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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guljigit Asanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paso Leati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leati has chosen Babylon 5 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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259 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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205 cm
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274 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guljigit Asanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paso Leati!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asanov darts in and clinches Leati up against the cage.
Asanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leati blocks a body shot from Asanov.
Leati digs a right hand underneath Asanov's ribcage. Asanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Leati controls his hands.
Leati is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asanov's elbow.
Asanov blocks an uppercut.
Leati gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Leati working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Asanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Asanov can't keep his opponent in guard - Leati advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leati trying to control the action but Asanov is working from the bottom.
Leati thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asanov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati wants to pass the guard but Asanov is defending well.
Asanov is controlling Leati's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Asanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leati is working away from the top position though.
Leati thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asanov trying to control from the bottom.
Leati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leati is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leati trying to advance position but Asanov counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati stops Asanov from standing up.
Asanov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asanov is keeping the position for now.
Leati passes into half guard.
Asanov is in trouble now - Leati has advanced to mount!
Asanov blocking the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leati fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leati throws a sloppy strike and Asanov uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Asanov has ended up in Leati's guard.
Leati trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leati looking for a sweep. Not yet Leati, not yet.
Leati has an active guard here but Asanov has managed to pass into half guard.
Leati is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Asanov pulls his head out easily.
Asanov stalling.
Asanov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Leati misses with a kick to the body.
Asanov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asanov throws a body punch but Leati moves out of range.
Asanov throws a nice looking combination but Leati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guljigit Asanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leati avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leati throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asanov takes one to the chin there.
Leati throws a hook but Asanov avoids it easily.
Asanov instigates a clinch.
Leati throws a head punch that misses.
Asanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asanov scores with a hook to the body.
Asanov lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leati gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leati works his way into full mount!
Leati looking to control but Asanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paso Leati dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asanov throws a combination. Leati tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Paso Leati has been cut.
Asanov clinches up with Leati and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asanov can't find room to land a body shot as Leati controls the action.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leati misses with some punches.
Leati lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asanov or not.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Asanov avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
Leati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Asanov.
Leati lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asanov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Asanov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Asanov tries to work over Leati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati misses with some punches.
Asanov lands a nice uppercut.
Asanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Leati.
Asanov clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leati.
Leati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asanov blocks a body shot from Leati.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Asanov avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
Leati tries a body shot but Asanov blocks it.
Guljigit Asanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asanov tries to work over Leati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Asanov.
Asanov lands a shot to the body.
Leati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leati tries a body shot but Asanov blocks it.
Asanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leati has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Asanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Asanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Asanov controls the action.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Asanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati struggles to land a body shot inside as Asanov controls his hands.
Asanov misses with a body punch.
Leati misses with a body punch.
Asanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leati has him pressed against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Asanov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Asanov pushes Leati back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Leati fails to land.
Asanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asanov rushes Leati and presses him up against the cage.
Asanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leati.
Asanov blocks a body shot from Leati.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leati misses with a punch on the inside.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Asanov avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asanov lands a body punch.
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!
Asanov can't find room to land a body shot as Leati controls the action.
Asanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leati's elbow.
Asanov is trying to break the clinch but Leati has him pressed against the cage.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leati makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asanov tries a body shot but Leati blocks it.
Asanov tries a body shot but Leati blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leati misses with a body punch.
Asanov stops a takedown attempt from Leati.
Asanov takes a shot to the head.
Leati blocks a body shot from Asanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guljigit Asanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paso Leati's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leati misses with a straight right.
Asanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leati, pushing him back against the cage.
Asanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Asanov wants to break free but Leati has control.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asanov pushes Leati back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati throws a head punch that misses.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Asanov controls the action.
Asanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Asanov.
Leati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leati misses with a wild body shot.
Leati scores with the left hand. Asanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Leati showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asanov.
Asanov takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Asanov.
Asanov misses with a body punch.
Leati throws a head punch that misses.
Asanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Leati controls his hands.
Asanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leati misses with a punch to the body.
Asanov tries to work over Leati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asanov.
A short right from Asanov on the inside.
Asanov lands an uppercut.
Asanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asanov is leaning against Leati and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Asanov.
Asanov tries a body shot but Leati blocks it.
Asanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leati.
Asanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leati or not.
Asanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leati backwards.
Asanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leati takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asanov drops Leati with a beautiful combination! Leati stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Asanov is looking for the KO!
Leati is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanov is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Leati flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Leati is out cold! Asanov holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guljigit Asanov!
In his post fight interview, Guljigit Asanov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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