Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 10, 2023

#R1#
Akinaga closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Hyu Head has been cut.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akinaga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#KD#
Akinaga lands a big uppercut and Head crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Head looks OK. Akinaga waves Head back to his feet!#ROC#Head is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head is holding his hands too far apart here. Akinaga throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Head is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga gave a mention to Fantasy Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Hyu Head had this to say: '"Everybody out there know I beat him, I controlled the fight, he was missing, I hit him plenty more times. I beat him.Let me talk something... I want to thank the whole hood who came out here. I love y'all. I did this for the hood, you know I beat that boy.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 21, 2023

#R1#
Akinaga circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Menendez to the canvas! Menendez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Akinaga keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads in his post fight interview.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2023

#R1#
Akinaga scores with a nice strike.
Akinaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like Soso Anzor has been cut.
Anzor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akinaga's waist but Akinaga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anzor off to one side.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anzor leaves his chin hanging out and Akinaga seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Anzor crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiso Akinaga!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kiso Akinaga made sure he mentioned Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2023

#R1#
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Kakuto is out of range. #TD#
Kakuto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kakuto sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Kakuto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kakuto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1##SUB#
Kakuto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kakuto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kakuto tries to free his leg and advance position but Akinaga is retaining full guard.
Kakuto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kakuto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #TD#
Kakuto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kakuto performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Kakuto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Akinaga sees it coming and defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akinaga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kakuto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Kakuto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kakuto stalling. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Kakuto is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Akinaga is trying to control Kakuto's posture. Kakuto takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Akinaga! Kakuto is rotating here... this could be the end... Akinaga is out! Kakuto has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tsuyoi Kakuto!
Tsuyoi Kakuto made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%) in his post fight interview.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 12, 2023

#R1#
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Juicy Gum has been cut.#KD2#
Akinaga cracks Gum with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Akinaga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gum to stand back up!#ROC2#Gum is rocked!
Akinaga is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Gum hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%) in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Juicy Gum stepped up to the mic, saying '"Everybody out there know I beat him, I controlled the fight, he was missing, I hit him plenty more times. I beat him.Let me talk something... I want to thank the whole hood who came out here. I love y'all. I did this for the hood, you know I beat that boy.'.

Event: C206: Kersikov vs Blank
Date: Jul 02, 2023

#R1#
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Akinaga misses with a hook
and Keji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akinaga.
Keji bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Akinaga.
Keji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akinaga.
Akinaga loads up on a big right hand but Keji slips the punch.
Keji moves out of range as Akinaga strikes.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keji throws a lazy right hand but Akinaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akinaga lands with a hook. Keji tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut
enabling Keji to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keji throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga cracks Keji with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keji throws an overhand right that lands on Akinaga's shoulder, as Akinaga tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Keji. Those never looked like landing.
Akinaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keji counters with a straight right hand.
Akinaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keji has time to react.
Akinaga scores with a jab. Keji acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akinaga scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keji throws out a loose jab but Akinaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Akinaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keji appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Akinaga misses with a hook
and Keji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akinaga misses with a hook
letting Keji counter with a right hand.
Keji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akinaga jabbing away but nothing is landing. #KD2#
Keji feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Akinaga sprawling to the canvas! Akinaga rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Keji finish him?! #ROC2#Akinaga is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Keji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akinaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keji swinging wildly here.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keji looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
Keji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akinaga.
Akinaga shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keji eats them both and turns towards Akinaga to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Akinaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keji counters with a right hand from hell and Akinaga is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdul Keji!
Abdul Keji thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C200: Kahn vs Titus
Date: Jun 11, 2023

#R1#
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinaga.
Akinaga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Steve throws a leg kick which misses Akinaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Akinaga tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steve.
Nice cross by Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Akinaga had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akinaga, as that shot connected.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinaga.
Steve slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
And Steve counters with a quick kick to the body but Akinaga blocks it.
Steve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Akinaga lands.
Akinaga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Akinaga swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a nice low kick that buckles Akinaga's knee momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akinaga.#T1#
Akinaga tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akinaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Akinaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akinaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akinaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Akinaga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinaga throws out the jab.
Steve slips a jab from Akinaga.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve slips a straight right by Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve moves away from the strike by Akinaga.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinaga throws an off balance right hand
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akinaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akinaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL#
Steve pushes Akinaga up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akinaga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akinaga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Akinaga tries to circle away but Steve has him pinned against the cage.
Akinaga can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Akinaga wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3#
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akinaga tries to circle away but Steve has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Akinaga looks winded!
Steve digs a right hand underneath Akinaga's ribcage. Akinaga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Akinaga's ribcage. Akinaga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Steve lands a body punch.
Steve is stalling here.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akinagas head.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.#KD#
Steve drops Akinaga onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Akinaga is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Akinaga is rocked!
Good body shot from Steve.
Akinaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve gets through Akinaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akinagas head.
A body shot lands from Steve.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Steve creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Akinaga with a big uppercut! Akinaga tries to clinch up but Steve pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Akinaga to the mat! Akinaga covers up and Steve unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yago Steve!
Our winner, Yago Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: C191: Bonaparte vs Cubbedge II
Date: May 14, 2023

#R1#
The fighters circling - Akinaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akinaga throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Akinaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga connects with a single shot there.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Akinaga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT2#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Harrison scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut.
Akinaga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Akinaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinaga misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Akinaga ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Akinaga ducks down to avoid it.
Akinaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akinaga catches Harrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akinaga misses with a looping left.#T1#
Akinaga with a jab.
Harrison lands with a hook. Akinaga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akinaga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akinaga missing with a left hand there. Harrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Akinaga's shoulder, as Akinaga tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Akinaga misses the target.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
Akinaga lands an overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akinaga, as that shot connected.
Akinaga looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Akinaga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by Akinaga as he connects with a hook.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison slips a straight right by Akinaga.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harrison!
Akinaga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harrison staying out of range there.
Harrison throws a lazy right hand but Akinaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Harrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Akinaga.
Harrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akinaga manages to avoid it.
Akinaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Harrison misses with a leg kick.
Harrison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akinaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrison's head.
Akinaga dips to his left and cracks Harrison with an uppercut!
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga clobbers Harrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrison blocks a jab.
Harrison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Akinaga is out of range. #T3#
Akinaga lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.
Akinaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrison under the eye.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrison slips a straight right by Akinaga.
Harrison displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akinaga.
Harrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Akinaga misses the target.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Akinaga is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Akinaga. Those never looked like landing. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Harrison has knocked Akinaga down with a huge combo! Harrison steps away and waves a wobbly Akinaga back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Akinaga is rocked!
Harrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harrison.
Harrison moves out of range as Akinaga strikes.#T4#
Akinaga scores with a three punch combo!
Akinaga shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harrison eats them both and turns towards Akinaga to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#KD2#
Harrison drops Akinaga with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Akinaga looks back up at him and smiles so Harrison waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Akinaga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akinaga circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Harrison. Akinaga falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Harrison!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Harrison!
After winning the bout, Sean Harrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C185: Taneyev vs Machado
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
Farfan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akinaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akinaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Akinaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farfan walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Akinaga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farfan.
Akinaga misses with a straight left.
Farfan looks to throw the jab but Akinaga is out of range.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farfan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farfan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farfan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Farfan is out of range.
Farfan thinks about the counter body kick.
Farfan defending well as Akinaga loads up on a big left hand.
Akinaga throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Farfan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farfan stalling in the clinch.
Farfan can't find room to land a body shot as Akinaga controls the action.
Akinaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Farfan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinaga is trying to push Farfan away but Farfan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akinaga takes a shot to the head. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Akinaga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farfan prevents a body shot from Akinaga.
Farfan tries to work over Akinaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farfan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Akinaga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akinaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farfan backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Farfan.
Akinaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinaga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akinaga misses with a punch to the body.
Farfan keeps control of Akinaga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farfan cracks Akinaga with a nice body shot.
Akinaga is breathing heavily.
Akinaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Farfan has double underhooks.
Farfan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Farfan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farfan lands a nice shot to the body.
Farfan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
A short body shot lands from Farfan as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Farfan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farfan lands an uppercut.#T2#
Farfan scores with a shot to the side of Akinaga's head.
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!
Farfan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Farfan.
Farfan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farfan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akinaga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Farfan scores a nice knee to the body.
Farfan scores with a hook to the body.
Farfan is leaning against Akinaga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farfan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Farfan obliges.
Farfan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Farfan.
Farfan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farfan crunches a lovely knee into Akinaga's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Farfan.
Akinaga takes a shot to the head.
Farfan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farfan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Farfan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Farfan on the inside.
Farfan lands a nice knee to the body.
Farfan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards. #T3#
Farfan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Farfan.
Farfan digs a right hand underneath Akinaga's ribcage. Akinaga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farfan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farfan lands a nice shot to the body. #KD2#
Farfan drops Akinaga onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Akinaga is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#Akinaga is rocked!
Farfan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Akinaga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farfan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Akinaga! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Farfan is unloading with more strikes now! Akinaga drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iago Farfan!
Our winner, Iago Farfan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: C182: Dixon vs Collins
Date: Apr 09, 2023

#R1#
A jab from Akinaga misses.
Bystrom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bystrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinaga moves away.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#KD#
Akinaga feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bystrom sprawling to the canvas! Bystrom rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Akinaga finish him?! #ROC#Bystrom is rocked!
Akinaga closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Bystrom out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiso Akinaga!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kiso Akinaga waved his t-shirt featuring Fantasy Threads's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Torkel Bystrom had this to say: 'Well back to the gym.'.

Event: BB 87 - Allu vs Steel 2
Date: Dec 10, 2022

#R1#
Keji looks to land a right hand but Akinaga moved out of range.
Akinaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akinaga throws an overhand right that lands on Keji's shoulder, as Keji tries to avoid the shot.
Akinaga misses with a hook. Keji ducked under it nicely.
Akinaga misses with a right hand
and Keji counters with a straight right hand.
Akinaga misses with a right hand
and Keji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akinaga misses with a left hand
and Keji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keji moves away from the strike by Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Keji counters with a three punch combo that has Akinaga backing up. Akinaga nods at Keji to acknowledge the strikes.
Keji fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Akinaga to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Akinaga looks to clinch but Keji throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Akinaga taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abdul Keji!
Abdul Keji retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Abdul Keji, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: BB 85 - Panic vs Land 2
Date: Nov 26, 2022

#R1#
Akinaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinaga throws out the jab.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT2#It looks like Ed Jones has been cut.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Akinaga scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Akinaga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.#ROC2#Jones is rocked!
Akinaga slips under a jab from Jones.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akinaga knocks out Jones with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Akinaga before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Akinaga picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%) in his post fight interview.

Event: BB 77 - White vs Maharajah
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Akinaga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keji scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akinaga in his tracks.
Akinaga swings widly with a right hand
letting Keji counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Akinaga cracks Keji with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akinaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Keji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akinaga throws a jab when Keji was well out of range.
Akinaga throws a right hand that misses #KD#
and Keji counters with a nice right hand that sends Akinaga toppling to the canvas! Akinaga scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Keji finish him?!#ROC#Akinaga is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga connects with a nice looking jab.
Keji shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Akinaga takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Keji sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Akinaga bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdul Keji!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdul Keji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BB 72 - Bleak vs Panic
Date: Sep 13, 2022

#R1#
Akinaga misses with a left hand
and Kok counters with a nice low kick that buckles Akinaga's knee momentarily.
Kok takes one to the chin there.
Kok misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Akinaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Kok moved out of range.
Akinaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kok scores with a nice strike.
Akinaga misses with a straight left.
Akinaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akinaga sizes up Kok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good shot there by Akinaga.
We've been told by Kok's head coaches at The Goya - ðŸ¥Š MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#KD2#
Akinaga lands a big right hand that sends Kok crashing to the mat! Akinaga stays standing though and waves Kok back to his feet!#ROC2#Kok is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kok to the canvas! Kok doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Akinaga keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: BB 67 - Virus vs Sapo
Date: Aug 20, 2022

#R1#
Akinaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dykstra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akinaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
Dykstra throws a jab when Akinaga was well out of range.
Dykstra's corner calls for a 1-2. Dykstra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dykstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
A big right from Dykstra misses.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Dykstra's head but Dykstra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dykstra raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Akinaga slips a jab from Dykstra.
Dykstra misses with an uppercut. Akinaga saw that one coming.
Akinaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dykstra's hands.
We've been informed that Dykstra has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Dykstra misses.
Dykstra throws a big shot that misses.
Dykstra misses with a straight left.
Akinaga stuns Dykstra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dykstra throws an overhand right that lands on Akinaga's shoulder, as Akinaga tries to avoid the shot.
Dykstra ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Dykstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dykstra misses with a hook.#T1#
Dykstra throws a lazy right hand but Akinaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dykstra misses with a few strikes there.
Dykstra walks into a jab.
Dykstra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dykstra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akinaga scores with a shot to the body.
Dykstra looks winded!
Dykstra jabs Akinaga right on the nose. Akinaga blinks but takes it well.
Dykstra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga scores with a jab. Dykstra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akinaga ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga throws the left hand but Dykstra avoids the punch easily.
Dykstra throws out a counter right but Akinaga avoids it with no problem.
Dykstra is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dykstra misses with a looping right.
Dykstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akinaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akinaga lands with a straight right. Dykstra didn't see that one coming.
Akinaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dykstra misses with a straight left. #T2#
Akinaga staying out of range there.
Dykstra thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Akinaga. Dykstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dykstra! But no joy.
Dykstra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dykstra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akinaga.
Akinaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akinaga punishes Dykstra's body with a nice straight punch.
Dykstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akinaga.
Dykstra misses with a two punch combination.
Dykstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Dykstra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akinaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akinaga slips under a jab from Dykstra.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Dykstra throws a hook but Akinaga avoids it easily.
Dykstra lands a head shot.
Akinaga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Akinaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dykstra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL2#
Dykstra closes the distance and pushes Akinaga back into the cage.
Dykstra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dykstra trying to control the position but instead, Akinaga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dykstra into the cage.
Dykstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinaga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dykstra.
A head punch on the inside from Akinaga fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Dykstra as the two fighters clinch.
Dykstra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akinaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Dykstra manages to break the clinch.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga takes a swing at Dykstra's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Dykstra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akinaga slips a jab from Dykstra.#T4#
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!
Akinaga staying out of range there.
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akinaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akinaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dykstra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Akinaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dykstra throws a jab when Akinaga was well out of range.
Dykstra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Dykstra moves out of range.
Akinaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Dykstra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dykstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Akinaga.
Akinaga swings for the body but Dykstra moves out of range.
Akinaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dykstra's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dykstra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Dykstra misses.
Akinaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akinaga lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kiso Akinaga will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Dykstra throws a hook but Akinaga avoids it easily.
Akinaga stuns Dykstra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dykstra. Those never looked like landing.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dykstra manages to avoid it.
Akinaga moves out of range as Dykstra strikes.
Dykstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akinaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akinaga is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dykstra.
Akinaga moves out of range as Dykstra strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dykstra 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.
Dykstra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akinaga.
Dykstra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dykstra with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dykstra throws out the jab.
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
Dykstra misses with a hook. Akinaga ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Akinaga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dykstra throws an overhand right that lands on Akinaga's shoulder, as Akinaga tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Akinaga moves out of range as Dykstra strikes.
Akinaga swings for the body but Dykstra moves out of range.
Dykstra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dykstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dykstra moves away.
Akinaga connects with a looping right hand.
Akinaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dykstra momentarily.
Akinaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dykstra counters with a straight right hand.
Akinaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dykstra under the eye.
Dykstra misses the jab.
Akinaga digs a good hook to Dykstra's body.
Good shot there by Dykstra.
Akinaga jabs at Dykstra's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#Dykstra is rocked!
Dykstra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dykstra is still on wobbly legs! Can Akinaga finish him?
Dykstra is breathing heavily.
Dykstra bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Akinaga comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Dykstra falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Dykstra was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: BB 59 - Gracie vs Gebhardt
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1#
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keji was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Keji throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Keji on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keji blocks a jab.#KD#
Keji sends Akinaga crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Keji is motioning to the referee to let Akinaga up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keji was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
An attempted straight right counter from Keji misses the target.
Akinaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keji.
Akinaga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akinaga throws out a loose jab but Keji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keji lands a glancing blow to the side of Akinaga's head.
Akinaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Akinaga misses with a shot to the body
and Keji counters with a straight right hand.
Akinaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akinaga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keji takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Akinaga.
Keji sets himself, and Akinaga steps forward looking for the clinch! Keji avoids it this time.
Akinaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keji misses with a wild combination.
Keji sets himself, and Akinaga steps forward looking for the clinch! Keji avoids it this time.
Akinaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keji swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Keji moves out of range.
Akinaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akinaga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keji rather than just go for the knockout.
Keji throws a series of punches but Akinaga moves out of range. #T2#
Akinaga walks into a jab.
Keji throws a looping overhand right but Akinaga ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Akinaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keji walks into a left hand.
Keji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akinaga swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Keji to counter with a crisp jab.
Akinaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keji.
Akinaga takes a swing at Keji's ribcage but misses.
Akinaga misses with a body shot
and Keji counters with a stiff right hand.
Akinaga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keji to score with a decent uppercut.
Akinaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Akinaga is rocked!
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
A combination from Keji does no damage.
Akinaga wants to counter the offense by Keji and move into the clinch position.
Akinaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keji.
Keji throws a shot from downtown. Akinaga moves away and avoids it.
Keji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akinaga.
Keji was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keji is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akinaga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keji counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Keji.
Akinaga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keji moves away from the strike by Akinaga.
Akinaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Keji's head but Keji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Keji's head but Keji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Akinaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keji moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinaga misses with a left hand
and Keji counters with a nice uppercut.
Akinaga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keji looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akinaga lands a right hook to the body.
Akinaga misses with a right hand
and Keji counters with a stiff right hand.
Akinaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinaga takes a swing at Keji's ribcage but misses.
Akinaga takes a swing at Keji's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Keji wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akinaga misses with a jab to the body
and Keji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Keji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Keji is stalking Akinaga. Akinaga circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Keji, and it's lights out! Akinaga really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdul Keji!
A very excited looking Abdul Keji made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: BB 49 - Gracie vs Bleak
Date: May 16, 2022

#R1#
Akinaga jabs La Vie right on the nose. La Vie blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#It looks like Sey La Vie has been cut.
Akinaga tries to clinch there but La Vie circles away.
La Vie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akinaga with a hook.
Akinaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La Vie counters with a nice uppercut.
Akinaga wants to clinch up but La Vie keeps it at a distance.
La Vie throws a big counter combination but Akinaga scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Akinaga lands a body shot.
Akinaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of La Vie's head.
Akinaga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La Vie counters with a series of strikes. Akinaga will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Akinaga lands.
Akinaga tries to clinch but La Vie is having none of it.
Akinaga lands with a cross. #KD2#
Akinaga lands a big uppercut and La Vie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but La Vie looks OK. Akinaga waves La Vie back to his feet!
Akinaga throws an overhand right that has La Vie reeling! Akinaga follows up with more punches and La Vie is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
After the big win, Kiso Akinaga made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: BB 42 - Wright vs Anubis
Date: Apr 23, 2022

#R1#
Kok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kok avoids the body shot from Akinaga.
Kok takes one to the chin there.
Akinaga throws out a loose jab but Kok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kok appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akinaga swings for the body but Kok moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akinaga misses with a hook. Kok ducked under it nicely.
Kok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Akinaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akinaga misses with a body shot
and Kok counters with a nice body kick.
Akinaga on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Akinaga throws out a loose jab but Kok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kok ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kok has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kok's corner calls for a 1-2. Kok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kok lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Akinaga falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kok dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Kok!
A very excited looking Chew Kok made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: BB 29 - Kong vs McWrestler
Date: Feb 24, 2022

#R1#
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akinaga missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinaga misses with a looping right.
Hill misses with a looping left.#CL#
Hill takes the fight into the clinch.
Akinaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Come on Hill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
Hill gets through Akinaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Akinaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akinaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akinaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akinaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akinaga looks winded!
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hill lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands with a left to the head.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Hill scores with a shot to the side of Akinaga's head.
Hill pushes Akinaga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hill.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Hill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hill avoiding damage.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill gets through Akinaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hill lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akinaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.
Nice body punch from Hill - that landed with a thud.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Hill. #T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Hill.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Hill stalling the fight.
Akinaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill scores with a shot to the side of Akinaga's head. #ROC#Akinaga is rocked!
Hill lands a body punch.
Hill works on Akinaga's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Hill - that landed with a thud.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Akinaga's ribcage. Akinaga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill lands a body punch.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akinaga or not.
A shot in the inside from Hill.
A short left from Hill.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akinaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him?
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards. #T3#
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Hill dips a shoulder and cracks Akinaga with a mighty uppercut! Akinaga falls back against the cage and Hill unloads with a barrage of strikes! Akinaga is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hill screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crucifix Hill!
A less than humble Crucifix Hill misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: SMASH: Donovan vs Kapisi
Date: Dec 22, 2021

#R1#
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Akinaga sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
Akinaga looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
Lesnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lesnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinaga connects with a body shot that sends Lesnar's belly button to the back.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinaga lands with a hook. Lesnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akinaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Akinaga.
Nice uppercut lands for Akinaga. That snapped Lesnar's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Akinaga. That snapped Lesnar's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akinaga looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.#CL#
Lesnar has Akinaga up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Lesnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Akinaga controls his hands.
Lesnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lesnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar has Akinaga pressed against the cage, preventing Akinaga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akinaga is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akinaga.
Akinaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow. #TD#
Lesnar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lesnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Akinaga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lesnar prevents Akinaga from improving his position.#T2##SU#
Lesnar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lesnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Akinaga. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Akinaga is quick to defend against it.
Lesnar slips a jab from Akinaga.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Akinaga is quick to defend against it.
Lesnar ducks right into an uppercut from Akinaga.
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!
Akinaga lands a jab.
Akinaga connects with the punch.
Akinaga misses with a combination #TD#
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Akinaga wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lesnar is now in half guard.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3##SU#
Lesnar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Akinaga! #SU#
Lesnar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Akinaga to his feet.
Nice body punch from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akinaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Akinaga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga misses with a shot to the body #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Akinaga!
Akinaga is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Akinaga is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lesnar connects with a decent elbow.
Lesnar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SU#
Lesnar stands up.
Akinaga throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lesnar.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akinaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akinaga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar works over Akinaga with some ground and pound from guard.
Akinaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Akinaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akinaga's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Akinaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.
Akinaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Akinaga!
Akinaga struggling a bit here.
Akinaga is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar cracks Akinaga with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lesnar working the body and head with strikes.
Akinaga is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Lesnar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lesnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akinaga misses the body punch #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Akinaga!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T1#
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.#SU#
Lesnar has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lesnar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SU#
Lesnar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Akinaga to stand up.
Akinaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akinaga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Akinaga misses.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lesnar on the side of the head.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Lesnar moved out of range.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Akinaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Akinaga is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lesnar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lesnar content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lesnar.
Lesnar gets through Akinaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lesnar - that landed with a thud.
Akinaga trying to control the position but instead, Lesnar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akinaga into the cage.
Lesnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akinaga being controlled against the cage.
Akinaga tries to throw a body punch but Lesnar avoids it by throwing Akinaga back against the cage.
Lesnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Akinaga working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar prevents Akinaga from breaking the clinch.
Lesnar lands with a right to the head.
Lesnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Lesnar.
Akinaga is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Lesnar. #TD#
Lesnar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Akinaga can't fight it off and eventually Lesnar manages to take the fight to the floor. Akinaga looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T3#
Akinaga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Lesnar forces his way into half guard.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SU#
Lesnar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Akinaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesnar momentarily. #CL#
Lesnar clinches.
Lesnar lands with a short shot to the head.
Akinaga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Akinaga controls his hands.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the body. #T4##BC2#
Akinaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar swings for the body but Akinaga moves out of range.
Mark Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar blocks a jab.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Akinaga throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akinaga won't be happy with that.
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!
Akinaga is trying to escape the position but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Akinaga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Akinaga is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
Lesnar has control of an arm but Akinaga manages to advance to Lesnar's back!
Mark Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet but Akinaga has full control of the position and if anything, Lesnar has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Lesnar dominated that second round.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Akinaga throws a lazy right hand but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akinaga cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Akinaga thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akinaga misses with a jab to the body #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akinaga won't be happy with that. #SU#
Lesnar stands up.
Akinaga scores with a hook to the body. Lesnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a hook to the body #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown. Akinaga fights it but they end up in guard.
Lesnar is standing up over Akinaga. Akinaga looks to escape but Lesnar dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#REVB#
Lesnar takes a little break here. Akinaga wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Akinaga throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage. #T1#
Akinaga manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lesnar tries to kick Akinaga off but Akinaga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesnar has hold of Akinaga's hands but Akinaga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akinaga stops Lesnar from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Lesnar has one foot on Akinaga's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Akinaga throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar prevents Akinaga from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.#SU#
Lesnar gets to his feet. Akinaga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Akinaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL#
Lesnar clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lesnar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lesnar lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.
Akinaga misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD#
Lesnar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Akinaga regains guard immediately.
Akinaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.#SU#
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T3#
Akinaga throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Akinaga's guard.
Akinaga is wriggling around but Lesnar manages to pass to half guard. #REVB#
Akinaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.#SU#
Lesnar decides to return to a standing position.
Lesnar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lesnar slips a jab from Akinaga.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Lesnar moved out of range.
Akinaga stuns Lesnar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinaga scores with a nice right hand.
Akinaga throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.#T4#
Akinaga throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Akinaga didn't expect that.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Akinaga throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Akinaga working a defensive guard but Lesnar manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lesnar landing a few strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SU#
Lesnar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Akinaga to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Akinaga there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Lesnar!
After the fight, Mark Lesnar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Iron Wolf - Crowd Card
Date: Oct 30, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Norton.
Akinaga manages to work his way to half guard, despite Norton's best efforts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Norton lands a nice short elbow.
Norton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akinaga wants to improve his position but Norton is controlling well.
Akinaga punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Akinaga trying to hold on to Norton's head to control him but Norton postures up.
Norton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akinaga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SU2#
Norton stands up out of the half guard.
Norton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akinaga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norton scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Norton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Norton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akinaga looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Norton looks for a takedown but Akinaga sprawls well.
Akinaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norton throws a hook but Akinaga blocks it.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norton lands a nice shot that snaps Akinaga's head back.
Akinaga loads up on a big right hand but Norton slips the punch.
Norton connects with a nice looking jab.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.
Akinaga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Akinaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Akinaga.
Akinaga connects with a crisp jab.
Norton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akinaga thuds a left hand into Norton's body.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.#T2#
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Akinaga tries to keep at a distance but Norton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Akinaga controls his hands.
Akinaga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Akinaga is trying to break the clinch but Norton has him pressed against the cage.
Akinaga leaning against his opponent.
Norton is pushing Akinaga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Akinaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton tries to pull guard but Akinaga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T3#
Akinaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
I was talking to Akinaga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akinaga is trying to break the clinch but Norton is controlling him.
Akinaga tries to break the clinch but Norton is controlling the position.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akinaga smiles and moves away.
Kiso Akinaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Norton.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Norton throws a push kick but Akinaga slaps the foot to one side.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akinaga lands a jab to the nose.
Norton tries to clinch up but Akinaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Akinaga works the jab nicely.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinaga moves away.
Norton swings for the body but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton throws a looping overhand right but Akinaga ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Akinaga jabs Norton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akinaga lands a nice shot that snaps Norton's head back.
Jab, jab by Akinaga - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Akinaga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Akinaga does no damage.
Akinaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinaga goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norton throws a body punch but Akinaga moves out of range.
Norton shoots in for a double leg but Akinaga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Akinaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Norton scores with a decent looking hook.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga digs a good hook to Norton's body.
Akinaga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Akinaga throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Norton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
Norton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga! #CUT#It looks like Steve Norton has been cut.
Norton throws a low kick but Akinaga avoids it.
A slow jab from Akinaga misses its intended target.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Norton.
Norton defending well as Akinaga loads up on a big left hand.
Norton misses with a low kick.
A jab from Akinaga does it's job there.
Akinaga scores with the left hand. Norton knows he should have avoided that one.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Akinaga.#T1#
Norton blocks a jab.
Norton scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton is looking to clinch but Akinaga is avoiding it.
Akinaga clobbers Norton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akinaga misses with a straight left.
Akinaga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akinaga jabs at Norton's body.
A big left from Akinaga misses.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akinaga tries to circle away but Norton has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Akinaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akinaga scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.#T2#
Akinaga takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Norton unleashes a big counter combination but Akinaga bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga connects with a right hand. Norton shakes it off.
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton doesn't manage to clinch there - Akinaga circles away.
Akinaga lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Nice cross by Akinaga.
Akinaga scores with a body shot.
Norton slips a jab from Akinaga.
Akinaga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Norton connects with a looping right hand.
Akinaga swinging wildly here.
Norton throws out a counter right but Akinaga avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinaga.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akinaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akinaga takes one to the chin there.
Akinaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akinaga looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Norton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akinaga with a body shot.
Akinaga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Norton.#CUT2#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Akinaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norton finds it's way round the side to connect with Akinaga's head.
Norton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kiso Akinaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Norton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
Akinaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Norton throws a sloppy head kick and Akinaga moves out of range easily.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinaga moves away.#T4#
A combination from Norton does no damage.
Akinaga lands a jab to the nose.
Akinaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akinaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akinaga misses with a looping left.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norton throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range. #CL2#
Norton pushes Akinaga up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Norton breaks the clinch.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton moves away from the strike by Akinaga.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akinaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akinaga scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Akinaga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
Norton defending well as Akinaga loads up on a big left hand.
Akinaga tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akinaga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Akinaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akinaga connects with a looping right hand.
Norton throws a head kick that misses.
Akinaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga misses with a hook.
Akinaga tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akinaga throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
Akinaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
Norton lands with a nice body punch.
Norton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akinaga manages to avoid it.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination. #CL2#
Norton closes the distance and pushes Akinaga back into the cage.
Norton keeps control of Akinaga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Akinaga with a jab.
Norton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akinaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Akinaga punishes Norton's body with a nice straight punch.
Norton with the inside leg kick.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Akinaga is out of range.
Akinaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
Norton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akinaga has time to react.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton scoring well with a low kick there. #CL2#
Norton closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Norton drags the fight down to the ground.
Norton working a defensive guard here.
Akinaga looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Akinaga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Norton wants to get back to his feet but Akinaga is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3##SU#
Akinaga gets to his feet - Norton follows without any prompting.
Norton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Akinaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akinaga ducks right into an uppercut from Norton.
Norton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Akinaga lands a jab to Norton's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Akinaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinaga.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akinaga manages to avoid it.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akinaga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Akinaga jabs Norton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Norton misses.
Norton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akinaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norton has time to react.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Akinaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akinaga stuffs the takedown attempt from Norton. Norton gets slowly back to his feet.
Akinaga with a hook.
Steve Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akinaga lands with a right hand.
Norton misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kiso Akinaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akinaga, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiso Akinaga!
A very excited looking Kiso Akinaga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Steve Norton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back stronger than ever to smash whatever I need to smash to win again.'.

Event: KoF:IW - Garbowa X Cocoran
Date: Oct 09, 2021

#R1#
Carvalho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carvalho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.
Akinaga lands a nice shot that snaps Carvalho's head back.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
Carvalho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akinaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Carvalho's head.
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinaga scores with a nice strike.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Akinaga lands with a right hand.
Carvalho dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinaga scores with a one two! Carvalho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Akinaga slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Akinaga lands with a nice combination. Carvalho backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Carvalho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinaga throws a jab when Carvalho was well out of range.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akinaga throws a big shot that misses.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Akinaga cracks Carvalho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carvalho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carvalho tries to move into range but Akinaga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akinaga digs a good hook to Carvalho's body.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Akinaga with a series of wild strikes but Akinaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akinaga.
Akinaga jabs Carvalho right on the nose. Carvalho blinks but takes it well.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Carvalho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akinaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Carvalho connects with a jab.
Carvalho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Akinaga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T2#
Carvalho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carvalho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga misses the jab.
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Akinaga avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Carvalho. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Akinaga throws a big shot that misses.
Akinaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Akinaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carvalho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinaga scores with a shot to the body.
Akinaga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Akinaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akinaga.
Akinaga connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Carvalho. #T3#
Akinaga scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga connects with a body shot that sends Carvalho's belly button to the back.
Akinaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akinaga is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice shot lands for Akinaga.
Akinaga tests Carvalho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akinaga with a nice cross.
Carvalho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Akinaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akinaga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvalho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T4#
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Akinaga's head but Akinaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Akinaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akinaga lands a jab to Carvalho's midsection.
Akinaga works over Carvalho's head and body with a nice combination.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvalho looks winded!
Carvalho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Akinaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga connects with a body shot that sends Carvalho's belly button to the back.
Akinaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carvalho misses with a straight right.
Akinaga scores with a hook.
Carvalho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akinaga cracks a nice hook into Carvalho's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
A lazy left from Akinaga finds it's target.
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that round.
That's time! Akinaga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Akinaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carvalho's hands.
Carvalho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carvalho throws a jab when Akinaga was well out of range.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiso Akinaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Akinaga feints a jab promting Carvalho to slip. Akinaga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carvalho takes one on the button.
A big right from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Carvalho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Carvalho might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Akinaga has got the better of the exchanges.
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!
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carvalho slips under a jab from Akinaga.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akinaga dodges the punch combination from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinaga.
Akinaga scores with a one two! Carvalho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carvalho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga thuds his right hand into Carvalho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akinaga lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Carvalho as he connects with a hook.
Akinaga throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Akinaga lands a jab to Carvalho's midsection.
Akinaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Carvalho ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvalho also avoids with ease.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Akinaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Akinaga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T2#
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
Akinaga throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Akinaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Akinaga blocks a jab.
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Akinaga with a series of wild strikes but Akinaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho moves out of range as Akinaga strikes.
Akinaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3##CL2#
Carvalho clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinaga.
Akinaga avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Good exchange - Akinaga coming out on top.
Carvalho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akinaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akinaga lands a jab to the head.
Akinaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Akinaga.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akinaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carvalho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akinaga throws a nice looking combination but Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akinaga moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akinaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Akinaga swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Akinaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carvalho at a distance.
Akinaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Carvalho misses with a two punch combination.
Akinaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carvalho moves away.
Akinaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Akinaga both land. Nice combination.
Akinaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Akinaga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carvalho doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Carvalho both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Akinaga cracks Carvalho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Akinaga looks to land a combination. Carvalho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Akinaga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akinaga's head.
Akinaga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Carvalho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akinaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carvalho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Akinaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Carvalho off the cage and back into range.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Akinaga there.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Good exchange - Akinaga coming out on top.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga lands a body shot.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut there from Akinaga.
Akinaga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Akinaga scores with a hook to the body. Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Akinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Akinaga also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carvalho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akinaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akinaga.
Akinaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #ROC#Carvalho is rocked!
Akinaga is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Carvalho like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Carvalho from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: KoF: SUPER WOLF FUN TIMES
Date: Sep 25, 2021

#R1#
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinaga moves away.
Akinaga moves out of range of the body kick from Farquharson.
Akinaga is looking for a counter combo.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Akinaga.#CL2#
Farquharson clinches up against the cage.
Akinaga taking a breather.
Akinaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akinaga has had enough of the clinch but Farquharson keeps him there for the moment.
Akinaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Akinaga is trying to push Farquharson away but Farquharson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farquharson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akinaga is defending well for now.
Akinaga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akinaga tries to work over Farquharson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farquharson with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akinaga's efforts to push away.
Akinaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farquharson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farquharson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farquharson throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Akinaga is working Farquharson over against the cage.
Farquharson misses with a knee strike.
Farquharson working Akinaga over with knees to the body.
Akinaga tries to break the clinch but Farquharson is controlling the position.
Farquharson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akinaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinaga.
Akinaga managing to block the knees to the body from Farquharson.
Akinaga tries to break the clinch but Farquharson is controlling the position.
Akinaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akinaga is trying to stall.
Farquharson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akinaga's face.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Akinaga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farquharson has him pressed against the cage.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson working Akinaga over with knees to the body.
Akinaga is breathing heavily.
Farquharson lands a nice knee to the body. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Farquharson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akinaga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farquharson can turn it around.
Farquharson lands a nice knee to the body.
Farquharson landing knees to the head.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Akinaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farquharson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farquharson scores a nice knee to the body.
Akinaga misses with a punch to the body.
Akinaga tries to break free but Farquharson pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson.
Farquharson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T3#
Akinaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farquharson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farquharson with a knee to the head.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akinaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akinaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Farquharson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T4#
Farquharson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Akinaga tries to break free but Farquharson pushes him back against the cage.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson lands a knee to the body.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akinaga blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson working Akinaga over with knees to the body.
Farquharson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Farquharson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Farquharson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farquharson lands a high kick!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Farquharson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Akinaga.
The crowd cheers as Akinaga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farquharson doesn't seem phased though.
Akinaga misses with the combination.
Farquharson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farquharson throws a head kick that Akinaga semi-blocks.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farquharson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duncan Farquharson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson keeps Akinaga at a distance using the push kick.
Farquharson connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Farquharson slams his shin into Akinaga's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Farquharson obliges.
Farquharson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akinaga's face.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akinaga can't break the clinch.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farquharson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akinaga's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farquharson crunches a lovely knee into Akinaga's ribcage.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson. #T2#
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akinaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farquharson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akinaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farquharson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akinaga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson connects with a knee to the head.
Farquharson with a knee to the head.
Akinaga looking to slow down the pace here.
Farquharson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akinaga's efforts to push away.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson.
Farquharson looking to throw knees to the head but Akinaga is blocking nicely. #T3#
Farquharson trying to land knees to the body.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinaga.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson looking to throw knees to the head but Akinaga is blocking nicely.
Farquharson lands a knee to the body.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the head but Akinaga blocks with his arms.
Farquharson tries a knee to the head but Akinaga blocks it. #BC#
Akinaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farquharson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga misses with a body shot #TD2#
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown. Akinaga fights it but they end up in guard.
Akinaga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga can't keep his opponent in guard - Farquharson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Farquharson is trying to control. Akinaga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Farquharson uses his free foot to push down on Akinaga's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Akinaga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga 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.
Akinaga is trying is best to control the position here.
Akinaga is trying to control but can't.
Farquharson is looking to take a break and control but Akinaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akinaga won't allow Farquharson to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga trying to control from the bottom. #SU2#
Farquharson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Akinaga to stand up.
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Farquharson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farquharson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farquharson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson throws a body shot but no joy.
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farquharson. That's going to slow Akinaga down.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinaga scores with a three punch combo!
Akinaga connects with a body shot that sends Farquharson's belly button to the back.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Farquharson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akinaga tries to bum rush Farquharson with a series of wild strikes but Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farquharson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akinaga is out of range and Farquharson settles back down.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Akinaga misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga throws a shot from downtown. Farquharson moves away and avoids it.
Akinaga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Farquharson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akinaga's head.
Akinaga scores with the left hand. Farquharson knows he should have avoided that one.
Akinaga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farquharson backs up against the cage.
Nice body kick there by Farquharson.
Nice uppercut there from Akinaga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson staying out of range there.
Farquharson takes a swing at Akinaga's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Akinaga missing with a left hand there. Farquharson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Farquharson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akinaga rather than just go for the knockout.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson slips under a jab.
Akinaga lands with a nice combination. Farquharson backs away looking to recover.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Farquharson.
Farquharson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farquharson slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes.
Farquharson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Farquharson wants to clinch up but Akinaga keeps it at a distance.
Akinaga jabs at Farquharson's body.
A swing and a miss from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga scores with a hook.#CL2#
Akinaga tries to keep at a distance but Farquharson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akinaga tries to break the clinch but Farquharson is controlling the position.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the head but Akinaga blocks with his arms.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akinaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farquharson's elbow.
Akinaga tries to throw a body punch but Farquharson avoids it by throwing Akinaga back against the cage. #T4#
Farquharson connects with a knee to the head.
Farquharson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akinaga blocks it with crossed arms.
Duncan Farquharson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinaga.
A knee to the head by Farquharson.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farquharson missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Akinaga manages to break the clinch.
Farquharson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinaga throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akinaga. Farquharson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akinaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Farquharson slips under a jab.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga stuns Farquharson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farquharson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akinaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiso Akinaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duncan Farquharson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiso Akinaga.
I think Farquharson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Farquharson!
During a confident post fight interview, Duncan Farquharson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: KoF:IW- Zaintashara X Q.Cranio
Date: Sep 04, 2021

#R1#
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akinaga misses with an uppercut.
Akinaga throws a hook but Farquharson blocks it.
Akinaga lands a two punch combo.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Farquharson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akinaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Farquharson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akinaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Farquharson's head.
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
Akinaga throws a nice looking combination but Farquharson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farquharson misses with a body kick.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Farquharson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquharson misses with a body kick.
Akinaga feints a jab promting Farquharson to slip. Akinaga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Farquharson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Akinaga - just one landing.
Farquharson thows a body kick. Akinaga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Akinaga lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga lands a two punch combo.
Farquharson throws a body kick that misses.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
No joy there for Akinaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farquharson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Farquharson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Akinaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akinaga misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farquharson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Farquharson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Farquharson avoids them all with ease.
Akinaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
Akinaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson defending well as Akinaga loads up on a big left hand.
Farquharson lands with a kick to the temple. Akinaga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akinaga misses the jab.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farquharson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akinaga throws a lazy right hand but Farquharson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Akinaga avoids it easily.
Akinaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a leg kick which misses Akinaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Akinaga tries to avoid it.
Farquharson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Farquharson connects with a high kick.
A shot to the liver by Akinaga. Beautiful body shot.
Akinaga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akinaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farquharson.
Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Farquharson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akinaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Farquharson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akinaga. #T3#
Jab, jab by Akinaga - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farquharson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Akinaga cracks Farquharson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farquharson lands an overhand right.
Farquharson throws a nice head kick!
Akinaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farquharson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
Farquharson looks for the body kick but Akinaga saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Farquharson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farquharson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Farquharson moved out of range.
Akinaga throws a shot from downtown. Farquharson moves away and avoids it.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Farquharson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akinaga avoids a kick to the body.
Akinaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farquharson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Farquharson scores with a nice body kick.
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Akinaga moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga scores with a hook.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Farquharson.
Farquharson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga lands with a right hand.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farquharson slips a straight right by Akinaga.
Farquharson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Akinaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Farquharson slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Farquharson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farquharson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farquharson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Akinaga does no damage.
Farquharson scores with a head kick.
Farquharson throws a body punch but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Farquharson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Akinaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson connects with a high kick.
Farquharson throws a wild body kick that Akinaga sees coming a mile off.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Farquharson. #T1#
Akinaga missing with a left hand there. Farquharson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Akinaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Farquharson - the referee stops the clock and Akinaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Farquharson. Akinaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Farquharson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akinaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Farquharson scoring well with a low kick there.
Akinaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga throws out a powerful jab.
Akinaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farquharson doesn't seem bothered though.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiso Akinaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Farquharson walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga misses with a looping right.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akinaga looks to land a left hand but Farquharson moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Farquharson avoids them all with ease.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Akinaga stuns Farquharson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akinaga scores with a body shot.
Farquharson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farquharson.
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Farquharson is out of range.
Farquharson takes one on the button.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Farquharson looks to land a body kick but Akinaga moved away.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Akinaga moves out of range easily.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Farquharson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akinaga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
A jab from Farquharson misses.
Akinaga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Farquharson lands a head kick!
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farquharson looks to land a body kick but Akinaga moved away.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akinaga avoids a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Akinaga.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga moves out of range of the body kick from Farquharson.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson connects with a high kick. #T4#
Farquharson throws a leg kick but Akinaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
A combination from Akinaga does no damage.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
It looked like Akinaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farquharson.
Farquharson is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Akinaga blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Farquharson.
Farquharson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akinaga.
A big right from Akinaga misses.
Farquharson misses with a low kick.
Akinaga misses with a double jab.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Akinaga.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga checks the leg kick.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Farquharson ducks under and follows up with a left that Farquharson also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kiso Akinaga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farquharson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a nice looking combination but Farquharson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akinaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Akinaga swinging wildly here.
Akinaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson moves out of range as Akinaga strikes.
Akinaga throws a hook but Farquharson blocks it.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Akinaga.
Akinaga takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Akinaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Farquharson avoids nicely.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a straight right.
A combination from Akinaga does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akinaga lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farquharson dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farquharson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akinaga throws a lazy right hand but Farquharson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Farquharson moved out of range.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Akinaga avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Farquharson.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Farquharson ducks under and follows up with a left that Farquharson also avoids with ease.
Farquharson misses with a head kick. #T2#
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Akinaga moves out of range easily.
Farquharson scores with a head kick.
Akinaga misses with a looping right.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Farquharson avoids them all with ease.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
It looked like Akinaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farquharson feints and then cracks Akinaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akinaga down.
Akinaga misses with a double jab.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Farquharson scores with a kick to the body.
Akinaga looks to land a combination but Farquharson avoids it well.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akinaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Farquharson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akinaga's head.#T3#
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Akinaga.
Duncan Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farquharson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akinaga.
Akinaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farquharson can pounce on him.
Farquharson's corner calls for a 1-2. Farquharson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akinaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Farquharson throws a low kick, looking for Akinaga's leg but Akinaga calmly moves out of range.
Farquharson slips a jab from Akinaga.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws out a loose jab but Akinaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farquharson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farquharson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Akinaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
A slow jab from Akinaga misses its intended target.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Akinaga jabs Farquharson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farquharson takes one to the side of the head.
Akinaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Akinaga. Those never looked like landing.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farquharson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kiso Akinaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akinaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farquharson.
Akinaga thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiso Akinaga.
Well Akinaga 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiso Akinaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Kiso Akinaga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: KoF:IW - Dome
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
Acosta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Akinaga both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like Hunter Acosta has been cut.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acosta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga with a nice cross.
Akinaga falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Acosta counters with a shoot takedown. Akinaga fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Acosta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Acosta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Akinaga's guard.
Akinaga is refusing to be controlled, as Acosta sits in half guard.
Akinaga is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Acosta wants to work for an arm triangle but Akinaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Akinaga is trying is best to control the position here. #T1#
Acosta passes to side control. #SUB2#
Acosta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Akinaga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Acosta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Akinaga has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Acosta but great work by Akinaga.
Acosta tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Akinaga presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Akinaga trying to control but Acosta is having none of it.
Acosta wants to control but Akinaga is having none of it.
Akinaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Acosta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Akinaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Acosta on the ground.
Akinaga controlling the position easily from mount.
Akinaga looking to control but Acosta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Acosta can't escape the position.
Acosta tries to hold on but Akinaga pushes him away.
Akinaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Acosta is looking to escape.
Acosta wants to hold on but Akinaga pushes him away.
Acosta tries to reverse the position but Akinaga maintains control.
Akinaga trying to control but Acosta is having none of it.
Acosta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T4#
Akinaga wants to control but Acosta is keeping him busy.
Akinaga tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Acosta.
Acosta tries to roll over but Akinaga keeps him under control.
Acosta is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Acosta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Akinaga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akinaga slips a straight right by Acosta.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acosta was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
And Acosta tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Acosta scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Acosta moves out of range.
Acosta lands with a nice body punch.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Akinaga moves out of range as Acosta strikes.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Acosta throws a right hand that Akinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Akinaga also avoids with ease.
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!
Acosta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Acosta blocks a jab.
Acosta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akinaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akinaga looks to land a combination but Acosta avoids it well.
Akinaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Acosta avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Akinaga drops his hands momentarily and Acosta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Acosta cracks Akinaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acosta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga is looking for a counter combo.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acosta was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Acosta slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Acosta slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Acosta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akinaga scrambles back to his feet.
Akinaga scores with a one two! Acosta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Acosta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.
Acosta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acosta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Akinaga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta misses the jab.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Acosta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akinaga controlling Acosta's posture. #T2#
Acosta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akinaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akinaga controls Acosta momentarily but Acosta frees himself.
Acosta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Akinaga trying to control the position.
Acosta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T3#
Acosta content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Akinaga is trying to buck Acosta off.
Acosta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Akinaga's legs.
Acosta is looking to take a break and control but Akinaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akinaga is looking for a sweep.
Akinaga can't do much from the bottom here.
Acosta tries to advance to mount but Akinaga denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Akinaga is not content to let Acosta control the position.
Akinaga tries to buck Acosta off but Acosta is having none of it.#SUB2#
Acosta tries for a kimura but Akinaga is defending well.
Acosta is looking to take a break and control but Akinaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akinaga is trying to control Acosta's posture but Acosta avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hunter Acosta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hunter Acosta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Acosta looks to score with a jab to the body but Akinaga is just out of range.
Acosta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acosta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akinaga.
Acosta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akinaga is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Acosta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akinaga misses with the combination.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Acosta. Beautiful body shot.
Acosta misses with a straight right.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acosta circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Acosta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Akinaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acosta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Acosta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akinaga's hands.
Akinaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acosta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Acosta lands with a shot to the body.
Akinaga tries to move into range but Acosta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Acosta missing with a left hand there. Akinaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinaga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Acosta.#CUT2#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Acosta misses with a straight right.
Akinaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Acosta.
Acosta slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Acosta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akinaga defends it well.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga walks into a left hand.
Acosta scores with a nice right hand.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acosta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akinaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akinaga throws a jab when Acosta was well out of range.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Acosta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akinaga. #T2#
Akinaga misses with a combination
and Acosta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akinaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akinaga takes a swing at Acosta's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Acosta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Acosta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acosta swinging wildly here.
Acosta connects with the punch.
Acosta jabs at Akinaga's body.
Acosta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akinaga.
Sloppy strikes from Akinaga. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Acosta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiso Akinaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Acosta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
Acosta throws a nice looking combination but Akinaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acosta scores with a one two! Akinaga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Acosta does no damage.
Akinaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Acosta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akinaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Acosta.
Akinaga slips a jab from Acosta.
Nice shot by Acosta.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Acosta is out of range.
Akinaga moves out of range as Acosta strikes.
Acosta lands a right hook to the body.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Acosta just misses with a punch to the body.
Acosta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acosta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T4#
Acosta catches Akinaga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akinaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Acosta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Acosta dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Acosta moves out of range of the strikes.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acosta circles away quickly and effectively.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
Acosta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Acosta avoids nicely.
Acosta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acosta lands with a straight right. Akinaga didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Acosta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Acosta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kiso Akinaga!
An out of breath Kiso Akinaga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: KoF:IW - Nakagawa X Alaoui
Date: Jul 04, 2021

#R1#
Akinaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga avoids the body shot from Rajnahn. #TD2#
Rajnahn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akinaga's half guard.
Rajnahn lands with a punch from half guard.
Akinaga taking some punishment here, with Rajnahn in his half guard.
Rajnahn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Akinaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akinaga is trying to maintain the position but Rajnahn is very close to passing his half guard.
Akinaga keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Akinaga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Akinaga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akinaga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Akinaga looking for a sweep. Not yet Akinaga, not yet.
Rajnahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Akinaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akinaga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajnahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Akinaga controls Rajnahn momentarily but Rajnahn frees himself.
Rajnahn landing with the ground and pound.
Akinaga controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Akinaga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Rajnahn has Akinaga pulled in close to control his posture.
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajnahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajnahn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akinaga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rajnahn has his hands on Akinaga's head, controlling the position. #T2#
Akinaga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akinaga's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rajnahn keeping moving, preventing Akinaga from controlling successfully.
Akinaga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajnahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajnahn pulls Akinaga in close to his closed guard and prevents Akinaga from doing any damage or advancing position.
Akinaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3##CL2#
Rajnahn moves into the clinch.
Rajnahn tries a body shot but Akinaga blocks it.
A hook to the body from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akinaga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rajnahn.
Rajnahn tries a body shot but Akinaga blocks it. #BC#
Akinaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rajnahn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Akinaga is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rajnahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinaga.
Rajnahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rajnahn shoots in for a takedown but Akinaga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rajnahn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rajnahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinaga moves away.
Rajnahn lands a body shot.
Akinaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rajnahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akinaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Rajnahn.
Danga de danga de dang - Akinaga scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the body.
Rajnahn looks winded!
Akinaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chandra Rajnahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Rajnahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akinaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Akinaga.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga! #CUT#It looks like Chandra Rajnahn has been cut.
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akinaga goes for a small jab and connects. Now Akinaga goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Rajnahn stumbles back but Akinaga runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Rajnahn to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Rajnahn will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
After winning the bout, Kiso Akinaga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: KoF:IW - Okafor x Shifter
Date: May 30, 2021

#R1#
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Masunwendinghamar avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Akinaga throws a series of strikes that have Masunwendinghamar backpedaling.
Akinaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masunwendinghamar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akinaga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akinaga takes one to the chin there.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Tau Masunwendinghamar has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Masunwendinghamar is just out of range.
Akinaga swinging wildly here.
Masunwendinghamar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Masunwendinghamar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masunwendinghamar avoids the body shot from Akinaga.
Masunwendinghamar cracks Akinaga with an open hand slap.
Akinaga scores with a three punch combo!
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masunwendinghamar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akinaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masunwendinghamar lands a jab to the nose.
Akinaga has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Masunwendinghamar avoids them all with ease. #KD#
Masunwendinghamar lands a big uppercut and Akinaga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Akinaga looks OK. Masunwendinghamar waves Akinaga back to his feet!#ROC#Akinaga is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.#T1#
Akinaga leaves his chin hanging out and Masunwendinghamar seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Akinaga crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tau Masunwendinghamar!

Event: KoF: It's gonna be may
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1#
Reeves walks into a straight right hand from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with the combination.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Akinaga cracks Reeves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Akinaga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reeves to stand back up!#ROC2#Reeves is rocked!
Akinaga feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Reeves crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Kiso Akinaga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: KoF:IW St.Paddy's Triple Crown
Date: Mar 20, 2021

#R1#
Akinaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #TD2#
Russell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Akinaga throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've been told by Akinaga's head coaches at That one gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akinaga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like George Russell has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga connects with a body shot.
Russell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russell closes the distance and clinches up with Akinaga, looking for a takedown. Russell pushes Akinaga against the cage but Akinaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Russell wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Akinaga coming out on top.
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Akinaga throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Russell.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Russell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akinaga connects with a nice cross there... Russell is looking wobbly and Akinaga recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Russell to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Akinaga jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: KoF:IW Golden Claws XVII
Date: Jan 30, 2021

#R1#
Zurauskas dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Zurauskas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Zurauskas avoids nicely.
Zurauskas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinaga misses with a shot to the body
and Zurauskas counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Akinaga misses with the combination.
Akinaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinaga misses with a double jab.
Zurauskas connects with a single shot there.
Akinaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Zurauskas counters with an outside leg kick. #KD#
Zurauskas cracks Akinaga with an uppercut from hell and Akinaga crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Zurauskas's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing! #ROC#Akinaga is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Zurauskas drops back looking for a leg! Akinaga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Akinaga manages to kick Zurauskas off! Zurauskas jumps back into Akinaga's guard.
Akinaga is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Zurauskas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Zurauskas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akinaga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zurauskas, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Zurauskas working for a triangle but Akinaga defends it easily. #SUB#
Zurauskas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akinaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Zurauskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akinaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zurauskas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akinaga stays in close to Zurauskas's body and controls the position.
Zurauskas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Zurauskas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Akinaga has his hands clasped together but Zurauskas extends and breaks Akinaga's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Zurauskas.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulius Zurauskas!

Event: KoF:IW Underground
Date: Dec 05, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Fisher dives in and scores a takedown into Akinaga's guard.
Akinaga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fisher is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Akinaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akinaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fisher passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Akinaga is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Fisher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Akinaga manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T1#
Fisher slips nicely into half guard.
Akinaga is not content to let Fisher control the position.#SUB2#
Fisher is trying to work for a kimura but Akinaga is defending well. #SUB2#
Fisher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Akinaga tries to roll over but Fisher keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Fisher is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akinaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2##SUB2#
Fisher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Akinaga is just riding it out for now. Fisher eventually gives up the hold.
Akinaga wants to improve his position but Fisher is controlling well.
Fisher not doing much here.
Akinaga tries to get to full guard but Fisher has control of the leg. #T3#
Fisher trying to control from half guard but Akinaga is working away.
Akinaga tries to roll over but Fisher keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Fisher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Akinaga regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Akinaga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fisher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fisher cracks Akinaga with a big elbow.
Akinaga is not content to let Fisher control the position. #SUB2#
Fisher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fisher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Akinaga tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Fisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akinaga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Fisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akinaga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akinaga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oakley Fisher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Akinaga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Akinaga gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Fisher pulls guard.
Akinaga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Fisher working for a triangle but Akinaga defends it easily. #SUB2#
Fisher looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Akinaga is defending well. Fisher quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Akinaga has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fisher celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oakley Fisher!
Post fight, Oakley Fisher stared into the camera and said 'I would like to thank my opponent for this good fight'.

Event: KoF:IW Proving Grounds III HW
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akinaga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akinaga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akinaga shoots for a double leg takedown but El sprawls well. He's pushed Akinaga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akinaga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiso Akinaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by El. #CUT2#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Some wild striking there from El.
El looks to score with a jab to the body but Akinaga is just out of range.
Akinaga feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Akinaga rushes El and presses him up against the cage.
Akinaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akinaga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #T1#
El lands a body punch in the clinch.
El lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Akinaga.
El misses with a punch on the inside.
Akinaga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but El is defending well.
Akinaga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. El gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
El has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akinaga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if El can turn it around.
Akinaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as El walks away with a smile on his face. Akinaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch lands to the side of Akinaga 's head but he takes it in his stride.#TD#
Akinaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. El sprawls well initially but Akinaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Akinaga is breathing heavily.
Akinaga wants to stand but El has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #T2#
El keeping hold of Akinaga's head, controlling as best he can.
El wants to control but Akinaga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Akinaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Akinaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Akinaga is looking to stall here but El recovers full guard.
Akinaga won't allow El to get back to his feet.
Akinaga postures up in El's guard and throws a big left but El blocks it. #T3#
El wants to stand but Akinaga is controlling the position.
El controls Akinaga momentarily but Akinaga frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
El works Akinaga's body with a nice hook.
Akinaga wants to clinch.
El doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Akinaga tries to clinch up.
El lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
El works over Akinaga's head and body with a nice combination.
We've been told by Akinaga's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akinaga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akinaga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El defends it nicely.
A nice side step and El releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
El jabs at Akinaga's body.
El throws a right and a left that both miss.
El connects with a body shot that sends Akinaga's belly button to the back.
Akinaga throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El moves into range and connects with a jab.
El throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
El lands a right hook to the body.
Akinaga slips a jab and a cross from El.
As El tries to get set, Akinaga tries to push him back and clinch up but El manages to avoid the attempt.
El throws a series of punches but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga shoots for a double leg takedown but El sprawls well. He's pushed Akinaga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marax El dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
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.#R2#
A punch lands to the side of Akinaga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akinaga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from El finds it's way through Akinaga's defenses.
El has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El throws a right and a left that Akinaga avoids nicely.
El connects with a body shot.
El defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akinaga.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
El cracks Akinaga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
El swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akinaga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
El fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danga de danga de dang - El scores with a four punch combination!#T1#
El misses with a double jab.
El lands a two punch combo.
El fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akinaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
El scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
El misses with the combination.
El uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akinaga has time to react.
Akinaga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts El as he jumps to the side.
Akinaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
El lands a jab to Akinaga's midsection.#T2#
Akinaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from El.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga tries to bum rush El with a series of wild strikes but El uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marax El seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El misses with the combination.
Akinaga seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
El looks to land a combination but Akinaga avoids it well.
El throws a right hand that Akinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Akinaga also avoids with ease.
Akinaga is looking for a counter combo.
Akinaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. El manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
El scores with a jab to the head.
El throws a right and a left that both miss.
El tries to bum rush Akinaga with a series of wild strikes but Akinaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akinaga shoots and misses
and El counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiso Akinaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
El scores with a hook.
Akinaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from El finds it's way round the side to connect with Akinaga's head.
El connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akinaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El throws a right and a left that Akinaga avoids nicely.
El scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akinaga is looking to clinch.
El throws a right hand that Akinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Akinaga also avoids with ease.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El swats away the attempt to clinch by Akinaga.
El throws a series of punches but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga shoots in but El avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T4#
A combination from El does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga stuffs the takedown.
Akinaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from El.
Akinaga darts in looking for a takedown but El gets double underhooks and turns Akinaga into the cage.
El wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akinaga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as El sprawls well. El wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akinaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Akinaga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marax El showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Akinaga looks for a takedown but El sprawls well.
El scores with a shot to the body.
El looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Akinaga darts in and clinches El up against the cage.
Akinaga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. El gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akinaga misses with some punches.
El lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El cracks Akinaga with a nice body shot.
Akinaga is trying to maintain a safe position but El gets an underhook and turns Akinaga into the cage.#BC#
Akinaga breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from El.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
El moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from El sends Akinaga down but not out. El dives into side control looking to finish.
Akinaga is being controlled here.
Akinaga avoids any damage from the ground and pound of El.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga is trying to get back to half guard.
Akinaga is trying to escape the position but El is controlling the position.
El's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga is trying to get back to half guard.
Akinaga is letting El control him for a moment. #T2#
El lands a decent elbow from side control.
El remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Akinaga is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Akinaga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akinaga is trying to get back to half guard.
Akinaga trying to remain calm as El controls from the top position.
More stalling from El.
Akinaga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marax El is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
El content to control rather than advance.
Akinaga manages to get to full guard.
El is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Akinaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Akinaga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from El.
Akinaga tries to counter by clinching up but El breaks away and moves out of range.#TD#
Akinaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. El sprawls well initially but Akinaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
El won't allow Akinaga to pass to mount.
Akinaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
El is trying to get back to full guard.
El is refusing to be controlled, as Akinaga sits in half guard.
Akinaga working El over with strikes.
Kiso Akinaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Akinaga connects with a nice short shot to El's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marax El comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got El winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marax El!

Event: King of Fighters: Round 6
Date: Jul 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist digs a good hook to Akinaga's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akinaga shoots in for a takedown but Fist shows good takedown defense.
Fist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fist's corner calls for a 1-2. Fist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fist lunges at Akinaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akinaga's hand.
Akinaga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fist throws a series of punches but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Akinaga takes the fight into the clinch.
Akinaga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Big Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Akinaga.
Fist is leaning against Akinaga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akinaga looks winded!
Akinaga can't get the takedown.
Akinaga has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fist tries to circle away but Akinaga has him pinned against the cage.
Fist tries to break the clinch but Akinaga is controlling the position.
Akinaga stalling.
Akinaga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fist is trying to push Akinaga away but Akinaga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Akinaga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fist lands a right hand.
Akinaga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
Akinaga misses with a punch to the body.
Fist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinaga backwards.
Akinaga looking for a takedown.
Akinaga wants to take the fight to the mat but Fist manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fist stalling against the cage.
Akinaga jumps guard but Fist turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Fist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Akinaga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fist tries to avoid it but Akinaga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fist to the ground. Fist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akinaga walks into a left hand.
Big Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fist lands a head shot.#CUT#It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Fist lands a big uppercut and Akinaga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Akinaga looks OK. Fist waves Akinaga back to his feet!#ROC#Akinaga is rocked!
Fist fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Akinaga square on the jaw! Damn, Akinaga is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Fist!

Event: King of Fighters: Golden Claws
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Mack tried to counter with a leg kick but Akinaga avoided it.
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Mack quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Mack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Akinaga and sends Mack crashing to the mat! Akinaga follows him down to the mat - Mack regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #CUT2#It looks like Frank Mack has been cut.
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!
Akinaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akinaga wants to pass to mount but Mack is defending the position.
Mack tries to roll over but Akinaga keeps him under control.
Akinaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Akinaga trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mack defending well though.
Mack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Akinaga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Akinaga throwing strikes but missing.
Akinaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Mack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akinaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mack is tightening it up a little... Akinaga has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Akinaga reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Akinaga taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mack!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Frank Mack!
Frank Mack bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: King of Fighters: Round Six
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turekken.
Akinaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turekken slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Turekken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turekken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD2#
Akinaga throws a left that rocks Turekken and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Akinaga dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Turekken regain composure! #CUT2#It looks like Geno Turekken has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga trying to control the action but Turekken is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Akinaga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akinaga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turekken is looking to reverse the position.
Akinaga scores with punches from side control.
Akinaga controlling from side mount.
Akinaga throwing strikes but Turekken manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! #T1#
Turekken moves into full mount!
Turekken prevents Akinaga from getting the reversal.
Turekken controlling his opponent.
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Akinaga is desperately trying to improve his position but Turekken has a good base and remains in mount.
Turekken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Turekken tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Akinaga is looking to improve his position but Turekken isn't that keen on the idea.
Akinaga tries to hold on but Turekken postures up.
Turekken controlling from mount.
Turekken trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Akinaga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Turekken haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T3#
Turekken looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turekken looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turekken'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.
Akinaga tries to lock up and control but Turekken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turekken postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Akinaga looks a forlorn figure.
Turekken lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turekken with shots to the head and body - Akinaga looks very uncomfortable down there.
Akinaga working to try and regain half guard.
Turekken controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T4#
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Turekken lands a big elbow.
Akinaga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turekken avoids the attempt from Akinaga to control.
Turekken scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Akinaga?
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!
Turekken controlling the pace for now.
Akinaga is trying desperately to improve position.
Turekken content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geno Turekken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geno Turekken's cut.
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.#R2#
Akinaga connects with a body shot.
Turekken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Turekken.
A slow jab from Akinaga misses its intended target. #KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Akinaga and sends Turekken crashing to the mat! Akinaga follows him down to the mat - Turekken regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#Turekken is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#ES#
Turekken kicks off Akinaga and gets to his feet.
Akinaga dances in with a quick combination. Turekken is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Akinaga snaps Turekken's head back. Turekken stumbles backwards against the cage. Akinaga steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Turekken's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Turekken just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
A very excited looking Kiso Akinaga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: KING OF FIGHTERS: ROUND FIVE
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams works Akinaga's body with a nice hook.
Akinaga misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Akinaga did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Akinaga is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Akinaga avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Akinaga is trying to get back to full guard.
Akinaga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Akinaga has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
Williams is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Akinaga is hurt! He's hurt bad - Williams fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Akinaga from any more punishment! Congratulations to Williams! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinnen Williams!
A pretty intense looking Quinnen Williams took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: KING OF FIGHTERS: ROUND TWO
Date: May 02, 2020

#R1#
Sylar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Akinaga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sylar avoids it really well and circles away.
Sylar tries to close the distance and clinch but Akinaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sylar misses with a body shot.
Akinaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sylar misses with a takedown attempt - Akinaga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Sylar clinches with his opponent.
Sylar blocking some punches.
Sylar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga effectively controlling the action here.
Akinaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sylar fails to pull guard.
Akinaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sylar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
A frustrated look appears on Sylar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akinaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sylar backwards.
Akinaga tries for a takedown but Sylar manages to get underhooks.
Akinaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Sylar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sylar stops a takedown attempt from Akinaga.
Magus Sylar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Akinaga.
Sylar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sylar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akinaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akinaga has Sylar pressed against the cage, preventing Sylar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akinaga misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Sylar manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Akinaga clinches with his opponent.
Sylar tries to break free but Akinaga pushes him back against the cage.
Sylar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sylar avoids the elbow strike from Akinaga, against the cage.
Sylar wants to get back to striking at distance but Akinaga won't allow it. #BC#
Sylar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sylar throws a right and a left that Akinaga avoids nicely. #T2#
Sylar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akinaga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sylar's waist but Sylar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akinaga off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Sylar gets a double leg takedown into Akinaga's guard.
Akinaga is trying to keep Sylar in close.
Sylar wants to stand but Akinaga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Akinaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akinaga is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Akinaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sylar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akinaga's head.
Sylar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sylar with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Akinaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sylar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Akinaga is proving hard to escape from.
Akinaga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sylar distracts Akinaga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Akinaga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sylar defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sylar wants to stand but Akinaga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sylar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Sylar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akinaga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sylar, into his guard. #REVB#
Akinaga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Sylar wants to stand up but Akinaga is controlling him. #ES#
Sylar pushes Akinaga off and gets back to his feet.
Akinaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sylar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akinaga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sylar defends it nicely.
Akinaga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sylar back to the cage. Akinaga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Sylar does no damage.
Sylar digs a good hook to Akinaga's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sylar swings for the body but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga tries to bum rush Sylar with a series of wild strikes but Sylar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akinaga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sylar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akinaga thuds his right hand into Sylar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akinaga looks winded!
Akinaga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magus Sylar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Akinaga drives through with a takedown into Sylar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Akinaga stops Sylar from standing up.
Sylar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Akinaga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sylar wants to stand but Akinaga is controlling the position.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Akinaga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akinaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sylar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sylar wants to stand up but Akinaga is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sylar's head.
Akinaga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Akinaga landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Akinaga preventing the sweep.
Sylar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar is looking to stand up but Akinaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Akinaga with a nice head shot there.
Sylar has momentary wrist control but Akinaga slips an elbow through the middle.
Kiso Akinaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akinaga scoring with some ground and pound.
Akinaga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Akinaga won't allow Sylar to get back to his feet.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar striking off his back but it's not causing Akinaga any problems. #T2#
Akinaga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Akinaga lands a couple of elbows.
Akinaga landing some decent shots from guard.
Akinaga won't allow Sylar to get back to his feet.
Akinaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akinaga throwing strikes from guard but Sylar blocks nicely.
Akinaga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sylar's head.
Akinaga wants to control from the top but Sylar keeps moving.
Sylar wants to stand and escape but Akinaga is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akinaga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sylar is looking to stand up but Akinaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Akinaga scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Sylar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar is looking to stand up but Akinaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Akinaga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akinaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akinaga stands up over Sylar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sylar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akinaga is controlling him.
Akinaga stands up over Sylar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akinaga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Akinaga dives into side control.
Sylar manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Akinaga winds up and cracks Sylar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sylar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Akinaga drops an elbow to the side of Sylar's head.
Akinaga slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Akinaga.
Sylar taking some punishment here, with Akinaga in his half guard.
Akinaga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Akinaga wants to control but Sylar is keeping him busy.
Akinaga tries to pass to full mount but Sylar defends it.
Sylar wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Sylar misses with a two punch combination.
Akinaga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL2#
Akinaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Sylar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sylar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sylar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL2#
Akinaga clinches.
Akinaga tries a body shot but Sylar blocks it. #TD#
Sylar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Akinaga pushing down on Sylar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sylar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Akinaga is working away from the top position though.
Sylar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Akinaga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sylar is looking to escape.#T1#
Akinaga is nestled in close to Sylar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akinaga lands strikes from half guard.
Akinaga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Akinaga drops an elbow to the side of Sylar's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Akinaga in particular looking to stall.
Akinaga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC2#
Sylar is rocked!
Akinaga scores with a big shot! Sylar's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sylar! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
A relieved looking Kiso Akinaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: QFC Tournament 975 Round 3
Date: Apr 04, 2020

#R1#
Lanka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akinaga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Akinaga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#
It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Lanka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanka lands a really nice looking cross but Akinaga seems unphased.
Lanka swats away the attempt to clinch by Akinaga.
Lanka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akinaga manages to avoid it.
Lanka misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Akinaga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lanka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akinaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lanka.
Lanka misses with the combination.
Akinaga wants to counter the offense by Lanka and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akinaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lanka.#CL2#
Akinaga clinches up with Lanka and pushes him back against the cage.
Akinaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lanka to keep the fight standing.#T1#
Lanka throws a head punch that misses.
Akinaga misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Akinaga manages to pull guard.
Lanka is stalling in the full guard.
Akinaga wants to sweep here but Lanka controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga is still trying to improve position.
Lanka looking to pass the guard.
Akinaga punching to the body, from the bottom. #T2#
Lanka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Akinaga working a defensive guard here.
Lanka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Akinaga wants to sweep here but Lanka controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lanka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Akinaga on the ground.
Lanka's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lanka cracks a nice hook into Akinaga's ribs.
A cross from Lanka lands.#KD#
Lanka lands a left and a right that send Akinaga crashing to the mat, dazed. Lanka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Akinaga looks winded!
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!
Lanka looks to score with a jab to the body but Akinaga is just out of range.
Lanka is looking to wear down Akinaga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Akinaga walks into a stiff left hand from Lanka.
Akinaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akinaga dodges the punch combination from Lanka. #T3#
Lanka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Akinaga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Akinaga.
Lanka is trying to break free.
Lanka tries to break free but Akinaga pushes him back against the cage.
Lanka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lanka is trying to break the clinch but Akinaga is controlling him.
Akinaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lanka is looking to break free of the clinch but Akinaga has double underhooks.
Lanka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lanka takes a shot to the head.
Akinaga pushes Lanka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lanka.
Akinaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lanka prevents a body shot from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with the head strike. #T4#
Lanka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akinaga gets through Lanka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lanka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akinaga scores with a shot to the side of Lanka's head.
Akinaga is trying to stall.
Lanka letting Akinaga take a breather here.
Akinaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ravana Lanka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Akinaga.
Lanka is looking to break free of the clinch but Akinaga has double underhooks.
Lanka blocks a body shot from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lanka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravana Lanka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Akinaga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lanka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lanka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akinaga circles away quickly and effectively.
Lanka misses with a body shot
letting Akinaga counter with a right hand.
Akinaga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lanka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akinaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akinaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lanka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lanka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Akinaga darts in and clinches Lanka up against the cage.
Lanka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lanka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akinaga can do to turn this around?
Akinaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lanka blocks it with crossed arms. #TD2#
Akinaga gets control of Lanka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Akinaga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU#
Lanka stands up and waves to Akinaga to follow him.
Lanka drops his hands momentarily and Akinaga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Jab, jab by Lanka - just one landing.
Lanka scores with a hook.
Lanka digs a good hook to Akinaga's body.
Akinaga is breathing heavily.
Lanka throws out a powerful jab.
Akinaga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lanka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lanka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga dodges the punch combination from Lanka.
Lanka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lanka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ravana Lanka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akinaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lanka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T2#
Akinaga wants to clinch.
Lanka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akinaga tries to clinch there but Lanka circles away.
Lanka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akinaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lanka misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Lanka.
Akinaga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanka tries to avoid it but Akinaga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanka to the ground. Lanka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lanka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akinaga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lanka stuns Akinaga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Lanka finds it's target.
Lanka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Lanka lands a slapping body shot.
Lanka scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Lanka does no damage.
Akinaga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lanka.
Lanka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lanka scores with a three punch combo!
Lanka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL2#
Akinaga clinches up against the cage.
Lanka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Lanka controls his hands.
Akinaga can't find room to land a body shot as Lanka controls the action.
Akinaga working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lanka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga working aggressively here. #T4#
Akinaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Lanka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinaga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akinaga throws a head punch that misses.
Akinaga works on Lanka's body with a couple of short punches.
Akinaga misses with the head strike.
Akinaga misses with the head strike.
Akinaga has Lanka pressed against the cage, preventing Lanka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lanka is struggling to control the position.
Akinaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lanka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akinaga has him pressed against the cage.
Akinaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akinaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravana Lanka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Akinaga tries to clinch there but Lanka circles away.
Lanka lands a nice hook to Akinaga's body. Akinaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Akinaga closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akinaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akinaga is leaning against Lanka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akinaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akinaga jumps guard but Lanka stands there with Akinaga around his waist. Akinaga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ravana Lanka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Akinaga.
Akinaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga prevents Lanka from breaking the clinch.
Lanka tries to break free but Akinaga pushes him back against the cage.
Lanka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akinaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Lanka wants to get back to striking at distance but Akinaga won't allow it.
Akinaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Akinaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lanka avoiding damage as Akinaga throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lanka.
Akinaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akinaga misses with some punches.
Lanka tries to break free but Akinaga pushes him back against the cage.
Akinaga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akinaga gets through Lanka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lanka is trying to push Akinaga away but Akinaga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akinaga has Lanka pressed against the cage, preventing Lanka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Lanka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akinaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lanka smiles and moves away.
Akinaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lanka lunges at Akinaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akinaga's hand.
Akinaga shoots in for a double leg but Lanka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lanka scores with a hook to the body. Akinaga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Lanka. That snapped Akinaga's head back.
Ravana Lanka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lanka scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Lanka finds it's target.
Lanka lands a lovely overhand right.
Lanka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lanka lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Akinaga goes down and covers up as Lanka starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravana Lanka!

Event: QFC Tournament 975 Round 2
Date: Apr 03, 2020

#R1##CL2#
Cain tries to keep at a distance but Akinaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akinaga has Cain pressed against the cage, preventing Cain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akinaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cain's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Rain Cain has been cut.
Akinaga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Akinaga on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akinaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cain is trying to break free.#TD2#
Akinaga jumps guard.
Akinaga has a closed guard, preventing Cain from standing up.
Akinaga trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga lands some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akinaga is trying to keep Cain in close.
Akinaga lands a couple of shots from the bottom. #SUB2#
Akinaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Cain tries to free his leg and advance position but Akinaga is retaining full guard.
Akinaga looking to control.
Akinaga scores with a nice shot.#SUB2#
Akinaga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cain defends it easily.
Cain chips away with some ground and pound.
Cain throwing strikes but missing.
Cain wants to stand but Akinaga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Akinaga scores with a nice shot.#T2#
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.
Cain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Akinaga is proving hard to escape from.
Akinaga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cain manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Akinaga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akinaga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akinaga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akinaga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Cain has his foot on Akinaga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akinaga works his way back into a safe position though.
Akinaga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akinaga lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Akinaga stands up over Cain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Cain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Akinaga is aware though and is defending well.
Akinaga scoring with some ground and pound.
Akinaga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akinaga distracts Cain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Akinaga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akinaga stands up over Cain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Cain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akinaga lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Cain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akinaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Akinaga stands up over Cain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akinaga lands a couple of elbows.#T4#
Akinaga stays in close to Cain's body and controls the position.
Akinaga working some strikes from top position.#ROC2#
Cain is rocked!
Akinaga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Cain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akinaga scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cain covers up, he's hurt! Akinaga keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Akinaga and the ref steps in to end the fight! Akinaga can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!

Event: QFC Tournament 975 Round 1
Date: Apr 02, 2020

#R1#
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Akinaga connects with a right that clearly hurt duPreez. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Akinaga proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till duPreez collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!

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