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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by THE PRODIGY - voodoo people. Nakano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Decadance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tatsuo Nakano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Man misses with a body punch
and Nakano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Man has Nakano pulled in close to control his posture.
Nakano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nakano postures up.
Nakano drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!
Man scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nakano to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano regains half guard.
Nakano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man passes the guard and advances to mount!
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man is landing with some decent strikes but Nakano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nakano gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakano looking for submissions off his back.
Nakano actively working from the bottom here.
Nakano regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
Man throws a big elbow that misses.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakano is retaining full guard.
Nakano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
Nakano is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Man is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Man has escaped and now he's on top!
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakano is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Man has picked Nakano up and slammed him! Nakano can't keep hold of the triangle and Man manages to pass to side control!
Nakano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Man's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nakano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Nakano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakano looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakano on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano has an active guard here but Man has managed to pass into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Man has passed into side control.
Nakano is trying to work for a sweep but Man has mounted him!
Nakano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Nakano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakano looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Nakano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nakano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Nakano moves out of range as Man strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano checks a low kick from Man.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Nakano moves out of range easily.
Nakano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakano counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man misses with a body shot.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man is looking to wear down Nakano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man misses with a double jab
and Nakano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Man is right now.
Nakano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Man is looking to regain half guard here but Nakano keeps moving and retains side control.
Nakano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nakano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nakano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nakano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Demo Man will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Man throws a combination. Nakano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nakano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demo Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man misses with an uppercut. Nakano saw that one coming.
Nakano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Man misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
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.
Nakano misses with a takedown
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demo Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuo Nakano.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Nakano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nakano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakano is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Man is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Man has escaped and now he's on top!
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakano isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Man stacks Nakano on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Man!
Man tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nakano sneaks back into half guard.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano looking for submissions off his back.
Man slips a nice elbow through Nakano's hands, connecting with Nakano's forehead.
Nakano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Nakano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Nakano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakano's head.
Nakano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demo Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demo Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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