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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IF I DIE TONIGHT. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
34 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nabijos misses with a low kick.
Yamada throws a solid leg kick but Nabijos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamada.
Yamada gets a clinch.
Nabijos scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
Nabijos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nabijos.
Nabijos swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a head punch that misses.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but Yamada holds him up against the cage and eventually Nabijos drops back down to his feet.
Nabijos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nabijos moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Yamada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamada lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nabijos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nabijos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nabijos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Nabijos.
Nabijos is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada moves to clinch but Nabijos breaks away
and Nabijos moves into the clinch.
Nabijos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nabijos is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamada has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Yamada to work.
Nabijos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Yamada manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Nabijos from controlling successfully.
Nabijos advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos is trying to move to mount but Yamada reverses beautifully and ends up in Nabijos's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to stand but Nabijos is controlling from the bottom.
Nabijos working a defensive guard here.
Nabijos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nabijos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yamada is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nabijos.
Yamada working away.
Nabijos tries to bench press Yamada off him but Yamada keeps the position.
Nabijos is not content to let Yamada control the position.
Nabijos tries to improve position but can't.
Yamada wants to stand but Nabijos is controlling his arm.
Nabijos is looking for a sweep.
Yamada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nabijos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nabijos is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to move to mount but Nabijos blocks the move with his legs.
Yamada is looking to take a break and control but Nabijos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nabijos is trying to control Yamada's posture but Yamada avoids it.
Nabijos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nabijos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yamada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nabijos is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabijos is pressing down on Yamada's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
José Nabijos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabijos.
Nabijos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada closes the distance and pushes Nabijos back into the cage.
Yamada has Nabijos pressed against the cage, preventing Nabijos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a head punch that misses.
Nabijos misses with the head strike.
Nabijos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nabijos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nabijos working aggressively here.
Nabijos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nabijos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nabijos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Nabijos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nabijos tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nabijos to keep the fight standing.
Nabijos jumps guard but Yamada stands there with Nabijos around his waist. Nabijos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamada just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nabijos working aggressively here.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Nabijos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nabijos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for José Nabijos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but Yamada holds him up against the cage and eventually Nabijos drops back down to his feet.
Nabijos looking to slow down the pace here.
Nabijos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Nabijos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada throws a body punch but Nabijos moves out of range.
A head kick from Yamada lands but Nabijos takes it in his stride.
It looks like José Nabijos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabijos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nabijos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nabijos throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Nabijos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nabijos throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nabijos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nabijos.
Nabijos connects with a solid leg kick.
Nabijos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nabijos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Nabijos.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Nabijos is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Nabijos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nabijos doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Nabijos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nabijos rather than just go for the knockout.
Nabijos keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nabijos throws an overhand right that lands on Yamada's shoulder, as Yamada tries to avoid the shot.
Yamada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Nabijos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Nabijos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nabijos moves away from the strike by Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Yamada misses.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada motions for Nabijos to come forward. Yamada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabijos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nabijos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamada takes a swing at Nabijos's ribcage but misses.
Nabijos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nabijos blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Nabijos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nabijos.
Nabijos drives through and clinches with Yamada against the cage.
Yamada keeps control of Nabijos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kane Yamada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on José Nabijos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nabijos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nabijos throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada throws a low kick but Nabijos moves out of range easily.
Nabijos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabijos.
Nabijos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Nabijos misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Yamada there.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Nabijos connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamada finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nabijos swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Yamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nabijos manages to avoid it.
Nabijos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamada lands a front kick.
Yamada takes a swing at Nabijos's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Nabijos blocks the leg kick.
Nabijos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabijos defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Nabijos tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nabijos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamada scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Nabijos misses its intended target.
Nabijos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nabijos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nabijos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nabijos tries to move into range but Yamada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nabijos with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nabijos. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Nabijos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nabijos rushes Yamada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nabijos fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nabijos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nabijos misses with a punch to the body.
Nabijos taking a breather.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamada working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
Yamada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nabijos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nabijos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Yamada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nabijos jumps guard but Yamada stands there with Nabijos around his waist. Nabijos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but Yamada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for José Nabijos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabijos is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Nabijos into the cage.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Nabijos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nabijos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nabijos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada lands a body punch.
Nabijos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nabijos misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nabijos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Nabijos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada wants to slow Nabijos down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Nabijos finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but José Nabijos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on José Nabijos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nabijos misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Nabijos moved out of range.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick from Nabijos.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada looks to land a body kick but Nabijos moved away.
Yamada scores with a nice right hand.
Nabijos slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nabijos.
Nabijos missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nabijos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Nabijos moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Yamada misses with a leg kick.
Nabijos cracks Yamada with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nabijos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamada. Yamada obviously looking to wear him down.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nabijos throws a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Nabijos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nabijos.
Yamada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nabijos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamada can pounce on him.
Nabijos throws a big shot that misses.
Nabijos cracks the inside of Yamada's front leg.
Nabijos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Nabijos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Nabijos.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Nabijos circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabijos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nabijos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada punishes Nabijos's body with a nice straight punch.
Nabijos throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Nabijos misses with the combination.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but Nabijos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yamada prevents Nabijos from breaking the clinch.
Nabijos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
Nabijos looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Nabijos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nabijos.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabijos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Nabijos as he connects with a hook.
Yamada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Nabijos circles away.
Yamada lands a leg kick that knocks Nabijos off balance momentarily.
Nabijos throws a low kick, looking for Yamada's leg but Yamada calmly moves out of range.
Nabijos jabs at Yamada's body.
Nabijos is looking to clinch.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nabijos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to clinch up but Yamada circles away and keeps his distance.
Nabijos clobbers Yamada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabijos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamada throws a leg kick which misses Nabijos's front leg but catches the back leg as Nabijos tries to avoid it.
Nabijos looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Nabijos tries to bum rush Yamada with a series of wild strikes but Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nabijos throws a series of punches but Yamada avoids them all with ease.
Nabijos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamada circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Yamada.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Nabijos's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada throws a series of punches but Nabijos moves out of range.
Nabijos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nabijos wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on José Nabijos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. Nabijos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nabijos moves away.
Yamada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Yamada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Nabijos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nabijos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nabijos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nabijos scores with the left hand. Yamada knows he should have avoided that one.
Nabijos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Nabijos misses its intended target.
Nabijos takes one to the side of the head.
Nabijos moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada feints and then cracks Nabijos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nabijos down.
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Yamada misses.
Nabijos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nabijos.
A combination from Nabijos does no damage.
Nabijos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabijos throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nabijos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nabijos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nabijos checks it well.
Nabijos checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nabijos is able to avoid easily.
Nabijos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nabijos if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nabijos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nabijos was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Nabijos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yamada. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Nabijos.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nabijos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabijos throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nabijos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada instigates a clinch.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Nabijos struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamada controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yamada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nabijos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
Nabijos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nabijos wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamada won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nabijos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nabijos misses with the head strike.
Nabijos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos working hard to break the clinch.
Nabijos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nabijos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but Nabijos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nabijos stalling in the clinch.
Nabijos is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to José Nabijos.
I think Nabijos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... José Nabijos!
José Nabijos retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, José Nabijos took to the microphone: '"I was not the easy way out you were hoping for ay wey? Bad move amigo." (best attempt at GSP impression) "Pat, I am not impressed with your performance." (insert evil laugh here) "Keep your lunch money, after you retire, you will need it." '.
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