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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Von Stroheim (ranked 3627 p4p, 3194 weight class) and Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 482 p4p, 439 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Von Stroheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Zuev!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Zuev lands but Von Stroheim takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jonas Von Stroheim has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Stroheim. Zuev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuev thuds a left hand into Von Stroheim's body.
Zuev tries to clinch but Von Stroheim moves out of range.
Von Stroheim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Von Stroheim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Stroheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Jab by Zuev.
A jab lands there for Von Stroheim.
Zuev darts in and clinches Von Stroheim up against the cage.
Zuev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Stroheim takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuev has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Von Stroheim goes down! Zuev pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Von Stroheim is rocked!
Zuev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oh Von Stroheim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zuev stands up and beckons Von Stroheim to his feet.
Zuev slips under a jab from Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev takes the fight into the clinch.
Zuev misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zuev obliges.
Zuev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zuev misses with a knee strike.
Zuev misses with the head strike.
Zuev scores with a shot to the side of Von Stroheim's head.
Zuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Zuev on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Zuev.
Zuev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zuev receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zuev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
Zuev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Von Stroheim up against the cage.
Von Stroheim is leaning against Zuev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Stroheim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zuev.
Von Stroheim tries a body shot but Zuev blocks it.
Zuev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von Stroheim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zuev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von Stroheim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Von Stroheim tries to throw a body punch but Zuev avoids it by throwing Von Stroheim back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zuev.
Zuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zuev letting Von Stroheim take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev.
Zuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Stroheim blocks it with crossed arms.
Zuev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Von Stroheim is keeping busy.
Von Stroheim has Zuev pushed against the cage.
Zuev looking to stall.
Von Stroheim blocks an uppercut.
Zuev has Von Stroheim pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Zuev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev is stalling here.
Von Stroheim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Von Stroheim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zuev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Stroheim is looking to break free of the clinch but Zuev has double underhooks.
Von Stroheim working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Zuev.
Von Stroheim takes a shot to the head.
Zuev lands a nice knee to the body.
Von Stroheim is breathing heavily.
Zuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuev lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Zuev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Von Stroheim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zuev pushes Von Stroheim away with a front kick.
Zuev rushes Von Stroheim and presses him up against the cage.
Zuev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Stroheim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zuev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zuev is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Stroheim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Zuev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev stalling in the clinch.
Zuev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Von Stroheim seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zuev can turn it around.
Von Stroheim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zuev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zuev jerks Von Stroheim's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Von Stroheim drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Zuev goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Zuev because Von Stroheim was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Aleksandr Zuev!
After winning the bout, Aleksandr Zuev 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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