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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sjing Sjask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Akiyama Theme Song (This Is My Life - Edward Maya). Sjask is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by People of the sun - R.A.T.M.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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207 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sjing Sjask!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sjask.
Akiyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akiyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sjask misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akiyama.
Akiyama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sjask on the side of the head.
Sjask throws a low kick but it's checked well by Akiyama.
Sjask defending well as Akiyama loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akiyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akiyama.
Sjask drives through and clinches with Akiyama against the cage.
Sjask blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama tries a body shot but Sjask blocks it.
Sjask on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akiyama avoiding damage as Sjask throws knees to the body.
Sjask tries to land knees in the clinch but Akiyama avoids the damage to the body.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sjask takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama has Sjask pressed against the cage.
Akiyama tries to throw a body punch but Sjask avoids it by throwing Akiyama back against the cage.
Akiyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sjask lands an uppercut.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sjask avoids it.
Akiyama stalling in the clinch.
Sjask misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Sjask.
Sjask lands with a left to the head.
Akiyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Sjask misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
Sjask blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sjing Sjask has been cut.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sjask pushes off an throws an elbow but Akiyama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akiyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sjask misses with a wild body shot.
Akiyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sjask moves away.
The crowd cheers as Akiyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sjask doesn't seem phased though.
Akiyama throws a chopping leg kick but Sjask manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akiyama misses with a leg kick
and Sjask counters with a left to the body.
Sjask fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akiyama, pushing him back against the cage.
Sjask lands an elbow that stopped Akiyama in his tracks for a moment.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Sjask avoids the elbow strike from Akiyama, against the cage.
Sjask lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
Sjask misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akiyama.
Akiyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sjask scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjask moves into the clinch.
Akiyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sjask is defending well for now.
Sjask avoiding damage as Akiyama throws knees to the body.
Akiyama trying to control the position but instead, Sjask has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akiyama into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akiyama.
Sjask misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Akiyama.
Sjask swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Sjask tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama is trying to maintain a safe position but Sjask gets an underhook and turns Akiyama into the cage.
Akiyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sjask misses the jab.
Akiyama swings for the body but Sjask moves out of range.
Akiyama wants to clinch up but Sjask keeps it at a distance.
Sjask fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Akiyama misses
and Sjask counters with a nice uppercut.
Akiyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sjask was well out of range. Poor timing from Akiyama.
Sjask scoring well with a low kick there.
Akiyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sjask.
Akiyama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sjask takes a step back to recover.
Akiyama misses with a head kick.
Akiyama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sjask under the eye.
Sjask scores with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sjask scores with a jab.
Sjask throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akiyama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sjask throws a push kick but Akiyama slaps the foot to one side.
Akiyama slips a jab and a cross from Sjask.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akiyama slips a jab from Sjask.
Nice defenses there by Sjask.
Sjask blocks a head kick by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sjask throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Akiyama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sjask fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akiyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Akiyama. Those never looked like landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akiyama throws a right hand that misses
and Sjask counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Sjask moves away
and Sjask counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akiyama throws an off balance right hand
and Sjask counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akiyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sjask misses with a kick to the body.
Akiyama lands a jab to the nose.
Sjask steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akiyama. That one must have hurt.
Sjask looks winded!
Akiyama has Sjask up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akiyama throws an elbow but misses.
Sjask blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sjask lands a hook that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama breaks from the clinch.
Sjask lands with a good body shot.
Akiyama cracks the inside of Sjask's front leg.
Sjask misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akiyama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sjask walks into a left hand.
Akiyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Akiyama coming out on top.
Akiyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akiyama with a nice cross.
Sjask goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sjask takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sjask scores with a kick to the midsection.
Akiyama scores with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sjask checks a leg kick.
Donk. Akiyama catches Sjask right on the button with a cross.
Akiyama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sjask throws a low kick, looking for Akiyama's leg but Akiyama calmly moves out of range.
Akiyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sjask.
Sjask scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akiyama doesn't seem bothered though.
Sjask on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sjask misses the body punch
and Akiyama counters with a solid body kick.
Sjask ducks under a wild hook from Akiyama.
Akiyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Akiyama lands a jab to the head.
Akiyama looks to land a right hand but Sjask moved out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sjask ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akiyama moves away.
Sjask lands a high kick!
Kenji Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sjask will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Sjask.
Decent striking displayed by Akiyama there.
Sjask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akiyama.
A jab from Sjask does it's job there.
Sjask thumps Akiyama with a low kick.
Akiyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sjask motions for Akiyama to come forward. Sjask throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sjask rushes Akiyama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akiyama avoiding damage as Sjask throws knees to the body.
Akiyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Akiyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sjing Sjask's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Sjask does no damage.
Sjask drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Akiyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akiyama scores with a leg kick.
Akiyama misses with a straight right.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Sjask swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akiyama scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Sjing Sjask's cut even more.
Akiyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sjask.
Akiyama ducks under a wild hook from Sjask.
Akiyama throws the kick towards the body but Sjask avoids it.
Sjask throws out a leg kick but Akiyama moves out of range and Sjask only half commits.
Sjask has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akiyama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sjask's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akiyama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sjask scrambles back to his feet.
Akiyama lands with a nice body punch.
Sjask is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjask checks a leg kick.
Akiyama closes the distance and clinches.
Akiyama lands a left hand.
Akiyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sjasks head.
Akiyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sjask tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Sjask takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sjask throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Akiyama.
Akiyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sjask is defending well for now.
Akiyama stalling in the clinch but Sjask improves position.
Sjask prevents Akiyama from breaking the clinch.
Akiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Akiyama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sjask misses with an elbow strike.
Sjask's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akiyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sjask misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sjask blocking some punches.
Sjask struggles to land a body shot inside as Akiyama controls his hands.
Akiyama looking to stall.
Sjask lands an elbow that stopped Akiyama in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kenji Akiyama has been cut.
Sjask lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sjask tries to land knees in the clinch but Akiyama avoids the damage to the body.
Akiyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akiyama slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjask is looking to control Akiyama's arms but Akiyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sjask has his back to the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sjask.
Sjask tries to throw a body punch but Akiyama avoids it by throwing Sjask back against the cage.
Sjask lands a body shot.
Sjask tries to land knees in the clinch but Akiyama avoids the damage to the body.
Akiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akiyama working aggressively here.
Akiyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sjask throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sjask misses with an elbow over the top.
Akiyama misses with an elbow strike.
Sjask is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akiyama is defending well for now.
Sjask tries to land knees in the clinch but Akiyama avoids the damage to the body.
Akiyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjask misses with a head kick.
Akiyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akiyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akiyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Sjask thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sjask walks forward, straight into a front kick from Akiyama.
Sjask misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akiyama.
Nice shot by Akiyama.
The cut above Sjing Sjask's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akiyama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sjask is out of range and Akiyama settles back down.
Akiyama has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sjask pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sjask just misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama tries to clinch up.
Sjask avoids the body shot from Akiyama.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Akiyama there.
Sjask is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akiyama rather than just go for the knockout.
Akiyama connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akiyama.
Akiyama avoids the head kick by Sjask.
Sjask doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akiyama is looking to clinch but Sjask is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akiyama.
Akiyama scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sjask is looking to land body kicks.
Akiyama throws a leg kick but Sjask moved away.
Sjask swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sjask misses.
Akiyama misses with a kick to the body.
Akiyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sjask checks a leg kick.
Akiyama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sjask avoids a kick to the body.
Sjask throws a leg kick but Akiyama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Akiyama misses with a head kick.
Sjask ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akiyama moves away.
Sjask takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akiyama slips under a jab from Sjask.
Sjask jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sjask throws a hook but Akiyama blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands with an uppercut that bounces Sjask off the cage and back into range.
Sjask dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akiyama. That did some damage!
Akiyama sizes up Sjask with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kenji Akiyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Sjask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akiyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Sjask.
Akiyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akiyama lands with a hook. Sjask tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akiyama throws a head kick but Sjask moves out of range.
Sjask throws out a leg kick but Akiyama moves out of range and Sjask only half commits.
Akiyama scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Akiyama finds it's way through Sjask's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama throws a head kick but Sjask moves out of range.
Sjask dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akiyama. That did some damage!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akiyama. Sjask does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sjask. That's going to slow Akiyama down.
Akiyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sjask can do to turn this around?
Akiyama blocks a head kick by Sjask.
Akiyama checks a low kick from Sjask.
An inside leg kick from Sjask misses.
Akiyama misses with a leg kick.
Akiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sjask.
Sjask has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sjask blocks the body kick.
Akiyama scores with a hook to the body. Sjask takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akiyama lunges at Sjask with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sjask's hand.
Sjask slips a jab from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a nice shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sjask will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sjask misses with a hook.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Sjask swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sjask steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akiyama.
Akiyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akiyama connects with the punch.
Akiyama checks a leg kick.
Akiyama ducks right into an uppercut from Sjask.
Sjask keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akiyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sjask was well out of range. Poor timing from Akiyama.
Akiyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Akiyama misses
and Sjask counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Akiyama dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Akiyama.
Sjask lands a really nice looking cross but Akiyama seems unphased.
Sjask throws a right and a left that Akiyama avoids nicely.
Sjask lands a jab to Akiyama's midsection.
Akiyama jabs Sjask to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akiyama lands a slapping body shot.
Akiyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akiyama swings for the body but Sjask moves out of range.
Sjask walks into a straight right hand from Akiyama.
Sjask fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akiyama checks it well.
Akiyama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akiyama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sjask at a distance.
Akiyama throws a solid leg kick but Sjask takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akiyama.
Sjask takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjask with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akiyama to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Sjask.
Sjask connects with a leg kick. Akiyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akiyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sjask punishes Akiyama's body with a nice straight punch.
Sjask takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sjask has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akiyama.
Akiyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akiyama scores with a decent looking hook.
Sjask is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akiyama throws a low kick but Sjask moves out of range easily.
Sjask throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sjask has Akiyama up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Akiyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sjask.
Akiyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Sjask.
Sjask managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akiyama.
Akiyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akiyama misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Akiyama fails to land.
Sjask throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akiyama trying to control the position but instead, Sjask has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akiyama into the cage.
Akiyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjask is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akiyama is defending well for now.
Akiyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sjask pushes Akiyama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akiyama working hard to break the clinch.
Akiyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sjask tries to work over Akiyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akiyama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Akiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sjask just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akiyama's brow.
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!
Akiyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sjask's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjask misses with a body punch.
Akiyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sjask avoids it.
Sjask lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akiyama is trying to break the clinch but Sjask is controlling him.
Akiyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akiyama trying to land knees to the body.
Akiyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sjask.
Akiyama manages to break the clinch.
Sjask misses with a body kick.
Sjask feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akiyama's calf.
Akiyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sjask wants to clinch up but Akiyama keeps it at a distance.
Akiyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Sjask.
A head kick misses from Sjask.
Akiyama lands a slapping body shot.
Sjask on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sjask avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akiyama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sjask connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sjask throws a low kick but Akiyama moves out of range easily.
Sjask takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sjask fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akiyama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sjask misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sjask checks a low kick from Akiyama.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akiyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akiyama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sjasks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sjing Sjask's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Akiyama takes a swing at Sjask's ribcage but misses.
Sjask wants to clinch up but Akiyama keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Akiyama.
Sjask has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akiyama finds it's way round the side to connect with Sjask's head.
Akiyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akiyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sjask was well out of range. Poor timing from Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sjask lands a nice shot to the body.
Sjask scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Akiyama misses its intended target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama looks to land a body kick but Sjask moved away.
Akiyama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akiyama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akiyama throws a hook but Sjask avoids it easily.
Akiyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Akiyama takes a swing at Sjask's ribcage but misses.
Akiyama gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Sjask counter with a right hand.
Sjask lands with an uppercut that bounces Akiyama off the cage and back into range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sjask. Akiyama shrugs it off though.
Akiyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Akiyama misses with a hook
and Sjask counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akiyama thinking.
Akiyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sjask scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama blocks a low kick nicely.
Akiyama scores with the left hand. Sjask knows he should have avoided that one.
Akiyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akiyama misses with an uppercut. Sjask saw that one coming.
A combination from Sjask does no damage.
Akiyama throws a looping overhand right but Sjask ducks down to avoid it.
Sjask lands with a nice body punch.
Sjask lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sjask lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sjing Sjask has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akiyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Akiyama misses the target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sjask moves away.
Akiyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sjask.
Akiyama is looking to slow Sjask down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sjask pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akiyama scores with a one two! Sjask had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akiyama. Sjask does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akiyama misses with a head kick.
Akiyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sjask.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akiyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akiyama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sjask is able to avoid easily.
Akiyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Akiyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akiyama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kenji Akiyama!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kenji Akiyama!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kenji Akiyama!
Kenji Akiyama wins by unanimous decision!
As Kenji Akiyama got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I just want to say... that I had planned on retiring after this fight, and I may go through with it. However... if granted a title shot I will stay fighting because I WANT MY BELT BACK!'.
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