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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanka Coffie (ranked 2426 p4p, 128 weight class) and Uchimura Nakata (ranked 2958 p4p, 144 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coffie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise Above It. The key to victory for Sanka Coffie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sanka Coffie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uchimura Nakata!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata darts in looking for a takedown but Coffie gets double underhooks and turns Nakata into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Coffie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Coffie.
Coffie lands with a right hand.
Coffie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coffie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nakata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Coffie is looking for a triangle but Nakata pushes his legs off easily.
Coffie working for a triangle but Nakata defends it easily.
Coffie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nakata postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nakata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coffie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coffie working for a triangle but Nakata defends it easily.
Nakata looking to sit in guard and control but Coffie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coffie stopping the sweep attempt from Nakata.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffie trying to control but Nakata is working from the bottom.
Coffie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coffie being controlled here momentarily.
Coffie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nakata looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nakata looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nakata!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata wants to control but Coffie is keeping him busy.
Coffie is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Coffie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakata is working Coffie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Coffie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffie can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Coffie taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffie struggling a bit here.
Nakata scores with punches from side control.
Coffie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Coffie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coffie tries to get out of the position.
Coffie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coffie is working hard here to advance position.
Nakata working the head and body with strikes.
Coffie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Coffie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coffie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nakata cracks Coffie with a big elbow.
Nakata lands some shots froms side control.
Nakata working the ground and pound from side control.
Nakata lands an elbow.
Coffie is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakata working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Coffie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Nakata! That's hurt Coffie! Will he recover? Nakata fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uchimura Nakata!
Uchimura Nakata is the new bantamweight champion!
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hype
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FIGHT
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