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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haru Nakamura (ranked 4213 p4p, 4157 weight class) and Iollan Mulaney (ranked 255 p4p, 443 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haru Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iollan Mulaney!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulaney throws a body shot but no joy.
As Mulaney looks to move away, Nakamura throws a big counter combo but Mulaney just gets out of the way.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Mulaney.
Mulaney lands with a kick to the temple. Nakamura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Haru Nakamura has been cut.
Mulaney tried to score with a low kick but Nakamura checks it.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Mulaney back into the cage.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Mulaney tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Mulaney wants to take the fight to the mat but Nakamura manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mulaney throws a wild body kick that Nakamura sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulaney circles away.
Mulaney misses with a hook
and Nakamura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mulaney throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulaney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura has closed the distance and engaged Mulaney in a clinch.
Nakamura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mulaney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakamura lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Iollan Mulaney has been cut.
Mulaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakamura.
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Mulaney misses
and Nakamura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mulaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mulaney misses with a body kick.
Nakamura is looking for a counter combo.
Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mulaney, pushing him back against the cage.
Mulaney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura misses with a knee to the head.
Nakamura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nakamura gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A frustrated look appears on Nakamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura darts in and clinches Mulaney up against the cage.
Mulaney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mulaney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulaney goes for a takedown attempt but Nakamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mulaney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamura counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Nakamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mulaney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mulaney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura throws a big counter combination but Mulaney scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nakamura slips a jab and a cross from Mulaney.
Mulaney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a one two! Mulaney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mulaney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Mulaney circles away.
Mulaney misses with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Nakamura scores with a one two! Mulaney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nakamura has closed the distance and engaged Mulaney in a clinch.
Mulaney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura has Mulaney pressed against the cage, preventing Mulaney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mulaney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakamura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haru Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iollan Mulaney.
Mulaney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.
Iollan Mulaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Mulaney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mulaney misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nakamura clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haru Nakamura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mulaney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mulaney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakamura rather than just go for the knockout.
Mulaney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mulaney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakamura has closed the distance and engaged Mulaney in a clinch.
Mulaney blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Mulaney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nakamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mulaney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakamura counters with a series of strikes. Mulaney will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mulaney! But no joy.
Mulaney throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
Mulaney scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mulaney follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Mulaney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mulaney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura is looking for a counter combo.
Mulaney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mulaney is breathing heavily.
Nakamura scores with a nice body kick.
Mulaney gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick.
Mulaney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulaney misses with the body kick
and Nakamura counters with a series of strikes. Mulaney will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulaney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamura counters with a left to the body.
Haru Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulaney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakamura counters with a two punch combo.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Mulaney is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulaney 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.
Iollan Mulaney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulaney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Mulaney misses its intended target.
As Mulaney looks to move away, Nakamura throws a big counter combo but Mulaney just gets out of the way.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mulaney can do to turn this around?
Nakamura forces Mulaney back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Mulaney has him pinned against the cage.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura stalling the fight.
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura clinches up against the cage.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Mulaney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura walks into a left hand.
Mulaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulaney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Mulaney moves out of range easily.
Nakamura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulaney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mulaney misses with a shot to the body
and Nakamura counters with a three punch combo that has Mulaney backing up. Mulaney nods at Nakamura to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Mulaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Mulaney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mulaney sprawls well. Mulaney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Mulaney doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haru Nakamura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mulaney throws a wild body kick that Nakamura sees coming a mile off.
Mulaney swings widly with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a thumping low kick.
Mulaney throws a combination that misses
and Nakamura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Mulaney is predictable there
and Nakamura counters with a two punch combo.
Nakamura darts in and clinches Mulaney up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the head but Mulaney blocks with his arms.
Mulaney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Mulaney throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulaney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulaney can pounce on him.
Mulaney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nakamura checks it well.
Nakamura slips a jab from Mulaney.
Mulaney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mulaney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakamura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nakamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Mulaney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haru Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mulaney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mulaney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakamura.
Mulaney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mulaney jabs at Nakamura's body.
Mulaney scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mulaney.
Nakamura shoots for a double leg takedown but Mulaney sprawls well. He's pushed Nakamura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulaney throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Mulaney tries to keep at a distance but Nakamura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mulaney wants a takedown.
Nakamura missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulaney.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura stalling.
Knees to the body from Mulaney.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mulaney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakamura's brow.
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Mulaney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
Mulaney with a hook.
Mulaney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Iollan Mulaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haru Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mulaney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iollan Mulaney.
Well Nakamura 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haru Nakamura!
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