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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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174 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Nakamura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Nakamura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz cracks Nakamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nakamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the body.
Nakamura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Nakamura tries to tie him up.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Nakamura.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Diaz.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is trying to push Nakamura away but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz trying to stall but Nakamura improves his position.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Nakamura tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamura misses with a hook.
Nakamura wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Nakamura moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Nakamura throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Nakamura.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Nakamura tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz works Nakamura's body with a nice hook.
Nakamura connects with the punch.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Kenji Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Nakamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamura throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamura throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Nakamura 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.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Nakamura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Nakamura throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nakamura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura misses with a head kick.
Diaz lands the left hand.
A big left from Diaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nakamura 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 Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Nakamura.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Nakamura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a hook.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamura throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Nakamura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking hook.
Nakamura misses with a straight right.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenji Nakamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nakamura. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Diaz punishes Nakamura's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Nakamura tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Nakamura tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Nakamura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Nakamura clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakamura throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Nakamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Nakamura tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenji Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Nakamura counters with a nice leg kick.
Nakamura drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Nakamura lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nakamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nakamura, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Nakamura cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Nakamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Nakamura slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Nakamura motions for Diaz to come forward. Nakamura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakamura.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Nakamura is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakamura slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Nakamura only half commits.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Diaz misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakamura.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakamura. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Nakamura knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nakamura under the eye.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
Nakamura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakamura counters with a solid body kick.
Nakamura tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenji Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Nakamura moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nakamura, right into the meat.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Nakamura counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Nakamura throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakamura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Nakamura's shoulder, as Nakamura tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenji Nakamura.
Well Nakamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kenji Nakamura!
Our winner, Kenji Nakamura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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