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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Mobb Deep - Cold as Ice. A fine choice. Norifumi Akiyama struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Norifumi Akiyama was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Norifumi Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Akiyama looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Akiyama shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Akiyama's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Akiyama blocks nicely.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Akiyama throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sanchez uses it to pass to side control.
Akiyama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Akiyama is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Akiyama is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez is working Akiyama over with some ground and pound from side control.
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 on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanchez cracks Akiyama with a big right hand but Akiyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanchez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Akiyama is trying to escape and Sanchez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Akiyama is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sanchez! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Sanchez!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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