss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nao in his tracks.
A lazy body kick from Nao
and Doss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target.
Donk. Doss catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
Nao throws a push kick but Doss slaps the foot to one side.
Doss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Nao works Doss's body with a nice hook.
Doss misses with a hook.
Nao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nao slips a straight right by Doss.
A cross from Doss lands.
Doss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Doss.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doss throwing a counter right hand but Nao manages to avoid it.
Doss tests Nao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss lands with a straight right. Nao didn't see that one coming.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Doss looks to land a left hand but Nao moved out of range nicely.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!#T1#
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Nao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doss punishes Nao's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Nao misses.
Nao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doss is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nao slips a straight right by Doss.
And Nao responds with a good body kick, but Doss manages to step out the way in time.
Nao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nao scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Doss.
Nao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Nao lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Doss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
Doss moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!
Doss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doss rather than just go for the knockout.
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Doss takes one to the side of the head.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Doss avoids it.
A shot to the body from Doss misses
and Nao counters with a left to the body.
Doss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Doss moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doss misses with a right hand
and Nao counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao tries a quick counter leg kick but Doss is wise to it.
A shot to the body from Doss misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Doss's front leg but catches the back leg as Doss tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Nao.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doss's calf.
Doss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doss throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nao! But no joy.
Nao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doss moves in looking to clinch but Nao pushes him off.#T1#
Doss throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Doss lands a glancing blow to the side of Nao's head.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Doss was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Doss avoids it.
Nice cross by Doss.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Doss checks a low kick from Nao.#CL#
Doss has closed the distance and engaged Nao in a clinch.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao presses Doss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T2#
A short right from Nao.
Doss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nao can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao works on Doss's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Doss's head.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao pushes Doss back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Nao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Nao responds with a good body kick, but Doss manages to step out the way in time.
Nao wants to land a leg kick but Doss is out of range.
Doss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Solomon Nao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao takes a swing at Doss's ribcage but misses.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao throws a lazy right hand but Doss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doss misses with an uppercut.
Nao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Doss scores with a hook to the body. Nao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Doss misses.
Doss throws a poor cross that misses #KD2#
and as Doss resets, Nao pounces with a savage head kick that drops Doss to the mat! Doss looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!#ROC2#
Doss is rocked!
Doss swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Doss to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dick Doss had this to say: 'gran chin'.

Event: Dynasty 5
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Nao misses with a leg kick
and Maciver counters with a straight right hand.
Maciver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver wants to counter the offense by Nao and move into the clinch position.
Nao misses with a kick to the body
enabling Maciver to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Maciver slips the punch.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Maciver is just out of range.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao misses with a lunging right hand
and Maciver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nao thinking.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao connects with a nice looking jab.
Nao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maciver wants to counter with a clinch but Nao pushes him away.#CL#
Nao clinches.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Nao.
Maciver told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
Maciver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao blocking some punches.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Nao blocks with his arms.
Maciver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
Nao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Maciver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Nao pushes Maciver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver. #T2#
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Maciver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Maciver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Nao.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Maciver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Nao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao is looking to control Maciver's arms but Maciver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nao has his back to the ropes.
Maciver misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Nao misses with a lunging right hand
and Maciver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nao is looking to chop away at Maciver's legs.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maciver counters with a nice uppercut.
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nao scores with a sloppy right hand. Maciver should have avoided that one. #CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maciver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nao.
Maciver tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao throws a series of punches but Maciver avoids them all with ease.
Nao throws a body kick that misses
and Maciver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maciver takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T1#
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maciver throws out the jab.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Maciver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nao misses with a hook. Maciver ducked under it nicely.
Maciver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nao lands a jab to the nose.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver tries to bum rush Nao with a series of wild strikes but Nao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maciver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Nao scores with a body shot. #T2#
Nao cracks the inside of Maciver's front leg.
Nao connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Maciver does no damage.
Nao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maciver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maciver scrambles back to his feet.
Nao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maciver on the side of the head.
Nao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nao misses with a leg kick
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Maciver misses.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maciver was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao 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. 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#
Nao scores with a jab.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maciver.
A shot to the body from Nao misses
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maciver misses with a looping right.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao is looking to land body kicks.
Nao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
Maciver 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.
Maciver tries to clinch up.#T1##CL2#
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
Nao misses with some punches.
Maciver presses Nao against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maciver works on Nao's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
Maciver scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maciver trying to control the position but instead, Nao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maciver into the ropes.
Maciver lands a knee to 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!
Maciver tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
Maciver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nao is defending well for now.#T2#
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Nao tries to circle away but Maciver has him pinned against the ropes.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Nao blocks it.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao has had enough of the clinch but Maciver keeps him there for the moment.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Maciver trying to stall but Nao improves his position.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Maciver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Maciver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maciver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donal Maciver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maciver 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donal Maciver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Donal Maciver thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: FC 155:The Tribute
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Nao blocks the leg kick.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao lunges at Beddoe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beddoe's hand.
Beddoe throws a big shot that misses.
Beddoe 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.
Nao lands with an overhand left.
Nao lands a nice looking body kick.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Beddoe moves away and avoids it.
Beddoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beddoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
Beddoe lands a head kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beddoe's calf.
Beddoe slips a jab from Nao.
Beddoe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Nao misses its intended target.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beddoe. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao misses the body punch
and Beddoe counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Beddoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nao.
Nao connects with a right hand. Beddoe shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Beddoe there.
Beddoe misses with an uppercut.
Beddoe tries to land a leg kick but Nao saw it coming and moves away.
Beddoe avoids the body shot from Nao.
Nao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beddoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Beddoe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nao swats away the attempt to clinch by Beddoe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beddoe. That's going to slow Nao down.
Nao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beddoe.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beddoe cracks Nao with an open hand slap.
Beddoe moves in looking to clinch but Nao pushes him off.#T2#
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beddoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Nao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nao misses with a body punch
and Beddoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Beddoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nao. Beddoe shrugs it off though.
Beddoe looks to throw a body kick
and Nao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nao throws a low kick, looking for Beddoe's leg but Beddoe calmly moves out of range.
Beddoe misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beddoe - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Philo Beddoe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nao throws a head kick but Beddoe moves out of range.
Beddoe connects with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Beddoe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nao lands a leg kick that knocks Beddoe off balance momentarily.
Nao slips under a jab.
Nao is looking to counter punch.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao lands with an uppercut that bounces Beddoe off the ropes and back into range.
Nao misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddoe connects with a leg kick. Nao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beddoe misses with a low kick.
Nao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beddoe scores with a sloppy right hand. Nao should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws a body punch but Beddoe moves out of range. #T1#
Beddoe connects with a leg kick. Nao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beddoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beddoe swings for the body but Nao moves out of range.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Beddoe is looking to score with low kicks.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beddoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Beddoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nao misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Nao.
Beddoe looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Beddoe takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Nao missing with a left hand there. Beddoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Beddoe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beddoe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beddoe can pounce on him.
Nao throws a wild body kick that Beddoe sees coming a mile off.
Nao thows a body kick. Beddoe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao lands a jab to Beddoe's midsection.
Beddoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beddoe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beddoe loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
Nao lands a nice looking body kick.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beddoe moves away.
Nao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beddoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
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.
#R3#
Beddoe throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddoe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Beddoe's shoulder, as Beddoe tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Beddoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beddoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beddoe throws a low kick but Nao moves out of range easily.
Nao scores with a nice body kick.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Beddoe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beddoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Beddoe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nao with a body shot.
A low kick from Nao is predictable there
and Beddoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beddoe tries to clinch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beddoe is out of range.
Beddoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao. #T1#
Nao wants to land a leg kick but Beddoe is out of range.
Beddoe throws a big counter head kick but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Nao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Beddoe moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Beddoe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao tries to work over Beddoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beddoe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nao.
A head punch on the inside from Beddoe fails to land.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Beddoe lands an uppercut.
Nao tries a body shot but Beddoe blocks it.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddoes head.
Beddoe tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beddoe or not.
Beddoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beddoe.
Beddoe blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action. #T2#
Nao misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beddoe throws a head punch that misses.
Nao is looking to control Beddoe's arms but Beddoe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nao has his back to the ropes.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Beddoe's head.
Beddoe misses with a body punch.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
Nao prevents Beddoe from breaking the clinch.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao blocks a body shot from Beddoe.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
Beddoe misses with a punch to the body.
Beddoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beddoe can't break the clinch.
Solomon Nao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's time! Nao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Nao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nao throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Beddoe misses.
Nao thuds his shin into the meat of Beddoe's side.
Beddoe staying out of range there.
Nao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beddoe feints a counter leg kick.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Beddoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beddoe. That did some damage!
Beddoe lands a slapping body shot.
Beddoe throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Beddoe throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Nao misses.
A little jabbing left from Beddoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Beddoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nao throws a looping overhand right but Beddoe ducks down to avoid it.
Beddoe stuns Nao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nao.
Nao thuds a left hand into Beddoe's body.
Beddoe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beddoe.
Beddoe sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
Nao tries to work over Beddoe's front leg with a kick but Beddoe checks it.
Beddoe takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beddoe.#T2#
Beddoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beddoe.
Beddoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao misses with a hook.
Beddoe feints a counter leg kick.
Nao jabs at Beddoe's body.
Nao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beddoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Nao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beddoe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beddoe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beddoe in his tracks.
Nao works Beddoe's body with a nice hook.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Beddoe misses.
Nao scores with the left hand. Beddoe knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao had his way with Philo Beddoe in that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Beddoe misses with a leg kick.
Nao defending well as Beddoe loads up on a big left hand.
Beddoe is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Nao misses its target.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Beddoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beddoe throws a nice looking combination but Nao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao looks for the body kick but Beddoe saw that one coming.
Beddoe tries to score with a low kick but Nao moves his leg out of the way.
Beddoe blocks a low kick nicely.
Nao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nao tries to work over Beddoe's front leg with a kick but Beddoe checks it.
Philo Beddoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
A lazy left from Nao finds it's target.
Beddoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Beddoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beddoe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick from Beddoe lands but Nao takes it in his stride.
Beddoe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beddoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao scores with the left hand. Beddoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Beddoe throws a chopping leg kick but Nao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beddoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Nao digs a good hook to Beddoe's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Nao as he checks the leg kick.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao scores with a decent looking hook.
Nao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nao lands with a nice body kick.
Beddoe wants to clinch up but Nao keeps it at a distance.
Beddoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beddoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nao.#ROC#
Beddoe is rocked!
Nao closes the distance and catches Beddoe with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Beddoe is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Beddoe is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Beddoe is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Nao takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Solomon Nao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: FC 151:Legendary!
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1#
Nao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Nao lands a nice hook to Santiago's body. Santiago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nao swings widly with a right hand
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santiago throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
Nao cracks Santiago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
Nao throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Santiago avoids it.
Santiago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santiago.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago wants to clinch but Nao slips to the side
and Nao counters with a body kick that stops Santiago in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Nao lands.
Nao takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Nao swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
A jab from Nao misses.
Nao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santiago throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Santiago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santiago checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Santiago clinches up with Nao and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Nao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Santiago.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao pushes Santiago back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Nao back against the ropes.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Nao.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Nao.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao just leaning against Santiago, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Nao.
I was talking to Nao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santiago.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Santiago takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Nao tenderised Santiago's leg. Santiago is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Santiago misses the target.
Santiago loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
Nao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Nao. That snapped Santiago's head back.
Santiago avoids the head kick by Nao.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD#
Nao drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Santiago onto his butt! Santiago pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nao.
Santiago connects with a looping right hand.
Santiago loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
Santiago moves out of range as Nao throws a body kick. #T1#
Nao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nao slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Nao tries to score with a low kick but Santiago moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Nao forces Santiago back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santiago is leaning against Nao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Santiago.
Nao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands with a left to the head. #ROC#
Santiago is rocked!
Solomon Nao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Good body shot from Santiago.
Santiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
Nao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Santiago lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santiago working aggressively here.
Santiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao gets through Santiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santiago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santiagos head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Nao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao tries to land a front kick but Santiago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santiago looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nao stuns Santiago with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Nao does no damage.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao throws out a leg kick but Santiago moves out of range and Nao only half commits.
Santiago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nao momentarily.
Nao cracks a nice hook into Santiago's ribs.
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!
Nao is looking to land body kicks.#T1#
Nao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santiago.
Nao lands a really nice looking cross but Santiago seems unphased.
Santiago misses with an uppercut
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Nao rushes Santiago and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nao prevents a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santiago misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Nao.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santiago.
Nao gets through Santiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao cracks Santiago with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Santiago goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Santiago wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Solomon Nao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: FC 147:
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Beddoe tries to keep at a distance but Nao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
Beddoe tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Beddoe back against the ropes.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao misses with some punches.
Nao lands a right hand.
Beddoe misses with a body punch.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beddoe is breathing heavily.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao gets through Beddoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Nao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beddoe.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao. #T1#
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beddoe or not.
Beddoe takes a shot to the head.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddoes head.
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Beddoe is rocked!
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nao looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Beddoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao creates a bit of distance and cracks Beddoe with a big uppercut! Beddoe goes down! The referee pushes Nao away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Beddoe make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Nao takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Solomon Nao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: FC 145:Revenge!
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
Nao tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Rhodes to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rhodes as he connects with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nao. Rhodes shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Nao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rhodes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhodes.
A counter left hand to the body from Nao misses its target.
Nao cracks a nice hook into Rhodes's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nao!
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rhodes's sensitive parts.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao scoring well with a low kick there.
Nao pushes Rhodes away with a front kick.
Nao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Nao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rhodes avoids the body shot from Nao.
Rhodes moves out of range of the body kick.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Rhodes.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhodes.
Nao swings widly with a right hand
and Rhodes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Rhodes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nao misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
A head kick misses from Nao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhodes! But no joy.
Rhodes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Rhodes misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Nao.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Rhodes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Rhodes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao is looking to counter punch.
Rhodes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhodes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Nao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's time! Nao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nao scores with a body shot.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhodes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao is looking to wear down Rhodes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rhodes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Rhodes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhodes takes one on the button.
Rhodes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Rhodes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Rhodes misses.
Rhodes throws a solid leg kick but Nao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rhodes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Rhodes cracks Nao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#T1#
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Rhodes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Nao.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Rhodes avoids the body shot from Nao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhodes! But no joy.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rhodes. That did some damage!
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Nao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
Rhodes lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Nao clinches.
You can see that Rhodes has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes. #T2#
Nao tries a body shot but Rhodes blocks it.
Rhodes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nao here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao tries to stall but Rhodes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhodes prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhodes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Nao.
Nao working aggressively here.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A big right from Nao misses.
It seemed like Rhodes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhodes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#
Rhodes is rocked!
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Rhodes is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Rhodes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Rhodes seems to have recovered his senses.
Rhodes misses with a body shot
and Nao counters with an outside leg kick. #KD#
Nao catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Rhodes stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Rhodes walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes misses with a body shot
and Nao counters with an outside leg kick.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rhodes takes a step back to recover.
Nao throws a front kick that sends Rhodes stumbling back into the ropes.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it. #T1#
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhodes at a distance.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rhodes's head backwards.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rhodes!
A big left from Nao misses.
Rhodes takes one on the button.
Nao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nao throws a hook but Rhodes avoids it easily.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Max Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rhodes misses the jab.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhodes misses with a left hand #CL#
and Nao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
Rhodes lands with a left to the head.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rhodes crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Rhodes face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Nao takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DFC Las Vegas KT XI
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1#
Nao misses with a body kick.
Doss slips a straight right by Nao.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
Nao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Doss.
Doss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Doss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Nao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Doss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doss is out of range.
Doss slips under a jab.#CL2#
Nao forces Doss back against the ropes and clinches.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Nao fails to land.
Nao prevents a body shot from Doss. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Nao working aggressively here.
I was talking to Doss's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Doss lands with a right to the head.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao presses Doss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dosss head.
Doss blocks an uppercut.
Doss lands a nice uppercut.
Nao cracks Doss with a nice body shot.
Doss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doss struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
Doss misses with some punches.
Nao tries a body shot but Doss blocks it.
Doss throws a head punch that misses.
Doss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Doss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao has a couple of punches blocked by Doss. #T2#
Doss misses with some punches.
Nao lands a body shot.
Doss tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Doss avoids it by throwing Nao back against the ropes.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Nao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nao can turn it around.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doss.
Doss is breathing heavily.
Doss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao looking to slow down the pace here.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Doss's head.
Nao is working Doss over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Doss's head. #T3#
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
A short right from Nao. #CUT2#
It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
Nao blocks a body shot from Doss.
Doss can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doss.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doss's elbow.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao presses Doss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Nao presses Doss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Doss doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doss or not.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao blocks a body shot from Doss.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao gets through Doss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao cracks Doss with a nice body shot.
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nao tries to work over Doss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Doss's ribcage. Doss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doss letting Nao take a breather here.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
Nao throws a low kick but Doss avoids it.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Doss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doss takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nao slips under a jab.
Nao moves out of range of the strikes.
Doss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Nao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nao jabs Doss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doss blocks a head kick by Nao.
Nao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T1#
Doss looks to score with a jab to the body but Nao is just out of range.
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doss throws out the jab.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Doss. Beautiful body shot.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Doss slips the punch.
A big left from Doss misses.
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Nao throws a head kick that misses.
Doss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doss misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Nao tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Doss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doss slips under a jab from Nao.
A quick step to the side and Doss tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doss missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Nao throws a lazy body kick
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doss.
Doss is looking to counter punch.
Nao defending well as Doss loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao throws a push kick but Doss slaps the foot to one side.
Nao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao misses with a right hand
and Doss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
Nao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Doss misses. #T3#
Doss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nao. That's going to slow Doss down.
Doss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doss dips to his left and cracks Nao with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nao.
Doss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doss swings widly with a right hand
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doss misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Doss.
Doss slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Nao cracks Doss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nao looks to land a left hand but Doss moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nao there as he acknowledges the shot.#T4#
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doss avoids the body shot from Nao.
Doss looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Nao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doss.
A little feinted left hand from Doss on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doss misses with a body shot.
Doss looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Doss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Nao.
A lazy left from Doss finds it's target.
Nao misses with a looping left.
Doss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nao on the side of the head.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doss.
Nao throws a hook but Doss avoids it easily.
Doss wants to clinch but Nao slips to the side
and Doss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Dick Doss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Doss. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao dips to his left and cracks Doss with an uppercut!
Doss throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands with a nice body kick.
Doss looks to land a left hand but Nao moved out of range nicely.
Doss misses the jab.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
Nao throws a jab when Doss was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Doss misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao tries to work over Doss's front leg with a kick but Doss checks it.
Doss throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao tries to counter with a clinch but Doss shakes him off and moves away.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doss throws a lazy right hand but Nao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doss scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Nao misses the jab.
Doss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Doss misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Nao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Nao misses with a hook. Doss ducked under it nicely.
Doss tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nao lands with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doss doesn't seem phased though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nao, right into the meat.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doss moves away.
Doss looks to land a left hand but Nao moved out of range nicely.
Doss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.#T2#
A slow jab from Nao misses its intended target.
Doss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Nao. Beautiful body shot.
Doss throws a right hand that misses
and Nao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao misses with a leg kick.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doss clobbers Nao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nao throws a hook to the side of Doss's head but Doss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao looks for the body kick but Doss saw that one coming.
Doss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nao misses with a leg kick.
Doss throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Nao counters by moving into the clinch.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doss working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Doss.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao. #T3#
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doss scores with a shot to the side of Nao's head.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doss or not.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Doss blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doss misses with a punch to the body.
Doss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao works on Doss's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao tries a body shot but Doss blocks it.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Doss digs a right hand into Nao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nao's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doss. #T4#
Doss scores with a shoulder strike.
Doss swings wildly with an uppercut but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Doss.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao tries to work over Doss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Doss throws a head punch that misses.
Doss blocking some punches.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doss or not.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Nao thuds a left hand into Doss's body.
Doss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doss throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Nao takes the fight into the clinch.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Doss blocks an uppercut.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Doss blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao trying to stall but Doss improves his position.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doss.
Doss can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
Nao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Doss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Doss misses with the head strike.
Doss misses with a punch to the body.
Nao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao stalling the fight.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.#T2#
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao gets through Doss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Doss's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Nao tries a body shot but Doss blocks it.
Doss lands with a right to the head.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doss's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao blocking some punches.
Nao misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Nao manages to break the clinch.
Doss tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doss on the side of the head.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nao throws a low kick, looking for Doss's leg but Doss calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Doss.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Doss slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Nao.
Doss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nao in his tracks.
Doss throws an off balance right hand
and Nao counters with a nice body kick. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nao throws a right hand that misses
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Doss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao swats away the attempt to clinch by Doss.
Doss throws a lazy uppercut
and Nao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doss scores with a nice right hand.
Nao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doss.
Doss tries to move into range but Nao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doss moves in looking to clinch but Nao pushes him off.
Nao misses with a hook.
Doss tries to move into range but Nao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doss misses with a left hand
and Nao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doss's knee momentarily.
Nao thuds a left hand into Doss's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!
Nao walks into a left hand.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Doss scores with the left hand. Nao knows he should have avoided that one.
Doss doesn't manage to clinch there - Nao circles away.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Doss misses with a shot to the body
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doss is looking to clinch but Nao is avoiding it.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doss with a hook.
Doss throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Doss moves out of range as Nao throws a body kick.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.#T1#
Doss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doss tries to clinch there but Nao circles away.
Doss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Nao lands a nice hook to Doss's body. Doss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nao cracks the inside of Doss's front leg.
Doss throws a lazy right hand but Nao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doss misses with a straight right.
Doss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nao throws a jab when Doss was well out of range.
Nao throws a poor cross that misses
and Doss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dick Doss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nao tries to land a leg kick but Doss saw it coming and moves away.
Nao misses with a hook. Doss ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Doss misses the target.
Doss misses with a straight right.
Doss throws a lazy uppercut
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Doss misses.
Nao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nao throws the left hand but Doss avoids the punch easily.
Nao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T3#
Doss misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Nao looks to throw the jab but Doss is out of range.
Doss seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doss missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doss moves away.
Nao blocks a jab.#CL#
Doss has closed the distance and engaged Nao in a clinch.
Doss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nao.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doss as Nao tries to tie him up.
Doss misses with the head strike.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doss's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Doss as the two fighters clinch.
Nao is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Doss. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.#T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doss.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doss misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Doss.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
A short body shot lands from Doss as the two fighters clinch.
Nao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doss.
Doss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doss lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Doss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Solomon Nao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doss looking to stall.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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 Dick Doss.
Well Nao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
A very excited looking Solomon Nao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DFC LV Kickboxing X
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Nao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Nao.
Trigg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Trigg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nao finds it's way round the side to connect with Trigg's head.
Nao 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.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Trigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trigg cracks Nao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Nao misses.
Nao swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trigg throws out a counter right but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Trigg swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Nao dodges the punch combination from Trigg.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
Trigg gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trigg fails to land.
Trigg can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.#BC2#
Trigg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL#
Nao moves into range and clinches up with Trigg.
Trigg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigg.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Trigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao. #T2#
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trigg.
Nao pushes Trigg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Trigg controls his hands.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Triggs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigg. #BC2#
Trigg breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trigg.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
And Trigg responds with a good body kick, but Nao manages to step out the way in time.
Nao misses with a jab to the body
and Trigg counters with an inside leg kick.
Nao throws a right hand that Trigg ducks under and follows up with a left that Trigg also avoids with ease.#T3##CL2#
Trigg clinches.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Trigg controls the action.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trigg.
Nao tries to work over Trigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trigg takes a shot to the head.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Trigg.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Trigg's head.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands a body shot.
Trigg looks winded!
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Trigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Trigg.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Trigg prevents a body shot from Nao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trigg.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trigg.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao blocking some punches.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trigg blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Trigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Trigg throws a sloppy head kick and Nao moves out of range easily.
Nao lands a lovely overhand right.
Trigg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trigg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nao looks to land a body kick but Trigg moved away.#CL2#
Trigg has managed to clinch.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Trigg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trigg misses with a punch to the body.
Nao tries a body shot but Trigg blocks it.
Nao has a couple of punches blocked by Trigg.
Trigg scores with a shoulder strike.
Nao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao prevents a body shot from Trigg.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Triggs head.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Trigg blocks a body shot from Nao.
A short uppercut from Trigg.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trigg.
Trigg is breathing heavily.
Nao lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Trigg misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao lands a right hand.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trigg.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Trigg avoids it by throwing Nao back against the ropes.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Nao. #ROC#
Trigg is rocked!
Nao creates a bit of distance and cracks Trigg with a big uppercut! Trigg goes down! The referee pushes Nao away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Trigg make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Nao takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DFC LV Kickboxing 9
Date: Jan 05, 2017

#R1#
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lodbrok has time to react.#CL2#
Nao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nao lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok is breathing heavily.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Lodbrok controls the action.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
We've been informed that Nao 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.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Come on Nao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nao.
Nao continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nao cracks Lodbrok with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao stalling against the ropes.
Nao gets through Lodbrok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Nao pushes Lodbrok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lodbrok.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Lodbrok is rocked!
Nao creates a bit of distance and cracks Lodbrok with a big uppercut! Lodbrok goes down! The referee pushes Nao away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Lodbrok make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Nao takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao 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: KT 6
Date: Dec 07, 2016

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Blades rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nao scores with a hook.
Blades throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Blades throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blades.
Nao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blades throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blades was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Blades misses with a lunging right hand
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut.
Nao moves away from the strike by Blades.
Blades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blades throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the 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!
Blades walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blades tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nao moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Blades takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blades is breathing heavily.
Blades slips a jab from Nao.
A shot to the liver by Nao. Beautiful body shot.
Blades sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blades on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nao. Nao obviously looking to wear him down.
Blades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Nao misses.
It looked like Blades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blades takes one on the button.
Nao is looking to land body kicks.
Blades misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
A little feinted left hand from Blades on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Blades blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.#T2#
Nao cracks Blades with a good jab.
Blades just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades misses with a looping left.
Blades misses with a wild body shot.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao thumps Blades with a low kick.
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blades throws a shot from downtown. Nao moves away and avoids it.
Nao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nao lands with an uppercut that bounces Blades off the ropes and back into range.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blades swings for the body but Nao moves out of range.
Blades lands a nice hook to Nao's body. Nao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Nao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Blades misses the target.
Nao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nao connects with a body shot that sends Blades's belly button to the back.
Blades misses with a left hand
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Nao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blades takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Nao.
Blades missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blades slips a jab from Nao.
Nao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Blades.#T4#
Jab by Nao.
Nao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blades misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Nao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Nao closes the distance and clinches.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blades backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nao.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blades backwards.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blades.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Blades backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao misses with a knee strike.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao is leaning against Blades and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blades manages to avoid it.#KD2#
Nao scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Blades to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Nao away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Blades got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nao lands a nice shot that snaps Blades's head back. #ROC2#
Blades is rocked!
Nao lands a head shot.
Oh Blades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Nao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blades working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Nao.
Blades seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blades.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Nao is leaning against Blades and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nao. #T1#
Blades tries to get into range but Nao steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Blades! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Nao scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
A victorious Solomon Nao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: The Gauntlet
Date: Aug 25, 2016

#R1#
Shazbah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shazbah - that will leave a mark!
Nao avoids the head kick by Shazbah.
Shazbah throws a lazy head kick
and Nao counters with a left to the body.
Shazbah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shazbah chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL2#
Shazbah moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Shazbah breaks from the clinch.
Shazbah thumps Nao with a low kick.
Shazbah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nao lands a really nice looking cross but Shazbah seems unphased.
Shazbah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Nao takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Shazbah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
A head kick from Shazbah lands but Nao takes it in his stride. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.#CL#
Nao closes the distance and pushes Shazbah back into the cage.#BC#
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nao's corner calls for a 1-2. Nao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shazbah thuds his shin into the meat of Nao's side.
Nao is breathing heavily.
Nao misses with a hook.
Shazbah throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Nao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nao moves out of range as Shazbah throws a body kick.
Shazbah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shazbah.#T2#
Shazbah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#KD2#
Shazbah lands a big head kick that sends Nao tumbling to the mat! Shazbah takes a step backwards and waves Nao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shazbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Shazbah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shazbah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nao avoids the head kick by Shazbah.
Shazbah keeps Nao at a distance using the push kick.
Nao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shazbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nao's calf.
Shazbah keeps Nao at a distance using the push kick. #CL2#
Shazbah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Shazbah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Shazbah.
It looked like Nao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao misses with a double jab
and Shazbah counters with a good, hard body kick but Nao shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mehdi Shazbah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shazbah 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehdi Shazbah!
In his post fight interview, Mehdi Shazbah gave a big smile as he said 'I told you I could do it.'.

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