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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Minor (ranked 3226 p4p, 361 weight class) and Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 1005 p4p, 130 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gerald Minor has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerald Minor seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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162 lbs
27 - 24 - 1 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Minor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Nakano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Minor moves out of range of the body kick from Nakano.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano.
Nakano cracks Minor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Nakano tenderised Minor's leg. Minor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Minor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakano.
Nakano throws out a leg kick but Minor moves out of range and Nakano only half commits.
Nakano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Minor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nakano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakano.
Minor scores with a sloppy right hand. Nakano should have avoided that one.
Minor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano wants to get back to his feet.
Nakano trying to hold on to Minor's head to control him but Minor postures up.
Minor is nestled in close to Nakano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nakano wants to improve his position but Minor is controlling well.
Nakano trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Minor manages to pass to mount!
Minor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Minor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nakano is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nakano is squirming around, avoiding Minor's attempts to control the action.
Nakano doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Nakano is trying desperately to improve position.
Minor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nakano looks a forlorn figure.
Minor working Nakano over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakano tries to hold on but Minor pushes him away.
Nakano is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor wants to control the pace but Nakano is squirming around nicely.
Minor controlling the position easily from mount.
Nakano wants to control but Minor is having none of it.
Minor lands a nice shot to the head.
Minor landing shots from mount.
Minor with shots to the head and body - Nakano looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano can't escape the position.
Minor wants to control the pace but Nakano is squirming around nicely.
Minor lands a big shot there that rocks Nakano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nakano is trying to escape the mount.
Minor lands a big shot there that rocks Nakano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minor with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakano is desperately trying to improve his position but Minor has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakano tries to keep at a distance but Minor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Nakano.
Minor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakano.
Nakano is trying to stall.
Minor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakano slows down the pace here.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Minor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nakano - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Nakano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano throws a head punch that misses.
Nakano lands a shot to the body.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Minor.
Nakano stalling in the clinch but Minor improves position.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Minor.
Minor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano pushes Minor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Minor.
Nakano scores with a shot to the side of Minor's head.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano misses with a body punch.
Minor taking a breather.
Nakano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nakano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Minor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nakano can turn it around.
Nakano blocks an uppercut.
Nakano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakano gets underhooks to prevent Minor's takedown attempt.
Minor takes a shot to the head.
Nakano misses with a body punch.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike.
Minor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nakano to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Minor.
Minor blocks a body shot from Nakano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakano walks away with a smile on his face. Minor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab from Nakano.
Minor checks a low kick from Nakano.
Minor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakano was well out of range. Poor timing from Minor.
Nakano flicks out a counter leg kick but Minor steps away.
Nakano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Minor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Minor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakano.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minor checks the leg kick.
Minor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakano swings widly with a right hand
and Minor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naoyuki Nakano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minor checks a low kick from Nakano.
Minor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nakano swings for the body but Minor moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakano is just out of range.
Nakano wants to land a leg kick but Minor is out of range.
Nakano pushes Minor away with a front kick.
Nakano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
The fighters circling - Nakano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Minor moves into range and clinches up with Nakano.
Minor blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Minor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoyuki Nakano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Minor throws a hook to the side of Nakano's head but Nakano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minor. That did some damage!
Nakano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Minor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakano throws a solid leg kick but Minor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakano.
Nakano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minor was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakano.
Nakano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minor tries to land a front kick but Nakano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakano tries to score with a low kick but Minor moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Minor misses the target.
Nakano takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakano is looking to control Minor's arms but Minor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakano has his back to the cage.
Minor fails to pull guard.
Nakano trying to control the position but instead, Minor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakano into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Nakano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minor is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakano as Minor tries to tie him up.
Minor can't get the takedown.
Nakano swings wildly with an uppercut but Minor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Minor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakano lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Nakano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nakano lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Minor.
Minor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Nakano.
Minor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nakano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Nakano as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor blocks a body shot from Nakano.
Minor takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano tries a body shot but Minor blocks it.
Nakano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Minor is rocked!
Nakano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Minor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakano tries a body shot but Minor blocks it.
Nakano lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakano.
Nakano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minor backwards.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Nakano.
Nakano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minor.
Nakano slows down the pace here.
Nakano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakano scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakano misses with a body punch.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakano lands a left hand.
Minor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakano blocks an uppercut.
Minor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Minor takes a shot to the head.
Nakano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakano blocks a body shot from Minor.
Nakano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minor backwards.
Nakano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakano misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano just leaning against Minor, taking a breather.
Minor pushes Nakano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakano lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoyuki Nakano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoyuki Nakano!
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hype
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pop
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