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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Ignashov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexey Ignashov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignashov moves into the clinch.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignashov avoids the damage to the body.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Diego Biamonte has been cut.
Biamonte misses with an elbow strike.
Ignashov managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignashov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biamonte.
Ignashov breaks the clinch.
Ignashov tries to clinch but Biamonte is having none of it.
Ignashov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignashov is looking to clinch but Biamonte is avoiding it.
Ignashov tries to clinch but Biamonte moves away
and Biamonte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexey Ignashov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biamonte swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignashov.
Ignashov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Biamonte clinches up against the cage.
Biamonte letting Ignashov take a breather here.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Ignashov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignashov avoids the damage to the body.
Ignashov is pushing Biamonte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignashov's brow.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov tries a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks it.
Ignashov breaks the clinch.
Ignashov wants to clinch
and Biamonte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biamonte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ignashov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignashov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biamonte managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Ignashov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biamonte walks away with a smile on his face. Ignashov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ignashov doesn't manage to clinch there - Biamonte circles away.
Ignashov is looking to clinch but Biamonte is avoiding it.
Biamonte gets tackled into the cage by Ignashov. Ignashov maintains the clinch.
Biamonte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignashov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignashov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Biamonte lands an elbow just above Ignashov 's eye.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ignashov avoids it.
Ignashov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biamonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biamonte clinches up with Ignashov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ignashov working aggressively here.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignashov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignashov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biamonte takes one on the button.
Ignashov slips under a jab.
Ignashov tries to close the distance and clinch but Biamonte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ignashov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignashov clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Biamonte lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Ignashov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignashov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Biamonte's face.
Ignashov has Biamonte pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignashov's brow.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Ignashov blocks it.
Ignashov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Biamonte is defending well.
Ignashov blocks an uppercut.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignashov blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Biamonte misses with a knee to the head.
Ignashov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Biamonte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Ignashov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignashov tries to clinch up
and Biamonte counters with a thumping low kick.
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 Alexey Ignashov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Biamonte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignashov wants to clinch
and Biamonte counters with a low kick, right behind Ignashov 's knee.
Ignashov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biamonte.
Ignashov wants to clinch up but Biamonte keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignashov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Biamonte swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignashov.
Biamonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignashov moves away.
Biamonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ignashov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignashov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignashov tries to clinch
and Biamonte counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Biamonte misses.
Ignashov moves in looking to clinch but Biamonte pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignashov tries to clinch up but Biamonte circles away and keeps his distance.
Ignashov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Biamonte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biamonte rushes Ignashov and presses him up against the cage.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte blocks a body shot from Ignashov.
Ignashov trying to control the position but instead, Biamonte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ignashov into the cage.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignashov dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Ignashov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignashov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biamonte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ignashov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Biamonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov avoids a wild elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignashov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Biamonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignashov avoids the damage to the body.
Biamonte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Biamonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov looking to throw knees to the head but Biamonte is blocking nicely.
Ignashov dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diego Biamonte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignashov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biamonte's elbow.
Ignashov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biamonte.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignashov misses with a knee strike.
Ignashov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Ignashov breaks from the clinch.
Ignashov gets a clinch.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biamonte throws an elbow but misses.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ignashov obliges.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignashov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biamonte throws an elbow but misses.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Ignashov blocks it.
Ignashov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignashov clinches with his opponent.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignashov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biamonte is trying to maintain a safe position but Ignashov gets an underhook and turns Biamonte into the cage.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignashov avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Ignashov breaks the clinch.
Ignashov darts in and clinches Biamonte up against the cage.
Ignashov lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Ignashov.
Ignashov managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexey Ignashov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Biamonte's cut.
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!
Ignashov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignashov checks a low kick from Biamonte.
Ignashov blocks a head kick by Biamonte.
Biamonte is looking to clinch.
Ignashov closes the distance and clinches up with Biamonte, looking for a takedown. Ignashov pushes Biamonte against the cage but Biamonte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biamonte slaps away a takedown attempt from Ignashov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ignashov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biamonte misses with a looping right.
Alexey Ignashov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ignashov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biamonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignashov tries to clinch but Biamonte is having none of it.
Ignashov slips under a jab.
Ignashov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignashov darts in and clinches Biamonte up against the cage.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignashov scores a nice knee to the body.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignashov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignashov tries to clinch up.
Biamonte moves into the clinch successfully.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignashov is defending well for now.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego Biamonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ignashov obliges.
Ignashov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biamonte.
Ignashov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignashov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignashov dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Ignashov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignashov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biamonte's elbow.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov avoids a wild elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte being controlled against the cage.
Ignashov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Biamonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignashov crunches a lovely knee into Biamonte's ribcage.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biamonte or not.
Alexey Ignashov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov prevents a body shot from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignashov's brow.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ignashov avoids it.
Ignashov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Biamonte to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignashov avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignashov is defending well for now.
Biamonte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ignashov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Biamonte managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Biamonte.
I think Ignashov 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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