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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jubei Akechi (ranked 1666 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 166 p4p, 112 weight class). Rai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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25 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Jubei Akechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai misses with a hook. Akechi ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Akechi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akechi throws out the jab.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akechi punishes Rai's body with a nice straight punch.
Akechi staying out of range there.
Akechi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akechi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rai. That one must have hurt.
Jab from Rai.
Akechi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akechi missing with a left hand there. Rai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rai looks to land a right hand but Akechi moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and Akechi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rai.
Akechi throws a sloppy body shot
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and Akechi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akechi's corner calls for a 1-2. Akechi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Akechi misses the target.
Rai lands a nice shot to the body.
Akechi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rai connects with a nice looking jab.
Rai lands an overhand right.
Rai punishes Akechi's body with a nice straight punch.
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Akechi.
Rai 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.
Akechi misses with a straight left.
Rai moves away from the strike by Akechi.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akechi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rai scores with a leg kick.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akechi looks to land a left hand but Rai moved out of range nicely.
Akechi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rai.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
Rai scores with a one two! Akechi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Akechi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akechi, as that shot connected.
Akechi throws a big shot that misses.
Akechi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rai connects with a looping right hand.
Akechi lands a head shot.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Akechi.
Akechi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Akechi ducks down to avoid it.
Akechi misses with a body shot.
Akechi throws a jab when Rai was well out of range.
Akechi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Akechi.
Rai defending well as Akechi loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akechi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rai.
Akechi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Agansing Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akechi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akechi scores with a hook to the body. Rai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Agansing Rai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akechi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akechi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rai.
Akechi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rai misses with a hook. Akechi ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Akechi misses the target.
Rai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Akechi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rai ducks right into an uppercut from Akechi.
Akechi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Akechi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rai defending well as Akechi loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akechi digs a good hook to Rai's body.
Rai misses the jab.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Akechi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akechi misses with a hook.
Rai lands a glancing blow to the side of Akechi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akechi looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Akechi jabs at Rai's body.
Rai throws a poor cross that misses
and Akechi counters with a straight right hand.
Rai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akechi's head backwards.
Akechi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akechi.
Rai throws out a counter right but Akechi avoids it with no problem.
Akechi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Akechi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akechi misses with an uppercut
and Rai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akechi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akechi misses with an uppercut.
Rai cracks Akechi with an open hand slap.
Akechi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Rai lands.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rai misses the body punch
and Akechi counters with a takedown into side control.
Akechi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Akechi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akechi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akechi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Akechi trying to control the action but Rai is working from the bottom.
Akechi just content to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Agansing Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Akechi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Akechi ducks down to avoid it.
Akechi throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
Rai staying out of range there.
Akechi lands a jab to Rai's midsection.
Rai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akechi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akechi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akechi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
Rai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akechi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Akechi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Rai.
Rai throws a poor cross that misses
and Akechi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akechi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akechi.
Rai lands with a shot to the body.
Rai moves away from the strike by Akechi.
Akechi lands with an overhand left.
Akechi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akechi tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akechi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Akechi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Akechi preventing the sweep.
Rai wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Akechi is now in half guard.
Rai won't allow Akechi to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai is trying to get back to full guard.
Akechi stalling.
Akechi wants to take a breather but Rai is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jubei Akechi will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Rai throws a nice head kick!
Akechi connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Akechi walks into a stiff left hand from Rai.
A jab from Rai misses.
Akechi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Rai does no damage.
Rai throws a leg kick but Akechi moved away.
Akechi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rai misses with a wild body shot.
Akechi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akechi throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akechi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akechi. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Akechi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akechi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Akechi.
Akechi avoids the body shot from Rai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akechi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Akechi is just out of range.
Akechi defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand.
Rai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akechi throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Akechi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Akechi lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Rai - just one landing.
Akechi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akechi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akechi lands with an overhand left.
Rai tries to bum rush Akechi with a series of wild strikes but Akechi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akechi's head.
Akechi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Akechi throws a poor cross that misses
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Akechi misses the target.
Rai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rai misses with a hook. Akechi ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akechi counters with a nice uppercut.
Akechi misses with a two punch combination.
Akechi is looking to clinch.
Akechi clinches up with Rai and pushes him back against the cage.
Akechi lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akechi.
Akechi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rai tries to circle away but Akechi has him pinned against the cage.
Rai manages to break the clinch.
Akechi misses with an uppercut.
Akechi throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Rai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akechi misses with an uppercut.
Akechi loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.
Rai throws a leg kick
and Akechi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Akechi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rai swings for the body but Akechi moves out of range.
Rai throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is looking to score with low kicks.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Akechi avoids the head kick by Rai.
Akechi is looking to land body kicks.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Akechi.
Rai throws a series of punches but Akechi moves out of range.
Rai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akechi counters with a stiff right hand.
Akechi swings for the body but Rai moves out of range.
Akechi lands with a nice body punch.
Akechi lands a really nice looking cross but Rai seems unphased.
Rai misses with a hook to the body
and Rai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Akechi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rai.
A low kick lands for Rai.
Akechi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai thuds his shin into the meat of Akechi's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akechi is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Rai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akechi's head backwards.
Akechi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akechi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Akechi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rai scores with a jab to the head.
Akechi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Rai gets tackled into the cage by Akechi. Akechi maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akechi tries to stall but Rai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Akechi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akechi tightens his grip and picks Rai up, before dumping him to the ground. Rai manages to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai trying to keep a closed guard but Akechi is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jubei Akechi.
I think Akechi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jubei Akechi!
An out of breath Jubei Akechi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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