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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Breathe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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276 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willie staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willie is defended easily by Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body. Willie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Willie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willie keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willie lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
It looks like Nobuhiro Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura tries to break free but Willie pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willie has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Willie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Willie has double underhooks.
Willie keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nakamura with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willie keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Nakamura won't allow Willie to sweep him here.
Willie keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Willie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nakamura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Willie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Willie.
Nakamura won't allow Willie to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is working Willie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Willie.
Nakamura with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willie is keeping the position for now.
Willie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
Willie is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willie working a defensive guard here.
Willie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura pushing down on Willie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nakamura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie tries to get to full guard but Nakamura has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willie circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Willie misses with a body shot
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakamura punishes Willie's body with a nice straight punch.
Willie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nakamura connects with a looping right hand.
Nakamura swings for the body but Willie moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Nobuhiro Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Willie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Willie is pressing down on Nakamura's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Willie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Willie is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamura passes Willie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Willie is looking to improve his position.
Willie regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuhiro Nakamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nobuhiro Nakamura'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.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willie moves away.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Willie ducked under it nicely.
Willie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Willie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Willie throws some wild stikes that Nakamura manages to avoid easily.
Nakamura can't escape the position.
Willie lands a nice shot to the head.
Nakamura tries to lock up and control but Willie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Willie unloads with some shots from mount but Nakamura bucks and avoids them well.
Nakamura is in a horrible position here. Willie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Willie thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakamura is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willie throws a sloppy strike and Nakamura uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Nakamura has ended up in Willie's guard.
Willie has his foot on Nakamura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamura works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakamura pushes down on Willie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nakamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willie wants to get back to full guard.
Willie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Willie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Willie.
Nakamura lands a couple of elbows.
Willie 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.
Nakamura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakamura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Willie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boxcar Willie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakamura scoring with some ground and pound.
Willie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamura's guard.
Willie passes Nakamura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Willie stops Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
Nakamura is defending against the submission attempts here by Willie.
Nakamura moves into full guard.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakamura is trying to control the position but Willie postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Willie looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. Willie moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willie as he jumps to the side.
Willie shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls well. He's pushed Willie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxcar Willie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nobuhiro Nakamura'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Willie tries a low kick but Nakamura avoids it.
Nobuhiro Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura misses with a straight left.
Willie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nobuhiro Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura takes a swing at Willie's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura swings for the body but Willie moves out of range.
Willie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura connects with a nice looking jab.
Nakamura stuns Willie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Willie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Willie ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakamura misses with a straight right.
Willie moves into the clinch.
Nakamura tries to break free but Willie pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Willie keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Willie won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Nakamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Willie wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Willie.
Willie has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Willie won't allow it.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Willie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nakamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
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.
A frustrated look appears on Nakamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Willie keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willie was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willie.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Willie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nakamura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willie won't allow Nakamura to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie distracts Nakamura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Willie advances to half guard.
Willie seems to be looking for submissions.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willie.
Willie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakamura has his hands clasped together around Willie's back. He's all about the action.
Willie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakamura's head.
Nakamura is staying active underneath Willie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Willie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nakamura!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nakamura is on top in guard.
Nakamura won't allow Willie to sweep him here.
Willie is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Willie's guard.
Nakamura wants to free his trapped foot but Willie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boxcar Willie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Willie 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxcar Willie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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