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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 3570 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 2580 p4p, 0 weight class). Samedov has chosen STVORE - Sgori as his entrance music. Zabit Samedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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226 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafson manages to avoid it.
Gustafson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samedov's hands.
Samedov throws a shot to the body.
Samedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustafson circles away.
We've been informed that Samedov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Samedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samedov misses with a low kick.
Gustafson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Samedov closes the distance and clinches.
Samedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samedov tries to work over Gustafson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafson blocking some punches.
Samedov lands an elbow inside that Gustafson shrugs off.
Samedov lands an elbow just above Gustafson 's eye.
Gustafson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samedov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gustafson blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
A left hand lands to the body for Samedov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafson blocks the elbow strike.
Samedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samedov tries a body shot but Gustafson blocks it.
Samedov lands a nice elbow.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gustafson dodges an elbow strike from Samedov.
Good body shot from Samedov.
Samedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Samedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustafson controls his hands.
Gustafson blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samedov blocking some punches.
Gustafson jumps guard but Samedov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've been hearing reports that Gustafson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Samedov lands an elbow inside that Gustafson shrugs off.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Samedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Samedov.
Samedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samedov is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Samedov.
Gustafson tries to score a body lock takedown but Samedov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafson can't get the takedown.
Gustafson prevents a body shot from Samedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov working aggressively here.
Gustafson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samedov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gustafson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Samedov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alexander Gustafson has been cut.
Samedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustafson's defenses.
Gustafson jumps into guard, dragging Samedov to the mat.
Samedov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gustafson throws a body punch but Samedov moves out of range.
Samedov tries to clinch there but Gustafson circles away.
Samedov closes the distance and clinches.
Samedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustafson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samedov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Samedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Gustafson gets control of Samedov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gustafson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Samedov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Samedov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zabit Samedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samedov tries to clinch there but Gustafson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov is looking to clinch.
Gustafson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samedov pushes Gustafson up against the cage in a clinch.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustafson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Samedov landing knees to the body.
Gustafson misses with some punches.
Gustafson blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Samedov fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustafson's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Samedov.
Samedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samedov prevents the takedown attempt.
Gustafson is breathing heavily.
Gustafson wants a takedown but no success here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustafson's brow.
Samedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustafson blocks an elbow strike.
Samedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gustafson backwards.
Gustafson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gustafson blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafson can't get the takedown.
Samedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gustafson blocks the elbow strike.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Gustafson managing to block the knees to the body from Samedov.
Gustafson avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the cage.
Gustafson tries to pull guard but Samedov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustafson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gustafson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gustafson is rocked!
Samedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Gustafson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samedov lands a big right hand that drops Gustafson! The killer instinct kicks in and Samedov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Samedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zabit Samedov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zabit Samedov made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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hype
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