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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Mcknight (ranked 2484 p4p, 5531 weight class) and Kyoji Akawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deshawn Mcknight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyoji Akawi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akawi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mcknight's guard.
Mcknight pulls Akawi in close to prevent any damage.
Akawi won't allow Mcknight to sweep him here.
Akawi wants to control from the top but Mcknight keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcknight is on top in guard.
Mcknight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akawi is keeping the position for now.
Mcknight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akawi's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcknight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcknight stopping the sweep attempt from Akawi.
Mcknight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akawi looking to control.
Mcknight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mcknight has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Akawi has momentary wrist control but Mcknight slips an elbow through the middle.
Akawi can't keep his opponent in guard - Mcknight advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mcknight sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Mcknight there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akawi has hold of Mcknight's hands but Mcknight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcknight lands with a punch from half guard.
Mcknight controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mcknight lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Akawi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcknight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akawi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mcknight is pressing down on Akawi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Akawi is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akawi is trying to stand up here but Mcknight is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Mcknight.
Ground and pound from Mcknight.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mcknight in particular looking to stall.
Mcknight winds up and cracks Akawi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mcknight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Mcknight there.
Mcknight wants to free his trapped foot but Akawi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mcknight moves nicely into side control.
Akawi taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight staying calm.
Mcknight seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Akawi for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcknight connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Akawi some visible discomfort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Mcknight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mcknight shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mcknight was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mcknight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcknight lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mcknight prevents Akawi from escaping the position.
Mcknight remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mcknight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akawi can do to turn this around?
Akawi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Akawi seems a little lost for a moment, as Mcknight dominates the positioning.
Akawi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mcknight is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Akawi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mcknight continues to stall.
Mcknight scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akawi to see if he's OK.
Mcknight in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mcknight working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mcknight working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Akawi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mcknight working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mcknight controls the position.
Deshawn Mcknight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
More hug and hope from Mcknight.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Mcknight.
Mcknight creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Akawi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mcknight scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight scoring with punches from side control.
Akawi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mcknight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Akawi tries to improve position but can't.
Akawi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mcknight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mcknight working the head and body with strikes.
Mcknight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Akawi is rocked!
Akawi is breathing heavily.
Akawi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Akawi is still in real trouble! Can Mcknight finish him?
Mcknight lands an elbow.
Mcknight lands a strong strike to the head of Akawi. That's dazed him! Mcknight looking to finish here. Akawi is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mcknight lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deshawn Mcknight!
In his post fight interview, Deshawn Mcknight started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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