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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nazeem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis has chosen PONPONPON as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nazeem Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Luis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis keeps Hamed at a distance using the push kick.
Luis with a lazy takedown attempt
so Hamed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Luis looking for a guillotine here but Hamed defends easily.
Luis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamed is aware though and is defending well.
Hamed trying to control but Luis is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luis working for submissions but it's allowed Hamed to get to half guard.
Hamed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hamed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luis defending well though.
Hamed wants to pass the guard but Luis is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed controlling the pace.
Hamed works his way into side control.
Hamed misses with the ground and pound.
Hamed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Luis is looking to reverse the position.
Luis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamed trying to control the action but Luis is working from the bottom.
Luis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hamed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luis swivels and escapes.
Hamed misses with a body shot.
Hamed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luis.
Luis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hamed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nazeem Hamed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Luis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamed manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed is pulling down on Luis's head to control his posture.
Luis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hamed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gabriel Luis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hamed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Luis to the ground. Hamed is now in Luis's guard.
Hamed won't allow Luis to get back to his feet.
Luis looks gassed!
Hamed stands and throws Luis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamed stuffs the takedown.
Luis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Luis is trying to defend but Hamed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamed working Luis over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nazeem Hamed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hamed dives in and scores a takedown into Luis's guard.
Hamed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamed throws a big elbow that misses.
Luis controls Hamed momentarily but Hamed frees himself.
Luis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hamed escapes and throws Luis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hamed wants to control but Luis is keeping him busy.
Hamed tries to score with some ground and pound. Luis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hamed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luis keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed working away.
Hamed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hamed wants to control for a moment but Luis uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Luis gets full guard.
Hamed being controlled here momentarily.
Hamed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hamed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luis working a defensive guard here.
Luis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luis is breathing heavily.
Hamed tries to free his leg and advance position but Luis is retaining full guard.
Nazeem Hamed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luis looking for a guillotine here but Hamed defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hamed has passed into half guard!
Hamed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hamed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luis defending well though.
Luis is looking to control Hamed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luis avoid being mounted?
Hamed trying to control the action but Luis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed not doing much here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hamed is trying to control. Luis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luis is trying to control but Hamed manages to pass to mount!
Luis tries to reverse the position but Hamed maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed lands with some strikes.
Hamed in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Luis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nazeem Hamed dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hamed shoots in looking for a takedown but Luis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Luis misses with a head kick.
Hamed has his takedown stuffed
and Luis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hamed gets full guard.
Luis trying to control but Hamed is working from the bottom.
Luis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hamed keeping full guard, as Luis tries to pass.
Hamed tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamed working for a triangle but Luis defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamed keeping moving, preventing Luis from controlling successfully.
Hamed looking to control.
Luis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamed wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luis.
Hamed drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Luis tries to bench press Hamed off him but Hamed keeps the position.
Hamed looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Luis is avoiding damage well.
Hamed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Luis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hamed tries for a kimura but Luis is defending well.
Luis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Luis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hamed is controlling him well.
Luis is looking to reverse the position.
Luis stops Hamed from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed tries for a kimura but Luis is defending well.
Luis tries to bench press Hamed off him but Hamed keeps the position.
Hamed wants to control but Luis is keeping him busy.
Nazeem Hamed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luis tries to bench press Hamed off him but Hamed keeps the position.
Gabriel Luis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamed trying to control the action but Luis is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nazeem Hamed.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamed, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazeem Hamed!
A relieved looking Nazeem Hamed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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