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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Even Steven told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
3 - 13 - 1 |
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185 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Brawler
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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
3 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Even Steven!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steven lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwarzeneg won't want to take too many of those.
Schwarzeneg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steven tries to keep at a distance but Schwarzeneg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg manages to break the clinch.
Schwarzeneg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Steven is not content to let Schwarzeneg control the position.
Steven trying to hold on to Schwarzeneg's head to control him but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Steven is looking to escape.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the action but Steven is working from the bottom.
Steven kicks Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven wants to clinch but Schwarzeneg slips to the side
and Schwarzeneg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steven's guard.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Steven is controlling from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg wants to pass the guard but Steven is keeping the position.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Steven to get back to his feet.
Steven has a closed guard, preventing Schwarzeneg from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven keeping full guard, as Schwarzeneg tries to pass.
Steven has his hands on Schwarzeneg's head, controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to pass the guard but Steven is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schwarzeneg looks to land a combination but Steven avoids it well.
Even Steven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.
Steven darts in trying to clinch
and Schwarzeneg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schwarzeneg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schwarzeneg, pushing him back against the cage.
Steven utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steven putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzeneg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steven has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Schwarzeneg uses from the top position.
Steven manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Steven closes the distance but Schwarzeneg moves to the side
and Schwarzeneg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steven doesn't manage to clinch there - Schwarzeneg circles away.
Steven clinches with his opponent.
Schwarzeneg managing to block the knees to the body from Steven.
Steven missing with knees to the body.
Steven gets underhooks to prevent Schwarzeneg's takedown attempt.
Steven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg managing to block the knees to the body from Steven.
Schwarzeneg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steven missing with knees to the body.
Steven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Steven throws knees to the body.
Steven landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Steven throws knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a body lock takedown but Steven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steven avoiding damage.
Steven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzeneg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steven lands a nice knee to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Steven won't allow it.
Schwarzeneg successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Even Steven will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steven is looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg is avoiding it.
Steven tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.
Steven walks into a jab.
Steven tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves out of range.
Steven tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.
Schwarzeneg swinging wilding here.
Steven tries to clinch up
and Schwarzeneg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schwarzeneg lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Steven.
Schwarzeneg can't break the clinch.
Steven has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schwarzeneg regains guard immediately.
Steven stands up and waves to Schwarzeneg to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schwarzeneg counters with a series of strikes. Steven will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven looks to clinch
and Schwarzeneg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzeneg avoids it.
Steven successfully pulls guard.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Steven to get back to his feet.
Steven can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schwarzeneg controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzeneg is looking to work some ground and pound but Steven has wrist control.
Steven keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Steven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schwarzeneg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven tries to clinch
and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Steven pushes Schwarzeneg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Schwarzeneg moves into range and clinches up with Steven.
Come on Steven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steven trying to land knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Steven throws knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Steven throws knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg goes for a takedown attempt but Steven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steven tries to clinch up
and Schwarzeneg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwarzeneg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steven trying to control the position.
Steven is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Steven is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Schwarzeneg dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schwarzeneg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwarzeneg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schwarzeneg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steven swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwarzeneg.
Steven clinches but Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch
and Schwarzeneg counters with a straight right hand.
Steven wants to clinch but Schwarzeneg slips to the side
and Schwarzeneg counters with a two punch combo.
Steven has his takedown stuffed
and Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Steven throws knees to the body.
Steven missing with knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steven tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves away
and Schwarzeneg counters with a single leg into guard. Steven didn't expect that.
Schwarzeneg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steven pulls Schwarzeneg in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Steven is controlling from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Steven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Steven has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steven has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Schwarzeneg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Goran Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steven regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Schwarzeneg.
Steven controlling Schwarzeneg's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Goran Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Steven is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Steven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg stops Steven from standing up.
Schwarzeneg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steven is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneg works Steven's body with a nice hook.
Schwarzeneg throws a nice looking combination but Steven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwarzeneg throws a head kick but Steven moves out of range.
Steven shoots in and drives through. Schwarzeneg sprawls well.
Steven wants to clinch but Schwarzeneg slips to the side
and Schwarzeneg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goran Schwarzeneg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schwarzeneg 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goran Schwarzeneg!
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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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