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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson comes to the ring accompanied by Oasis - Roll With It. Nanahara has chosen Sail as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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208 lbs
42 - 20 - 1 |
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215 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nanahara momentarily.
Nanahara scores with a sloppy right hand. Waterson should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Waterson.
Waterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Waterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Waterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It appears Waterson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nanahara misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Waterson.
Waterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterson lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Nanahara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nanahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waterson.
Waterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nanahara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Waterson tried to score with a low kick but Nanahara checks it.
Waterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nanahara swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waterson.
Nanahara throws a jab when Waterson was well out of range.
Nanahara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Waterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Waterson throws a low kick but Nanahara moves out of range easily.
Waterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Nanahara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Waterson is looking to counter punch.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that Waterson avoids nicely.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waterson throws a counter high kick but Nanahara was just alert enough to avoid it.
That kick from Waterson tenderised Nanahara's leg. Nanahara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waterson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nanahara thumps Waterson with a low kick.
Waterson misses with a low kick.
Waterson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Waterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waterson stuns Nanahara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nanahara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waterson. Waterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Waterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nanahara's head backwards.
Nanahara misses with a series of wild punches.
Waterson misses with a body kick.
Waterson scores with a kick to the body.
Waterson lands a nice shot that snaps Nanahara's head back.
Nanahara ducks under a wild hook from Waterson.
Nanahara misses the shot to the body.
Waterson throws a right hand that misses
and Nanahara counters with a two punch combo.
Waterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nanahara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waterson, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterson. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waterson misses with a low kick.
Nanahara throws a right hand that misses
and Waterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waterson throws an overhand right that lands on Nanahara's shoulder, as Nanahara tries to avoid the shot.
Waterson tried to score with a low kick but Nanahara checks it.
Nanahara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nanahara moves out of range of the body kick.
Waterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Waterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Con Waterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara throws a leg kick that misses.
Waterson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nanahara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nanahara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nanahara.
Waterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nanahara. That did some damage!
Waterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nanahara looks winded!
Nice shot lands for Waterson.
Waterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nanahara moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nanahara! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Nanahara.
Waterson missing with a left hand there. Nanahara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Nanahara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nanahara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Waterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson'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.
Waterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Nanahara's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Waterson is defended easily by Nanahara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterson. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterson throws a hook but Nanahara blocks it.
Waterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Nanahara.
Waterson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson throws a low kick, looking for Nanahara's leg but Nanahara calmly moves out of range.
Waterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nanahara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson lands a jab to Nanahara's midsection.
Waterson looks for the body kick but Nanahara saw that one coming.
Waterson cracks Nanahara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waterson throws a low kick, looking for Nanahara's leg but Nanahara calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Waterson blocks the leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nanahara might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Waterson has got the better of the exchanges.
Nanahara misses the body punch
enabling Waterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nanahara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waterson.
Nice shot lands for Waterson.
Nanahara is rocked!
Waterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nanahara is still on wobbly legs! Can Waterson finish him?
Nanahara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Waterson misses its target.
Nanahara seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Waterson misses.
Nanahara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nanahara is just out of range.
Nanahara misses with a body punch
and Waterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Nanahara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Waterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nanahara can do to turn this around?
Waterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nanahara.
Waterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Waterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nanahara.
Nanahara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waterson.
Nanahara scores with a nice body kick.
Waterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Waterson lands a big right hand that sends Nanahara crashing to the mat! Waterson stays standing though and waves Nanahara back to his feet!
Nanahara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waterson is looking to counter punch.
Con Waterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Waterson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nanahara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nanahara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Waterson rather than just go for the knockout.
Waterson steps in with a hook that catches Nanahara right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Waterson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nanahara looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Con Waterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Con Waterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Shuya Nanahara was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry to disappoint everyone, Ill be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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