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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 29 p4p, 172 weight class) and Barack Obaminator (ranked 5 p4p, 26 weight class). Nakagawa's entrance music is Koto - CloZee. A fine choice. Obaminator has chosen Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa throws a hook to the side of Obaminator's head but Obaminator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakagawa thuds his right hand into Obaminator's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been hearing reports that Nakagawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Obaminator cracks Nakagawa with an open hand slap.
Nakagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obaminator was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakagawa.
Obaminator tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakagawa avoids the body shot from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a head kick but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Obaminator is quick to defend against it.
Obaminator throws a head kick that misses.
Nakagawa feinted with a counter takedown.
Nakagawa takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obaminator buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nakagawa blocks a leg kick.
Obaminator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator lands a jab to the nose.
Nakagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obaminator throws a chopping leg kick but Nakagawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nakagawa throws a right hand that Obaminator ducks under and follows up with a left that Obaminator also avoids with ease.
Nakagawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obaminator is fending him off so far but Nakagawa persists. Nope, Obaminator circles away and we're back to standing.
Obaminator throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obaminator throws a leg kick
and Nakagawa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakagawa.
Obaminator is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakagawa postures up in Obaminator's guard and throws a big left but Obaminator blocks it.
Obaminator controls Nakagawa momentarily but Nakagawa frees himself.
Obaminator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakagawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Obaminator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obaminator has his foot on Nakagawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakagawa works his way back into a safe position though.
Obaminator looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nakagawa has picked Obaminator up and slammed him! Obaminator can't keep hold of the triangle and Nakagawa manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakagawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Obaminator, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakagawa trying to control the action but Obaminator is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Obaminator tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakagawa cracks Obaminator with a big elbow.
Nakagawa working the ground and pound.
Nakagawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa landing a few strikes.
Obaminator is looking to regain half guard here but Nakagawa keeps moving and retains side control.
Obaminator wants to control but Nakagawa postures up.
Nakagawa wants to control but Obaminator is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Shinnosuke Nakagawa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nakagawa looks for a takedown but Obaminator sprawls well.
A big left from Nakagawa misses.
A slow jab from Obaminator misses its intended target.
Obaminator misses with a straight right.
Nakagawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obaminator takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Nakagawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakagawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obaminator tries to avoid it but Nakagawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obaminator to the ground. Obaminator escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obaminator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakagawa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Obaminator.
Nakagawa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Obaminator sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Obaminator looks to land a combination but Nakagawa avoids it well.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obaminator.
Obaminator lands with a straight right. Nakagawa didn't see that one coming.
Nakagawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Obaminator misses the target.
Nakagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obaminator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakagawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa misses the jab.
Obaminator scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakagawa in his tracks.
Obaminator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barack Obaminator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakagawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obaminator misses with a right hand
and Nakagawa counters with a single leg into guard. Obaminator didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakagawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obaminator is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obaminator is looking for a triangle but Nakagawa pushes his legs off easily.
Nakagawa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa connects with a couple of short punches.
Nakagawa passes into half guard.
Obaminator is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakagawa pulls his head out easily.
Obaminator is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakagawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Obaminator is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nakagawa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nakagawa's back!
Nakagawa manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Nakagawa.
Obaminator trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakagawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control the position here.
Obaminator stopping the sweep attempt from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Obaminator's guard.
Obaminator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakagawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Obaminator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakagawa distracts Obaminator with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barack Obaminator will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obaminator is looking to chop away at Nakagawa's legs.
Nakagawa lands a glancing blow to the side of Obaminator's head.
Nakagawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obaminator's hands.
Nakagawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Obaminator throws the left hand but Nakagawa avoids the punch easily.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Obaminator is quick to defend against it.
Nakagawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Obaminator wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakagawa won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakagawa has him pressed against the cage.
Nakagawa tries to work over Obaminator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obaminator manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator throws a looping overhand right but Nakagawa ducks down to avoid it.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Obaminator throws out a leg kick but Nakagawa moves out of range and Obaminator only half commits.
Nakagawa throws a right and a left that Obaminator avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a hook but Nakagawa avoids it easily.
Obaminator throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakagawa.
Obaminator fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obaminator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Obaminator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obaminator connects with a body shot.
Barack Obaminator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakagawa gets a takedown into half guard.
Obaminator is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nakagawa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nakagawa's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator looking to hold on to the position here but Nakagawa rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakagawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obaminator trying to control but Nakagawa is working from the bottom.
Nakagawa is trying to keep Obaminator in close.
Obaminator wants to control from the top but Nakagawa keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakagawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Obaminator's guard.
Nakagawa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Obaminator is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nakagawa, into his guard.
Obaminator wants to pass the guard but Nakagawa is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Obaminator gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obaminator preventing the sweep.
Obaminator trying to control but Nakagawa is working from the bottom.
Obaminator is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakagawa, not yet.
Obaminator trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Shinnosuke Nakagawa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obaminator tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakagawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obaminator to score with a decent uppercut.
Obaminator lands a leg kick that knocks Nakagawa off balance momentarily.
Nakagawa tries to clinch up.
Obaminator misses with a two punch combination.
Nakagawa swings for the body but Obaminator moves out of range.
Obaminator throws an overhand right that lands on Nakagawa's shoulder, as Nakagawa tries to avoid the shot.
Nakagawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Obaminator misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obaminator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakagawa dives in and grabs Obaminator's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obaminator pushes down on Nakagawa's head and hops out.
Nakagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obaminator.
Nakagawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakagawa moves away from the strike by Obaminator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator connects with an inside leg kick.
Obaminator misses with a body kick.
Nakagawa attempts a counter takedown but Obaminator avoids it well and moves away.
Nakagawa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakagawa closes the distance and pushes Obaminator back into the cage.
Nakagawa throws a head punch that misses.
Nakagawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obaminator prevents a body shot from Nakagawa.
Obaminator lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obaminator manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Obaminator misses with a looping right.
Nakagawa ducks under a wild hook from Obaminator.
Nakagawa feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Nakagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Obaminator misses its intended target.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakagawa moves away.
Barack Obaminator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obaminator looks to throw the jab but Nakagawa is out of range.
Nakagawa instigates a clinch.
Obaminator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakagawa has him pressed against the cage.
Nakagawa prevents Obaminator from breaking the clinch.
Nakagawa decides to pull guard.
Nakagawa is looking for a triangle but Obaminator pushes his legs off easily.
Nakagawa is looking for a triangle but Obaminator pushes his legs off easily.
Obaminator stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakagawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakagawa controls Obaminator momentarily but Obaminator frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator stands and throws Nakagawa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Obaminator is looking to take a break and control but Nakagawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakagawa struggling a bit here.
Obaminator goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nakagawa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Obaminator's guard! Nice work there by Nakagawa!
Nakagawa scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nakagawa escapes and throws Obaminator's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nakagawa trying to control the action but Obaminator is working from the bottom.
Nakagawa scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obaminator can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakagawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakagawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Barack Obaminator will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Obaminator throws a front kick aimed at Nakagawa's knee but Nakagawa avoids it well.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nakagawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obaminator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakagawa manages to avoid it.
Nakagawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nakagawa checks a low kick from Obaminator.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Obaminator swings widly with a right hand
and Nakagawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Obaminator is looking for a triangle but Nakagawa pushes his legs off easily.
Obaminator working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakagawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakagawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator keeping full guard, as Nakagawa tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa wants to control from the top but Obaminator keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakagawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakagawa wants to pass the guard but Obaminator is keeping the position.
Obaminator is pulling down on Nakagawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakagawa, at least for the moment.
Nakagawa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Obaminator has his foot on Nakagawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakagawa works his way back into a safe position though.
Obaminator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nakagawa defends it easily.
Nakagawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Obaminator is retaining full guard.
Obaminator is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Obaminator keeping moving, preventing Nakagawa from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Nakagawa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakagawa attempts a counter takedown but Obaminator avoids it well and moves away.
Nakagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obaminator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakagawa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nakagawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Obaminator is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Obaminator with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Obaminator is trying to get back to full guard.
Obaminator is trying to control but can't.
Nakagawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Obaminator is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Obaminator trying to control here.
Nakagawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakagawa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obaminator doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakagawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakagawa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Shinnosuke Nakagawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Barack Obaminator had this to say: 'I'll be black'.
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