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Akiyama Lost In Translation During UFC 100 Bout With Belcher
Posted on Jul 14, 2009
From Nightmare Of Battle::
"Alan was a very tough fighter. The damage of the low blow in the beginning of the fight was quite strong. I thought that if he hit me there again I wouldn't be able to continue the fight. I wanted to take a large break but there was confusion during the fight. I misunderstood the referee saying five minutes in English as five seconds, I continued the fight urgently but this took a big toll on the exhaustion of my physical strength. My eye got injured when I got downed on the first round by a left. I felt an abnormality in my eye after the end of the 1st round. One eye was closed so I didn't know about my sense of distance. Because I couldn't see any attacks from my opponent's right side I received a lot of leg kicks from that side. I didn't continue with the game plan, the only reason I won was my feeling that I really didn't want to lose this fight. After the fight when I was in the hospital, Dana White came personally and told me first hand that me and Belcher's fight was elected as the fight of the night. I was very happy.... Alan is the toughest fighter I have faced and I'm proud to have been able to fight him. I will devote myself from now on so please support me." |
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