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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roibos Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagrian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Bieber - Baby kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roibos Fredriksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aslan Bagrian's chin.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roibos Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson keeps Bagrian at a distance using the push kick.
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bagrian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters circling a little - Fredriksson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bagrian misses with a takedown attempt - Fredriksson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
Bagrian jabs Fredriksson right on the nose. Fredriksson blinks but takes it well.
Bagrian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fredriksson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bagrian.
Fredriksson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bagrian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredriksson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagrian misses with a series of wild punches.
Bagrian throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson misses with a head kick.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Fredriksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bagrian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bagrian digs a good body shot into Fredriksson's ribs.
Bagrian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fredriksson is able to avoid easily.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but Bagrian is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bagrian.
Some bone on bone action there as Bagrian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bagrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredriksson throws a low kick but Bagrian avoids it.
Fredriksson delivers a nice body kick.
Bagrian swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Bagrian keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredriksson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fredriksson misses with a low kick.
Bagrian misses with an uppercut. Fredriksson saw that one coming.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Bagrian.
Bagrian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fredriksson did well to prevent Bagrian getting side control.
Bagrian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fredriksson has one foot on Bagrian's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch but Bagrian is avoiding it.
Bagrian misses with a straight left.
Fredriksson wants to clinch up but Bagrian keeps it at a distance.
Bagrian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bagrian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
Bagrian loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Bagrian shoots in looking for a takedown. Fredriksson tries to sprawl out of it but Bagrian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fredriksson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagrian looks gassed!
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Fredriksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagrian.
Bagrian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bagrian.
Roibos Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Bagrian.
An inside leg kick from Bagrian misses.
Bagrian swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredriksson.
Bagrian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fredriksson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fredriksson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Fredriksson.
A head kick misses from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson closes the distance and pushes Bagrian back into the cage.
Fredriksson gets through Bagrian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fredriksson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bagrian jumps guard but Fredriksson stands there with Bagrian around his waist. Bagrian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fredriksson breaks from the clinch.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fredriksson clinches with his opponent.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bagrian shoots in for a double leg but Fredriksson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson looks to throw the jab but Bagrian is out of range.
Fredriksson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
Fredriksson looks to throw the jab but Bagrian is out of range.
Bagrian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bagrian.
Fredriksson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bagrian circles away.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up but Bagrian circles away and keeps his distance.
Fredriksson blocks a jab.
Fredriksson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bagrian. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fredriksson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bagrian blocks a jab.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch but Bagrian is avoiding it.
Roibos Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson takes the fight into the clinch.
Fredriksson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bagrian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fredriksson working Bagrian over with knees to the body.
Fredriksson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bagrian backwards.
Fredriksson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson is working Bagrian over against the cage.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bagrian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Fredriksson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roibos Fredriksson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bagrian scores with a takedown into Fredriksson's guard.
Fredriksson wants to sweep here but Bagrian controlling him for the moment.
Fredriksson is pulling down on Bagrian's head to control his posture.
Bagrian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bagrian stopping the sweep attempt from Fredriksson.
Bagrian trying to control but Fredriksson is working from the bottom.
Bagrian is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian wants to control from the top but Fredriksson keeps moving.
Bagrian sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fredriksson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bagrian blocks a head kick by Fredriksson.
Bagrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bagrian takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson moves in looking to clinch but Bagrian pushes him off.
Roibos Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Bagrian misses with a looping left.
Bagrian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bagrian moves out of range of the strikes.
Fredriksson misses with a hook.
Bagrian lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredriksson cracks the inside of Bagrian's front leg.
Fredriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bagrian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but Bagrian is having none of it.
Fredriksson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fredriksson lands a high kick!
Fredriksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bagrian, pushing him back against the cage.
Fredriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bagrian is keeping busy.
Fredriksson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bagrian looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Bagrian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredriksson obliges.
Fredriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fredriksson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fredriksson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bagrian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredriksson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fredriksson with a knee to the head.
Bagrian is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Fredriksson.
Bagrian is still on wobbly legs! Can Fredriksson finish him?
Fredriksson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bagrian seems to have recovered his senses.
Fredriksson working aggressively here.
Fredriksson prevents a body shot from Bagrian.
Fredriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bagrian is defending well for now.
Bagrian throws a head punch that misses.
Bagrian tries to pull guard but Fredriksson won't allow it.
Bagrian wants a takedown.
Fredriksson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson pushes Bagrian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fredriksson working Bagrian over with knees to the body.
Bagrian can't break the clinch.
Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bagrian. That did some damage!
Fredriksson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bagrian. That did some damage!
Fredriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bagrian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fredriksson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson throws a sloppy head kick and Bagrian moves out of range easily.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bagrian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredriksson.
A swing and a miss from Bagrian.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredriksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredriksson misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roibos Fredriksson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Fredriksson misses
and Bagrian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fredriksson tries to roll over but Bagrian keeps him under control.
Bagrian trying to control from half guard but Fredriksson is working away.
Fredriksson is trying to get back to full guard.
Fredriksson wants to get back to his feet.
Bagrian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fredriksson keeps working.
Bagrian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fredriksson wants to control but Bagrian is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fredriksson sees it coming and defends easily.
Bagrian is looking to advance position but Fredriksson won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bagrian.
Bagrian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredriksson.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fredriksson. Bagrian shrugs it off though.
Bagrian blocks a head kick by Fredriksson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bagrian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fredriksson clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bagrian as Fredriksson tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson avoiding damage.
Fredriksson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bagrian avoids the damage to the body.
Fredriksson lands a shoulder strike.
Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aslan Bagrian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksson misses with a body kick.
Bagrian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fredriksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredriksson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bagrian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagrian.
Fredriksson tries to bum rush Bagrian with a series of wild strikes but Bagrian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bagrian wants to slow Fredriksson down by chopping away at his legs.
Bagrian avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Bagrian looks to land a right hand but Fredriksson moved out of range.
Bagrian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
Bagrian closes the distance and clinches up with Fredriksson, looking for a takedown. Bagrian pushes Fredriksson against the cage but Fredriksson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fredriksson, right into the meat.
Fredriksson misses with a looping right.
Fredriksson drives through and clinches with Bagrian against the cage.
Bagrian wants a takedown.
Fredriksson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bagrian.
Good body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson controlling the action here for a moment.
Fredriksson breaks from the clinch.
Bagrian fails to land with a series of punches.
Bagrian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian misses with a looping left.
Fredriksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagrian.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch.
Bagrian dives in and grabs Fredriksson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fredriksson pushes down on Bagrian's head and hops out.
Roibos Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Bagrian.
Fredriksson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bagrian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fredriksson. That one must have hurt.
Fredriksson misses with a wild combination.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bagrian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fredriksson.
Bagrian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fredriksson misses with a head kick.
Bagrian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson closes the distance and pushes Bagrian back into the cage.
Fredriksson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bagrian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredriksson obliges.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roibos Fredriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fredriksson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roibos Fredriksson!
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