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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Nakano (ranked 1249 p4p, 139 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 864 p4p, 102 weight class). Nakano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Great Muta Concerto. Landon Priester has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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159 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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178 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoru Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Landon Priester has been cut.
Priester punishes Nakano's body with a nice straight punch.
Priester will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Priester 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.
Nakano tries to move into range but Priester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakano takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakano can't find room to land a body shot as Priester controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Priester.
Nakano misses with a body punch.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Priester throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Priester.
Priester with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priester misses with a right hand
and Nakano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Priester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Priester misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Priester fails to land.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano working aggressively here.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Priester is leaning against Nakano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakano stalling in the clinch but Priester improves position.
Nakano blocks an uppercut.
Nakano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Priester working aggressively here.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Priester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakano.
Priester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priester misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester misses with the head strike.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester pushes Nakano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Nakano.
Nakano prevents a body shot from Priester.
Priester working aggressively here.
Nakano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Priester swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano lands with a light punch inside.
Nakano is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nakano blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Nakano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Priester tries a body shot but Nakano blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Priester swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakano tries a body shot but Priester blocks it.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Priester.
Nakano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakano has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Priester is trying to keep an underhook but Nakano manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nakano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Priester is trying to get back to full guard.
Priester is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakano.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priester moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakano throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakano trying to control the position from guard on top but Priester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Landon Priester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Priester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Priester.
Nakano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priester.
Priester is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Priester scores with a body shot.
Priester jabs Nakano right on the nose. Nakano blinks but takes it well.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakano misses with an uppercut.
Nakano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Priester counter with a right hand.
Nakano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Priester under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priester scores with a nice right hand.
Priester tests Nakano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakano.
Priester on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano dives in for a single leg takedown but Priester sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nakano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Priester.
Priester cracks Nakano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nakano is rocked!
Priester steps in with a hook that catches Nakano right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Priester follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nakano looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Priester!
Landon Priester decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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