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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Petersen (ranked 1328 p4p, 917 weight class) and Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 164 p4p, 119 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen motions for Nakano to come forward. Petersen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano throws a low kick, looking for Petersen's leg but Petersen calmly moves out of range.
Petersen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Petersen off balance momentarily.
Nakano cracks a nice hook into Petersen's ribs.
Petersen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakano throws a front kick aimed at Petersen's knee but Petersen avoids it well.
Petersen with the inside leg kick.
Nakano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Nakano.
Nakano scores with a body shot.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano misses with a body shot.
Nakano throws an off balance right hand
and Petersen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nakano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Petersen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petersen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakano. Nakano obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano throws a nice head kick!
Nakano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nakano wants to counter with a clinch but Petersen pushes him away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakano.
Petersen throws a leg kick but Nakano checks it.
Nakano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petersen tries to land a leg kick but Nakano saw it coming and moves away.
Petersen throws a low kick, looking for Nakano's leg but Nakano calmly moves out of range.
Petersen misses with a low kick.
Nakano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petersen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakano thinking.
Nakano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petersen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakano.
Petersen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petersen connects with a jab.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakano slips under a jab from Petersen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nakano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petersen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petersen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Petersen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Petersen does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Nakano blocks the low kick.
Petersen cracks Nakano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petersen scores with a body shot.
Nakano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petersen momentarily.
Petersen thuds a left hand into Nakano's body.
Nakano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petersen is able to avoid easily.
Petersen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petersen lands a nice hook to Nakano's body. Nakano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petersen checks it well.
Nakano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petersen.
Nakano throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Nakano only half commits.
Nakano is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakano lands a jab to Petersen's midsection.
Nakano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen scores with a jab to the body.
Petersen thumps Nakano with a low kick.
Nakano slips a jab from Petersen.
Nakano wants to counter the offense by Petersen and move into the clinch position.
Petersen throws out a loose jab but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen scores with a sloppy right hand. Nakano should have avoided that one.
Petersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Nakano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A bone on bone clash there as Nakano blocks the leg kick.
Nakano loads up on a big right hand but Petersen slips the punch.
Nakano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petersen throws out the jab.
That kick from Petersen tenderised Nakano's leg. Nakano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakano.
Nakano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakano has Petersen up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petersen fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petersen.
Nakano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petersen misses with some punches.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petersen trying to control the position but instead, Nakano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petersen into the cage.
Nakano avoiding damage as Petersen throws knees to the body.
Petersen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petersen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Nakano working aggressively here.
Petersen lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakano backwards.
Nakano prevents a body shot from Petersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Petersen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nakano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petersen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano.
Petersen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petersen throws a big counter combination but Nakano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Petersen misses the jab.
Nakano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Petersen throwing a counter right hand but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nakano with a nice calf kick.
Nakano swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nakano in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nakano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petersen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nakano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nakano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakano throws a low kick, looking for Petersen's leg but Petersen calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Petersen lands.
Nakano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nakano slips a straight right by Petersen.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petersen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petersen cracks a nice hook into Nakano's ribs.
Petersen connects with a leg kick.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petersen with a nice cross.
Petersen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakano. Nakano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Petersen checks it.
Petersen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Nakano as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Nakano.
Nakano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Petersen does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakano swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakano.
Petersen throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakano counters with a good, hard body kick but Petersen shrugs it off.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Petersen misses the jab.
Nakano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Petersen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petersen.
Nakano scores with a nice right hand.
Petersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakano can do to turn this around?
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Nakano blocks a low kick nicely.
Petersen swinging wildly here.
Nakano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petersen.
Nakano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petersen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakano on the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nakano - that will leave a mark!
Good shot there by Nakano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano misses with a body kick.
It looked like Petersen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nakano.
Petersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakano lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petersen throws a leg kick but Nakano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petersen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakano tries to clinch but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakano.
Petersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Petersen. Those never looked like landing.
Nakano tries to close the distance and clinch but Petersen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakano moves out of range of the leg kick from Petersen.
Petersen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakano connects with a crisp jab.
Nakano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nakano connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano throws a push kick but Petersen slaps the foot to one side.
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen lands with a straight right. Nakano didn't see that one coming.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Petersen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petersen throws a jab when Nakano was well out of range.
Nakano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petersen throws a chopping leg kick but Nakano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petersen is looking to chop away at Nakano's legs.
Nakano scores with a shot to the body.
Petersen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakano.
Nakano misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Petersen misses.
Nakano misses the shot to the body.
Nakano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Naoyuki Nakano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nakano ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Petersen cracks Nakano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakano motions for Petersen to come forward. Nakano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick lands for Petersen.
Petersen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petersen lunges at Nakano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakano's hand.
Nakano takes the fight into the clinch.
Petersen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersen avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano has Petersen pushed against the cage.
Nakano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petersen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nakano can turn it around.
Petersen slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen has Nakano pushed against the cage.
Petersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakano avoids the damage to the body.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Nakano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersen takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Nakano.
It looks like Steven Petersen has been cut.
Petersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petersen.
Nakano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Nakano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakano scores with a shoulder strike.
Petersen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakano.
Still in the clinch, Petersen scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Petersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakano is defending well for now.
Nakano is trying to stall.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petersen can't find room to land a body shot as Nakano controls the action.
Petersen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakano slows down the pace here.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Petersen.
Nakano is struggling to control the position.
Petersen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakano's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nakano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakano.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Nakano lands a left hand.
Petersen gets through Nakano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakano takes a shot to the head.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petersen stalling in the clinch but Nakano improves position.
Petersen lands a right hand.
Nakano is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Petersen.
Petersen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Petersen.
Nakano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen taking a breather.
Nakano avoiding damage as Petersen throws knees to the body.
Petersen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nakano letting Petersen take a breather here.
Nakano misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Petersen.
Nakano gets through Petersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Petersen.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petersen slows down the pace here.
Petersen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
Nakano taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Naoyuki Nakano.
I think Nakano 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Naoyuki Nakano!
After the big win, Naoyuki Nakano made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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