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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov has chosen Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
33
180 lbs
23 - 19 - 1 |
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190 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Volkov! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice straight punches there by Volkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Volkov. Volkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Volkov thuds his right hand into Teimosia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Teimosia misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming. Volkov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Teimosia drives through and clinches with Volkov against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Volkov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Teimosia lands a right hand. Volkov wants to stall.
Teimosia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards. Teimosia blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Teimosia.
I was talking to Teimosia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Teimosia lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short right from Teimosia. Teimosia lands a body punch. Teimosia lands with a short shot to the head. Teimosia lands a nice uppercut. Teimosia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Teimosia on the inside. Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teimosia scores with a nice head shot.
Volkov is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Volkov has been cut. Teimosia misses the jab. Volkov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Teimosia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Volkov gets tackled into the cage by Teimosia. Teimosia maintains the clinch. Volkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teimosia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teimosia lands with a right to the head. Teimosia gets through Volkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Teimosia finish him? Volkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teimosia pushes Volkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Teimosia digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volkov's elbow. Volkov seems to have recovered his senses. Teimosia works on Volkov's body with a couple of short punches. Volkov looks winded! Volkov blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Teimosia. Teimosia lands a hook that snaps the head of Volkov backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Teimosia. Nice body punch from Teimosia. Teimosia lands a big right hand that sends Volkov to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Volkov! Teimosia working over Volkov with some ground and pound. Volkov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Teimosia lands a big elbow - Volkov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Teimosia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hilton Teimosia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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