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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1467 p4p, 220 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 1031 p4p, 156 weight class). Kinneas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judas Priest - Electric Eye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lakoj Dresden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresden throws a series of punches but Kinneas avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Kinneas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dresden misses with a double jab.
Dresden moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Kinneas connects with a solid leg kick.
Lakoj Dresden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dresden is looking to clinch but Kinneas is avoiding it.
Dresden tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinneas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dresden moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Kinneas works the jab nicely.
Kinneas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dresden on the side of the head.
Dresden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinneas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kinneas! But no joy.
Kinneas tries to keep at a distance but Dresden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dresden blocking some punches.
Kinneas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dresden misses with some punches.
Kinneas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dresden gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas wants to improve his position but Dresden is controlling well.
Dresden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kinneas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kinneas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dresden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kinneas is not content to let Dresden control the position.
Dresden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dresden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dresden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kinneas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dresden.
Kinneas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dresden controlling the action here.
Kinneas wants to get back to full guard.
Dresden frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinneas taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kinneas is squirming around, avoiding Dresden's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dresden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dresden trying to control but Kinneas is having none of it.
Dresden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden unloading with bombs!
Dresden controlling from the full mount.
Dresden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dresden misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dresden throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dresden tries to control but Kinneas wriggling away.
Dresden can't control as he wanted to and Kinneas manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Dresden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinneas defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lakoj Dresden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kinneas throws a looping overhand right but Dresden ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Dresden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dresden instigates a clinch.
Dresden manages to break the clinch.
Dresden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dresden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lakoj Dresden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinneas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dresden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinneas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden tries to clinch but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas tries to keep at a distance but Dresden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kinneas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dresden.
Kinneas lands a shot to the body.
Dresden wants to get back to striking at distance but Kinneas won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas misses with some punches.
Dresden blocks an uppercut.
Kinneas prevents the takedown attempt.
Kinneas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kinneas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinneas gets through Dresden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinneas pushes Dresden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinneas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dresden.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kinneas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dresden.
Kinneas breaks from the clinch.
Dresden tries to clinch
and Kinneas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kinneas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dresden closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kinneas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden drops his hands momentarily and Kinneas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dresden shoots for a takedown but Kinneas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kinneas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kinneas keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kinneas! But no joy.
Kinneas gets caught flat footed, as Dresden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kinneas working a defensive guard here.
Dresden trying to control but Kinneas is working from the bottom.
Dresden throws a big elbow that misses.
Kinneas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kinneas is trying to keep Dresden in close.
Dresden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas trying to control the position here.
Dresden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dresden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dresden trying to control but Kinneas is working from the bottom.
Kinneas controls Dresden momentarily but Dresden frees himself.
Kinneas keeping moving, preventing Dresden from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dresden misses with a series of wild punches.
Dresden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kinneas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dresden somewhat.
Dresden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kinneas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dresden.
Dresden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Irvine Kinneas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kinneas cracks Dresden with an open hand slap.
Kinneas lands a head kick. Dresden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvine Kinneas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dresden closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kinneas's guard.
Dresden throwing strikes but missing.
Dresden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dresden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dresden looking to sit in guard and control but Kinneas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kinneas preventing the sweep.
Kinneas trying to control the position from guard on top but Dresden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dresden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden is working hard here to advance position.
Dresden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dresden is pulling down on Kinneas's head. It's preventing any offense from Kinneas, at least for the moment.
Dresden is looking to stand up but Kinneas isn't so interested in that idea.
Dresden is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kinneas presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden has clasped his hands together around Kinneas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dresden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kinneas is trying to improve his position.
Dresden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kinneas keeps working.
Dresden working away.
Dresden tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from Dresden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dresden working away.
Lakoj Dresden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden trying to control the action but Kinneas is working from the bottom.
Dresden postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dresden is working Kinneas over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Dresden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dresden working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dresden misses with the ground and pound.
Dresden misses with the ground and pound.
Kinneas is trying to get back to half guard.
Kinneas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dresden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden staying calm.
Kinneas regains half guard, as Dresden was trying to land strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lakoj Dresden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dresden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lakoj Dresden!
In his post fight interview, Lakoj Dresden started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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