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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Akamai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Gil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felix Akamai's chin.
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165 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Akamai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akamai.
Akamai throws a series of punches but Gil moves out of range.
Felix Akamai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akamai misses with a few strikes there.
Akamai misses with the combination.
Akamai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gil manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akamai throws a nice looking combination but Gil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akamai misses with a lunging right hand
and Gil counters by moving into the clinch.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Akamai avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamai managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Akamai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akamai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gil smiles and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akamai!
It looks like Isaac Gil has been cut.
Akamai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akamai misses with a shot to the body
and Gil counters with a three punch combo that has Akamai backing up. Akamai nods at Gil to acknowledge the strikes.
Gil avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamai misses with a left hand
and Gil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akamai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gil is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Akamai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akamai blocks it with crossed arms.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Akamai is trying to force a seperation but Gil has the dominant position.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akamai avoids it.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Akamai tries to pull guard but Gil won't allow it.
Gil is pressed up against the cage. Akamai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gil down to the mat. Gil avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Akamai throws a lazy right hand but Gil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akamai looks to land a right hand but Gil moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamai swings for the body but Gil moves out of range.
Gil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akamai.
No joy there for Akamai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akamai tries to bum rush Gil with a series of wild strikes but Gil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akamai looks to throw the jab but Gil is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Akamai. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Gil.
Gil moves out of range as Akamai strikes.
Akamai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gil counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gil misses with an elbow over the top.
Akamai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gil just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gil lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Felix Akamai has been cut.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but Akamai blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gil with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akamai blocking some punches.
Gil lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Gil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akamai throws a series of punches but Gil moves out of range.
Akamai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gil counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gil.
Gil throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akamai's face.
Gil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Akamai avoids the damage to the body.
Gil landing knees to the head.
Akamai avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Isaac Gil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Gil.
Gil lands an elbow that stopped Akamai in his tracks for a moment.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akamai.
Akamai is trying to pull guard but Gil has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akamai is defending well for now.
Akamai avoids a wild elbow strike from Gil.
Gil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akamai blocks it with crossed arms.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akamai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gil smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Akamai.
Akamai throws a hook but Gil blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gil.
Akamai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Akamai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Akamai misses
and Gil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akamai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gil counters with a left to the body.
Akamai fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamai throws a lazy right hand but Gil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akamai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gil ducks under a wild hook from Akamai.
Akamai lands with a nice body punch.
Akamai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Akamai misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akamai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akamai thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akamai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akamai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akamai connects with a crisp jab.
Akamai throws a looping overhand right but Gil ducks down to avoid it.
Felix Akamai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akamai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gil.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akamai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Akamai does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Isaac Gil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Akamai thows a body shot but no joy.
Akamai misses with a combination
and Gil counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gil.
Gil lands an elbow that stopped Akamai in his tracks for a moment.
Gil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akamai takes an elbow to the temple.
Gil misses with an elbow over the top.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Akamai avoids the damage to the body.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Akamai avoids the damage to the body.
Akamai can't get the takedown.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akamai's face.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil lands an elbow inside.
Gil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gil has Akamai pressed against the cage, preventing Akamai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akamai is defending well for now.
Gil lands an elbow that stopped Akamai in his tracks for a moment.
Felix Akamai's cut is getting worse.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Gil lands a nice elbow.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akamai avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akamai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gil to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Gil.
Akamai is trying to pull guard but Gil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Akamai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akamai is trying to pull guard but Gil has him pressed against the cage.
Akamai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Akamai avoids the damage to the body.
Gil looking to throw knees to the head but Akamai is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gil prevents Akamai from breaking the clinch.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akamai is defending well for now.
Gil creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Akamai takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akamai's face.
Gil with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gil landing knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Gil lands an elbow just above Akamai 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akamai avoids it.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akamai avoids it.
Gil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akamai's defenses.
Felix Akamai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil lands an elbow just above Akamai 's eye.
Gil lands an elbow inside that Akamai shrugs off.
Gil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akamai's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gil.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Felix Akamai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akamai avoids it.
Gil misses with a knee strike.
Gil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akamai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akamai is trying to pull guard but Gil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Isaac Gil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akamai throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Gil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gil 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Gil!
Isaac Gil thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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