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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuthbert Allgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili has chosen Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR as his entrance music. Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
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187 cm
24
212 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cuthbert Allgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Cuthbert Allgood has been cut.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzhugashvili throws out a loose jab but Allgood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Allgood pushes him off.
Dzhugashvili moves into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allgood avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dzhugashvili.
Allgood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dzhugashvili smiles and moves away.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Allgood is avoiding it.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch but Allgood slips to the side
and Allgood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allgood distracts Dzhugashvili with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dzhugashvili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allgood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dzhugashvili is keeping the position for now.
Allgood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allgood throws an elbow that misses. Dzhugashvili uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allgood's guard. Nice move by Dzhugashvili!
Allgood has his foot on Dzhugashvili's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dzhugashvili works his way back into a safe position though.
Allgood has a closed guard, preventing Dzhugashvili from standing up.
Allgood is pulling down on Dzhugashvili's head. It's preventing any offense from Dzhugashvili, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Allgood is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Allgood moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Allgood pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch but Allgood slips to the side
and Allgood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch
and Allgood counters with a low kick, right behind Dzhugashvili 's knee.
Allgood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Allgood is having none of it.
Allgood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Allgood counters with a nice uppercut.
Allgood misses with a hook.
Allgood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dzhugashvili as he avoids it easily.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Allgood counters with a right hand to the body.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but Allgood breaks away
and Allgood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Allgood 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 four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhugashvili is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Allgood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dzhugashvili is defending against the submission attempts here by Allgood.
Allgood seems to be working for a kimura but Dzhugashvili defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuthbert Allgood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuthbert Allgood's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dzhugashvili forces Allgood back against the cage and clinches.
Allgood is trying to force a seperation but Dzhugashvili has the dominant position.
Dzhugashvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Allgood.
Dzhugashvili manages to break the clinch.
Allgood tries to score with a low kick but Dzhugashvili moves his leg out of the way.
Allgood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Allgood counters with a straight right hand.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up
and Allgood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allgood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allgood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dzhugashvili avoids it really well and circles away.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Allgood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhugashvili blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allgood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allgood looks for a takedown but Dzhugashvili sprawls well.
A jab from Allgood misses.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allgood throws the left hand but Dzhugashvili avoids the punch easily.
Dzhugashvili connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but Allgood breaks away
and Allgood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dzhugashvili's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhugashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cuthbert Allgood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dzhugashvili trying to control the position here.
Allgood postures up in Dzhugashvili's guard and throws a big left but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allgood is looking to work some ground and pound but Dzhugashvili has wrist control.
Allgood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allgood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allgood trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhugashvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allgood stands up over Dzhugashvili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dzhugashvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allgood trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhugashvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dzhugashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allgood trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhugashvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allgood wants to pass the guard but Dzhugashvili is keeping the position.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Allgood is really struggling to control Dzhugashvili but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Cuthbert Allgood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Allgood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuthbert Allgood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cuthbert Allgood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Allgood circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzhugashvili darts in trying to clinch
so Allgood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allgood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allgood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allgood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving.
Allgood works over Dzhugashvili with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving.
Allgood tries to free his leg and advance position but Dzhugashvili is retaining full guard.
Dzhugashvili is looking to stand up but Allgood isn't so interested in that idea.
Allgood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allgood throwing strikes from guard but Dzhugashvili blocks nicely.
Allgood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili keeping full guard, as Allgood tries to pass.
Allgood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Allgood tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Allgood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Allgood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dzhugashvili knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Allgood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dzhugashvili knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili is working to avoid the ground and pound but Allgood connects with a decent elbow.
Allgood scoring with punches from side control.
Allgood is putting a hurting on Dzhugashvili here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dzhugashvili is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allgood fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Allgood working the ground and pound but Dzhugashvili is defending the strikes.
Allgood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dzhugashvili, who protects the arm well.
Allgood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allgood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Allgood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allgood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cuthbert Allgood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allgood, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuthbert Allgood!
During a confident post fight interview, Cuthbert Allgood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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