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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective's entrance music is Barricade. A fine choice. Nakamura has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 cm
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175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
20
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakamura! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Collective tries to clinch but Nakamura moves away letting Nakamura counter with a right hand. Collective just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura throws a head kick that Collective semi-blocks.
Collective takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Collective blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Collective tries to land a front kick but Nakamura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Nakamura throws a head kick but Collective moves out of range.
Collective scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Collective shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Collective is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Collective seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Collective decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nakamura moves forwards but Collective connects with a nice, crisp jab. Collective getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Collective wants to clinch and Nakamura counters with a good low kick that Collective was not able to check. Collective swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses and Collective counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Collective stands up from half guard. Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura thuds his shin into the meat of Collective's side. Collective moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collective has him pressed against the cage. Nakamura wants to break free but Collective has control.
Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collective looks to clinch and Nakamura counters with a flying knee. Nice. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Collective is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collective misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Collective counters with a straight right hand. Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Collective moves out of range easily. Nakamura misses with a straight left. Collective falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamura counters with a big head kick but Collective shrugs it off. Nakamura throws a head kick that misses. Nakamura throws a low kick but Collective moves out of range easily. Collective works Nakamura's body with a nice hook. Nakamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kenji Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and Collective counters with a right hand to the body. Nakamura looks gassed! Collective avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Collective counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Collective pushes Nakamura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Collective breaks the clinch.
Collective changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Collective.
It looks like Kenji Nakamura has been cut. Collective is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Collective lands a jab to the head.
Collective looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakamura!
Nakamura is rocked! Collective controlling the position easily from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Random Collective. Collective scores to the head and body with a nice combination! 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! Collective tries to clinch and Nakamura counters with a solid body kick. Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Collective moves out of range easily. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Collective!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Collective lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Collective scores with a jab to the head.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Collective finish him? Nakamura throws a hook but Collective avoids it easily. Nakamura seems to have recovered his senses. Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collective. Collective moves into range and clinches up with Nakamura. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Collective dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kenji Nakamura's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collective. Sloppy strikes from Collective. Those never looked like landing. Random Collective is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and Collective counters with a series of strikes. Nakamura will be more careful next time no doubt. Collective drops Nakamura with a nice combination! Collective dives into Nakamura's guard, looking to finish!
Collective gets to his feet - Nakamura follows without any prompting. Random Collective is winning the standup battle so far. Nakamura walks straight into a right hand from Collective - that's dropped him! Collective jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nakamura from any more punishment! Nakamura complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Random Collective!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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