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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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289 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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292 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Tinsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tadashi Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura thuds his right hand into Tinsley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Jamal Tinsley has been cut.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tinsley in his tracks.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tinsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tinsley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamura's waist but Nakamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tinsley off to one side.
Nakamura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tinsley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura looking to control.
Tinsley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakamura on the ground.
Nakamura is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nakamura wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinsley won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Nakamura throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakamura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tinsley controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tadashi Nakamura wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Tinsley gets the takedown into side control.
Nakamura tries to bench press Tinsley off him but Tinsley keeps the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley cracks Nakamura with a big right hand but Nakamura just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tinsley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tinsley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakamura gets back to full guard.
Nakamura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tinsley's guard.
Tinsley is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Tinsley keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Tinsley has his hands on Nakamura's head, controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tinsley pulls Nakamura in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jamal Tinsley just wasn't active enough.
Tinsley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakamura defends it nicely.
Nakamura gets a double leg takedown into Tinsley's guard.
Tinsley has control of Nakamura's left arm, preventing Nakamura from doing any damage.
Tinsley is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura won't allow Tinsley to sweep him here.
Tinsley is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
Nakamura forces his way into half guard.
Nakamura is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura but Tinsley is defending well.
Tinsley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakamura is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tinsley trying to control here.
Nakamura works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nakamura avoids the attempt from Tinsley to control.
Tinsley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tinsley is working hard here to advance position.
Nakamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tinsley looks a forlorn figure.
Nakamura punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tinsley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tinsley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tinsley lands a couple of elbows.
Nakamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakamura, not yet.
Nakamura is adopting a defensive guard.
Tinsley stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Tinsley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tinsley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinsley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nakamura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tinsley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Nakamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Tinsley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakamura passes into half guard.
Nakamura is thwarting Tinsley's attempts to control the position.
Tinsley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakamura stands and throws Tinsley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tinsley is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura is staying tight to Tinsley's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nakamura advances to mount.
Tinsley tries to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinsley is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nakamura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jamal Tinsley's cut is getting worse.
Tinsley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tinsley is looking to escape.
Tinsley tries to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tinsley is trying desperately to improve position.
Tadashi Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinsley is squirming around, avoiding Nakamura's attempts to control the action.
Nakamura with shots to the head and body - Tinsley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nakamura dominating with strikes here.
Jamal Tinsley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamal Tinsley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tadashi Nakamura!
Tadashi Nakamura bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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