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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ratatat - Loud Pipes. Nakayama has chosen The Vapors - Turning Japanese as his entrance music. Tsuyoshi Nakayama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatu Tikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tikki.
Nakayama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tikki looks for the body kick but Nakayama saw that one coming.
Nakayama throws a right and a left that Tikki avoids nicely.
Nakayama throws a lazy right hand but Tikki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakayama misses with a hook. Tikki ducked under it nicely.
Tikki tries to clinch but Nakayama moves out of range.
Nakayama throws a hook to the side of Tikki's head but Tikki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakayama closes the distance but Tikki moves to the side
and Tikki counters with a two punch combo.
Tikki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakayama's hands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakayama takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Nakayama - that landed with a thud.
Nakayama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tikki.
Nakayama misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tikki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakayama.
Tikki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakayama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tikki backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki looking to slow down the pace here.
Tikki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakayama.
Tikki prevents a body shot from Nakayama.
Tikki misses with the head strike.
Tikki looking to throw knees to the head but Nakayama is blocking nicely.
Nakayama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakayama scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakayama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakayama.
Tikki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tikki - that landed with a thud.
Nakayama looks gassed!
Tikki is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakayama gets an underhook and turns Tikki into the cage.
Tikki lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tikki.
Tikki presses Nakayama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tikki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikki presses Nakayama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Tikki.
Tikki pushes Nakayama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tikki lands a body shot.
Tikki is stalling here.
Tikki lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakayama won't want to take too many of those.
Tikki looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Tikki.
Nakayama misses with a body punch.
Tikki blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Tikki.
Tikki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikki works on Nakayama's body with a couple of short punches.
Tikki lands with a right to the head.
Nakayama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tikki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakayamas head.
Tikki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakayama.
Tikki lands a nice knee to the body.
Tikki is leaning against Nakayama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tikki lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tikki.
Nakayama blocks an uppercut.
Tikki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tikki lands a shot to the body.
Tikki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tikki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakayama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tikki pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakayama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tikki lands a body shot.
Nakayama tries to work over Tikki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakayama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tikki lands a right hand.
Tikki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakayama up against the cage.
Nakayama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tikki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nakayama throws a head punch that misses.
Tikki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Tikki controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tikki.
Nakayama misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakayama.
Nakayama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakayama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakayama misses with some punches.
Nakayama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tikki backwards.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Tikki.
Tikki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakayamas head.
Knees to the body from Tikki.
Tikki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tikki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nakayama misses with some punches.
Nakayama misses with some punches.
Tikki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakayama backwards.
Nakayama is working Tikki over against the cage.
Tikki pushes Nakayama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tikki with a knee to the head.
Nakayama takes a shot to the head.
Tikki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nakayama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nakayama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakayama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tikki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakayama avoiding damage as Tikki throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Nakayama.
Tikki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Tikki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakayama's elbow.
Nakayama is leaning against Tikki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nakayama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tikki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama digs a right hand underneath Tikki's ribcage. Tikki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nakayama is working Tikki over against the cage.
Nakayama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakayama.
A nice left hand lands by Nakayama.
Nakayama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakayama scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakayama lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakayama.
Nakayama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tikki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nakayama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakayama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tikkis head.
Nakayama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakayama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Nakayama.
Tikki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakayama lands a nice uppercut.
Tikki is leaning against Nakayama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakayama blocking some punches.
Nakayama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nakayama - that landed with a thud.
Tikki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakayama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tikki misses with the head strike.
Nakayama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tikki backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Tikki 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.
Tikki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tikki throws a body punch but Nakayama moves out of range.
Tikki takes one to the chin there.
Nakayama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakayama scores with a hook.
Nakayama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tikki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Nakayama.
Nakayama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tikki lands with a hook. Nakayama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tikki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nakayama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Tikki blocks the low kick.
Tikki throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakayama counters with a series of strikes. Tikki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tikki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki clinches.
Nakayama misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nakayama fails to land.
Nakayama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakayama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tikki.
Nakayama lands a shot to the body.
Tikki is trying to trip Nakayama. He has hold of a leg but Nakayama is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tikki persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tikki thows a big elbow that misses.
Tikki is fighting to break Nakayama's control of his arms but Nakayama is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tikki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakayama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tikki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakayama wants to sweep here but Tikki controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikki trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nakayama holds on and takes a little breather.
Nakayama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tikki!
Nakayama looking to control but Tikki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tikki is looking to improve his position but Nakayama isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki regains half guard.
Nakayama seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tikki moves into full guard.
Nakayama stopping the sweep attempt from Tikki.
Tikki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nakayama!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakayama tries to lock up and control but Tikki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tikki throwing strikes here but Nakayama is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tikki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tikki prevents Nakayama from getting the reversal.
Tikki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tikki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nakayama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tikki.
Tikki throws some wild stikes that Nakayama manages to avoid easily.
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 Tatu Tikki 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!
Tikki throws a lazy head kick
and Nakayama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tikki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakayama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakayama scores with a jab. Tikki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatu Tikki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakayama lands a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tikki has a couple of punches blocked by Nakayama.
A left hand lands to the body for Tikki.
Nakayama swings wildly with an uppercut but Tikki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakayama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tikki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakayama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatu Tikki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tikki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakayama backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tikki.
Nakayama pushes Tikki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tikki digs a right hand into Nakayama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakayama's gas tank.
Tikki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakayama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tikki is working Nakayama over against the cage.
Tikki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tikki scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tikki.
Tikki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakayama is defending well for now.
Tikki misses with the head strike.
Tikki lands with a short shot to the head.
Tikki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakayama.
Nakayama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tikki lands a body shot.
Tikki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tikki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakayama cracks Tikki with a nice body shot.
Nakayama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tikki cracks Nakayama with a nice body shot.
Nakayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tikki struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakayama controls his hands.
Nakayama misses with the head strike.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Tikki.
Nakayama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tikkis head.
Tikki is struggling to control the position.
Nakayama is leaning against Tikki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tikki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Tikki.
Nakayama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakayama misses with some punches.
Tikki works on Nakayama's body with a couple of short punches.
Tikki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikki can't find room to land a body shot as Nakayama controls the action.
Nakayama lands with a light punch inside.
Nakayama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tikki backwards.
Tikki is looking to control Nakayama's arms but Nakayama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tikki has his back to the cage.
Nakayama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tikki backwards.
Nakayama throws a punch but it's blocked by Tikki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakayama.
Nakayama lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nakayama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakayama presses Tikki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nakayama misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikki lands with a light punch inside.
Tikki scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tikki.
Nakayama cracks Tikki with a nice body shot.
Nakayama throws a head punch that misses.
Nakayama digs a right hand underneath Tikki's ribcage. Tikki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tikki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama tries to throw a body punch but Tikki avoids it by throwing Nakayama back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tikki.
Nakayama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tikki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakayama misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Tikki.
Tikki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tikki lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tikki.
Tikki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tikki fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakayama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakayama lands a body shot.
Tikki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nakayama lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nakayama fails to land.
Tikki lands with a light punch inside.
Tikki misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tikki.
Nakayama lands a body punch.
Nakayama gets through Tikki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tikki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakayama scores with a hook to the body.
Tikki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakayama lands with a right to the head.
Nakayama lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakayama.
Nakayama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tikki or not.
Tikki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakayama blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakayama scores with a hook to the body.
Nakayama presses Tikki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nakayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakayama digs a right hand underneath Tikki's ribcage. Tikki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tikki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakayama.
Tikki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatu Tikki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tikki takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nakayama fails to land.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Tikki.
Nakayama misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakayama can't find room to land a body shot as Tikki controls the action.
Nakayama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tikki's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakayama.
Tikki tries for a takedown but Nakayama manages to get underhooks.
Tikki misses with a body punch.
Nakayama working aggressively here.
Tikki misses with the head strike.
Nakayama misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakayama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tikki or not.
Nakayama prevents a body shot from Tikki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakayama throws a head punch that misses.
Tikki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakayama misses with a punch to the body.
Tikki tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakayama avoids the damage to the body.
Nakayama lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tatu Tikki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tikki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tatu Tikki!
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