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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunji Koizumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achab Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunji Koizumi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achab Denis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koizumi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denis moves out of range of the body kick from Koizumi.
Gunji Koizumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koizumi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Gunji Koizumi has been cut.
Koizumi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koizumi fails with a takedown attempt.
Denis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Denis pushes Koizumi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koizumi backwards.
Koizumi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Denis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunji Koizumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koizumi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denis avoids it.
Denis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koizumi is trying to pull guard but Denis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koizumi.
Koizumi 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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Denis misses with the head strike.
Denis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Denis.
Koizumi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Denis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denis.
Denis checks a leg kick.
Denis lands with a hook. Koizumi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koizumi shoots in and drives through. Denis sprawls well.
Koizumi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denis closes the distance and clinches.
Koizumi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Denis up against the cage.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koizumi's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koizumi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koizumi's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koizumi tries to score a body lock takedown but Denis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Koizumi in his tracks for a moment.
Koizumi blocks a body shot from Denis.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koizumi can't get the takedown.
Denis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koizumi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Koizumi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Denis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koizumi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koizumi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Denis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denis gets to his feet - Koizumi follows without any prompting.
Koizumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denis scores with a leg kick.
Koizumi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Denis's waist but Denis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koizumi off to one side.
Denis thinks about the counter body kick.
Koizumi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Denis's half guard.
Denis is defending against the submission attempts here by Koizumi.
Koizumi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi trying to control the action but Denis is working from the bottom.
Denis trying to control here.
Denis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koizumi.
Koizumi is thwarting Denis's attempts to control the position.
Koizumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denis keeps working.
Denis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koizumi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koizumi's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunji Koizumi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Denis blocks a head kick by Koizumi.
Koizumi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Denis clinches up with Koizumi and pushes him back against the cage.
Denis lands with a left to the head.
Koizumi is trying to stall.
Denis misses with an elbow strike.
Koizumi jumps guard.
Koizumi is looking for a triangle but Denis pushes his legs off easily.
Denis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Denis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denis is one step ahead there.
Denis slips nicely into half guard.
Koizumi wants to control but Denis is keeping busy.
Well, if Denis 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koizumi is looking to improve his position.
Koizumi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koizumi gets full guard.
Gunji Koizumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Denis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koizumi is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Koizumi tenderised Denis's leg. Denis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denis connects with a body shot.
Denis misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis connects with a crisp jab.
Denis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koizumi shoots in looking for a takedown. Denis tries to sprawl out of it but Koizumi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Denis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Denis works Koizumi's body with a nice hook.
Denis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Denis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Koizumi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Denis.
Denis moves into range and clinches up with Koizumi.
Koizumi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koizumi blocks the elbow strike.
Koizumi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koizumi avoids the elbow strike from Denis, against the cage.
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koizumi is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Koizumi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Denis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Denis lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Denis misses with an elbow strike.
Koizumi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denis's elbow.
Koizumi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Denis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunji Koizumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koizumi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Denis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denis lands an elbow inside that Koizumi shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
Koizumi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Denis pushes Koizumi off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunji Koizumi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koizumi throws a lazy body kick
and Denis counters with a good low kick that Koizumi was not able to check.
Denis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koizumi misses with a head kick.
Denis clinches up against the cage.
Koizumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Denis after a bit of a struggle.
Denis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Denis.
Denis struggles to land a body shot inside as Koizumi controls his hands.
Koizumi takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denis pushes Koizumi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koizumi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Denis lands a damaging elbow.
Denis lands an elbow inside.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koizumi's defenses.
Koizumi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koizumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Denis after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunji Koizumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunji Koizumi's cut is getting worse.
Koizumi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Denis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denis pushes Koizumi up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Denis.
Denis lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Denis.
Achab Denis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Denis lands with a left to the head.
Oh Koizumi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koizumi dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Koizumi seems to have got his legs back now.
Koizumi goes for a takedown attempt but Denis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koizumi has a takedown stuffed.
Denis scores with a push kick.
Achab Denis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis forces Koizumi back against the cage and clinches.
Koizumi takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koizumis head.
Denis misses with an elbow strike.
Denis pushes Koizumi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
Koizumi blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Denis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koizumi is trying to force a seperation but Denis has the dominant position.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koizumi trying to control the position but instead, Denis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koizumi into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Koizumi takes an elbow to the temple.
Denis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Koizumi in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Denis.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Denis.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Koizumi avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Denis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denis lands an elbow inside.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Koizumi with a big uppercut! Koizumi tries to clinch up but Denis pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Koizumi to the mat! Koizumi covers up and Denis unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Achab Denis!
Achab Denis is the new middleweight champion!
Achab Denis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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