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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 457 p4p, 424 weight class) and Rudy Rhod (ranked 51 p4p, 48 weight class). Rhod has chosen Prince - Kiss as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhod throws an overhand right that lands on Nakano's shoulder, as Nakano tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhod dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakano. That did some damage!
Nakano slips under a jab from Rhod.
Nakano defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Nakano misses with a hook. Rhod ducked under it nicely.
Nakano is looking to score with low kicks.
Rhod feints and then cracks Nakano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakano down.
Nakano throws a low kick but Rhod moves out of range easily.
Nakano throws a push kick but Rhod slaps the foot to one side.
Nakano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rhod comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Nakano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nakano cracks Rhod with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakano misses with a body kick.
Nakano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nakano swings for the body but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod throws out a counter right but Nakano avoids it with no problem.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakano is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rhod blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rhod.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rhod's coach down at Torcida MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rhod's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Nakano wants to land a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod throws a leg kick which misses Nakano's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakano tries to avoid it.
Nakano tries to land a body kick
and Rhod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Rhod as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Nakano tenderised Rhod's leg. Rhod is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rhod scores with a body shot.
Nakano defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nakano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod throws a body punch but Nakano moves out of range.
Nakano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
Rhod throws a hook but Nakano avoids it easily.
Nakano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
A jab from Rhod does it's job there.
Nakano misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod throws a lazy right hand but Nakano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Rhod.
Rhod scores with a body shot.
Rhod scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rhod avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick lands for Rhod.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Rhod checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Rhod. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rhod.
Nakano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nakano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakano misses with a leg kick.
Nakano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano throws a looping overhand right but Rhod ducks down to avoid it.
Rhod throws a shot to the body.
Rhod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod blocks a leg kick.
Nakano is looking to wear down Rhod with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nakano thows a leg kick but Rhod checks it
letting Rhod counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Rhod misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Rhod.
Rhod throws out a loose jab but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakano is out of range.
Rhod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rhod fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rhod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakano ducks right into an uppercut from Rhod.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Nakano moved away.
Rhod thumps Nakano with a low kick.
Nakano is looking to chop away at Rhod's legs.
Nakano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rhod checks a low kick from Nakano.
Rhod is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nakano with a body shot.
Donk. Nakano catches Rhod right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhod walks into a straight right hand from Nakano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhod. Nakano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rhod throws a leg kick that misses.
Rhod throws a one two combo.
Nakano feints and then cracks Rhod's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rhod down.
Nakano throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakano. Rhod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhod has time to react.
Nakano misses with a looping left.
Rhod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick lands for Nakano.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakano misses with a leg kick
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Nakano.
Rhod feints a counter leg kick.
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
Nakano backing away here, and Rhod unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rhod 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.
Nakano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhod throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rhod dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Nakano is out of range.
Rhod wants to slow Nakano down by chopping away at his legs.
It looks like Nakano has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rhod thuds a left hand into Nakano's body.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakano is just out of range.
Rhod misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nakano might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nakano loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakano moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nakano misses its target.
Nakano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakano swings for the body but Rhod moves out of range.
Nakano misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod throws out a leg kick but Nakano moves out of range and Rhod only half commits.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakano is just out of range.
Rhod's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nakano moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano.
Rhod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakano connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rhod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod moves out of range as Nakano throws a body kick.
A jab from Rhod misses.
Rudy Rhod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rhod checks the leg kick.
Nakano thows a body kick. Rhod tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Rhod misses.
Rhod slips a jab and a cross from Nakano.
Rhod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakano missing with a left hand there. Rhod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nakano has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Nakano checks the leg kick.
Nakano checks the leg kick.
Nakano throws the kick towards the body but Rhod avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Rhod misses.
Nakano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rhod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakano avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Nakano with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakano slips under a jab.
A low kick lands for Nakano.
Rhod throws a combination that misses
and Nakano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhod takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakano throws a solid leg kick but Rhod takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakano.
Rhod takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rhod takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nakano misses with a looping left.
Rhod moves out of range of the leg kick from Nakano.
Rhod with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Rhod blocks the low kick.
Rhod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rhod walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Nakano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod misses with a right hand
and Nakano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhod 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.
Nakano takes one to the side of the head.
Nakano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rhod.
Nice straight punches there by Rhod. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rhod.
Nakano ducks right into an uppercut from Rhod.
Nakano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakano is just out of range.
Rhod swings for the body but Nakano moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Nakano.
Nakano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rhod.
Nakano throws a looping overhand right but Rhod ducks down to avoid it.
Rhod takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rhod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Rhod was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rhod thumps Nakano with a low kick.
Rhod throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakano checks a leg kick.
Nakano throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
Nakano cracks Rhod with an open hand slap.
Nakano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhod.
Rhod misses with a left hand
and Nakano counters with a nice leg kick.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
Rhod tries a low kick but Nakano avoids it.
Nakano tried to score with a low kick but Rhod checks it.
Nakano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nakano lands a slapping body shot.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhod. Nakano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakano misses with a body shot.
Nakano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Nakano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nakano throws a push kick but Rhod slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Naoyuki Nakano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nakano stuns Rhod with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhod throws a leg kick that misses.
Nakano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rhod connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakano. Nakano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakano tries to score with a low kick but Rhod moves his leg out of the way.
Nakano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod lands a jab.
Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nakano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nakano 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.
Nakano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakano throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhod counters with an outside leg kick.
Rhod takes one on the button.
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!
Good work by Rhod as he checks the leg kick.
Rhod swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rhod lands the left hand.
Nakano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nakano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Nakano checks a leg kick nicely.
Nakano throws a wild body kick that Rhod sees coming a mile off.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Nakano.
Rhod motions for Nakano to come forward. Rhod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Nakano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left lands for Nakano.
Rhod takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nakano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rhod cracks Nakano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nakano moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rhod throws a leg kick
and Nakano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rhod misses with an uppercut. Nakano saw that one coming.
Nakano throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakano with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano misses with a left hand
letting Rhod counter with a right hand.
Rhod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Rhod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakano doesn't seem phased though.
Rhod checks a low kick from Nakano.
Rhod swings widly with a right hand
and Nakano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nakano throws the kick towards the body but Rhod avoids it.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano feints and then cracks Rhod's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rhod down.
Rhod slips a straight right by Nakano.
Nakano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakano checks a leg kick.
Nakano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhod keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rhod throws an off balance right hand
and Nakano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhod throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nakano.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakano.
A bone on bone clash there as Rhod blocks the leg kick.
Rhod appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakano.
Nakano tries to counter by clinching up but Rhod breaks away and moves out of range.
Nakano works Rhod's body with a nice hook.
Nakano blocks a jab.
Nakano staying out of range there.
Nakano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nakano throws out a powerful jab.
Nakano just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nakano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Nakano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rhod.
Nakano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rhod can pounce on him.
Rhod keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nakano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhod.
Nice shot lands for Nakano.
Good standup being displayed there by Rhod as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
As Rhod looks to move away, Nakano throws a big counter combo but Rhod just gets out of the way.
Nakano ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Nakano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhod.
Nakano avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Rhod takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nakano's head backwards.
Nakano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhod throws a body punch but Nakano moves out of range.
Rhod scores with a decent looking hook.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakano lands a front kick.
Rhod throws a hook but Nakano avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Nakano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rhod pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakano is out of range and Rhod settles back down.
Nakano thuds his right hand into Rhod's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rhod tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rudy Rhod.
Well Rhod has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rudy Rhod!
During a confident post fight interview, Rudy Rhod thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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