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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 1086 p4p, 752 weight class) and Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan (ranked 132 p4p, 86 weight class). 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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186
9 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aztlan throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
Aztlan avoids the body shot from Bagrov.
Aztlan looks to throw the jab but Bagrov is out of range.
Bagrov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bagrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aztlan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagrov trying to control but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
Bagrov throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aztlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bagrov.
Bagrov trying to control but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztlan looking for a guillotine here but Bagrov defends easily.
Bagrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bagrov throwing strikes but missing.
Bagrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bagrov stays in close to Aztlan's body and controls the position.
Aztlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bagrov.
Aztlan keeping moving, preventing Bagrov from controlling successfully.
Bagrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bagrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aztlan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bagrov clinches with his opponent.
Aztlan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Aztlan.
Aztlan gets through Bagrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bagrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aztlan is keeping busy.
Aztlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Aztlan finds it's target.
Aztlan sizes up Bagrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bagrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aztlan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Aztlan is quick to defend against it.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Aztlan.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aztlan missing with a left hand there. Bagrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aztlan lands a right hook to the body.
Bagrov instigates a clinch.
Aztlan breaks the clinch.
Bagrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aztlan. That's going to slow Bagrov down.
Aztlan slaps away a takedown attempt from Bagrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bagrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aztlan throws a lazy body kick
and Bagrov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing that Bagrov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aztlan wants to get back to full guard.
Aztlan is trying to control but can't.
Bagrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aztlan defending well though.
Aztlan is trying to maintain the position but Bagrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Aztlan tries to roll over but Bagrov keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bagrov defending well as Aztlan loads up on a big left hand.
Aztlan throws a front kick aimed at Bagrov's knee but Bagrov avoids it well.
Bagrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Aztlan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aztlan lands a glancing blow to the side of Bagrov's head.
Bagrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov moves away from the strike by Aztlan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aztlan.
Bagrov avoids the body shot from Aztlan.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aztlan tries to land a front kick but Bagrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aztlan to score with a decent uppercut.
Aztlan sizes up Bagrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bagrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bagrov has managed to clinch.
Bagrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aztlan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bagrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bagrov lands a slapping body shot.
Bagrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bagrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bagrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aztlan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aztlan misses its intended target.
Bagrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Aztlan tries to sprawl out of it but Bagrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aztlan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aztlan gets caught flat footed, as Bagrov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Danila Bagrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrov being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan keeping moving, preventing Bagrov from controlling successfully.
Bagrov working some strikes from top position.
Bagrov throws a strike but Aztlan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bagrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Aztlan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aztlan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aztlan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aztlan is one step ahead there.
Bagrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aztlan manages to get himself to full guard.
Aztlan is controlling Bagrov's posture.
Aztlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aztlan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bagrov wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagrov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aztlan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Aztlan throws a looping overhand right but Bagrov ducks down to avoid it.
Danila Bagrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aztlan walks into a stiff left hand from Bagrov.
Aztlan misses with a hook
and Bagrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bagrov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Aztlan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bagrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Aztlan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bagrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aztlan.
Bagrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Aztlan is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danila Bagrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrov is just out of range.
Bagrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aztlan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aztlan throws a big shot that misses.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Aztlan is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Bagrov misses.
Bagrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aztlan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bagrov is looking to wear down Aztlan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aztlan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bagrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov connects with a jab.
Aztlan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aztlan connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagrov fails to land the takedown.
Aztlan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aztlan.
Bagrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan tries a low kick but Bagrov avoids it.
Aztlan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bagrov blocks the leg kick.
Bagrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aztlan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aztlan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Aztlan.
Bagrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bagrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aztlan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bagrov counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov moves away from the strike by Aztlan.
Aztlan lands a big head kick that sends Bagrov tumbling to the mat! Aztlan takes a step backwards and waves Bagrov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bagrov is rocked!
It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aztlan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Bagrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aztlan scores with a body shot.
Aztlan throws a combination that misses
and Bagrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bagrov.
Aztlan controlling Bagrov's posture.
Bagrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bagrov trying to control but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
Bagrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aztlan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aztlan 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan!
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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