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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 423 p4p, 266 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 66 p4p, 43 weight class). Ko Nachi's entrance music is Echoing Thunder. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bissainthe's choice of entrance music: Hoodoo Man Blues. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice body shot.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Ko Nachi moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
and Ko Nachi counters with a solid body kick.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Ko Nachi lands a really nice looking cross but Bissainthe seems unphased.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko Nachi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Good work by Ko Nachi as he checks the leg kick.
Ko Nachi moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bissainthe under the eye.
Bissainthe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ko Nachi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ko Nachi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Ko Nachi avoids it.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ko Nachi doesn't seem bothered though.
Bissainthe lands with a shot to the body.
Ko Nachi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Ko Nachi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko Nachi is just out of range.
Ko Nachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bissainthe blocks the body kick.
Bissainthe tries a quick counter leg kick but Ko Nachi is wise to it.
Ko Nachi connects with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Ko Nachi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ko Nachi. Ko Nachi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick that knocks Bissainthe off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko Nachi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ko Nachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick which misses Bissainthe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bissainthe tries to avoid it.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi checks a low kick from Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Good work by Bissainthe as he checks the leg kick.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe flicks out a counter leg kick but Ko Nachi steps away.
Bissainthe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Ko Nachi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking body shot.
Ko Nachi moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ko Nachi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe takes one to the side of the head.
Bissainthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe wants to slow Ko Nachi down by chopping away at his legs.
Ko Nachi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ko Nachi blocks a low kick nicely.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ko Nachi thumps Bissainthe with a low kick.
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe lands a jab to Ko Nachi's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses
and Ko Nachi counters with a low kick, right behind Bissainthe 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Nice body kick there by Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab.
Ko Nachi checks a low kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a kick to the body.
Ko Nachi checks a leg kick.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe swings widly with a right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy body kick from Bissainthe
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bissainthe's knee momentarily.
Ko Nachi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Ko Nachi settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bissainthe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Ko Nachi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ko Nachi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe is looking to chop away at Ko Nachi's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut.
Ko Nachi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Ko Nachi down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ko Nachi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bissainthe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ko Nachi tries to work over Bissainthe's front leg with a kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Ko Nachi avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a front kick that sends Ko Nachi stumbling back into the ropes.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Ko Nachi off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Ko Nachi's head but Ko Nachi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ko Nachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi checks it.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ko Nachi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ko Nachi slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi 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.
Bissainthe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Ko Nachi's knee but Ko Nachi avoids it well.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Bissainthe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi blocks a low kick nicely.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bissainthe, as that shot connected.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ko Nachi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bissainthe tries to work over Ko Nachi's front leg with a kick but Ko Nachi checks it.
Ko Nachi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Ko Nachi's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi lands with a nice body punch.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the leg kick from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi checks a low kick from Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Ko Nachi down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ko Nachi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko Nachi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range nicely.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Ko Nachi's ribcage but misses.
Ko Nachi lunges at Bissainthe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bissainthe's hand.
Bissainthe throws an off balance right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe checks the leg kick.
Ko Nachi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Ko Nachi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bissainthe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi walks into a left hand.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ko Nachi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Bissainthe there.
Ko Nachi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bissainthe checks it well.
That kick from Ko Nachi tenderised Bissainthe's leg. Bissainthe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bissainthe walks into a straight right hand from Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe cracks Ko Nachi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko Nachi throws out the jab.
Ko Nachi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko Nachi swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ko Nachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bissainthe connects with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ko Nachi can pounce on him.
Ko Nachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
and Ko Nachi counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ko Nachi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ko Nachi checks a leg kick nicely.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko Nachi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bissainthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bissainthe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ko Nachi misses with a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a poor cross that misses
and Ko Nachi counters with a body kick that stops Bissainthe in his tracks momentarily.
Ko Nachi avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe swings widly with a right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bissainthe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bissainthe delivers a nice body kick.
Bissainthe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a shot to the body.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe looks to throw a body kick
and Ko Nachi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bissainthe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ko Nachi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ko Nachi throws a body kick that misses.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Bissainthe finds it's target.
Bissainthe drops his hands momentarily and Ko Nachi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ko Nachi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bissainthe cracks Ko Nachi with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ko Nachi moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ko Nachi throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ko Nachi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ko Nachi looks to land a body kick but Bissainthe moved away.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the leg kick from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Ko Nachi avoids it easily.
Bissainthe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a solid leg kick but Bissainthe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ko Nachi.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi moved away.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko Nachi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ko Nachi is able to avoid easily.
Bissainthe catches Ko Nachi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bissainthe scores with a sloppy right hand. Ko Nachi should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ko Nachi!
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
Ko Nachi scores with a decent looking hook.
Bissainthe 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Ko Nachi works the jab nicely.
Bissainthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Ko Nachi staying out of range there.
Ko Nachi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Ko Nachi does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Rigel Ko Nachi.
Well Ko Nachi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... 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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