"Nakamura worked from the outside early in round one, flashing a front kick that fell short of Szalay. For his part, Szalay would crash forward, looking to close the distance more than once, and nearly trapped the Japanese fighter along the fence. Nakamura escaped, if just barely. He didn't escape when Szalay fired a spinning back fist, though Nakamura was able to block the kick."
"He was looking for a home for his knee, perhaps knowing he needed a finish. Moments later, he got one. Another knee, which might have started like as an attempted kick, connected flush on the chin of Szalay. He went down, Nakamura pounced on top with a few punches, and that was it! A massive come-from-behind victory for Keiichiro Nakamura, to claim the Road to UFC 4 tournament titl"
Keiichiro Nakamura defeated Sebastian Szalay in the Road to UFC 4 featherweight final at UFC 325 in Sydney, Australia. Nakamura entered undefeated while Szalay had only one prior professional loss. Szalay pressured early, closing distance, landing power shots, a spinning back fist, and effective body strikes that gave him an edge through the first two rounds. Nakamura struggled with balance and absorbed damage, including an accidental clash of heads in round two. In round three Nakamura pressed forward, found a knee that landed flush on Szalay's chin, and followed with punches to secure the knockout.
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