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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious LaFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaFleur has chosen 2001 a space odyssey as his entrance music. Lucious LaFleur is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shinya Nakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lucious LaFleur!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata fails to land the takedown.
Good exchange - Nakata coming out on top.
Nakata slips a jab and a cross from LaFleur.
Nakata dodges the punch combination from LaFleur.
LaFleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakata.
LaFleur misses the shot to the body.
Nakata throws a shot from downtown. LaFleur moves away and avoids it.
Nakata looks to land a left hand but LaFleur moved out of range nicely.
LaFleur throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakata.
LaFleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakata.
Nakata misses with a takedown attempt - LaFleur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
LaFleur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nakata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Nakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakata walks into a left hand.
Nakata looks to throw the jab but LaFleur is out of range.
LaFleur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakata misses with a straight right.
Nakata moves out of range of the strikes.
LaFleur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaFleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata lands a jab to the head.
Nakata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakata showed some decent athleticism there.
LaFleur tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nakata has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaFleur working to try and regain half guard.
Nakata working for a guillotine from mount but LaFleur is in no mood to give up.
Nakata avoids the attempt from LaFleur to control.
LaFleur slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nakata wants to lay and pray for a moment but LaFleur keeps working.
LaFleur gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur controlling Nakata's posture.
Nakata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LaFleur is keeping the position for now.
Nakata won't allow LaFleur to sweep him here.
LaFleur looking to control.
LaFleur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakata thows a big elbow that misses.
Nakata tries to free his leg and advance position but LaFleur is retaining full guard.
Nakata sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
LaFleur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakata missing with a left hand there. LaFleur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LaFleur.
Nakata misses with a looping right.
LaFleur throws a right hand that Nakata ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakata also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nakata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
LaFleur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakata finds it's way round the side to connect with LaFleur's head.
A slow jab from Nakata misses its intended target.
Nakata ducks under a wild hook from LaFleur.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakata. That snapped LaFleur's head back.
LaFleur ducks under a wild hook from Nakata.
Nakata looks to throw the jab but LaFleur is out of range.
LaFleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakata lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for LaFleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucious LaFleur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LaFleur looks gassed!
Nakata defending well as LaFleur loads up on a big left hand.
LaFleur slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakata lands with an overhand left.
Nakata scores with a crisp jab that stopped LaFleur in his tracks.
Nakata throws a hook to the side of LaFleur's head but LaFleur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakata misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from LaFleur. No joy for Nakata on that attempt.
Nakata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaFleur throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from LaFleur misses the target.
Nakata throws a jab when LaFleur was well out of range.
Nakata throws an overhand right that lands on LaFleur's shoulder, as LaFleur tries to avoid the shot.
Nakata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaFleur.
A telegraphed right hand from LaFleur misses the target.
Nakata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. LaFleur sprawls well initially but Nakata persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
LaFleur slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
LaFleur being controlled here, momentarily.
Nakata won't allow LaFleur to sweep him here.
Nakata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaFleur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
LaFleur has his feet on Nakata's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nakata slips under a jab.
Nakata drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Nakata dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Nakata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LaFleur slips under a jab.
Nakata misses with a straight left.
LaFleur slips a jab from Nakata.
Nakata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaFleur.
Nakata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaFleur throws a hook but Nakata avoids it easily.
LaFleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaFleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakata.
LaFleur is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nakata connects with a good right hand that stumbles LaFleur. LaFleur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakata is defended easily by LaFleur.
LaFleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaFleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakata misses the target.
LaFleur is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Nakata lands an impressive looking overhand right. LaFleur doesn't seem phased though.
Nakata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
LaFleur throws a hook but Nakata blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata scores with the left hand. LaFleur knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaFleur throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Nakata misses.
Nice jab there from Nakata.
Nakata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before LaFleur has time to react.
LaFleur ducks under a wild hook from Nakata.
A big left from Nakata misses.
Nakata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakata shoots for a takedown but LaFleur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
LaFleur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
LaFleur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakata.
Nakata throws the left hand but LaFleur avoids the punch easily.
Nakata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LaFleur is fending him off so far but Nakata persists. Nope, LaFleur circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Nakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakata looks to land a right hand but LaFleur moved out of range.
Lucious LaFleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LaFleur throws a nice looking combination but Nakata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakata misses with an uppercut.
Nakata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts LaFleur, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by LaFleur.
Nakata moves away from the strike by LaFleur.
Nakata misses the jab.
LaFleur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakata doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakata lands a head shot.
Nakata throws a jab but it's blocked by LaFleur.
Nakata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakata is keen to just control but LaFleur is a slippery customer.
LaFleur is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
LaFleur is pressing down on Nakata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nakata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of LaFleur's head.
LaFleur looking for a sweep. Not yet LaFleur, not yet.
LaFleur looking to control.
Nakata wants to control from the top but LaFleur keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
LaFleur keeping moving, preventing Nakata from controlling successfully.
Nakata is really struggling to control LaFleur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakata lands a really nice looking cross but LaFleur seems unphased.
Nakata gets a takedown into half guard.
Nakata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed LaFleur's head.
LaFleur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakata.
LaFleur moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
LaFleur is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nakata looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur wants to sweep here but Nakata controlling him for the moment.
LaFleur is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
LaFleur is trying to keep Nakata in close.
Nakata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LaFleur is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakata lands with a hook. LaFleur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nakata lands with a shot to the body.
LaFleur moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Nakata 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
LaFleur misses with the combination.
Nakata misses the shot to the body.
LaFleur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakata.
Nakata scores with a nice strike.
Nakata moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LaFleur is fending him off so far but Nakata persists. Nope, LaFleur circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakata.
LaFleur blocks a jab.
Nakata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
LaFleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakata throws out the jab.
LaFleur punishes Nakata's body with a nice straight punch.
Nakata scores with a crisp jab that stopped LaFleur in his tracks.
LaFleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakata closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
LaFleur is looking for a sweep.
Nakata wants to lay and pray for a moment but LaFleur keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakata tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused LaFleur some visible discomfort.
Nakata throws an elbow but LaFleur slips to the side and avoids it well.
LaFleur regains half guard.
Nakata wants to take a breather but LaFleur is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. LaFleur manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakata has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
LaFleur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakata is one step ahead there.
Nakata wants to pass the guard but LaFleur is keeping the position.
Nakata is fighting to break LaFleur's control of his arms but LaFleur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nakata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as LaFleur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
LaFleur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucious LaFleur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakata prevents LaFleur from getting back to his feet.
Shinya Nakata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakata drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakata jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nakata drops back looking for a leg! LaFleur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and LaFleur manages to kick Nakata off! Nakata jumps back into LaFleur's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by LaFleur.
LaFleur ducks under a wild hook from Nakata.
Good shot there by Nakata.
LaFleur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
LaFleur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by LaFleur.
Nakata misses with a hook. LaFleur ducked under it nicely.
LaFleur looks to land a combination but Nakata avoids it well.
Nakata looks to throw the jab but LaFleur is out of range.
Shinya Nakata is winning the standup battle so far.
LaFleur looks to throw the jab but Nakata is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of LaFleur's head.
Nakata scores with a jab to the body.
Nakata throws a looping overhand right but LaFleur ducks down to avoid it.
Nakata shoots in for a takedown but LaFleur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
LaFleur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LaFleur slips under a jab.
LaFleur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
LaFleur lands a slapping body shot.
LaFleur misses with a few strikes there.
LaFleur looks to land a left hand but Nakata moved out of range nicely.
LaFleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakata.
Nakata throws the left hand but LaFleur avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Nakata finds it's target.
Nakata tries to score a power double leg takedown but LaFleur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakata somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Nakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakata takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakata circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakata cracks LaFleur with an open hand slap.
LaFleur misses with the combination.
LaFleur slips under a jab from Nakata.
Nakata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
LaFleur slips a straight right by Nakata.
Nakata misses with a straight right.
Nakata connects with a crisp jab.
LaFleur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nakata counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - LaFleur scores with a four punch combination!
Nakata gets a takedown into half guard.
LaFleur trying to control but Nakata postures up.
LaFleur throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinya Nakata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakata 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinya Nakata!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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