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BB 82 - Adam vs Nakagawa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 2805 p4p, 3717 weight class) and Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 348 p4p, 428 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fitzgerald's choice of entrance music: It's Bedtime by Ninja Sex Party. On his way into the cage it seems that George Pierre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily George Pierre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Fitzgerald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzgerald throws out a counter right but Pierre avoids it with no problem.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Fitzgerald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fitzgerald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Fitzgerald tries to sprawl out of it but Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fitzgerald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sloppy strikes there by Pierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fitzgerald is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fitzgerald is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre working the ground and pound.
Fitzgerald managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pierre.
Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
 Fitzgerald is rocked!
Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fitzgerald to see if he's OK.
Fitzgerald is still in real trouble! Can Pierre finish him?
Pierre throws an elbow but Fitzgerald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pierre cracks Fitzgerald with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pierre immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fitzgerald is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!
In defeat, Greg Fitzgerald stepped up to the mic, saying 'Can't believe I loss to this moose piss drinkin' ninny. I might as well pack it up if I'm gonna lose to this poutine eating hockey lover. Your sport is shit & your beer is worse. Thanks for the opportunity Blaze Brothers, but I can't be the stepping stone anymore. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerricho Patterson (ranked 1720 p4p, 2722 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 259 p4p, 377 weight class). Volkanovski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac - Hail Mary kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerricho Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Volkanovski is looking to land body kicks.
Patterson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Volkanovski counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Jerricho Patterson has been cut.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Volkanovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Volkanovski moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski throws out a powerful jab.
Patterson lunges at Volkanovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkanovski's hand.
Patterson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Volkanovski scores with a decent looking hook.
Volkanovski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkanovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkanovski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Volkanovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson checks a low kick from Volkanovski.
Patterson takes a swing at Volkanovski's ribcage but misses.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Volkanovski cracks Patterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Patterson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Volkanovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkanovski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patterson.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Volkanovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jerricho Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
Patterson throws a head kick but Volkanovski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volkanovski misses with an uppercut
and Patterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkanovski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patterson. That did some damage!
Volkanovski looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away.
Volkanovski takes the fight into the clinch.
Volkanovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jerricho Patterson's cut is getting worse.
Volkanovski loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Patterson.
Volkanovski works over Patterson's head and body with a nice combination.
Volkanovski blocks a jab.
Patterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkanovskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patterson throws a right hand that Volkanovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkanovski also avoids with ease.
Volkanovski scores with a push kick.
Patterson throws a jab when Volkanovski was well out of range.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson avoids the head kick by Volkanovski.
Patterson lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkanovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick but Volkanovski moves out of range.
Volkanovski lands with an uppercut that bounces Patterson off the cage and back into range.
Volkanovski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patterson throws a body kick that misses
letting Volkanovski counter with a right hand.
 Patterson is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkanovski. That's going to slow Patterson down.
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkanovski shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Patterson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Volkanovski sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Patterson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandar Volkanovski!
After winning the bout, Aleksandar Volkanovski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 942 p4p, 1426 weight class) and Rene Lafayette (ranked 122 p4p, 185 weight class). Adderley comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. Lafayette has chosen Radar Love - Golden Earring as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adderley.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.
A low kick from Lafayette misses
and Adderley counters with a one-two to the body.
Adderley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette throws a jab when Adderley was well out of range.
Adderley lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafayette has time to react.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette with the inside leg kick.
Lafayette checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lafayette.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lafayette with the counter takedown but Adderley avoids it easily.
Lafayette throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Adderley finds it's way through Lafayette's defenses.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette fails with the takedown.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adderley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adderley is able to avoid easily.
Adderley looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.
Lafayette is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lafayette misses with a takedown
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adderley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Lafayette misses.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adderley.
Lafayette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adderley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Adderley is out of range.
Adderley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lafayette's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lafayette's knee momentarily.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafayette darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette is looking for a kimura but Adderley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lafayette to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
Lafayette thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adderley's head.
Lafayette throwing shots but Adderley is blocking nicely.
Adderley is trying to stand back up but Lafayette is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Adderley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adderley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lafayette clobbers Adderley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adderley scores with a one two! Lafayette had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Lafayette is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Lafayette.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Adderley.
And Lafayette tries to counter it with a takedown but Adderley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adderley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lafayette. That did some damage!
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
Lafayette tries to work over Adderley's front leg with a kick but Adderley checks it.
Lafayette scores with a head kick.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adderley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adderley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette with the counter takedown but Adderley avoids it easily.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Adderley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lafayette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lafayette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adderley throws a leg kick
and Lafayette counters with a single leg into guard. Adderley didn't expect that.
Lafayette trying to control but Adderley is working from the bottom.
Lafayette throws a big right hand that misses.
Lafayette throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lafayette wants to control from the top but Adderley keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafayette missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Adderley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Adderley blocks the leg kick.
Lafayette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
Lafayette with the counter takedown but Adderley avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lafayette.
Adderley misses with a series of wild punches.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley throws a jab when Lafayette was well out of range.
Adderley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adderley throws a jab when Lafayette was well out of range.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
Lafayette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lafayette.
Adderley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lafayette with a nice calf kick.
Adderley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Adderley does no damage.
Lafayette misses with a hook.
Adderley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lafayette's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adderley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lafayette scrambles back to his feet.
Adderley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lafayette counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adderley won't allow Lafayette to pass to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette prevents Adderley from standing back up.
Adderley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lafayette.
Lafayette sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adderley defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette with the ground and pound but Adderley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Adderley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adderley wants to stand up but Lafayette is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adderley.
Adderley connects with a solid leg kick.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses
and Lafayette counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Adderley pushes Lafayette off but Lafayette dives into side control.
Lafayette trying to control the position but Adderley is working away.
Lafayette has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lafayette fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lafayette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adderley throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adderley defends it well.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Adderley moves out of range.
Adderley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lafayette. That did some damage!
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Adderley.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Adderley.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Adderley's leg. Adderley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lafayette drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adderley is wriggling around but Lafayette manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adderley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adderley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lafayette slows the pace down in half guard.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
Lafayette tries to pass to full mount but Adderley defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rene Lafayette has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lafayette thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adderley's head.
Lafayette content to control rather than advance.
Lafayette thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lafayette not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adderley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lafayette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adderley takes one to the side of the head.
Adderley throws a low kick but Lafayette moves out of range easily.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
And Lafayette tries to counter it with a takedown but Adderley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adderley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick from Lafayette, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adderley blocks a head kick by Lafayette.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
Lafayette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adderley defends it well.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lafayette.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Adderley throws a head kick that half lands.
Lafayette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Lafayette changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lafayette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lafayette connects with a crisp jab.
Adderley wants to slow Lafayette down by chopping away at his legs.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Adderley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
so Lafayette counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lafayette trying to control but Adderley is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Lafayette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lafayette 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 1220 p4p, 2161 weight class) and Abdelrahman Camara (ranked 136 p4p, 222 weight class). Camara has chosen Heartless as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdelrahman Camara!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimaro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Camara.
Fujimaro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Camara blocks the leg kick.
Camara fails with the takedown
and Fujimaro counters with a leg kick.
Camara has his takedown stuffed
and Fujimaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sone Fujimaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdelrahman Camara.
Fujimaro misses with a low kick.
Camara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fujimaro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Fujimaro misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara shoots in for a takedown but Fujimaro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fujimaro misses with a looping left.
Camara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fujimaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Camara's head.
 It looks like Abdelrahman Camara has been cut.
Fujimaro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Camara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Camara feints the counter takedown.
Fujimaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujimaro.
Camara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Fujimaro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Camara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fujimaro. Fujimaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fujimaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fujimaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camara finds it's way round the side to connect with Fujimaro's head.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
Camara shoots in for a takedown but Fujimaro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Fujimaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujimaro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from Fujimaro lands.
Camara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fujimaro's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara prevents Fujimaro from getting back to his feet.
Fujimaro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camara controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Camara off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fujimaro. That's going to slow Camara down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fujimaro throws a monster overhand right that drops Camara! Fujimaro follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sone Fujimaro!
An out of breath Sone Fujimaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 779 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 117 p4p, 147 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Kitsuragi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kururugi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitsuragi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitsuragi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kitsuragi loads up on a big right hand but Kururugi slips the punch.
Kururugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kitsuragi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kururugi scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Kitsuragi 's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kitsuragi throws a hook to the side of Kururugi's head but Kururugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi lands with a cross.
Kururugi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Kitsuragi .
Kururugi moves out of range as Kitsuragi strikes.
Kururugi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kururugi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suzaku Kururugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kururugi scores with a hook.
Kururugi throws a lazy right hand but Kitsuragi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kururugi has managed to clinch.
Kitsuragi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kururugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kitsuragi or not.
Kitsuragi scores with a shot to the side of Kururugi's head.
Kitsuragi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi digs a right hand underneath Kururugi's ribcage. Kururugi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitsuragi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Kitsuragi finds it's way through Kururugi's defenses.
Kururugi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kururugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kitsuragi .
Kururugi throws a series of punches but Kitsuragi moves out of range.
Kitsuragi loads up on a big right hand but Kururugi slips the punch.
Kururugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kitsuragi moves out of range as Kururugi strikes.
Kitsuragi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kururugi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi misses with a leg kick.
Kitsuragi misses with a hook
and Kururugi counters with a body kick that stops Kitsuragi in his tracks momentarily.
Kururugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kururugi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kitsuragi misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Kitsuragi there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Kururugi is predictable there
and Kitsuragi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kururugi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kururugi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kitsuragi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kururugi slips a jab from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi looks to land a left hand but Kururugi moved out of range nicely.
Kururugi throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Kururugi misses with a low kick.
Kitsuragi is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kim Kitsuragi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kitsuragi throws a jab when Kururugi was well out of range.
Kitsuragi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kururugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitsuragi throws a hook but Kururugi blocks it.
Kitsuragi throws a right hand that misses
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kitsuragi misses.
Kim Kitsuragi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kururugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitsuragi .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kitsuragi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kururugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Kitsuragi lands.
Kitsuragi blocks a low kick nicely.
Kitsuragi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kitsuragi misses the target.
Kururugi lands a jab to Kitsuragi 's midsection.
Kururugi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kururugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kururugi jabs Kitsuragi right on the nose. Kitsuragi blinks but takes it well.
Kururugi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kitsuragi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kururugi there.
Kururugi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kitsuragi misses with an uppercut. Kururugi saw that one coming.
Kururugi connects with a body shot that sends Kitsuragi 's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kururugi misses with a low kick as Kitsuragi jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Kitsuragi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kitsuragi scores with a body shot.
Kitsuragi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitsuragi cracks Kururugi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kitsuragi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kururugi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi throws the left hand but Kitsuragi avoids the punch easily.
Kitsuragi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitsuragi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kururugi.
Kitsuragi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kururugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kururugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kururugi throws a good cross that connects.
Kitsuragi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kururugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kururugi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kururugi delivers a nice body kick.
Kururugi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kururugi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kitsuragi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kitsuragi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi throws a looping overhand right but Kururugi ducks down to avoid it.
Kitsuragi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kitsuragi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kitsuragi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kitsuragi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kururugi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kitsuragi 's knee momentarily.
Kururugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kitsuragi throws an off balance right hand
and Kururugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suzaku Kururugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kururugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitsuragi is just out of range.
Kururugi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kitsuragi misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kururugi! But no joy.
Kururugi tries to land a leg kick but Kitsuragi saw it coming and moves away.
Kitsuragi misses with a looping left.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kururugi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi misses with a hook
and Kitsuragi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kururugi! Kitsuragi lets Kururugi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitsuragi throws a lazy head kick
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.
Kururugi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi looks to land a left hand but Kururugi moved out of range nicely.
Kururugi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kururugi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kururugi misses with an uppercut
and Kururugi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kururugi throws a big shot that misses.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Kitsuragi .
Kururugi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kururugi throws a body punch but Kitsuragi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kitsuragi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kururugi.
Kururugi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kitsuragi throws a sloppy body shot
and Kururugi counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab lands there for Kururugi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kururugi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitsuragi throws a hook to the side of Kururugi's head but Kururugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kururugi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kururugi blocks a head kick by Kitsuragi .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitsuragi manages to avoid it.
Kitsuragi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kururugi just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kitsuragi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kitsuragi throws a shot from downtown. Kururugi moves away and avoids it.
Kitsuragi defending well as Kururugi loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kururugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kururugi throws a right hand that misses
and Kitsuragi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kururugi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitsuragi .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi misses the jab.
Kururugi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kitsuragi blocks a leg kick.
Kururugi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kitsuragi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi cracks Kitsuragi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kururugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Kururugi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kururugi throws a front kick aimed at Kitsuragi 's knee but Kitsuragi avoids it well.
Kururugi throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kim Kitsuragi .
I think Kitsuragi 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kim Kitsuragi !
A victorious Kim Kitsuragi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 489 p4p, 769 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 75 p4p, 117 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda staying out of range there.
St. Gough connects with a body shot that sends Maeda's belly button to the back.
Maeda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Gough.
St. Gough clinches.
St. Gough has a couple of punches blocked by Maeda.
Maeda manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maeda.
St. Gough misses with a hook to the body
and Maeda counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that St. Gough has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Gough.
St. Gough connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maeda momentarily.
Maeda lands an overhand right.
St. Gough scores with a nice strike.
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 fight moves into the clinch position.
Maeda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maeda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Gough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Maeda right on the button. Maeda goes down! St. Gough follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! St. Gough gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong (ranked 1181 p4p, 1011 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 161 p4p, 134 weight class). Kong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway. Yrkje has chosen As Good As I Once Was as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Kong.
Yrkje with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yrkje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrkje moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yrkje misses with a double jab
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Yrkje moves out of range of the strikes.
Yrkje throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Yrkje throws a good cross that connects.
Kong misses the jab.
Yrkje tries to work over Kong's front leg with a kick but Kong checks it.
It looked like Kong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yrkje.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yrkje missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yrkje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yrkje blocks a jab.
Kong throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses with a hook to the body
and Yrkje counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yrkje scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kong does it's job there.
Yrkje tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Yrkje counter with a right hand.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Kong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yrkje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yrkje throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
Yrkje throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yrkje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Yrkje was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yrkje throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yrkje throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yrkje.
Kong lands with an uppercut that bounces Yrkje off the cage and back into range.
Kong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yrkje will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong slips under a jab.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Kong throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Kong throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Kong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kong is rocked!
Yrkje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kong throws a right hand that misses
and Yrkje counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toby Keith Yrkje!
Toby Keith Yrkje 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 170 p4p, 555 weight class) and Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 25 p4p, 76 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Nakagawa has chosen Koto - CloZee as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shinnosuke Nakagawa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakagawa feints the counter takedown.
Adam misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nakagawa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nakagawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
Nakagawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adam defends it well.
Nakagawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adam.
Nakagawa slips a jab from Adam.
Nakagawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adam defends it well.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Nakagawa moves away and avoids it.
Nakagawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adam as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam throws an overhand right that lands on Nakagawa's shoulder, as Nakagawa tries to avoid the shot.
Nakagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adam.
Nakagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa misses with a looping left.
Adam throws a lazy right hand but Nakagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adam misses with a straight right.
Nakagawa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nakagawa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nakagawa shoots in and drives through. Adam sprawls well.
Principo Adam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
Nakagawa wants to clinch.
Adam misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakagawa tries to throw a body punch but Adam avoids it by throwing Nakagawa back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa lands a shoulder strike.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakagawa's elbow.
Nakagawa tries to throw a body punch but Adam avoids it by throwing Nakagawa back against the cage.
Nakagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adam lands a nice uppercut.
Adam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakagawa scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakagawa misses with a left hand
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakagawa on the side of the head.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Nakagawa is out of range.
Nakagawa with the counter takedown but Adam avoids it easily.
Principo Adam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakagawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Nakagawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adam takes a swing at Nakagawa's ribcage but misses.
Nakagawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adam defends it well.
Adam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adam scores with the left hand. Nakagawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Adam throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakagawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakagawa.
A short uppercut from Adam.
Adam lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakagawa is working Adam over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Nakagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Adam controls his hands.
Nakagawa is working for takedown but Adam is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nakagawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adam lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adam throws a jab when Nakagawa was well out of range.
Nakagawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Adam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adam went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Adam misses the target.
Nakagawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adam pinned against the cage. Adam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A quick step to the side and Adam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakagawa on the side of the head.
Adam clobbers Nakagawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakagawa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nakagawa prevents Adam from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakagawa misses the target.
Adam misses with a body shot.
Nakagawa scores with the left hand. Adam knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakagawa rushes Adam and presses him up against the cage.
Nakagawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakagawa has picked Adam up - he's going for a ride! Nakagawa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nakagawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam is looking to improve his position.
Adam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adam lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakagawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adam is one step ahead there.
Adam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
Adam preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Nakagawa working a defensive guard here.
Nakagawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakagawa is adopting a defensive guard.
Adam trying to control but Nakagawa is working from the bottom.
Adam is sitting in close to Nakagawa's body. Nakagawa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Adam is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Adam is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nakagawa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
A victorious Shinnosuke Nakagawa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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