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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Burczymucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama has chosen On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks as his entrance music. Stefan Burczymucha looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Burczymucha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama moves in looking to clinch but Burczymucha pushes him off.
Akiyama is looking to clinch.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but Burczymucha circles away and keeps his distance.
Burczymucha tries to clinch up.
Akiyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burczymucha misses with an elbow over the top.
Akiyama lands a knee to the body.
Burczymucha is breathing heavily.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burczymucha trying to control the position but instead, Akiyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burczymucha into the cage.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
It looks like Stefan Burczymucha has been cut.
Akiyama landing knees to the body.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Akiyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burczymucha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akiyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
Akiyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
Burczymucha throws an elbow but it misses.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Burczymucha looking to throw knees to the head but Akiyama is blocking nicely.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into Burczymucha's ribcage.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
Burczymucha trying to land knees to the body.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Burczymucha looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burczymucha is trying to break free.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burczymucha trying to land knees to the body.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burczymucha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Akiyama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norifumi Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burczymucha moves out of range as Akiyama throws a body kick.
Akiyama gets a clinch.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burczymucha blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burczymucha blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akiyama lands a knee to the body.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
Akiyama managing to block the knees to the body from Burczymucha.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Burczymucha wants to get back to striking at distance but Akiyama won't allow it.
Akiyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burczymucha managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
Burczymucha manages to break the clinch.
Akiyama darts in and clinches Burczymucha up against the cage.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Burczymucha is blocking nicely.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama missing with knees to the body.
Akiyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burczymucha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Burczymucha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burczymucha misses with some punches.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Akiyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Burczymucha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akiyama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Akiyama missing with knees to the body.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Burczymucha pushes off an throws an elbow but Akiyama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Burczymucha managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
Burczymucha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akiyama scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norifumi Akiyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Burczymucha's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burczymucha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akiyama has managed to clinch.
Akiyama blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burczymucha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Akiyama up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burczymucha blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burczymucha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burczymucha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akiyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Burczymucha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczymucha connects with a knee to the head.
Akiyama scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burczymucha taking a breather.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Akiyama.
Burczymucha wants a takedown but no success here.
Akiyama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama missing with knees to the body.
Burczymucha wants to get back to striking at distance but Akiyama won't allow it.
Akiyama keeps control of Burczymucha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Akiyama blocks the elbow strike.
Burczymucha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burczymucha tries to break the clinch but Akiyama is controlling the position.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burczymucha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burczymucha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burczymucha looking to throw knees to the head but Akiyama is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Burczymucha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Burczymucha avoids the damage to the body.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
Burczymucha misses with an elbow strike.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burczymucha blocks it with crossed arms.
Burczymucha avoiding damage.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into Burczymucha's ribcage.
Burczymucha tries for a takedown but Akiyama manages to get underhooks.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burczymucha.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Burczymucha pushes off an throws an elbow but Akiyama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Akiyama avoids the elbow strike from Burczymucha, against the cage.
Akiyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burczymucha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Burczymucha avoids the damage to the body.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Burczymucha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akiyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burczymucha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burczymucha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Akiyama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Burczymucha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiyama landing knees to the body.
Akiyama lands a knee to the body.
Burczymucha misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Burczymucha throws a punch but it's blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama managing to block the knees to the body from Burczymucha.
Akiyama missing with knees to the body.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Burczymucha lands an elbow inside.
Burczymucha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akiyama is keeping busy.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burczymucha misses with an elbow over the top.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burczymucha swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Burczymucha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norifumi Akiyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stefan Burczymucha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Burczymucha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Akiyama as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burczymucha.
Burczymucha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Burczymucha misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akiyama.
A solid body kick from Akiyama.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akiyama, right into the meat.
Akiyama clinches up with Burczymucha and pushes him back against the cage.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burczymucha blocks it with crossed arms.
Burczymucha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akiyama avoiding damage as Burczymucha throws knees to the body.
Akiyama blocks an elbow strike from Burczymucha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Akiyama 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.
Burczymucha has a couple of punches blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Akiyama blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama stops a takedown attempt from Burczymucha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Burczymucha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama blocks an uppercut.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burczymucha misses with a punch on the inside.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama lands a nice knee to the body.
Akiyama avoiding damage as Burczymucha throws knees to the body.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Burczymucha is blocking nicely.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burczymucha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burczymucha's face.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Burczymucha wants to get back to striking at distance but Akiyama won't allow it.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burczymucha blocks it with crossed arms.
Burczymucha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burczymucha has had enough of the clinch but Akiyama keeps him there for the moment.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burczymucha tries to throw a body punch but Akiyama avoids it by throwing Burczymucha back against the cage.
Burczymucha lands an elbow inside.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burczymucha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burczymucha tries to score a body lock takedown but Akiyama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burczymucha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Burczymucha is blocking nicely.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burczymucha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama blocks an elbow strike from Burczymucha.
Burczymucha misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Norifumi Akiyama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burczymucha blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Akiyama.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks it.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Burczymucha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Burczymucha blocks with his arms.
Akiyama prevents Burczymucha from breaking the clinch.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burczymucha.
Akiyama landing knees to the body.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Burczymucha is blocking nicely.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Burczymucha is blocking nicely.
Norifumi Akiyama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burczymucha can't get the takedown.
Burczymucha looking to throw knees to the head but Akiyama is blocking nicely.
Burczymucha has a couple of punches blocked by Akiyama.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stefan Burczymucha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norifumi Akiyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akiyama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norifumi Akiyama!
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