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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sickwat Dan (ranked 2349 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Jubei Akechi (ranked 213 p4p, 120 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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9 - 8 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Jubei Akechi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan works Akechi's body with a nice hook.
Dan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akechi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dan walks away with a smile on his face. Akechi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akechi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akechi throws out a counter right but Dan avoids it with no problem.
Akechi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sickwat Dan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dan misses with a double jab.
Dan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akechi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan shoots in and bounces Akechi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan wants to control from the top but Akechi keeps moving.
Dan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dan trying to move into half guard but instead Akechi has managed to sweep!
Dan pulls Akechi in close to prevent any damage.
Akechi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two 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.
Dan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Akechi won't allow Dan to sweep him here.
Dan pulls Akechi in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Akechi moves out of range as Dan strikes.
Akechi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akechi lands with an overhand left.
Akechi moves out of range of the strikes.
Akechi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akechi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akechi moves away from the strike by Dan .
Akechi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akechi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akechi throws out the jab.
Dan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akechi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dan misses with a right hand
and Akechi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sickwat Dan has been cut.
Akechi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Akechi misses its intended target.
Dan tries to clinch up.
Akechi feints the counter takedown.
Dan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akechi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akechi struggles to land a body shot inside as Dan controls his hands.
Akechi misses with a punch on the inside.
Akechi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan blocks an elbow strike.
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sickwat Dan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sickwat Dan 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dan missing with a left hand there. Akechi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dan 's corner calls for a 1-2. Dan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akechi avoids the body shot from Dan .
Dan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akechi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dan pushes Akechi up against the cage in a clinch.
Akechi lands a body punch.
Dan misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Dan .
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Dan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan blocks a body shot from Akechi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan scores with a shot to the side of Akechi's head.
Akechi struggles to land a body shot inside as Dan controls his hands.
Dan has Akechi pressed against the cage.
Dan struggles to land a body shot inside as Akechi controls his hands.
Akechi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan misses with the head strike.
Akechi goes for a takedown attempt but Dan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dan misses with a hook
and Dan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dan misses with a body shot.
Akechi defending well as Dan loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Akechi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dan throws a big elbow that misses.
Akechi keeping full guard, as Dan tries to pass.
Dan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dan looking to sit in guard and control but Akechi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan managing to control the position.
Dan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dan trying to control from half guard but Akechi is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akechi wants to improve his position but Dan is controlling well.
Dan is looking to advance position but Akechi won't allow it.
Akechi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dan is trying to control the action in half guard but Akechi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Akechi is looking for a sweep. Dan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Akechi is not content to let Dan control the position.
Akechi is looking to control Dan 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Akechi avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dan is looking to stall here but Akechi recovers full guard.
Sickwat Dan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dan wants to control from the top but Akechi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dan wants to clinch up but Akechi keeps it at a distance.
Akechi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dan avoids the body shot from Akechi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sickwat Dan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sickwat Dan 's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akechi.
Akechi lands a jab.
Dan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akechi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akechi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sickwat Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dan throws a poor cross that misses
and Akechi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akechi tries to clinch up.
Dan looks to score with a jab to the body but Akechi is just out of range.
Akechi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dan tries to land a front kick but Akechi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akechi cracks Dan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dan tries to clinch
and Akechi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jubei Akechi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan tries to clinch up
and Akechi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dan misses its intended target.
Dan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akechi momentarily.
Dan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Akechi trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akechi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Akechi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dan content to control rather than advance.
Dan stalling away here and it's allowed Akechi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akechi keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Dan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akechi can do to turn this around?
Dan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Akechi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dan manages to avoid it.
Dan throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dan lands in his opponent's guard.
Akechi is controlling Dan 's posture.
Akechi keeping full guard, as Dan tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akechi is adopting a defensive guard.
Dan looking to pass the guard.
Jubei Akechi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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 Sickwat Dan .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dan , 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sickwat Dan !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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