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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Hahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nagano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Hahar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano connects with a leg kick. Hahar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hahar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagano is looking to land body kicks.
Nagano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hahar moves to clinch but Nagano breaks away
and Nagano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hahar misses with a body shot.
Hahar wants to clinch up but Nagano keeps it at a distance.
Nagano throws a leg kick but Hahar checks it.
Nagano slips under a jab from Hahar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagano throws a low kick, looking for Hahar's leg but Hahar calmly moves out of range.
Hiro Nagano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hahar moves into the clinch successfully.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nagano.
Nagano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nagano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nagano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hahar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hahar is looking to clinch but Nagano is avoiding it.
Hahar throws a hook but Nagano blocks it.
Nagano throws a low kick, looking for Hahar's leg but Hahar calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagano. That's going to slow Hahar down.
Hahar throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hahar's knee momentarily.
Nagano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hahar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hahar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagano counters with a good, hard body kick but Hahar shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hahar momentarily.
Hahar looks for a takedown but Nagano sprawls well.
Nagano tries to land a front kick but Hahar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nagano looks for the body kick but Hahar saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagano. That's going to slow Hahar down.
Nagano lands with a cross.
Nagano scores with a hook to the body. Hahar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nagano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hahar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano lands a body shot.
Nagano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiro Nagano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hahar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagano.
Hahar tries to clinch but Nagano moves away
and Nagano counters with a good low kick that Hahar was not able to check.
Nagano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nagano.
Hahar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Nagano.
Hahar misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagano counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nagano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hahar rushes Nagano and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano is trying to maintain a safe position but Hahar gets an underhook and turns Nagano into the cage.
Hahar has a couple of punches blocked by Nagano.
Nagano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hahar has him pressed against the cage.
Nagano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hahar tries to clinch but Nagano moves out of range.
Hahar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hahar swings widly with a right hand
and Nagano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hahar shoots for a double leg takedown but Nagano sprawls well. He's pushed Hahar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hahar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagano 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 Hahar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hahar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hahar with a poor takedown
and Nagano counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hiro Nagano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Hahar.
Hahar looks gassed!
A clash of legs there as Hahar blocks the low kick.
Nagano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nagano dominated that round.
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.
Hahar blocks a head kick by Nagano.
Hahar misses with an uppercut
and Nagano counters with a low kick, right behind Hahar 's knee.
Hahar swings widly with a right hand
and Nagano counters with a good low kick that Hahar was not able to check.
Nagano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hahar's sensitive parts.
Nagano throws a hook but Hahar blocks it.
Good leg kick by Nagano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hahar tries to clinch up but Nagano circles away and keeps his distance.
Hahar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hahar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagano.
Hahar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nagano as Hahar tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nagano missing with knees to the body.
Nagano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hahar avoids the damage to the body.
Nagano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagano throws the kick towards the body but Hahar avoids it.
Hahar tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Nagano.
Nagano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hahar in his tracks.
Nagano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hahar drops his hands momentarily and Nagano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nagano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nagano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hahar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nagano - the referee stops the clock and Hahar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nagano. Hahar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano misses with a wild body shot.
Nagano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagano lands a nice hook to Hahar's body. Hahar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nagano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hahar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nagano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hahar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagano can pounce on him.
Hahar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hahar blocks a head kick by Nagano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hahar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nagano is looking to land body kicks.
Nagano keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagano connects with an inside leg kick.
Hiro Nagano is winning the standup battle so far.
Hahar wants to clinch up but Nagano keeps it at a distance.
Nagano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hahar.
Hahar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagano can pounce on him.
Nagano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Nagano - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hahar swings widly with a right hand
and Nagano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hahar is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagano.
Hahar closes the distance but Nagano moves to the side
and Nagano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nagano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hahar.
Nice shot by Nagano.
That kick from Nagano tenderised Hahar's leg. Hahar is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Nagano misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nagano. That snapped Hahar's head back.
Nagano throws a nice outside leg kick.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nagano dominated that second round.
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!
Hahar shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagano tries to sprawl out of it but Hahar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hahar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagano.
Hahar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nagano thows a body shot but no joy.
Nagano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hahar can do to turn this around?
Hahar moves out of range of the body kick from Nagano.
Hahar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagano.
Nagano swats away the attempt to clinch by Hahar.
Nagano throws a wild body kick that Hahar sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano throws the kick towards the body but Hahar avoids it.
Nice body kick from Nagano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagano. Hahar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hahar fails with the takedown
and Nagano counters with a right hand to the body.
Hahar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hahar connects with a single shot there.
Nagano misses with a straight right.
Nagano stuffs the takedown attempt from Hahar. Hahar gets slowly back to his feet.
Hiro Nagano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Hahar.
Hahar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano throws a front kick that sends Hahar stumbling back into the cage.
Hiro Nagano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nagano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hahar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nagano throws a head kick but Hahar moves out of range.
Hahar wants to clinch but Nagano slips to the side
and Nagano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nagano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nagano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hahar's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagano. That's going to slow Hahar down.
Hahar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nagano tenderised Hahar's leg. Hahar is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nagano.
Nagano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hahar's sensitive parts.
Nagano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nagano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hahar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nagano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagano.
Hahar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagano.
Hahar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagano connects with a solid leg kick.
Hahar avoids the head kick by Nagano.
Hahar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagano throws a front kick that sends Hahar stumbling back into the cage.
Nagano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagano lands a head kick!
Andrew Hahar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagano jabs at Hahar's body.
Nagano moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Nagano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nagano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nagano!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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