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RFL-70 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheyenne wants to clinch up but Nakano keeps it at a distance.
Nakano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheyenne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up.
Cheyenne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Cheyenne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakano.
Nakano pushes Cheyenne away with a front kick.
Cheyenne closes the distance and pushes Nakano back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakano.
Cheyenne throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano manages to break the clinch.
Cheyenne moves in looking to clinch but Nakano pushes him off.
Cheyenne tries to clinch there but Nakano circles away.
Cheyenne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakano delivers a nice body kick.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheyenne. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Nakano flicks out a counter leg kick but Cheyenne steps away.
Cheyenne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheyenne. That did some damage!
Cheyenne 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.
Cheyenne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheyenne takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheyenne misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chief Cheyenne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheyenne looks to clinch
and Nakano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nakano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cheyenne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nakano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Chief Cheyenne has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakano is looking to slow Cheyenne down with leg kicks.
Cheyenne tries to clinch there but Nakano circles away.
Cheyenne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheyenne wants to clinch.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up.
Cheyenne moves forwards but Nakano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cheyenne wants to clinch up but Nakano keeps it at a distance.
Cheyenne wants to clinch.
Cheyenne clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Cheyenne.
Cheyenne misses with the head strike.
Nakano tries to work over Cheyenne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheyenne throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakano.
Nakano manages to break the clinch.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheyenne closes the distance but Nakano moves to the side
and Nakano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up.
Nakano throws a nice head kick!
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano moves out of range.
Cheyenne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheyenne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nakano swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheyenne.
Nakano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano moves out of range.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up.
Nakano scores with a spinning back kick!
Nakano has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cheyenne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheyenne. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheyenne 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.
Nakano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cheyenne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakano lands a head kick!
A jab from Nakano finds it's way through Cheyenne's defenses.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheyenne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nakano counters with a good low kick that Cheyenne was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nakano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cheyenne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cheyenne 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoyuki Nakano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chief Cheyenne'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.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up but Nakano circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheyenne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cheyenne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nakano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheyenne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakano.
Nakano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakano tests Cheyenne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheyenne tries to clinch
and Nakano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Cheyenne is looking to clinch.
Cheyenne is looking to clinch.
Nakano connects with a looping right hand.
Nakano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheyenne doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakano circles away.
Nakano lands a nice shot that snaps Cheyenne's head back.
Nakano cracks Cheyenne with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheyenne under the eye.
Cheyenne is rocked!
Chief Cheyenne's cut is getting worse.
Cheyenne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
Oh Cheyenne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakano scores with a punch to the head.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheyenne seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheyenne tries to clinch there but Nakano circles away.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheyenne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakano scores with a body shot.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nakano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheyenne thinking.
Crunch! Nakano slams his shin into Cheyenne's torso.
Decent striking displayed by Nakano there.
Cheyenne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Nakano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheyenne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheyenne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakano works the jab nicely.
Nakano scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nakano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakano was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nakano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice jab there from Nakano.
Cheyenne doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakano circles away.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano moves out of range.
Nakano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up but Nakano circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Nakano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nakano tenderised Cheyenne's leg. Cheyenne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Cheyenne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cheyenne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cheyenne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nakano tries to keep at a distance but Cheyenne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up
and Nakano counters with an inside leg kick.
Nakano lands with a shot to the body.
Nakano lands a front kick.
Cheyenne slips a jab and a cross from Nakano.
Nakano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheyenne tries to clinch there but Nakano circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakano.
Cheyenne wants to clinch up but Nakano keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheyenne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakano swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheyenne.
Cheyenne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheyenne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakano connects with a jab.
Cheyenne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheyenne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakano.
A jab from Nakano finds it's way through Cheyenne's defenses.
Chief Cheyenne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cheyenne is looking to clinch but Nakano is avoiding it.
Cheyenne is looking to clinch but Nakano is avoiding it.
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 cut man is working on Chief Cheyenne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cheyenne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheyenne doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakano circles away.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up.
Nakano stuns Cheyenne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cheyenne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cheyenne takes a shot to the head.
Nakano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakano blocking some punches.
Nakano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakano.
Nakano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Nakano.
Nakano lands a jab to the nose.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheyenne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Cheyenne off balance momentarily.
Cheyenne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Nakano.
Nakano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cheyenne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cheyenne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakano lands with a nice body kick.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up but Nakano circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheyenne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
Cheyenne drives through and clinches with Nakano against the cage.
Cheyenne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cheyenne fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheyenne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheyenne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakano steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Nakano.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up but Nakano circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheyenne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheyenne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nakano.
Cheyenne takes one to the chin there.
Nakano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cheyenne wants to clinch up but Nakano keeps it at a distance.
Nakano feints and then cracks Cheyenne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheyenne down.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Cheyenne off balance momentarily.
Nakano scores with a jab to the body.
Nakano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cheyenne if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheyenne 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.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheyenne moves in looking to clinch but Nakano pushes him off.
Nice body kick there by Nakano.
Cheyenne wants to clinch up but Nakano keeps it at a distance.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Nakano.
Cheyenne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheyenne wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Nakano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheyenne doesn't seem phased though.
Cheyenne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakano can pounce on him.
Nakano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cheyenne tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Nakano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheyenne doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheyenne.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up.
Cheyenne's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cheyenne is looking to clinch but Nakano is avoiding it.
Cheyenne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nakano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakano throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheyenne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Cheyenne off balance momentarily.
Nakano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Nakano slams his shin into Cheyenne's torso.
Chief Cheyenne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheyenne moves in looking to clinch but Nakano pushes him off.
Nakano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nakano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cheyenne's calf.
Cheyenne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakano.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nakano - that will leave a mark!
Nakano ducks right into an uppercut from Cheyenne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoyuki Nakano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nakano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoyuki Nakano!
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