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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davy Bauwens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahiro Akiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahiro Akiyoshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Bauwens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Akiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauwens fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bauwens.
Bauwens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akiyoshi to the mat! Akiyoshi manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Akiyoshi has his feet on Bauwens's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bauwens misses with a takedown attempt - Akiyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davy Bauwens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauwens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akiyoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Bauwens. Bauwens gets slowly back to his feet.
Akiyoshi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyoshi tries to free his leg and advance position but Bauwens is retaining full guard.
Akiyoshi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Akiyoshi trying to control but Bauwens is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauwens wants to stand up but Akiyoshi is controlling him.
Akiyoshi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Takahiro Akiyoshi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Akiyoshi feints and as Bauwens raises his hands in defense, Akiyoshi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akiyoshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bauwens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Akiyoshi trying to control but Bauwens is working from the bottom.
Akiyoshi advances to half guard.
Akiyoshi wants to pass the guard but Bauwens is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akiyoshi slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akiyoshi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akiyoshi trying to control from half guard but Bauwens is working away.
Akiyoshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akiyoshi is looking to take a break and control but Bauwens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bauwens is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi throwing shots but Bauwens is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Akiyoshi there.
Akiyoshi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Akiyoshi moves into full mount! Bauwens won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauwens wants to control but Akiyoshi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takahiro Akiyoshi dominated that round.
That's time! Bauwens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bauwens tries to work over Akiyoshi's front leg with a kick but Akiyoshi checks it.
Akiyoshi dodges the punch combination from Bauwens.
Bauwens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akiyoshi leaves Bauwens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akiyoshi shoots in and gets a takedown into Bauwens's guard.
Akiyoshi trying to control but Bauwens is working from the bottom.
Akiyoshi slips nicely into half guard.
Bauwens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyoshi is pressing down on Bauwens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bauwens is holding on for now.
Akiyoshi slows the pace down in half guard.
Bauwens trying to control from the bottom.
Bauwens manages to get to full guard.
Akiyoshi advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens parries the strikes from Akiyoshi easily there. Akiyoshi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bauwens to escape.
Akiyoshi working the strikes but Bauwens uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Akiyoshi is looking to take a break and control but Bauwens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Akiyoshi there.
Akiyoshi is looking to stall here but Bauwens recovers full guard.
Akiyoshi throws a strike but Bauwens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Akiyoshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bauwens wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Akiyoshi.
Akiyoshi with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi looking to finish with strikes here!
Bauwens wants to try and get back to his feet.
Akiyoshi wants to control the pace but Bauwens is squirming around nicely.
Akiyoshi landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akiyoshi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Akiyoshi with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyoshi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takahiro Akiyoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bauwens dives in and grabs Akiyoshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Akiyoshi pushes down on Bauwens's head and hops out.
Akiyoshi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Akiyoshi controlling from the top position.
Akiyoshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bauwens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akiyoshi.
Bauwens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akiyoshi is controlling him.
Akiyoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauwens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Takahiro Akiyoshi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Akiyoshi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Akiyoshi trying to pass the guard but Bauwens defending well.
Akiyoshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bauwens's head.
Bauwens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Akiyoshi.
Akiyoshi slips a nice elbow through Bauwens's hands, connecting with Bauwens's forehead.
Takahiro Akiyoshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi working Bauwens over with strikes.
Akiyoshi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Akiyoshi in particular looking to stall.
Akiyoshi wants to pass to mount but Bauwens is defending the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akiyoshi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Takahiro Akiyoshi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Akiyoshi feints and as Bauwens raises his hands in defense, Akiyoshi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akiyoshi stays in close to Bauwens's body and controls the position.
Akiyoshi is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Bauwens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bauwens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akiyoshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Akiyoshi is nestled in close to Bauwens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akiyoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bauwens defending well though.
Bauwens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akiyoshi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahiro Akiyoshi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akiyoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bauwens defending well though.
Davy Bauwens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akiyoshi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bauwens!
Bauwens in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takahiro Akiyoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Akiyoshi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takahiro Akiyoshi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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