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Event:
Pulse 62 - Li vs The Refugee
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
no takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
no works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
no postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
no missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
no tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakamura is retaining full guard.
no throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely.
no is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakamura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
no definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
no 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.
no cracks Nakamura with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
no throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
no throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely. #T1#
no pushing down on Nakamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
no looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakamura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
no winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
no works his way into full mount!
no throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nakamura because no loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is desperately trying to improve his position but no has a good base and remains in mount.
no working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Nakamura slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
no thows a huge punch but Nakamura dodges it nicely.
#SUB#
no is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
no wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakamura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T2#
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
no winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
no throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura pushes no off looking to stand but no dives back in and keeps control.
no winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ES2#
Nakamura makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
no throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura slaps away a takedown attempt from no, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but no swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
no forces Nakamura back against the cage and clinches.
Nakamura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by no after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Nakamura.
no is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakamura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nakamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
no tries to pull guard but Nakamura won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for on no. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura lands a damaging elbow.
no goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakamura prevents it.
Nakamura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakamura leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Nakamura's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.#T4#
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakamura trying to land knees to the body.
no drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nakamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Nakamura clinches. #BC2#
Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
no gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
on no dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
no misses with the body kick
and Nakamura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. no is lucky that one didn't land flush.
on no seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
no fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a nice body shot. #CL2#
Nakamura clinches.
Nakamura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
no avoiding damage as Nakamura throws knees to the body.
no takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daken Nakamura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakamura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nakamura landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. no lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
no thows a leg kick but Nakamura checks it #TD2#
so Nakamura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
no looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura won't allow no to sweep him here.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but no keeps moving.
Nakamura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but no is retaining full guard.
no might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from no's guard.
no looking to control.
#T2#
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but no blocks nicely. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
no shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakamura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing no's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakamura wants to counter with a clinch but no pushes him away.
No luck for no with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for on no. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Nakamura gets tackled into the cage by no. no maintains the clinch. #TD#
no ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. no no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
no working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but no keeps moving. #SU2#
Nakamura stands up and waves to no to follow him.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.#T3##CL2#
Nakamura gets a clinch.
no blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. no is defending well for now.#BC2#
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
no has Nakamura up against the cage in a clinch.
no fails to pull guard.
no jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nakamura wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on no's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
#T4#
no managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
#TD2#
no is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nakamura is just too persistent for him and manages to trip no to the mat. no regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but no is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
no looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
no trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
no wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
no tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakamura counters with a big head kick but no shrugs it off. #TD#
no looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakamura tries to regain full guard. Instead though, no has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nakamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
no working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura can't escape the position.
Nakamura tries to hold on but no postures up.
no punishing his opponent with strikes. #T1#
no looking to ground and pound but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC#
Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura is looking to improve his position but no isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura is still in real trouble! Can no finish him?
A nice elbow there by no.
Nakamura is in a horrible position here. no smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
no cracks Nakamura with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). on no!
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Event:
Pulse 57 - Chonan vs Lee
Date: Jan 14, 2017 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from no.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
no swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by no or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakamura, which made it look bad.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but no is avoiding it.
Nakamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
no thows a leg kick but Nakamura checks it
and Nakamura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
no shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakamura tries to sprawl out of it but no keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakamura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
no tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1##CL2#
no closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakamura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakamura stalling in the clinch.
Nakamura has no pressed against the cage.
Nakamura looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD2#
no has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nakamura uses from the top position.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
no trying to control the position here.
Nakamura trying to control but no is working from the bottom. #T2##ES2#
no manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and no counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches.
no jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daken Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of on no.#TD2#
no gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nakamura regains guard.
#ES#
Nakamura scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but no paws at him with a jab and circles away.
no misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T3#
no fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nakamura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
no clinches up against the cage.
no blocks an elbow strike.#TD2#
no has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nakamura is trying to keep an underhook but no manages to get the takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
no is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nakamura is just riding it out for now. no eventually gives up the hold.
no throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from no there.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Nakamura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
no is trying to control the action in half guard but Nakamura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
no throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from no.
no sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakamura defending well though.
Nakamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from no there.
no missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura wants to control but no is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
on no dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
no tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamura throws a counter high kick but no was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL2#
no clinches up with Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. no gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
no has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nakamura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakamura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nakamura lands a nice knee to the body.
no is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is pressed up against the cage. no has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nakamura down to the mat. Nakamura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
no closes the distance and clinches.
no looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nakamura tries a body shot but no blocks it.
no is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Daken Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of on no.#T1#
no leaning against his opponent.
Nakamura tries to land knees in the clinch but no avoids the damage to the body.
no is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
no tries to pull guard but Nakamura holds him up against the cage and eventually no drops back down to his feet.
no tries to pull guard but Nakamura won't allow it.
Nakamura has no pushed against the cage.
Nakamura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC#
Nakamura breaks the clinch.
no gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Nakamura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakamura. #T2#
A frustrated look appears on no's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakamura lands a damaging elbow.
no blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
no can't get the takedown.
#BC#
Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura tries to clinch but no moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from no on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
no misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
on no seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
no swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from no misses.
no is breathing heavily.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but no swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
no tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
no misses with a head kick.
As no tries to get set, Nakamura tries to push him back and clinch up but no manages to avoid the attempt.
no has his takedown stuffed
and Nakamura counters with a head kick. That will keep no thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T3##CL#
Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with no, pushing him back against the cage.
no takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nakamura obliges.
Nakamura looking for a takedown.
Nakamura has no pushed against the cage.
no blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
A hook to the body from Nakamura.
Knees to the body from Nakamura.
#BC#
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura checks the leg kick.
As no tries to get set, Nakamura tries to push him back and clinch up but no manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Nakamura clinches up with no and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Nakamura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nakamura obliges.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakamura lands an elbow inside that no shrugs off.
Nakamura lands a body punch.
Nakamura lands a good knee to the midsection. no won't want to take too many of those.
Nakamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC#
Nakamura breaks the clinch.
no tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
no keeps the fight on the outside.
no tries a quick counter leg kick but Nakamura is wise to it.#TD#
Nakamura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into no's guard.#ES2#
no has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Nakamura has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Nakamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakamura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but no gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nakamura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakamura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
no takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
no's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
no breaks the clinch.
#T1##CL#
no gets tackled into the cage by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and no avoids it.
no is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakamura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
no tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
no blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
no is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nakamura to keep the fight standing.
Daken Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of on no.
Nakamura crunches a lovely knee into no's ribcage.
Nakamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has no in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
no is trying to drag Nakamura to the mat but Nakamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
no fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T2#
no stops a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nakamura trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. no is defending well for now.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as no controls his hands.
#TD#
Nakamura has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics no uses from the top position.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
no throws a strike but Nakamura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura throws an elbow that misses. no uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nakamura's guard. Nice move by no!#REVB##SU2#
no gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T3#
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as no throws out the jab.
no tries to clinch but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that no can do to turn this around?
no lands a jab-cross combination.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from no.
no falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Nakamura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
no managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
no prevents a body shot from Nakamura. #T4#
no is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
no displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakamura up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nakamura.
Nakamura taking a breather.
Daken Nakamura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nakamura crunches a lovely knee into no's ribcage.
Nakamura lands a body shot. #TD#
Nakamura manages to pull guard.
no postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura controls no momentarily but no frees himself.
no loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daken Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daken Nakamura!
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Event:
Pulse 53 - Rizal vs Ama
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Dier works Nakamura's body with a nice hook.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dier throws out the jab.
Dier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dier throws a series of punches but Nakamura moves out of range.
Dier walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Nakamura drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dier swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Nakamura's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Dier!
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Event:
Pulse 49
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Nakamura avoids a kick to the body.
Nakamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#KD#
Ama drops Nakamura with a beautiful combination! Nakamura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ama is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Nakamura is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Daken Nakamura has been cut.
Ama lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Nakamura is looking to close the distance but Ama sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Nakamura crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Nakamura is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Baby Ama!
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Event:
Pulse 46
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Pollock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nakamura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Pollock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Pollock won't allow it.
Pollock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura is trying to push Pollock away but Pollock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pollock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Nakamura to keep the fight standing.
Pollock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pollock is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pollock avoids it.
Pollock is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Pollock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollock avoiding damage as Nakamura throws knees to the body.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
Nakamura missing with knees to the body.
#T1##TD#
Pollock drags the fight down to the ground.
Nakamura won't allow Pollock to sweep him 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.
Pollock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #ES#
Pollock has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nakamura is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pollock avoids it.#TD#
Nakamura is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pollock is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nakamura to the mat. Nakamura regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pollock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pollock stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.#T2#
Pollock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pollock prevents Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
Pollock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nakamura working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A lazy left from Pollock finds it's target.#T3#
Nakamura tries to clinch but Pollock moves away
and Pollock counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Pollock moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pollock avoids it.
Pollock wants a takedown.
Pollock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakamura's efforts to push away.
Nakamura fails to pull guard.
Pollock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakamura wants to take the fight to the mat but Pollock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nakamura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pollock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T4#
Nakamura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pollock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pollock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pollock tries for a takedown but Nakamura manages to get underhooks.
Pollock jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pollock stops a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Pollock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakamura walks away with a smile on his face. Pollock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pollock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakamura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nakamura is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Pollock takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to drag Pollock to the mat but Pollock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Pollock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nakamura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pollock. Pollock obviously looking to wear him down.
Pollock misses with a left hand
and Nakamura counters with a body kick that stops Pollock in his tracks momentarily.
Pollock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pollock throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Pollock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pollock keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Nakamura wants to take the fight to the mat but Pollock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pollock - that landed with a thud.
Nakamura is trying to break free.#T1##TD#
Pollock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pollock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pollock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nakamura is looking to sweep but instead, Pollock has passed into half guard.
Pollock missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Pollock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pollock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakamura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pollock.
Nakamura is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakamura is trying desperately to improve position.
Pollock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T3#
Pollock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pollock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nakamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pollock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nakamura is trying to escape the mount.
Nakamura tries to hold on but Pollock pushes him away. #T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pollock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nakamura felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pollock landing strikes, looking to finish! #SUB#
Pollock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pollock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pollock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Pollock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pollock fakes the leg kick and cracks Nakamura in the body.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Henry Pollock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Pollock has Nakamura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura missing with knees to the body.
Pollock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pollock looking for a takedown.
Pollock keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura stalling the fight.
#T1#
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Pollock controls the action.
Nakamura trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock avoiding damage as Nakamura throws knees to the body.
Nakamura taking a breather.
Pollock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Pollock won't allow it.
#TD#
Pollock pulls guard effortlessly.
Pollock 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.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura stands up out of Pollock's guard for a moment - Pollock manages to land a nice upkick.
Pollock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pollock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pollock tries to get out of the position.
Pollock continues to stall.#T2#
Nakamura has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pollock is proving hard to escape from.
Pollock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Pollock throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nakamura to regain full guard.
Pollock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pollock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry Pollock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Pollock controlling from the top position.
Pollock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pollock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pollock preventing the sweep.
Pollock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daken Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pollock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nakamura is looking to sweep but instead, Pollock has passed into half guard.
Pollock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pollock passes into side control, despite Nakamura's attempt to control the position.
Pollock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamura can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pollock throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Pollock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pollock 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Pollock!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Nakamura moves into the clinch successfully.
Bolton avoiding damage as Nakamura throws knees to the body.
Nakamura slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Bolton manages to break the clinch.
Bolton throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Bolton is working away.
Bolton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#T1#
It looks like Nakamura is going to stand back up.
Bolton has his hands clasped together around Nakamura's back. He's all about the action.
Bolton trying to control here.
Bolton 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.
Bolton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bolton controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
Nakamura tries to stand but Bolton is controlling from the bottom.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolton keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakamura wants to get up but he can't break Bolton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bolton keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Nakamura rushes Bolton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura wants to take the fight to the mat but Bolton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bolton prevents a body shot from Nakamura. #BC#
Bolton breaks the clinch.
Bolton misses with a combination
and Bolton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Bolton clinches with his opponent.
#T3#
Nakamura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bolton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zachariah Bolton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daken Nakamura.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bolton as he avoids it easily.
Bolton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Nakamura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nakamura obliges.
Nakamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakamura jumps guard but Bolton stands there with Nakamura around his waist. Nakamura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bolton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Bolton has the dominant position.#T4##BC#
Bolton breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Bolton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakamura avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bolton.
Nakamura sneaks back into half guard.
Nakamura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakamura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura pulls Bolton in close to prevent any damage.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken 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.
#R2#
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Bolton.
Nakamura shapes to counter with a head kick.#TD2#
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nakamura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakamura landing strikes.
Daken Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakamura throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bolton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nakamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T1#
Nakamura wants to take a breather but Bolton is having none of it. #ES#
Bolton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bolton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CL2#
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Bolton back into the cage.
Nakamura missing with knees to the body.
#TD2#
Nakamura drags the fight down to the ground.
Bolton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Bolton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Bolton controlling him for the moment.
Bolton distracts Nakamura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Bolton throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bolton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolton throws a strike but Nakamura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Bolton has his foot on Nakamura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamura works his way back into a safe position though.
Bolton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura wants to stand but Bolton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Bolton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3##SUB#
Bolton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nakamura defends it easily.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Bolton keeps moving.
Bolton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nakamura throws a big elbow that misses.
Nakamura distracts Bolton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bolton holds on and takes a little breather.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bolton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bolton controlling Nakamura's posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bolton looks for a takedown but Nakamura sprawls well.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolton avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daken Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bolton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bolton tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bolton.#CL2#
Nakamura drives through and clinches with Bolton against the cage.
Nakamura trying to land knees to the body.
Bolton managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolton has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Nakamura.
Bolton is looking for a takedown.
Nakamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bolton pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolton, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
The referee calls for Nakamura to work.
Nakamura working Bolton over with knees to the body.#TD2#
Nakamura has hold of one of Bolton's legs. Bolton is fighting the takedown attempt but Nakamura gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
Bolton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nakamura off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL2#
Nakamura gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
Nakamura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bolton is defending well.
Bolton avoiding damage.
Nakamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolton is defending well for now.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura missing with knees to the body.
#TD#
Bolton gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bolton lands a nice short elbow.
Bolton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bolton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakamura defending well though.
Bolton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Bolton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolton lands strikes from half guard.
Nakamura wants to control but Bolton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakamura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura tries to roll over but Bolton keeps him under control.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolton.
Nakamura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura taking some punishment here, with Bolton in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolton.
Bolton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Bolton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakamura wants to control but Bolton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakamura wants to improve his position but Bolton is controlling well.
Bolton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakamura defending well though.
Bolton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bolton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bolton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolton is taking a breather. Nakamura says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bolton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zachariah Bolton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daken Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolton misses with a head shot. Nakamura uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Bolton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daken Nakamura!
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