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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Cook!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Cook throws knees to the body.
Cook lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Thor Nakamura has been cut.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cook tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook pushes Nakamura up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
Cook throws a series of strikes that have Nakamura backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Cook scores with a one two! Nakamura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cook moves into range and clinches up with Nakamura.
Cook pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
Cook gets a clinch.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Cook digs a right hand into Nakamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakamura's gas tank.
Cook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Dan Cook has been cut.
Thor Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Cook.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Nakamura wants to break free but Cook has control.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cook crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakamura - the referee stops the clock and Cook gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakamura. Cook manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Cook throws knees to the body.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Cook.
Knees to the body from Cook.
Cook landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cook prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Cook with a knee to the head.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cook swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cook tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Cook prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Cook crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Cook is controlling the position.
Cook gets through Nakamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Cook missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Cook is controlling the position.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakamura swinging wilding here.
Cook moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cook.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cook.
Cook keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Cook landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cook.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Cook crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Cook.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cook prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cook dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Cook avoids it well.
Cook tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Cook.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Nakamura throws a front kick that sends Cook stumbling back into the cage.
Thor Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakamura throws a head kick but Cook moves out of range.
Nakamura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cook drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Cook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakamura.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Cook scores with a shoulder strike.
Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cook.
Cook throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Cook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nakamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook darts in and clinches Nakamura up against the cage.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cook looks to land a combination but Nakamura avoids it well.
Cook with a jab.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Cook rushes Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Cook.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Cook has double underhooks.
Nakamura wants to break free but Cook has control.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakamura, pushing him back against the cage.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Nakamura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura throws a lazy head kick
and Cook counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cook.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cook.
Cook misses with a knee strike.
Cook pushes Nakamura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura wants to break free but Cook has control.
Cook lands a knee to the head.
Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cook.
Cook lands a body shot.
Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Nakamura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cook dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
Cook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cook moves into the clinch successfully.
Cook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakamura wants to break free but Cook has control.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Cook is controlling the position.
Cook keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Cook is controlling the position.
Cook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Cook keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cook keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cook takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Cook digs a right hand into Nakamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakamura's gas tank.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Cook has double underhooks.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
No joy there for Cook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cook tries to clinch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Cook avoids nicely.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cook takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nakamura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakamura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dan Cook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cook avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Cook throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cook gets a clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Cook throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cook misses with a knee to the head.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Cook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakamura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but Cook avoids it.
Cook looks to land a combination. Nakamura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cook stalks Nakamura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nakamura's face. Nakamura staggers backwards, shaken.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cook will feel that in the morning.
Cook lands a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cook!
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nakamura avoids the head kick by Cook.
A head kick misses from Cook.
Cook wants to clinch.
Cook avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Cook throws a series of strikes that have Nakamura backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cook wants to clinch up but Nakamura keeps it at a distance.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Cook rushes Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakamura.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Cook takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Cook.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Cook pushes Nakamura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Cook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cook holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Cook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Cook has managed to clinch.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Cook darts in and clinches Nakamura up against the cage.
Cook landing knees to the body.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch but Cook keeps him there for the moment.
Dan Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakamura wants to break free but Cook has control.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
Cook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura throws a solid leg kick but Cook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the cage.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cook throws a series of strikes that have Nakamura backpedaling.
Nakamura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cook's head.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cook blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Cook tries to clinch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Cook.
Cook with a knee to the head.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thor Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Nice body kick from Nakamura.
Dan Cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cook has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nakamura.
Cook dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Cook moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cook 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Cook!
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