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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Aliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal. The key to victory for Chew Bacca has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sultan Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bacca is defended easily by Aliev.
Bacca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aliev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aliev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacca defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chew Bacca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aliev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bacca forces Aliev back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aliev throws a looping overhand right but Bacca ducks down to avoid it.
Bacca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aliev's waist but Aliev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bacca off to one side.
Aliev feints the counter takedown.
Aliev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aliev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev loads up on a big right hand but Bacca slips the punch.
Aliev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bacca on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bacca tries to get out of the position.
Aliev connects with a couple of short punches.
Bacca looking for a sweep. Not yet Bacca, not yet.
Aliev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aliev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bacca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bacca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aliev.
Aliev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bacca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bacca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aliev.
Aliev postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aliev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bacca is breathing heavily.
Aliev cracks Bacca with a solid left hand.
Bacca keeping moving, preventing Aliev from controlling successfully.
Aliev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aliev wants to control from the top but Bacca keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bacca closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aliev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliev is keen to just control but Bacca is a slippery customer.
Aliev is stalling here. Bacca is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aliev seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bacca has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bacca working away.
Aliev sneaks back into half guard.
Aliev trying to hold on to Bacca's head to control him but Bacca postures up.
Bacca is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Aliev still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Aliev has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Aliev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Aliev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aliev cracks Bacca with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Aliev is looking to take a break and control but Bacca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacca takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sultan Aliev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aliev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aliev is trying to control. Bacca wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sultan Aliev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bacca is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aliev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bacca is trying to get back to full guard.
Aliev is looking to take a break and control but Bacca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aliev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bacca haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliev prevents Bacca from improving his position.
Aliev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aliev lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bacca is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aliev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aliev wants to take a breather but Bacca is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Aliev.
Aliev lands strikes from half guard.
Aliev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aliev is trying to control the action in half guard but Bacca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aliev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bacca with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aliev lands a nice short elbow.
Aliev working over Bacca with some ground and pound. Bacca looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Aliev there.
Aliev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aliev is nestled in close to Bacca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aliev wants to take a breather but Bacca is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aliev working over Bacca with some ground and pound. Bacca looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aliev lands with a punch from half guard.
Aliev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aliev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aliev is nestled in close to Bacca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aliev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bacca taking some punishment here, with Aliev in his half guard.
Aliev uses his free foot to push down on Bacca's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bacca.
Aliev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bacca tries to lock up and control but Aliev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aliev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aliev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bacca that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aliev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aliev wants to control the pace but Bacca is squirming around nicely.
Bacca takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aliev looking to finish Bacca with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bacca!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aliev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aliev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aliev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bacca is rocked!
Aliev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sultan Aliev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aliev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bacca.
Bacca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aliev circles away.
Aliev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bacca defending well as Aliev loads up on a big left hand.
Bacca shoots in but no luck this time.
Aliev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aliev tries to sprawl but Bacca drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aliev wants to control but Bacca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aliev regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliev working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aliev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aliev throws a leg kick but Bacca checks it.
Bacca avoids the body shot from Aliev.
Aliev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bacca tries to clinch but Aliev is having none of it.
Aliev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chew Bacca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliev looks to land a left hand but Bacca moved out of range nicely.
Aliev with a hook.
Bacca moves out of range of the body kick.
Aliev throws a leg kick that misses.
Bacca shoots in looking for a takedown but Aliev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bacca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aliev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chew Bacca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aliev throws a hook but Bacca avoids it easily.
Aliev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aliev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bacca moves away.
Bacca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aliev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aliev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aliev working the head with strikes.
Aliev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bacca some visible discomfort.
Aliev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bacca some visible discomfort.
Aliev grinds an elbow into Bacca's temple.
Aliev is putting a hurting on Bacca here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bacca is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliev cracks Bacca with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Aliev looks up at the clock and then as Bacca takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aliev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aliev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca prevents Aliev from moving into mount.
Aliev cracks Bacca with a big elbow.
Aliev cracks Bacca with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sultan Aliev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aliev working the ground and pound.
Aliev trying to control the position but Bacca is working away.
Aliev working the ground and pound.
Aliev trying to control the action but Bacca is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sultan Aliev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aliev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sultan Aliev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sultan Aliev made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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