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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Malm (ranked 1619 p4p, 1952 weight class) and Kado Akiyama (ranked 137 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Malm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Kado Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akiyama.
Malm throws a lazy uppercut
and Akiyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Malm gets tackled into the cage by Akiyama. Akiyama maintains the clinch.
Malm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malm scores with a shoulder strike.
Malm wants to stall.
Akiyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malm misses with some punches.
Akiyama breaks from the clinch.
Akiyama throws a lazy right hand but Malm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Malm - just one landing.
Malm throws a shot from downtown. Akiyama moves away and avoids it.
Akiyama throws a counter combo.
Akiyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malm misses with a double jab
and Akiyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malm.
Akiyama blocks a jab.
Malm misses with a lunging right hand
and Akiyama counters with an outside leg kick.
Malm's corner calls for a 1-2. Malm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akiyama.
Malm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akiyama.
Malm swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Malm misses the target.
Malm works Akiyama's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Akiyama.
Malm scores with a shot to the body.
Malm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akiyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malm throws a big shot that misses.
Akiyama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malm with a body shot.
A jab from Malm misses.
Akiyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akiyama is looking to score with low kicks.
Malm throws a jab but it's blocked by Akiyama.
Malm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akiyama.
Akiyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malm.
Akiyama dodges the punch combination from Malm.
Malm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kado Akiyama has been cut.
Malm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akiyama.
Malm backing away here, and Akiyama unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama misses the jab.
A big left from Malm misses.
Good shot there by Malm.
Malm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roger Malm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akiyama swings for the body but Malm moves out of range.
Malm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akiyama takes one to the side of the head.
Akiyama defending well as Malm loads up on a big left hand.
Akiyama shapes to counter with a head kick.
Malm moves out of range as Akiyama strikes.
Akiyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malm throws out the jab.
Malm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malm misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Akiyama misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akiyama misses with the head strike.
Akiyama blocks an uppercut.
Akiyama misses with some punches.
Akiyama lands with a left to the head.
Akiyama throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Akiyama.
Akiyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Malm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malm struggles to land a body shot inside as Akiyama controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malm.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akiyama.
Malm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malm tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Malm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akiyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malm's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Malm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kado Akiyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akiyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roger Malm is winning the standup battle so far.
Malm misses with a body shot.
Akiyama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Malm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akiyama can do to turn this around?
Akiyama avoids the body shot from Malm.
Malm looks to throw the jab but Akiyama is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akiyama! But no joy.
Akiyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malm swings widly with a right hand
and Akiyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akiyama in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Malm cracks Akiyama with a good jab.
Malm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akiyama unleashes a big counter combination but Malm bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Malm throws a hook but Akiyama blocks it.
Malm misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malm misses with a double jab.
Malm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akiyama manages to avoid it.
Malm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akiyama.
Malm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Malm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akiyama.
Akiyama moves out of range as Malm strikes.
Akiyama misses with a leg kick
and Malm moves into the clinch.
Malm swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akiyama's elbow.
Akiyama scores with a shot to the side of Malm's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands with a right to the head.
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!
Akiyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Malm.
Malm working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malm.
Malm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kado Akiyama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akiyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malm misses with a body punch.
Akiyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Malm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akiyama has a couple of punches blocked by Malm.
Akiyama blocks a body shot from Malm.
Malm can't find room to land a body shot as Akiyama controls the action.
Akiyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malm tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akiyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malm swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akiyama lands a hook that snaps the head of Malm backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malm blocking some punches.
Akiyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akiyama pushes Malm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malm lands with a left to the head.
Akiyama working aggressively here.
Malm blocks an uppercut.
Akiyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Akiyama.
Malm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akiyama blocks an uppercut.
Malm struggles to land a body shot inside as Akiyama controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Akiyama.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akiyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akiyama as Malm tries to tie him up.
Malm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akiyama blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama tries to work over Malm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akiyama misses with some punches.
Malm lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akiyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malm throws a punch but it's blocked by Akiyama.
Malm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akiyama.
Malm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akiyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Malm finds it's target.
Malm throws a series of punches but Akiyama avoids them all with ease.
Akiyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malm throws a jab but it's blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama is looking to slow Malm down with leg kicks.
Malm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Roger Malm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kado Akiyama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Akiyama lands a leg kick that knocks Malm off balance momentarily.
Malm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akiyama throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Malm counter with a right hand.
Malm throws a lazy uppercut
and Akiyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akiyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akiyama connects with a leg kick.
Akiyama slips a jab from Malm.
Akiyama throws a big shot that misses.
Malm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akiyama manages to avoid it.
Akiyama is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akiyama slips a straight right by Malm.
Akiyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akiyama lands with a straight right. Malm didn't see that one coming.
Malm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akiyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Malm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akiyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Malm there.
Malm misses with a series of wild punches.
Akiyama cracks Malm with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Malm looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Akiyama finish him?
Malm is rocked!
It looks like Roger Malm has been cut.
Malm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akiyama moves away.
Akiyama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Malm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akiyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Akiyama throws a hook but Malm avoids it easily.
Akiyama tries to move into range but Malm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akiyama slips a jab from Malm.
Akiyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malm. That did some damage!
Malm swings widly with a right hand
and Akiyama counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama cracks Malm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akiyama misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malm.
Akiyama wobbles Malm with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Akiyama dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Malm to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kado Akiyama!
A relieved looking Kado Akiyama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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