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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Akamai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
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167 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Akamai! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Butcher misses with a double jab
and Akamai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Akamai scores to the head and body with a nice combination! A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target. Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butcher digs a good body shot into Akamai's ribs. Akamai looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well. Butcher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Felix Akamai has been cut. 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! Akamai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Butcher wants to clinch up but Akamai keeps it at a distance. Butcher misses with a straight right. Butcher lands a nice hook to Akamai's body. Akamai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Butcher gets a clinch. Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Akamai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher. Butcher takes the fight into the clinch. Akamai breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Akamai misses with a wild combination.
Butcher lands with a cross. Butcher closes the distance and clinches. Butcher breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akamai. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet. Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akamai counters with a right hand to the body. Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Akamai moves away and avoids it. Butcher jabs at Akamai's body. Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akamai at a distance.
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Akamai gets tackled into the cage by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch. Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akamai.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Butcher gets a clinch. Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Akamai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Butcher backs up against the cage.
Akamai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Akamai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Butcher connects with a right hand. Akamai shakes it off. Akamai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away. Akamai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher connects with a jab. Akamai misses with a few strikes there.
Akamai throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range. Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top. Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Akamai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Butcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Butcher lands with a shot to the body. Butcher works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Akamai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Butcher. Akamai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butcher rather than just go for the knockout. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Butcher!
Akamai is rocked! Akamai throws a series of punches but Butcher moves out of range. Butcher closes the distance and clinches. Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Akamai moves out of range. Butcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Akamai does a little dance to reset his feet. A punch combination from Akamai misses. 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! Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Akamai is just out of range. Akamai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Akamai just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher tests Akamai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Akamai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akamai avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akamai at a distance.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akamai. Akamai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Butcher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Butcher connects with a single shot there. Akamai is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him? Butcher defending well as Akamai loads up on a big left hand. Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Akamai moves away and avoids it. Akamai seems to have recovered his senses. Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Akamai is just out of range. Akamai misses the shot to the body. Butcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Akamai avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher lands a jab to Akamai's midsection. Akamai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it. Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akamai moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Butcher dominated that round. The cut man is working on Felix Akamai's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Butcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Butcher swings for the body but Akamai moves out of range.
Butcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akamai needs to keep his hands up - Butcher had a free shot at his head there. Akamai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akamai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butcher to score with a decent uppercut. Akamai takes a body punch but keeps moving. Butcher scores with a decent looking hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Akamai thows a body shot but no joy. A cross from Butcher lands. Butcher lands a left and a right that send Akamai crashing to the mat, dazed. Butcher thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby Butcher is winning the standup battle so far. A big right from Butcher misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher closes the distance and clinches. Akamai jumps guard but Butcher stands there with Akamai around his waist. Akamai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Butcher lands with a right hand. Butcher lands a really nice looking cross but Akamai seems unphased.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Akamai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Akamai misses with a wild combination.
Butcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Akamai's head. Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Butcher closes the distance and clinches. Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Butcher with a nice cross. Akamai throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily. Butcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Good shot there by Butcher. Akamai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akamai scrambles back to his feet. Butcher loads up on a big right hand but Akamai slips the punch. Felix Akamai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Akamai gets tackled into the cage by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch. Butcher breaks the clinch.
Akamai walks into a straight right hand from Butcher. Akamai throws a right hand that Butcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Butcher also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akamai manages to avoid it. Akamai swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher. Butcher lands a lovely overhand right. A jab from Akamai does it's job there. Butcher lands with a good body shot. Butcher throws a right hand that misses
and Akamai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Akamai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Butcher misses the shot to the body. Butcher lands a lovely overhand right. Akamai takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Akamai misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butcher. Akamai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akamai is breathing heavily. Butcher lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Butcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akamai on the side of the head. Akamai gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Butcher gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Butcher! A victorious Bobby Butcher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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