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Event:
Z16: You vs. Ward
Date: Nov 01, 2025 |
#R1#
Nara looks for a takedown but Armando sprawls well.
Nara misses with a takedown
and Armando counters with a two punch combo.
Armando defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nara.
And Armando tries to counter it with a takedown but Nara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shiro Nara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nara shoots for a double leg takedown but Armando sprawls well. He's pushed Nara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armando stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armando wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Nara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armando keeps working.
Nara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nara controlling the pace. #T1#
Nara slips a nice elbow through Armando's hands, connecting with Armando's forehead.
Armando is trying to stand back up but Nara is controlling him
Nara trying to control the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nara connects with a nice short shot to Armando's temple.
Nara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nara is taking a breather. Armando says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T2#
Nara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Armando is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nara pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Nara.
Ground and pound from Nara.
Ground and pound from Nara.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Armando can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Armando is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nara pulls his head out easily.
Nara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Armando on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nara trying to control the action but Armando is working from the bottom.
Nara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Armando is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nara is nestled in close to Armando, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nara content to control rather than advance.
Nara working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Nara drops an elbow to the side of Armando's head.
Nara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Armando taking some punishment here, with Nara in his half guard.
Nara drops an elbow to the side of Armando's head.
Nara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Armando is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nara pulls his head out easily.
Nara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nara controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nara lands a nice short elbow.
Armando is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T5#
Nara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nara controlling the action here.
Nara slips a nice elbow through Armando's hands, connecting with Armando's forehead.
Nara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Armando with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T6#
Nara lands strikes from half guard.
Nara winds up and cracks Armando with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nara controlling the pace.
Armando is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Nara there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T7#
Nara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nara working Armando over with strikes.
Nara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nara winds up and cracks Armando with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nara winds up and cracks Armando with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Nara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Armando looks winded!
Nara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nara lands a nice short elbow.#T8#
Nara is taking a breather. Armando says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nara drops an elbow to the side of Armando's head.
Nara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nara scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Nara seems content to control.
Nara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Armando for as long as he can get away with.
Armando taking some punishment here, with Nara in his half guard. #T9#
Armando taking some punishment here, with Nara in his half guard.
Nara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Armando is staying active underneath Nara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Armando is in trouble now - Nara has advanced to mount!
Nara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nara working Armando over with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Nara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R2##TD#
Nara gets a double leg takedown into Armando's guard.
Nara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armando's head.
Nara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armando's head.
Nara postures up and lands a big shot to Armando's brow.
Nara landing some decent shots from guard.
Nara works over Armando with some ground and pound from guard.
Nara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shiro Nara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nara with a nice head shot there.
Nara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Nara lands a couple of digs.
Nara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nara with a nice head shot there.
Nara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nara passes Armando's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2#
Armando trying to control from the bottom.
Nara passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nara content just to control the position here.
Nara trying to control but Armando is having none of it.
Nara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nara breaks from Armando's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T3#
Nara content just to control the position here.
Nara with shots to the head and body - Armando looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Armando looks a forlorn figure.
Armando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nara breaks from Armando's wrist control and lands an elbow. #ROC#Armando is rocked!
Armando is breathing heavily.
Nara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Armando can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Armando is still in real trouble! Can Nara finish him?
Nara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Armando hang on?
Nara wants to control the pace but Armando is squirming around nicely.
Armando taking shots to the head. #T4#
Nara loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Armando scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Nara land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Nara stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shiro Nara!
After winning the bout, Shiro Nara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Z11: Fukumitsu vs. Gomi III
Date: Oct 04, 2025 |
#R1#
Nara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wade's waist but Wade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nara off to one side.
Wade tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wade defends well and Nara ends up having to push Wade into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Wade responds with a good body kick, but Nara manages to step out the way in time.
Nara is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shiro Nara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nara has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Wade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Nara looking to score a takedown here. Wade is defending well but Nara drives through and ends up in Wade's guard.
Nara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wade looking for a sweep. Not yet Wade, not yet.
Our spies down at at D.S.T.S inform us that Wade has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Wade had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nara defends it easily.#SUB2#
Nara stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Wade throws up his legs and catches Nara in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Nara tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Wade! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dalton Wade!
Dalton Wade is the new bantamweight champion! |
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Event:
Z7: Knight vs. Tyrell
Date: Sep 14, 2025 |
#R1#
Nara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Nara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nara trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Nara in his half guard.
Nara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nara lands with a punch from half guard.
Nara working the head and body with strikes.
Nara wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Nara not doing much here.
#T1#
Nara trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nara content to control rather than advance.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nara on the ground.
Nara thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ground and pound from Nara.
Nara controlling the pace.
Diaz is not content to let Nara control the position.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nara winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nara is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nara working the head and body with strikes.
Nara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nara trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Nara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz has his hands clasped together around Nara's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz is staying active underneath Nara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nara is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nara. #T4#
Nara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nara scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Nara lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nara lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nara has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nara pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nara breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nara looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T5#
Nara lands a nice shot to the head.
Nara misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nara throws some wild stikes that Diaz manages to avoid easily.
Nara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nara tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
Nara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nara with good strikes from the mount here!
Nara controlling his opponent. #T6#
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Nara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Nara.
Nara breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Nara.
Nara wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Nara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Nara lands with some strikes.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Nara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nara content just to control the position here. #T7#
Nara landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Nara lands a big elbow.
Nara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Nara landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Nara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nara lands a big elbow.
Nara landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble! #T8#
Nara lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Nara lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz wants to control but Nara is having none of it.
Nara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nara looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nara lands with some strikes.
Nara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nara looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!#T9#
Nara landing strikes from the mount.#ROC2#Diaz is rocked!
Nara lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nara controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Nara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nara controlling his opponent.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Nara working Diaz over with strikes here.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Nara lands a nice shot to the head.
Nara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Nara content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Nara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R2#
No luck for Nara with that takedown attempt.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Nara. Nara gets slowly back to his feet.
Nara dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Nara's head and hops out.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jayvion Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiro Nara.
Nara dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Nara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Nara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Nara is very close to passing his half guard.
Nara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Nara winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nara wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Nara is controlling the pace.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nara. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz wants to control but Nara is keeping busy.
Nara winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nara content to control rather than advance.
Nara passes to full mount!
Nara with the ground and pound from mount. #T3#
Nara working Diaz over with strikes here.
Nara avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Nara wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Nara working Diaz over with strikes here.
Nara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nara controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Nara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T4#
Nara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nara working the ground and pound effectively.
Nara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nara working Diaz over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Nara's attempts to control the action.
Nara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Nara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T5#
Nara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nara with shots to the head and body - Diaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nara trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Nara with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Nara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nara looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nara looking to control and managing it successfully. #T6#
Nara lands a couple of good shots and Diaz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nara keeps control of the position easily here as Diaz tries to buck him off.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nara. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Nara throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Nara controls the action.
Nara scores with punches and elbows.
Nara lands a punch to the side of the head from the back. #T7#
Nara lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Diaz hold on?!
Diaz covering up well under a series of strikes from Nara.
Nara punches the canvas rather than the man.
Nara misses with a punch to the head.
Nara gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Nara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nara misses with punches from the back.
Can Diaz hold on?! Nara is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nara scores with punches to the body.
Diaz covers up after that shot from Nara.
#T8#
Nara is working the ground and pound. Can Diaz escape?
Diaz covers up after that shot from Nara.
Nara controls the action.
Nara cracks Diaz with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Diaz from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nara missing with punches from the back.
Nara loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diaz hold on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I would not like to be Diaz right now.
Nara scores with punches to the body.
Can Diaz hold on?! Nara is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
#T9#
Nara missing with punches from the back.
Diaz is keeping busy.
Nara has Diaz flattened out and is raining down punches.
Diaz trying to control the position but Nara manages to sink in the hooks.
Nara is riding his opponent, not letting Diaz buck him off.
Diaz covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Diaz avoids the strikes from Nara.
Jayvion Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiro Nara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nara trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Nara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Shiro Nara!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Shiro Nara!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shiro Nara!
Shiro Nara wins by unanimous decision!
Shiro Nara thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Z1: Sosa vs. Tyrell
Date: Aug 16, 2025 |
#R1#
Nara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yu's waist but Yu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nara off to one side.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nara circles away quickly and effectively.
Nara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yu pinned against the ropes. Yu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yu.
Nara shoots for a double leg takedown but Yu sprawls well. He's pushed Nara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shiro Nara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nara or perhaps it was just good defense by Yu, which made it look bad.
Yu tries a head kick but it misses.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
#TD#
Nara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yu quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nara prevents Yu from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Nara there.
Nara is looking to take a break and control but Yu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nara drops an elbow to the side of Yu's head. #T1#
Yu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nara lands a nice short elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nara throwing shots but Yu is blocking nicely.
Nara is looking to take a break and control but Yu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nara working Yu over with strikes.
Nara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nara lands strikes from half guard.
Nara wants to control but Yu is keeping him busy.
Nara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Yu trying to hold on to Nara's head to control him but Nara postures up.
Yu wants to sweep but Nara has passed to side control!
Nara scoring with punches and elbows.
Nara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yu some visible discomfort.
Nara working the head with strikes.
Yu is looking for a sweep.
Nara trying to control the action but Yu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nara grinds an elbow into Yu's temple. #T3#
Nara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yu is trying to control Nara's posture but Nara avoids it.
Nara cracks Yu with a big elbow.
Nara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nara controls the position from side control.
Nara creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T4#
Nara creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nara has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nara with good strikes from the mount here!
Nara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yu taking shots to the head.
Yu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nara unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nara dominating with strikes here.
Nara working the ground and pound effectively.
Yu is bucking up trying to escape but Nara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T5#
Yu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yu hang on?
Nara lands a heavy elbow.
Nara lands with some strikes.#ROC#Yu is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yu is still in real trouble! Can Nara finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yu takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nara's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shiro Nara! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2025 |
#R1##TD#
Nara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
One taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nara working the ground and pound from side control.
Nara is working One over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
One takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nara prevents One from escaping the position.
Nara remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
One taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nara looks up at the clock and then as One takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nara smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
One really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nara scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused One some visible discomfort.
Nara cracks One with a big elbow.
Nara scores with punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T1#
Nara scores with a couple of short elbows.
One wants to get back to his feet but Nara drags him back down.
Nara scoring with punches and elbows.
Nara in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
One takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nara is chipping away with strikes.
Nara working the head with strikes.
Nara working the ground and pound.
Nara cracks One with a big right hand but One just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nara moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
One is trying to buck Nara off.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T2#
Nara scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nara scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nara landing a few strikes.
Nara lands an elbow.
One is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nara connects with a decent elbow.
Nara takes a little break here. One wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
One is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nara lands some shots froms side control.
Nara lands some shots froms side control.#T3#
Nara prevents One from escaping the position.
Nara staying calm.
Nara working the ground and pound.
Nara landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Nara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nara scoring with punches and elbows.
One is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
One is pushing Nara's head away, looking to escape. Nara manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on Nara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T4#
One taking a bit of punishment here - Nara scoring with strikes.
Nara controls the position from side control.
One is pushing Nara's head away, looking to escape. Nara manages to hold on to the position though.
Nara creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nara taking a breather here.
Nara lands an elbow.
Nara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Nara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nara cracks One with a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Nara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around One's waist but One gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nara off to one side.
One shapes to counter with a head kick.#TD#
Nara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in One's guard.
Nara distracts One with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nara is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nara is pushing down on One's leg trying to pass to half guard. One is fighting to maintain full guard but Nara has managed to sneak the leg through.
One on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
One has hold of Nara's hands but Nara slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nara content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nara connects with a nice short shot to One's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if One can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nara content to control rather than advance.
One tries to kick Nara off but Nara keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
One is looking to get back to is feet but Nara passes into side control.
One pushes Nara away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nara gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nara happy to just control the position for now.
Nara looks up at the clock and then as One takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nara smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nara landing strikes.
Nara prevents One from escaping the position.
Nara has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for One!
Nara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nara lands with some strikes.
One in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nara punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nara with the ground and pound from mount. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nara landing punches.
Nara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
One trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish One?
Nara scoring with strikes but One is staying in there.
Nara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of One's face.
Nara content just to control the position here.
Nara lands a nice shot to the head.
Nara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. One looks a forlorn figure.
One is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#T3#
Nara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
One is trying to stand.
Nara landing shots from mount.
Nara won't let One get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
One taking shots to the head.
Nara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nara landing strikes from the mount.#ROC#One is rocked!
Nara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nara lands a nice shot to the head.
One is still in real trouble! Can Nara finish him?
Nara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?
Nara lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Nara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T4#
Nara cracks One with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nara content just to control the position here.
Nara lands a heavy elbow.
Nara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nara is landing with some decent strikes but One is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Nara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nara lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Nara! One is hurt baaadly! Nara is firing away with more strikes - One is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shiro Nara!
Samoan Joe One was interviewed post fight and said 'A Japanese Proverb - We learn little from victory, much from defeat.'. |
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