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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 855 p4p, 1275 weight class) and Danny Davis (ranked 114 p4p, 161 weight class). Danny Davis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 31 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Nakamura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakamura lands with a good body shot.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakamura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
Nakamura walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Davis 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.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Nakamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Davis.
We've been hearing reports that Nakamura has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis scores with a hook.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Nakamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Davis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to sweep but instead, Davis has passed into half guard.
Nakamura gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura 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.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Davis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Nakamura is controlling him
Davis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nakamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nakamura is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakamura throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Davis to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura stops Davis from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gurizuri Nakamura will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamura cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Danny Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tests Nakamura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis tries to clinch but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Nakamura is now in Davis's guard.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nakamura's guard. Nice move by Davis!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura wants to hit a sweep here but Davis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nakamura there!
Nakamura is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Gurizuri Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Nakamura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nakamura bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Nakamura seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Nakamura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Nakamura throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nakamura's guard. Nice move by Davis!
Nakamura will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nakamura has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davis has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.
Nakamura tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Danny Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Davis advances to half guard.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Nakamura postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Nakamura had a free shot at his head there.
Davis 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 body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakamura lands with a nice body punch.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Nakamura moved out of range nicely.
Nakamura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Nakamura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Nakamura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Nakamura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Davis.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!
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