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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 29 p4p, 99 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 5 p4p, 13 weight class). Nakagawa comes into the arena with Koto - CloZee blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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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 20 - 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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giovanni swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa works Giovanni's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakagawa misses the target.
Nakagawa fails with the takedown.
Giovanni counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giovanni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giovanni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Giovanni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa lands with a hook. Giovanni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nakagawa tries to clinch but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nakagawa with a body shot.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovanni misses with a body kick.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Giovanni is quick to defend against it.
Nakagawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Giovanni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giovanni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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.
Nice uppercut lands for Giovanni. That snapped Nakagawa's head back.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakagawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giovanni sprawls and moves away.
Nakagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovanni moves away.
Nakagawa looking to score a takedown here. Giovanni is defending well but Nakagawa drives through and ends up in Giovanni's guard.
Giovanni has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nakagawa is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakagawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakagawa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Giovanni can't fight it off and eventually Nakagawa manages to take the fight to the floor. Giovanni looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giovanni wants to stand but Nakagawa is controlling the position.
Giovanni wants to get back to his feet but Nakagawa passes into half guard.
Nakagawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakagawa wants to free his trapped foot but Giovanni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Giovanni is in trouble now - Nakagawa has advanced to mount!
Giovanni is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nakagawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Giovanni is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Giovanni's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nakagawa controlling his opponent.
Nakagawa with a couple of short strikes.
Nakagawa is working for a guillotine from mount but Giovanni frees his head quite easily.
Giovanni is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Giovanni tries to buck Nakagawa off so he can stand up but Nakagawa has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Giovanni falls backwards, slamming Nakagawa to the mat but Nakagawa holds on tight! Giovanni is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Shinnosuke Nakagawa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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