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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed The Big T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mamuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Big T comes to the cage accompanied by Bad. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 2 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmed The Big T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Mamuh!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamuh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamuh tries to close the distance and clinch but The Big T swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Big T closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mamuh is looking for a sweep.
The Big T taking a breather here.
The Big T landing strikes.
The Big T working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamuh manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Big T's best efforts.
Mamuh wants to improve his position but The Big T is controlling well.
Mamuh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh moves into full guard.
The Big T won't allow Mamuh to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mamuh holds on and takes a little breather.
Mamuh wants to get back to his feet but The Big T is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Big T trying to control but Mamuh is working from the bottom.
The Big T passes Mamuh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, if The Big T is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Big T seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mamuh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mamuh has hold of The Big T's hands but The Big T slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mamuh trying to hold on to The Big T's head to control him but The Big T postures up.
Mamuh is looking to improve his position.
The Big T stalling away here and it's allowed Mamuh to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Big T is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Big T pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamuh is keeping the position for now.
Mamuh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mamuh looks gassed!
The Big T postures up in Mamuh's guard and throws a big left but Mamuh blocks it.
The Big T postures up and lands a big shot to Mamuh's brow.
The Big T wants to control from the top but Mamuh keeps moving.
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.
The Big T is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Big T trying to control but Mamuh is working from the bottom.
The Big T looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Big T won't allow Mamuh to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed The Big T dominated that round.
That's time! The Big T's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Big T misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mamuh is looking to clinch but The Big T is avoiding it.
The Big T fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mamuh sprawls well initially but The Big T persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Big T tries to pass to full mount but Mamuh defends it.
Mamuh actively working from the bottom here.
The Big T tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mamuh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mamuh is looking to get back to is feet but The Big T passes into side control.
Mamuh is breathing heavily.
Mamuh is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh taking a bit of punishment here - The Big T scoring with strikes.
Mamuh is looking to reverse the position.
The Big T advances nicely into full mount.
The Big T lands a big elbow.
The Big T controlling the position easily from mount.
The Big T putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mamuh is looking to improve his position but The Big T isn't that keen on the idea.
The Big T connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Big T content just to control the position here.
The Big T seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mamuh for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Big T's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Akhmed The Big T just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Big T shoots in and bounces Mamuh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Big T controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Big T has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The Big T has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Big T trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamuh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamuh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Big T seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed The Big T dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mamuh tries to clinch but The Big T moves out of range.
The Big T shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Big T scores a takedown into full mount!
Mamuh can't escape the position.
The Big T controlling his opponent.
Mamuh is working to get back to half guard.
The Big T controlling from mount.
Mamuh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh tries to hold on but The Big T pushes him away.
The Big T dominating with strikes here.
The Big T content just to control the position here.
Mamuh working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Big T takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Akhmed The Big T just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Big T shoots in but Mamuh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Big T bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mamuh wants to get back to his feet but The Big T drags him back down.
The Big T moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The Big T has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Big T controlling the position easily from mount.
The Big T scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mamuh?
The Big T sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Big T prevents Mamuh from getting the reversal.
Akhmed The Big T is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Big T tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Joe Mamuh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmed The Big T showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Big T, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akhmed The Big T!
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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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