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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 2058 p4p, 245 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 1124 p4p, 144 weight class). Ko Nachi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sitting In Limbo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman wants to clinch
and Ko Nachi counters with a thumping low kick.
Ko Nachi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rahman lands a nice hook to Ko Nachi's body. Ko Nachi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rahman throws an off balance right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a good low kick that Rahman was not able to check.
Ko Nachi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ko Nachi throws a body kick that misses.
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahman.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Ko Nachi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ko Nachi misses the shot to the body.
Rahman tries to clinch
and Ko Nachi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman moves away from the strike by Ko Nachi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi takes one to the chin there.
Ko Nachi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rahman gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ko Nachi avoids the damage to the body.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ko Nachi blocks an uppercut.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rahman.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Rahman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rahman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ko Nachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
Ko Nachi tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Ko Nachi back against the cage.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahman misses the target.
Ko Nachi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Ko Nachi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rahman wants to clinch.
Rahman catches Ko Nachi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Rahman blocks it.
Rahman misses with a body shot.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
Rahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ko Nachi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahman moves into range and clinches up with Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman lands a good knee to the midsection. Ko Nachi won't want to take too many of those.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Ko Nachi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ko Nachi staying out of range there.
Ko Nachi jabs Rahman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
Ko Nachi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ko Nachi circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman wants to clinch up but Ko Nachi keeps it at a distance.
Ko Nachi throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rahman closes the distance and pushes Ko Nachi back into the cage.
Ko Nachi misses with a body punch.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
Ko Nachi is trying to stall.
Ko Nachi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Rahman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ko Nachi thumps Rahman with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Rahman.
Rahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko Nachi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Rahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ko Nachi moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
Rahman lands with a hook. Ko Nachi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rahman rushes Ko Nachi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rahman.
Ko Nachi misses with a body punch.
Rahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko Nachi can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Ko Nachi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ko Nachi can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Rahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko Nachi's elbow.
Ko Nachi managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Ko Nachi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi blocks an uppercut.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ko Nachi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ko Nachi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ko Nachi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ko Nachi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ko Nachi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ko Nachi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ko Nachi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman lands a body punch.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ko Nachi is defending well for now.
Ko Nachi lands with a light punch inside.
Rahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ko Nachi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Rahman working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a body punch.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ko Nachi.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ko Nachi.
A short right from Ko Nachi on the inside.
Rahman pushes Ko Nachi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ko Nachi prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Ko Nachi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ko Nachi has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi blocking some punches.
Ko Nachi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko Nachi's elbow.
Ko Nachi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Still in the clinch, Ko Nachi scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi is leaning against Rahman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Ko Nachi.
Rahman is breathing heavily.
Ko Nachi lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ko Nachi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ko Nachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Ko Nachi.
Rahman lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ko Nachis head.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Ko Nachi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
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 Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
Ko Nachi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rahman avoids it.
Rahman tries to clinch but Ko Nachi is having none of it.
Ko Nachi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ko Nachi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Rahman coming out on top.
Ko Nachi moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ko Nachi finds it's way through Rahman's defenses.
Ko Nachi swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahman.
Ko Nachi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rahman just manages to avoid it.
Ko Nachi throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rahman scores with a hook.
Abdul Rahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahman lands a nice shot that snaps Ko Nachi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Rahman 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.
Rahman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ko Nachi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ko Nachi keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Ko Nachi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ko Nachi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rahman tries to bum rush Ko Nachi with a series of wild strikes but Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Ko Nachi lands a jab to the head.
Rahman misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
Ko Nachi throws out a powerful jab.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ko Nachi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahman tries to clinch but Ko Nachi moves away
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from Rahman.
Rahman is still on wobbly legs! Can Ko Nachi finish him?
Rahman throws an off balance right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with an outside leg kick.
Rahman drops his hands momentarily. Ko Nachi doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rahman staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rahman doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rigel Ko Nachi!
Rigel Ko Nachi very nearly forgot to thank Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$100, Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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