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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 comes into the arena with System Of A Down BYOB blaring out of the sound system. Tatsuhiko Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. EYE OF THE TIGER kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
20 - 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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a head kick that Chomsky semi-blocks.
Chomsky misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Chomsky has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chomsky scores with a jab.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries for a takedown but Chomsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Chomsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuhiko Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries for a takedown but Chomsky circles away easily
and Chomsky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chomsky.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuhiko Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chomsky misses with a shot to the body
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chomsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chomsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chomsky gets a clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr jumps guard but Chomsky stands there with Tatsuhiko Jr around his waist. Tatsuhiko Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to push Chomsky away but Chomsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chomsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chomsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Chomsky gets underhooks to prevent Tatsuhiko Jr's takedown attempt.
Chomsky is trying to stall.
Chomsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chomsky as the two fighters clinch.
Chomsky stalling.
Still in the clinch, Chomsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Chomsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to pull guard but Chomsky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chomsky.
Chomsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chomsky digs a right hand underneath Tatsuhiko Jr's ribcage. Tatsuhiko Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatsuhiko Jr looks winded!
Chomsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chomsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to pull guard but Chomsky won't allow it.
Tatsuhiko Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chomsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chomsky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Chomsky.
Tatsuhiko Jr jumps guard but Chomsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tatsuhiko Jr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chomsky regains guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chomsky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chomsky slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chomsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chomsky slows the pace down in half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chomsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chomsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuhiko Jr keeps working.
Chomsky prevents Tatsuhiko Jr from improving his position.
Chomsky trying to control the pace.
Chomsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to maintain the position but Chomsky is very close to passing his half guard.
Chomsky trying to control the action but Tatsuhiko Jr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr trying to control here.
Tatsuhiko Jr is pressing down on Chomsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chomsky landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chomsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chomsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chomsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatsuhiko Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatsuhiko Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chomsky is one step ahead there.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatsuhiko Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Chomsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tatsuhiko Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Chomsky, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr is defended easily by Chomsky.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Chomsky misses with a low kick as Tatsuhiko Jr jumps back.
Tatsuhiko Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chomsky to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
No luck for Tatsuhiko Jr with that takedown attempt.
Chomsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatsuhiko Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsuhiko Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chomsky.
Chomsky throws an overhand right that lands on Tatsuhiko Jr's shoulder, as Tatsuhiko Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Tatsuhiko Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tatsuhiko Jr is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky drops Tatsuhiko Jr with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tatsuhiko Jr! Chomsky dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noam Chomsky!
Noam Chomsky retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Noam Chomsky was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'The better man won tonight. Thanks to everyone who believes in me and the FANS!'.
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