T. Aspinall shoots A. Volkov. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFCEurope
O hyping it's real. Protagonist of UFC London, held this Saturday (19), in England, Tom aspinall He gave 'his audience' a real show. In the biggest challenge of his professional MMA career, the Englishman made his Ultimate bet count and took no notice of the experienced Alexander Volkov. Confident and confident, the athlete 'walked' against the Russian 'giant' and won after landing a Kimura in the first round.
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With the victory, Aspinall extended his great phase in Ultimate. In addition to defending his unbeaten record in the company, reaching his fourth consecutive victory for the company, the promise will make an important leap in the heavyweight division (up to 120,2kg.). The victory over the Russian could put the fighter in the top 5 and start dreaming of a future title fight.
Beaten in the main fight, Volkov was unable to achieve his second positive result in a row. Current number six in the category, the athlete disappointed and is likely to lose his position to his opponent next.
After the official announcement, Aspinall had a name for his next appointment. The fighter challenged Tai tuivasa, which occupies third position in the category.
The fight
The fight began with Aspinall taking the initiative with a low kick. Tom remained aggressive and connected a series of crosses on the Russian's face. Volkov launched a direct shot, but the Englishman dodged and then took his opponent to the ground. On top, Tom worked with ground and pound and punished his opponent. Tom's elbows kept coming and Alexander protected himself as best he could. The Russian managed to get up and the fight was fought on the feet again. The Englishman remained more aggressive and connected the best blows. With two minutes left in the half, Aspinall ended up losing his balance with a direct shot from Alexander. After the scare, Tom went to the legs and took down his opponent again. Volkov took advantage of the Russian's oversight and managed to catch his rival's arm. With a Kimura in place, the Englishman forced the Russian to give up.
UFC London results
MAIN CARD
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Tom aspinall finished Alexander Volkov with a kimura 3m45s from R1
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): arnold allen derrotou Dan Hooker by technical knockout at 2m33s of R2
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Paddy Pimblett finished Rodrigo vargas with a rear naked choke at 3m29s of R1
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Gunnar Nelson defeated Takashi Sato in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Molly McCann derrotou Luana Dread by knockout at 1m52s of R3
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Ilia Topuria derrotou Jai Herbert by knockout at 1m07s of R2
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): mawan amirkhani derrotou Mike Grundy by submission (hand triangle) at 57s of R1
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Sergei Pavlovich defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO at 4m03s of R1
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Paul Craig finished Nikita Krylov with a triangle 3m57s from R1
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Jack shore defeated Timur Valiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,29-27)
Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Elise Reed derrotou Cory Mckenna in the judges' split decision (27-30, 29-28,29-28)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Muhammad Mokayev derrotou cody durden by submission (guillotine) at 58s of R1
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