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4:18 p.m. Japanese Time

Nakao enters the Arena to Tomoyasu Hotei´s Battle Without Honor Or Humanity from the movie Kill Bill.

Nakamura has two guys wearing huge blue penguins enter the Arena putting on a cartoon show or something. Nakamura enters wearing his traditional blue Gi. His mentor Yoshida in his corner of course.

Both fighters are announced.

4.23 p.m.

IT`S ON

Both fighters in the center, Nakao throws a nice combo and goes for the takedown, after a couple of second he gets it, they roll around a bit, but both standing again in the corner, with Nakao pressing him into the ropes. Nakamura with an inside knee. Break. To the center. Nakamura tried a right high kick, but slips, back up, both men trying to land a punch with their fists tight together. Nakamura with a foward knee to Nakao´s heard. Still stand in the center of the ring, Nakao is waiting to counter it seems. Not much happening, both fighters hesitant, Nakao now goes for a hard haymaker, missed. Nakamura with a thai knee attempt.

Center ring action again. Nakao is waiting to counter him it seems, Nakamura def. the agressor here with his knees. Nakao with a left kick to the hips, Nakamura answers with a short thai clinch and two knees. Goes for the knee again, overhand right by Nakao. Flying knee by Nakamura, no damage. Nakamura with a right high kick, blocked. Nakamura is really pressing the action here, but the fight is not going anywhere because Nakao is doing a good job from getting hurt.

Center action again, another thai knee by Nakamura, it seems as if he tried to pull Nakao down, Nakao now in his guard, now half guard. Controling Nakamura now with the right elbow. Some hammerpunch attempts , pressign that elbow down hard. Fight is under the ropes now, break.

Restart in the center of the ring. Same position. Nakamura escapes and both men standing in the corner, Nakao pressing himself into Nakamura. Break. Left highkick by Nakao, no damage. Goes for the takedown no success. Combination by Nakamura, partially blocked. Aganist the ropes now. Round is over.

Round 2

Nakao again looking as if he is only interested in counter punching, nice left now by Nakao, Nakamura now goes for the knee again, Nakao answers with a flurry of punches, no damage done. Ropes now, Nakamura leaning into Nakao. Center action again. Nakamura against with a right, which is blocked by Nakao, who is doing a good job blocking but doesn´t attempt too much on his own. Nakamura sees that his best weapon is the knee. Center action, nothing really happening. Finally Nakao gets a Yellow Card. Nakamura goes for another left high kick, misses and Nakao tries to go in with a combination, clinching now in the corner. Man this is a long fight.

Break, back to the center. 1.2 by Nakamura followed by a thai knee. Left overhand by Nakao, stops Nakamura in his tracks but didn´t do anything special, Nakamura again with the flying thai knee, trying to do something, anything, another high right kick followed by a blocked knee. This round is almost over, and I couldn´t be any more happier.

Round 3

Nakamura with combinations, Nakao tries to go for the takedown, doesn´t get it. Hard left hook by Nakao, his best shot of the fight. Right low kick by Nakamura. Clinch against the ropes again. Another Yellow card for Nakao. Nakamura is trying and trying, but nothing hurts this rock, and Nakao is being boring. Fight is almost over, thank god. This should be an easy UD for Nakamura. Now Nakao is going with in with some wild hooks, Nakamura with another thai knee attempt. Hard right to Nakamura´s chest, but basically wild punches by Nakao. Fight is over.

Going to the scorecards. UD for Nakamura, and I hope I never see Nakao again.


NEXT FIGHT

MAURICIO SHOGUN VS THE SNAKE ( Whoever that is, never seen him before)

5:02 p.m. Japanese Time.

We are still on a break. The fights should resume shortly, we are already 3 hours into the event. The finalists will be Mirko CroCop vs Josh Barnett, Fedor´s brother Aleksander TKO´ed Kharitonov, Nishijima lost to Cyborg Santos, Morai sbeat Lee Tae Hyun and Nakamura just beat Nakao.

5:09 p.m.

Fight is starting soon.

5:16 p.m.

Patience.. it will resume in a few minutes. We still got this fight, Arona vs Overeem and the Final of the tournament ahead of us.

5:22 p.m.

I don´t know what´s going on, I don´t understand a word, but Akihiro Gono and Gomi just entered into the ring, I guess they are going to speak about the next and final Bushido tournament round. Gono is wearing his red clown afro and cracking jokes I guess. Now Gomi is taking the mic.

5:30 p.m.

The Snake enters the Arena to Rave music. Maybe he is a fan of Jake "The Snake" Roberts. From the few words I catch here and there it seems as if he is a Muay Thai champion from France.

Shogun enters the Arena to Techno wearing his standard black shorts and black and white sponsor shirt.

Both fighters are announced.

5:35 p.m. Japanese Time

IT`S ON!!!

Left high kick by Snake, blocked. Flying knee attempt by snake blocked by Shogun who also missed a roundhouse. Shogun in Snakes guard now, Snakes attempts to reverse it, but Shogun sticks on him like glue. Now in side mount with knees to the ribs. Snake manages to get out, Shogun goes immediately for the takedown again, sensing the snakes stand up is not exactly bad. Shogun now in Snakes half guard. Snake locking his leg, Shogun gets his leg out and goes back to side mount. Shogun now standing throws a kick while Snake escapes the side mount. Snake with incredible long legs. Shogun goes for the clinch again and gets the takedown. Against side mount with elbows on Snakes back. Shogun gets up goes for a soccer kick but leaves it, while taking side mount again, but now standing stomping snake hard. Fight is over, Shogun stomped Snake out.

Ouch. Shogun is back. Shogun takes the mic and says a few words, I am sure it has something to do with his injury and being back now, word to his fans, I hear the word America, hinting to his next fight at Pride 32 " The Real Deal".

NEXT FIGHT

RICARDO ARONA VS ALISTAIR OVEREEM

5:47 p.m. Japanese Time

Alistair Overeem enters the Arena with his usual Euro Techno music, wearing a black shirt and his orange trunks. Looking focused.

Ricardo Arona enters to Brasilian Rap or wearing blue BTT gear.

Both fighters are announced.

5:52 p.m.

IT`S ON!!!

Overeem stalking Arona, Arona with some low kicks, missed. Left jab by Arona, missed. Arona cutting the ring looking for that one punch to take Arona out, but brings his thai knee instead, Arona fights him off, and we are backing to cutting off the ring. Arona with a Rock hard left low kick which puts Overeem on his back. Arona now in Overeem´s guard, now standing, Overeem is able to kick him off , but Arona now in side mount. Moving towards the ropes, Arona with a hard knee to Overeem´s head, Overeem now giving up his back to Arona, while Arona unleashes another left knee to his head, Arona now on Overeem´s back. Overeem on his knees while Arona hits him from the top, on his back. Now going for the RNC, but is not able to apply it, goes back to hitting him with punches from the side. Something happened, Overeem taps out. The fight is over, Overeem got hurt somehow.

Looking at the replay, it seemed as if Overeem was hurt from those shots that came from above. Not the best thing to do, giving up your back to a former ADCC Champion like Arona, who also put Overeem down with a rock hard left low kick. Respect.

NEXT FIGHT

THE FINAL OF THE OPEN WEIGHT GRAND PRIX

Mikro CroCop vs. Josh Barnett.

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