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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Takumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramen comes into the arena with AC/DC - If You Want Blood blaring out of the sound system. Akiyama Takumi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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149 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Takumi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takumi swinging wilding here.
A swing and a miss from Takumi.
Ramen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takumi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takumi is looking to reverse the position.
Ramen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takumi keeps working.
Ramen scoring with punches from side control.
Ramen misses with the ground and pound.
Ramen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Takumi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ramen tries to kick Takumi off but Takumi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Takumi wants to stand but Ramen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ramen is doing well to control the position and prevent Takumi from advancing to side control.
Takumi wants to stand but Ramen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi passes to full mount!
Takumi tries to control but Ramen wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Takumi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ramen 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.
Ramen working to try and regain half guard.
Ramen wants to hold on but Takumi pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramen can't escape the position.
Ramen tries to buck Takumi off but he can't manage it.
Ramen wants to hold on but Takumi pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takumi is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Takumi looks gassed!
Ramen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramen with a nice head shot there.
Takumi keeping moving, preventing Ramen from controlling successfully.
Ramen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takumi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takumi's head.
Ramen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ramen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takumi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takumi is trying to control Ramen's posture but Ramen avoids it.
Takumi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramen connects with a decent elbow.
Ramen is putting a hurting on Takumi here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Takumi's face as Ramen controls the position.
Ramen'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.
Takumi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramen connects with a decent elbow.
Ramen gets to mount! Takumi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ramen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramen breaks from Takumi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ramen dominating with strikes here.
Ramen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramen working the ground and pound effectively.
Ramen lands a nice shot to the head.
Ramen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramen controlling from mount.
BOOM! Ramen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Ramen dominated that round.
That's time! Ramen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramen avoids the body shot from Takumi.
Takumi tries to clinch but Ramen moves away
and Ramen counters with a low kick, right behind Takumi 's knee.
Ramen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramen tries to bum rush Takumi with a series of wild strikes but Takumi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramen knocks Takumi to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Takumi is rocked!
It looks like Akiyama Takumi has been cut.
Ramen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Takumi is still in real trouble! Can Ramen finish him?
Ramen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Takumi seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Takumi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takumi is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramen has a good base and remains in mount.
Takumi is breathing heavily.
Ramen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Takumi hang on?
Takumi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ramen with shots to the head and body - Takumi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ramen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ramen landing strikes from the mount and Takumi is in trouble!
Ramen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ramen breaks from Takumi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ramen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ramen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ramen breaks from Takumi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ramen lands a nice shot to the head.
Ramen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takumi?
Takumi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ramen looking to finish Takumi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Takumi!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ramen lands a big shot there that rocks Takumi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kenji Ramen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takumi?
Takumi tries to hold on but Ramen pushes him away.
Takumi is looking to improve his position but Ramen isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Takumi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Takumi is squirming around, avoiding Ramen's attempts to control the action.
Ramen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramen scoring with strikes but Takumi is staying in there.
Ramen controlling the pace for now.
Ramen lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen tries to control but Takumi wriggling away.
Takumi tries to hold on but Ramen pushes him away.
Ramen landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Ramen.
Takumi taking shots to the head.
Ramen unloading with bombs!
Ramen landing shots from mount.
Ramen scoring with strikes but Takumi is staying in there.
Ramen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Takumi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Takumi looks a forlorn figure.
Takumi taking shots to the head.
Takumi is squirming around, avoiding Ramen's attempts to control the action.
Ramen working Takumi over with strikes here.
Ramen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Takumi looks a forlorn figure.
Ramen tries to control but Takumi wriggling away.
Takumi is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takumi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ramen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramen breaks from Takumi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Ramen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akiyama Takumi's cut.
That's time! Ramen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ramen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ramen duly obliges.
Ramen tries to clinch there but Takumi circles away.
Takumi scores with a push kick.
Akiyama Takumi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramen misses with a two punch combination.
Takumi throws a body kick the misses
and Ramen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramen breaks from the clinch.
Takumi tries to clinch
and Ramen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramen as he connects with a hook.
Ramen closes the distance and pushes Takumi back into the cage.
Takumi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramen walks away with a smile on his face. Takumi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ramen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramen slips a jab and a cross from Takumi.
Ramen lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramen shoots in and bounces Takumi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Takumi keeping moving, preventing Ramen from controlling successfully.
Ramen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramen is working Takumi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takumi trying to keep a closed guard but Ramen is proving a slippery customer.
Ramen wants to control from the top but Takumi keeps moving.
Ramen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takumi has momentary wrist control but Ramen slips an elbow through the middle.
Takumi can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ramen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Takumi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramen slips a nice elbow through Takumi's hands, connecting with Takumi's forehead.
Ramen is trying to control the action in half guard but Takumi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takumi can do to turn this around?
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. Ramen connects with a nice short shot to Takumi's temple.
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. Ramen connects with a nice short shot to Takumi's temple.
Ramen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Takumi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen is trying to control the action in half guard but Takumi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Takumi!
Ramen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ramen lands a big elbow.
Ramen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takumi?
BOOM! Ramen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ramen landing shots from mount.
Ramen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Takumi taking shots to the head.
Ramen raining down shots from the mount!
Kenji Ramen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramen controlling the position easily from mount.
Ramen lands with some strikes.
Ramen looking to finish Takumi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Takumi!
Ramen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Akiyama Takumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramen lands with some strikes.
Ramen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takumi?
Takumi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Ramen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Ramen!
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