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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 919 p4p, 925 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 115 p4p, 116 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker is looking to land body kicks.
Whitaker moves into the clinch.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Nakano motions for Whitaker to come forward. Nakano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Whitaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakano looks to land a body kick but Whitaker moved away.
Nakano looks to throw the jab but Whitaker is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nakano misses with a kick to the body.
Nakano throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Whitaker blocks the low kick.
Whitaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Nakano is predictable there
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakano is looking to chop away at Whitaker 's legs.
Crunch! Nakano slams his shin into Whitaker 's torso.
Nakano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nakano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nakano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whitaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whitaker with the inside leg kick.
Nakano tried to score with a low kick but Whitaker checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakano is looking to land body kicks.
Nakano misses with a low kick as Whitaker jumps back.
Nakano missing with a left hand there. Whitaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakano doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
We've been told by Nakano's head coaches at Rings Russia that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nakano misses.
Nakano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whitaker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker blocks a leg kick.
Whitaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker moves out of range of the body kick from Nakano.
Nakano misses with a hook
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakano misses with a leg kick
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano throws a body punch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whitaker shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nakano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nakano lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Nakano connects with a high kick.
Whitaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Whitaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Nakano circles away.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Whitaker off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoyuki Nakano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitaker drives through and clinches with Nakano against the cage.
Nakano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitaker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano.
Nakano with a nice calf kick.
Nakano throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.
Nakano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whitaker is able to avoid easily.
Whitaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whitaker misses with a body kick.
As Whitaker backs away, Nakano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whitaker .
Whitaker moves out of range of the body kick from Nakano.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakano thows a body kick. Whitaker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to land body kicks.
Whitaker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A leg kick checked by Whitaker .
A countering left hand to the body from Whitaker misses.
Nakano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Naoyuki Nakano is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker walks into a stiff left hand from Nakano.
Whitaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakano throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitaker digs a good body shot into Nakano's ribs.
Whitaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakano circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Whitaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker misses with a low kick as Nakano jumps back.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Whitaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whitaker throws the kick towards the body but Nakano avoids it.
Nakano thows a leg kick but Whitaker checks it
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakano motions for Whitaker to come forward. Nakano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker swings for the body but Nakano moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakano.
Nakano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakano throws a leg kick
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whitaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nakano takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Nakano throws a wild body kick that Whitaker sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Whitaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whitaker avoids the head kick by Nakano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker moves away from the strike by Nakano.
Whitaker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nakano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakano throws the left hand but Whitaker avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker .
Nakano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker .
Nakano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Naoyuki Nakano will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Whitaker blocks the low kick.
Whitaker throws a fast counter high kick but Nakano manages to duck under it in time.
Nakano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body kick there by Nakano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakano.
Whitaker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Nakano moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Nakano misses its target.
Nakano throws a leg kick
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakano scores with a hook to the body. Whitaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker blocks the body kick.
Whitaker throws the left hand but Nakano avoids the punch easily.
Nakano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whitaker takes a swing at Nakano's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whitaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nakano.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakano. That's going to slow Whitaker down.
Whitaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakano. Nakano obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakano throws a sloppy head kick
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker moves out of range of the body kick from Nakano.
Nakano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nakano scores with a jab to the body.
Nakano throws a lazy body kick
and Whitaker counters with a nice leg kick.
Whitaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nakano throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Whitaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range and Nakano settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Whitaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roy Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range.
Nakano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Whitaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Nakano avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Whitaker lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whitaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whitaker lands a head kick!
Nakano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Good leg kick by Nakano.
Nakano throws a push kick but Whitaker slaps the foot to one side.
Roy Whitaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naoyuki Nakano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakano lands a slapping body shot.
Nakano blocks a low kick nicely.
Nakano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakano is out of range.
Nakano throws a body punch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Nakano avoids it with no problem.
Nakano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker .
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano.
A leg kick checked by Whitaker .
Whitaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakano.
Whitaker is trying to counter with his kicks.
Whitaker swinging wildly here.
Nakano thumps Whitaker with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoyuki Nakano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakano, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoyuki Nakano!
After the big win, Naoyuki Nakano made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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