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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Albertson (ranked 24935 p4p, 5120 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 565 p4p, 492 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 cm 21 250 3 - 8 - 1 |
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200 cm 32 245 15 - 76 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Good elbows Solid chin |
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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 3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Albertson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 - 76 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pudzianowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A clash of legs there as Albertson blocks the low kick. Albertson shoots in but Pudzianowski avoids the takedown attempt easily. Pudzianowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Pudzianowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Albertson is out of range and Pudzianowski settles back down.
Albertson forces Pudzianowski back against the cage and clinches. Pudzianowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Albertson up against the cage.
Pudzianowski breaks the clinch.
Albertson has a takedown stuffed. Pudzianowski throws a leg kick
so Albertson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Albertson controls from within his opponent's guard. Pudzianowski controls Albertson momentarily but Albertson frees himself.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Pudzianowski trying to keep a closed guard but Albertson is proving a slippery customer.
Albertson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Pudzianowski wants to stand up but Albertson is controlling him. Pudzianowski has a closed guard, preventing Albertson from standing up. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Albertson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) 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. Albertson's corner is telling him to maintain position. Albertson wants to stand but Pudzianowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pudzianowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Albertson to score an easy takedown into full guard. Albertson wanted to stand there but Pudzianowski had control of the position. Albertson wants to control from the top but Pudzianowski keeps moving. Albertson postures up in Pudzianowski's guard and throws a big left but Pudzianowski blocks it. Pudzianowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Albertson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Albertson prevents Pudzianowski from getting back to his feet. Albertson sitting in guard, not really doing much. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Albertson stands up over Pudzianowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Albertson stands up over Pudzianowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Albertson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pudzianowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Albertson distracts Pudzianowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Albertson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Albertson prevents Pudzianowski from getting back to his feet. Albertson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Albertson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Albertson lands a couple of digs. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Pudzianowski has a closed guard, preventing Albertson from standing up. Albertson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Albertson dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Albertson shoots in for a double leg but Pudzianowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Pudzianowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Pudzianowski throws a low kick, looking for Albertson's leg but Albertson calmly moves out of range. Albertson checks a leg kick. Albertson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Albertson blocks a low kick nicely. John Albertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pudzianowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pudzianowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Pudzianowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Albertson. It looked like Albertson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Albertson. Albertson wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Albertson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pudzianowski's waist but Pudzianowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albertson off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Albertson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pudzianowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Albertson checks it well.
Albertson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pudzianowski's guard. Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Albertson from controlling successfully. Pudzianowski wants to stand and escape but Albertson is having none of it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Albertson stays in close to Pudzianowski's body and controls the position. Albertson won't allow Pudzianowski to get back to his feet. Pudzianowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Albertson controls the pace. Albertson wants to control from the top but Pudzianowski keeps moving.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Albertson checks a leg kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Pudzianowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Albertson. Pudzianowski throws a low kick, looking for Albertson's leg but Albertson calmly moves out of range. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Albertson is defended easily by Pudzianowski. A low kick lands for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pudzianowski throws a leg kick but Albertson sees it coming and checks it nicely. Pudzianowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Albertson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pudzianowski but Pudzianowski pushes him off and we're back to square one. Mariusz Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Albertson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Pudzianowski throws a nice inside leg kick. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Pudzianowski misses with a leg kick
so Albertson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Albertson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Pudzianowski is trying to control the position but Albertson postures up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Albertson won't allow Pudzianowski to get back to his feet. Albertson wants to stand but Pudzianowski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pudzianowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pudzianowski wants to stand up but Albertson is controlling him. Albertson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pudzianowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Albertson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Albertson content to stall in guard here. Albertson prevents Pudzianowski from getting back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Pudzianowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Albertson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Pudzianowski throws a low kick but Albertson moves out of range easily. Pudzianowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Pudzianowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pudzianowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Albertson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pudzianowski is fending him off so far but Albertson persists. Nope, Pudzianowski circles away and we're back to standing. Pudzianowski misses with a low kick. Pudzianowski leaves Albertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Pudzianowski swings away with a leg kick that misses. Pudzianowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Albertson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Pudzianowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Albertson is able to avoid easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pudzianowski 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 Albertson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Albertson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Albertson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pudzianowski swings away with a leg kick that misses. Pudzianowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Albertson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Albertson fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Albertson. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pudzianowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Albertson shoots in for a takedown but Pudzianowski shows good takedown defense. A clash of legs there as Albertson blocks the low kick. Pudzianowski is looking to score with low kicks.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Pudzianowski throws a chopping leg kick but Albertson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Pudzianowski motions for Albertson to come forward. Pudzianowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Pudzianowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Albertson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Albertson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pudzianowski throws a leg kick
and Albertson moves into the clinch.
Pudzianowski pulls guard effortlessly. Albertson won't allow Pudzianowski to get back to his feet. Albertson scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Albertson is stalling in the full guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Albertson's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Albertson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Pudzianowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Albertson is controlling him. Albertson's corner is telling him to maintain position. Albertson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Albertson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Pudzianowski connects with an inside leg kick. Pudzianowski misses with a low kick. Pudzianowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Albertson. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Albertson checks a leg kick nicely. Albertson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pudzianowski manages to circle out of the way. Albertson fails with the takedown.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Albertson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Albertson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pudzianowski's guard. Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet but Albertson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Albertson controls the pace of the fight for a moment. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pudzianowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Albertson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pudzianowski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Albertson, into his guard.
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![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Albertson is on top in guard.
Albertson stops Pudzianowski from standing up. Albertson wants to get up but he can't break Pudzianowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Albertson stops Pudzianowski from standing up. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight! Mariusz Pudzianowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Pudzianowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Pudzianowski!
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energy
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hype
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