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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 1639 p4p, 197 weight class) and Pahani Julmu (ranked 2249 p4p, 259 weight class). Pahani Julmu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pahani Julmu!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada lands a nice hook to Julmu's body. Julmu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Julmu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Julmu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Julmu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harada seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Julmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harada.
A big left from Julmu misses.
Julmu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Harada misses.
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Harada misses.
Harada misses with an uppercut
and Julmu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harada!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julmu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julmu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Julmu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harada wants to control but Julmu postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Julmu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harada is trying to control but Julmu passes into side control!
Julmu tries to move to full mount but Harada actually manages to regain half guard.
Julmu is trying to control the action in half guard but Harada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harada tries to get out of the position.
Julmu working over Harada with some ground and pound. Harada looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harada wants to control but Julmu is keeping busy.
Julmu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Julmu on the ground.
Harada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Julmu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada is trying to control but can't.
Harada is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Harada is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Julmu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Julmu is just content to waste time from the top position. Harada takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Julmu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Julmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Julmu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Julmu defends it easily.
Harada keeping moving, preventing Julmu from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Julmu moves out of range of the body kick from Harada.
Julmu moves out of range as Harada strikes.
Harada with a hook.
Harada throws a hook but Julmu blocks it.
Julmu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Julmu slips a jab from Harada.
Julmu with the counter takedown but Harada avoids it easily.
Julmu dives in and grabs Harada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harada pushes down on Julmu's head and hops out.
Julmu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harada tries to bum rush Julmu with a series of wild strikes but Julmu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Julmu dives in and grabs Harada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harada pushes down on Julmu's head and hops out.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Harada 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.
Harada tries to clinch there but Julmu circles away.
And Julmu tries to counter it with a takedown but Harada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Julmu misses with a double jab.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julmu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harada misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Harada.
Julmu throws a series of punches but Harada avoids them all with ease.
Akira Harada is winning the standup battle so far.
Julmu shoots in for a takedown but Harada shows good takedown defense.
Julmu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarada.
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Harada is working Julmu over against the cage.
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Julmu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harada's waist but Harada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Julmu off to one side.
Pahani Julmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Julmu looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada misses with a straight right.
Julmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
A jab from Julmu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harada throws a leg kick but Julmu checks it.
Julmu walks into a jab.
Julmu slips a jab from Harada.
Harada scores with a jab. Julmu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Julmu on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Harada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julmu misses the shot to the body.
Julmu shoots in looking for a takedown. Harada tries to sprawl out of it but Julmu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pahani Julmu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julmu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Julmu working the head and body with strikes.
Harada misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Harada trying to control from the bottom.
Harada is looking to improve his position.
Julmu is taking a breather. Harada says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Julmu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harada moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julmu distracts Harada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Julmu throwing strikes but missing.
Julmu throwing strikes from guard but Harada blocks nicely.
Julmu wants to control from the top but Harada keeps moving.
Julmu wants to pass the guard but Harada is keeping the position.
Julmu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Julmu trying to control the position from guard on top but Harada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Harada dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Julmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Julmu ducks down to avoid it.
Julmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Julmu ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Julmu slips a jab from Harada.
Harada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Julmu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Julmu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Julmu saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Julmu.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Julmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julmu scores with a hook.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
And Julmu tries to counter it with a takedown but Harada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julmu misses with a body shot
and Harada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harada darts in and clinches Julmu up against the cage.
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Julmu.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julmu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harada defends it well.
Harada lands a nice shot to the body.
Julmu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harada quickly recovers to half guard.
Harada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harada trying to control here.
Harada controlling the position for now.
Julmu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julmu wants to control but Harada is keeping him busy.
Julmu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harada makes his way to full guard, as Julmu worked for a kimura.
Julmu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Julmu controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Julmu trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akira Harada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Julmu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pahani Julmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harada prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harada breaks from the clinch.
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.
Julmu needs to keep his hands up - Harada had a free shot at his head there.
Harada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Julmu is defended easily by Harada.
Harada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Julmu.
Julmu with the counter takedown but Harada avoids it easily.
Julmu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Julmu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pahani Julmu.
Julmu misses with a takedown attempt
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donk. Harada catches Julmu right on the button with a cross.
Harada leaves Julmu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harada tries to counter by clinching up but Julmu breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Harada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Harada!
During a confident post fight interview, Akira Harada thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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