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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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300 lbs
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258 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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pop
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