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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 129 p4p, 124 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 18 p4p, 16 weight class). Yarborough kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Derezzed. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakamura's sensitive parts.
Yarborough clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura gets a takedown into half guard.
Yarborough manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
Nakamura scores with a nice strike.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakamura.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
Yarborough lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Yarborough ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Yarborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough tries to score with a low kick but Nakamura moves his leg out of the way.
Nakamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
James Yarborough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Yarborough pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura walks into a left hand.
Yarborough's corner calls for a 1-2. Yarborough obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakamura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yarborough can pounce on him.
Nakamura digs a good hook to Yarborough's body.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yarborough takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yarborough is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yarborough darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yarborough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yarborough is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nakamura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough tried to score with a low kick but Nakamura checks it.
Yarborough throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yarborough lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yarborough at a distance.
Yarborough misses with a low kick as Nakamura jumps back.
Yarborough scores with a nice strike.
Yarborough takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nakamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yarborough throws out a leg kick but Nakamura moves out of range and Yarborough only half commits.
Yarborough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nakamura has time to react.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nakamura!
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough lands with a right hand.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Yarborough is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
Nakamura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yarborough rather than just go for the knockout.
Yarborough motions for Nakamura to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Nakamura's shoulder, as Nakamura tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough scores with a jab. Nakamura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Yarborough with a nice calf kick.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yarborough defends it well.
Nakamura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control.
Yarborough is trying to get back to his feet.
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakamura working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Yarborough bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A big left from Yarborough misses.
Nakamura scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Nakamura looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
Nakamura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yarborough sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yarborough looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Yarborough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yarborough fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Yarborough with a series of wild strikes but Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nakamura checks it.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Nakamura lands with an overhand left.
Nakamura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yarboroughs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nakamura connects with a single shot there.
Nakamura checks a leg kick nicely.
Yarborough uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Nakamura coming out on top.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Yarborough avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakamura.
Yarborough fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nakamura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yarborough 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 Nakamura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakamura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yarborough connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nakamura.
A nice leg kick from Yarborough, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Yarborough pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yarborough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamura can do to turn this around?
Yarborough lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yarborough works the jab nicely.
Yarborough connects with a nice looking jab.
Nakamura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yarborough works Nakamura's body with a nice hook.
Yarborough connects with a body shot.
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Nakamura lands a right hook to the body.
Yarborough tries to work over Nakamura's front leg with a kick but Nakamura checks it.
A low kick from Yarborough is predictable there
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yarborough manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yarborough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yarborough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yarborough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yarborough fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yarborough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakamura. That snapped Yarborough's head back.
Nakamura staying out of range there.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Nakamura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes one to the chin there.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Yarborough moves out of range.
Nakamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakamura throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough connects with a jab.
Nakamura cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Yarborough seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yarborough.
Nakamura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakamura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Nakamura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakamura checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
Yarborough loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Yarborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough cracks Nakamura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nakamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Nakamura moves away and avoids it.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut. Nakamura saw that one coming.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Yarborough tests Nakamura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nakamura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yarborough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yarborough throws out a leg kick but Nakamura moves out of range and Yarborough only half commits.
Nakamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
James Yarborough is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarborough misses with a looping right.
Yarborough lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Yarborough dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nakamura throws the left hand but Yarborough avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Yarborough.
Yarborough connects with a leg kick.
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yarborough defends it well.
No joy there for Yarborough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Yarborough connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough cracks Nakamura with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough is looking to counter punch.
Yarborough moves out of range as Nakamura strikes.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yarborough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nakamura at a distance.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yarborough fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakamura on the side of the head.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Yarborough ducks right into an uppercut from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yarborough uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Nakamura moves away and avoids it.
Yarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yarborough jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura checks a leg kick nicely.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Yarborough avoids nicely.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Nakamura's shoulder, as Nakamura tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Yarborough - just one landing.
Nakamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Nakamura moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nice body punch from Yarborough.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Yarborough gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nakamura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough scores with a punch to the head.
Nakamura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura slips a jab from Yarborough.
Nakamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yarborough connects with a solid leg kick.
Nakamura lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nakamura lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
Nakamura slips a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough scores with the left hand. Nakamura knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Yarborough misses with a low kick as Nakamura jumps back.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Nakamura throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura feints the counter takedown.
Yarborough defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Yarborough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Gurizuri Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarborough throws a front kick aimed at Nakamura's knee but Nakamura avoids it well.
Nakamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice shot by Yarborough.
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 James Yarborough.
Well Yarborough has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
After winning the bout, James Yarborough 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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