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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama comes to the cage accompanied by The Vapors - Turning Japanese. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kauno Kaalikorva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaalikorva wants to clinch but Nakayama slips to the side
and Nakayama counters with a left to the body.
Nakayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaalikorva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakayama.
Nakayama looks to throw a body kick
and Kaalikorva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaalikorva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaalikorva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut.
Kaalikorva takes a swing at Nakayama's ribcage but misses.
Kaalikorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakayama circles away.
Kaalikorva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakayama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakayama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throws out a loose jab but Nakayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaalikorva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaalikorva moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kaalikorva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakayama doesn't seem phased though.
Kaalikorva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakayama's hands.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch but Nakayama moves out of range.
Kaalikorva closes the distance and clinches up with Nakayama, looking for a takedown. Kaalikorva pushes Nakayama against the cage but Nakayama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nakayama throws a body kick that misses.
Kaalikorva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakayama missing with a left hand there. Kaalikorva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakayama misses with a kick to the body.
Nakayama lands a jab to the nose.
Nakayama digs a good body shot into Kaalikorva's ribs.
Kaalikorva cracks Nakayama with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaalikorva tries to clinch but Nakayama is having none of it.
Kaalikorva scores with a nice head shot.
Kaalikorva darts in and clinches Nakayama up against the cage.
Nakayama throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaalikorva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakayama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauno Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nakayama on his heels. He'll look to pass Nakayama's guard now, I'm sure.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakayama wants to stand and escape but Kaalikorva is having none of it.
Kaalikorva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaalikorva won't allow Nakayama to get back to his feet.
Nakayama trying to keep a closed guard but Kaalikorva is proving a slippery customer.
Kaalikorva looking to pass the guard.
Kaalikorva trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama pulls Kaalikorva in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tsuyoshi Nakayama.
Kaalikorva misses with a right hand
and Nakayama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaalikorva thinking.
Kaalikorva missing with a left hand there. Nakayama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Nakayama misses.
Kaalikorva misses with a double jab.
Nakayama misses the shot to the body.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nakayama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakayama thuds his shin into the meat of Kaalikorva's side.
Kaalikorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakayama circles away.
Kaalikorva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakayama, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama is trying to stall.
Nakayama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakayama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaalikorvas head.
Kaalikorva throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakayama throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakayama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nakayama blocking some punches.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva blocks an uppercut.
Nakayama stalling in the clinch.
Kaalikorva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Nakayama.
Nakayama digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Nakayama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama tries a body shot but Kaalikorva blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaalikorva backwards.
Kaalikorva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva blocking some punches.
Kaalikorva throws a head punch that misses.
Kaalikorva swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakayama misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama misses with a body punch.
Nakayama taking a breather.
Kaalikorva has clasped his hands together around Nakayama's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nakayama is looking to reverse the position.
Nakayama is not content to let Kaalikorva control the position.
Nakayama is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nakayama tries to bench press Kaalikorva off him but Kaalikorva keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Kaalikorva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva lands an elbow.
Kaalikorva scoring with punches from side control.
Kaalikorva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nakayama is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Kaalikorva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kaalikorva cracks Nakayama with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kaalikorva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kaalikorva misses with the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nakayama managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kaalikorva.
Nakayama is looking to regain half guard here but Kaalikorva keeps moving and retains side control.
Kaalikorva lands a few punches from side control.
Kaalikorva is putting a hurting on Nakayama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kaalikorva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nakayama works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nakayama keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama wants to improve his position but Kaalikorva is controlling well.
Kaalikorva looks to land a strike but Nakayama avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kaalikorva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing.
Nakayama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakayama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaalikorva's guard.
Nakayama wanted to stand there but Kaalikorva had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaalikorva is on top in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakayama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaalikorva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakayama looking to control.
Kaalikorva landing with the ground and pound.
Kaalikorva trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaalikorva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakayama is retaining full guard.
Kaalikorva with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kaalikorva scores with a jab. Nakayama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaalikorva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but Kaalikorva moved away.
Kaalikorva lands a nice shot that snaps Nakayama's head back.
Kaalikorva moves out of range as Nakayama strikes.
Kaalikorva throws a right hand that misses
and Nakayama counters with a nice body shot.
Kaalikorva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakayama's waist but Nakayama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaalikorva off to one side.
Kaalikorva misses with a few strikes there.
Nakayama ducks under a wild hook from Kaalikorva.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaalikorva.
Nakayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a wild body shot.
Nakayama dips to his left and cracks Kaalikorva with an uppercut!
Nakayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaalikorva is just out of range.
Kaalikorva wants to clinch up but Nakayama keeps it at a distance.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalikorva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva wants to clinch
and Nakayama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaalikorva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaalikorva is looking to clinch but Nakayama is avoiding it.
Nakayama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakayama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakayama misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama feints and then cracks Kaalikorva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaalikorva down.
Nakayama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Nakayama misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaalikorva.
Nakayama just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama throws a right and a left that Kaalikorva avoids nicely.
Kaalikorva has Nakayama up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva misses with a body punch.
Nakayama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakayama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaalikorva backwards.
Nakayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaalikorva controls his hands.
Kaalikorva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaalikorva working aggressively here.
Nakayama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakayama is pushing Kaalikorva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakayama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Kaalikorva.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaalikorva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakayama prevents a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakayama walks away with a smile on his face. Kaalikorva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauno Kaalikorva.
A head kick misses from Nakayama.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaalikorva fails to land the takedown.
Nakayama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook
and Nakayama counters with a big head kick but Kaalikorva shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama misses with a wild body shot.
Nakayama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaalikorva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakayama scrambles back to his feet.
Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakayama as he jumps to the side.
Nakayama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakayama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaalikorva is breathing heavily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kaalikorva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakayama throws a solid leg kick but Kaalikorva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a head kick but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Kaalikorva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaalikorva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakayama tries to work over Kaalikorva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Nakayama fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakayama.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Good body shot from Kaalikorva.
Nakayama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaalikorva blocks an uppercut.
Nakayama taking a breather.
Kaalikorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama misses with the head strike.
Kaalikorva prevents a body shot from Nakayama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakayama.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Nakayama can't find room to land a body shot as Kaalikorva controls the action.
Nakayama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakayama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakayama misses with a body punch.
Kaalikorva is trying to drag Nakayama to the mat but Nakayama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakayama.
Kaalikorva jumps guard but Nakayama stands there with Kaalikorva around his waist. Kaalikorva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaalikorva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakayama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kaalikorva wants a takedown but no success here.
Kaalikorva tries a body shot but Nakayama blocks it.
Kaalikorva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nakayama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakayama'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.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Kaalikorva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakayama.
Good body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Nakayama.
Kaalikorva scores with a shot to the side of Nakayama's head.
Nakayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva lands with a light punch inside.
Nakayama is working Kaalikorva over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nakayama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva misses with the head strike.
Kaalikorva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kaalikorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakayama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaalikorva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaalikorva with a nice cross.
Kaalikorva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaalikorva shoots in and drives through. Nakayama sprawls well.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Nakayama. Beautiful body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaalikorva misses the target.
A big right from Kaalikorva misses.
Kaalikorva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaalikorva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaalikorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakayama circles away.
Nakayama staying out of range there.
Kaalikorva's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaalikorva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakayama ducks right into an uppercut from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throws a lazy right hand but Nakayama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakayama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakayama cracks Kaalikorva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaalikorva misses with a body shot.
Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nakayama sprawls well. Nakayama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaalikorva gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kauno Kaalikorva.
Well Kaalikorva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kauno Kaalikorva!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kauno Kaalikorva!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kauno Kaalikorva!
Kauno Kaalikorva wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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