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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fukama Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyron Lawler is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 cm
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181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fukama Akiyama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyron Lawler! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lawler throws a body punch but Akiyama moves out of range. Lawler fails with a takedown attempt. Lawler with a poor takedown and Akiyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawler's guard. Lawler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akiyama controls the pace. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lawler wants to stand up but Akiyama is controlling him. Akiyama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lawler looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawler, not yet. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Akiyama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lawler misses with a wild body shot. Lawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Akiyama, before circling back to the center of the mat. Lawler misses with the combination.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Fukama Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Lawler. Lawler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Lawler being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Akiyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawler has wrist control. Akiyama controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Lawler looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Lawler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akiyama is controlling him. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Akiyama pushing down on Lawler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Akiyama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Akiyama gets a double leg takedown into Lawler's guard. Akiyama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Akiyama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lawler for as long as he can get away with. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Akiyama's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fukama Akiyama dominated that round. 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.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama shows good takedown defense. Lawler fails with the takedown and Akiyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawler's guard. Akiyama advances position into side control! 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. Akiyama working away. A lull in the action here. Akiyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawler can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Akiyama works to advance to full mount. Lawler defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Akiyama controlling the pace for now. Akiyama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Akiyama landing strikes from the mount. 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lawler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Akiyama looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Lawler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Akiyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Akiyama is figuring out what he wants to do next. Further stalling from Akiyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Lawler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akiyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Lawler shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Fukama Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Lawler. Akiyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Lawler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Akiyama manages to get back to half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Akiyama manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Lawler wants to control from the top but Akiyama keeps moving. We've been informed that Lawler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Akiyama wants to get back to his feet but Lawler is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Akiyama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akiyama tries to get out of the position. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akiyama is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lawler wants to stand up but Akiyama is controlling him. Akiyama sitting in guard, not really doing much. Fukama Akiyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Lawler looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Akiyama slips nicely into half guard. Akiyama slows the pace down in half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fukama Akiyama dominated that second round. That's time! Akiyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akiyama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lawler somewhat. Fukama Akiyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Akiyama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawler swivels and escapes. Lawler swings away with a leg kick that misses. Akiyama tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance. Lawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Tyron Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Akiyama shoots in but no luck this time. Akiyama on the wrong end of a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lawler lands with an uppercut that bounces Akiyama off the ropes and back into range. Lawler connects with a single shot there. Lawler drops Akiyama with a huge uppercut! Akiyama drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lawler is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Lawler!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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