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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rockwell's choice of entrance music: Stronger. JC Rockwell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JC Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akiyama on the side of the head.
Akiyama has a takedown stuffed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rockwell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akiyama - the referee stops the clock and Rockwell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akiyama. Rockwell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
JC Rockwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockwell throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Rockwell throws a nice looking combination but Akiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akiyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rockwell, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rockwell is trying to break free.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like JC Rockwell has been cut.
Akiyama prevents Rockwell from breaking the clinch.
Rockwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rockwell looks gassed!
Rockwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rockwell is trying to break free.
Rockwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell can't break the clinch.
Rockwell is trying to break the clinch but Akiyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akiyama just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rockwell is trying to break free.
Rockwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akiyama trying to control the pace.
Akiyama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rockwell for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama escapes and gets back to his feet.
Akiyama fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rockwell sprawls well initially but Akiyama persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Akiyama slows the pace down in half guard.
Akiyama stands up out of the half guard.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Akiyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockwell tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rockwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akiyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Akiyama gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rockwell regains guard.
Akiyama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockwell is keeping the position for now.
Akiyama content to stall in guard here.
Akiyama gets to his feet. Rockwell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akiyama throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Akiyama.
Rockwell throws a nice looking combination but Akiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akiyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rockwell tries to avoid it but Akiyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rockwell to the ground. Rockwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rockwell tries to bum rush Akiyama with a series of wild strikes but Akiyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akiyama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rockwell but Rockwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell feints and then cracks Akiyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akiyama down.
Akiyama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Akiyama controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akiyama won't allow Rockwell to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akiyama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Akiyama clinches up with Rockwell and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell tries to break the clinch but Akiyama is controlling the position.
Rockwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Akiyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JC Rockwell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Akiyama moves into the clinch.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Rockwell has had enough of the clinch but Akiyama keeps him there for the moment.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Akiyama blocks an uppercut.
Akiyama works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Akiyama stays in close to Rockwell's body and controls the position.
Akiyama slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is controlling the pace.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Akiyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akiyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockwell's face.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up JC Rockwell's cut even more.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rockwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akiyama prevents Rockwell from breaking the clinch.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Akiyama.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rockwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Rockwell has had enough of the clinch but Akiyama keeps him there for the moment.
Rockwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Akiyama scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above JC Rockwell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockwell's face.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks it.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
JC Rockwell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Akiyama scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rockwell is being controlled here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiro Akiyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Akiyama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akiyama controls the pace.
Akiyama preventing the sweep.
Akiyama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell wants to stand and escape but Akiyama is having none of it.
Akiyama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockwell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akiyama is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 20:18
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 20:17
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 20:17
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Akiyama!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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