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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Sandwhich (ranked 2548 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Kosami Akagawa (ranked 336 p4p, 315 weight class). Kosami Akagawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckle Sandwhich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Akagawa.
Akagawa wants to clinch.
Akagawa thumps Sandwhich with a low kick.
Akagawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Sandwhich misses the target.
Akagawa's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akagawa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sandwhich closes the distance and clinches.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandwhich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akagawa avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa landing knees to the head.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sandwhich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sandwhich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Akagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandwhich controls his hands.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Knuckle Sandwhich has been cut.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sandwhich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sandwhich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akagawa's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akagawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich swings wildly with an uppercut but Akagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Akagawa managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich struggles to land a body shot inside as Akagawa controls his hands.
Sandwhich lands a right hand.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Akagawa.
Sandwhich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa has Sandwhich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sandwhich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandwhich is defending well for now.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Akagawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandwhich tries to land knees in the clinch but Akagawa avoids the damage to the body.
Sandwhich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich dodges an elbow strike from Akagawa.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Akagawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Sandwhich won't want to take too many of those.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandwhich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Akagawa landing knees to the head.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandwhich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akagawa.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Sandwhich to work.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Sandwhich managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Knuckle Sandwhich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Knuckle Sandwhich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sandwhich drives through and clinches with Akagawa against the cage.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandwhich avoids it.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Sandwhich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akagawa up against the cage.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandwhich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akagawa is defending well for now.
Sandwhich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandwhich landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Akagawa is breathing heavily.
Akagawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandwhich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandwhich is defending well for now.
Sandwhich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Sandwhich lands with a left to the head.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
Akagawa blocks an elbow strike from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akagawa.
Sandwhich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sandwhich taking a breather.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandwhich avoids it.
Akagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Come on Sandwhich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akagawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Akagawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sandwhich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
Akagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akagawa is defending well for now.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
Sandwhich tries to land knees in the clinch but Akagawa avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sandwhich obliges.
Sandwhich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akagawa's elbow.
Akagawa missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Knuckle Sandwhich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akagawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sandwhich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich scores with a shot to the side of Akagawa's head.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Akagawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sandwhich avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sandwhich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a hook that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Akagawa blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Sandwhich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knuckle Sandwhich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sandwhich moves into range and clinches up with Akagawa.
Sandwhich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akagawa can do to turn this around?
Sandwhich crunches a lovely knee into Akagawa's ribcage.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich lands a good knee to the midsection. Akagawa won't want to take too many of those.
Akagawa takes a shot to the head.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
Sandwhich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it misses.
Sandwhich lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandwhich lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Akagawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandwhich is defending well for now.
Sandwhich scores with a shot to the side of Akagawa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandwhich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sandwhich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandwhich avoids it.
Akagawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akagawa is defending well for now.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandwhich presses Akagawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sandwhich pushes Akagawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Sandwhich pushes off an throws an elbow but Akagawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Akagawa up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
Akagawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akagawa's elbow.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Sandwhich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich effectively controlling the action here.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Akagawa blocks an elbow strike.
Akagawa takes a shot to the head.
Sandwhich blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandwhich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandwhich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sandwhich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sandwhich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich lands with a right to the head.
Akagawa being controlled against the cage.
Sandwhich avoids the elbow strike from Akagawa, against the cage.
Kosami Akagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Sandwhich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knuckle Sandwhich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandwhich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Sandwhich!
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