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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Italian Mob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Aushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 cm
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186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
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190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Italian Mob! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammed Aushev! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Italian Mob looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Italian Mob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Aushev misses with an uppercut. Aushev swats away the attempt to clinch by Italian Mob. Italian Mob slips under a jab from Aushev. Aushev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Italian Mob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aushev throws out the jab. Italian Mob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aushev tries to avoid it but Italian Mob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aushev to the ground. Aushev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Aushev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Italian Mob tries to close the distance and clinch but Aushev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Aushev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Italian Mob throws a series of punches but Aushev avoids them all with ease. Italian Mob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aushev. Aushev misses with a few strikes there.
Italian Mob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aushev swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Italian Mob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aushev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Italian Mob. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aushev, as that shot connected.
Aushev slips a straight right by Italian Mob. Aushev cracks Italian Mob with a right hand to the side of the head. Italian Mob wants to clinch up but Aushev keeps it at a distance. Aushev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Italian Mob to the mat! Italian Mob manages to get full guard. Aushev works over Italian Mob with some ground and pound from guard. Aushev wants to stand but Italian Mob is controlling his posture from full guard. Aushev trying to control but Italian Mob is working from the bottom. Aushev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Italian Mob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Italian Mob is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Italian Mob is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Italian Mob doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Italian Mob had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Aushev is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Italian Mob Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Aushev's back instead. Italian Mob is breathing heavily. Aushev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Italian Mob gets his hands free as Aushev looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Italian Mob has the hooks in. Aushev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Aushev trying to get back to his feet but Italian Mob is in full control for now. Aushev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Italian Mob's arms. Aushev wants to get back to his feet. Italian Mob throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Aushev controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four 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. Italian Mob struggling to land strikes to the head as Aushev covers up. Italian Mob scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Italian Mob trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Italian Mob lands punches and elbows. Aushev is trying to stand back up. Italian Mob trying to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Aushev dominated that round. That's time! Italian Mob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aushev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Italian Mob tries to clinch there but Aushev circles away.
Italian Mob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aushev swats him away and circles back towards the center. Italian Mob doesn't succeed with the takedown and Aushev counters by clinching up. Aushev breaks the clinch.
Italian Mob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aushev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Aushev lands with a cross. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Aushev lands with a right hand. Italian Mob doesn't succeed with the takedown and Aushev counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Italian Mob throws a sloppy body shot
and Aushev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Aushev moves in looking to clinch but Italian Mob pushes him off. Aushev clinches up with Italian Mob and pushes him back against the cage. Aushev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A slow jab from Aushev misses its intended target. Italian Mob tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Italian Mob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Aushev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Italian Mob tries to clinch but fails miserably and Aushev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Both fighters circling a little - Italian Mob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Italian Mob takes one to the chin there. Aushev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Aushev closes the distance and lands a one-two. Italian Mob tries to clinch but Aushev moves away and Aushev counters with a three punch combo that has Italian Mob backing up. Italian Mob nods at Aushev to acknowledge the strikes. Aushev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Italian Mob takes one to the chin there. This has been an exciting period of action! Danga de danga de dang - Aushev scores with a four punch combination! Aushev lands with a straight right. Italian Mob didn't see that one coming. Muhammed Aushev seems to be getting the better of the standup. Aushev misses with a series of wild punches.
Italian Mob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Aushev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Aushev throws out a powerful jab. Italian Mob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Italian Mob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Aushev gets a takedown into half guard. Italian Mob is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aushev scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Italian Mob tries to kick Aushev off but Aushev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Aushev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Aushev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Italian Mob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Italian Mob is looking to improve his position.
Italian Mob is looking to control Aushev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Italian Mob avoid being mounted? Aushev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Italian Mob trying to control but Aushev postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Italian Mob has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Italian Mob wants to clinch and Aushev counters with a one-two to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Italian Mob misses with a takedown enabling Aushev to counter with a crisp jab. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Italian Mob. That's going to take a lot out of him. Italian Mob shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Aushev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Aushev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Aushev finds it's way through Italian Mob's defenses. Aushev scores with a three punch combo!
Italian Mob closes the distance but Aushev moves to the side and Aushev counters with a nice uppercut. Italian Mob moves out of range as Aushev strikes. Aushev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Italian Mob closes the distance but Aushev moves to the side and Aushev counters with a nice double leg into guard. Italian Mob is trying to keep Aushev in close.
Italian Mob will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Italian Mob controls Aushev momentarily but Aushev frees himself. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Aushev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aushev wanted to stand there but Italian Mob had control of the position. Italian Mob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Italian Mob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Italian Mob throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Aushev wants to control from the top but Italian Mob keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Aushev throws a right and a left that Italian Mob avoids nicely. Italian Mob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Aushev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Italian Mob is out of range and Aushev settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Aushev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Italian Mob counters with a takedown into side control. Italian Mob trying to control the position but Aushev is working away. Italian Mob tries to move to mount but Aushev blocks the move with his legs. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Italian Mob decides to stand back up. Antonio Italian Mob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Italian Mob misses with a takedown attempt and Aushev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Italian Mob's guard. Italian Mob is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Italian Mob wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Italian Mob manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muhammed Aushev has got the better of the ground game so far. Aushev trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aushev tries to buck Italian Mob off but Italian Mob takes his back! Italian Mob doesn't have the hooks in and Aushev manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Aushev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Italian Mob swivels though and keeps the full guard. Italian Mob is trying to control the position but Aushev postures up. Italian Mob is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aushev is aware though and is defending well. Italian Mob is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Italian Mob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aushev is one step ahead there. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Italian Mob will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight! Muhammed Aushev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Aushev 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammed Aushev!
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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
60% |
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