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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 34 p4p, 36 weight class) and Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 4 p4p, 5 weight class). Nakagawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Koto - CloZee. Mustafa Erdogan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shinnosuke Nakagawa's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Erdogan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erdogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erdogan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakagawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Erdogan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakagawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Erdogan tries a quick counter leg kick but Nakagawa is wise to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nakagawa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nakagawa drives through and clinches with Erdogan against the cage.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan takes a shot to the head.
Erdogan prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Erdogan.
Nakagawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakagawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erdogan closes the distance and pushes Nakagawa back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body.
Nakagawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Erdogan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakagawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakagawa tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Nakagawa back against the cage.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Erdogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakagawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erdogan throws an off balance right hand
and Nakagawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Erdogan pushes Nakagawa off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakagawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakagawa blocks a jab.
Nakagawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakagawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Erdogan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nakagawa manages to move to mount!
Nakagawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakagawa throwing strikes here but Erdogan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nakagawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nakagawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Nakagawa.
Erdogan really wants to buck Nakagawa off and get back to his feet.
Nakagawa working the ground and pound effectively.
Erdogan wants to get back to his feet.
Nakagawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Erdogan looks a forlorn figure.
Nakagawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Nakagawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan is squirming around, avoiding Nakagawa's attempts to control the action.
Nakagawa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Erdogan is trying to stand up.
Nakagawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Erdogan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Erdogan looks to land a right hand but Nakagawa moved out of range.
Nakagawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erdogan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Erdogan throws a shot from downtown. Nakagawa moves away and avoids it.
Erdogan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa darts in looking for a takedown but Erdogan gets double underhooks and turns Nakagawa into the cage.
Nakagawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakagawa's defenses.
Nakagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Erdogan controls his hands.
Nakagawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakagawa misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan gets through Nakagawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakagawa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nakagawa is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Erdogan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Nakagawa throws a strike but Erdogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nakagawa trying to keep a closed guard but Erdogan is proving a slippery customer.
Erdogan wanted to stand there but Nakagawa had control of the position.
Nakagawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Nakagawa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Erdogan won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erdogan is trying to buck Nakagawa off.
Nakagawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Erdogan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakagawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nakagawa prevents Erdogan from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Erdogan is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
The strikes coming from Nakagawa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nakagawa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Erdogan wants to get back to his feet but Nakagawa drags him back down.
Nakagawa wants to control but Erdogan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Erdogan is trying to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nakagawa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erdogan misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erdogan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakagawa momentarily.
Nakagawa misses with an uppercut
and Erdogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mustafa Erdogan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakagawa has a takedown stuffed.
As Nakagawa backs off Erdogan throws a huge counter combo but Nakagawa manages to avoid it all.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakagawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakagawa looks for a takedown but Erdogan sprawls well.
Erdogan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nakagawa blocks it well.
Nakagawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Erdogan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nakagawa counters with a single leg into guard. Erdogan didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakagawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakagawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erdogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa wants to control from the top but Erdogan keeps moving.
Nakagawa won't allow Erdogan to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakagawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakagawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Erdogan has one foot on Nakagawa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nakagawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Erdogan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nakagawa staying out of range there.
Nakagawa swings for the body but Erdogan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa has closed the distance and engaged Erdogan in a clinch.
Erdogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Erdogan keeps control of Nakagawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erdogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Nakagawa is trying to force a seperation but Erdogan has the dominant position.
Erdogan scores with a shot to the side of Nakagawa's head.
Erdogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Nakagawa is trying to drag Erdogan to the mat but Erdogan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nakagawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Erdogan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Erdogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Erdogan works on Nakagawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erdogan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakagawa takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Shinnosuke Nakagawa has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Erdogan.
Nakagawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Erdogan lands with a light punch inside.
Erdogan pushes Nakagawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Erdogan on the inside.
Nakagawa is rocked!
Erdogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakagawa or not.
Erdogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakagawa or not.
Nakagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Nakagawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Erdogan.
Nakagawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Erdogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakagawa's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Erdogan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Nakagawa shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
Erdogan digs a right hand into Nakagawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakagawa's gas tank.
Erdogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Erdogan.
A body shot lands from Erdogan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinnosuke Nakagawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Erdogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakagawa. That did some damage!
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakagawa moves forwards but Erdogan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Erdogan throws a wild body kick that Nakagawa sees coming a mile off.
Nakagawa throws a series of punches but Erdogan avoids them all with ease.
Nakagawa misses with a body punch
and Erdogan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Erdogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Erdogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nakagawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Erdogan, which made it look bad.
Erdogan lands a jab-cross combination.
Erdogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakagawa.
Erdogan wants to slow Nakagawa down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Erdogan misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nakagawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Erdogan doesn't seem phased though.
Nakagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakagawa fails with the takedown.
Erdogan misses with a hook.
Erdogan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Nakagawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Erdogan. That snapped Nakagawa's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakagawa. Erdogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erdogan flicks out a counter leg kick but Nakagawa steps away.
Erdogan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakagawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick lands for Erdogan.
Erdogan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nakagawa's head backwards.
Nakagawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Erdogan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakagawa misses with a hook. Erdogan ducked under it nicely.
Erdogan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa misses with a takedown
and Nakagawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Nakagawa as he checks the leg kick.
Erdogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erdogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Erdogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Nakagawa there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erdogan rushes Nakagawa and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shinnosuke Nakagawa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nakagawa with a poor takedown
letting Erdogan counter with a right hand.
Nakagawa shoots in for a double leg but Erdogan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakagawa is trying to force a seperation but Erdogan has the dominant position.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Nakagawa tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Nakagawa back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakagawa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Erdogan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakagawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nakagawa is trying to break free.
Erdogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erdogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan tries to work over Nakagawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakagawa tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erdogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nakagawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakagawa blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Nakagawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erdogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erdogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakagawa or not.
Erdogan lands a body punch.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Nakagawa shrugs off.
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
Erdogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Erdogan misses with a body punch.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Nakagawa shrugs off.
Erdogan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nakagawa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nakagawa drops to his knees and Erdogan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Mustafa Erdogan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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