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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ahr (ranked 1406 p4p, 162 weight class) and Aslanbek Barayev (ranked 1304 p4p, 150 weight class). Barayev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Antirespect - There. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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152 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Ahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aslanbek Barayev!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahr keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barayev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barayev jumps guard but Ahr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barayev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahr.
Ahr manages to break the clinch.
Barayev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barayev doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahr circles away.
Ahr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahr lands a jab to Barayev's midsection.
Ahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barayev moves away.
Ahr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barayev.
Barayev wants to counter with a clinch but Ahr pushes him away.
Barayev tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barayev is looking to clinch.
Barayev wants to clinch up but Ahr keeps it at a distance.
Barayev wants to clinch up but Ahr keeps it at a distance.
Barayev dodges the punch combination from Ahr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr lands a jab to Barayev's midsection.
Ahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barayev manages to avoid it.
Barayev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ahr.
Ahr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barayev moves in looking to clinch but Ahr pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Barayev.
Ahr throws an overhand right that lands on Barayev's shoulder, as Barayev tries to avoid the shot.
Ahr sets himself, and Barayev steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahr avoids it this time.
Barayev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barayev is looking to clinch but Ahr is avoiding it.
Ahr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ahr works the jab nicely.
Ahr misses with a body shot.
Ahr tries to bum rush Barayev with a series of wild strikes but Barayev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ahr sets himself, and Barayev steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahr avoids it this time.
Barayev walks into a straight right hand from Ahr.
Barayev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahr is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Ahr. That snapped Barayev's head back.
Barayev tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahr takes a swing at Barayev's ribcage but misses.
Barayev staying out of range there.
Ahr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barayev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barayev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahr throws an off balance right hand
and Barayev counters by moving into the clinch.
Barayev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahr walks away with a smile on his face. Barayev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gustav Ahr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslanbek Barayev.
Barayev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahr.
Ahr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustav Ahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Ahr.
Ahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barayev manages to avoid it.
Barayev doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahr circles away.
Barayev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ahr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ahr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ahr misses with a hook to the body
and Barayev counters by moving into the clinch.
Barayev jumps guard but Ahr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ahr tries a body shot but Barayev blocks it.
Ahr can't find room to land a body shot as Barayev controls the action.
Ahr misses with the head strike.
Barayev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ahr smiles and moves away.
Barayev tries to clinch there but Ahr circles away.
Barayev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahr works over Barayev's head and body with a nice combination.
Barayev fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barayev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahr misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahr. Barayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barayev darts in trying to clinch
and Ahr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahr misses with a wild body shot.
Barayev is looking to clinch.
Ahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barayev manages to avoid it.
Barayev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahr.
Ahr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barayev tries to clinch there but Ahr circles away.
Ahr takes a swing at Barayev's ribcage but misses.
Ahr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barayev.
Barayev walks into a left hand.
Barayev tries to clinch there but Ahr circles away.
Ahr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barayev under the eye.
Barayev wants to clinch up but Ahr keeps it at a distance.
Barayev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barayev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barayev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ahr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahr misses the target.
Ahr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barayev.
Ahr misses the jab.
A big right from Ahr misses.
Barayev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ahr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barayev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barayev avoids the body shot from Ahr.
Barayev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahr.
Barayev tries to clinch there but Ahr circles away.
Ahr keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahr looks to land a right hand but Barayev moved out of range.
Ahr lands a body shot.
Ahr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barayevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ahr misses the jab.
Ahr misses with a wild body shot.
Barayev tries to clinch up but Ahr circles away and keeps his distance.
Barayev tries to clinch up but Ahr circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahr connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Ahr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ahr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barayev slips a straight right by Ahr.
Barayev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ahr tries to throw a body punch but Barayev avoids it by throwing Ahr back against the cage.
Ahr stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ahr fails to land.
Ahr working aggressively here.
Ahr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barayev tries to pull guard but Ahr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barayev fails to pull guard.
Ahr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahr can't find room to land a body shot as Barayev controls the action.
Ahr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barayev can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Ahr fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barayev pulls guard effortlessly.
Ahr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barayev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ahr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barayev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barayev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barayev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ahr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ahr is in close to Barayev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ahr throwing strikes but missing.
Ahr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahr postures up.
Ahr landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barayev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ahr defends well.
Ahr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahr stands up over Barayev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ahr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahr is posturing up here but Barayev has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ahr tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ahr has to tap! Slick submission there by Barayev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aslanbek Barayev!
After winning the bout, Aslanbek Barayev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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