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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fuad Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles. Travis Black has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fuad Aliyev's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuad Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aliyev moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Aliyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aliyev cracks Black with a good jab.
It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
Aliyev throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aliyev closes the distance and clinches.
Aliyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Aliyev lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Aliyev.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aliyev.
Aliyev works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aliyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Aliyev keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aliyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Aliyev blocking some punches.
Aliyev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Aliyev won't allow it.
Black lands a body shot.
Aliyev looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Travis Black's cut even more.
Aliyev lands a body punch.
Black looks gassed!
Aliyev lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Aliyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Travis Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aliyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Aliyev lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aliyev is struggling to control the position.
Black is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black tries to work over Aliyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aliyev presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aliyev scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Aliyev lands with a right to the head.
Aliyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aliyev lands a nice elbow.
Aliyev with a knee to the head.
Travis Black's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aliyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aliyev wants to stall.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aliyev missing with knees to the body.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aliyev misses with some punches.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
Aliyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black stalls.
Knees to the body from Aliyev.
Aliyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aliyev lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aliyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aliyev gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aliyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black presses Aliyev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Black working aggressively here.
Black pushes Aliyev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aliyev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black wants to break free but Aliyev has control.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black drives through and clinches with Aliyev against the cage.
Good body shot from Black.
Aliyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Aliyev won't allow it.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stalling the fight.
Black continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aliyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Aliyev lands a body punch.
Aliyev lands a knee to the body.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black tries to clinch but Aliyev is having none of it.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aliyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Aliyev pushes him off.
Black scores with a jab. Aliyev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black tries to clinch up
and Aliyev moves into the clinch.
Black is looking to control Aliyev's arms but Aliyev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Aliyev lands with a light punch inside.
Aliyev misses with some punches.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black is looking to clinch.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black tries to clinch up
and Aliyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuad Aliyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Aliyev misses the target.
Aliyev digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Aliyev closes the distance and clinches.
Black pushes Aliyev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aliyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Aliyev lands a nice uppercut.
Aliyev prevents a body shot from Black.
Black digs a right hand into Aliyev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aliyev's gas tank.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black rushes Aliyev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black works his way into full mount!
Aliyev can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuad Aliyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aliyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black tries to clinch but Aliyev moves out of range.
Black tries to clinch
and Aliyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black has managed to clinch.
Black stalling in the clinch but Aliyev improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Aliyev scores with a shoulder strike.
Aliyev prevents the takedown attempt.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Aliyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aliyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aliyev stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Aliyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black stalks Aliyev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aliyev's face. Aliyev staggers backwards, shaken.
Travis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev thows a body shot but no joy.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Aliyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Travis Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black tries to clinch up but Aliyev circles away and keeps his distance.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Aliyev pushes him off.
Black tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black misses with a double jab.
Aliyev throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aliyev throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black pushes Aliyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Aliyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Aliyev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Aliyev digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aliyev lands a nice knee to the body.
Aliyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Aliyev keeps him there for the moment.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aliyev.
Black closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aliyev counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Aliyev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Aliyev there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black pushes Aliyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Aliyev keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black is trying to drag Aliyev to the mat but Aliyev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aliyev.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Aliyev.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aliyev blocking some punches.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aliyev is keeping busy.
Aliyev misses with some punches.
Black misses with some punches.
Aliyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Aliyev.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Aliyev has him pressed against the cage.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aliyev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aliyev misses with a body punch.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Aliyev fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants a takedown.
Fuad Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Black.
Good body shot from Black.
Aliyev missing with knees to the body.
Black lands a body shot.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Black cracks Aliyev with a nice body shot.
Aliyev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Aliyev tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
Black working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Black lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev parries the strikes from Black easily there. Black is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aliyev to escape.
Aliyev is pushing Black's head away, looking to escape. Black manages to hold on to the position though.
Black advances to mount.
Black cracks Aliyev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Black avoids the attempt from Aliyev to control.
Aliyev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black cracks Aliyev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aliyev looks a forlorn figure.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aliyev hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Black instigates a clinch.
Aliyev lands with a light punch inside.
Black working aggressively here.
Black is trying to stall.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Aliyev.
Aliyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black working aggressively here.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black shoots in but Aliyev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A good leg kick by Aliyev.
Aliyev tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Aliyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black tries to clinch there but Aliyev circles away.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Aliyev circles away.
Black tries to clinch up but Aliyev circles away and keeps his distance.
Black tries to clinch but Aliyev moves out of range.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aliyev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aliyev scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aliyev misses with a body shot.
Aliyev throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black throws a series of punches but Aliyev avoids them all with ease.
Aliyev ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black is looking to clinch.
Aliyev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black has managed to clinch.
Black is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Aliyev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aliyev stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Aliyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aliyev pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black tries a body shot but Aliyev blocks it.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev lands a right hand.
Aliyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aliyev.
Black is trying to break free.
Aliyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Aliyev throws a head punch that misses.
Aliyev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black digs a right hand into Aliyev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aliyev's gas tank.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Aliyev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fuad Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Black.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Aliyev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Aliyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aliyev tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Aliyev.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aliyev misses with some punches.
Aliyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Aliyev is looking for a sweep.
Black tries to advance to mount but Aliyev denies him.
Aliyev is looking for a sweep.
Black in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aliyev struggling a bit here.
Black moves into full mount!
Black lands with some strikes.
Aliyev is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliyev is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Black.
Black dominating with strikes here.
Aliyev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black landing strikes from the mount.
Black looking to control but Aliyev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aliyev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aliyev tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Black!
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