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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2025 |
#R1#
Junior swinging wildly here.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura throws out a leg kick but Junior moves out of range and Nakamura only half commits.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior throws a fast counter high kick but Nakamura manages to duck under it in time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamura.#TD2#
Nakamura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura has his feet on Junior's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nakamura takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Nakamura.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1##TD2#
Nakamura gets caught flat footed, as Junior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nakamura is wriggling around but Junior manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Junior looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Junior seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Junior drops an elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Junior is working for a kimura but Nakamura is defending it quite comfortably.
Junior sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior. #T3#
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junior frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Junior lands a nice shot to the head.
Junior tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment. #T4#
Junior unloading with bombs!
Nakamura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junior on the ground.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakamura is trying to reverse the position but instead Junior has taken his back - oops!#SUB2#
Junior is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nakamura knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nakamura for a finish. #SUB2#
Junior is persistently looking for the submission but Nakamura is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Junior is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nakamura has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papadov Junior dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakamura throws out a leg kick but Junior moves out of range and Nakamura only half commits.
Nakamura throws a series of strikes that have Junior backpedaling.
Nakamura lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Nakamura.
Nakamura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nakamura thuds a left hand into Junior's body.
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Junior at a distance.
Hikaru Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura cracks Junior with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakamura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
Nakamura lands a body shot.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Junior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Junior breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Nakamura swings widly with a right hand
and Junior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakamura pinned against the cage. Nakamura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Junior dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Nakamura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Junior avoids them all with ease.
Junior dives in for a single leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hikaru Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papadov Junior.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junior fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Junior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Junior rushes Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Junior manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#SUB2#
Junior working for a triangle but Nakamura defends it easily.
Junior has Nakamura pulled in close to control his posture.
Junior is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
#T3#
Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Junior is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Junior is stalling in the full guard.
Nakamura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakamura tries to get out of the position.
Junior sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nakamura's guard.
Junior seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#T4#
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Junior connects with a nice short shot to Nakamura's temple.
Nakamura is refusing to be controlled, as Junior sits in half guard.
Junior stalling.
Nakamura tries to kick Junior off but Junior keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Junior has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hikaru Nakamura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Junior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Nakamura, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Nakamura against the cage but Nakamura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Junior gets a double leg takedown into Nakamura's guard.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura tries to kick Junior off but Junior keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nakamura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakamura is looking to escape.
Junior keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Junior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakamura is trying to stand.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junior is pressing down on Nakamura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakamura is holding on for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB2#
Junior is looking for a kimura but Nakamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Junior to get the leverage.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakamura is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Junior jumps into side control!#T3#
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Nakamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
Nakamura being controlled for a moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Junior slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Hikaru Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking hook.
Nakamura throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamura's waist but Nakamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Junior off to one side.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T4#
Nakamura misses with a hook. Junior ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD2#
Junior dives in and scores a takedown into Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Junior off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Junior manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hikaru Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hikaru Nakamura! |
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