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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Immanuel Tarves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kensuke Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kensuke Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Immanuel Tarves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kensuke Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Akiyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akiyama misses with a takedown
and Tarves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Akiyama!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akiyama tries to lock up and control but Tarves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Akiyama gets back to half guard.
Tarves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tarves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Akiyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akiyama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tarves trying to control the pace.
Tarves lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama wants to get back to his feet.
Tarves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tarves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Akiyama's head.
Tarves working Akiyama over with strikes.
Tarves thows a huge punch but Akiyama dodges it nicely.
Tarves lands with a punch from half guard.
Akiyama trying to control from the bottom.
Tarves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Akiyama has hold of Tarves's hands but Tarves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tarves trying to control the action but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Tarves working Akiyama over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Akiyama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akiyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Akiyama looking for a guillotine here but Tarves defends easily.
Akiyama looks winded!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akiyama trying to keep a closed guard but Tarves is proving a slippery customer.
Tarves throwing strikes from guard but Akiyama blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tarves!
Akiyama is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tarves has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tarves!
Tarves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarves wants to control from the top but Akiyama keeps moving.
Tarves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarves stands up over Akiyama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tarves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Akiyama wants to sweep here but Tarves controlling him for the moment.
Tarves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akiyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarves has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Immanuel Tarves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akiyama throws the kick towards the body but Tarves avoids it.
Akiyama throws a right and a left that Tarves avoids nicely.
Kensuke Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akiyama tries to avoid it but Tarves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akiyama to the ground. Akiyama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akiyama shoots and misses
and Tarves counters with a shoot takedown. Akiyama fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tarves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tarves throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tarves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tarves trying to control the position from guard on top but Akiyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Akiyama's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarves throws an elbow that misses. Akiyama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarves's guard. Nice move by Akiyama!
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
Tarves controlling Akiyama's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Immanuel Tarves just wasn't active enough.
Tarves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Akiyama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Immanuel Tarves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akiyama is trying to control the position but Tarves postures up.
Tarves lands a couple of digs.
Tarves trying to control the position from guard on top but Akiyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tarves looking to pass the guard.
Tarves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tarves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tarves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarves looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tarves is aware though and is defending well.
Tarves throws a big right hand that misses.
Akiyama controls Tarves momentarily but Tarves frees himself.
Tarves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarves works over Akiyama with some ground and pound from guard.
Akiyama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Akiyama throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tarves because Akiyama loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama looking to control but Tarves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akiyama controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akiyama punching from mount but Tarves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Immanuel Tarves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tarves dives in and scores a takedown into Akiyama's guard.
Akiyama keeping full guard, as Tarves tries to pass.
Tarves is working hard here to advance position.
Tarves trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Tarves won't allow Akiyama to sweep him here.
Tarves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Akiyama kicks Tarves off and gets to his feet.
Akiyama wants to clinch.
Akiyama throws a front kick aimed at Tarves's knee but Tarves avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarves stuffs the takedown attempt from Akiyama. Akiyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Akiyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarves drives through with a takedown into Akiyama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tarves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tarves distracts Akiyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tarves trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Tarves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akiyama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tarves looking to sit in guard and control but Akiyama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tarves keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tarves is proving hard to escape from.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kensuke Akiyama wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tarves gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama defending against the ground and pound.
Tarves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tarves lands an elbow.
Akiyama regains half guard.
Tarves trying to control from half guard but Akiyama is working away.
Tarves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Akiyama wants to control but Tarves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tarves wants to control but Akiyama is keeping him busy.
Tarves winds up and cracks Akiyama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tarves trying to control from Akiyama's half guard. Akiyama has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tarves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Akiyama working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarves throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akiyama keeping moving, preventing Tarves from controlling successfully.
Tarves throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Immanuel Tarves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarves, 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 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Immanuel Tarves!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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