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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiyato Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Tan Dun- Night Flight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiyato Nakamara !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe fails with the takedown.
Hiro Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakamara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watanabe's knee momentarily.
Nakamara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range.
Watanabe closes the distance and clinches.
Nakamara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watanabe.
Nakamara lands a takedown into guard.
Watanabe keeping full guard, as Nakamara tries to pass.
Watanabe pulls Nakamara in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakamara from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamara passes Watanabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Watanabe trying to control from the bottom.
Nakamara seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nakamara trying to control the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Nakamara circles away.
A shot to the body from Watanabe misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Watanabe.
Nakamara tries to bum rush Watanabe with a series of wild strikes but Watanabe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been hearing reports that Nakamara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Watanabe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nakamara is trying to defend but Watanabe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nakamara is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakamara is looking to escape.
Nakamara is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Watanabe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe prevents Nakamara from improving his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Watanabe trying to mount his opponent but Nakamara defends it.
Nakamara trying to control but Watanabe postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watanabe takes a swing at Nakamara 's ribcage but misses.
Nakamara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watanabe defends well and Nakamara ends up having to push Watanabe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nakamara jumps guard but Watanabe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but Nakamara holds him up against the cage and eventually Watanabe drops back down to his feet.
Hiyato Nakamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Watanabe.
Nakamara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara looking to slow down the pace here.
Nakamara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakamara manages to break the clinch.
Nakamara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamara scores with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watanabe looks to clinch
and Nakamara counters with a shoot takedown. Watanabe fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiyato Nakamara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watanabe throws a body punch but Nakamara moves out of range.
Nakamara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watanabe connects with a body shot.
Nakamara moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Watanabe. Those never looked like landing.
Watanabe leaves Nakamara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiyato Nakamara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Nakamara circles away.
Watanabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamara 's waist but Nakamara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watanabe off to one side.
Nakamara tries to clinch up.
Nakamara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watanabe's waist but Watanabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakamara off to one side.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Watanabe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakamara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamara wants to take a breather but Watanabe is having none of it.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
Nakamara is looking to take a break and control but Watanabe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamara wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Watanabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nakamara controls the pace.
Hiyato Nakamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hiyato Nakamara just wasn't active enough.
Nakamara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watanabe counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Nakamara 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Watanabe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Watanabe trying to control the action but Nakamara is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watanabe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakamara wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamara manages to work his way to half guard, despite Watanabe's best efforts.
Nakamara wants to control but Watanabe is keeping busy.
Nakamara wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara wants to control but Watanabe is keeping busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hiyato Nakamara .
Nakamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Watanabe.
Nakamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watanabe.
Watanabe clinches up with Nakamara and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Watanabe uses from the top position.
Watanabe is looking to pass into half guard but Nakamara pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nakamara is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiyato Nakamara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watanabe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakamara defends it nicely.
Watanabe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakamara is fending him off so far but Watanabe persists. Nope, Nakamara circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watanabe forces Nakamara back against the cage and clinches.
Nakamara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakamara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakamara , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiro Watanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watanabe is looking to clinch but Nakamara is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakamara .
Nakamara tries to clinch up.
Watanabe is looking to clinch but Nakamara is avoiding it.
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamara circles away.
Nakamara fails with the takedown
and Watanabe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nakamara !
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiyato Nakamara . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Nakamara counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
Nakamara tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Watanabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Watanabe.
Nakamara tries to clinch up.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Watanabe.
Nakamara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamara .
Watanabe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakamara rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakamara tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Watanabe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nakamara defends well and Watanabe ends up having to push Nakamara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown.
Nakamara lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Hiro Watanabe has been cut.
Nakamara is trying to pull guard but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamara jumps guard but Watanabe stands there with Nakamara around his waist. Nakamara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but Nakamara holds him up against the cage and eventually Watanabe drops back down to his feet.
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Nakamara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamara pulls guard successfully.
Nakamara looking to control.
Nakamara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Watanabe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara is pulling down on Watanabe's head to control his posture.
Watanabe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hiyato Nakamara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Nakamara on that attempt.
Hiro Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamara is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Watanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakamara 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiyato Nakamara !
A very excited looking Hiyato Nakamara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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