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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad ShugaR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ShugaR comes to the ring accompanied by Dagestan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad ShugaR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ShugaR shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ShugaR was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
ShugaR trying to control but Korba is having none of it.
Korba is desperately trying to improve his position but ShugaR has a good base and remains in mount.
ShugaR throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
ShugaR fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ShugaR prevents Korba from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Korba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ShugaR avoids the attempt from Korba to control.
ShugaR looking to control but Korba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Korba wants to control but ShugaR is having none of it.
ShugaR tries to control but Korba wriggling away.
Korba is looking to get to half guard.
ShugaR trying to control but Korba is having none of it.
Korba is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR wants to control the pace but Korba is squirming around nicely.
Korba regains half guard.
ShugaR prevents Korba from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akhmad ShugaR.
Korba dodges the punch combination from ShugaR.
ShugaR keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ShugaR missing with a left hand there. Korba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ShugaR slaps away a takedown attempt from Korba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ShugaR.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for ShugaR, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ShugaR uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korba.
Korba looking to score a takedown here. ShugaR is defending well but Korba drives through and ends up in ShugaR's guard.
Korba looking to pass the guard.
ShugaR has his foot on Korba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Korba works his way back into a safe position though.
Korba pushes down on ShugaR's leg and manages to get into half guard.
ShugaR avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Korba.
ShugaR is trying to maintain the position but Korba is very close to passing his half guard.
ShugaR gets full guard.
Korba wants to control from the top but ShugaR keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba looking to sit in guard and control but ShugaR gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Korba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
ShugaR in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ShugaR wants to control from the top but Korba keeps moving.
Korba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erwin Korba will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
ShugaR lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Korba at a distance.
Korba avoids the body shot from ShugaR.
ShugaR throws the left hand but Korba avoids the punch easily.
ShugaR scores with the left hand. Korba knows he should have avoided that one.
Korba throws a leg kick but ShugaR sees it coming and moves out of range.
Korba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ShugaR momentarily.
ShugaR throws an overhand right that lands on Korba's shoulder, as Korba tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Korba.
ShugaR scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korba doesn't seem bothered though.
ShugaR ducks under a wild hook from Korba.
ShugaR scores with a nice strike.
ShugaR looks to land a right hand but Korba moved out of range.
Korba is trying hard to land a takedown here. ShugaR sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donk. ShugaR catches Korba right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ShugaR throws a body punch but Korba moves out of range.
ShugaR misses with a wild body shot.
Korba avoids the body shot from ShugaR.
Korba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Korba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korba throws a head kick but ShugaR moves out of range.
ShugaR rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korba throws a lazy right hand but ShugaR sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ShugaR closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Korba quickly recovers to half guard.
Korba gets full guard.
ShugaR has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Korba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. ShugaR stacks Korba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by ShugaR!
Erwin Korba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, ShugaR asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Korba is looking to regain half guard here but ShugaR keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
ShugaR lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Korba down.
ShugaR scores with punches from side control.
Korba tries to improve position but can't.
ShugaR lands an elbow.
Korba is trying to improve his position.
Korba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked ShugaR off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Korba.
Korba has the hooks in. ShugaR is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Korba working for a choke but ShugaR is defending well.
Korba patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Korba is breathing heavily.
ShugaR just trying to survive but Korba is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
ShugaR is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Korba is looking for the choke from the back position but ShugaR is controlling his hands well.
Korba throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
ShugaR knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korba on the ground.
Korba not allowing ShugaR to control his hands.
Korba throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, ShugaR has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Korba scores with strikes from the back.
Korba is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. ShugaR is defending well though. Korba let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ShugaR breaks Korba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erwin Korba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Korba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Korba avoids the head kick by ShugaR.
Korba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
ShugaR with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Korba misses.
Korba walks into a stiff left hand from ShugaR.
ShugaR lands a lovely overhand right.
ShugaR drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Korba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ShugaR won't allow Korba to pass to mount.
ShugaR is trying to maintain the position but Korba is very close to passing his half guard.
ShugaR keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
ShugaR is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba trying to pass the guard but ShugaR defending well.
Korba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ShugaR doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Korba.
Korba wants to work for an arm triangle but ShugaR is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Korba is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR gets full guard.
Korba stays in close to ShugaR's body and controls the position.
Korba is looking to advance position but ShugaR has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Korba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ShugaR cracks Korba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Korba is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR wants to control the pace but Korba is squirming around nicely.
Korba tries to lock up and control but ShugaR gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
ShugaR lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ShugaR lands a nice shot to the head.
Korba is in all sorts of trouble here.
Korba tries to lock up and control but ShugaR gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Korba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ShugaR raining down shots from the mount!
ShugaR trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Korba is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba is bucking up trying to escape but ShugaR cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ShugaR connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
ShugaR scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korba?
Korba working to try and regain half guard.
ShugaR landing strikes from the mount and Korba is in trouble!
ShugaR with the ground and pound from mount.
Korba is rocked!
Korba is squirming around, avoiding ShugaR's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ShugaR lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmad ShugaR showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Akhmad ShugaR wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Akhmad ShugaR made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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