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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nam Nakano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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178 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matsumoto slips a jab and a cross from Nakano.
Matsumoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matsumoto stalling.
Nakano is trying to stand.
Nakano looks gassed!
Matsumoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsumoto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryuu Matsumoto.
Matsumoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matsumoto showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano missing with punches from the bottom.
Matsumoto slows the pace down in half guard.
Matsumoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nakano!
Matsumoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Nakano defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Nakano defends it well.
Nakano is looking to get to half guard.
Nakano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsumoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto mounts Nakano! Really nice guard pass there!
Matsumoto controlling from the full mount.
Nakano tries to buck Matsumoto off but Matsumoto takes his back!
Matsumoto keeps control of the position easily here as Nakano tries to buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto is hanging on to Nakano's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryuu Matsumoto.
Matsumoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Nakano keeps moving.
Matsumoto won't allow Nakano to get back to his feet.
Nakano keeping moving, preventing Matsumoto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano trying to strike off his back.
Matsumoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakano wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matsumoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matsumoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Matsumoto passes Nakano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Matsumoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nakano!
Nakano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsumoto.
Nakano misses with a kick to the body.
Matsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano throws the kick towards the body but Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto feints and as Nakano raises his hands in defense, Matsumoto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matsumoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakano pushes Matsumoto off looking to stand but Matsumoto dives back in and keeps control.
Matsumoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nakano is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakano wants to get back to his feet.
Matsumoto works his way into side control.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsumoto taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto dominated that round.
That's time! Matsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nakano stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsumoto. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matsumoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakano trying desperately to get to his feet.
Matsumoto controlling from mount.
Matsumoto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nakano can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Matsumoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakano is looking to escape.
Nakano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matsumoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control but Nakano is having none of it.
Ryuu Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryuu Matsumoto.
Nakano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsumoto shoots in and bounces Nakano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakano is looking to stand up but Matsumoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Matsumoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matsumoto is standing up over Nakano. Nakano looks to escape but Matsumoto dives into side control.
Matsumoto controls the position.
Matsumoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Matsumoto controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Matsumoto controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryuu Matsumoto.
Matsumoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matsumoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nakano is looking to escape.
Nakano wants to improve his position but Matsumoto is controlling well.
Matsumoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nakano scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Matsumoto manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Matsumoto is working for a guillotine from mount but Nakano frees his head quite easily.
Nakano wants to try and get back to his feet.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakano is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matsumoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Matsumoto controlling the pace for now.
Nakano is squirming around, avoiding Matsumoto's attempts to control the action.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryuu Matsumoto.
Matsumoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Matsumoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Matsumoto advances position into side control!
Matsumoto happy to just control the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryuu Matsumoto.
A punch combination from Nakano misses.
Nakano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsumoto.
Nakano moves in looking to clinch but Matsumoto pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakano throws and low kick but Matsumoto moves out of range easily.
Nam Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown attempt - Nakano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Nakano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakano moves in looking to clinch but Matsumoto pushes him off.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Nakano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Matsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsumoto checks a low kick from Nakano.
Good work by Matsumoto as he checks the leg kick.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
Nakano looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Matsumoto has good solid back control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsumoto struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto struggling to land strikes to the head as Nakano covers up.
Nakano trying to get back to his feet but Matsumoto is in full control for now.
Nakano rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Matsumoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nakano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Matsumoto works his way into full mount!
Nakano is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Matsumoto content just to control the position here.
Matsumoto moves to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano holding both Matsumoto 's hands and preventing any damage.
Matsumoto is persistently looking for the submission but Nakano is defending it well.
I would not like to be Nakano right now.
Nakano showing good submission defense here.
Nakano wants to get back to his feet.
Matsumoto has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nakano's body.
Nakano is in bad spot here.
Matsumoto has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nakano's body.
Matsumoto is cranking Nakano's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Nakano! He's tightened the choke and Nakano is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryuu Matsumoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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