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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between N A Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the ring accompanied by Da Boss. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, N A Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Nakata persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
Moore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore content to control rather than advance.
Nakata is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
Nakata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moore trying to control but Nakata is working from the bottom.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore is looking to stand up but Nakata won't let him.
Nakata is controlling Moore's posture.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
Moore wants to control from the top but Nakata keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakata drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakata looking to pass the guard.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakata's guard.
Nakata keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nakata manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Moore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nakata sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakata thows a big elbow that misses.
Nakata has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moore is proving hard to escape from.
Nakata with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore 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.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakata landing small, sideways elbows.
Moore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moore is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Moore tries to stand and escape but Nakata is controlling the position.
Moore trying to control from half guard but Nakata is working away.
Nakata is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakata is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore trying to mount his opponent but Nakata defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore tries for a takedown but Nakata circles away easily
and Nakata counters with a series of strikes. Moore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nakata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakata changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nakata is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore is looking to regain half guard here but Nakata keeps moving and retains side control.
Moore gets back to half guard.
Nakata wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidetoshi Nakata 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.
Nakata dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Nakata has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moore stalling away here and it's allowed Nakata to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nakata wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Nakata trying to control the position.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakata trying to control the position.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakata has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moore defends well.
Nakata keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moore lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakata working for a triangle but Moore defends it easily.
Nakata pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.
Nakata is breathing heavily.
Nakata wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakata is retaining full guard.
Moore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakata's head.
Nakata keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Nakata manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moore tries to hold on but Nakata postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
Moore stops Nakata from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Moore wants to control but Nakata is having none of it.
Nakata with good strikes from the mount here!
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Nakata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakata landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nakata controlling from mount.
Moore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakata tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that N A Moore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Nakata misses.
Nakata closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
so Moore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore wants to control from the top but Nakata keeps moving.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakata is keeping the position for now.
Nakata is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakata is keeping the position for now.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakata sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard.
Nakata passes into half guard.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Nakata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakata moves into full mount! Moore won't be happy about that!
Nakata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakata looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Nakata's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Nakata is having none of it.
Nakata is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moore is trying to reverse the position but instead Nakata has taken his back - oops!
Moore tries to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nakata controlling the positon.
Moore is really stuck here.
Moore takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trapped and Nakata is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Moore is trying to break free.
Nakata is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Moore. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nakata controls the position.
Nakata trying to control.
Nakata not allowing Moore to control his hands.
Moore manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nakata's guard. Nice work there by Moore.
Nakata wants to sweep but no luck.
Hidetoshi Nakata has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakata wants to control but Moore postures up.
Moore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakata is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakata is not content to let Moore control the position.
Nakata is pushing Moore's head away, looking to escape. Moore manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hidetoshi Nakata.
Well Nakata has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hidetoshi Nakata!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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