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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aki Sirkesalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erris Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erris Watts!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Sirkesalo sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watts wants to clinch up but Sirkesalo keeps it at a distance.
Sirkesalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts gets a double leg takedown into Sirkesalo's guard.
Watts pushes down on Sirkesalo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sirkesalo is staying active underneath Watts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sirkesalo wants to get back to his feet.
Watts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sirkesalo's head.
Watts slows the pace down in half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Erris Watts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sirkesalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sirkesalo is fending him off so far but Watts persists. Nope, Sirkesalo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirkesalo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sirkesalo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aki Sirkesalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erris Watts.
Watts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sirkesalo catches Watts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Erris Watts has been cut.
Watts misses with a shot to the body
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sirkesalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirkesalo misses with a double jab.
Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Sirkesalo misses.
Sirkesalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sirkesalo pinned against the cage. Sirkesalo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo works Watts's body with a nice hook.
Sirkesalo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Sirkesalo throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Sirkesalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts lands a nice looking body shot.
Sirkesalo with a nice cross.
Sirkesalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirkesalo misses with a wild body shot.
Watts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watts tries a body shot but Sirkesalo blocks it.
Sirkesalo keeps control of Watts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watts wants to get back to striking at distance but Sirkesalo won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts slows down the pace here.
Watts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sirkesalo avoids it.
Sirkesalo manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Watts or perhaps it was just good defense by Sirkesalo which made him look bad.
A nice combination there by Sirkesalo.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Sirkesalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sirkesalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watts somewhat.
Watts seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sirkesalo shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Watts is backing up but Sirkesalo catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Watts covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sirkesalo Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aki Sirkesalo!
A very excited looking Aki Sirkesalo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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