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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsuke Nakamura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Great at a distance.
Nakamura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Great momentarily.
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but The Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakamura lands a jab to the nose.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to The Great's body. The Great takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamura.
The Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
The Great misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakamura moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Nakamura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Great.
The Great blocks a leg kick.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but The Great avoids them all with ease.
That's two 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.
The Great with a poor takedown
and Nakamura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but The Great moved away.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but The Great swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Great's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nakamura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Great scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Great moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura tries to clinch but The Great moves out of range.
The Great with a poor takedown
and Nakamura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Nakamura.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Great moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
Nakamura tests The Great's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Great, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsuke Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Great gets tackled into the cage by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body.
Nakamura lands an elbow that stopped The Great in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura lands with a light punch inside.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
A short left from Nakamura.
Nakamura gets underhooks to prevent The Great's takedown attempt.
Nakamura lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nakamura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nakamura working The Great over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great avoids a wild elbow strike from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Nakamura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nakamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakamura just leaning against The Great, taking a breather.
Nakamura digs a right hand underneath The Great's ribcage. The Great let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Great has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nakamura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Great letting Nakamura take a breather here.
Nakamura lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nakamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has The Great pressed against the cage.
The Great changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakamura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great shoots and misses
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakamura, as that shot connected.
Nakamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chris The Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
The Great takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura digs a right hand into The Great's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Great's gas tank.
Nakamura throws an elbow but it misses.
The Great avoids a wild elbow strike from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands with a right to the head.
Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Nakamura misses with a hook. The Great ducked under it nicely.
Shunsuke Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Nakamura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsuke Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nakamura with a jab.
The Great shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Great with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakamura to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakamura throws a jab but it's blocked by The Great.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great.
The Great gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nakamura counters with a series of strikes. The Great will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Great paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Great slips a straight right by Nakamura.
The Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
The Great moves out of range as Nakamura strikes.
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.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to The Great's body. The Great takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Great shoots and misses
and Nakamura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of The Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakamura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nakamura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Great back to the cage. Nakamura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nakamura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shunsuke Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but The Great slips the punch.
Nakamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Great looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Great has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Great defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
The Great shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Great checks a leg kick.
Nakamura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great slips a jab from Nakamura.
The Great fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakamura.
Shunsuke Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura prevents the takedown attempt.
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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura tests The Great's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chris The Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura is looking to slow The Great down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shunsuke Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shunsuke Nakamura!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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