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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Akiyama Theme Song (This Is My Life - Edward Maya). McDaniel has chosen War Dance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
32
214 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Wahoo McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
McDaniel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akiyama is out of range.
Akiyama tries a low kick but McDaniel avoids it.
McDaniel moves out of range of the leg kick from Akiyama.
Akiyama scores with a push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDaniel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by McDaniel as he checks the leg kick.
McDaniel looks to land a combination. Akiyama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice straight punches there by McDaniel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDaniel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Akiyama.
Akiyama takes the fight into the clinch.
Akiyama blocking some punches.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Akiyama.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDaniel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDaniel's brow.
Akiyama tries a body shot but McDaniel blocks it.
Akiyama lands a nice knee to the body.
Akiyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akiyama lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akiyama.
McDaniel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akiyama prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
Akiyama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McDaniel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Akiyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDaniel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akiyamas head.
McDaniel blocks a body shot from Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDaniel lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDaniel avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akiyama as McDaniel tries to tie him up.
Akiyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McDaniel lands with a light punch inside.
McDaniel scores with a shoulder strike.
McDaniel takes an elbow to the temple.
McDaniel throws a head punch that misses.
Akiyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDaniel's defenses.
Akiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
McDaniel blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDaniel's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akiyama.
McDaniel lands a left hand.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
McDaniel tries to throw a body punch but Akiyama avoids it by throwing McDaniel back against the cage.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel digs a right hand into Akiyama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akiyama's gas tank.
Akiyama throws an elbow that misses.
McDaniel lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
McDaniel scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDaniel can't find room to land a body shot as Akiyama controls the action.
A short right from Akiyama on the inside.
Akiyama misses with some punches.
A short right from McDaniel on the inside.
McDaniel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Akiyama.
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!
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
Akiyama digs a right hand underneath McDaniel's ribcage. McDaniel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akiyama blocking some punches.
Akiyama tries a body shot but McDaniel blocks it.
McDaniel is trying to break the clinch but Akiyama has him pressed against the cage.
McDaniel stalling in the clinch but Akiyama improves position.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into McDaniel's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama tries to land knees in the clinch but McDaniel avoids the damage to the body.
McDaniel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akiyama.
Akiyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDaniel looks gassed!
McDaniel takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Akiyama on the inside.
Akiyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akiyama.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
Akiyama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Akiyama trying to control the position but instead, McDaniel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akiyama into the cage.
Akiyama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McDaniel blocks the elbow strike.
McDaniel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akiyamas head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands an elbow just above McDaniel 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akiyama.
Akiyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside that McDaniel shrugs off.
Akiyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDaniel is defending well for now.
Akiyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akiyama cracks McDaniel with a nice body shot.
McDaniel lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDaniel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from McDaniel as the two fighters clinch.
Akiyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniel avoids a wild elbow strike from Akiyama.
Akiyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDaniel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama cracks the inside of McDaniel's front leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDaniel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akiyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDaniel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akiyama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akiyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akiyama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Akiyama pushes McDaniel up against the cage in a clinch.
Akiyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akiyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akiyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDaniel is defending well for now.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akiyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDaniel is defending well for now.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
Akiyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama pushes McDaniel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Akiyama.
Akiyama cracks McDaniel with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akiyama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akiyama blocking some punches.
Akiyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akiyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDaniel throws a head punch that misses.
Akiyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Akiyama.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniel blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama is leaning against McDaniel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akiyama.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akiyama.
Akiyama is trying to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akiyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDaniel's defenses.
McDaniel is trying to break the clinch but Akiyama is controlling him.
Akiyama lands a nice uppercut.
Akiyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akiyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. McDaniel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akiyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDaniel.
Akiyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akiyama as McDaniel tries to tie him up.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into McDaniel's ribcage.
Akiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akiyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDaniel avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDaniel's defenses.
It looks like Wahoo McDaniel has been cut.
McDaniel takes an elbow to the temple.
McDaniel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akiyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a good knee to the midsection. McDaniel won't want to take too many of those.
Akiyama lands with a short shot to the head.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Akiyama.
McDaniel misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel works on Akiyama's body with a couple of short punches.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Akiyama.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akiyama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akiyama tries to land knees in the clinch but McDaniel avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akiyama.
McDaniel is rocked!
Akiyama creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McDaniel with a big uppercut! McDaniel tries to clinch up but Akiyama pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McDaniel to the mat! McDaniel covers up and Akiyama unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenji Akiyama!
Kenji Akiyama retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Kenji Akiyama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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