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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil James Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Breathe as his entrance music. Lil James Lightning has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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299 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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276 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lil James Lightning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lightning.
Lightning throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightning takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Lightning.
Nakamura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lightning to the mat! Lightning manages to get full guard.
Lightning is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura with a nice head shot there.
Lightning will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lightning managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lil James Lightning just wasn't active enough.
Nakamura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lightning throws a head kick that misses.
Lightning throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lightning throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Lil James Lightning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lightning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Lightning throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Lightning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura scores with the left hand. Lightning knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lightning throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice cross by Nakamura.
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
Nakamura checks a low kick from Lightning.
Lightning scores with a head kick.
It looks like Nobuhiro Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Lightning back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightning throws an elbow that misses.
Lightning is trying to stall.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakamura wants a takedown but no success here.
Lightning misses with an elbow strike.
Nakamura is trying to drag Lightning to the mat but Lightning just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lil James Lightning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuhiro Nakamura.
Lightning has Nakamura pushed against the cage.
Nakamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lightning pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lightning lands with a kick to the temple. Nakamura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lightning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura moves out of range as Lightning throws a body kick.
Nakamura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lightning sprawls well initially but Nakamura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakamura is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lightning reverses the position - he's now on top in Nakamura's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Nakamura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nakamura working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightning forces his way into half guard.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Nakamura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lightning slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lightning bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lightning trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura is pulling down on Lightning's head to control his posture.
Nakamura working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lil James Lightning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nobuhiro Nakamura's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Lightning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Lil James Lightning is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Lightning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nobuhiro Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lightning as Nakamura shoots in.
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lightning turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lightning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lightning gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lil James Lightning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuhiro Nakamura.
Lightning tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Lightning throws knees to the body.
Nakamura is working for takedown but Lightning is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lightning misses with a knee strike.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightning slows down the pace here.
Lightning misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lightning throws an elbow but misses.
Nakamura wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakamura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lightning gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Lightning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lightning is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lightning connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Lightning stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nakamura avoids the elbow strike from Lightning, against the cage.
Nakamura goes for a takedown attempt but Lightning pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lightning connects with a high kick.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Lightning moves out of range.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Lightning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lightning rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakamura lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nobuhiro Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightning defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura moves out of range of the body kick from Lightning.
Nakamura works Lightning's body with a nice hook.
Lightning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura lands a body shot.
Lightning pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Lightning.
Lightning throws a wild body kick that Nakamura sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Lightning.
Lightning throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown. Lightning tries to sprawl out of it but Nakamura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lightning manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamura lands a jab to Lightning's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lightning avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lightning.
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but Lightning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Lightning misses with a head kick.
Lightning misses with a head kick.
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lightning but Lightning pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Lightning back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura jumps guard but Lightning stands there with Nakamura around his waist. Nakamura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lightning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil James Lightning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nobuhiro Nakamura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nakamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Lightning off the cage and back into rage.
Nakamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lightning wants to slow Nakamura down by chopping away at his legs.
Lightning lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakamura's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Lightning.
Lightning throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nakamura is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lightning!
Lightning wants to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
Lightning working to try and regain half guard.
Nakamura looking to finish Lightning with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lightning!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamura landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lightning is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakamura has a good base and remains in mount.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount.
Lightning is bucking up trying to escape but Nakamura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nakamura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lightning?
Nakamura with a couple of short strikes.
Nakamura working Lightning over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightning tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lightning is bucking up trying to escape but Nakamura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount and Lightning is in trouble!
Nakamura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lightning's face.
Nakamura with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakamura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Lightning that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nakamura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakamura lands a big shot there that rocks Lightning but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the head.
Lightning on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lightning tries to get out of the position.
Nakamura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount and Lightning is in trouble!
Nakamura punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nakamura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lightning is rocked!
It looks like Lil James Lightning has been cut.
Lightning is in a horrible position here. Nakamura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Lightning is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakamura with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lightning seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakamura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lightning tries to hold on but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nakamura prevents Lightning from getting the reversal.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount and Lightning is in trouble!
Nakamura jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lightning is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lightning and Nakamura has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nakamura connects with a decent elbow.
Nakamura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lightning is avoiding damage well.
Lightning isn't going anywhere.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lightning is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lightning takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lightning takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuhiro Nakamura really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakamura punishes Lightning's body with a nice straight punch.
Lightning throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
Lightning misses with a leg kick.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Nakamura lands a jab to Lightning's midsection.
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Lightning does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightning moves away.
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!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nakamura punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scoring with strikes but Lightning is staying in there.
Lightning wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nakamura.
Nakamura working Lightning over with strikes here.
Nakamura unloading with bombs!
Nakamura lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lightning hang on?
Nakamura with shots to the head and body - Lightning looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakamura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lightning is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nakamura lands with some strikes.
Nakamura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lightning's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the head.
Nakamura looking to finish Lightning with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lightning!
Lightning takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nakamura's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nobuhiro Nakamura!
Nobuhiro Nakamura is the new super heavyweight champion!
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