Boxing and MMA Betting
A little over a year later, the UFC promotion returned to Russia, hosting its third event here. And although the fight of the evening was originally planned for the fight of Alexander Volkov against Rafael Dos Anjos, later, due to the departure of the latter, it was replaced by a three-round confrontation between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar, we can safely say that the tournament was worth both watching and waiting. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with how each fight went, as well as the results of our predictions.
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- Zabit Magomedsharipov – Calvin Kattar
- Alexander Volkov – Greg Hardy
- Zelim Imadayev – Danny Roberts
- Ed Herman – Hadith Ibragimov
- Anthony Rocco Martin – Ramazan Emeev
- Shamil Gamzatov – Clidson Abreu
- Magomed Ankalaev – Dalcha Lungiambula
- Rustam Khabilov – Sergey Khandozhko
- Roman Kopylov – Kyle Roberson
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov – David Zavada
- Alexander Yakovlev – Roosevelt Roberts
- Jessica Rose-Clarke – Penny Kianzad
- Grigory Popov – Davey Grant
- All Fight Results & Bonuses UFC Fight Night 163
Zabit Magomedsharipov – Calvin Kattar
The main fight of the evening smoothed out the overall impression of the event, giving us a bright stand-up confrontation – largely thanks to the efforts of Qattar, who effectively defended himself from takedowns. Compared to the fight against Jeremy Stevens, the Russian fighter worked more boldly, putting pressure on an opponent who showed good boxing skills. In the third round, Calvin, due to the drawdown of Zabita in cardio, began to pull the blanket over himself, raising the question of Magomedsharipov's capabilities in the five-round fight even more acutely.
[stextbox id = 'info'] Quite expectedly, the fight covered the entire distance, which is why our first forecast for TB 1.5 in rounds exceeded with a margin, and Zabit Magomedsharipov took Victoria by a close decision, adding the second plus for this fight to our asset. [/ stextbox]
Alexander Volkov – Greg Hardy
The American looked quite good throughout the entire fight against such an experienced opponent, but as he dragged on and sagged in cardio, he began to miss and lose more, respectively. As for Volkov, it is obvious that the knockout received from Derrick Lewis affected him – the Russian fought this fight in a cautious manner, using his size and avoiding exchanges.
[stextbox id = 'info'] The fight ended with the announcement of the judges' notes, according to which Alexander Volkov became the winner, as we predicted. [/ stextbox]
Zelim Imadayev – Danny Roberts
Throughout the meeting, Danny denied his status as an underdog, perfectly defending himself against the impulses of Zelim and shaking his opponent well, both on his hands and throwing out his trademark knees. After the first five minutes, there was a feeling that this meeting would end with a decision, but no matter how.
[stextbox id = 'info'] At the end of the second round, Roberts hit well, turning out the lights for Imadaev and our bet on his early victoria. [/ stextbox]
Ed Herman – Hadith Ibragimov
After a missed series of punches in the first round, Herman decided to save himself with a clinch, where he worked well with his knees – it was in this vein that this meeting took place, which was remembered by the small fuel tank of the fighters. And if in the case of an American this is quite understandable, then young Ibragimov should think about working on this aspect.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] While we were betting on the early victory of Hadis Ibragimov, the fight ended with the announcement of the opinion of the judges, who considered Ed Herman the winner. [/ stextbox]
Anthony Rocco Martin – Ramazan Emeev
In the first round, Ramadan was close to defeat – the lock from Anthony's beloved kimura remained on one finger. After that, the fight proceeded mainly in a standing position, where the athletes showed a close fight, remembered by Rocco Martin's low kicks and Emeev's good hits, to which the American responded with a strong jaw.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] The fight dragged on until the referee's decision, as a result of which not only Ramazan Emeev lost, but also our forecast for his Victoria. [/ stextbox]
Shamil Gamzatov – Clidson Abreu
The fighters worked out the whole fight in a standing position, exchanging at a distance and occasionally making attempts to transfer the fight to the ground. It can be noted that the fight turned out to be even, and if the first round, obviously, went to Shamil, and the second to Klidson, then the result of the third depended only on the decision of the judges, since both athletes showed themselves well.
[stextbox id = 'info'] As a result, Shamil Gamzatov turned out to be stronger on the referee cards, who took Victoria by a split decision and brought us another plus. [/ stextbox]
Magomed Ankalaev – Dalcha Lungiambula
The Congolese was enough for the first half of the first round, when the reconnaissance was going on, after which the Russian began to smash his opponent in all sorts of planes. A little later, Dalchi's cardio drawdown was added to the class difference, which in this fight was counting on only one accurate punch.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the third round, Ankalaev finished this fight with a powerful front kick, thereby gaining victory and adding one more prediction to our asset. [/ stextbox]
Rustam Khabilov – Sergey Khandozhko
This meeting passed and ended quite predictably. Almost all the time allotted for it, the fighters were on the ground, where he diligently, though not always, but translated, and where Khabilov, with no less desire, lay down his opponent.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In such a situation, the fighters could not help but go the entire distance and reach the solution – this is what we predicted. [/ stextbox]
Roman Kopylov – Kyle Roberson
The first round was held under the control of the technical Roberson, who occasionally missed quite well from the explosive Kopylov. The same story was observed in the second five-minute session, where the very perceptible and knocking down the footwork of the Russian low-kicks from the American deserved attention.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the third round, Roman hit his counterpart in the eye, which opened the question of stopping the fight, but Kyle agreed to continue and after the takedown caught Kopylov in a submission, winning the victoria we predicted. [/ stextbox]
Abubakar Nurmagomedov – David Zavada
After the exchange in the stance, Nurmagomedov made a takedown and began to control the opponent from the top position, but then something happened that no one seemed to expect – the German practically went to the armbar, which decided to change with a triangle and almost instantly made his opponent knock.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] Such an unexpected victory of the striker against the wrestler did not fit into our prediction that the fight would end in the third round or by points. [/ stextbox]
Alexander Yakovlev – Roosevelt Roberts
Throughout the meeting, Roberts was preferable to on his feet due to speed – even in the third round, where he looked at his watch due to sagging cardio, which also let his older opponent down. From Yakovlev's side, we saw good transfers and control on the ground, as well as resistance from the opponent's attempts to carry out a submission.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] Such a performance performed by the Russian was not enough for his victory and, accordingly, for our forecast. [/ stextbox]
Jessica Rose-Clarke – Penny Kianzad
The athletes made a show of performance, hacked to death in a stance with a minimum of clinching and no wrestling on the ground. Rose-Clarke worked as the first number and sometimes hit well, but missed more on collision courses – this became her Achilles heel.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] Deservedly unanimous decision of the judges, Penny Kianzad takes Victoria, and our forecast for the triumph of her rival does not come. [/ stextbox]
Grigory Popov – Davey Grant
In each round, we observed a confrontation both in the stand and on the ground, where the Briton actively proposed to go. The very same meeting was remembered for his front kicks and the work of the Russian on counterattacks, as well as attempts to enter the submission. At the end of the fight, Grant's bad cardio surfaced, which Popov took advantage of, adding in comparison with the previous rounds.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] Davey Grant turned out to be stronger on the referee cards, who took the first and third rounds, while we predicted Grigory Popov's Victoria. [/ stextbox]
All Fight Results & Bonuses UFC Fight Night 163
- Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar – Zabit Magomedsharipov won by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Alexander Volkov vs. Greg Hardy – Alexander Volkov won by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Zelim Imadaev vs. Danny Roberts – Danny Roberts KO wins in the second round.
- Ed Herman vs. Hadith Ibragimov – Ed Herman wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
- Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Ramazan Emeev – Anthony Rocco Martin wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
- Shamil Gamzatov vs. Clidson Abreu – Shamil Gamzatov won by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula – victory of Magomed Ankalaev KO in the third round.
- Rustam Khabilov vs. Sergey Khandozhko – victory of Rustam Khabilov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
- Roman Kopylov vs. Kyle Roberson – Kyle Roberson wins by submission in the third round.
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. David Zavada – Victory of David Zavada by submission in the first round.
- Alexander Yakovlev vs. Roosevelt Roberts – Roosevelt Roberts won by unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29).
- Jessica Rose-Clarke vs. Penny Kianzad – Win by Penny Kianzad via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30).
- Grigory Popov vs. Davey Grant – Davey Grant wins via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29).
Fight of the evening: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar.
Evening performance: David Zavada, Magomed Ankalaev.
This event will be remembered for the fact that it turned out not as unambiguous as many expected, predicting the victories of only Russian fighters, who let the local fans down both in the prelims and the main card, giving out a total of seven defeats. From this we can conclude that more Russian tournaments with results as in the first or second time can hardly be expected, but competitive events are quite, and this, as it seems to us, is only a plus.