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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai has chosen Sever the Wicked as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akihiro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Urai.
Urai throws a front kick aimed at Akihiro's knee but Akihiro avoids it well.
Akihiro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Urai trying to control but Akihiro is working from the bottom.
Akihiro is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro is adopting a defensive guard.
Urai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Urai wants to pass the guard but Akihiro is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akihiro works Urai's body with a nice hook.
Daken Akihiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akihiro throws a front kick aimed at Urai's knee but Urai avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Akihiro.
Akihiro tries to clinch there but Urai circles away.
Akihiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urai moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro is looking to chop away at Urai's legs.
Akihiro scores with a leg kick.
Urai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akihiro's head.
Akihiro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Urai lands with an overhand left.
Akihiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akihiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urai misses with an uppercut. Akihiro saw that one coming.
Daken Akihiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urai throws the kick towards the body but Akihiro avoids it.
Akihiro feints a jab promting Urai to slip. Akihiro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Urai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akihiro.
A jab from Akihiro finds it's way through Urai's defenses.
Akihiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urai.
Akihiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick from Akihiro lands but Urai takes it in his stride.
Akihiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urai.
Akihiro thinks about countering with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urai.
Urai throws a nice looking combination but Akihiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai misses with a leg kick.
Urai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akihiro.
Urai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akihiro avoids the head kick by Urai.
As Urai backs away, Akihiro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Akihiro misses.
An inside leg kick from Urai misses.
Akihiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akihiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akihiro scrambles back to his feet.
Urai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Akihiro as he checks the leg kick.
Urai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urai throws a sloppy head kick and Akihiro moves out of range easily.
Urai throws a big shot that misses.
Akihiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akihiro. That's going to slow Urai down.
Akihiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Urai is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urai. Urai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Urai misses with a hook
and Akihiro counters with a straight right hand.
Akihiro lands the left hand.
Urai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akihiro throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Akihiro misses with an uppercut.
Urai misses with a low kick as Akihiro jumps back.
Akihiro connects with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Akihiro slams his shin into Urai's torso.
Akihiro works over Urai's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Akihiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Urai off the cage and back into range.
Urai is rocked!
Urai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Urai is still on wobbly legs! Can Akihiro finish him?
Urai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akihiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Urai finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Urai seems to have recovered his senses.
Akihiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akihiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akihiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akihiro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Urai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akihiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akihiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urai walks into a left hand.
Akihiro misses with a hook. Urai ducked under it nicely.
Urai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akihiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick from Urai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urai.
Akihiro digs a good hook to Urai's body.
Urai's coach down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Urai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akihiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akihiro slips a straight right by Urai.
A slow jab from Urai misses its intended target.
Akihiro misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Akihiro misses.
Urai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Akihiro.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akihiro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Akihiro.
Urai looking for a takedown.
A short right from Akihiro on the inside.
Urai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Urai is breathing heavily.
Akihiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
A nice left hand lands by Akihiro.
A nice left hand lands by Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a nice uppercut.
Akihiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Urai.
Akihiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akihiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Akihiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urais head.
Akihiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urai can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akihiro's brow.
Akihiro digs a right hand underneath Urai's ribcage. Urai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akihiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urai.
A hook to the body from Akihiro.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urai takes a shot to the head.
Akihiro lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urai.
Urai pushes off an throws an elbow but Akihiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Urai blocking some punches.
Akihiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akihiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Urai.
A shot in the inside from Akihiro.
Akihiro dodges an elbow strike from Urai.
Urai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Akihiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Akihiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro drops Urai onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Urai is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right hook to the body lands for Akihiro.
Akihiro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Urai! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Akihiro is unloading with more strikes now! Urai drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daken Akihiro!
Daken Akihiro made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sorry fuckers...The Mongrel is here.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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