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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxi Marin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Dostoevsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxi Marin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostoevsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dostoevsky throws a hook but Marin blocks it.
Marin rushes Dostoevsky and presses him up against the cage.
Marin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dostoevsky uses from the top position.
Dostoevsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marin pulls Dostoevsky in to control the position.
Dostoevsky trying to control but Marin is working from the bottom.
Dostoevsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marin pulls Dostoevsky in close to prevent any damage.
Marin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dostoevsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dostoevsky preventing the sweep.
Dostoevsky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky postures up in Marin's guard and throws a big left but Marin blocks it.
Marin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dostoevsky wants to stand but Marin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dostoevsky lands a couple of elbows.
Dostoevsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marin on the ground.
Dostoevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Marin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marin wants to stand and escape but Dostoevsky is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marin holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dostoevsky darts in trying to clinch
and Marin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dostoevsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marin looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky clinches but Marin breaks the clinch
and Marin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marin.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee strike.
Dostoevsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dostoevsky lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dostoevsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dostoevsky lands a shoulder strike.
Marin takes an elbow to the temple.
Dostoevsky lands a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dostoevsky connects with a knee to the head.
Marin is rocked!
Dostoevsky looking to throw knees to the head but Marin is blocking nicely.
Marin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dostoevsky finish him?
Dostoevsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marin's face.
Dostoevsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dostoevsky scores with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky lands an elbow inside that Marin shrugs off.
Marin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dostoevsky scores with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dostoevsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dostoevsky lands a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dostoevsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marin seems to have recovered his senses.
Dostoevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marin has Dostoevsky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dostoevsky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dostoevsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marin blocks it with crossed arms.
Marin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vlad Dostoevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxi Marin.
Dostoevsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marin.
Marin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marin's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dostoevsky looking to throw knees to the head but Marin is blocking nicely.
Marin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dostoevsky walks away with a smile on his face. Marin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marin moves out of range as Dostoevsky throws a body kick.
Dostoevsky instigates a clinch.
Dostoevsky scores with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee to the head.
Marin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dostoevsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dostoevsky with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky lands an elbow inside.
Dostoevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marin can't break the clinch.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but Marin blocks with his arms.
Marin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dostoevsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dostoevsky. Marin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Dostoevsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dostoevsky wants to clinch up but Marin keeps it at a distance.
Marin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up
and Marin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dostoevsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dostoevsky tries to hold on but Marin pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky tries to reverse the position but Marin maintains control.
Marin is breathing heavily.
Marin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dostoevsky working to try and regain half guard.
Dostoevsky tries to hold on but Marin pushes him away.
Dostoevsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dostoevsky is squirming around, avoiding Marin's attempts to control the action.
Marin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dostoevsky to take his back!
That's two 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.
Dostoevsky trying to control the position but Marin manages to sink in the hooks.
Marin controlling well, preventing Dostoevsky from escaping the position.
Dostoevsky is working hard here to advance position.
Dostoevsky manages to reverse the position and now he's in Marin's guard. Nice work there by Dostoevsky.
Marin working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dostoevsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marin counters by clinching up.
Dostoevsky working Marin over with knees to the body.
Dostoevsky scores with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Marin won't want to take too many of those.
Dostoevsky works on Marin's body with a couple of short punches.
Dostoevsky lands a damaging elbow.
Dostoevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dostoevsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dostoevsky lands a nice elbow.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but Marin blocks with his arms.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but Marin blocks with his arms.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marin is stalling here.
Dostoevsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marin fails to pull guard.
Dostoevsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marin managing to block the knees to the body from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but Marin blocks it.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee strike.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but Marin blocks it.
Dostoevsky prevents Marin from breaking the clinch.
Dostoevsky lands an elbow that stopped Marin in his tracks for a moment.
Dostoevsky gets through Marin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dostoevsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marin blocks it with crossed arms.
Marin wants a takedown but no success here.
Dostoevsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dostoevsky with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dostoevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Marin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but Marin blocks with his arms.
Marin tries to circle away but Dostoevsky has him pinned against the cage.
Dostoevsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee to the head.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but Marin blocks with his arms.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marin avoids it.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dostoevsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Marin avoids the damage to the body.
Dostoevsky scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vlad Dostoevsky will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dostoevsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marin pulls guard effortlessly.
Marin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dostoevsky is one step ahead there.
Marin being controlled here, momentarily.
Dostoevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Marin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dostoevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dostoevsky wants to control from the top but Marin keeps moving.
Dostoevsky looking to sit in guard and control but Marin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dostoevsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dostoevsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Marin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dostoevsky misses with a hook. Marin ducked under it nicely.
Marin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dostoevsky pinned against the cage. Dostoevsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dostoevsky.
Marin dodges the punch combination from Dostoevsky.
Marin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin slips a jab from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Marin right on the button. Marin goes down! Dostoevsky follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dostoevsky gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Dostoevsky!
Vlad Dostoevsky is the new lightweight champion!
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