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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Nakamura (ranked 4467 p4p, 3857 weight class) and Karamvir Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karamvir Gill!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura pushes Gill up against the cage in a clinch.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but Gill blocks it.
Gill jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gill keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gill.
Gill breaks the clinch.
Nakamura darts in and clinches Gill up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Kenji Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karamvir Gill.
Nakamura gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gill regains guard.
Nakamura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Gill has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura stays in close to Gill's body and controls the position.
Gill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakamura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gill working a defensive guard here.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nakamura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Gill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gill tries to sprawl but Nakamura drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gill trying to control from the bottom.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Gill is working from the bottom.
Nakamura prevents Gill from improving his position.
Nakamura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nakamura stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gill stops Nakamura from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Gill wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is dominant here and he's now got Gill's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gill to escape the position.
Gill trying to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Nakamura dominated that round.
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.
Gill tries a head kick but it misses.
Gill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nakamura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nakamura prevents Gill from breaking the clinch.
Gill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakamura manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakamura is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gill working for submissions but it's allowed Nakamura to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill is looking to improve his position.
Gill 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 working the head and body with strikes.
Gill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Nakamura is going to stand back up.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura but Gill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakamura to get the leverage.
Nakamura winds up and cracks Gill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gill tries to lock up and control but Nakamura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gill is trying to reverse the position but instead Nakamura has taken his back - oops!
Nakamura trying to control.
Gill looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries to break free.
Nakamura has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gill's body.
Nakamura not allowing Gill to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakamura lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gill's head.
Nakamura is landing with strikes from the back.
Nakamura is looking to control Gill but Gill is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nakamura is looking for the choke from the back position but Gill is controlling his hands well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gill trying to control the hands but Nakamura breaks the grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gill tries to clinch but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura tries to counter by clinching up but Gill breaks away and moves out of range.
Gill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakamura takes a swing at Gill's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura drives through and clinches with Gill against the cage.
Gill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gill can do to turn this around?
Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gill is defending well.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Gill.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakamura jumps into guard, dragging Gill to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill wants to stand and escape but instead Nakamura has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kenji Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura passes Gill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nakamura blocks the strikes from Gill.
Nice strikes from Nakamura there.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gill keeps working.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
Gill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gill is looking to improve his position.
Gill wants to get back to full guard but Nakamura has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura content just to control the position here.
Gill is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gill is holding on tight.
Nakamura looking to control but Gill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gill manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Nakamura seems content to control.
Nakamura wants to stand up but Gill is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura trying to control the action but Gill is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Nakamura!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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