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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Altajew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ALPHA SANT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SANT has chosen oy,to ne vecher as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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190 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Altajew!
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, ALPHA SANT!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from SANT.
SANT throws a right and a left that both miss.
SANT leaves Altajew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Altajew or perhaps it was just good defense by SANT which made him look bad.
SANT misses with a head kick.
Altajew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says SANT as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Altajew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
SANT misses with a takedown attempt - Altajew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
SANT misses with a takedown attempt
and Altajew counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
SANT throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
SANT has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Altajew is working away from the top position though.
SANT pushes Altajew off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SANT throws a leg kick that misses.
Altajew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ALPHA SANT seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Altajew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? SANT is fending him off so far but Altajew persists. Nope, SANT circles away and we're back to standing.
Altajew misses with an attempted mid kick.
SANT tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Altajew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
SANT throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Altajew tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but SANT swivels and escapes.
Altajew is breathing heavily.
Altajew shoots in looking for a takedown. SANT tries to sprawl out of it but Altajew keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. SANT manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Altajew prevents a takedown attempt there.
SANT manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
SANT misses with a double jab
and Altajew counters with a single leg into guard. SANT didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SANT working a defensive guard here.
Altajew stays in close to SANT's body and controls the position.
SANT is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
SANT breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
SANT is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
SANT shoots in and bounces Altajew off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
SANT really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Altajew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SANT keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Altajew's head.
SANT slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Altajew has his foot on SANT's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. SANT works his way back into a safe position though.
SANT advances to half guard.
Altajew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
SANT looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
SANT working over Altajew with some ground and pound. Altajew looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Altajew wants to get back to full guard.
SANT is trying to control the action in half guard but Altajew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Altajew wants to control but SANT is keeping busy.
SANT is trying to work for a kimura but Altajew is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from SANT there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karim Altajew will probably get the nod.
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.
SANT clinches.
SANT makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Altajew is trying to break the clinch but SANT is controlling him.
Altajew gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from SANT.
SANT's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
SANT thuds his right hand into Altajew's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karim Altajew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
SANT changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Altajew looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
What's Altajew going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
SANT stands up and beckons Altajew to his feet.
Altajew shoots for a double leg takedown but SANT sprawls well. He's pushed Altajew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SANT shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Altajew but Altajew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
SANT misses with a jab, cross combination.
SANT looks to land a combination but Altajew avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Altajew or perhaps it was just good defense by SANT which made him look bad.
SANT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
SANT forces Altajew back against the cage and clinches.
Altajew jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as SANT walks away with a smile on his face. Altajew gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Altajew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Altajew shoots in looking for a takedown but SANT manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Altajew's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
SANT dives in and grabs Altajew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Altajew pushes down on SANT's head and hops out.
SANT throws a left and a right that both miss
and Altajew counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SANT moves into full guard.
Altajew drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Altajew jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
SANT uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Altajew tries to clinch but SANT is having none of it.
SANT throws a nice looking combination but Altajew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Altajew keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Altajew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? SANT is fending him off so far but Altajew persists. Nope, SANT circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SANT looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
SANT with a flurry of punches that miss.
SANT wants to control from the top but Altajew keeps moving.
SANT looking to pass the guard.
Altajew looking to hit a scissor sweep but SANT is one step ahead there.
Altajew keeping moving, preventing SANT from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SANT is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. ALPHA SANT was stalling too much, according to the referee.
SANT closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - SANT lands in his opponent's guard.
SANT distracts Altajew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altajew keeping full guard, as SANT tries to pass.
SANT stopping the sweep attempt from Altajew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ALPHA SANT showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
SANT looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Altajew can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as SANT controls the pace.
SANT lands a couple of digs.
Altajew lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for SANT!
Altajew working for a submission but SANT is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SANT is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Altajew with the ground and pound from mount.
SANT working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
SANT sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
SANT gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Altajew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
SANT trying to control the position here.
SANT keeping full guard, as Altajew tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altajew prevents SANT from getting back to his feet.
Altajew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. SANT is keeping the position for now.
SANT is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Altajew is controlling him.
SANT is looking to sweep but instead, Altajew has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
SANT is trying to stand back up but Altajew is controlling him
SANT wants to improve his position but Altajew is controlling well.
SANT is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
SANT tries to get to full guard but Altajew has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
ALPHA SANT comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well SANT has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ALPHA SANT!
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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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