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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 1037 p4p, 460 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 145 p4p, 73 weight class). Blyad has chosen luv as his entrance music. Ay Blyad has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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9 - 5 - 0 |
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28 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Alkum moves in looking to clinch but Blyad pushes him off.
Ay Blyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Alkum.
Von Alkum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blyad momentarily.
Blyad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blyad tries for a kimura but Von Alkum is defending well.
Blyad swings around for an armbar but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blyad's guard.
Blyad working for a triangle but Von Alkum defends it easily.
Blyad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Von Alkum controls the pace.
Von Alkum tries to stand but Blyad is controlling from the bottom.
Blyad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Von Alkum controlling from the top position.
Blyad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Von Alkum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blyad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Von Alkum is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Von Alkum decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blyad tries a low kick but Von Alkum avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyad. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blyad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blyad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Von Alkum was covering up waiting for the punch and Blyad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Von Alkum manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blyad tries a body shot but Von Alkum blocks it.
Blyad takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blyad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Alkum.
Blyad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Alkums head.
Von Alkum swings wildly with an uppercut but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Alkum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blyad.
I was talking to Von Alkum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blyad lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Alkum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Alkum closes the distance and clinches.
Von Alkum lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyad working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blyad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blyad misses with a punch to the body.
Blyad struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Alkum controls his hands.
Von Alkum takes a shot to the head.
Von Alkum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Alkum manages to break the clinch.
Blyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Von Alkum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Von Alkum misses with a body shot.
Blyad slips under a jab.
Blyad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyad is looking to chop away at Von Alkum's legs.
Blyad clobbers Von Alkum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Von Alkum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blyad throws a lazy right hand but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Alkum. Blyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Klaus Von Alkum will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Alkum looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ay Blyad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Blyad misses the target.
Jab, jab by Blyad - just one landing.
Von Alkum moves out of range as Blyad strikes.
Blyad scoring well with a low kick there.
Blyad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Alkum. Von Alkum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Blyad misses.
Von Alkum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Alkum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Von Alkum misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum is looking to chop away at Blyad's legs.
Blyad with the counter takedown but Von Alkum avoids it easily.
Blyad slips under a jab from Von Alkum.
Blyad slips under a jab from Von Alkum.
Blyad with a nice calf kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Von Alkum blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad throws out a leg kick but Von Alkum moves out of range and Blyad only half commits.
Blyad with a hook.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Blyad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyad throws a leg kick which misses Von Alkum's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Alkum tries to avoid it.
Von Alkum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Von Alkum tries to clinch up.
Blyad scores with a nice right hand.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Alkum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyad tries for a takedown but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Von Alkum catches Blyad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Von Alkum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Alkum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blyad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Blyad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Alkum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Alkum leaves Blyad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyad throws a good cross that connects.
Blyad slips a jab from Von Alkum.
Ay Blyad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blyad sizes up Von Alkum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Von Alkum lands with a cross.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick but Blyad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blyad misses with a body shot.
Von Alkum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Alkum is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Alkum tries a head kick but it misses.
Blyad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad loads up on a big right hand but Von Alkum slips the punch.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Alkum drops his hands momentarily and Blyad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Von Alkum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klaus Von Alkum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Alkum.
Blyad throws a low kick, looking for Von Alkum's leg but Von Alkum calmly moves out of range.
Von Alkum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blyad scores with a nice head shot.
Von Alkum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blyad swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Alkum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blyad tries to work over Von Alkum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Alkum scores with a shot to the side of Blyad's head.
Blyad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Alkum.
Blyad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Alkum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Von Alkum scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blyad prevents a body shot from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Blyad.
Von Alkum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
Blyad with the counter takedown but Von Alkum avoids it easily.
Blyad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Alkum on the side of the head.
Von Alkum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blyad momentarily.
Blyad with the inside leg kick.
Blyad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Alkum is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Blyad misses.
Von Alkum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Alkum throws a hook but Blyad avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ay Blyad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Von Alkum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blyad with a poor takedown
and Von Alkum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blyad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blyad lands in his opponent's guard.
Blyad postures up.
Von Alkum pulls Blyad in to control the position.
Von Alkum trying to control the position.
Von Alkum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad with the active half guard here but Von Alkum passes nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Blyad's face as Von Alkum controls the position.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but Von Alkum keeps moving and retains side control.
Von Alkum wants to control but Blyad is keeping him busy.
Blyad is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Von Alkum moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Blyad tries to improve position but can't.
Von Alkum has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Blyad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
The crowd cheers as Von Alkum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blyad doesn't seem phased though.
Von Alkum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Alkum walks into a jab.
That kick from Blyad tenderised Von Alkum's leg. Von Alkum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Von Alkum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blyad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum walks into a straight right hand from Blyad.
Blyad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum is looking to clinch.
Blyad throws a leg kick but Von Alkum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Von Alkum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Von Alkum lands a really nice looking cross but Blyad seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad throws a shot from downtown. Von Alkum moves away and avoids it.
Von Alkum tries to work over Blyad's front leg with a kick but Blyad checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blyad lands with a good body shot.
Blyad blocks a jab.
Blyad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blyad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blyad feints the counter takedown.
Blyad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blyad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Alkum blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Alkum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blyad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blyad lands a nice shot that snaps Von Alkum's head back.
Von Alkum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Alkum.
Blyad misses with a hook. Von Alkum ducked under it nicely.
Von Alkum throws a counter high kick but Blyad was just alert enough to avoid it.
Von Alkum swings for the body but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad blocks a jab.
Blyad with the counter takedown but Von Alkum avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Klaus Von Alkum.
I think Von Alkum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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