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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wong (ranked 3582 p4p, 2257 weight class) and Ariki Aperahama (ranked 371 p4p, 267 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariki Aperahama!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aperahama misses with a looping right.
Wong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aperahama counters with a straight right hand.
Wong blocks a jab.
Wong walks into a left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Aperahama, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Aperahama misses.
Aperahama thuds a left hand into Wong's body.
Wong fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Aperahama, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong tries for a takedown but Aperahama circles away easily
and Aperahama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aperahama to score with a decent uppercut.
Aperahama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Aperahama as Wong shoots in.
Aperahama appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong dives in and grabs Aperahama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aperahama pushes down on Wong's head and hops out.
Aperahama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wong's head backwards.
Wong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aperahama thuds a left hand into Wong's body.
Aperahama lands a jab to Wong's midsection.
Aperahama's coach down at Lost in Sauce was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aperahama's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aperahama stuns Wong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aperahama scores with a nice head shot.
Wong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aperahama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wong is rocked!
Wong walks into a left hand.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aperahama's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aperahama is not content to let Wong control the position.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wong lands a nice short elbow.
Aperahama wants to get back to his feet.
Wong working Aperahama over with strikes.
Wong trying to control from half guard but Aperahama is working away.
Aperahama is in trouble now - Wong has advanced to mount!
Wong landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aperahama taking shots to the head.
Aperahama in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aperahama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wong working the ground and pound effectively.
Aperahama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wong working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong avoids the attempt from Aperahama to control.
Wong controlling the pace for now.
Wong raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong controlling the pace for now.
Wong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aperahama's face.
Aperahama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong lands a big elbow.
Wong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aperahama is trying desperately to improve position.
Wong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 James Wong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aperahama throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wong.
Wong shoots in but no luck this time.
Aperahama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wong goes for a double leg but Aperahama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aperahama continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aperahama breaks from the clinch.
Wong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aperahama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aperahama is trying to keep Wong in close.
Wong stays in close to Aperahama's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong cracks Aperahama with a solid left hand.
Wong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wong chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong connects with a couple of short punches.
Wong controlling from the top position.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from Aperahama.
Wong trying to control but Aperahama is working from the bottom.
Wong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong wants to control from the top but Aperahama keeps moving.
Aperahama is looking to stand up but Wong isn't so interested in that idea.
Wong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wong pushes down on Aperahama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wong 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.
Wong working Aperahama over with strikes.
Wong winds up and cracks Aperahama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wong lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wong stalling.
Wong prevents Aperahama from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aperahama can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wong winds up and cracks Aperahama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aperahama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wong working over Aperahama with some ground and pound. Aperahama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aperahama taking some punishment here, with Wong in his half guard.
Wong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aperahama trying to control but Wong postures up.
Wong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wong trying to control from half guard but Aperahama is working away.
Wong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aperahama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aperahama taking some punishment here, with Wong in his half guard.
Wong 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.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aperahama can do to turn this around?
Wong 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.
Wong prevents Aperahama from improving his position.
Wong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Wong working the head and body with strikes.
Aperahama is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Wong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aperahama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wong thinking.
A shot to the liver by Aperahama. Beautiful body shot.
Aperahama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Wong fails with the takedown
and Aperahama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aperahama throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
Wong tries for a takedown but Aperahama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wong.
Aperahama tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Aperahama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong controlling well, preventing Aperahama from escaping the position.
Can Aperahama hold on?! Wong is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wong is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Aperahama. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Wong loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Aperahama hold on?
Aperahama tries to break free.
Aperahama trying to control but not successfully.
Aperahama is trying to remain composed but Wong is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Aperahama is still in real trouble! Can Wong finish him?
Aperahama wants to get back to his feet.
Ariki Aperahama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aperahama seems to have recovered his senses.
Wong has Aperahama flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can Aperahama hold on?! Wong is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wong. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wong cracks Aperahama with a big right hand from the back mount! Aperahama immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Wong takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Wong!
During a confident post fight interview, James Wong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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