Ares remains undefeated
Brave CF 53 leaves us with this great image
#BraveCF53 pic.twitter.com/XpUnGXZDj3— jamie (@wrestlejamia)
August 21, 2021
Brave Combat Federation returned to Kazakhstan with an event that
saw Tae Kyun
Kim remain unbeaten thanks to his superior striking acumen.
In the
Brave CF 53 headliner, Kim (9-0, 4-0 Brave) imposed his will
against Nurzhan
Akishev (11-4, 0-2 Brave). Akishev wobbled “Ares” early in the
first frame, following his jab with a well-placed overhand. “Bizon”
then swarmed his opponent with punches and threw Kim on the mat,
but the South Korean fighter recovered from the shot and was able
to return to his feet. “Ares” recomposed himself and stayed out of
his opponent’s range while retaliating with plenty of punches of
his own. Midway through the round, Kim began to look more
comfortable with his combinations. Meanwhile, Akishev went
headhunting in pursuit of the finish, but “Ares” was able to avoid
serious damage while tagging his adversary with a stinging jab and
knees in the clinch before the end of the round.
In the second frame, Kim’s striking clinic began to take toll on
the “Bizon,” as Akishev’s nose wore the damage from his opponent’s
assault. Despite Akishev’s takedown attempts, Kim kept the clash on
the feet, where he proved that he was the better fighter. Midway
through the second stanza, the blood on Akishev’s face forced the
referee to call for a check from the cageside physicians, an
intervention that allowed the Kazakhstani fighter to catch his
breath. When the action resumed, Kim continued to punish Akishev
with punches and was moments from ending the battle with a series
of vicious knees to the head from the clinch in the final seconds
of the second stanza.
Round 3 saw the South Korean fighter keep the “Bizon” at bay with
his jab for the majority of the frame. Ultimately, Kim received
scorecards of 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 from the judges, taking home a
well-deserved unanimous decision victory.
Vasiliy Takhtay used his high-level
[#BRAVECF53
Grappling & Combat Sambo skills to secure a dominant win on round3
via RNC submission in round 2.
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August 21, 2021
The co-main event saw Vasiliy
Takhtay (9-0, 1-0 Brave) make a successful promotional debut
after overcoming Roger
Sampaio (9-2, 0-1 Brave) in a 160-pound catchweight bout. It
looked like the night was going to belong to “Naruto” from the
outset of the fight, as Takhtay had no difficulties taking his
opponent down. After Sampaio made his way back up, the Brazilian
ate a hard left kick to the liver that nearly ended the clash.
Takhtay rushed forward to put his hands on the visibly shaken
Sampaio, landing with a plethora of punches before putting his
opponent back on the mat, which allowed Sampaio to recover from the
shot and survive to hear the first-round bell.
In the second, Takhtay landed a few combinations before shooting
for a takedown. While the attempt turned out to be unsuccessful, it
allowed “Naruto” push his opponent against the fence, from where he
struck with a series of punches followed by a couple of knees to
the head, one of which looked to land while Sampaio was grounded.
The referee didn’t intervene and “Naruto” multiplied his punches
until he knocked his opponent down with another knee. From there,
Takhtay rushed to capture his opponent’s back before sinking in the
rear-naked choke that forced Sampaio to tap at the 1:24 mark of
Round 2.
Elsewhere, Assu
Almabaev (13-2, 1-0 Brave) forced Alexander Doskalchuk (11-3,
0-1 Brave) to tap to a rear-naked choke at the 3:47 mark of the
second stanza of their 125-pound feature; Olzhas
Eskaraev (10-4, 1-0 Brave) scored the biggest upset of the
night after stepping up on short notice to submit former Ultimate
Fighting Championship competitor Lucas
Martins (20-6, 2-3 Brave) thanks to rear-naked choke 2:49 into
Round 2 of a 163-pound catchweight affair; UFC alum Brad Katona
(10-2, 2-0 Brave) outwrestled Bair
Shtepin (9-5, 1-2 Brave) en route to a unanimous decision
(29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at bantamweight; Azat Maksum
(13-0, 2-0 Brave) rendered Flavio de
Queiroz (12-4, 1-2 Brave) unconscious with a vicious right hand
that stopped their flyweight contest at 3:00 of Round 1.
In the first fight on the main card, Akhmed
Magomedov (8-0, 4-0 1NC Brave) upended Ilyar
Askhanov (9-4, 0-1 Brave) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27,
30-27) in their 150-pound catchweight matchup.