|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hiro Nakamura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Norris's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
190 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Norris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a front kick that sends Norris stumbling back into the cage.
Nakamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakamura won't be happy with that.
Nakamura is trying to improve his position.
Norris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Norris in side control, throwing shots but Nakamura defends.
Nakamura manages to get back to half guard.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Norris.
Nakamura trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura has Norris pulled in close to control his posture.
Nakamura looking to control but Norris passes into half guard.
Norris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norris lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is pressing down on Norris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Norris wanted to stand there but Nakamura had control of the position.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Nakamura looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Norris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to improve his position but Norris is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norris is nestled in close to Nakamura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Norris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakamura trying to hold on to Norris's head to control him but Norris postures up.
Norris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Norris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Norris.
Nakamura gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris scoring with some ground and pound.
Norris won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Norris scoring with some ground and pound.
Norris won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Norris is in close to Nakamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nakamura 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.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has control of Norris's left arm, preventing Norris from doing any damage.
Nakamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norris wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Norris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Nakamura counters with a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Norris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nakamura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakamura avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
Nakamura jabs at Norris's body.
Norris throws a head kick that misses
and Nakamura counters with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but Norris avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a right hand that misses
and Norris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris misses with a double jab.
Nakamura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norris was covering up waiting for the punch and Nakamura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nakamura passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
Nakamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though.
Norris wants to control but Nakamura passes into side.
Norris manages to get back to half guard.
Nakamura prevents Norris from standing back up.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Norris wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nakamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Nakamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Nakamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura is keen to just control but Norris is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norris is trying to control but can't.
Norris is trying to control but Nakamura passes into side control!
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Check out the look on Nakamura's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Norris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Norris wants to improve his position but Nakamura is controlling well.
Norris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Norris landing rabbit punches to the side of Nakamura's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Norris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
and Norris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakamura.
Good shot there by Nakamura.
Norris lands a nice shot that snaps Nakamura's head back.
Norris walks into a jab.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamura slips a jab from Norris.
Nakamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nakamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura stalling.
Nakamura digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris is trying to drag Nakamura to the mat but Nakamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Nakamura is trying to trip Norris. He has hold of a leg but Norris is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nakamura persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Hiro Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris wants to stand but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Nakamura works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Norris has his foot on Nakamura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamura works his way back into a safe position though.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura stands up over Norris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Norris keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Norris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakamura is controlling him.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Norris's head.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamura passes Norris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Nakamura.
Norris scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Norris misses its intended target.
Nakamura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mike Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norris circles away.
Nakamura fakes the leg kick and cracks Norris in the body.
Nakamura misses with a hook
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura drives through and clinches with Norris against the cage.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
Norris is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Norris fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura lands a body punch.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakamura gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakamura is stalling here.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Norris regains guard immediately.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Nakamura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakamura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
Norris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Norris throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nakamura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nakamura works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakamura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.
Nakamura working some strikes from top position.
Norris wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nakamura is now in half guard.
Nakamura is working for a kimura but Norris is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Norris has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nakamura is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Norris.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Nakamura lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura had his way with Mike Norris in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Nakamura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris misses with a left hand
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris misses with a combination
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Nakamura.
Norris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakamura can pounce on him.
Nakamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakamura digs a good body shot into Norris's ribs.
Nakamura misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris scores with a three punch combo!
Nakamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nakamura has passed into half guard!
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
Nakamura wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to kick Nakamura off in order to stand up. Nakamura Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Nakamura has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Norris taking shots to the head.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nakamura raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura prevents Norris from getting the reversal.
Nakamura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Norris is in a horrible position here. Nakamura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Norris is rocked!
Nakamura looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Norris covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Nakamura!
Hiro Nakamura retains his light heavyweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
