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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack White (ranked 6044 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Aliev (ranked 25800 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Aliev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliev misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aliev pinned against the cage. Aliev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Aliev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aliev dodges the punch combination from White.
Nice takedown defense from Aliev. No joy for White on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aliev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Aliev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
White is breathing heavily.
Aliev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Aliev shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aliev counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aliev stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Aliev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Aliev misses.
Aliev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Aliev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White jumps guard and drags Aliev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White working for a triangle but Aliev defends it easily.
White keeping moving, preventing Aliev from controlling successfully.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aliev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aliev's guard.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aliev for as long as he can get away with.
Aliev wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Aliev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aliev looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Jack White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aliev avoids it really well and circles away.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aliev sprawls well. Aliev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aliev defends well and White ends up having to push Aliev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White moves into range and clinches up with Aliev.
Aliev taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Aliev tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aliev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aliev is looking for the big counter here.
White has closed the distance and engaged Aliev in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White drags the fight down to the ground.
Aliev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White seems keen to control Aliev's posture.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aliev manages to get himself to full guard.
White passes Aliev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White thows a huge punch but Aliev dodges it nicely.
White trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aliev defending well though.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to work for a kimura but Aliev is defending well.
White controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aliev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Aliev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Aliev misses with an attempted mid kick.
White has managed to clinch.
White ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. White no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aliev's guard.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
White stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aliev circles away.
White has Aliev up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White throws a nice looking combination but Aliev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White closes the distance and clinches.
White digs a right hand into Aliev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aliev's gas tank.
Aliev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Aliev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
White manages to break the clinch.
White looks for a takedown but Aliev sprawls well.
Albert Aliev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aliev stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White clinches up against the cage.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is trying to trip Aliev. He has hold of a leg but Aliev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. White persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White won't allow Aliev to sweep him here.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White won't allow Aliev to sweep him here.
White passes Aliev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White is controlling the pace.
White thows a huge punch but Aliev dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aliev trying to control from the bottom.
White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aliev has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White controlling the pace.
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aliev fails with a takedown attempt.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aliev tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aliev to the ground. Aliev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Aliev gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aliev sprawls well. Aliev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Aliev has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White is working for takedown but Aliev is calmly controlling the position for now.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aliev can do to turn this around?
White decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White passes Aliev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White passes the guard and advances to mount!
White looking for a guillotine from mount but Aliev is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White avoids the attempt from Aliev to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack White!
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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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