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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nikkari's choice of entrance music: Koto - Jabdah . Esko Nikkari is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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223 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Nikkari!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nascimento uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikkari.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikkari defending well as Nascimento loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento connects with a crisp jab.
Nikkari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nascimento throws a poor cross that misses
and Nikkari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Nascimento finds it's target.
Nascimento rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nikkari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nascimento's knee momentarily.
Nascimento clobbers Nikkari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Nikkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nascimento lands a jab to Nikkari's midsection.
Nascimento throws the left hand but Nikkari avoids the punch easily.
Nikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Nascimento moves out of range easily.
Nascimento with a hook.
Nikkari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikkari.
Nikkari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a jab to the body
and Nikkari counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the body
and Nikkari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Nascimento.
Nikkari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nascimento circles away.
Nikkari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Nascimento finds it's target.
Nascimento connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nikkari's hands.
Nikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Nascimento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikkari tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento throws a hook but Nikkari blocks it.
Nascimento lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nikkari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nascimento looks to land a right hand but Nikkari moved out of range.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nikkari counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikkari trying to control but Nascimento is working from the bottom.
Nascimento trying to control the position here.
Nikkari stays in close to Nascimento's body and controls the position.
Nikkari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nascimento works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nikkari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nascimento is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cristiano Nascimento wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nascimento checks a leg kick.
Nascimento digs a good hook to Nikkari's body.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikkari.
Cristiano Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikkari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nascimento defending well as Nikkari loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento thuds a left hand into Nikkari's body.
Nascimento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Nikkari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nascimento avoids the head kick by Nikkari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Nikkari lands but Nascimento takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Nikkari misses.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nikkari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikkari should have avoided that one.
Nikkari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nascimento moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nikkari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nascimento lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nikkari backs up 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!
Nascimento throws an off balance right hand
and Nikkari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nikkari content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Nascimento dominated that round.
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.
Some bone on bone action there as Nascimento checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nikkari wants to slow Nascimento down by chopping away at his legs.
Nascimento thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nascimento throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nikkari on the side of the head.
Nascimento lands with a nice body punch.
Nascimento misses with a left hand
and Nikkari counters with a thumping low kick.
Nascimento misses with a hook
and Nikkari counters with a nice body kick.
Nikkari misses with a double jab.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nikkari's head backwards.
Nascimento scores with a jab. Nikkari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nascimento has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nikkari.
Nikkari tries to land a front kick but Nascimento steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nascimento comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Nascimento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nascimento misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikkari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikkari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nascimento tries to avoid it but Nikkari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nascimento to the ground. Nascimento escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikkari should have avoided that one.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento lands a nice hook to Nikkari's body. Nikkari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nikkari is breathing heavily.
Nikkari drops his hands momentarily and Nascimento takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nascimento misses with a hook
and Nikkari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nascimento displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nikkari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nikkari throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nikkari.
Nascimento misses with a two punch combination.
Nascimento avoids the body shot from Nikkari.
Nascimento lunges at Nikkari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nikkari's hand.
Nascimento throws a hook but Nikkari blocks it.
Nikkari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nascimento connects with a body shot.
Nikkari throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a combination that misses
and Nikkari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Nascimento.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikkari takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Nikkari.
Nascimento throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nikkari counters with a good, hard body kick but Nascimento shrugs it off.
Nikkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nikkari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nascimento with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nikkari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nascimento throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Nascimento. That snapped Nikkari's head back.
Nikkari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nikkari blocks a jab.
Nascimento scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nikkari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nascimento darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento connects with a looping right hand.
Nascimento throws a shot from downtown. Nikkari moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Nascimento.
Nascimento connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nascimento comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nascimento swings for the body but Nikkari moves out of range.
Nascimento scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Nascimento scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nascimento digs a good hook to Nikkari's body.
Nikkari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nascimento digs a good body shot into Nikkari's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Nascimento. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento feints a jab promting Nikkari to slip. Nascimento then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nikkari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nikkari walks into a jab.
Nikkari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikkari.
Nascimento lands a nice hook to Nikkari's body. Nikkari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nascimento lands with a cross.
Nascimento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut. Nikkari saw that one coming.
Nascimento lands an overhand right.
Nascimento cracks Nikkari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nascimento misses with a straight right.
Nikkari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nascimento finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikkari's head.
Nascimento throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikkari walks into a stiff left hand from Nascimento.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Nascimento dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nascimento jabs at Nikkari's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikkari. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nikkari backs up against the cage.
Nikkari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nascimento bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nikkari's head.
A big right from Nascimento misses.
Nascimento lands with an uppercut that bounces Nikkari off the cage and back into rage.
Good shot there by Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a nice looking combination but Nikkari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Nikkari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nascimento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikkari can do to turn this around?
Nikkari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nikkari takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikkari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nascimento.
Nikkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Nascimento.
Nikkari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento lands with a hook. Nikkari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nikkari throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Nikkari swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikkari.
Nascimento cracks Nikkari with an open hand slap.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Nascimento just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento looks to land a combination but Nikkari avoids it well.
Nikkari ducks right into an uppercut from Nascimento.
Nikkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Nascimento misses.
Nascimento checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nascimento.
Esko Nikkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikkari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nascimento defends it nicely.
Nascimento misses with a double jab.
Cristiano Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikkari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikkari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nascimento scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikkari should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Nice defenses there by Nikkari.
Nascimento works over Nikkari's head and body with a nice combination.
Nascimento lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nascimento thuds a left hand into Nikkari's body.
Nascimento lands a nice shot that snaps Nikkari's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nascimento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikkari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nascimento connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nikkari scrambles back to his feet.
Nascimento rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nikkari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nikkari.
Nascimento lands with a short shot to the head.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nascimento scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nascimento darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nikkari tries to work over Nascimento's front leg with a kick but Nascimento checks it.
Nascimento throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nascimento cracks a nice hook into Nikkari's ribs.
Nascimento swings for the body but Nikkari moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a series of punches but Nikkari avoids them all with ease.
Nikkari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Nikkari.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Nikkari moves out of range.
Nikkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nascimento throws a right and a left that Nikkari avoids nicely.
Nascimento looks to land a left hand but Nikkari moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento swings for the body but Nikkari moves out of range.
Nikkari takes one to the side of the head.
Nikkari throws a low kick, looking for Nascimento's leg but Nascimento calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Nikkari misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento digs a good hook to Nikkari's body.
Nikkari walks into a left hand.
Cristiano Nascimento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikkari.
Nikkari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristiano Nascimento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nascimento, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristiano Nascimento!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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