Eurasia Fight Nights 58 Result: UFC Veteran Diego Brandao Headlines This Card
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Diego Brandao def. Murad Machaev by submission via arm bar
Abusupyan Alikhanov def. Pavel Doroftei by TKO via corner stoppage
Shamil Magomedov fights Bahachali Bakhachaliev to a majority draw
Marat Magomedov def. Maksim Maryanchuk by TKO via strikes
Kamal Magomedov def. Rasul Abdulaev by TKO via strikes
Tagir Ulanbekov def. Assu Almabaev by submission via takedown
Artur Bagautinov def. Ilya Kosnyrev by TKO via doctor stoppage
Shamil Amirov def. Vladimir Palchenkov by unanimous decision
Gusein Gadzhiev def. Denis Izmodenov by submission via rear naked choke
Soleh Khasanov def. Arnold Balkitskiy by TKO via strikes
Magomed Isaev def. Asret Alilov by majority decision
Round By Round Recap
Magomed Isaev vs. Asret Alilov
Round One: The round begins with Alilov attacking Isaev with some leg kicks, Isaev nails a swinging Alilov with a counter right hook. Alilov responds by kicking Isaev in the midsection, Isaev attacks a kicking Alilov with a multiple punch combination. Alilov continues attacking Isaev with some kicks to the midsection, Isaev looks for a takedown before cracking Alilov with a knee strike. Isaev scores a takedown and Alilov sweeps him to get top position as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Alilov
Round Two: The round begins with Alilov quickly attacking Isaev with some leg kicks, the fighters exchange knee strikes while both are looking for the takedown. Alilov scores the trip takedown on Isaev and both pop right back up to their feet, Alilov then pops Isaev with a three punch combination. Isaev drops Alilov with a two punch combination followed by a knee strike, Isaev pounces on a downed Alilov with a bunch of strikes. Isaev transitions to back control and he lands more strikes on Alilov, Isaev advances to side control on Alilov. Isaev traps Alilov in the crucifix position while landing more strikes, Alilov escapes the position and Isaev gets back control. Isaev attacks Alilov with more ground and pound, Alilov gets to his feet and he holds Isaev against the cage wall as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Isaev (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Isaev instantly rocking Alilov with a multiple punch combination, Isaev holds Alilov against the cage wall while landing knee strikes. Isaev scores a takedown on Alilov and he gets back control, Alilov shakes Isaev off of him to get standing back control. Alilov decides to just hold Isaev against the cage wall, the two fighters break apart and Isaev cracks Alilov with a two punch combination. Alilov responds by nailing Isaev in the midsection with a left hook, the fighters start attacking each other with punching combinations. Alilov then nails Isaev with a kick to the midsection, Isaev eats a knee strike before dropping Alilov with a right. Alilov scrambles to his feet as Isaev attacks him with strikes, Alilov holds Isaev against the cage wall while looking for the takedown. The fighters break away from each other swing away at each other as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Isaev (Final Score: 29-28 for Isaev)
Official Result: Magomed Isaev def. Asret Alilov by majority decision
Arnold Balkitskiy vs. Soleh Khasanov
Round One: The round begins with Balkitskiy going for the takedown and he winds up holding Khasanov against the cage wall, Balkitskiy starts attacking Khasanov with knee strikes to the midsection. Khasanov starts attacking Balkitskiy with a few knee strikes of his own, Balkitskiy scores the takedown on Khasanov and he gets the full guard. Balkitskiy starts attacking Khasanov with some ground and pound, Khasanov rolls for an arm bar and Balkitskiy escapes after a long struggle. Balkitskiy remains in top position as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Balkitskiy
Round Two: The round begins with Balkitskiy attacking Khasanov with some leg kicks, Khasanov scores a takedown on Balkitskiy after landing a knee strike to his head. Khasanov starts attacking Balkitskiy with some ground and pound, the referee stands up the fighters for inactivity. The action resumes with Balkitskiy putting Khasanov against the cage wall, the fighters break away from each other and Khasanov scores a takedown on Balkitskiy. Khasanov transitions to the full mount on Balkitskiy, Balkitskiy scrambles at the right time to get the fight standing again. Khasanov holds Balkitskiy against the cage wall while looking for another takedown, Balkitskiy spins Khasanov and holds him against the cage wall. Balkitskiy goes for the takedown and Khasanov winds up in top position, Khasanov attacks Balkitskiy with ground and pound. Balkitskiy sweeps Khasanov as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Khasanov (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Khasanov dropping Balkitskiy with an overhand right, Khasanov gets the half guard on a downed Balkitskiy. Khasanov starts attacking Balkitskiy with ground and pound until the referee jumps in.
Official Result: Soleh Khasanov def. Arnold Balkitskiy by TKO via strikes
Vladimir Palchenkov vs. Shamil Amirov
Round One: The round begins with Palchenkov attacking Amirov with some leg kicks, Palchenkov attacks Amirov with a variety of kicks. Amirov scores a takedown on Palchenkov and he gets the full guard, Palchenkov tries attacking Amirov with strikes while on his back. Amirov goes for the front choke and Palchenkov kicks off the cage wall to escape, Amirov then cracks Palchenkov with a knee strike to the face. Smirov scores another takedown on Palchenkov and he gets the open guard, Amirov postures up and Palchenkov gets to his feet as well. Palchenkov then cracks Amirov with a two punch combination and a kick to the midsection as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Amirov
Round Two: The round begins with Palchenkov attacking Amirov with some leg kicks, Amirov responds by catching Palchenkov with a knee strike to the midsection. Amirov follows that up by catching Palchenkov with a left hook, Smirov scores a takedown on Palchenkov and he gets the open guard. Amirov starts attacking Palchenkov with some ground and pound, the referee decides to stand up the fighters for inactivity. The action resumes with Amirov scoring a takedown on Palchenkov and he gets the open guard again, the referee again stands up the fighters for inactivity. The action resumes with Palchenkov attacking Amirov with kicks, Amirov scores another takedown on Palchenkov and he gets the full guard as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Amirov (Overall Score: 20-18 for Amirov)
Round Three: The round begins with Palchenkov taking a few swings at Amirov, Palchenkov also attacks Amirov with some leg kicks. Palchenkov follows that up by attacking Amirov with a three strike combination, Amirov cracks a swinging Palchenkov with a counter right hook. Palchenkov backs up Amirov after landing a front kick to his midsection, Amirov scores a takedown on Palchenkova and he gets the open guard. The referee eventually stands up the fighters for inactivity, the action resumes with Palchenkov nailing Amirov with a straight right. Amirov scores a takedown on Palchenkov and he gets the open guard as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Amirov (Final Score: 30-27 for Amirov)
Official Result: Shamil Amirov def. Vladimir Palchenkov by unanimous decision
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Ilya Kosnyrev vs. Artur Bagautinov
Round One: The round begins with Bagautinov attacking Kosnyrev with leg kicks, Bagautinov nails Kosnyrev with a three punch combination before scoring a takedown. Bagautinov starts attacking Kosnyrev with some ground and pound, Bagautinov transitions to side control on Kosnyrev. Bagautonov then advances to the full mount and then the half guard of Kosnyrev, Kosnyrev eats a bunch of elbow strikes to the head from Bagautinov, Bagautinov turns up the heat with his ground and pound on Kosnyrev. Bagautinov gains the full mount on Kosnyrev while landing more strikes, Bagautinov advances to back control and then back to the half guard on Kosnyrev. Bagautinov transitions to side control on Kosnyrev and then to the full mount while landing more strikes, Kosnyrev escapes an arm bar attempt from Bagautinov to get the fight standing again. Bagautinov scores another takedown on Kosnyrev and he gets side control, Bagautinov goes for another arm bar and Kosnyrev escapes. Bagautinov nails Kosnyrev with knee strikes as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Bagautinov
Round Two: The round begins with Bagautinov nailing Kosnyrev with an overhand right that’s followed by a knee strike, Bagautinov scores a takedown on Kosnyrev and he gets the half guard. Bagautinov starts attacking Kosnyrev with some ground and pound, Bagautinov gains the full mount on Kosnyrev while landing more strikes. Bagautinov returns to the half guard of Kosnyrev while landing more strikes, the referee halts the fight so a doctor can check a cut on the face of Kosnyrev and the doctor stops the fight.
Official Result: Artur Bagautinov def. Ilya Kosnyrev by TKO via doctor stoppage
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Assu Almabaev
Round One: The round begins with Ulanbekov nailing Almabaev with a front kick, Almabaev responds by catching Ulanbekov with a right. Ulanbekov chases his opponent around the cage while throwing jabs, Ulanbekov starts attacking Almabaev with some high kicks. Almabaev starts attacking Ulanbekov with some leg kicks, Almabaev attacks a swinging Ulanbekov with a counter left hook. Ulanbekov responds by kicking Almabaev in the midsection, Almabaev barely lands a spinning back kick to the midsection of Ulanbekov. Ulanbekov cracks an incoming Almabaev with a short right, Ulanbekov follows that up by attacking Almabaev with a high kick as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Ulanbekov
Round Two: The round begins with Ulanbekov attacking a kicking Almabaev with a two punch combination, Ulanbekov starts hunting for the takedown on Almabaev. Almabaev grabs Ulanbekov and he holds him against the cage wall before scoring a takedown, Ulanbekov scrambles back to his feet to get the fight standing again. Ulanbekov starts to just swing away against Almabaev, Almabaev continues looking for the takedown against Ulanbekov. Ulanbekov avoids a takedown from Almabaev by landing a knee strike on him, Almabaev attacks Ulanbekov with some leg kicks. Almabaev goes for the takedown and Ulanbekov scrambles to get back control, Almabaev gets to his feet with Ulanbekov on his back. Ulanbekov gets off the back of Almabaev and he scores a takedown as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Ulanbekov (Overall Score: 20-18 for Ulanbekov)
Round Three: The round begins with Almabaev briefly getting standing back control on Ulanbekov, Ulanbekov scores a takedown on Almabaev and he gets the half guard. Ulanbekov starts attacking Almabaev with some ground and pound, Almabaev eventually traps Ulanbekov in his full guard. Ulanbekov gets back control on Almabaev, Almabaev finds a way to stand up with Ulanbekov still on his back. Almabaev shakes Ulanbekov off of his back and Ulanbekov scores another takedown on him, Ulanbekov goes back to attacking Almabaev with ground and pound. Ulanbekov transitions to back control on Almabaev, Almabaev scrambles to his feet and Ulanbekov drags him back to the ground and Almabaev taps out for unknown reasons.
Official Result: Tagir Ulanbekov def. Assu Almabaev by submission via takedown
Denis Izmodenov vs. Gusein Gadzhiev
Round One: The round begins with Izmodenov attacking Gadzhiev with leg kicks, Izmodenov also attacks Gadzhiev with a few lefts. Gadzhiev attacks a kicking Izmodenov with a two punch combination, Izmodenov looks for the takedown and Gadzhiev attacks him with a few elbow strikes. Izmodenov charges at Gadzhiev while throwing a striking combination, Gadzhiev scores a takedown on Izmodenov and Izmodenov pops right up to his feet. Gadzhiev starts attacking Izmodenov with some leg kicks of his own, Gadzhiev follows that up by catching Izmodenov with a right hook. Izmodenov scores a takedown on Gadzhiev and he gets the open guard, Izmodenov starts attacking Gadzhiev with some ground and pound until the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Izmodenov
Round Two: The round begins with Gadzhiev charging at Izmodenov while throwing a combination, Gadzhiev scores a takedown and Izmodenov pops right up to his feet. Gadzhiev scores another takedown on Izmodenov and he gets side control, Izmodenov quickly traps Gadzhiev in his full guard. Gadzhiev attacks Izmodenov with some ground and pound, Gadzhiev transitions to the full mount on Izmodenov while landing more strikes. Gadzhiev transitions to the half guard position on Izmodenov while landing more strikes, Gadzhiev postures up and he lands a jumping punch on Izmodenov. Gadzhiev returns to the full mount position on Izmodenov, Gadzhiev then gains back control on Izmodenov. Gadzhiev locks in the rear naked choke and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Gusein Gadzhiev def. Denis Izmodenov by submission via rear naked choke
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Rasul Abdulaev vs. Kamal Magomedov
Round One: The round begins with Magomedov popping Abdulaev with a few lefts, Abdulaev starts attacking Magomedov with leg kicks. Abdulaev backs up Magomedov with a punching combination, Abdulaev scores a takedown on Magomedov and he gets side control. Magomedov scrambles to his feet and Abdulaev backs away to create space, Abdulaev cracks an incoming Magomedov with a right. Abdulaev nails Magomedov with another right before holding him against the cage wall, the fighters separate and Magomedov drops Abdulaev with a flying knee strike and he pounces on him with more strikes until the referee jumps in.
Official Result: Kamal Magomedov def. Rasul Abdulaev by TKO via strikes
Maksim Maryanchuk vs. Marat Magomedov
Round One: The round begins with Maryanchuk attacking Magomedov with a punching combination, Magomedov responds by nailing Maryanchuk with leg kicks. The fighters occasionally take some swings at each other, Maryanchuk continues attacking Magomedov with some more combinations. Magomedov scores a takedown on Maryanchuk and he gets the half guard, Magomedov transitions to the full mount and then back control on Maryanchuk. Magomedov returns to the full mount position on Maryanchuk, Magomedov attacks Maryanchuk with ground and pound as he regains back control. Magomedov continues attacking Maryanchuk with strikes until the referee jumps in.
Official Result: Marat Magomedov def. Maksim Maryanchuk by TKO via strikes
Shamil Magomedov vs. Bahachali Bakhachaliev
Round One: The round begins with Bakhachaliev attacking Magomedov with leg kicks, Bakhachaliev also starts peppering Magomedov with jabs. Magomedov backs up Bakhachaliev after landing a three punch combination, Magomedov scores a takedown on Bakhachaliev and he gets the full guard. Bakhachaliev goes for a kimura and Magomedov defends against it, Magomedov starts attacking Bakhachaliev with ground and pound until the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Magomedov
Round Two: The round begins with the fighters exchanging some leg kicks, Magomedov backs up Bakhachaliev after landing a right. Magomedov charges at Bakhachaliev while throwing punching combinations, Magomedov scores a takedown on Bakhachaliev after landing a two punch combination. Bakhachaliev scrambles back to his feet to get the fight standing again, Bakhachaliev starts peppering Magomedov with some jabs. Magomedov charges and Bakhachaliev pops him with a left hook, Bakhachaliev scores a takedown on Magomedov. Magomedov scrambles to his feet as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Magomedov (Overall Score: 20-18 for Magomedov)
Round Three: The round begins with Bakhachaliev attacking Magomedov with some leg kicks, Bakhachaliev also starts peppering Magomedov with jabs. Bakhachaliev follows that up by cracking Magomedov with a straight right, Magomedov charges at Bakhachaliev while throwing a combination. Magomedov goes for the takedown and Bakhachaliev cracks him with a knee strike, Magomedov scores a takedown on Bakhachaliev and he gets the full guard. Bakhachaliev rolls for an arm bar and a triangle choke with Magomedov escaping both, Bakhachaliev rolls for the kimura and he gets back control on Magomedov, Bakhachaliev goes for the arm bar as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Bakhachaliev (Final Score: 29-28 for Magomedov)
Official Result: Shamil Magomedov fights Bahachali Bakhachaliev to a majority draw
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Pavel Doroftei vs. Abusupyan Alikhanov
Round One: The round begins with Doroftei attacking Alikhanov with a left hook, Doroftei takes some wild swings against Alikhanov. Alikhanov starts attacking Doroftei with leg kicks, Alikhanov then lands a kick to the midsection of Doroftei. Alikhanov follows that up by nailing Doroftei with a spinning back kick to the midsection, Alikhanov then attacks Doroftei with a high kick. Alikhanov cracks Doroftei with a knee strike followed by another high kick, Alikhanov nails Doroftei with a flying knee strike before scoring the takedown as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Alikhanov
Round Two: The round begins with Alikhanov attacking Doroftei with some leg kicks, Doroftei misses a spinning back fist attempt against Alikhanov. Alikhanov then attacks Doroftei with a few knee strikes to the midsection, Doroftei resonds by cracking Alikhanov with a right. Alikhanov nails a swinging Doroftei with a counter right hook before scoring a takedown, Alikhanov starts attacking Doroftei with some ground and pound. Alikhanov advances to side control on Doroftei while landing more strikes as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Alikhanov (Overall Score: 20-18 for Alikhanov)
Doroftei's corner throws the towel in between rounds to end the fight.
Official Result: Abusupyan Alikhanov def. Pavel Doroftei by TKO via corner stoppage
Murad Machaev vs. Diego Brandao
Round One: The round begins with Brandao attacking Machaev with some leg kicks, Brandao attacks Machaev with a punching combination. Machaev scores a takedown on Brandao and Brandao gets right back up, Machaev scores another takedown and Brandao gets right back up again. Machaev holds Brandao against the cage wall while throwing a few strikes, Brandao creates some space between himself and Machaev. Machaev then cracks Brandao with a right to the face, Brandao comes forward and he nails Machaev with a right of his own. Brandao catches an incoming Machaev with a knee strike to the midsection, Brandao drops Machaev with a right and he allows him to get back up. Machaev scores a takedown on Brandao and Brandao gets right back up as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Machaev
Round Two: The round begins with Machaev scoring a takedown on Brandao and he gets the open guard, Machaev starts attacking Brandao with some ground and pound. Brandao catches Machaev in an arm bar from out of nowhere to force a tap out.
Official Result: Diego Brandao def. Murad Machaev by submission via arm bar
