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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed - Decadance. Thorhalla has chosen Disturbed / Down With The Sickness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tatsuo Nakano had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorhalla throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thorhalla's guard now.
Thorhalla trying to keep a closed guard but Nakano is proving a slippery customer.
Nakano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorhalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thorhalla wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorhalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano won't allow Thorhalla to sweep him here.
Nakano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorhalla is keeping the position for now.
Nakano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nakano postures up in Thorhalla's guard and throws a big left but Thorhalla blocks it.
Nakano wants to control from the top but Thorhalla keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thorhalla trying to control here.
Nakano is looking to take a break and control but Thorhalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thorhalla has his hands clasped together around Nakano's back. He's all about the action.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakano with the ground and pound but Thorhalla uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thorhalla wants to sweep here but Nakano controlling him for the moment.
Thorhalla is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thorhalla can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thorhalla is looking to control Nakano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thorhalla avoid being mounted?
Thorhalla is trying to stand back up but Nakano is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is keen to just control but Thorhalla is a slippery customer.
Nakano is looking to advance position but Thorhalla won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nakano connects with a nice short shot to Thorhalla's temple.
Nakano is looking to pass Thorhalla's guard but actually Thorhalla recovers to full guard.
Nakano passes Thorhalla's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thorhalla wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorhalla is pressing down on Nakano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nakano slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Nakano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thorhalla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thorhalla with a jab.
Nakano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thorhalla is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakano working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nakano looking to control but Thorhalla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakano landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla can't escape the position.
Thorhalla tries to hold on but Nakano postures up.
Thorhalla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nakano.
Nakano tries to control but Thorhalla wriggling away.
Nakano working Thorhalla over with strikes here.
It looks like Hjalmar Thorhalla has been cut.
Tatsuo Nakano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakano looking to finish Thorhalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thorhalla!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakano fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nakano fails to move to back control.
Nakano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thorhalla holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nakano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thorhalla is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakano throws some wild stikes that Thorhalla manages to avoid easily.
Nakano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nakano 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.
Nakano landing strikes from the mount.
Thorhalla is rocked!
Nakano connects with a bit shot that sees Thorhalla covering up! More strikes from Nakano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nakano is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuo Nakano!
During a confident post fight interview, Tatsuo Nakano 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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mgr
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