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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Komatsu Akiaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's entrance music is This Charming Man by The Stars. A fine choice. Akiaki has chosen Enter the Dragon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Komatsu Akiaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Akiaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akiaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jenkins trying to hold on to Akiaki's head to control him but Akiaki postures up.
Jenkins wants to improve his position but Akiaki is controlling well.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back.
Jenkins keeping hold of Akiaki's head, controlling as best he can.
Akiaki is thwarting Jenkins's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to improve his position but Akiaki is controlling well.
Akiaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Akiaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins wants to clinch up but Akiaki keeps it at a distance.
Akiaki tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Akiaki!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Akiaki working to try and regain half guard.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
Jenkins looking to control but Akiaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jenkins won't let Akiaki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jenkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akiaki wants to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akiaki is looking to escape.
Akiaki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jenkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Akiaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jenkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Akiaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Akiaki shows good takedown defense.
Akiaki gets a takedown into half guard.
Akiaki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Jenkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Akiaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Akiaki won't allow it.
Akiaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akiaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akiaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akiaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akiaki controlling from mount.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position but Akiaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Akiaki controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiaki tries to control but Jenkins wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Akiaki has a good base and remains in mount.
Jenkins is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Jenkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Akiaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Akiaki stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Akiaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jenkins stops Akiaki from standing up.
Akiaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Akiaki's guard.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Akiaki, up you get!
Jenkins darts in trying to clinch
and Akiaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jenkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akiaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akiaki fails with the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Akiaki is proving hard to escape from.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Akiaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akiaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Jenkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jenkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jenkins dominated that second round.
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!
Akiaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Jenkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Akiaki's guard now.
Jenkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jenkins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins lands with a hook. Akiaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jenkins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jenkins working some strikes from top position.
Jenkins is in close to Akiaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Akiaki is retaining full guard.
Akiaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akiaki's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiaki keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Akiaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Akiaki, not yet.
Akiaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jenkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Akiaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Akiaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Akiaki is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jenkins Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Akiaki's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Akiaki's body.
Akiaki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jenkins's guard. Nice work there by Akiaki.
Komatsu Akiaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins is trying to keep Akiaki in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiaki wants to stand but Jenkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jenkins kicks Akiaki off and gets to his feet.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akiaki scores with a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom.
Akiaki wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akiaki manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling from the top position.
Akiaki has his feet on Jenkins's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
Jenkins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Jimmy Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jenkins!
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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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