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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 414 p4p, 433 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 55 p4p, 60 weight class). Arones comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely is the night. Ko Nachi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Echoing Thunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29 - 19 - 0 |
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9 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ko Nachi.
Arones scores with a nice head shot.
Arones misses with a lunging right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arones's knee momentarily.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab.
Ko Nachi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ko Nachi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ko Nachi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ko Nachi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Arones is on him like a limpet, forcing Ko Nachi back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arones misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ko Nachi.
A head punch on the inside from Ko Nachi fails to land.
I was talking to Arones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ko Nachi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ko Nachi.
Arones working aggressively here.
Arones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arones blocks a body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi just leaning against Arones, taking a breather.
We've been informed that Ko Nachi 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.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ko Nachi.
A head punch on the inside from Ko Nachi fails to land.
Ko Nachi presses Arones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ko Nachi tries to throw a body punch but Arones avoids it by throwing Ko Nachi back against the cage.
Ko Nachi lands a shoulder strike.
Ko Nachi prevents a body shot from Arones.
Arones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko Nachi's elbow.
Ko Nachi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arones backwards.
Arones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Ko Nachi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ko Nachi manages to break the clinch.
Arones shoots in but Ko Nachi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ko Nachi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab to the body.
Arones misses with a body shot.
Arones misses with a jab to the body
and Ko Nachi counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arones misses the jab.
Ko Nachi throws out a counter right but Arones avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arones slips a jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arones throws a front kick aimed at Ko Nachi's knee but Ko Nachi avoids it well.
It seemed like Ko Nachi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Ko Nachi lands with a good body shot.
Ko Nachi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arones.
Ko Nachi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arones's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a looping overhand right but Arones ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Arones finds it's way through Ko Nachi's defenses.
Arones clinches.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Arones controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arones.
Ko Nachi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arones backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ko Nachi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Arones - that landed with a thud.
Ko Nachi throws a head punch that misses.
Ko Nachi lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko Nachi misses with a punch to the body.
Arones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ko Nachi scores with a shoulder strike.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arones wants a takedown.
Arones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ko Nachi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ko Nachi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arones backwards.
Arones misses with a punch on the inside.
Arones digs a right hand into Ko Nachi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ko Nachi's gas tank.
Arones prevents a body shot from Ko Nachi.
A short right from Ko Nachi on the inside.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Arones blocks it.
Arones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ko Nachi throws a head kick but Arones moves out of range.
Arones wants to clinch up but Ko Nachi keeps it at a distance.
Arones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ko Nachi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ko Nachi throws a combination. Arones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ko Nachi.
Arones feinted with a counter takedown.
Arones swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Arones is predictable there
and Ko Nachi counters with a straight right hand.
Arones is rocked!
Ko Nachi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arones walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Ko Nachi! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rigel Ko Nachi!
A victorious Rigel Ko Nachi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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