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SPFT-T Night Of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chong Starbowsky Ii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "SCIENCE OF THE TRIFE". The key to victory for Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Jamie!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong Starbowsky Ii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jamie tries to avoid it but Chong Starbowsky Ii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jamie to the ground. Jamie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jamie shoots in for a takedown but Chong Starbowsky Ii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chong Starbowsky Ii rushes Jamie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Chong Starbowsky Ii can't break the clinch.
Chong Starbowsky Ii manages to break the clinch.
Chong Starbowsky Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jamie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Chong Starbowsky Ii.
Jamie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jamie shoots in looking for a takedown but Chong Starbowsky Ii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jamie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Jamie.
Chong Starbowsky Ii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chong Starbowsky Ii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chong Starbowsky Ii doesn't manage to clinch there - Jamie circles away.
Chong Starbowsky Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Jamie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chong Starbowsky Ii.
Chong Starbowsky Ii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chong Starbowsky Ii feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to control from the top but Jamie keeps moving.
Jamie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to stand but Jamie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chong Starbowsky Ii postures up in Jamie's guard and throws a big left but Jamie blocks it.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is breathing heavily.
Jamie pushes Chong Starbowsky Ii off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chong Starbowsky Ii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chong Starbowsky Ii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jamie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jamie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chong Starbowsky Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chong Starbowsky Ii keeping moving, preventing Jamie from controlling successfully.
Jamie throws a big right hand that misses.
Jamie prevents Chong Starbowsky Ii from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jamie looking to sit in guard and control but Chong Starbowsky Ii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jamie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jamie is pulling down on Chong Starbowsky Ii's head. It's preventing any offense from Chong Starbowsky Ii, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Jamie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chong Starbowsky Ii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jamie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jamie managing to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Adam Jamie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jamie misses with a takedown attempt - Chong Starbowsky Ii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chong Starbowsky Ii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adam Jamie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamie shoots in and drives through. Chong Starbowsky Ii sprawls well.
Chong Starbowsky Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chong Starbowsky Ii tries to clinch up but Jamie circles away and keeps his distance.
Jamie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jamie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Jamie there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chong Starbowsky Ii has hold of Jamie's hands but Jamie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is not content to let Jamie control the position.
Jamie not doing much here.
Jamie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chong Starbowsky Ii with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jamie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jamie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chong Starbowsky Ii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jamie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jamie lands a nice short elbow.
Jamie is looking to take a break and control but Chong Starbowsky Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chong Starbowsky Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jamie on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamie prevents Chong Starbowsky Ii from improving his position.
Jamie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jamie slips a nice elbow through Chong Starbowsky Ii's hands, connecting with Chong Starbowsky Ii's forehead.
Jamie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jamie wants to free his trapped foot but Chong Starbowsky Ii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jamie is nestled in close to Chong Starbowsky Ii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jamie is trying for a kimura here. Chong Starbowsky Ii looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jamie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Jamie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaslik Styless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janathan Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janathan Ho will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaslik Styless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Janathan Ho!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Styless.
Ho has a takedown stuffed.
Ho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styless has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. Styless does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styless gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Styless is trying to keep Ho in close.
Styless keeping moving, preventing Ho from controlling successfully.
Styless is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Styless has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ho wants to pass the guard but Styless is keeping the position.
Styless throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Styless is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ho is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Styless is trying to control the position but Ho postures up.
Ho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Styless is keeping the position for now.
Styless manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ho manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styless pushes down on Ho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Styless wants to take a breather but Ho is having none of it.
Styless is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ho is looking for a sweep. Styless is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Styless seems to be looking for submissions.
Styless is working for a submission of some sort.
Styless has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ho defend it? Styless steps over the head and cranks it - Ho is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Styless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shaslik Styless!
A victorious Shaslik Styless thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Polk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Polk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiji Mutou!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Polk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mutou somewhat.
Polk motions for Mutou to come forward. Polk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mutou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mutou shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Polk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Polk keeping full guard, as Mutou tries to pass.
Polk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polk trying to keep a closed guard but Mutou is proving a slippery customer.
Mutou scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou throws a strike but Polk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mutou looking for a sweep. Not yet Mutou, not yet.
Mutou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mutou is on top in guard.
Polk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mutou looking to pass the guard.
Mutou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Mutou landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
Mutou throwing strikes from guard but Polk blocks nicely.
Mutou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mutou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Polk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Polk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throws an elbow that misses. Polk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mutou's guard. Nice move by Polk!
Mutou keeping full guard, as Polk tries to pass.
Polk preventing the sweep.
Mutou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mutou trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mutou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mutou winds up and cracks Polk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Polk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mutou.
Polk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mutou on the ground.
Mutou lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Polk!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutou scoring with strikes but Polk is staying in there.
Mutou throwing strikes but Polk uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mutou trying to pass the guard but Polk defending well.
Mutou thows a huge punch but Polk dodges it nicely.
Mutou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mutou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Polk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polk is breathing heavily.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Polk trying to hold on to Mutou's head to control him but Mutou postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mutou working the head and body with strikes.
Mutou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Polk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mutou.
Mutou 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.
Mutou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Polk defending well though.
Mutou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mutou thows a huge punch but Polk dodges it nicely.
Polk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutou is pressing down on Polk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Polk is holding on for now.
Mutou works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mutou working Polk over with strikes here.
Mutou with shots to the head and body - Polk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mutou unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Polk wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mutou celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiji Mutou!
Keiji Mutou is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance. Hunter Akbar is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Akbar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akbar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velazquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akbar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akbar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velazquez.
Velazquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akbar moves out of range of the strikes.
Velazquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Velazquez throws a big shot that misses.
Velazquez avoids the body shot from Akbar.
Velazquez lands with a shot to the body.
Akbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velazquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velazquez swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akbar. That's going to slow Velazquez down.
Akbar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velazquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akbar tries to clinch up but Velazquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Akbar misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akbar gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar misses with a body punch.
Velazquez prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Akbar.
Akbar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Velazquez is defending well.
Akbar works on Velazquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Akbar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Akbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akbar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Velazquez's guard.
Akbar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akbar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Velazquez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Akbar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez trying to control here.
Akbar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Velazquez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Akbar is looking to take a break and control but Velazquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akbar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Akbar uses his free foot to push down on Velazquez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Velazquez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akbar wants to control the pace but Velazquez is squirming around nicely.
Akbar throwing strikes here but Velazquez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Velazquez blocking the ground and pound.
Akbar punching from mount but Velazquez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Akbar prevents Velazquez from getting the reversal.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez blocking the ground and pound.
Velazquez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Akbar unloads with some shots from mount but Velazquez bucks and avoids them well.
Akbar punching from mount but Velazquez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Akbar with the ground and pound from mount.
Akbar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Akbar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akbar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Velazquez is squirming around, avoiding Akbar's attempts to control the action.
Akbar jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Velazquez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Velazquez and Akbar has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Velazquez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akbar throwing strikes but Velazquez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Akbar regains half guard.
Akbar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Akbar.
Velazquez looking to pass the guard.
Velazquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Velazquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Velazquez postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Akbar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Akbar slips a jab from Velazquez.
Ari Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akbar fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Velazquez misses.
Akbar dives in and scores a takedown into Velazquez's guard.
Akbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Velazquez is retaining full guard.
Akbar looking to sit in guard and control but Velazquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Velazquez stopping the sweep attempt from Akbar.
Akbar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Velazquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar keeping moving, preventing Velazquez from controlling successfully.
Akbar trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akbar wants to sweep here but Velazquez controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ari Velazquez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Akbar slips under a jab.
Akbar moves in looking to clinch but Velazquez pushes him off.
Velazquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akbar can pounce on him.
Akbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velazquez.
Velazquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Akbar is just out of range.
Akbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velazquez.
Akbar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velazquez misses with a looping left.
Akbar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Velazquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez misses with a hook.
Velazquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Akbar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Akbar.
Akbar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velazquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Velazquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akbar clinches up with Velazquez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Akbar gets control of Velazquez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Akbar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Akbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Akbar, not yet.
Hunter Akbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akbar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velazquez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akbar wants to pass the guard but Velazquez is keeping the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ari Velazquez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Akbar is looking to chop away at Velazquez's legs.
Akbar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Velazquez circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akbar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Velazquez misses its intended target.
Velazquez misses with a straight right.
Velazquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akbar manages to avoid it.
Akbar dodges the punch combination from Velazquez.
Akbar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ari Velazquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akbar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Velazquez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Akbar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Akbar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Akbar trying to control the position but Velazquez is working away.
Akbar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez dodges the ground and pound from Akbar.
Akbar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Akbar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Velazquez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akbar looking to control but instead Velazquez has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Velazquez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Akbar.
Akbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Velazquez's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velazquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Akbar 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akbar lands strikes from half guard.
Akbar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Velazquez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akbar.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akbar working Velazquez over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akbar wants to take a breather but Velazquez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Akbar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Velazquez misses with an uppercut
and Akbar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akbar walks into a left hand.
Akbar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akbar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Velazquez lands with an overhand left.
Velazquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akbar slips a straight right by Velazquez.
Velazquez thuds his right hand into Akbar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velazquez looks to throw the jab but Akbar is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Velazquez.
Velazquez misses the jab.
Akbar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Velazquez's half guard.
Akbar wants to free his trapped foot but Velazquez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velazquez defending well though.
Akbar throwing shots but Velazquez is blocking nicely.
Akbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Akbar content to control rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Velazquez tries to get to full guard but Akbar has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ari Velazquez.
A combination from Velazquez does no damage.
Akbar staying out of range there.
Velazquez looks to throw the jab but Akbar is out of range.
Akbar tries to move into range but Velazquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akbar moves out of range of the strikes.
Velazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akbar circles away quickly and effectively.
Velazquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velazquez looks to land a left hand but Akbar moved out of range nicely.
Akbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Akbar's shoulder, as Akbar tries to avoid the shot.
Akbar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velazquez.
Ari Velazquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akbar moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Akbar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akbar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Velazquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Velazquez is retaining full guard.
Akbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Velazquez throws a body punch but Akbar moves out of range.
Velazquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velazquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velazquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velazquez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Velazquez.
Velazquez dodges the punch combination from Akbar.
Velazquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Velazquez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velazquez throws a right hand that misses
and Akbar counters with a leg kick.
Velazquez 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.
Akbar fails with a takedown attempt.
Akbar lands a right hook to the body.
Velazquez's corner calls for a 1-2. Velazquez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Velazquez throws a right and a left that Akbar avoids nicely.
Velazquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Velazquez misses with a two punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akbar. Velazquez shrugs it off though.
Akbar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akbar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Akbar looking to slow down the pace here.
Velazquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Akbar.
Akbar scores with a hook to the body.
Akbar just leaning against Velazquez, taking a breather.
Velazquez is trying to push Akbar away but Akbar has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Akbar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Akbar scoring with some ground and pound.
Akbar won't allow Velazquez to get back to his feet.
Akbar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Akbar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Akbar wants to control from the top but Velazquez keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Akbar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ari Velazquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akbar.
Velazquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akbar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akbar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Velazquez's guard.
Akbar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Akbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akbar is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hunter Akbar.
Velazquez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Akbar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Akbar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velazquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter Akbar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Akbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Velazquez looking for a guillotine here but Akbar defends easily.
Akbar looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Akbar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akbar, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hunter Akbar!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hunter Akbar!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hunter Akbar!
Hunter Akbar wins by unanimous decision!
Hunter Akbar is the new middleweight champion!
Hunter Akbar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viktor is (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor is!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock works the jab nicely.
is looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shamrock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Viktor is has been cut.
is doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but is is retaining full guard.
Shamrock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock in side control, just content to control the action for now.
is is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shamrock is controlling him well.
is is being controlled here.
is prevents Shamrock from moving into mount.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chuck Shamrock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
is takes one to the chin there.
Shamrock works over is's head and body with a nice combination.
Shamrock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into is's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock stands up and waves to is to follow him.
is walks into a left hand.
Shamrock feints and as is raises his hands in defense, Shamrock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. is is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck Shamrock was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. is should have avoided that one.
Shamrock drives through with a takedown into is's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
is keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shamrock stands and steps away. is gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
is needs to keep his hands up - Shamrock had a free shot at his head there.
is is rocked!
Chuck Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh is is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock cracks is on the jaw with a powerful right hand and is falls backwards against the ropes. Shamrock follows up with more strikes that drop is to his knees. Shamrock keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save is! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Shamrock!
A victorious Chuck Shamrock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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