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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonzo Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Dolvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Dolvich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfonzo Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Dolvich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolvich shoots in looking for a takedown. Acosta tries to sprawl out of it but Dolvich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acosta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dolvich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Acosta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dolvich closes the distance and clinches up with Acosta, looking for a takedown. Dolvich pushes Acosta against the cage but Acosta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Acosta throws a big counter combination but Dolvich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alfonzo Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Dolvich.
Dolvich tries for a takedown but Acosta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Acosta is looking to counter the offense by Dolvich and move into the clinch.
Dolvich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dolvich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta jumps guard but Dolvich stands there with Acosta around his waist. Acosta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Acosta breaks the clinch.
Dolvich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acosta stuffs the takedown attempt from Dolvich. Dolvich gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta misses with a wild body shot.
Dolvich dives in for a single leg takedown but Acosta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Acosta throws a quick counter head kick but Dolvich was just out of range.
Dolvich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dolvich looks for a takedown but Acosta sprawls well.
Dolvich blocks a head kick by Acosta.
Dolvich gets a clinch.
Acosta tightens his grip and picks Dolvich up, before dumping him to the ground. Dolvich manages to land in guard.
Acosta is standing up over Dolvich. Dolvich looks to escape but Acosta dives into side control.
Dolvich tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Acosta presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dolvich looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta working for a guillotine from mount but Dolvich is in no mood to give up.
Acosta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acosta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Acosta avoids the attempt from Dolvich to control.
Acosta has control of Dolvich's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dolvich regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Acosta thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolvich avoids a series of strikes thrown by Acosta.
Acosta working for a guillotine from mount but Dolvich is in no mood to give up.
Acosta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dolvich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Acosta 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.
Acosta breaks from Dolvich's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dolvich tries to reverse the position but Acosta maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolvich wants to control but Acosta is having none of it.
Dolvich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acosta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Acosta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dolvich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Acosta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonzo Acosta dominated that 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.
Dolvich shoots in but Acosta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Acosta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acosta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dolvich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dolvich closes the distance and clinches up with Acosta, looking for a takedown. Dolvich pushes Acosta against the cage but Acosta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Acosta is looking for a counter combo.
Alfonzo Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Dolvich.
Acosta misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Acosta as Dolvich shoots in.
A counter left hand to the body from Acosta misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Dolvich with that takedown attempt.
Acosta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dolvich is breathing heavily.
Dolvich tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dolvich is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Acosta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acosta clinches.
Dolvich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Acosta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dolvich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acosta has him pressed against the cage.
Dolvich gets underhooks to prevent Acosta's takedown attempt.
Acosta fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta is trying to pull guard but Dolvich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Acosta is trying to pull guard but Dolvich has him pressed against the cage.
Acosta jumps guard and drags Dolvich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dolvich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acosta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Acosta keeping moving, preventing Dolvich from controlling successfully.
Dolvich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Acosta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dolvich wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Acosta tries to strike from the bottom.
Acosta will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Acosta keeping moving, preventing Dolvich from controlling successfully.
Acosta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta is controlling Dolvich's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dolvich shoots in but no luck this time.
Dolvich shoots in and drives through. Acosta sprawls well.
Acosta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Acosta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acosta throws a shot to the body.
Alfonzo Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acosta tries a head kick but it misses.
Acosta misses with a double jab.
Igor Dolvich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acosta blocks a head kick by Dolvich.
Acosta throws a body shot but no joy.
Acosta closes the distance and pushes Dolvich back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta managing to block the knees to the body from Dolvich.
Dolvich ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dolvich no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Acosta landing with the ground and pound.
Acosta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dolvich can do to turn this around?
Acosta stands up from Dolvich's guard - Acosta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Acosta misses with a double jab.
Acosta misses the shot to the body.
Dolvich forces Acosta back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dolvich tries to break the clinch but Acosta is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonzo Acosta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Acosta. Dolvich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acosta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dolvich gets a clinch.
Acosta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dolvich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Acosta jumps guard but Dolvich stands there with Acosta around his waist. Acosta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta has Dolvich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Acosta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dolvich tumbling to the mat - Acosta dives into Dolvich's guard.
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dolvich wants to get back to his feet but Acosta passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolvich wants to get back to full guard.
Dolvich is pressing down on Acosta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dolvich pushes Acosta off and scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dolvich is defended easily by Acosta.
Dolvich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dolvich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Acosta throws a quick counter head kick but Dolvich was just out of range.
Alfonzo Acosta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dolvich is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dolvich shoots in but Acosta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alfonzo Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Dolvich.
Dolvich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Acosta defends it nicely.
Dolvich instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolvich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Acosta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Acosta just misses with a punch to the body.
Acosta gets tackled into the cage by Dolvich. Dolvich maintains the clinch.
Dolvich misses with a body punch.
Acosta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dolvich wants to take the fight to the mat but Acosta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dolvich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acosta has him pressed against the cage.
Acosta can't get the takedown.
Acosta is trying to pull guard but Dolvich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Acosta jumps guard and drags Dolvich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Acosta has his foot on Dolvich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dolvich works his way back into a safe position though.
Acosta has his foot on Dolvich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dolvich works his way back into a safe position though.
Acosta looking to control.
Acosta is striking but Dolvich is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolvich trying to control from half guard but Acosta is working away.
Acosta is concentrating on defense, preventing Dolvich from advancing position.
Acosta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Acosta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dolvich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Acosta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Acosta landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acosta throwing strikes but missing.
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 Alfonzo Acosta.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Acosta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfonzo Acosta!
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