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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Twisted Transistor. Schelokov has chosen Sirens as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
14 - 19 - 1 |
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175 cm
28
185 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Toney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Schelokov. Toney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toney changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schelokov swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
Schelokov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Schelokov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Toney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Toney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toney looking to pass the guard.
Schelokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Schelokov, not yet.
Toney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toney 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.
Schelokov keeping full guard, as Toney tries to pass.
Schelokov trying to keep a closed guard but Toney is proving a slippery customer.
Toney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toney drops back, looking for a kneebar! Schelokov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Schelokov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Schelokov!
Toney is looking to regain half guard here but Schelokov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney gets back to half guard.
Toney is looking to improve his position.
Toney is not content to let Schelokov control the position.
Toney is looking for a sweep. Schelokov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toney is working hard here to advance position.
Schelokov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schelokov is trying to control. Toney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Toney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schelokov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov working some strikes from top position.
Toney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schelokov is one step ahead there.
Schelokov lands a couple of elbows.
Toney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schelokov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Toney keeping moving, preventing Schelokov from controlling successfully.
Toney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schelokov works over Toney with some ground and pound from guard.
Toney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schelokov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schelokov is aware though and is defending well.
Toney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov with a nice head shot there.
Toney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schelokov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schelokov connects with a couple of short punches.
Toney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schelokov's guard.
Schelokov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schelokov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Toney throws a big right hand that misses.
Schelokov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toney is one step ahead there.
Toney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schelokov trying to control the position.
Toney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schelokov wants to stand but Toney is controlling the position.
Toney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to free his leg and advance position but Schelokov is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toney throws a big elbow that misses.
Toney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Toney swings around for an armbar but Schelokov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Toney's guard.
Schelokov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Toney looking for a sweep. Not yet Toney, not yet.
Schelokov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schelokov has managed to get both his arms back between Toney's legs - danger averted.
Schelokov postures up and lands a big shot to Toney's brow.
Schelokov distracts Toney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schelokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Toney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schelokov is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Angel Toney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schelokov takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
Schelokov throws a right and a left that Toney avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schelokov, right into the meat.
Schelokov misses the shot to the body.
Angel Toney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schelokov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schelokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Alexander Schelokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toney drives through and clinches with Schelokov against the cage.
Schelokov stalling in the clinch but Toney improves position.
Schelokov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toney is trying to trip Schelokov. He has hold of a leg but Schelokov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Toney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Toney postures up in Schelokov's guard and throws a big left but Schelokov blocks it.
Angel Toney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schelokov is keeping the position for now.
Toney is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schelokov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schelokov has escaped and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney looking for a triangle here. Schelokov is fighting it but it looks tight! Toney pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Schelokov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Angel Toney!
Angel Toney is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Angel Toney, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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