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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yukio mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Time to Say Goodbye. Yoshihiro Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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180 lbs
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190 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Akiyama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yukio mishima! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! mishima moves in looking to clinch but Akiyama pushes him off. Akiyama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. mishima is trying to stand back up but Akiyama is controlling him
Ground and pound from Akiyama. Akiyama is looking to take a break and control but mishima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. mishima is holding on to half guard well. Akiyama takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. mishima wants to get back to his feet. Ground and pound from Akiyama. mishima wants to get back to his feet.
Akiyama is trying to control. mishima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Akiyama controlling the pace. mishima is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Akiyama passes the guard and advances to mount! Akiyama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as mishima is looking to escape. mishima is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Akiyama controlling from the full mount. Akiyama working away from the top, dropping strikes. mishima is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
mishima is looking to improve his position but Akiyama isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. mishima gets back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Akiyama looks to score some points with some ground and pound. mishima wants to control but Akiyama is keeping busy and won't allow it. mishima is looking for a sweep. Akiyama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. mishima looks gassed! mishima is trying to stand up here but Akiyama is controlling him well. Akiyama trying to control the pace. Akiyama is working for an americana but mishima has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Akiyama was thinking about the submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Akiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but mishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. mishima has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Akiyama has passed into side control.
Akiyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Akiyama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. mishima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. mishima manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Akiyama is trying to control the action in half guard but mishima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. mishima trying to hold on to Akiyama's head to control him but Akiyama postures up.
mishima kicks off Akiyama and gets to his feet. mishima scores with a takedown into Akiyama's guard. Akiyama looking to sweep here. No luck so far. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Akiyama dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akiyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mishima.
Akiyama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. mishima wants to stand and escape but instead Akiyama has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Akiyama drops back looking for a leg! mishima is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and mishima manages to kick Akiyama off! Akiyama jumps back into mishima's guard. Akiyama is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! mishima is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! mishima has escaped and now he's on top! Akiyama is looking for a triangle but mishima pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. mishima trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom. mishima wants to stand but Akiyama is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. mishima sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Akiyama's guard. mishima passes to side control. Akiyama seems a little lost for a moment, as mishima dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. mishima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Akiyama knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. mishima decides to stand back up. mishima darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. mishima is working for an americana but Akiyama has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst mishima was thinking about the submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Akiyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akiyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. mishima is aware though and is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yukio mishima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
mishima misses with a takedown attempt and Akiyama counters with a nice double leg into side control. mishima won't be happy with that. mishima is trying to control Akiyama's posture but Akiyama avoids it. Akiyama is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. mishima is trying to escape and Akiyama transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and mishima is forced to tap! Nice work there by Akiyama! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshihiro Akiyama!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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