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CFS 52: Hillgrund vs Steroidi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov comes to the cage accompanied by Oh, not evening. Ivan Morozov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkeshelashvili scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tkeshelashvili wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morozov keeps working.
Morozov gets back to half guard.
Morozov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morozov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tkeshelashvili.
Tkeshelashvili is looking to advance position but Morozov won't allow it.
Morozov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tkeshelashvili's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tkeshelashvili's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is landing with strikes. Tkeshelashvili can't take much more of this.
Morozov sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Tkeshelashvili taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Morozov!
Ivan Morozov made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to express special thanks:
1) HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
2) Pirates Powder
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Jazwinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raginis has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Jazwinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jazwinski avoids the body shot from Raginis.
Raginis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raginis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Raginis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raginis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Raginis is keen to just control but Jazwinski is a slippery customer.
Raginis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jazwinski is looking for a sweep. Raginis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raginis thows a huge punch but Jazwinski dodges it nicely.
Raginis wants to pass to mount but Jazwinski is defending the position.
Raginis looks to land a strike but Jazwinski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Raginis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raginis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raginis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raginis throwing strikes from guard but Jazwinski blocks nicely.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis won't allow Jazwinski to get back to his feet.
Raginis is looking to work some ground and pound but Jazwinski has wrist control.
Jazwinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jazwinski wants to stand but Raginis is controlling the position.
Jazwinski has momentary wrist control but Raginis slips an elbow through the middle.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Jazwinski keeps moving.
Jazwinski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raginis looking to sit in guard and control but Jazwinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raginis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jazwinski has managed to get both his arms back between Raginis's legs - danger averted.
Raginis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jazwinski trying to control but Raginis is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jazwinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raginis is keeping the position for now.
Raginis looking for a guillotine here but Jazwinski defends easily.
Raginis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jazwinski is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jazwinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jazwinski trying to control but Raginis is working from the bottom.
Jazwinski postures up.
Jazwinski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raginis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jazwinski down.
Raginis working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raginis tries to score with some ground and pound. Jazwinski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Raginis throws an elbow but Jazwinski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Raginis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Raginis wants to control but Jazwinski is keeping him busy.
Raginis working the head and body with strikes.
Raginis cracks Jazwinski with a big right hand but Jazwinski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jazwinski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raginis lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Jazwinski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raginis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Raginis wants to pass the guard but Jazwinski is keeping the position.
Raginis scoring with some ground and pound.
Raginis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jazwinski's head.
Jazwinski is looking to stand back up but Raginis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jazwinski.
Wladyslaw Raginis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raginis thows a huge punch but Jazwinski dodges it nicely.
Jazwinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raginis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raginis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raginis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jazwinski looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raginis working Jazwinski over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazwinski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Raginis being controlled here momentarily.
Raginis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raginis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jazwinski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raginis!
Jazwinski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raginis is looking to escape.
Raginis wants to control but Jazwinski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski is landing with some decent strikes but Raginis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
Raginis gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jazwinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Raginis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raginis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Raginis is trying to get back to full guard.
Jazwinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raginis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raginis wants to improve his position but Jazwinski is controlling well.
Raginis is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis is not content to let Jazwinski control the position.
Raginis wants to control but Jazwinski is keeping busy.
Raginis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raginis looking to score a takedown here. Jazwinski is defending well but Raginis drives through and ends up in Jazwinski's guard.
Jazwinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raginis is controlling him.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Jazwinski keeps moving.
Raginis lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jazwinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis looking to sit in guard and control but Jazwinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jazwinski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raginis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jazwinski has managed to get both his arms back between Raginis's legs - danger averted.
Jazwinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Raginis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis being controlled here, momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jazwinski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Raginis for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wladyslaw Raginis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jazwinski shoots for a takedown but Raginis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jazwinski goes for a double leg but Raginis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raginis continues to drive forward.
Raginis slows down the pace here.
Raginis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Raginis working the ground and pound.
Raginis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jazwinski is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raginis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis in side control, throwing shots but Jazwinski defends.
Raginis throws an elbow but Jazwinski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jazwinski prevents Raginis from moving into mount.
The ground and pound from Raginis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Raginis working the body and head with strikes.
Jazwinski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raginis controls the position from side control.
Jazwinski dodges the ground and pound from Raginis.
Raginis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski is not content to let Raginis control the position.
Jazwinski dodges the ground and pound from Raginis.
Jazwinski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Raginis.
Raginis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jazwinski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Raginis working the ground and pound.
Jazwinski is looking for a sweep.
Jazwinski striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raginis trying to control the position but Jazwinski is working away.
Raginis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jazwinski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis in side control, throwing shots but Jazwinski defends.
Jazwinski is trying to get back to half guard.
Jazwinski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Raginis connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Raginis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Raginis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jazwinski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jazwinski tries to get to full guard but Raginis has control of the leg.
Raginis working the head and body with strikes.
Raginis lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jazwinski is not content to let Raginis control the position.
Raginis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jazwinski's head.
Jazwinski regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raginis tries to free his leg and advance position but Jazwinski is retaining full guard.
Raginis stopping the sweep attempt from Jazwinski.
Raginis trying to control but Jazwinski is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raginis throws a big right hand that misses.
Piotr Jazwinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raginis trying to control but Jazwinski is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wladyslaw Raginis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raginis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wladyslaw Raginis!
A relieved looking Wladyslaw Raginis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Azuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Azuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azuma moves away.
Akira Azuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azuma was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Nice body punch from Azuma.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White drops his hands momentarily and Azuma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a lazy right hand but Azuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azuma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azuma on the side of the head.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White blocks a jab.
Azuma throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Azuma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Azuma looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Azuma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
Azuma stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azuma gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Azuma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Azuma is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White pushes Azuma off but Azuma dives into side control.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azuma working the head with strikes.
White looks to move to half guard but instead Azuma has passed into mount! Damn!
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
White has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Azuma avoids the attempt from White to control.
White is bucking up trying to escape but Azuma cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azuma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azuma punching from mount but White doing a good job of avoiding damage.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Azuma breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.
White tries to hold on but Azuma postures up.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Azuma has a good base and remains in mount.
Azuma lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Azuma avoids the attempt from White to control.
We've been hearing that Azuma has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
White working to try and regain half guard.
White is trying to stand up.
Azuma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Azuma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azuma lands a big elbow.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White tries to reverse the position but Azuma maintains control.
White wants to control but Azuma is having none of it.
Azuma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to reverse the position but Azuma maintains control.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Azuma landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
Azuma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azuma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Azuma has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
Azuma landing punches.
White sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Azuma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
White wants to control but Azuma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White gets full guard.
Azuma trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azuma is really struggling to control White but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azuma stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Azuma connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Azuma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azuma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Azuma. Azuma gets slowly back to his feet.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White clinches up against the cage.
White prevents a body shot from Azuma.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Azuma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White tries a body shot but Azuma blocks it.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Azuma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Azuma.
It looks like Chalky White has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Azuma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azuma rather than just go for the knockout.
White throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Azuma to counter with a crisp jab.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azuma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azuma swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Azuma's guard now.
Azuma keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Azuma looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akira Azuma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Azuma is retaining full guard.
Azuma can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White winds up and cracks Azuma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Azuma keeping control of the position.
Azuma is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White thows a huge punch but Azuma dodges it nicely.
Azuma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White wants to control his opponent's hands but Azuma gets his hands free.
White tries to roll but Azuma sticks to his back.
Azuma controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
White is trying to stand back up.
Azuma is working the ground and pound. Can White escape?
Azuma cracks White with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing White from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Azuma throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting White!
Can White hold on?! Azuma is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Azuma somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
White is really stuck here.
Azuma biding his time, controlling White.
White wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azuma scores with strikes from the back.
White is trying to get back to his feet but Azuma has full control of the position and if anything, White has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Azuma biding his time, controlling White.
Azuma throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Azuma scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Azuma lands strikes to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azuma misses with an elbow to the head.
White trying to control the hands but Azuma breaks the grip.
Azuma is looking to control White but White is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Azuma has the hooks in. White is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Azuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chalky White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
White throws a looping overhand right but Azuma ducks down to avoid it.
White lands a two punch combo.
Azuma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Azuma is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azuma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azuma prevents White from getting back to his feet.
White is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Azuma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Azuma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
White tries to buck Azuma off but Azuma is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azuma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White struggling a bit here.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White is pushing Azuma's head away, looking to escape. Azuma manages to hold on to the position though.
Azuma creates some space and throws a big elbow, but White sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Azuma looks up at the clock and then as White takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Azuma smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Azuma throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Azuma scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
Azuma cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Azuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Azuma creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azuma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azuma controlling the position from side mount.
White is trying to improve his position.
Azuma lands a few punches from side control.
Azuma grinds an elbow into White's temple.
Azuma lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Azuma lands a nice forearm strike.
Azuma takes a little break here. White wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
White taking a bit of punishment here - Azuma scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Azuma lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear White down.
White is rocked!
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White is still in real trouble! Can Azuma finish him?
Ground and pound from Azuma.
Azuma prevents White from standing back up.
Azuma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Azuma is controlling the pace.
Azuma working White over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azuma lands with a punch from half guard.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azuma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Azuma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is looking to control Azuma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
Azuma trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
Azuma drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azuma is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Chalky White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akira Azuma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azuma trying to advance position but White counters by regaining guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Azuma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Azuma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Azuma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Union.
Melendez slips under a jab from Union.
Union fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez throws a nice looking combination but Union bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Union scores with a decent looking hook.
Melendez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Union connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Melendez scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Union throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Union ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Union misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Union swivels and escapes.
Union circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Melendez to the canvas! Melendez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Union keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bregan Union!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Maija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky road to Dublin (RUS). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Taneli Maija was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Khrapov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Maija!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maija closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khrapov to the mat! Khrapov manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maija sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maija looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Bad Pluto! inform me that Maija has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Maija looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maija postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maija trying to control but Khrapov is working from the bottom.
Maija trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maija trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khrapov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maija on the ground.
Maija passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maija tries for a kimura but Khrapov is defending well.
Maija is trying to get an arm triangle but Khrapov is defending well.
Khrapov's coaches at Red Square Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maija is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khrapov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maija tries for a kimura but Khrapov is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov wants to control but Maija postures up.
Maija has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Khrapov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Maija yanks on the arm and Khrapov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Maija.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taneli Maija!
A relieved looking Taneli Maija thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albredo Bastiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes into the arena with Symptom of the Universe - by Sepultura blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JD Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albredo Bastiani!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins drives through with a takedown into Bastiani's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bastiani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hopkins passes Bastiani's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bastiani is looking to improve his position.
Hopkins is keen to just control but Bastiani is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Hopkins there.
Hopkins is thwarting Bastiani's attempts to control the position.
Hopkins works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hopkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastiani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bastiani is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Hopkins! Bastiani is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). JD Hopkins!
An out of breath JD Hopkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Kyronviita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Chabala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jussi Kyronviita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kyronviita getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kyronviita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chabala.
Kyronviita's corner calls for a 1-2. Kyronviita obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kyronviita throws a body punch but Chabala moves out of range.
Matt Chabala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chabala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyronviita misses with a hook.
Kyronviita takes one on the button.
Kyronviita throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyronviita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chabala plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chabala needs to keep his hands up - Kyronviita had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot lands for Chabala.
Kyronviita is rocked!
Chabala misses with a straight right.
Oh Kyronviita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chabala throws the left hand but Kyronviita avoids the punch easily.
Chabala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyronviita slips a straight right by Chabala.
Kyronviita blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Chabala.
Kyronviita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chabala throws out the jab.
Kyronviita slips a jab from Chabala.
Kyronviita avoids the head kick by Chabala.
Kyronviita staying out of range there.
Chabala throws a hook to the side of Kyronviita's head but Kyronviita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Chabala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyronviita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala tries a head kick but it misses.
Chabala might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kyronviita moves out of range as Chabala strikes.
Kyronviita moves away from the strike by Chabala.
Kyronviita defending well as Chabala loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Chabala misses.
A slow jab from Chabala misses its intended target.
A jab from Chabala misses.
Chabala throws out a loose jab but Kyronviita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chabala is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chabala throws a big shot that misses.
Kyronviita slips under a jab from Chabala.
Chabala looks winded!
Nice defenses there by Kyronviita.
Kyronviita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Chabala misses its intended target.
Kyronviita blocks a head kick by Chabala.
Kyronviita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyronviita blocks a head kick by Chabala.
Chabala throws a sloppy head kick and Kyronviita moves out of range easily.
Kyronviita defending well as Chabala loads up on a big left hand.
Chabala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chabala throws the left hand but Kyronviita avoids the punch easily.
Chabala misses with a looping left.
Kyronviita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyronviita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chabala throws a hook but Kyronviita avoids it easily.
Kyronviita slips under a jab from Chabala.
Kyronviita moves out of range as Chabala strikes.
A big right from Chabala misses.
Chabala throws a head kick but Kyronviita moves out of range.
Kyronviita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chabala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chabala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyronviita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chabala checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chabala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyronviita misses the shot to the body.
Chabala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyronviita.
Kyronviita ducks under a wild hook from Chabala.
Chabala moves away from the strike by Kyronviita.
Chabala throws a right hand that Kyronviita ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyronviita also avoids with ease.
Chabala moves out of range as Kyronviita strikes.
Chabala gets in close and tags Kyronviita with a short punch that almost sends Kyronviita to the mat! Oh Kyronviita is in big trouble! He turns his back on Chabala, trying to create some distance but Chabala rushes him, striking wildly and Kyronviita goes down! The referee tackles Chabala into the cage to end the fight! Chabala is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Chabala!
Matt Chabala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Pamaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!On his way into the cage it seems that Alexander Oleg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexander Oleg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleg misses with a lunging right hand
and Pamaus counters with a low kick, right behind Oleg 's knee.
Pamaus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pamaus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oleg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oleg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pamaus!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oleg swings around for an armbar but Pamaus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Oleg's guard.
Pamaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pamaus chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pamaus postures up and lands a big shot to Oleg's brow.
Pamaus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oleg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pamaus trying to control but Oleg is working from the bottom.
Oleg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pamaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oleg looking for a sweep. Not yet Oleg, not yet.
Pamaus connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pamaus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pamaus controlling from the top position.
Pamaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pamaus landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pamaus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oleg wants to sweep but no luck.
Pamaus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pamaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oleg is trying to control the position but Pamaus postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pamaus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pamaus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pamaus landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pamaus lands a couple of elbows.
Pamaus landing some decent shots from guard.
Pamaus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oleg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pamaus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oleg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pamaus stopping the sweep attempt from Oleg.
Pamaus passes into half guard.
Pamaus is thwarting Oleg's attempts to control the position.
Oleg tries to roll over but Pamaus keeps him under control.
Pamaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oleg's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pamaus throwing shots but Oleg is blocking nicely.
Pamaus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pamaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oleg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pamaus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oleg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pamaus.
Pamaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oleg is trying to control but can't.
Pamaus lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oleg gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pamaus 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oleg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pamaus is refusing to be controlled, as Oleg sits in half guard.
Pamaus is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pamaus is trying to stand back up but Oleg is controlling him
Oleg trying to pass the guard but Pamaus defending well.
Oleg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pamaus. That's going to slow Oleg down.
Oleg misses with a wild body shot.
Pamaus slips under a jab from Oleg.
Oleg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pamaus jabs at Oleg's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oleg. Pamaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pamaus thumps Oleg with a low kick.
Oleg thows a body shot but no joy.
Oleg feints and as Pamaus raises his hands in defense, Oleg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pamaus is looking to stand up but Oleg isn't so interested in that idea.
Pamaus is trying to control the position but Oleg postures up.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg stops Pamaus from standing up.
Oleg throwing strikes from guard but Pamaus blocks nicely.
Aimo Pamaus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oleg won't allow Pamaus to sweep him here.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oleg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pamaus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oleg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pamaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oleg's calf.
Oleg misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Pamaus.
Pamaus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oleg misses with a takedown attempt
and Pamaus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oleg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pamaus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pamaus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pamaus throws a head kick but Oleg moves out of range.
Oleg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pamaus wants to get back to his feet.
Oleg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pamaus is pressing down on Oleg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oleg won't allow Pamaus to get back to his feet.
Pamaus controlling the position.
Oleg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pamaus is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oleg is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pamaus keeping full guard, as Oleg tries to pass.
Pamaus looking for a sweep. Not yet Pamaus, not yet.
Pamaus keeping full guard, as Oleg tries to pass.
Oleg prevents Pamaus from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pamaus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oleg trying to control the position from guard on top but Pamaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oleg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oleg wants to pass the guard but Pamaus is keeping the position.
Alexander Oleg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pamaus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oleg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oleg thows a body shot but no joy.
Oleg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pamaus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oleg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oleg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aimo Pamaus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oleg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pamaus lands a leg kick that knocks Oleg off balance momentarily.
Pamaus lands with an uppercut that bounces Oleg off the cage and back into range.
Pamaus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pamaus looks to land a right hand but Oleg moved out of range.
Pamaus throws a hook to the side of Oleg's head but Oleg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oleg. Pamaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oleg lands a nice shot to the body.
Oleg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pamaus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oleg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oleg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamaus.
Pamaus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pamaus connects with a body shot.
Pamaus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pamaus defending well as Oleg loads up on a big left hand.
Oleg loads up on a big right hand but Pamaus slips the punch.
Oleg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oleg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pamaus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pamaus connects with a right hand. Oleg shakes it off.
Pamaus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pamaus with a jab.
Pamaus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oleg ducks right into an uppercut from Pamaus.
Pamaus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oleg is looking to wear down Pamaus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pamaus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oleg's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oleg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pamaus works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pamaus.
Pamaus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oleg throws a body punch but Pamaus moves out of range.
Oleg misses with a wild body shot.
Oleg takes a swing at Pamaus's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oleg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oleg throws a sloppy head kick
and Pamaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Pamaus scores with a punch to the head.
Oleg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pamaus scores with a hook.
Oleg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pamaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oleg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamaus moves away.
A solid body kick from Pamaus.
Oleg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pamaus.
Pamaus lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Pamaus.
Oleg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pamaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Pamaus lands a jab to Oleg's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pamaus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oleg walks into a jab.
Aimo Pamaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oleg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pamaus lands with a nice body punch.
Pamaus thuds a left hand into Oleg's body.
Oleg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pamaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oleg in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus jabs Oleg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pamaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pamaus keeps Oleg at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy left from Pamaus finds it's target.
Oleg is rocked!
Pamaus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Oleg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pamaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pamaus throws a good cross that connects.
Pamaus lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus cracks Oleg on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Oleg falls backwards against the cage. Pamaus follows up with more strikes that drop Oleg to his knees. Pamaus keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Oleg! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aimo Pamaus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Irenicus's choice of entrance music: Shadows of Amn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron misses with a right hand
and Irenicus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Irenicus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Irenicus looking to slow down the pace here.
Irenicus misses with the head strike.
Irenicus misses with some punches.
Iron working aggressively here.
Irenicus lands a right hand.
Irenicus misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Jon Irenicus has been cut.
Irenicus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iron stalling against the cage.
Iron prevents a body shot from Irenicus.
Irenicus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irenicus scores with a shoulder strike.
Iron works on Irenicus's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irenicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irenicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron throws a punch but it's blocked by Irenicus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irenicus trying to control the position but instead, Iron has worked for underhooks and has pushed Irenicus into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irenicus.
Iron breaks from the clinch.
Iron darts in and clinches Irenicus up against the cage.
Iron throws a punch but it's blocked by Irenicus.
A short right from Irenicus.
Come on Iron - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Iron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Iron throws a head punch that misses.
Iron blocking some punches.
Irenicus misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irenicus.
Iron misses with some punches.
Iron lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irenicus tries a body shot but Iron blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron just leaning against Irenicus, taking a breather.
Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Iron.
Iron misses with a punch on the inside.
Irenicus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
Irenicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irenicus thows a leg kick but Iron checks it
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Irenicus throws a push kick but Iron slaps the foot to one side.
Iron tries a low kick but Irenicus avoids it.
Irenicus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irenicus clobbers Iron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Irenicus.
Irenicus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irenicus is able to avoid easily.
Irenicus tries a head kick but it misses.
Irenicus delivers a nice body kick.
Irenicus scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irenicus.
Iron is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irenicus drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Iron right on the button. Iron goes down! Irenicus follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Irenicus gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Irenicus!
After winning the bout, Jon Irenicus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steroidi Jr's choice of entrance music: Light Year - Sex Education . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Hillgrund!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillgrund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hillgrund wants to land a leg kick but Steroidi Jr is out of range.
Hillgrund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steroidi Jr.
Hillgrund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steroidi Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Hillgrund moves away from the strike by Steroidi Jr.
Nice defenses there by Steroidi Jr.
Hillgrund tries to land a leg kick but Steroidi Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Donk. Steroidi Jr catches Hillgrund right on the button with a cross.
Hillgrund gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hillgrund wants to sweep here but Steroidi Jr controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hillgrund keeping moving, preventing Steroidi Jr from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anabolinen Steroidi Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hillgrund cracks Steroidi Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steroidi Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hillgrund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hillgrund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steroidi Jr catches Hillgrund with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steroidi Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Hillgrund counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Steroidi Jr's guard now.
Steroidi Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillgrund looking to pass the guard.
Steroidi Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hillgrund.
Steroidi Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steroidi Jr pulls Hillgrund in close to prevent any damage.
Hillgrund throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Hillgrund has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Steroidi Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anabolinen Steroidi Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A jab lands there for Steroidi Jr.
It looks like Harald Hillgrund has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hillgrund.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Steroidi Jr slips a jab from Hillgrund.
No luck for Steroidi Jr with that takedown attempt.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steroidi Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund throws a low kick but Steroidi Jr moves out of range easily.
Steroidi Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hillgrund's head.
Steroidi Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steroidi Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hillgrund has time to react.
Steroidi Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looks to score with a jab to the body but Steroidi Jr is just out of range.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steroidi Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillgrund misses with a hook.
Steroidi Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hillgrund avoids the body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillgrund tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Hillgrund.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook. Hillgrund ducked under it nicely.
Steroidi Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hillgrund has time to react.
Hillgrund goes for a double leg but Steroidi Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steroidi Jr continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harald Hillgrund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steroidi Jr can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steroidi Jr.
Hillgrund has Steroidi Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Steroidi Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Hillgrund'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.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Steroidi Jr lands with a cross.
Steroidi Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steroidi Jr takes a swing at Hillgrund's ribcage but misses.
Steroidi Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hillgrund.
Hillgrund misses with a body shot.
Steroidi Jr cracks the inside of Hillgrund's front leg.
Hillgrund moves forwards but Steroidi Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hillgrund walks into a straight right hand from Steroidi Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Steroidi Jr misses the target.
Steroidi Jr throws a hook to the side of Hillgrund's head but Hillgrund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steroidi Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Hillgrund sprawls well. He's pushed Steroidi Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hillgrund defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steroidi Jr.
Hillgrund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hillgrund takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steroidi Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hillgrund's head backwards.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hillgrund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck for Steroidi Jr with that takedown attempt.
Harald Hillgrund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
Some wild striking there from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steroidi Jr avoids the body shot from Hillgrund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steroidi Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hillgrund walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hillgrund takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hillgrund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steroidi Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hillgrund's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steroidi Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hillgrund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steroidi Jr is one step ahead there.
Hillgrund is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hillgrund throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steroidi Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr is trying to maintain the position but Hillgrund is very close to passing his half guard.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a sweep. Hillgrund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hillgrund is thwarting Steroidi Jr's attempts to control the position.
Steroidi Jr tries to roll over but Hillgrund keeps him under control.
Hillgrund not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steroidi Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Steroidi Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hillgrund.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a sweep. Hillgrund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hillgrund with a nice head shot there.
Hillgrund wants to control from the top but Steroidi Jr keeps moving.
Steroidi Jr managing to control the position.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillgrund stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steroidi Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harald Hillgrund's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hillgrund scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Steroidi Jr.
A clash of legs there as Hillgrund blocks the low kick.
Hillgrund misses with a left hand
and Steroidi Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Steroidi Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hillgrund is keeping the position for now.
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Steroidi Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Hillgrund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hillgrund is on top in guard.
Hillgrund controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund throws an elbow that misses. Steroidi Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hillgrund's guard. Nice move by Steroidi Jr!
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Steroidi Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Steroidi Jr wants to control from the top but Hillgrund keeps moving.
Steroidi Jr throwing strikes from guard but Hillgrund blocks nicely.
Steroidi Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hillgrund keeping moving, preventing Steroidi Jr from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anabolinen Steroidi Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hillgrund misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hillgrund.
A bone on bone clash there as Hillgrund blocks the leg kick.
Hillgrund throws a jab but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Hillgrund moves forwards but Steroidi Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steroidi Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hillgrund on the side of the head.
Steroidi Jr punishes Hillgrund's body with a nice straight punch.
Steroidi Jr shoots in but Hillgrund avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hillgrund moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Steroidi Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steroidi Jr. Hillgrund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hillgrund misses with a body shot.
Steroidi Jr motions for Hillgrund to come forward. Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hillgrund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Hillgrund misses.
Steroidi Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Hillgrund, looking for a takedown. Steroidi Jr pushes Hillgrund against the cage but Hillgrund circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Steroidi Jr as he connects with a hook.
Hillgrund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr missing with a left hand there. Hillgrund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Hillgrund.
Jab, jab by Steroidi Jr - just one landing.
Hillgrund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillgrund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steroidi Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hillgrund changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillgrund is looking to score with low kicks.
Steroidi Jr swings for the body but Hillgrund moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steroidi Jr misses with a leg kick
and Hillgrund counters with a good low kick that Steroidi Jr was not able to check.
Steroidi Jr catches Hillgrund with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hillgrund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steroidi Jr.
Hillgrund cracks Steroidi Jr with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Hillgrund's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hillgrund throws a hook but Steroidi Jr blocks it.
Hillgrund has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steroidi Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Hillgrund's head.
Steroidi Jr misses the shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steroidi Jr is defended easily by Hillgrund.
Hillgrund scores with a shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Steroidi Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hillgrund has time to react.
Steroidi Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steroidi Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Hillgrund counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steroidi Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hillgrund manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund misses with a hook to the body
and Steroidi Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hillgrund's guard now.
Hillgrund looking to control but Steroidi Jr passes into half guard.
Hillgrund tries to get to full guard but Steroidi Jr has control of the leg.
Hillgrund controlling the position for now.
Hillgrund is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund is doing well to control the position and prevent Steroidi Jr from advancing to side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hillgrund wants to sweep but Steroidi Jr has passed to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steroidi Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steroidi Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
Hillgrund wants to control but Steroidi Jr postures up.
Hillgrund takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steroidi Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steroidi Jr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hillgrund is looking for a sweep.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Hillgrund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Hillgrund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hillgrund to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Hillgrund's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund tries to bench press Steroidi Jr off him but Steroidi Jr keeps the position.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the action but Hillgrund is working from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr is staying tight to Hillgrund's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ground and pound from Steroidi Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hillgrund is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Hillgrund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Steroidi Jr crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harald Hillgrund's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steroidi Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hillgrund. That did some damage!
Jab, jab by Hillgrund - just one landing.
Steroidi Jr misses with an uppercut. Hillgrund saw that one coming.
Hillgrund staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steroidi Jr.
Hillgrund keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hillgrund misses with a few strikes there.
Hillgrund takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steroidi Jr misses the shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr slips under a jab from Hillgrund.
Steroidi Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hillgrund defends well and Steroidi Jr ends up having to push Hillgrund into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Steroidi Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hillgrund stalling in the clinch but Steroidi Jr improves position.
Hillgrund will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steroidi Jr up against the cage.
Hillgrund blocking some punches.
Steroidi Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hillgrund takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steroidi Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steroidi Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hillgrund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hillgrund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hillgrund.
Nice shot by Steroidi Jr.
Harald Hillgrund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hillgrund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steroidi Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steroidi Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hillgrund walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hillgrund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steroidi Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Hillgrund looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steroidi Jr jabs Hillgrund to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steroidi Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steroidi Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hillgrund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Steroidi Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steroidi Jr misses the shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Hillgrund misses.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hillgrund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hillgrund thows a leg kick but Steroidi Jr checks it
and Steroidi Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hillgrund!
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Hillgrund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr cracks Hillgrund with a big right hand but Hillgrund just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steroidi Jr is keen to just control but Hillgrund is a slippery customer.
Steroidi Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steroidi Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hillgrund is refusing to be controlled, as Steroidi Jr sits in half guard.
Hillgrund moves into full guard.
Steroidi Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillgrund is looking for a triangle but Steroidi Jr pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steroidi Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr is the new lightweight champion!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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