Shore put Valiev on his back in the opening minute of round two, but the Russian got up quickly and scored his own takedown. With a little over three minutes left, Shore rose and separated from his foe, but the pair proceeded to battle back and forth in grappling exchanges until the horn.
A right hand shocked and dropped Valiev early in round three, but “Lucky” was upright and back on the attack within moments. A Shore takedown followed in the second minute, but Valiev sunk in a guillotine choke in the process. After some tense moments, Shore got free and back to his feet, and the back-and-forth continued until another knockdown by Shore. Valiev gamely rose and resumed swinging, but he was taken down, and despite a late armbar attempt by the Russian, the fight went to the scorecards.
Official Result – Jack Shore def. Timur Valiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) | Official Scorecards
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