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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeya Akazumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akazumi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeya Akazumi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akazumi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akazumi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Akazumi misses with the head strike.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akazumi.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akazumi.
A head punch on the inside from Akazumi fails to land.
Akazumi goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Akazumi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Akazumi tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez just leaning against Akazumi, taking a breather.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akazumi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Akazumi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Akazumi is out of range.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez works over Akazumi's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akazumi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akazumi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Akazumi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Akazumi looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Dirty Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Akazumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akazumi shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Akazumi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeya Akazumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Akazumi's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Akazumi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanchez forces Akazumi back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akazumi misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Akazumi or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akazumi.
Akazumi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akazumi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Akazumi trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Akazumi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeya Akazumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akazumi shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akazumi fails with the takedown
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Akazumi's side.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Akazumi dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akazumi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Akazumi controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Akazumi tries to tie him up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Akazumi throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Akazumi avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akazumi.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dirty Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes Akazumi and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akazumis head.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akazumi's elbow.
Akazumi is looking for a takedown.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Akazumi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akazumi looking to stall.
Akazumi misses with a punch to the body.
Akazumi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Akazumi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Akazumi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Akazumi with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Akazumi.
Sanchez stalls.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akazumi tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akazumi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Akazumi with that takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
Akazumi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Akazumi's head.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Akazumi fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Akazumi tries to tie him up.
Akazumi is working for takedown but Sanchez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeya Akazumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Akazumi back against the cage.
Akazumi wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
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!
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akazumi backwards.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Akazumi.
Akazumi lands a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Akazumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Akazumi wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Akazumi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a decent punch to the body there.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Akazumi is proving a slippery customer.
Akazumi looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez throwing shots but Akazumi is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Akazumi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Akazumi is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi is trying to control but can't.
Akazumi is looking to improve his position.
Akazumi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Akazumi is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Akazumi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Akazumi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Sanchez really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Akazumi off the cage and back into range.
Akazumi dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Akazumi swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Dirty Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Akazumi instigates a clinch.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.
Akazumi can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akazumi backwards.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Sanchez.
Akazumi is rocked!
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Oh Akazumi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dirty Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akazumi doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akazumi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez drops Akazumi with a naaaaasty hook - Akazumi is in real trouble here! Sanchez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirty Sanchez! Dirty Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
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