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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Movado - Neva Believe U. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Numazawa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nakamura working the head with strikes.
Nakamura 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.
Numazawa is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura controls the position from side control.
Nakamura wants to control but Numazawa is keeping him busy.
Numazawa is trying to improve his position.
Nakamura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Numazawa is avoiding damage well.
Numazawa dodges the ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura working away.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Numazawa keeps working.
Nakamura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakamura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Numazawa is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa is still trying to improve position.
Nakamura throws a strike aimed at the side of Numazawa's head but Numazawa avoids it well.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Numazawa is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Nakamura.
Nakamura landing strikes.
Numazawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Numazawa keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Numazawa is avoiding damage well.
Nakamura controlling the position.
Numazawa is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Numazawa is working away.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Numazawa tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Numazawa keeps trying to improve his position.
Nakamura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Numazawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Numazawa is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Numazawa is working from the bottom.
Nakamura landing strikes.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Numazawa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Numazawa regains half guard.
Numazawa tries to get to full guard but Nakamura has control of the leg.
Nakamura throwing shots but Numazawa is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Numazawa keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numazawa is trying to stand.
Numazawa is staying active underneath Nakamura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Nakamura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yusuke Nakamura just wasn't active enough.
Numazawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Numazawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nakamura but Nakamura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Numazawa circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Nakamura 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.
Numazawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Numazawa.
Nakamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Numazawa off the cage and back into range.
Yusuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Numazawa throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Numazawa fails to land the takedown.
Daisuke Numazawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Numazawa.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Numazawa.
Numazawa misses with a body shot
and Nakamura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nakamura lands with a straight right. Numazawa didn't see that one coming.
Nakamura lands a nice shot that snaps Numazawa's head back.
Numazawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Numazawa thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa throws a head kick that misses.
Numazawa misses with a head kick.
Numazawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Numazawa takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Numazawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Numazawa fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control.
Yusuke Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Numazawa.
Nakamura looks up at the clock and then as Numazawa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nakamura smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Numazawa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Numazawa wants to control but Nakamura postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura taking a breather here.
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
Numazawa struggling a bit here.
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura landing strikes.
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Numazawa keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nakamura.
Nakamura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nakamura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Numazawa can't do much from the bottom here.
Yusuke Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Numazawa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nakamura connects with a decent elbow.
Nakamura is trying to get an arm triangle but Numazawa is defending well.
Nakamura cracks Numazawa with a big right hand but Numazawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa is looking to reverse the position.
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nakamura is staying tight to Numazawa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nakamura tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Numazawa to see if he's OK.
Numazawa is letting Nakamura control him for a moment.
Numazawa is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Numazawa to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura trying to control the position but Numazawa is working away.
Numazawa struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Nakamura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Numazawa misses with a wild body shot.
Numazawa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nakamura is trying to defend but Numazawa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nakamura wants to improve his position but Numazawa is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Numazawa tries to pass.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Numazawa from controlling successfully.
Numazawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nakamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nakamura gets back to half guard.
Nakamura is looking to control Numazawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakamura avoid being mounted?
Numazawa wants to free his trapped foot but Nakamura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Numazawa stalling away here and it's allowed Nakamura to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Numazawa controlling him for the moment.
Numazawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura has a closed guard, preventing Numazawa from standing up.
Numazawa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakamura is trying to control the position but Numazawa postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nakamura holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yusuke Nakamura wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nakamura jabs at Numazawa's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Numazawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakamura counters with a two punch combo.
Nakamura cracks Numazawa with an open hand slap.
Yusuke Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Numazawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Numazawa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numazawa wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daisuke Numazawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Numazawa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nakamura controls the pace.
Nakamura stands and throws Numazawa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Numazawa pushes Nakamura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nakamura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yusuke Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura lands a few punches from side control.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Numazawa is working away.
Numazawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakamura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Numazawa is working away.
Nakamura is putting a hurting on Numazawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura prevents Numazawa from escaping the position.
Nakamura taking a breather here.
Numazawa tries to bench press Nakamura off him but Nakamura keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakamura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Yusuke Nakamura!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Yusuke Nakamura!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Yusuke Nakamura!
Yusuke Nakamura wins by unanimous decision!
Yusuke Nakamura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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