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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Suluhu (ranked 2437 p4p, 121 weight class) and Dimitri Aristova (ranked 4158 p4p, 209 weight class). Dimitri Aristova will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
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143 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Aristova!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.
Suluhu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Suluhu content to control rather than advance.
Suluhu winds up and cracks Aristova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suluhu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aristova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suluhu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suluhu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aristova is trying to get back to full guard.
Suluhu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aristova on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aristova is looking to improve his position.
Aristova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suluhu is working away from the top position though.
Aristova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suluhu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aristova wants to improve his position but Suluhu is controlling well.
Suluhu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suluhu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aristova is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu is looking to advance position but Aristova won't allow it.
Suluhu is controlling the pace.
Aristova wants to control but Suluhu is keeping busy.
Suluhu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu works his way into full mount!
Aristova wants to hold on but Suluhu pushes him away.
Suluhu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Aristova is trying desperately to improve position.
Suluhu controlling from the full mount.
Aristova sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Suluhu is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu is nestled in close to Aristova, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Suluhu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suluhu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suluhu stops Aristova from getting back to his feet.
Suluhu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suluhu jabs Aristova to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Aristova closes the distance and clinches up with Suluhu, looking for a takedown. Aristova pushes Suluhu against the cage but Suluhu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aristova with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suluhu to score with a decent uppercut.
Suluhu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suluhu looking to score a takedown here. Aristova is defending well but Suluhu drives through and ends up in Aristova's guard.
Suluhu wants to pass the guard but Aristova is keeping the position.
Aristova trying to control the position.
Suluhu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suluhu passes Aristova's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suluhu is working away from the top position though.
Suluhu lands with a punch from half guard.
Suluhu not doing much here.
Suluhu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Suluhu is looking to advance position but Aristova won't allow it.
Kassim Suluhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aristova wants to improve his position but Suluhu is controlling well.
Suluhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aristova can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suluhu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suluhu content to control rather than advance.
Suluhu trying to control from Aristova's half guard. Aristova has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Suluhu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suluhu trying to control but Aristova is working from the bottom.
Suluhu scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suluhu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aristova is keeping the position for now.
Suluhu with a nice head shot there.
Aristova is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suluhu defends well.
Suluhu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Aristova tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suluhu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aristova!
Aristova explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suluhu, as that shot connected.
Aristova misses with a takedown
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suluhu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suluhu.
Suluhu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aristova is not content to let Suluhu control the position.
Suluhu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aristova down.
Aristova is letting Suluhu control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aristova keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Aristova's face as Suluhu controls the position.
Aristova gets back to half guard.
Aristova is trying to control but can't.
Suluhu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suluhu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Suluhu.
Suluhu controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suluhu working the head and body with strikes.
Aristova is looking for a sweep. Suluhu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suluhu slips a nice elbow through Aristova's hands, connecting with Aristova's forehead.
Suluhu not doing much here.
Aristova is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu trying to mount his opponent but Aristova defends it.
Aristova manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suluhu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suluhu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aristova looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Suluhu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four 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.
Suluhu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suluhu content to control rather than advance.
Suluhu stands up and beckons Aristova to join him on the feet.
Aristova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aristova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suluhu. Suluhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Kassim Suluhu is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suluhu throws a front kick that sends Aristova stumbling back into the cage.
Suluhu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suluhu showed some decent athleticism there.
Dimitri Aristova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suluhu trying to control from half guard but Aristova is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suluhu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
Kassim Suluhu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Dimitri Aristova had this to say: 'Thank you for all the support. I will be back better than before.'.
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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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