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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 71 p4p, 174 weight class) and James Spencer (ranked 11 p4p, 23 weight class). Nakagawa comes to the cage accompanied by Koto - CloZee. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class 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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Nakagawa. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer thinks about the counter body kick.
Nakagawa misses with a looping left.
Spencer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nakagawa will feel that in the morning.
Nakagawa clinches with his opponent.
Nakagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer tries to work over Nakagawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
Nakagawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa lands the left hand.
Nakagawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakagawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakagawa tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Nakagawa wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakagawa.
Spencer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Spencer.
Spencer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spencer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakagawa.
Spencer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Nakagawa saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Spencer sprawls well. He's pushed Nakagawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
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.
Nakagawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakagawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakagawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spencer defending well though.
Spencer is staying active underneath Nakagawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakagawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakagawa works his way into full mount!
Nakagawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakagawa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nakagawa tries to control but Spencer wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spencer taking shots to the head.
Spencer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spencer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nakagawa.
Spencer taking shots to the head.
Nakagawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakagawa looking to ground and pound but Spencer is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakagawa clinches up against the cage.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakagawa's elbow.
Nakagawa lands with a right to the head.
Nakagawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer trying to land knees to the body.
Nakagawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
Nakagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Spencer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakagawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spencer on the side of the head.
Nakagawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa slips a jab from Spencer.
Nakagawa gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Nakagawa is controlling him.
Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer needs to keep his hands up - Nakagawa had a free shot at his head there.
Nakagawa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Spencer misses.
Spencer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spencer tries to work over Nakagawa's front leg with a kick but Nakagawa checks it.
Nakagawa attempts a counter takedown but Spencer avoids it well and moves away.
James Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Nakagawa misses.
Nakagawa misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Shinnosuke Nakagawa has been cut.
Nakagawa tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.
A nice side step and Spencer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spencer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Nakagawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakagawa staying out of range there.
James Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spencer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakagawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakagawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakagawa. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer with a jab.
Nakagawa closes the distance and clinches.
Spencer tries to throw a body punch but Nakagawa avoids it by throwing Spencer back against the cage.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakagawa throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakagawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakagawa clinches with his opponent.
Spencer looking to stall.
Nakagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Spencer to keep the fight standing.
Spencer is looking to control Nakagawa's arms but Nakagawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spencer has his back to the cage.
Spencer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nakagawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakagawa blocks a body shot from Spencer.
Nakagawa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Spencer regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer trying to control the position here.
Nakagawa wants to pass the guard but Spencer is keeping the position.
Nakagawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shinnosuke Nakagawa's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Nakagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakagawa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spencer! But no joy.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Nakagawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakagawa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Spencer's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spencer's guard.
Nakagawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spencer is controlling Nakagawa's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Nakagawa there.
Spencer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakagawa.
Spencer wants to get back to full guard.
Nakagawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakagawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spencer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakagawa scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Nakagawa has latched onto it... Big trouble! Nakagawa pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Spencer is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Nakagawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Shinnosuke Nakagawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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