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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 22631 p4p, 24341 weight class) and John Albertson (ranked 487 p4p, 483 weight class). The key to victory for Mariusz Pudzianowski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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 16 - 84 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Albertson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Albertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Albertson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Albertson 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertson is nestled in close to Pudzianowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Albertson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pudzianowski!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertson with shots to the head and body - Pudzianowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Albertson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pudzianowski is trying to escape the mount.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Albertson is having none of it.
Albertson dominating with strikes here.
Albertson landing strikes from the mount.
Albertson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Albertson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Albertson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Albertson with the ground and pound from mount.
Albertson lands a couple of good shots and Pudzianowski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albertson keeps control of the position easily here as Pudzianowski tries to buck him off.
Pudzianowski trying to get back to his feet but Albertson is in full control for now.
Albertson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pudzianowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Pudzianowski do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pudzianowski is trying to stand back up.
Albertson gets his hands free as Pudzianowski looks to control.
Albertson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Albertson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pudzianowski.
Albertson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pudzianowski up.
Albertson is landing with strikes from the back.
Albertson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Albertson has Pudzianowski flattened out and is raining down punches.
Albertson controlling the position well here. Pudzianowski rolled but Albertson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Pudzianowski showing good submission defense here.
Albertson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pudzianowski doesn't escape.
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!
Pudzianowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pudzianowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Albertson fails to land the takedown.
Pudzianowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Albertson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pudzianowski.
Albertson goes for a double leg but Pudzianowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pudzianowski continues to drive forward.
Pudzianowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Albertson gets a takedown into half guard.
Albertson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
John Albertson has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski tries to roll over but Albertson keeps him under control.
Albertson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pudzianowski tries to kick Albertson off but Albertson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertson trying to control the action but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
Pudzianowski is trying to stand back up but Albertson is controlling him
Pudzianowski is looking to get back to is feet but Albertson passes into side control.
Pudzianowski pushes Albertson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Albertson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Albertson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Albertson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pudzianowski!
Albertson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pudzianowski is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albertson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Albertson looking to finish Pudzianowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pudzianowski!
Albertson trying to control but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Albertson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Albertson controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Albertson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Albertson landing punches.
Albertson landing strikes from the mount and Pudzianowski is in trouble!
Albertson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Albertson with a couple of short strikes.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet.
Albertson lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to buck Albertson off but he can't manage it.
Pudzianowski tries to lock up and control but Albertson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Albertson controlling the position easily from mount.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Albertson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albertson landing shots from mount.
Albertson looking to finish Pudzianowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pudzianowski!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albertson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Albertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Albertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Albertson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Albertson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Albertson checks a leg kick.
Albertson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pudzianowski!
Albertson working the head with strikes.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Albertson postures up.
Albertson is putting a hurting on Pudzianowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Albertson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pudzianowski's legs.
Albertson happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is trying to control Albertson's posture but Albertson avoids it.
Albertson grinds an elbow into Pudzianowski's temple.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Albertson postures up.
The referee asks Albertson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Albertson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Albertson moves into full mount!
Albertson tries to control but Pudzianowski wriggling away.
Pudzianowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Albertson on the ground.
Pudzianowski is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albertson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pudzianowski hang on?
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Albertson looking to control but Pudzianowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Albertson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pudzianowski turns into him and now he's in Albertson's guard.
Pudzianowski looking to sit in guard and control but Albertson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet but Albertson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Albertson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Albertson scoring with some ground and pound.
Albertson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pudzianowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Albertson wants to control from the top but Pudzianowski keeps moving.
Albertson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four 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.
Albertson connects with a couple of short punches.
Pudzianowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
John Albertson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Albertson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Albertson won't allow Pudzianowski to get back to his feet.
Albertson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albertson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Albertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Albertson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Albertson!
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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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