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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 1628 p4p, 5424 weight class) and Junk Yard Dog (ranked 178 p4p, 455 weight class). Dog has chosen Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junk Yard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhtankhanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Dog with a jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akhtankhanov defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dog lands the left hand.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dog's coach down at Cause & Effect was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dog's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Akhtankhanov finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akhtankhanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dog is able to avoid easily.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body kick.
Dog cracks Akhtankhanov with an open hand slap.
Dog closes the distance and clinches.
Akhtankhanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhtankhanov's elbow.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov lands with a right to the head.
Dog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dog tries a body shot but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Akhtankhanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dog is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dog stops a takedown attempt from Akhtankhanov.
Dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
A short left from Dog.
Dog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dog is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Akhtankhanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dog.
Akhtankhanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akhtankhanov wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aslanbek Akhtankhanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akhtankhanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Akhtankhanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Dog misses with some punches.
Akhtankhanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
Akhtankhanov has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Akhtankhanov leaning against his opponent.
Akhtankhanov avoiding damage as Dog throws knees to the body.
Akhtankhanov fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Akhtankhanov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog lands a right hand.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dog.
Akhtankhanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akhtankhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov digs a right hand underneath Dog's ribcage. Dog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Dog lands with a short shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov blocks a body shot from Dog.
Akhtankhanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Akhtankhanov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with some punches.
Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akhtankhanov is defending well for now.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dog pushes Akhtankhanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akhtankhanov pushes Dog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akhtankhanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhtankhanov.
Dog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akhtankhanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Akhtankhanov tries to pull guard but Dog won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dog throws an elbow but misses.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
Akhtankhanov lands a left hand.
Akhtankhanov scores with a hook to the body.
Dog blocks a body shot from Akhtankhanov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Dog lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Dog.
Dog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akhtankhanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akhtankhanov tries to pull guard but Dog holds him up against the cage and eventually Akhtankhanov drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Akhtankhanov.
Dog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Akhtankhanov on the inside.
Dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akhtankhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Akhtankhanov pushes Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog blocks a body shot from Akhtankhanov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
Akhtankhanov misses with the head strike.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog throws a looping overhand right but Akhtankhanov ducks down to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov motions for Dog to come forward. Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akhtankhanov throws the kick towards the body but Dog avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junk Yard Dog will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dog looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhtankhanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Dog throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Dog tries to clinch there but Akhtankhanov circles away.
Dog tries to clinch there but Akhtankhanov circles away.
It looked like Akhtankhanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dog is looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov is avoiding it.
Akhtankhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Dog swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Dog tries to clinch there but Akhtankhanov circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Dog's head but Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body kick.
Dog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akhtankhanov.
Dog digs a good body shot into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dog takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Akhtankhanov.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akhtankhanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akhtankhanov misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Dog.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dog in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Donk. Dog catches Akhtankhanov right on the button with a cross.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhtankhanov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Akhtankhanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Dog misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog jabs Akhtankhanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akhtankhanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akhtankhanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akhtankhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Akhtankhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dog's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akhtankhanov. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Akhtankhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog lands a nice hook to Akhtankhanov's body. Akhtankhanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akhtankhanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dog tries to clinch but Akhtankhanov is having none of it.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dog checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to clinch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dog.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body kick.
Dog takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Dog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akhtankhanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Dog connects with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov swings widly with a right hand
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Dog moved away.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akhtankhanov.
Dog avoids a kick to the body.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhtankhanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dog rushes Akhtankhanov and presses him up against the cage.
Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov working aggressively here.
Akhtankhanov is looking to control Dog's arms but Dog gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akhtankhanov has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
Akhtankhanov lands a shoulder strike.
Dog working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dog.
Akhtankhanov is trying to pull guard but Dog turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junk Yard Dog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Akhtankhanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dog rushes Akhtankhanov and presses him up against the cage.
Akhtankhanov misses with some punches.
Akhtankhanov managing to block the knees to the body from Dog.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands a right hand.
Akhtankhanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
Akhtankhanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Dog lands a hook that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akhtankhanov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Akhtankhanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dog pushes Akhtankhanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhtankhanov wants to break free but Dog has control.
Akhtankhanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dog obliges.
Dog lands a right hand.
A short right from Dog on the inside.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
A short left from Dog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
A body shot lands from Dog.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akhtankhanov is trying to pull guard but Dog turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dog lands a damaging elbow.
Dog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov works on Dog's body with a couple of short punches.
Akhtankhanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws an elbow that misses.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch.
Akhtankhanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Akhtankhanov.
A right hand to the body from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov manages to break the clinch.
Akhtankhanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
Akhtankhanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dog throws out the jab.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Dog dips to his left and cracks Akhtankhanov with an uppercut!
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Dog's head but Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Dog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses with a wild body shot.
Dog moves into the clinch successfully.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Akhtankhanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Akhtankhanov blocks an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Akhtankhanov avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Akhtankhanov lands a left hand.
Junk Yard Dog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akhtankhanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Akhtankhanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akhtankhanov throws out the jab.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
Dog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akhtankhanov at a distance.
Akhtankhanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog cracks Akhtankhanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot to the body.
Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akhtankhanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhtankhanov.
Junk Yard Dog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akhtankhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junk Yard Dog.
I've got Dog winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junk Yard Dog!
Junk Yard Dog thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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