Manama, Oct 2 (BUS): Members of the world-renowned Allstars Training Center are in full force, supporting their teammate Bilal “Borz” Tipsaev who competed for the BRAVE CF 54 support card in Konin, Poland last September 25 against Glenn. McVeigh in the bantam weight struggle.
One of them was Muhammed Mashhayev “The Beast”, who gave his opinion on the captivating opening match of the card in an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview.
“It was a great battle indeed,” said the Austrian phenomenon sarcastically.
Tipsav and McPhee put on a stunning performance as both men switched their best attack from bell to bell.
The Swede was tough on his takedowns, showing off his chain wrestling skills to bring McVeigh down. Meanwhile, the Irishman punished his opponent with amazing combinations that were executed beautifully.
As Typsaev and McVeigh battled each other, the match ended in a three-point tie 28-28 across the board. Most critics attributed the disappointing result to the point the referee deducted the Swedish superstar in the second round when he stuck his finger in his opponent’s mouth.
Tipsaev admitted that the forbidden act was intentional after the fight and blamed McVeigh for his sweet talk in a heated sequence during the second frame.
Machaev believes McVeigh got to Tipaev’s head as the two were already trading criticism before the match. Tensions also erupted during the scales.
“It’s mind games. He (Tipsave) should be very quiet next time, but he’ll manage it next time,” Machaev said.
Tipssafe’s close friend offered advice if the Swede would get a chance to replay it with McVeigh inside the cage.
“Emotions were high throughout the fight. He (McPhee) talked a lot about Sh—. We’re going to make him pay for this. He (Tipsayev) should be calm and approach it the right way mentally next time,” Mashaev said.
Tipssafe and McVeigh have been pressing for a rematch since the dramatic draw ended their highly anticipated fight, but no official announcement of a rematch has been made yet.
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