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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rc Ilag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rc Ilag!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakamura stuffs the takedown attempt from Ilag. Ilag gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakamura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakamura lands a big elbow.
Nakamura working Ilag over with strikes here.
Nakamura throws some wild stikes that Ilag manages to avoid easily.
Ilag is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ilag is in a horrible position here. Nakamura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura throws some wild stikes that Ilag manages to avoid easily.
Nakamura landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to finish with strikes here!
Nakamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ilag because Nakamura loaded up on that one.
Nakamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Ilag defends it well.
Nakamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ilag because Nakamura loaded up on that one.
Nakamura thowing shots but they're missing.
Nakamura controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakamura looking to control but Ilag is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakamura punching from mount but Ilag doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ilag is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ilag is looking to escape.
Ilag squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilag avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nakamura.
Nakamura with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nakamura with shots to the head and body - Ilag looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ilag looks gassed!
Ilag really wants to buck Nakamura off and get back to his feet.
Ilag blocking the ground and pound.
Nakamura throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nakamura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakamura looking to ground and pound but Ilag is blocking nicely.
Nakamura unloads with some shots from mount but Ilag bucks and avoids them well.
Nakamura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nakamura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ilag is surviving well by controlling Nakamura's body position as best he can.
Nakamura controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Nakamura dominated that 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.
Ilag has his takedown stuffed
and Nakamura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ilag!
Nakamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nakamura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nakamura with a couple of short strikes.
Nakamura controlling his opponent.
Ilag really wants to buck Nakamura off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura working for a guillotine from mount but Ilag is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ilag because Nakamura loaded up on that one.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount and Ilag is in trouble!
Nakamura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nakamura working Ilag over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura punching from mount but Ilag doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nakamura looking to finish Ilag with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ilag!
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Nakamura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakamura is landing with some decent strikes but Ilag is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nakamura is landing with some decent strikes but Ilag is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura controlling from the full mount.
Nakamura unloading with bombs!
Nakamura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nakamura looking to ground and pound but Ilag is blocking nicely.
Nakamura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakamura seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ilag for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Nakamura trying to control but Ilag is having none of it.
Nakamura working the ground and pound effectively.
Nakamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nakamura won't let Ilag get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nakamura 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.
Ilag is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Ilag is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Ilag keeps moving.
Nakamura 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.
Ilag is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakamura is controlling him.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Ilag shows good takedown defense.
Nakamura fails to land the takedown.
Nakamura pushes Ilag up against the cage in a clinch.
Ilag breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ilag is trying to buck Nakamura off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilag being controlled for a moment.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Ilag is working from the bottom.
Ilag pushes Nakamura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nakamura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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 controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura prevents Ilag from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakamura, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Nakamura!
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