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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yushuri Nakatano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Seagrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagrave has chosen Waitin on Hank - Dry County as his entrance music. Blaze Seagrave will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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181 cm
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170 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yushuri Nakatano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blaze Seagrave!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagrave fails to land the takedown.
Seagrave dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakatano. That did some damage!
Nakatano lands with a straight right. Seagrave didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seagrave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakatano avoids the head kick by Seagrave.
Seagrave throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Yushuri Nakatano has been cut.
Nakatano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagrave thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagrave tries to clinch up.
Nakatano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagrave buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nakatano scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Seagrave.
Nakatano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaze Seagrave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagrave throws a head kick but Nakatano moves out of range.
Nakatano gets caught flat footed, as Seagrave shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nakatano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Seagrave doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Seagrave manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakatano is breathing heavily.
Seagrave wanted to stand there but Nakatano had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagrave controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Seagrave wants to control from the top but Nakatano keeps moving.
Seagrave must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seagrave slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Seagrave loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagrave decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nakatano, up you get!
Seagrave lands with a slapping head kick.
Seagrave fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Seagrave both land. Nice combination.
Nakatano takes a swing at Seagrave's ribcage but misses.
Nakatano lands a head shot.
Seagrave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakatano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seagrave gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nakatano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagrave using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seagrave landing knees to the body.
Seagrave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seagrave tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakatano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seagrave tries to clinch but Nakatano moves out of range.
Seagrave thumps Nakatano with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagrave scores with a head kick.
Seagrave moves into range and clinches up with Nakatano.
Seagrave lands a knee to the body.
Seagrave using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seagrave using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seagrave breaks from the clinch.
Seagrave throws a series of punches but Nakatano moves out of range.
Seagrave is looking to clinch.
Nakatano throws a combination that misses
and Seagrave holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nakatano has had enough of the clinch but Seagrave keeps him there for the moment.
Seagrave scores a nice knee to the body.
Seagrave successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakatano stops Seagrave from standing up.
Nakatano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seagrave works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seagrave kicks Nakatano off and gets to his feet.
Seagrave thuds his right hand into Nakatano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seagrave clinches.
Seagrave lands a nice knee to the body.
Seagrave softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seagrave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seagrave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakatano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seagrave tries to clinch but Nakatano moves out of range.
Seagrave looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakatano won't allow Seagrave to pass to mount.
Nakatano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakatano.
Seagrave pushing down on Nakatano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatano is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Seagrave in particular looking to stall.
Nakatano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seagrave passes to full mount!
Seagrave takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakatano tries to hold on but Seagrave pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Seagrave dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yushuri Nakatano's cut.
That's time! Nakatano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seagrave is looking to clinch but Nakatano is avoiding it.
Seagrave gets a clinch.
Seagrave throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakatano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seagrave smiles and moves away.
Nakatano throws a jab when Seagrave was well out of range.
Seagrave throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakatano's waist but Nakatano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seagrave off to one side.
Nakatano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakatano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seagrave pushes Nakatano up against the cage in a clinch.
Seagrave lands a knee to the head.
Seagrave trying to land knees to the body.
Seagrave landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nakatano pushes Seagrave back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seagrave lands a knee to the body.
Nakatano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seagrave crunches a lovely knee into Nakatano's ribcage.
Nakatano decides to pull guard.
Seagrave trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakatano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatano looking to control.
Seagrave stands up from Nakatano's guard - Seagrave perhaps looking for a knockout.
Seagrave throws a leg kick which misses Nakatano's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakatano tries to avoid it.
Nakatano swats away the attempt to clinch by Seagrave.
Seagrave doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakatano circles away.
Seagrave tries to clinch up but Nakatano circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakatano takes a swing at Seagrave's ribcage but misses.
Seagrave wants to clinch up but Nakatano keeps it at a distance.
Seagrave tries to clinch but Nakatano moves out of range.
Seagrave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seagrave scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Seagrave both land. Nice combination.
Nakatano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seagrave clinches up against the cage.
Seagrave lands an elbow inside that Nakatano shrugs off.
Seagrave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seagrave scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakatano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seagrave.
Nakatano gets caught flat footed, as Seagrave shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakatano is trying to control the position but Seagrave postures up.
Seagrave wants to get up but he can't break Nakatano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nakatano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seagrave trying to control but Nakatano is working from the bottom.
Nakatano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seagrave wants to stand but Nakatano is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakatano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Seagrave doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Seagrave manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakatano has a closed guard, preventing Seagrave from standing up.
Nakatano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakatano can't keep his opponent in guard - Seagrave advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nakatano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagrave passes to full mount!
Seagrave content just to control the position here.
Nakatano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seagrave avoids the attempt from Nakatano to control.
Seagrave trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakatano tries to hold on but Seagrave postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Seagrave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yushuri Nakatano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Seagrave moves in looking to clinch but Nakatano pushes him off.
Blaze Seagrave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakatano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seagrave's waist but Seagrave gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakatano off to one side.
Seagrave wants to clinch.
Seagrave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seagrave unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakatano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seagrave prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Seagrave.
Seagrave scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seagrave.
Seagrave lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakatano.
Seagrave lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seagrave connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakatano's face.
Seagrave lands a nice elbow.
Seagrave connects with a knee to the head.
Seagrave crunches a lovely knee into Nakatano's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seagrave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seagrave leaning against his opponent.
Seagrave lands a damaging elbow.
Seagrave connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatano tries to pull guard but Seagrave won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushuri Nakatano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakatano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seagrave walks away with a smile on his face. Nakatano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seagrave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seagrave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seagrave tries to clinch but Nakatano moves out of range.
Nakatano looks for a takedown but Seagrave sprawls well.
Seagrave moves into range and clinches up with Nakatano.
Blaze Seagrave seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seagrave lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seagrave with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nakatano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seagrave crunches a lovely knee into Nakatano's ribcage.
Seagrave landing knees to the body.
Seagrave throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seagrave lands an elbow inside.
Seagrave unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakatano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakatano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seagrave walks away with a smile on his face. Nakatano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nakatano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seagrave plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagrave lands a jab-cross combination.
Nakatano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seagrave pushes Nakatano up against the cage in a clinch.
Seagrave landing knees to the head.
Seagrave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakatano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seagrave circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakatano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Seagrave scores with a four punch combination!
Blaze Seagrave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakatano avoids the head kick by Seagrave.
Nakatano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nakatano trying to control but Seagrave is working from the bottom.
Seagrave is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakatano wants to control from the top but Seagrave keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagrave manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakatano manages to get himself to full guard.
Nakatano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seagrave stands up from Nakatano's guard - Seagrave perhaps looking for a knockout.
Seagrave tries to clinch but Nakatano moves out of range.
Nakatano misses with a series of wild punches.
Seagrave moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Seagrave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatano tries to keep at a distance but Seagrave has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Seagrave.
Seagrave lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Seagrave.
Nakatano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakatano gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nakatano is trying to control the action in half guard but Seagrave is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakatano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Seagrave defends it well.
Blaze Seagrave has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakatano thows a huge punch but Seagrave dodges it nicely.
Seagrave is trying to stand.
Seagrave trying to control from the bottom.
Nakatano stops Seagrave from getting back to his feet.
Nakatano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Seagrave really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yushuri Nakatano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seagrave tries to clinch up.
Jab from Nakatano.
Nakatano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seagrave counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakatano looks to land a right hand but Seagrave moved out of range.
Seagrave fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakatano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagrave manages to avoid it.
Nakatano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nakatano prevents Seagrave from standing back up.
Seagrave has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakatano is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nakatano wants to take a breather but Seagrave is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagrave manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nakatano jabs at Seagrave's body.
Nakatano shoots in but no luck this time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seagrave!
Seagrave shoots in and bounces Nakatano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seagrave wants to control from the top but Nakatano keeps moving.
Nakatano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seagrave gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seagrave wants to control from the top but Nakatano keeps moving.
Nakatano throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Seagrave escapes and throws Nakatano's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nakatano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seagrave decides to stand back up. Seagrave steps back and let's Nakatano get back to his feet.
Seagrave rushes Nakatano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seagrave unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakatano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakatano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seagrave is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nakatano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Seagrave to the mat. Seagrave regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Seagrave trying to keep a closed guard but Nakatano is proving a slippery customer.
Nakatano trying to control but Seagrave is working from the bottom.
Seagrave managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakatano is looking to work some ground and pound but Seagrave has wrist control.
Nakatano trying to control but Seagrave is working from the bottom.
Nakatano being controlled here momentarily.
Seagrave wants to stand and escape but Nakatano is having none of it.
Nakatano trying to control but Seagrave is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nakatano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nakatano passes Seagrave's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nakatano is looking to take a break and control but Seagrave is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagrave trying to hold on to Nakatano's head to control him but Nakatano postures up.
Seagrave is trying to stand up here but Nakatano is controlling him well.
Seagrave is looking for a sweep. Nakatano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Nakatano seems content to control.
Nakatano is thwarting Seagrave's attempts to control the position.
Nakatano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakatano misses with a takedown attempt
and Seagrave counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seagrave moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yushuri Nakatano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yushuri Nakatano'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. This is the final round!
Seagrave bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seagrave fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakatano, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakatano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seagrave fails to pull guard.
Seagrave landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seagrave throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakatanos head.
Nakatano turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nakatano manages to end up in side control.
Nakatano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Seagrave, who protects the arm well.
Seagrave struggling a bit here.
Seagrave is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nakatano has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nakatano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Seagrave is trying to get back to his feet.
Seagrave is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatano in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nakatano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nakatano just content to control the position.
Seagrave can't do much from the bottom here.
Seagrave wants to get back to his feet but Nakatano drags him back down.
That's two 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.
Seagrave can't do much from the bottom here.
Seagrave is looking for a sweep.
Nakatano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Seagrave is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nakatano has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Seagrave is not content to let Nakatano control the position.
You can see the frustration on Seagrave's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seagrave tries to clinch there but Nakatano circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakatano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seagrave feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nakatano is looking for a triangle but Seagrave pushes his legs off easily.
Nakatano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seagrave slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Seagrave trying to control but Nakatano is working from the bottom.
Nakatano looking for a guillotine here but Seagrave defends easily.
Seagrave looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatano has an active guard here but Seagrave has managed to pass into half guard.
Seagrave trying to control the pace.
Seagrave decides to stand and escape the position.
Yushuri Nakatano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seagrave scores with a jab to the body.
Seagrave scores with a takedown into Nakatano's guard.
Blaze Seagrave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seagrave has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nakatano is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze Seagrave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seagrave 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Seagrave! Blaze Seagrave retains his welterweight title!
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