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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iku Turso (ranked 1633 p4p, 244 weight class) and Ali Bagov (ranked 2510 p4p, 374 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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189 cm
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iku Turso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bagov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bagov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Turso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turso tries to get out of the position.
Bagov tries for a kimura but Turso is defending well.
Bagov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turso is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turso defending against the ground and pound.
Bagov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turso has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Turso is avoiding damage well.
Bagov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turso tries to bench press Bagov off him but Bagov keeps the position.
Bagov is looking to take a break and control but Turso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bagov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Turso haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bagov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Turso to see if he's OK.
Turso is trying to control Bagov's posture but Bagov avoids it.
Turso holding on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turso is trying to improve his position.
Turso is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Seppo's Massage Temple , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bagov is trying to get an arm triangle but Turso is defending well.
Bagov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turso taking punishment in the form of punches.
Turso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bagov on the ground.
Turso tries to buck Bagov off but Bagov is having none of it.
Bagov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turso is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bagov wants to control but Turso is keeping him busy.
Bagov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bagov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turso has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bagov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Turso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bagov tries for a kimura but Turso is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagov is trying to get an arm triangle but Turso is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turso struggling a bit here.
Turso is looking for a sweep.
Bagov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bagov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bagov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turso cracks Bagov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bagov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turso pinned against the cage. Turso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Turso throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bagov avoids it.
Bagov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turso is fending him off so far but Bagov persists. Nope, Turso circles away and we're back to standing.
Iku Turso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bagov.
Turso throws a push kick but Bagov slaps the foot to one side.
Bagov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bagov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turso looks to land a left hand but Bagov moved out of range nicely.
Bagov shoots in and gets a takedown into Turso's guard.
Turso wants to control the position but Bagov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bagov is looking to advance position but Turso won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagov is working for a submission of some sort.
Bagov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turso has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bagov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bagov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Turso trying to control from the bottom.
Bagov throwing shots but Turso is blocking nicely.
Bagov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bagov tries to pass to full mount but Turso defends it.
Bagov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turso defends it well.
Turso is trying to control but can't.
Bagov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bagov trying to pass the guard but Turso defending well.
Bagov trying to control the action but Turso is working from the bottom.
Turso is defending against the submission attempts here by Bagov.
Turso is trying to maintain the position but Bagov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bagov.
Bagov is thwarting Turso's attempts to control the position.
Turso is looking to improve his position.
Bagov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bagov is looking for a kimura but Turso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bagov to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bagov slows the pace down in half guard.
Bagov wants to take a breather but Turso is having none of it.
Turso is looking to improve his position.
Bagov stalling.
Turso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagov is trying to control. Turso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bagov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bagov dives in for a single leg takedown but Turso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Bagov tries to get set, Turso tries to push him back and clinch up but Bagov manages to avoid the attempt.
Bagov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turso defends well and Bagov ends up having to push Turso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turso is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bagov.
Turso scores with a nice strike.
Turso is looking to slow Bagov down with leg kicks.
Bagov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iku Turso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bagov.
Bagov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turso.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bagov.
Bagov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turso avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turso scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Turso!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Turso struggling a bit here.
Bagov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bagov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bagov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Turso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Turso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bagov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bagov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagov is trying to get an arm triangle but Turso is defending well.
Bagov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bagov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turso keeps working.
Bagov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Turso is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ali Bagov!
Ali Bagov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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