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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breathe. Watts has chosen Domination by Pantera as his entrance music. Jackson Watts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nobuhiro Nakamura's chin.
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276 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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232 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Watts!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt - Watts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt - Watts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakamura thows a big elbow that misses.
Watts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakamura closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nakamura lands in his opponent's guard.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura throws a strike but Watts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watts wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Watts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nakamura managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura has his hands on Watts's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuhiro 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.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Watts napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
Nakamura working the head and body with strikes.
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakamura prevents Watts from escaping the position.
Nakamura throwing strikes but Watts manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nakamura can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakamura sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakamura regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watts.
Nakamura seems keen to control Watts's posture.
Nakamura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakamura's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has control of Watts's left arm, preventing Watts from doing any damage.
Watts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nakamura manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakamura prevents Watts from getting back to his feet.
Watts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura has gone for a leg lock! Watts slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nakamura's guard.
Watts wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuhiro Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nakamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakamura showed some decent athleticism there.
Watts is looking to escape.
Nakamura wants to work for an arm triangle but Watts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Watts wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Watts dodges it nicely.
Watts regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nakamura.
Nobuhiro Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watts slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakamura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakamura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watts's waist but Watts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakamura off to one side.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watts defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobuhiro Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watts circles away.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown. Watts tries to sprawl out of it but Nakamura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watts wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Watts regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nakamura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura throws a strike but Watts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nakamura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watts manages to get himself to full guard.
Nakamura prevents Watts from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Watts has wrist control.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobuhiro Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakamura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobuhiro Nakamura!
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hype
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