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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev has chosen Hollywood Undead - We Are as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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185 lbs
25 - 10 - 2 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Og Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilham Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kush but Kush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aliyev throws a hook but Kush avoids it easily.
Aliyev throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.
Kush clobbers Aliyev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kush slaps away a takedown attempt from Aliyev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aliyev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Og Kush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilham Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Aliyev pushes him off.
Kush tries to clinch but Aliyev moves out of range.
Kush has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Aliyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kush - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aliyev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kush scores with a shot to the side of Aliyev's head.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aliyev tries to pull guard but Kush holds him up against the ropes and eventually Aliyev drops back down to his feet.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aliyev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aliyev shoots in for a takedown but Kush shows good takedown defense.
Og Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kush looks to land a combination. Aliyev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice takedown defense from Kush. No joy for Aliyev on that attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Kush as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aliyev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kush instigates a clinch.
Kush scores with a hook to the body.
Aliyev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush scores with a shoulder strike.
Kush working aggressively here.
Kush wants to stall.
Kush tries a body shot but Aliyev blocks it.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush is trying to push Aliyev away but Aliyev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kush works on Aliyev's body with a couple of short punches.
Kush taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aliyev pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aliyev trying to control the position.
Aliyev looking for a sweep. Not yet Aliyev, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush wanted to stand there but Aliyev had control of the position.
Aliyev throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Aliyev is trying to keep Kush in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aliyev looking for a sweep. Not yet Aliyev, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aliyev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aliyev is looking for a triangle but Kush pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Og Kush dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aliyev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kush counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aliyev thinking.
Aliyev shoots in for a takedown but Kush shows good takedown defense.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Kush misses.
Kush works the jab nicely.
Aliyev shoots for a double leg takedown but Kush sprawls well. He's pushed Aliyev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Og Kush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilham Aliyev.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aliyev moves away.
Aliyev tries to keep at a distance but Kush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aliyev is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aliyev keeps control of Kush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush throws a head punch that misses.
Aliyev jumps guard but Kush turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kush will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aliyev up against the ropes.
Aliyev wants a takedown.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Aliyev stalling in the clinch but Kush improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
A short uppercut from Kush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kush lands a hook that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards.
Aliyev jumps guard.
Aliyev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aliyev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aliyev is looking for a triangle but Kush pushes his legs off easily.
Kush postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kush kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kush wants to stand but Aliyev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aliyev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kush defends well.
Aliyev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kush manages to get himself to full guard.
Aliyev throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aliyev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aliyev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aliyev passes Kush's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kush makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Aliyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush tries to clinch up but Aliyev circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush cracks Aliyev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush tries to clinch there but Aliyev circles away.
Kush throws a series of punches but Aliyev avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Og Kush dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aliyev dives in and grabs Kush's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kush pushes down on Aliyev's head and hops out.
Kush wants to clinch up but Aliyev keeps it at a distance.
Kush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aliyev wants a takedown but no success here.
Aliyev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kush just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Og Kush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilham Aliyev.
Kush manages to break the clinch.
Aliyev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush tries to clinch but Aliyev is having none of it.
Kush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aliyev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kush's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aliyev trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Aliyev slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kush blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aliyev.
Aliyev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kush is defending against the submission attempts here by Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kush to regain full guard.
Aliyevis looking to pass into half guard but Kush pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kush is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev looking to control but Kush passes into half guard.
Kush tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Aliyev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aliyev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Kush is going to stand back up.
Aliyev wants to control but Kush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kush pulls his head out easily.
Aliyev trying to control but Kush postures up.
Aliyev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aliyev is trying to control but can't.
Aliyev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aliyev wants to get back to full guard.
Aliyev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to stand and escape but Aliyev is controlling the position.
Kush escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Aliyev pushes him off.
Kush is looking to clinch but Aliyev is avoiding it.
Kush wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aliyev is defended easily by Kush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kush looks to clinch
so Aliyev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aliyev tries to free his leg and advance position but Kush is retaining full guard.
Aliyev postures up in Kush's guard and throws a big left but Kush blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilham Aliyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kush has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Og Kush!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Og Kush!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Og Kush!
Og Kush wins by unanimous decision!
Og Kush thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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RATING
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