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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akio Isamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duo Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isamu comes to the cage accompanied by Superstar - Saliva. Maxwell has chosen Can't Stop as his entrance music. Duo Maxwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Isamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duo Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell leaves Isamu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Isamu throws a push kick but Maxwell slaps the foot to one side.
Isamu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Isamu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maxwell's hands.
Isamu gets a takedown into half guard.
Maxwell tries to roll over but Isamu keeps him under control.
Maxwell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is holding on to half guard well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Isamu tries to land a body kick
and Maxwell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Isamu is looking to clinch but Maxwell is avoiding it.
Isamu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Isamu wants to clinch but Maxwell slips to the side
and Maxwell counters with a two punch combo.
Isamu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxwell misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Isamu moves to clinch but Maxwell breaks away
and Maxwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Isamu tries to clinch but Maxwell moves out of range.
Isamu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Isamu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maxwell but Maxwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maxwell throws a head kick that misses.
Isamu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maxwell as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Isamu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Isamu moves to clinch but Maxwell breaks away
and Maxwell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Isamu tries to clinch but Maxwell is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isamu throws a push kick but Maxwell slaps the foot to one side.
Akio Isamu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell looking to score a takedown here. Isamu is defending well but Maxwell drives through and ends up in Isamu's guard.
Maxwell scoring with some ground and pound.
Maxwell stands up over Isamu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maxwell won't allow Isamu to get back to his feet.
Isamu controlling Maxwell's posture.
Maxwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maxwell scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isamu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maxwell lands a couple of digs.
Maxwell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxwell throws an elbow that misses. Isamu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maxwell's guard. Nice move by Isamu!
Maxwell managing to control the position.
Isamu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Let's hope that Maxwell 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duo Maxwell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maxwell throws a combination that misses
and Isamu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Isamu drives through and clinches with Maxwell against the cage.
Maxwell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Isamu wants to control but Maxwell is keeping busy.
Maxwell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maxwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maxwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Isamu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maxwell.
Isamu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maxwell.
Maxwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isamu wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isamu is looking to escape.
Isamu trying to control from the bottom.
Isamu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maxwell.
Maxwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Isamu trying to control here.
Isamu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maxwell.
Maxwell lands with a punch from half guard.
Maxwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maxwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maxwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maxwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isamu is staying active underneath Maxwell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maxwell connects with a nice short shot to Isamu's temple.
Maxwell trying to mount his opponent but Isamu defends it.
Maxwell drops an elbow to the side of Isamu's head.
Maxwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duo Maxwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell throws a strike but Isamu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Isamu keeping full guard, as Maxwell tries to pass.
Isamu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maxwell on the ground.
Isamu managing to control the position.
Maxwell postures up in Isamu's guard and throws a big left but Isamu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Isamu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Isamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maxwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Isamu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maxwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maxwell prevents Isamu from getting back to his feet.
Maxwell trying to control but Isamu is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Isamu checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Isamu. That did some damage!
Isamu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isamu slips a straight right by Maxwell.
A solid body kick from Isamu.
Isamu shoots in looking for a takedown. Maxwell tries to sprawl out of it but Isamu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maxwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Isamu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maxwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isamu is looking to clinch.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Isamu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duo Maxwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Isamu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maxwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Isamu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maxwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Isamu just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Isamu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Isamu as Maxwell shoots in.
Maxwell misses with the combination.
Isamu rushes Maxwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Isamu blocking some punches.
Isamu tries a body shot but Maxwell blocks it.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isamu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Maxwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Maxwell misses.
Maxwell tries to keep at a distance but Isamu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maxwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Isamu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Isamu.
Akio Isamu is winning the standup battle so far.
Maxwell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Isamu throws out a loose jab but Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isamu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duo Maxwell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isamu tries to clinch but Maxwell moves out of range.
Isamu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maxwell defends it nicely.
Isamu looks for a takedown but Maxwell sprawls well.
Isamu tries to clinch up
and Maxwell counters with a head kick.
Isamu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maxwell trying to control but Isamu is working from the bottom.
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!
Maxwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Isamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isamu wants to stand up but Maxwell is controlling him.
Maxwell throwing strikes from guard but Isamu blocks nicely.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Isamu keeps moving.
Akio Isamu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxwell cracks Isamu with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Isamu is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duo Maxwell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maxwell keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isamu closes the distance but Maxwell moves to the side
and Maxwell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Isamu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duo Maxwell.
I've got Maxwell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duo Maxwell!
Duo Maxwell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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