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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Akando (ranked 4656 p4p, 25501 weight class) and Harold Hogfish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bunny Akando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Hogfish!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogfish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akando closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Akando could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Akando misses with a body punch.
Akando lands an uppercut.
Akando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogfish is trying to break free.
Akando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hogfishs head.
Hogfish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hogfish blocks a body shot from Akando.
Akando lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akando pushes Hogfish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akando lands with a light punch inside.
Akando lands a body punch.
Hogfish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akando lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Hogfish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Akando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogfish looking for a takedown.
Akando lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Akando lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hogfish or not.
Akando cracks Hogfish with a nice body shot.
Hogfish fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akando.
Hogfish prevents a body shot from Akando.
Hogfish is trying to stall.
Akando struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogfish controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Akando.
Akando working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hogfish's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hogfish's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akando lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hogfish backwards.
Akando lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akando lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hogfish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Akando misses with a body punch.
Hogfish tries to pull guard but Akando won't allow it.
Bunny Akando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Hogfish.
Hogfish prevents a body shot from Akando.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogfish is trying to break the clinch but Akando is controlling him.
Akando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogfish's elbow.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Akando lands a hook that snaps the head of Hogfish backwards.
Hogfish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akando works on Hogfish's body with a couple of short punches.
Hogfish is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogfish prevents a body shot from Akando.
Akando lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Akando - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Akando.
Akando lands a body shot.
Akando scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Akando.
Nice body punch from Akando - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akando.
Hogfish blocks a body shot from Akando.
Akando misses with a body punch.
A short right from Akando on the inside.
Akando misses with a body punch.
Hogfish tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akando just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akando misses with a punch to the body.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Akando tries a body shot but Hogfish blocks it.
Akando lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akando.
Akando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akando lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Akando struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogfish controls his hands.
Hogfish is trying to break the clinch but Akando is controlling him.
Akando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akando scores with a shoulder strike.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Hogfish can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Akando dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab from Akando.
Akando misses with a looping left.
Akando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akando as Hogfish tries to tie him up.
Akando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Akando.
Akando misses with a body punch.
Akando lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hogfish.
Bunny Akando has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akando.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogfish wants to take the fight to the mat but Akando manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Akando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akando tries a body shot but Hogfish blocks it.
Akando lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akando throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogfish is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akando is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akando.
Akando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogfish jumps guard but Akando stands there with Hogfish around his waist. Hogfish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bunny Akando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Hogfish.
Akando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akando lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogfish prevents a body shot from Akando.
Akando lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Akando.
A right handed body shot lands from Akando.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Akando.
Akando struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogfish controls his hands.
Akando blocks an uppercut.
Hogfish wants a takedown.
Akando tries to work over Hogfish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akando misses with a punch to the body.
Akando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogfish can do to turn this around?
Hogfish stalling in the clinch but Akando improves position.
Akando lands a shoulder strike.
Akando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Akando tries to throw a body punch but Hogfish avoids it by throwing Akando back against the cage.
Akando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akando.
Akando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akando struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogfish controls his hands.
Akando presses Hogfish against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Hogfish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Akando.
Hogfish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akando pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hogfish is breathing heavily.
No luck for Hogfish with that takedown attempt.
Hogfish doesn't manage to clinch there - Akando circles away.
A left lands for Akando.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Akando - that will leave a mark!
Akando misses the shot to the body.
Hogfish raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bunny Akando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Akando.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogfish shoots in for a takedown but Akando shows good takedown defense.
Akando lands with a nice body punch.
Hogfish tries to keep at a distance but Akando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akando misses with a body punch.
Akando can't find room to land a body shot as Hogfish controls the action.
Hogfish takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Akando.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogfish is trying to break the clinch but Akando has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Akando - that landed with a thud.
Akando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hogfish's efforts to push away.
Akando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Akando dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akando ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akando misses with a hook.
Hogfish is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Akando looks to land a right hand but Hogfish moved out of range.
Hogfish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akando sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hogfish somewhat.
Akando has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akando lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hogfish or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogfish.
Akando gets through Hogfish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akando is working Hogfish over against the cage.
Akando lands with a right to the head.
Akando is working Hogfish over against the cage.
Akando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akando tries to throw a body punch but Hogfish avoids it by throwing Akando back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Akando.
A frustrated look appears on Hogfish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akando misses with a punch to the body.
Akando is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hogfish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogfish is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akando to keep the fight standing.
Bunny Akando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Hogfish.
Akando lands a nice shot to the body.
Akando throws a head punch that misses.
Akando pushes Hogfish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akando lands with a left to the head.
Akando is leaning against Hogfish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogfish.
Akando throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Akando as the two fighters clinch.
Akando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akando misses with a punch to the body.
Hogfish jumps guard but Akando turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hogfish wants to stall.
Akando tries to throw a body punch but Hogfish avoids it by throwing Akando back against the cage.
Hogfish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akando walks away with a smile on his face. Hogfish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hogfish counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Akando with the inside leg kick.
Hogfish is looking to land body kicks.
Hogfish tries to clinch but Akando moves away
and Akando counters with a nice body kick.
Akando displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hogfish.
Akando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akando throws a good cross that connects.
Akando stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akando misses with an uppercut
and Hogfish counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogfish moves out of range as Akando strikes.
Hogfish shoots in for a takedown but Akando shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hogfish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akando stuffs the takedown attempt from Hogfish. Hogfish gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akando.
Hogfish tries to clinch there but Akando circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Akando misses its target.
Harold Hogfish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akando lands with a good body shot.
Hogfish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akando sprawls well. Akando wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hogfish gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Akando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akando 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Akando!
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