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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad ShugaR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auron Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ShugaR comes to the ring accompanied by Dagestan. Almasy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ram Jam - Black Betty. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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180 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad ShugaR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Auron Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ShugaR throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ShugaR misses with a hook. Almasy ducked under it nicely.
ShugaR shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Almasy tries to hold on but ShugaR postures up.
ShugaR punching from mount but Almasy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Almasy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
ShugaR landing shots from mount.
Almasy is squirming around, avoiding ShugaR's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy is trying to escape the mount.
ShugaR with shots to the head and body - Almasy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by ShugaR there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
ShugaR sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
ShugaR trying to control but Almasy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ShugaR looking to ground and pound but Almasy is blocking nicely.
Almasy tries to hold on but ShugaR pushes him away.
Almasy avoids a series of strikes thrown by ShugaR.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR avoids the attempt from Almasy to control.
ShugaR looking to control but Almasy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ShugaR lands a big elbow.
ShugaR connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
ShugaR thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR controlling his opponent.
ShugaR misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ShugaR thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Almasy is squirming around, avoiding ShugaR's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmad ShugaR dominated that round.
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.
ShugaR looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
ShugaR uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almasy.
ShugaR defending well as Almasy loads up on a big left hand.
Almasy connects with a jab.
No joy there for Almasy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almasy misses with an uppercut. ShugaR saw that one coming.
Almasy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almasy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ShugaR was well out of range. Poor timing from Almasy.
ShugaR misses the shot to the body.
ShugaR shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almasy sprawls well. Almasy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ShugaR gets slowly back to his feet.
ShugaR shoots in but no luck this time.
Akhmad ShugaR seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from ShugaR. Almasy does a little dance to reset his feet.
ShugaR attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy throws a body punch but ShugaR moves out of range.
ShugaR slips under a jab.
ShugaR just misses with a punch to the body.
Auron Almasy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almasy throws the left hand but ShugaR avoids the punch easily.
Almasy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ShugaR connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almasy. ShugaR does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almasy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almasy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ShugaR.
Almasy misses with a two punch combination.
ShugaR connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Almasy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
ShugaR slips a straight right by Almasy.
ShugaR fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almasy manages to avoid it.
ShugaR throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almasy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almasy.
Almasy throws a shot from downtown. ShugaR moves away and avoids it.
Almasy misses with a straight left.
ShugaR fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almasy manages to avoid it.
Almasy throws a jab but it's blocked by ShugaR.
A big right from ShugaR misses.
Almasy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ShugaR.
ShugaR ducks under a wild hook from Almasy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ShugaR scores with a jab.
Almasy misses with a body shot.
Almasy moves out of range as ShugaR throws a body kick.
ShugaR uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almasy.
ShugaR throws a shot from downtown. Almasy moves away and avoids it.
ShugaR scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
ShugaR misses with a hook
and Almasy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almasy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting ShugaR counter with a right hand.
Almasy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ShugaR swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhmad ShugaR is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - ShugaR throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almasy misses with a wild combination.
ShugaR tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almasy was well out of range. Poor timing from ShugaR.
ShugaR bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Almasy's head backwards.
ShugaR on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ShugaR lands a jab.
Almasy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ShugaR throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
ShugaR bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
ShugaR shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Almasy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akhmad ShugaR. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from ShugaR does no damage.
Almasy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ShugaR's hands.
ShugaR loads up on a big right hand but Almasy slips the punch.
ShugaR just misses with a punch to the body.
ShugaR bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ShugaR misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy misses the jab.
No joy there for Almasy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Almasy. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmad ShugaR dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
ShugaR throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ShugaR looks to score with a jab to the body but Almasy is just out of range.
ShugaR throws a hook but Almasy blocks it.
ShugaR misses with a shot to the body
and Almasy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almasy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ShugaR uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Almasy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Almasy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ShugaR punishes Almasy's body with a nice straight punch.
ShugaR throws a shot from downtown. Almasy moves away and avoids it.
ShugaR misses with a body shot.
Almasy tries to clinch up but ShugaR circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Almasy.
ShugaR moves out of range as Almasy strikes.
Nice defenses there by Almasy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy slips under a jab from ShugaR.
Jab from ShugaR.
Almasy looks to land a right hand but ShugaR moved out of range.
Almasy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almasy. ShugaR does a little dance to reset his feet.
ShugaR looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
Almasy slips under a jab from ShugaR.
ShugaR ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almasy moves away.
ShugaR scores with a sloppy right hand. Almasy should have avoided that one.
ShugaR throws a right hand that Almasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Almasy also avoids with ease.
Almasy tries to sprawl but ShugaR drives through with a takedown into half guard.
ShugaR is trying to control the action in half guard but Almasy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Auron Almasy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akhmad ShugaR.
Almasy lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Almasy coming out on top.
Almasy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ShugaR throws out the jab.
Almasy throws out a loose jab but ShugaR uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ShugaR is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almasy.
ShugaR lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from ShugaR. Almasy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from ShugaR.
Nice jab there from ShugaR.
ShugaR looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ShugaR takes a swing at Almasy's ribcage but misses.
ShugaR walks into a stiff left hand from Almasy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almasy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
ShugaR misses with a body shot
and Almasy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
ShugaR wants to stall.
Almasy stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Almasy.
ShugaR taking a breather.
ShugaR pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ShugaR scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almasy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Almasy staying out of range there.
Almasy punishes ShugaR's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR defending well as Almasy loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from ShugaR. Almasy does a little dance to reset his feet.
ShugaR is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almasy's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almasy is trying to get back to full guard.
ShugaR not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy tries to get to full guard but ShugaR has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmad ShugaR showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ShugaR, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Akhmad ShugaR wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Akhmad ShugaR thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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