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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 187 p4p, 373 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 29 p4p, 61 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 Echoing Thunder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 12 - 1, 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 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Serronen.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ko Nachi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serronen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ko Nachi avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Serronen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi sizes up Serronen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ko Nachi cracks a nice hook into Serronen's ribs.
Serronen scores with a spinning back kick!
Serronen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Serronen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko Nachi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LVPED in the buildup to the fight.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Serronen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi is looking to clinch but Serronen is avoiding it.
Serronen moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Ko Nachi lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws an off balance right hand
and Serronen counters with a leg kick.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
Ko Nachi throws a looping overhand right but Serronen ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Ko Nachi tenderised Serronen's leg. Serronen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ko Nachi swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serronen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Ko Nachi.
Serronen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ko Nachi finds it's way round the side to connect with Serronen's head.
Ko Nachi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ko Nachi sizes up Serronen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ko Nachi connects with a crisp jab.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Serronen blocks it.
Ko Nachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko Nachi with a nice cross.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Serronen.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
Serronen lands a lovely overhand right.
Serronen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Serronen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick
enabling Serronen to counter with a crisp jab.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ko Nachi lands the left hand.
Ko Nachi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ko Nachi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serronen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Serronen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Serronen looks for the body kick but Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Serronen avoids it easily.
Ko Nachi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Serronen ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook
and Serronen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ko Nachi thinking.
Serronen slips under a jab.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi's corner calls for a 1-2. Ko Nachi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ko Nachi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Serronen momentarily.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Serronen.
Serronen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping right.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Serronen blocks it.
Ko Nachi throws the left hand but Serronen avoids the punch easily.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Ko Nachi moves out of range easily.
Ko Nachi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ko Nachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Serronen's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ko Nachi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Serronen throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
Ko Nachi cracks Serronen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Serronen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ko Nachi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Serronen's hands.
Serronen blocks a jab.
A left lands for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Serronen at a distance.
Ko Nachi throws a big shot that misses.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the body
and Serronen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen slips a jab from Ko Nachi.
A little jabbing left from Serronen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
and Serronen counters with a left to the body.
Ko Nachi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Ko Nachi. That snapped Serronen's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Serronen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Serronen's shoulder, as Serronen tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Serronen.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serronen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but Serronen avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ko Nachi.
Serronen misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rigel Ko Nachi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Serronen checks it.
Ko Nachi lands an overhand right.
Ko Nachi is looking to score with low kicks.
Serronen moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Serronen misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Serronen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Serronen takes one on the button.
Ko Nachi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Serronen moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Ko Nachi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Serronen's shoulder, as Serronen tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Serronen. That did some damage!
Ko Nachi swings widly with a right hand
and Serronen counters with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi connects with a right hand. Serronen shakes it off.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko Nachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy right hand. Serronen should have avoided that one.
Serronen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a nice shot that snaps Serronen's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Nachi moves into the clinch.
Ko Nachi throws a punch but it's blocked by Serronen.
Ko Nachi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Serronen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Serronen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Serronen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Serronen scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.
Serronen tries to throw a body punch but Ko Nachi avoids it by throwing Serronen back against the cage.
Ko Nachi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
Ko Nachi misses with the head strike.
Serronen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Serronen lands with a short shot to the head.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Serronen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serronen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with some punches.
Ko Nachi misses with the head strike.
Serronen digs a right hand underneath Ko Nachi's ribcage. Ko Nachi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Serronen lands with a left to the head.
Serronen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Serronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ko Nachi.
Serronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Serronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aku Serronen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serronen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi lands with a right to the head.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ko Nachi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serronen can do to turn this around?
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Serronen.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Serronen blocks it.
Ko Nachi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ko Nachi as the two fighters clinch.
Serronen blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Serronen tries to throw a body punch but Ko Nachi avoids it by throwing Serronen back against the cage.
Serronen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Serronen can't find room to land a body shot as Ko Nachi controls the action.
Serronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Serronen prevents a body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a right hand.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serronen pushes Ko Nachi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ko Nachi misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko Nachi has a couple of punches blocked by Serronen.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ko Nachi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Ko Nachi.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
And that is 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ko Nachi lands with an uppercut that bounces Serronen off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a left hand
and Serronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko Nachi lands a jab.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Ko Nachi swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen flicks out a counter leg kick but Ko Nachi steps away.
Serronen cracks a nice hook into Ko Nachi's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ko Nachi.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
Serronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ko Nachi blocks a body shot from Serronen.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Serronen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.
Serronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Serronen successfully pulls guard.
Ko Nachi trying to control but Serronen is working from the bottom.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serronen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serronen is on top in guard.
Serronen advances position into side control!
Serronen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Serronen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Serronen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ko Nachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Serronen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ko Nachi stops Serronen from passing to mount.
Serronen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen working the strikes but Ko Nachi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serronen is trying to work for a kimura but Ko Nachi is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serronen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ko Nachi pushes Serronen off looking to stand but Serronen dives back in and keeps control.
Ko Nachi makes his way to full guard, as Serronen worked for a kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Serronen advances position into side control!
Serronen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ko Nachi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ko Nachi wants to get back to his feet but Serronen drags him back down.
Serronen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Serronen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Serronen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Serronen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ko Nachi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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