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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Nakahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand La Poutine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinji Nakahara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bertrand La Poutine's chin.
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181 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shinji Nakahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bertrand La Poutine!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Poutine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
La Poutine swings for the body but Nakahara moves out of range.
Bertrand La Poutine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Poutine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakahara's waist but Nakahara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing La Poutine off to one side.
Nakahara shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakahara was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakahara looking to finish La Poutine with some ground and pound. This is bad for La Poutine!
Nakahara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
La Poutine is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakahara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakahara prevents La Poutine from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poutine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
La Poutine is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakahara looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
La Poutine tries to lock up and control but Nakahara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Nakahara lands a big shot there that rocks La Poutine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
La Poutine tries to hold on but Nakahara postures up.
BOOM! Nakahara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nakahara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for La Poutine on the ground.
La Poutine is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poutine regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Nakahara there.
La Poutine is trying to maintain the position but Nakahara is very close to passing his half guard.
La Poutine is looking to escape.
La Poutine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for La Poutine.
Nakahara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakahara throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakahara preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakahara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
La Poutine can't escape the position.
Nakahara working the ground and pound effectively.
La Poutine wants to control but Nakahara is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
La Poutine gets back to half guard.
La Poutine is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Nakahara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakahara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nakahara avoids the attempt from La Poutine to control.
La Poutine is working to get back to half guard.
La Poutine tries to lock up and control but Nakahara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poutine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakahara with good strikes from the mount here!
La Poutine is looking to get to half guard.
Nakahara avoids the attempt from La Poutine to control.
Nakahara tries to control but La Poutine wriggling away.
Nakahara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
La Poutine is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakahara lands a heavy elbow.
Nakahara prevents La Poutine from getting the reversal.
La Poutine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nakahara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
La Poutine is working to get back to half guard.
La Poutine is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poutine manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nakahara wants to pass to mount but La Poutine is defending the position.
La Poutine tries to roll over but Nakahara keeps him under control.
Nakahara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but La Poutine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. La Poutine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
La Poutine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakahara is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakahara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of La Poutine is proving hard to escape from.
La Poutine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakahara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakahara tries to regain full guard. Instead though, La Poutine has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
La Poutine looking for a guillotine from mount but Nakahara is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bertrand La Poutine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nakahara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for La Poutine!
Nakahara won't let La Poutine get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nakahara wants to control the pace but La Poutine is squirming around nicely.
La Poutine tries to hold on but Nakahara pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Poutine trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
La Poutine wants to control but Nakahara is having none of it.
Nakahara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. La Poutine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poutine working to try and regain half guard.
Nakahara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but La Poutine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from La Poutine.
Nakahara shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakahara was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
La Poutine tries to reverse the position but Nakahara maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakahara scoring with strikes but La Poutine is staying in there.
La Poutine taking shots to the head.
La Poutine wants to control but Nakahara is having none of it.
La Poutine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nakahara avoids the attempt from La Poutine to control.
La Poutine can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakahara with good strikes from the mount here!
La Poutine tries to hold on but Nakahara pushes him away.
Nakahara prevents La Poutine from getting the reversal.
La Poutine tries to hold on but Nakahara postures up.
That's four 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.
La Poutine regains half guard.
La Poutine tries to get to full guard but Nakahara has control of the leg.
Nakahara working the head and body with strikes.
Nakahara tries to stand and escape but La Poutine is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
La Poutine is trying to maintain the position but Nakahara is very close to passing his half guard.
La Poutine gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Nakahara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakahara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Nakahara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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