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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Pacioretty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pacioretty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakara wants to clinch up but Pacioretty keeps it at a distance.
Nakara tries to clinch there but Pacioretty circles away.
Nakara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakara clinches up against the cage.
Pacioretty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Nakara.
Nakara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pacioretty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pacioretty ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pacioretty no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pacioretty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pacioretty's guard.
Nakara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacioretty is keeping the position for now.
Nakara with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacioretty wants to get back to his feet but Nakara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pacioretty wants to sweep here but Nakara controlling him for the moment.
Pacioretty has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nakara is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pacioretty wants a takedown.
Nakara is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pacioretty is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nakara to the mat. Nakara regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pacioretty wants to pass the guard but Nakara is keeping the position.
We've been hearing that Pacioretty has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nakara keeping moving, preventing Pacioretty from controlling successfully.
Pacioretty won't allow Nakara to get back to his feet.
Pacioretty wants to control from the top but Nakara keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Pacioretty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pacioretty closes the distance and clinches.
Nakara looking to throw knees to the head but Pacioretty is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacioretty wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacioretty is keeping busy.
Nakara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacioretty.
Pacioretty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nakara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Pacioretty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakara leaning against his opponent.
Nakara wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakara goes for a takedown attempt but Pacioretty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tebato Nakara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacioretty misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakara is fending him off so far but Pacioretty persists. Nope, Nakara circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacioretty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacioretty lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacioretty lands a jab to the nose.
Nakara lands a leg kick that knocks Pacioretty off balance momentarily.
Nakara misses with a body kick.
Nakara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pacioretty shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakara tries to sprawl out of it but Pacioretty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacioretty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nakara defends well and Pacioretty ends up having to push Nakara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nakara stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacioretty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakara lands an elbow inside that Pacioretty shrugs off.
Nakara scores with a shot to the side of Pacioretty's head.
Pacioretty goes for a takedown attempt but Nakara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pacioretty has managed to clinch.
Pacioretty gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nakara regains guard.
Pacioretty throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakara pulls Pacioretty in close to prevent any damage.
Pacioretty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been informed that Nakara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakara controlling the position.
Nakara is looking to stand up but Pacioretty isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacioretty forces Nakara back against the cage and clinches.
Pacioretty manages to break the clinch.
Max Pacioretty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakara throws a low kick but Pacioretty avoids it.
Nice jab there from Pacioretty.
Nakara throws a head kick that misses.
Pacioretty misses with an uppercut. Nakara saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Nakara.
Pacioretty drives through and clinches with Nakara against the cage.
Nakara lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacioretty wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacioretty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakara's guard.
Nakara trying to strike off his back.
Pacioretty got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pacioretty has managed to get both his arms back between Nakara's legs - danger averted.
Pacioretty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakara's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakara is looking to stand up but Pacioretty isn't so interested in that idea.
Pacioretty is in close to Nakara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakara is trying to control the position but Pacioretty postures up.
Pacioretty stays in close to Nakara's body and controls the position.
Pacioretty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakara is looking to control Pacioretty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakara avoid being mounted?
Pacioretty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nice strikes from Pacioretty there.
Max Pacioretty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara has hold of Pacioretty's hands but Pacioretty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pacioretty throwing shots but Nakara is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pacioretty lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacioretty working over Nakara with some ground and pound. Nakara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pacioretty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pacioretty is stalling here. Nakara is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pacioretty seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nakara has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nakara is looking to take a break and control but Pacioretty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pacioretty is avoiding damage well.
Pacioretty is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pacioretty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pacioretty is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakara wants to control but Pacioretty is keeping him busy.
Pacioretty holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara wants to stand but Pacioretty is controlling his arm.
Pacioretty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pacioretty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pacioretty is not content to let Nakara control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakara slaps away a takedown attempt from Pacioretty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakara scores with a spinning back kick!
Max Pacioretty is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakara clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Pacioretty is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nakara's half guard.
Pacioretty is thwarting Nakara's attempts to control the position.
Nakara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pacioretty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pacioretty stopping the sweep attempt from Nakara.
Nakara keeping full guard, as Pacioretty tries to pass.
Pacioretty being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pacioretty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakara is trying to keep Pacioretty in close.
Nakara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pacioretty!
Pacioretty manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pacioretty pushes Nakara off and gets back to his feet.
Pacioretty drives through and clinches with Nakara against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacioretty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakara circles away.
A good leg kick by Nakara.
Nakara throws a head kick that misses.
Pacioretty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakara moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara is looking to control Pacioretty's arms but Pacioretty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakara has his back to the cage.
Pacioretty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakara misses with some punches.
Pacioretty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pacioretty works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pacioretty with a nice head shot there.
Pacioretty slips nicely into half guard.
Nakara is looking to escape.
Nakara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pacioretty working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nakara is controlling Pacioretty's trapped leg to prevent Pacioretty from advancing to side control.
Nakara pushes Pacioretty off looking to stand but Pacioretty dives back in and keeps control.
Pacioretty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pacioretty wants to control but Nakara is keeping him busy.
Pacioretty lands with a punch from half guard.
Pacioretty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacioretty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pacioretty lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakara manages to get to full guard.
Pacioretty with a nice head shot there.
Pacioretty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakara's head.
Pacioretty with a nice head shot there.
Pacioretty throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakara controls Pacioretty momentarily but Pacioretty frees himself.
Pacioretty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tebato Nakara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Pacioretty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakara keeping moving, preventing Pacioretty from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Pacioretty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacioretty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pacioretty!
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