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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov's entrance music is My World- Kid Cudi. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brendan Duff!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Taisumov counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff slips under a jab.
Brendan Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff misses the jab.
We've been told by Taisumov's head coaches at Barbell Brigade - $700 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taisumov misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duff.
Duff throws a low kick but Taisumov avoids it.
Duff connects with the punch.
Duff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Duff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duff.
Taisumov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taisumov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taisumov throws a jab when Duff was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Taisumov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taisumov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duff throws a leg kick which misses Taisumov's front leg but catches the back leg as Taisumov tries to avoid it.
Duff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Duff.
Duff 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.
Duff throws a lazy uppercut
and Taisumov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duff thinking.
Duff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taisumov.
Nice body kick from Duff.
Duff misses with a right hand
and Taisumov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duff thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff slips a jab and a cross from Taisumov.
Taisumov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov blocks the body kick.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duff throws a body punch but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov throws a combination that misses
and Duff counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taisumov counters with a two punch combo.
Taisumov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taisumov lands a two punch combo.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taisumov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Duff avoids nicely.
Taisumov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duff counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taisumov circles away quickly and effectively.
Duff lands a head kick. Taisumov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taisumov throws a hook to the side of Duff's head but Duff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taisumov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Duff throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duff throws a sloppy head kick
and Taisumov counters with a left and a right that stings Duff.
Duff misses with an uppercut
enabling Taisumov to counter with a crisp jab.
Taisumov misses the jab.
Taisumov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taisumov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brendan Duff will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duff throws a leg kick which misses Taisumov's front leg but catches the back leg as Taisumov tries to avoid it.
Duff scores with a decent looking hook.
Taisumov blocks the body kick.
A combination from Duff does no damage.
Taisumov works over Duff's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Taisumov.
Brendan Duff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Duff with a series of wild strikes but Duff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Taisumov scores with a four punch combination!
Taisumov misses with a double jab
and Taisumov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Duff feints the counter takedown.
Taisumov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taisumov lands a two punch combo.
Duff lands with a good body shot.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Duff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taisumov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff lands a couple of elbows.
Duff throwing strikes from guard but Taisumov blocks nicely.
Taisumov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duff wants to pass the guard but Taisumov is keeping the position.
Taisumov wants to stand and escape but Duff is having none of it.
Duff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taisumov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duff on the ground.
Duff is working Taisumov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taisumov is keeping the position for now.
Duff with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duff throws a big right hand that misses.
Taisumov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taisumov misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Taisumov misses.
Duff lands with a kick to the temple. Taisumov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duff scoring well with a low kick there.
Duff slips a jab and a cross from Taisumov.
Duff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taisumov defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duff.
Taisumov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taisumov throws a big counter combination but Duff scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taisumov throws a right hand that Duff ducks under and follows up with a left that Duff also avoids with ease.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duff feints the counter takedown.
Duff lands a front kick.
Taisumov throws a series of punches but Duff avoids them all with ease.
Duff throws a big shot that misses.
Duff digs a good body shot into Taisumov's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duff finds it's way round the side to connect with Taisumov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Duff avoids nicely.
A big left from Taisumov misses.
Duff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Taisumov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duff can pounce on him.
Duff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Duff with a series of wild strikes but Duff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duff looks to land a body kick but Taisumov moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov misses with a two punch combination.
Taisumov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taisumov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov throws a combination. Duff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Taisumov's shoulder, as Taisumov tries to avoid the shot.
Taisumov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taisumov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taisumov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duff to score with a decent uppercut.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duff tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Taisumov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duff throws the left hand but Taisumov avoids the punch easily.
Duff connects with a leg kick. Taisumov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Duff throws a hook but Taisumov blocks it.
It looked like Taisumov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Duff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duff throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taisumov misses with a straight right.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taisumov if he has to take too many more of those.
Duff throws a right hand that misses
and Taisumov counters with a series of strikes. Duff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taisumov throws a nice looking combination but Duff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duff misses with a head kick.
Taisumov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff lands a leg kick that knocks Taisumov off balance momentarily.
Taisumov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Duff looks to move away, Taisumov throws a big counter combo but Duff just gets out of the way.
Duff misses with a hook.
Duff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taisumov. That did some damage!
Taisumov misses the jab.
Taisumov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duff misses with a leg kick
and Taisumov counters with a two punch combo.
Duff throws a body punch but Taisumov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Duff counters with a low kick, right behind Taisumov 's knee.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Duff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taisumov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duff thows a huge punch but Taisumov dodges it nicely.
Duff is working for a submission of some sort.
Aslan Taisumov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duff slips a nice elbow through Taisumov's hands, connecting with Taisumov's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Duff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Duff!
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FIGHT
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