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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Sloan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hiroshi Nakamura's chin.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura shoots in but Sloan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nakamura has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nakamura content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sloan tries to escape but Nakamura is in control.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sloan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nakamura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nakamura has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to move to full mount but Sloan actually manages to regain half guard.
Sloan is trying to stand back up but Nakamura is controlling him
Nakamura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sloan is just riding it out for now. Nakamura eventually gives up the hold.
Nakamura wants to stand up but Sloan is controlling the position.
Nakamura is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan is looking to escape.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sloan defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Sloan is working away.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nakamura tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sloan.
Nakamura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sloan is just riding it out for now. Nakamura eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan is trying to stand up here but Nakamura is controlling him well.
Nakamura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sloan is trying to stand back up but Nakamura is controlling him
Nakamura wants to control but Sloan is keeping him busy.
Nakamura controlling the action here.
Nakamura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sloan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan punching from the bottom.
Nakamura stops Sloan from getting back to his feet.
Nakamura seems to be looking for submissions.
Sloan is trying to stand back up but Nakamura is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nakamura is working for a kimura but Sloan is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Nakamura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sloan sprawls well. Sloan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Sloan does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Leroy Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Nakamura.
Sloan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown into Sloan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to stand but Sloan is controlling from the bottom.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Sloan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Sloan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sloan is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura wants to stand but Sloan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sloan, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries to clinch up
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura won't allow Sloan to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura stands up and waves to Sloan to follow him.
Nakamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sloan circles away.
Nakamura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakamura wants to stand but Sloan is controlling his arm.
Sloan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nakamura has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Sloan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nakamura tries for a kimura but Sloan is defending well.
Sloan pushes Nakamura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nakamura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nakamura decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sloan looks to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sloan wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sloan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sloan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloan is looking to stand up but Nakamura isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sloan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Sloan. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
Sloan tries to clinch but Nakamura is having none of it.
Sloan is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Nakamura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sloan.
Nice sprawl there from Nakamura as Sloan shoots in.
Nakamura shoots in but Sloan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nakamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sloan pushes Nakamura off looking to stand but Nakamura dives back in and keeps control.
Nakamura trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloan is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiroshi Nakamura wasn't active enough on the ground.
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!
Nakamura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sloan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hiroshi Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloan wants to control but Nakamura is having none of it.
Sloan tries to buck Nakamura off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Sloan defends it well.
Nakamura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sloan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sloan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nakamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Sloan defends it well.
Nakamura controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan really wants to buck Nakamura off and get back to his feet.
Nakamura stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sloan stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakamura. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Leroy Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Nakamura.
Nakamura shoots in and drives through. Sloan sprawls well.
Sloan dives in and grabs Nakamura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakamura pushes down on Sloan's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Sloan. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
Nakamura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sloan's waist but Sloan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakamura off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura looks for a takedown but Sloan sprawls well.
Nakamura looks for a takedown but Sloan sprawls well.
Sloan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Sloan.
Sloan gets caught flat footed, as Nakamura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sloan wants to stand but Nakamura is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nakamura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Nakamura!
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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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