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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faustino Schwartz (ranked 5938 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akemi Akagi (ranked 6918 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Faustino Schwartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akemi Akagi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagi fails with a takedown attempt.
Akagi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schwartz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Akagi's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Schwartz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schwartz works over Akagi with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Akagi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Akagi working a defensive guard but Schwartz manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagi trying to remain calm as Schwartz controls from the top position.
Schwartz is putting a hurting on Akagi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Schwartz working the ground and pound.
Schwartz 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.
Schwartz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schwartz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Akagi some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz cracks Akagi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Akagi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Schwartz staying calm.
Schwartz really is a fat lump.
Schwartz cracks Akagi with a big elbow.
Schwartz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akagi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagi pushes Schwartz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schwartz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Schwartz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schwartz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Akagi some visible discomfort.
Schwartz lands a nice forearm strike.
Schwartz working the head with strikes.
Schwartz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schwartz lands an elbow.
Schwartz controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz landing a few strikes.
Schwartz working the head and body with strikes.
Akagi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Schwartz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Akagi pushes Schwartz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schwartz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Akagi looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akagi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwartz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Schwartz cracks Akagi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faustino Schwartz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schwartz moves into the clinch.
Akagi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schwartz is defending well.
Schwartz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Akagi.
Schwartz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Faustino Schwartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akemi Akagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz pulls guard successfully.
Schwartz pulls Akagi in close to prevent any damage.
Schwartz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akagi can do to turn this around?
Schwartz continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schwartz is adopting a defensive guard.
Akagi stopping the sweep attempt from Schwartz.
Schwartz pulls Akagi in to control the position.
More hug and hope from Schwartz.
Schwartz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schwartz wants to stand but Akagi is controlling the position.
Schwartz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Akagi drops back looking for a leg! Schwartz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schwartz manages to kick Akagi off! Akagi jumps back into Schwartz's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schwartz is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagi is wriggling around but Schwartz manages to pass to half guard.
Akagi is breathing heavily.
Schwartz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schwartz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akagi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Akagi trying to control here.
Schwartz lands with a punch from half guard.
Schwartz slows the pace down in half guard.
Faustino Schwartz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwartz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Faustino Schwartz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz closes the distance and pushes Akagi back into the cage.
Akagi tries to score a body lock takedown but Schwartz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schwartz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schwartz wriggles free and stands up.
Schwartz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Schwartz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Schwartz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwartz with the ground and pound from mount.
Schwartz working for a submission but Akagi is keeping him at bay.
Schwartz lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwartz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Akagi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Schwartz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Akagi looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faustino Schwartz 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!
Schwartz clinches with his opponent.
Akagi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schwartz prevents the takedown attempt.
Akagi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schwartz after a bit of a struggle.
Faustino Schwartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akemi Akagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz jumps guard and drags Akagi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Akagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schwartz striking from the bottom here.
Akagi is fighting to break Schwartz's control of his arms but Schwartz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz'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.
Schwartz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schwartz drops an elbow to the side of Akagi's head.
Schwartz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Akagi is trying to stand back up but Schwartz is controlling him
Schwartz is nestled in close to Akagi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schwartz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Akagi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schwartz scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Schwartz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schwartz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schwartz lands a nice short elbow.
Schwartz drops an elbow to the side of Akagi's head.
Schwartz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Schwartz.
Schwartz trying to control the pace.
Schwartz working Akagi over with strikes.
Akagi is defending against the submission attempts here by Schwartz.
Schwartz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Akagi wants to improve his position but Schwartz is controlling well.
Schwartz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akagi defends it well.
Schwartz lands strikes from half guard.
Akemi Akagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faustino Schwartz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faustino Schwartz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schwartz 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faustino Schwartz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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