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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soshito Nakagata Jr (ranked 2994 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Haru Tanaka (ranked 261 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Soshito Nakagata Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haru Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka has managed to clinch.
Nakagata Jr manages to pull guard.
Nakagata Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakagata Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakagata Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Nakagata Jr controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagata Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Tanaka is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagata Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tanaka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakagata Jr works his way into full mount!
Nakagata Jr looking to control but Tanaka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanaka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakagata Jr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tanaka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nakagata Jr has control of Tanaka's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tanaka regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagata Jr content just to control the position here.
Nakagata Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagata Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakagata Jr is working for a guillotine from mount but Tanaka frees his head quite easily.
We've been informed that Tanaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nakagata Jr with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagata Jr controlling his opponent.
Nakagata Jr wants to control the pace but Tanaka is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakagata Jr with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Nakagata Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soshito Nakagata Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakagata Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nakagata Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Nakagata Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Nakagata Jr fails to pull guard.
Tanaka connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Soshito Nakagata Jr has been cut.
Nakagata Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakagata Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanaka.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakagata Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagata Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakagata Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakagata Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanaka obliges.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
Tanaka working Nakagata Jr over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakagata Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanaka connects with a knee to the head.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
Tanaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanaka obliges.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Nakagata Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka working Nakagata Jr over with knees to the body.
Nakagata Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanaka walks away with a smile on his face. Nakagata Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tanaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakagata Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakagata Jr's face.
Tanaka working Nakagata Jr over with knees to the body.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nakagata Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tanaka pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soshito Nakagata Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Tanaka with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanaka landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakagata Jr is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanaka.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanaka obliges.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body.
Tanaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanaka working Nakagata Jr over with knees to the body.
Tanaka landing knees to the head.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakagata Jr successfully pulls guard.
Tanaka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nakagata Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakagata Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haru Tanaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Soshito Nakagata Jr's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Tanaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakagata Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanaka walks away with a smile on his face. Nakagata Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tanaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakagata Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Tanaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tanaka prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soshito Nakagata Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanaka.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
Tanaka scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Nakagata Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakagata Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
Tanaka connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakagata Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanaka walks away with a smile on his face. Nakagata Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Tanaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nakagata Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka working Nakagata Jr over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakagata Jr is defending well for now.
Tanaka gets underhooks to prevent Nakagata Jr's takedown attempt.
Tanaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakagata Jr's face.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakagata Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka is pressed up against the cage. Nakagata Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tanaka down to the mat. Tanaka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tanaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakagata Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Nakagata Jr's ribcage.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Nakagata Jr jumps guard but Tanaka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
Tanaka working Nakagata Jr over with knees to the body.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakagata Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakagata Jr is defending well for now.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka gets underhooks to prevent Nakagata Jr's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Tanaka.
Nakagata Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a knee to the head.
Nakagata Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Haru Tanaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakagata Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Nakagata Jr is looking for a takedown.
Nakagata Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka working Nakagata Jr over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tanaka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakagata Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nakagata Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tanaka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nakagata Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soshito Nakagata Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakagata Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakagata Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haru Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanaka 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 26:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haru Tanaka!
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