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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Midnight Maddness
Date: Nov 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Nomura lands a lovely overhand right.
Nomura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nomura misses with a straight right.
And Perry tries to counter it with a takedown but Nomura pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Nomura gets caught flat footed, as Perry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Nomura is keeping the position.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Nomura.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nomura is pulling down on Perry's head. It's preventing any offense from Perry, at least for the moment.
Nomura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perry manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Perry looking for a guillotine here but Nomura defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perry is on top in guard.
#REVB##T1#
Perry throws a strike but Nomura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Perry working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nomura has passed into half guard!
#SUB#
Nomura seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Perry is defending against the submission attempts here by Nomura.
#SUB2#
Perry is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nomura is tapping! Great win for Perry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fred Perry!
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Event:
The Big League
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Nomura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Nomura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Couture's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL#
Nomura has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Nomura is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Nomura lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nomura controlling the pace. #SUB#
Couture is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Nomura has latched onto it... Big trouble! Nomura pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Couture is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Nomura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daichi Nomura!
Daichi Nomura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
SEEING STARS
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Kanagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomura.
#TD#
Nomura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kanagawa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nomura works to advance to full mount. Kanagawa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kanagawa tries to lock up and control but Nomura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB#
Nomura looking for a guillotine from mount but Kanagawa is having none of it. #SUB#
Nomura wants to finish this one by submission but Kanagawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nomura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Nomura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kanagawa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T1#
Nomura controlling from mount. #SUB#
Kanagawa has left one of his arms exposed and Nomura doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kanagawa screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daichi Nomura!
Daichi Nomura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
FIGHT NIGHT
Date: Oct 03, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Frazier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nomura is working for takedown but Frazier is calmly controlling the position for now.
I was talking to Nomura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD#
Nomura gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Frazier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nomura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nomura content to stall in guard here.
Frazier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nomura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nomura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frazier's guard.
Still in half guard, Nomura seems content to control.#T1#
Nomura'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.#SUB#
Nomura is working for a submission of some sort.
Nomura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frazier is trying to stand.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nomura in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Nomura seems to be working for a kimura but Frazier defends the submission attempt.
Nomura with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nomura has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nomura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Nomura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Frazier is surviving well by controlling Nomura's body position as best he can. #T3##SUB#
Nomura looking to secure an arm triangle but Frazier defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomura controlling from mount.
Nomura takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Nomura is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Frazier is defending well though. Nomura let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Nomura has his arm under Frazier's chin here. Game over son! Nomura squeezes tightly and Frazier is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daichi Nomura!
Daichi Nomura decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Rev Island Lets Bang 1
Date: Sep 23, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
McPaddy forces Nomura back against the cage and clinches.
Nomura tries to throw a body punch but McPaddy avoids it by throwing Nomura back against the cage.
Nomura has a couple of punches blocked by McPaddy.
#TD#
Nomura jumps into guard, dragging McPaddy to the mat.
#SUB#
Nomura is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McPaddy rolls with it to try and escape but Nomura cranks on the arm and McPaddy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daichi Nomura!
After the fight, Daichi Nomura was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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