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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Akira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakamo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakamo Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Akira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakamo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akira shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Akira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Akira off the cage and back into rage.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones takes a swing at Akira's ribcage but misses.
Jones lands a jab to Akira's midsection.
Akira shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Akira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Akira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Akira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakamo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Akira is breathing heavily.
Akira tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Akira is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Akira is having none of it.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Akira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akira tries to get out of the position.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Akira is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones controlling from the full mount.
I looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones trying to control but Akira is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Akira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Akira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Akira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Akira is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones trying to control but Akira is having none of it.
Akira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakamo Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones tries to bum rush Akira with a series of wild strikes but Akira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones scores with a jab. Akira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Akira shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones lands with a cross.
Akira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Akira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones punishes Akira's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Akira. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Akira is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Akira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones scores with a jab.
Akira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Akira didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akira keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Akira prevents Jones from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Akira some visible discomfort.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones staying calm.
Jones trying to control the action but Akira is working from the bottom.
Jones working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Akira!
Akira is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Akira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones looking to control but Akira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Jones trying to control but Akira is having none of it.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakamo Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Akira fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Akira doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a right and a left that Akira avoids nicely.
Jones tries to bum rush Akira with a series of wild strikes but Akira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira walks into a jab.
Akira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Akira staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akira.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones shoots in and bounces Akira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Akira.
Akira throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Akira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Akira thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Akira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones managing to control the position.
Jakamo Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is trying to keep Akira in close.
Akira trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Akira throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab by Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akira to the mat! Akira manages to get full guard.
Jones trying to control but Akira is working from the bottom.
Akira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Akira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Takeshi Akira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones throws a strike but Akira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Akira has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakamo Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakamo Jones!
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