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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, System Of A Down BYOB. Tatsuhiko Jr has chosen EYE OF THE TIGER as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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183 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tatsuhiko Jr misses.
Chomsky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tatsuhiko Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chomsky circles away.
Chomsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a hook to the side of Chomsky's head but Chomsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatsuhiko Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Chomsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
Chomsky leaves Tatsuhiko Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Chomsky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tatsuhiko Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chomsky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chomsky has control of Tatsuhiko Jr's left arm, preventing Tatsuhiko Jr from doing any damage.
Chomsky working a defensive guard here.
Chomsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tatsuhiko Jr!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky lands a big elbow.
Chomsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chomsky lands a big elbow.
Chomsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chomsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chomsky with the ground and pound from mount.
Tatsuhiko Jr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuhiko Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr is still in real trouble! Can Chomsky finish him?
Chomsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tatsuhiko Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Chomsky lands a couple of good shots and Tatsuhiko Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tatsuhiko Jr holding both Chomsky 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky looking to break Tatsuhiko Jr's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tatsuhiko Jr remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Chomsky will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Chomsky controlling well, preventing Tatsuhiko Jr from escaping the position.
Tatsuhiko Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chomsky scores with punches and elbows.
Chomsky lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tatsuhiko Jr hold on?!
Tatsuhiko Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Chomsky has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tatsuhiko Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Chomsky is punishing Tatsuhiko Jr with some ground and pound.
Chomsky is persistently looking for the submission but Tatsuhiko Jr is defending it well.
Chomsky wants to control but Tatsuhiko Jr is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to escape the position.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chomsky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tatsuhiko Jr's face.
Chomsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to improve his position but Chomsky isn't that keen on the idea.
Tatsuhiko Jr is squirming around, avoiding Chomsky's attempts to control the action.
Chomsky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chomsky tries to control but Tatsuhiko Jr wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chomsky lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky working Tatsuhiko Jr over with strikes here.
The cut above Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tatsuhiko Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr is still trying to improve position.
Chomsky looking to control but Tatsuhiko Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatsuhiko Jr regains half guard.
Chomsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuhiko Jr keeps working.
Tatsuhiko Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chomsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tatsuhiko Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chomsky passes to side control.
Chomsky has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Chomsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chomsky swings widly with a right hand
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chomsky leaves Tatsuhiko Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Tatsuhiko Jr.
Chomsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to control Chomsky's posture but Chomsky avoids it.
Chomsky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tatsuhiko Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chomsky scoring with punches and elbows.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to buck Chomsky off but Chomsky is having none of it.
Tatsuhiko Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tatsuhiko Jr can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chomsky goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tatsuhiko Jr turns into him and now he's in Chomsky's guard.
Chomsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatsuhiko Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chomsky is pulling down on Tatsuhiko Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Tatsuhiko Jr, at least for the moment.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws an elbow that misses. Chomsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatsuhiko Jr's guard. Nice move by Chomsky!
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to sweep here but Chomsky controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chomsky defends well.
Tatsuhiko Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chomsky defends it easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to sweep here but Chomsky controlling him for the moment.
Chomsky advances to half guard.
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!
Chomsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Tatsuhiko Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chomsky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tatsuhiko Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chomsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatsuhiko Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky looking to sit in guard and control but Tatsuhiko Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chomsky is looking for a triangle but Tatsuhiko Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chomsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chomsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tatsuhiko Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chomsky is trying to control the position but Tatsuhiko Jr postures up.
Chomsky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr passes Chomsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr throwing shots but Chomsky is blocking nicely.
Tatsuhiko Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chomsky moves into full guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws an elbow that misses. Chomsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatsuhiko Jr's guard. Nice move by Chomsky!
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chomsky is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chomsky trying to control but Tatsuhiko Jr is working from the bottom.
Chomsky is in close to Tatsuhiko Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Chomsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr'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.
Tatsuhiko Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chomsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatsuhiko Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Chomsky, looking for a takedown. Tatsuhiko Jr pushes Chomsky against the cage but Chomsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr shoots in for a takedown but Chomsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr.
Chomsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatsuhiko Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Chomsky lands a stunning uppercut that sends Tatsuhiko Jr to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuhiko Jr keeps working.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chomsky lands a big elbow - Tatsuhiko Jr is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chomsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noam Chomsky!
Noam Chomsky retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Noam Chomsky rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr had this to say: 'The better man won tonight. Thanks to everyone who believes in me and the FANS!'.
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energy
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