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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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220 lbs
24 - 24 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Stien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lyov Kirijenko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stien throws a right hand that Kirijenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirijenko also avoids with ease.
Kirijenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirijenko.
Lyov Kirijenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stien lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kirijenko backs up against the cage.
Stien blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirijenko misses with a looping left.
Stien has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirijenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Stien's head.
Kirijenko scores with a nice head shot.
Stien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stien throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirijenko counters with a straight right hand.
Stien slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Stien.
Stien looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stien tries to break the clinch but Kirijenko is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stien misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien has had enough of the clinch but Kirijenko keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Stien.
Stien is pressed up against the cage. Kirijenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stien down to the mat. Stien avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kirijenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stien can pounce on him.
Kirijenko throws the kick towards the body but Stien avoids it.
Stien lands a left and a right that send Kirijenko crashing to the mat, dazed. Stien thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kirijenko is rocked!
It looks like Lyov Kirijenko has been cut.
Kirijenko dodges the punch combination from Stien.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stien ducks under a wild hook from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko throws a body punch but Stien moves out of range.
Kirijenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stien to the ground. Kirijenko is now in Stien's guard.
Kirijenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stien keeping moving, preventing Kirijenko from controlling successfully.
Kirijenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko lands a couple of elbows.
Kirijenko trying to control but Stien is working from the bottom.
Stien managing to control the position.
Kirijenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stien avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kirijenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stien is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko stops Stien from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stien tries to sprawl but Kirijenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stien regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirijenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Kirijenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kirijenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stien swings widly with a right hand
and Kirijenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirijenko feints the counter takedown.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kirijenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kirijenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Kirijenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kirijenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyov Kirijenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyov Kirijenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stien misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Kirijenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stien looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirijenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Kirijenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Ben Stien is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirijenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Stien missing with a left hand there. Kirijenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirijenko throws out a counter right but Stien avoids it with no problem.
Kirijenko tests Stien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kirijenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Stien off the cage and back into range.
Stien throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kirijenko.
Stien takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kirijenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kirijenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirijenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kirijenko misses with a hook
and Kirijenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stien scores with a nice strike.
Kirijenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Stien finish him?
Stien thuds his right hand into Kirijenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stien throws a solid leg kick but Kirijenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stien.
Kirijenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Stien throws a leg kick but Kirijenko moved away.
Kirijenko stuns Stien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ben Stien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirijenko ducks right into an uppercut from Stien.
Stien throws a body punch but Kirijenko moves out of range.
Kirijenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stien can pounce on him.
Kirijenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirijenko lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirijenko lands a jab to Stien's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko tries to clinch up.
Stien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirijenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kirijenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kirijenko throws the left hand but Stien avoids the punch easily.
Stien connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stien swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Kirijenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirijenko.
Kirijenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kirijenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by Kirijenko. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kirijenko. Beautiful body shot.
Stien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirijenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirijenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Kirijenko does it's job there.
A low kick from Stien misses
and Kirijenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Stien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kirijenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stien throws a front kick aimed at Kirijenko's knee but Kirijenko avoids it well.
Kirijenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Stien as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stien.
Stien throws a leg kick but Kirijenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kirijenko thows a leg kick but Stien checks it
and Stien counters with a stiff right hand.
Stien moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kirijenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirijenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stien circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko throws a series of punches but Stien moves out of range.
Stien throwing a counter right hand but Kirijenko manages to avoid it.
Stien tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stien staying out of range there.
Jab from Stien.
Kirijenko shoots and misses
and Stien rattles Kirijenko with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Kirijenko tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Stien dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Kirijenko stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Stien!
Ben Stien thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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