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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atreyu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakamura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Akatsuki. Atreyu Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atreyu Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakamura tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakamura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nakamura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakamura lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakamura.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakamura connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Nakamura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakamura feinted with a counter takedown.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakamura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Atreyu Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Cruz.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakamura, which made it look bad.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamura has one foot on Cruz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a high kick!
Nakamura is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura lands a nice looking body kick.
Nakamura scores with a push kick.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nakamura dodges the ground and pound from Cruz.
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working away.
Nakamura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cruz looks up at the clock and then as Nakamura takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cruz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nakamura sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cruz tries to score with some ground and pound. Nakamura controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nakamura parries the strikes from Cruz easily there. Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nakamura to escape.
Nakamura is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
Cruz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nakamura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cruz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nakamura to see if he's OK.
Nakamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cruz landing a few strikes.
Cruz is putting a hurting on Nakamura here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nakamura avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cruz.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atreyu Nakamura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakamura kicks off Cruz and gets to his feet.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakamura won't be happy with that.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Nakamura is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura regains half guard, as Cruz was trying to land strikes.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ty Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a strike but Nakamura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nakamura wants to improve his position but instead Cruz has moved into half guard.
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.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Nakamura dodges it nicely.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is defending well.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakamura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakamura's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruz takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakamura.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nakamura defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Atreyu Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakamura misses with a head kick.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakamura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
A lazy body kick from Nakamura
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Nakamura fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruz distracts Nakamura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz postures up in Nakamura's guard and throws a big left but Nakamura blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Nakamura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz pushing down on Nakamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakamura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Atreyu Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Cruz.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
And Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but Nakamura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Cruz feints the counter takedown.
Nakamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Cruz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakamura scores with a spinning back kick!
Atreyu Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atreyu Nakamura clearly takes that round.
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.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nakamura is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakamura is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz is nestled in close to Nakamura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakamura has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atreyu Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakamura won't be happy with that.
Cruz throws a strike aimed at the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura avoids it well.
Cruz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nakamura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cruz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Cruz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nakamura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cruz's guard! Nice work there by Nakamura!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Cruz controlling the position.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cruz is nestled in close to Nakamura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cruz throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakamura defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Cruz dominated that fourth round.
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!
Nakamura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
That kick from Nakamura tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
And Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but Nakamura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakamura pinned against the cage. Nakamura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakamura tries to counter with a takedown but Cruz is quick to defend against it.
Nakamura tries to land a body kick
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Nakamura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakamura manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Nakamura's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Nakamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura trying to control the position.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz is standing up over Nakamura. Nakamura looks to escape but Cruz dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Cruz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nakamura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakamura takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Nakamura is defending well.
Ty Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atreyu Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakamura 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ty Cruz!
A relieved looking Ty Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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