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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laoka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Bell Tolls. Akabaro has chosen African Assassin - Mo Marah as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka misses with a straight left.
Laoka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laoka looks to throw the jab but Akabaro is out of range.
Laoka looks to land a right hand but Akabaro moved out of range.
Akabaro misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Laoka. Beautiful body shot.
Laoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akabaro.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Akabaro ducks down to avoid it.
Laoka loads up on a big right hand but Akabaro slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laoka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laoka misses with a body shot.
Laoka looks to land a right hand but Akabaro moved out of range.
Laoka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laoka lands a jab to Akabaro's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laoka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laoka misses with a series of wild punches.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Laoka slams his shin into Akabaro's torso.
Laoka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akabaro takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akabaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akabaro lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Nice body punch from Akabaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
Laoka stalling the fight.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Akabaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka looking to slow down the pace here.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akabaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
A short uppercut from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a right hand.
Laoka can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akabaro.
Laoka throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Laoka.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akabaro's coach down at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akabaro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akabaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akabaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akabaro's elbow.
Akabaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akabaro.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akabaro.
Akabaro lands an uppercut.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
Laoka is breathing heavily.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro lands with a left to the head.
Akabaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro lands with a right to the head.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Akabaro avoids the damage to the body.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akabaro fails to land.
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro pushes Laoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Akabaro.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka digs a right hand into Akabaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akabaro's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Akabaro pushes Laoka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akabaro scores with a hook to the body.
Akabaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Laoka.
Akabaro scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
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 Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod.
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.
Laoka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akabaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akabaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laoka. That's going to slow Akabaro down.
The fighters circling - Laoka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laoka connects with a solid leg kick.
Akabaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laoka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akabaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laoka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Akabaro blocks the leg kick.
Akabaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laoka.
Laoka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laoka. Akabaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro misses the shot to the body.
Laoka swings widly with a right hand
and Akabaro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laoka thinking.
Laoka tries to land a leg kick but Akabaro saw it coming and moves away.
Akabaro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laoka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laoka moves forwards but Akabaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akabaro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Laoka.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Akabaro ducks down to avoid it.
Akabaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laoka manages to avoid it.
Laoka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Akabaro counter with a right hand.
Akabaro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laoka rather than just go for the knockout.
Laoka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akabaro throws a leg kick
and Laoka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akabaro tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Laoka counter with a right hand.
Laoka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka misses with an uppercut
and Akabaro counters with a low kick, right behind Laoka 's knee.
Akabaro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Akabaro is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Akabaro. Beautiful body shot.
Akabaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laoka throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Laoka.
Laoka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akabaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akabaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akabaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laoka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Laoka misses its target.
Akabaro scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akabaro throws a front kick that sends Laoka stumbling back into the cage.
Akabaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laoka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro has Laoka up against the cage in a clinch.
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akabaro.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akabaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akabaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akabaro.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akabaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
Akabaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks with his arms.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akabaro gets through Laoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akabaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Akabaro avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro scores with a hook to the body.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Akabaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akabaro.
Akabaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akabaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laoka throws out a loose jab but Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akabaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akabaro has closed the distance and engaged Laoka in a clinch.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akabaro presses Laoka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Akabaro.
Akabaro leaning against his opponent.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Akabaro - that landed with a thud.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Akabaro.
Akabaro is working Laoka over against the cage.
Akabaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
Akabaro scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
Akabaro lands a shot to the body.
Akabaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwame Akabaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Akabaro.
Laoka is rocked!
Akabaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Laoka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akabaro pushes Laoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Laoka seems to have got his legs back now.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akabaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Akabaro avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Laoka wants to stall.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
Akabaro misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akabaro throws a head punch that misses.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks with his arms.
Laoka tries a body shot but Akabaro blocks it.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks with his arms.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Akabaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Akabaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Laoka.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Akabaro just leaning against Laoka, taking a breather.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akabaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Akabaro.
Akabaro presses Laoka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akabaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akabaro lands a big right hand that drops Laoka! The killer instinct kicks in and Akabaro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Akabaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Akabaro!
A relieved looking Kwame Akabaro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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