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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama's entrance music is Akiyama Theme Song (This Is My Life - Edward Maya). A fine choice. Kenji Akiyama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles LaFontier's chin.
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210 lbs
30 - 13 - 1 |
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216 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama throws a right hand that LaFontier ducks under and follows up with a left that LaFontier also avoids with ease.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but LaFontier circles away and keeps his distance.
Akiyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
LaFontier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LaFontier scores with a one two! Akiyama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kenji Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by LaFontier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LaFontier.
LaFontier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
LaFontier wants to clinch up but Akiyama keeps it at a distance.
LaFontier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akiyama manages to avoid it.
LaFontier misses with a double jab.
Akiyama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and LaFontier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaFontier throws the left hand but Akiyama avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Akiyama misses the target.
LaFontier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaFontier sends Akiyama crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! LaFontier is motioning to the referee to let Akiyama up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Akiyama is rocked!
LaFontier throws a body punch but Akiyama moves out of range.
Oh Akiyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akiyama throws a body punch but LaFontier moves out of range.
Akiyama seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama blocks a head kick by LaFontier.
Akiyama keeps the fight on the outside.
LaFontier slips under a jab.
Akiyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Akiyama coming out on top.
LaFontier throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Akiyama misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akiyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaFontier tries to clinch but Akiyama is having none of it.
Akiyama clobbers LaFontier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akiyama tries to land a leg kick but LaFontier saw it coming and moves away.
Akiyama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akiyama catches LaFontier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
LaFontier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaFontier blocks a low kick nicely.
Akiyama digs a good body shot into LaFontier's ribs.
LaFontier avoids the body shot from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a leg kick that knocks LaFontier off balance momentarily.
Akiyama throws a shot to the body.
Akiyama has managed to clinch.
LaFontier works on Akiyama's body with a couple of short punches.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
LaFontier lands with a short shot to the head.
Akiyama can't break the clinch.
Akiyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaFontier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LaFontier throws a punch but it's blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a body shot.
LaFontier lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier tries to work over Akiyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akiyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LaFontier misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaFontier lands a right hand.
Akiyama tries to land knees in the clinch but LaFontier avoids the damage to the body.
Akiyama prevents a body shot from LaFontier.
Akiyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaFontier.
LaFontier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akiyama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akiyama tries to throw a body punch but LaFontier avoids it by throwing Akiyama back against the cage.
LaFontier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaFontier.
LaFontier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akiyama avoids it.
Akiyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of LaFontier backwards.
LaFontier presses Akiyama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
LaFontier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaFontier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akiyama's elbow.
Akiyama throws a punch but it's blocked by LaFontier.
LaFontier lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from LaFontier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaFontier lands an elbow that stopped Akiyama in his tracks for a moment.
Akiyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaFontier stuns Akiyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akiyama misses with a body shot
and LaFontier counters with a stiff right hand.
LaFontier swings for the body but Akiyama moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyama loads up on a big right hand but LaFontier slips the punch.
LaFontier is looking to clinch.
LaFontier tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by LaFontier.
LaFontier lands a nice uppercut.
Akiyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but LaFontier is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles LaFontier dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
LaFontier takes a swing at Akiyama's ribcage but misses.
Akiyama avoids the body shot from LaFontier.
LaFontier tries to clinch up but Akiyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles LaFontier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akiyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaFontier.
LaFontier darts in and clinches Akiyama up against the cage.
LaFontier working aggressively here.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akiyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of LaFontier backwards.
LaFontier scores with a shot to the side of Akiyama's head.
LaFontier misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akiyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LaFontier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaFontier blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akiyama takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, LaFontier scores with a nice short uppercut.
LaFontier tries to work over Akiyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFontier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LaFontier lands with a left to the head.
Akiyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akiyama.
Akiyama lands an uppercut.
LaFontier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akiyama is looking to control LaFontier's arms but LaFontier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akiyama has his back to the cage.
Akiyama tries to throw a body punch but LaFontier avoids it by throwing Akiyama back against the cage.
LaFontier takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Charles LaFontier has been cut.
LaFontier managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
LaFontier scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaFontier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
Akiyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but LaFontier is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akiyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LaFontier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
LaFontier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
LaFontier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaFontier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
LaFontier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from LaFontier.
LaFontier trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier cracks Akiyama with a nice body shot.
LaFontier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akiyama or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from LaFontier.
LaFontier managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
A short uppercut from LaFontier.
Akiyama blocks a body shot from LaFontier.
A quick uppercut on the inside from LaFontier.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
LaFontier lands a right hand.
LaFontier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akiyama avoids it.
LaFontier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaFontier.
LaFontier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akiyama avoids it.
A shot in the inside from LaFontier.
LaFontier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
LaFontier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akiyama trying to land knees to the body.
LaFontier misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles LaFontier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
LaFontier misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaFontier managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
Akiyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaFontier lands an elbow inside.
Akiyama can't break the clinch.
LaFontier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akiyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaFontier lands with a big left! Akiyama is wobbled badly! LaFontier comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Akiyama to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charles LaFontier!
In his post fight interview, Charles LaFontier started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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