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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taka Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenjiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenjiro Akiyama has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Sho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho misses with a takedown
and Akiyama moves into the clinch.
Akiyama jumps guard.
Sho is pushing down on Akiyama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Akiyama is fighting to maintain full guard but Sho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sho is looking for a kimura here.
Sho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akiyama keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akiyama can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sho seems to be looking for submissions.
Sho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Akiyama is looking for a sweep. Sho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sho is keen to just control but Akiyama is a slippery customer.
Sho is looking to advance position but Akiyama won't allow it.
Sho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Akiyama trying to get back to full guard but Sho takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is squirming around, avoiding Sho's attempts to control the action.
Sho controlling from mount.
Sho landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Sho.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akiyama is looking to escape.
Sho controlling from mount.
Sho'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're going to have a standup here because Taka Sho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sho shoots in but Akiyama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Akiyama swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Sho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiyama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Akiyama wants to free his trapped foot but Sho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sho trying to control but Akiyama postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sho manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Sho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akiyama gets caught flat footed, as Sho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sho passes into half guard.
Sho is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sho connects with a nice short shot to Akiyama's temple.
Sho passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sho trying to control but Akiyama is having none of it.
Sho controlling the position easily from mount.
Sho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akiyama hang on?
Taka Sho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sho postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Akiyama in real trouble here! The ref calls for Akiyama to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taka Sho!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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