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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the ring accompanied by Time To Say Goodbye. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama has Dux up against the ropes in a clinch.
Akiyama has Dux pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Dux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Akiyama blocks an uppercut.
Dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Akiyama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akiyama smiles and moves away.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Akiyama moves out of range easily.
Dux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akiyama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Akiyama lands in his opponent's guard.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akiyama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akiyama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Akiyama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
Dux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akiyama with a nice head shot there.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Dux is working an open guard so Akiyama takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux scores with a nice strike.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Dux is just out of range.
Akiyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akiyama scores with a hook.
Akiyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dux, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dux.
Yoshiro Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Akiyama gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dux regains guard.
Dux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Akiyama postures up and lands a big shot to Dux's brow.
Dux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akiyama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dux is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Akiyama pulls his head out easily.
Dux looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux is staying active underneath Akiyama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akiyama lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Akiyama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dux is trying to control but Akiyama manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Akiyama prevents Dux from getting the reversal.
Akiyama raining down shots from the mount!
Akiyama is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dux has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Akiyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Akiyama landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Akiyama.
Akiyama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dux is rocked!
Akiyama looking for a guillotine from mount but Dux is having none of it.
Akiyama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dux is still in real trouble! Can Akiyama finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dux is surviving well by controlling Akiyama's body position as best he can.
Dux seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama prevents Dux from getting the reversal.
Akiyama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dux is looking to improve his position but Akiyama isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Dux that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akiyama trying to control but Dux is having none of it.
Akiyama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiro Akiyama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akiyama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dux won't be happy with that.
Dux takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Akiyama scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Akiyama stalls from top position.
Akiyama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dux some visible discomfort.
Akiyama works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Akiyama tries to move to mount but Dux blocks the move with his legs.
Dux is looking for a sweep.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Dux gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dux has hold of Akiyama's hands but Akiyama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Akiyama lands a nice short elbow.
Akiyama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dux is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Akiyama jumps into side control!
Dux is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Akiyama stands up.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Akiyama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Akiyama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Akiyama has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dux's face.
Akiyama dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama controlling his opponent.
Akiyama looking to finish Dux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dux!
Dux gets back to half guard.
Dux has hold of Akiyama's hands but Akiyama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akiyama is trying to work for a kimura but Dux is defending well.
Akiyama gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Akiyama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akiyama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Akiyama lands in his opponent's guard.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akiyama wants to pass the guard but Dux is keeping the position.
Akiyama postures up.
Dux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akiyama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akiyama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Akiyama stands up from Dux's guard - Akiyama perhaps looking for a knockout.
Akiyama fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akiyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dux's sensitive parts.
Akiyama looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dux!
Akiyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Akiyama lands a big shot there that rocks Dux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Akiyama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Akiyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dux can do to turn this around?
Akiyama tries to control but Dux wriggling away.
Dux is bucking up trying to escape but Akiyama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux can't escape the position.
Akiyama content just to control the position here.
Dux is squirming around, avoiding Akiyama's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiro Akiyama dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Akiyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshiro Akiyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akiyama blocks a jab.
Akiyama lands the left hand.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Akiyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Akiyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akiyama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dux at a distance.
Akiyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akiyama breaks the clinch.
Akiyama pushes Dux up against the ropes in a clinch.
Akiyama gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama not doing much here.
Dux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akiyama trying to mount his opponent but Dux defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dux!
Akiyama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Akiyama lands with some strikes.
Akiyama landing shots from mount.
Dux tries to lock up and control but Akiyama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Akiyama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dux is trying desperately to improve position.
Dux is in a horrible position here. Akiyama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Akiyama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Akiyama controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux is in all sorts of trouble here.
Akiyama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Akiyama lands a heavy elbow.
Akiyama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Akiyama breaks from Dux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Akiyama postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Dux in real trouble here! The ref calls for Dux to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiro Akiyama!
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