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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Aslamanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruslan Aslamanov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Tyrone! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aslamanov looking for a takedown here - he's got it. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Aslamanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Aslamanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Aslamanov is in close to Tyrone's body, working some short punches and elbows. Aslamanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Tyrone seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Aslamanov 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. Tyrone looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrone, not yet. Aslamanov with a nice head shot there. Tyrone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Aslamanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Aslamanov won't allow Tyrone to sweep him here. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Aslamanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Tyrone pulls Aslamanov in close to his closed guard and prevents Aslamanov from doing any damage or advancing position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aslamanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Aslamanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Tyrone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Aslamanov distracts Tyrone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Tyrone controlling Aslamanov's posture. Tyrone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aslamanov! Aslamanov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Tyrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Aslamanov is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyrone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Tyrone lands a big elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tyrone scoring with strikes but Aslamanov is staying in there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tyrone tries to control but Aslamanov wriggling away. Tyrone blocks Aslamanov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Tyrone trying to control but Aslamanov is having none of it. Tyrone lands a heavy elbow. Aslamanov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Aslamanov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Tyrone scoring with strikes but Aslamanov is staying in there. Tyrone raining down shots from the mount! Aslamanov is in a horrible position here. Tyrone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aslamanov taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aslamanov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Tyrone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aslamanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyrone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aslamanov's head. Tyrone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Aslamanov trying to strike off his back.
Tyrone is working Aslamanov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Tyrone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Aslamanov trying to strike off his back.
Tyrone passes Aslamanov's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Aslamanov is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest. 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! Tyrone not doing much here.
Aslamanov missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Tyrone prevents Aslamanov from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyrone drops an elbow to the side of Aslamanov's head. Tyrone scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Tyrone is nestled in close to Aslamanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Tyrone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Aslamanov missing with punches from the bottom.
Aslamanov gets full guard. Aslamanov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tyrone wants to pass the guard but Aslamanov is keeping the position. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Aslamanov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Aslamanov trying to strike off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyrone working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Tyrone is in close to Aslamanov's body, working some short punches and elbows. Tyrone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Aslamanov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrone manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Tyrone dominated that round. That's time! Aslamanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aslamanov gets the takedown into side control. You can see the frustration on Tyrone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Tyrone tries to buck Aslamanov off but Aslamanov is having none of it. Aslamanov working the ground and pound but Tyrone is defending the strikes. Tyrone is trying to control Aslamanov's posture but Aslamanov avoids it. A bit of a lull in the action here. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Aslamanov lands an elbow. Tyrone is looking for a sweep. Tyrone struggling a bit here. Tyrone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyrone is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aslamanov working the ground and pound. Aslamanov working away. Aslamanov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tyrone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tyrone is looking to regain half guard here but Aslamanov keeps moving and retains side control. Tyrone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aslamanov connects with a decent elbow. Aslamanov lands a nice forearm strike. Tyrone manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Aslamanov drops an elbow to the side of Tyrone's head. Aslamanov is nestled in close to Tyrone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Tyrone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Aslamanov prevents Tyrone from improving his position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Aslamanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyrone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aslamanov working the head and body with strikes. Aslamanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Aslamanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyrone can do anything to dispel that myth. Tyrone is trying to maintain the position but Aslamanov is very close to passing his half guard. Tyrone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Aslamanov throws a strike but Tyrone avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Tyrone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyrone looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrone, not yet. Tyrone has his hands on Aslamanov's head, controlling the position. Aslamanov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyrone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Aslamanov throwing strikes but missing. Aslamanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Tyrone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aslamanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Tyrone throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tyrone looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Aslamanov stands up over Tyrone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Tyrone wants to sweep but no luck. Aslamanov works over Tyrone with some ground and pound from guard. Aslamanov is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aslamanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Tyrone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aslamanov. Tyrone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aslamanov won't allow Tyrone to sweep him here. Tyrone is breathing heavily. Aslamanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tyrone tries to land a sweep but no joy. Tyrone is trying to control the position but Aslamanov postures up. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tyrone seems keen to control Aslamanov's posture. Aslamanov scoring with punches to the head and body. Aslamanov postures up and lands a big shot to Tyrone's brow. Aslamanov is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Aslamanov throwing strikes from guard but Tyrone blocks nicely. Aslamanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Aslamanov preventing the sweep. Aslamanov postures up in Tyrone's guard and throws a big left but Tyrone blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Aslamanov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Aslamanov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Tyrone is trying to get back to full guard. Aslamanov lands with a punch from half guard. Tyrone wants to improve his position but Aslamanov is controlling well.
Aslamanov scoring with strikes to the body and head. Tyrone wants to control but Aslamanov is keeping busy.
Aslamanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Bob Tyrone has got the better of the ground game so far. Tyrone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aslamanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aslamanov's back! Aslamanov is trying to break free.
Aslamanov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tyrone.
Tyrone is trying to stick to Aslamanov's back but Aslamanov is turning into Tyrone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tyrone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Aslamanov. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Aslamanov is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aslamanov throws a big right hand that misses. Aslamanov cracks Tyrone with a solid left hand. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tyrone wants to sweep but no luck. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aslamanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Aslamanov working some strikes from top position. Aslamanov is fighting to break Tyrone's control of his arms but Tyrone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Tyrone looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Tyrone trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Aslamanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Aslamanov preventing the sweep. Tyrone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aslamanov's guard. Aslamanov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Tyrone stopping the sweep attempt from Aslamanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyrone is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there. Tyrone postures up and lands a big shot to Aslamanov's brow. Aslamanov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aslamanov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Tyrone wants to control from the top but Aslamanov keeps moving. Aslamanov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Tyrone preventing the sweep. Tyrone cracks Aslamanov with a solid left hand. Aslamanov has momentary wrist control but Tyrone slips an elbow through the middle. Tyrone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Tyrone looking to pass the guard. Tyrone trying to control but Aslamanov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aslamanov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Aslamanov keeps moving. Tyrone is in close to Aslamanov's body, working some short punches and elbows. Tyrone with a nice head shot there. Tyrone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Aslamanov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Tyrone scoring with some ground and pound. Tyrone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aslamanov is keeping the position for now. Tyrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Aslamanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Aslamanov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Aslamanov keeps moving. Aslamanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aslamanov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Aslamanov trying to strike off his back.
Aslamanov scores with a nice shot. Aslamanov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Aslamanov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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! Tyrone regains half guard. Tyrone keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Aslamanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Nice strikes from Aslamanov there.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ruslan Aslamanov. I think Aslamanov 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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