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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Lobo (ranked 23403 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinsuke Nakamura (ranked 21813 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nakamura's choice of entrance music: Shadow Of A Setting Sun. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
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229 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crazy Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lobo tries to buck Nakamura off but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lobo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lobo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lobo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lobo taking some punishment here, with Nakamura in his half guard.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Lobo is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lobo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Lobo keeps moving.
Lobo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lobo passes into half guard.
Lobo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamura keeps working.
Nakamura gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Lobo looking to pass the guard.
Lobo controlling from the top position.
Lobo stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Lobo from controlling successfully.
Lobo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura is pulling down on Lobo's head to control his posture.
Nakamura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lobo.
Lobo trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lobo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura working a defensive guard here.
Lobo trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lobo looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura is trying to keep Lobo in close.
Nakamura seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crazy Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobo misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lobo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lobo lands a nice shot that snaps Nakamura's head back.
It looks like Shinsuke Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lobo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakamura defends well.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lobo is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
Lobo has momentary wrist control but Nakamura slips an elbow through the middle.
Lobo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lobo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lobo working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Lobo keeps moving.
Lobo wants to sweep but no luck.
Lobo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lobo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Lobo's legs - danger averted.
Lobo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lobo trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Lobo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Nakamura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lobo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lobo.
Nakamura closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lobo did well to prevent Nakamura getting side control.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lobo's head.
Lobo looking for submissions off his back.
Lobo trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo taking some punishment here, with Nakamura in his half guard.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura prevents Lobo from improving his position.
Nakamura is just content to waste time from the top position. Lobo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lobo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobo wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lobo working for a triangle but Nakamura defends it easily.
Nakamura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lobo is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nakamura won't allow Lobo to sweep him here.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lobo is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakamura content to stall in guard here.
Nakamura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lobo's head.
Lobo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lobo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamura's guard.
Lobo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Lobo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lobo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Lobo from controlling successfully.
Lobo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lobo wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Lobo looking to pass the guard.
Lobo postures up.
Lobo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakamura, not yet.
Crazy Lobo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lobo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nakamura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lobo controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Lobo controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nakamura holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lobo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lobo lands a nice shot that snaps Nakamura's head back.
Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lobo.
Nakamura is looking for the big counter here.
Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lobo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nakamura wants to control but Lobo is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lobo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lobo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakamura's best efforts.
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 Crazy Lobo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Nakamura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Lobo.
Lobo connects with a crisp jab.
Nakamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lobo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nakamura! Lobo dives in looking to finish! Nakamura is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Lobo!
After the fight, Crazy Lobo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Shinsuke Nakamura spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm So Sorry Fans For Lost, I Don't Know I Could Quit MMA And Head Back To WWE Or NJPW Or Train Harder Win My Next Fight For You Fans'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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