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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Isamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Isamu's choice of entrance music: Superstar - Saliva. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Isamu!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isamu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Isamu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear tries to clinch there but Isamu circles away.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Isamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Isamu.
Bear leaves Isamu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isamu keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Isamu circles away.
Isamu throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Isamu shoots in but Bear avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Isamu swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Bear checks a low kick from Isamu.
Isamu tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Isamu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isamu avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the cage.
Isamu is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isamu is defending well for now.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Isamu shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.
Isamu wants to get back to striking at distance but Bear won't allow it.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Akio Isamu has been cut.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Isamu avoids it.
Isamu is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isamu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeps control of Isamu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Isamu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Isamu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Isamu managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Isamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isamu is defending well for now.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Isamu.
Isamu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Isamu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isamu avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Isamu is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Isamu avoids the damage to the body.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Isamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear lands an elbow inside.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Isamu looking to slow down the pace here.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Isamu is blocking nicely.
Isamu blocks the elbow strike.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Isamu wants to break free but Bear has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isamu is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Isamu avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Isamu is trying to force a seperation but Bear has the dominant position.
Isamu is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Isamu jumps guard and drags Bear to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Isamu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bear off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bear is looking to clinch but Isamu is avoiding it.
Antonio Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isamu swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isamu shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antonio Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Isamu.
Isamu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Isamu misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Isamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Isamu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Isamu has Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Isamu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Isamu avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the cage.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Isamu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Isamu avoids the damage to the body.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear keeps control of Isamu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Isamu blocks an elbow strike.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Isamu.
Isamu avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear throws an elbow but it misses.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Isamu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Isamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear prevents Isamu from breaking the clinch.
Isamu tries to break free but Bear pushes him back against the cage.
Isamu is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Isamu avoids the damage to the body.
Isamu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bear is defending well.
Antonio Bear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Isamu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Isamu is trying to pull guard but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Antonio Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Isamu.
Isamu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Isamu tries to pull guard but Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Isamu drops back down to his feet.
Isamu wants to get back to striking at distance but Bear won't allow it.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Isamu is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Isamu wants to break free but Bear has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Isamu avoids it.
Isamu tries to pull guard but Bear forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Isamu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Isamu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bear wants to get up but he can't break Isamu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bear wants to stand and escape but instead Isamu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Isamu content to stall in guard here.
Isamu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bear, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isamu throws a combination. Bear tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Isamu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Isamu throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Isamu throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
Isamu misses with a head kick.
Bear wants to clinch.
Isamu tries a head kick but it misses.
Isamu shoots for a double leg takedown but Bear sprawls well. He's pushed Isamu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isamu cracks a nice hook into Bear's ribs.
Isamu thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isamu looks to land a combination. Bear sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Antonio Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Isamu circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akio Isamu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Akio Isamu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bear wants to clinch.
Isamu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Isamu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Bear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bear stalls.
Bear lands a damaging elbow.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Isamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear working Isamu over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isamu managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Isamu is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Isamu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Isamu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Isamu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Isamu drags the fight down to the ground.
Isamu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear manages to get himself to full guard.
Isamu stands up and waves to Bear to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isamu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bear tries to clinch but Isamu is having none of it.
Isamu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Isamu.
Isamu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear tries to clinch there but Isamu circles away.
Isamu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear tries to clinch but Isamu moves out of range.
Isamu looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Isamu misses with a looping left.
Isamu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
Bear tries to keep at a distance but Isamu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bear effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isamu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
Antonio Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Isamu.
Isamu closes the distance and pushes Bear back into the cage.
Bear misses with an elbow strike.
Isamu gets control of Bear's arms and successfully pulls guard. Isamu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bear wants to get up but he can't break Isamu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Isamu has control of Bear's left arm, preventing Bear from doing any damage.
Bear wants to stand and escape but instead Isamu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bear being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Akio Isamu wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Isamu misses.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isamu just misses with a punch to the body.
Isamu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isamu throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Bear keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Isamu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Isamu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Isamu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Isamu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akio Isamu!
Akio Isamu made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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