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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brahe has chosen Astronomy by Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brahe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brahe gets a clinch.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Brahe has double underhooks.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Brahe breaks the clinch.
Brahe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakamura. That did some damage!
Nakamura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brahe closes the distance and clinches.
Brahe lands a shot to the body.
Brahe lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura tries to stall but Brahe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brahe lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Brahe.
Nakamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brahe lands an elbow inside.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe lands with a right to the head.
Brahe lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Brahe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Nakamura is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to drag Brahe to the mat but Brahe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh Nakamura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Brahe.
Brahe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Brahe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakamuras head.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brahe lands with a short shot to the head.
Brahe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brahe gets through Nakamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Nakamura takes a shot to the head.
Brahe prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Brahe.
Brahe has Nakamura pressed against the cage.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brahe obliges.
Nakamura seems to have got his legs back now.
Brahe scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Brahe lands a right hand.
Brahe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakamura can't get the takedown.
Brahe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brahe lands a damaging elbow.
Nakamura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brahe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brahe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brahe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brahe lands with a short shot to the head.
Brahe stalling in the clinch.
Brahe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brahe is pushing Nakamura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brahe scores with a knee to the head.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Brahe lands a knee to the head.
Brahe manages to break the clinch.
Brahe swinging wildly here.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brahe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe breaks the clinch.
Brahe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brahe.
Brahe moves into the clinch.
Nakamura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brahe prevents it.
Brahe connects with a knee to the head.
Brahe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brahe manages to break the clinch.
Brahe lands with a slapping head kick.
Brahe connects with a crisp jab.
Brahe clinches up with Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brahe lands a knee to the head.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brahe lands an elbow inside.
Brahe lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brahe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brahe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Brahe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brahe lands with a left to the head.
Brahe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura wants a takedown but no success here.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brahe.
Brahe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Brahe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brahe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
and Brahe moves into the clinch.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura is trying to maintain a safe position but Brahe gets an underhook and turns Nakamura into the cage.
Tycho Brahe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brahe lands an elbow inside.
Brahe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brahe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Brahe has him pressed against the cage.
Brahe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Brahe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brahe tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura fails to pull guard.
Nakamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakamura being controlled against the cage.
Brahe lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura taking a breather.
Brahe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Brahe lands a shoulder strike.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brahe.
Brahe working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
Brahe scores with a shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nakamura is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brahe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brahe closes the distance and clinches.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brahe.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura wants to break free but Brahe has control.
Nakamura fails to pull guard.
Brahe breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brahe moves into the clinch.
Brahe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brahe just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Brahe.
Brahe lands a left hand.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura trying to stall but Brahe improves his position.
Brahe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nakamura up against the cage.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brahe.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe controlling the action here for a moment.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brahe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nakamura up against the cage.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe won't allow it.
Brahe keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brahe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Nakamura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brahe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakamura's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Brahe.
Brahe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brahe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Brahe breaks the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a takedown
and Brahe moves into the clinch.
Brahe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Brahe misses with a knee to the head.
Nakamura is trying to maintain a safe position but Brahe gets an underhook and turns Nakamura into the cage.
Brahe working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Brahe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Brahe.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe won't allow it.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Brahe manages to break the clinch.
Brahe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Brahe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Brahe wants to clinch up but Nakamura keeps it at a distance.
Nakamura misses with a takedown
and Brahe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brahe scores with a nice right hand.
Brahe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakamura, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Brahe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brahe smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brahe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brahe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahe lands a body punch.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brahe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brahe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Brahe lands with a right to the head.
Brahe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Brahe ducks under and follows up with a left that Brahe also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Brahe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brahe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nice elbow from Brahe.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brahe moves into the clinch successfully.
Brahe working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura taking a breather.
Brahe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brahe looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Brahe throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brahe tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brahe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Brahe has the dominant position.
Nakamura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brahe connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe works on Nakamura's body with a couple of short punches.
Nakamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brahe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brahe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brahe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura gets tackled into the cage by Brahe. Brahe maintains the clinch.
Nakamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brahe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brahe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nakamura slips a jab from Brahe.
Kenji Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brahe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brahe.
Nakamura has Brahe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brahe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahe landing knees to the head.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Brahe circles away easily
and Brahe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
and Brahe counters with a stiff right hand.
Tycho Brahe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tycho Brahe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brahe rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the cage.
Brahe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura fails with the takedown
and Brahe counters with an inside leg kick.
Brahe lands with a hook. Nakamura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenji Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brahe clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Brahe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brahe 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Brahe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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