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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Johnson (ranked 2697 p4p, 2333 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 371 p4p, 331 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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 15 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Nakamura. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Nakamura backing up. Nakamura nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nakamura staying out of range there.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Nakamura's shoulder, as Nakamura tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Nakamura misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakamura blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Nakamura darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Nakamura 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nakamura.
Nakamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy left from Nakamura finds it's target.
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Nakamura lands with a good body shot.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamura throws out the jab.
Johnson wants to slow Nakamura down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Nakamura has the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Nakamura has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamura.
Nakamura gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Nakamura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Nakamura is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nakamura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Nakamura is controlling him.
Nakamura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nakamura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakamura digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura is working Johnson over against the cage.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Nakamura presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamura lands a slapping body shot.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Nakamura connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakamura is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura stops Johnson from standing up.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakamura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakamura postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Johnson covers up, he's hurt! Nakamura keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Nakamura and the ref steps in to end the fight! Nakamura can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gurizuri Nakamura!
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hype
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