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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aschenbreaker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feuer Frei. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky lands with an overhand left.
Aschenbreaker lands a right hook to the body.
Aschenbreaker misses with a low kick.
Nevsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nevsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nevsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nevsky forces his way into half guard.
Nevsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aschenbreaker tries to get to full guard but Nevsky has control of the leg.
Aschenbreaker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aschenbreaker gets back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aschenbreaker working for a triangle but Nevsky defends it easily.
Nevsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aschenbreaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nevsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nevsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aschenbreaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nevsky is one step ahead there.
Nevsky trying to control but Aschenbreaker is working from the bottom.
Aschenbreaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nevsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nevsky passes into half guard.
Nevsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aschenbreaker is staying active underneath Nevsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nevsky connects with a nice short shot to Aschenbreaker's temple.
Aschenbreaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nevsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aschenbreaker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nevsky pulls his head out easily.
Nevsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aschenbreaker is trying to maintain the position but Nevsky is very close to passing his half guard.
Nevsky uses his free foot to push down on Aschenbreaker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aschenbreaker.
Nevsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aschenbreaker hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nevsky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aschenbreaker wants to hold on but Nevsky pushes him away.
Aschenbreaker looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Nevsky.
Aschenbreaker is trying desperately to improve position.
Aschenbreaker is bucking up trying to escape but Nevsky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky controlling his opponent.
Aschenbreaker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nevsky content just to control the position here.
Nevsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nevsky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aschenbreaker's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nevsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nevsky trying to control but Aschenbreaker is having none of it.
Aschenbreaker is bucking up trying to escape but Nevsky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Aschenbreaker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nevsky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aschenbreaker's face.
Aschenbreaker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevsky lands a nice shot to the head.
Nevsky dominating with strikes here.
Aschenbreaker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nevsky works his way into side control.
Nevsky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nevsky is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aschenbreaker some visible discomfort.
Nevsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aschenbreaker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nevsky working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aschenbreaker throws a sloppy head kick and Nevsky moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Nevsky.
Aschenbreaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevsky circles away.
Nevsky checks a leg kick.
Aschenbreaker misses with a low kick.
Nevsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aschenbreaker throws a body punch but Nevsky moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Nevsky.
Aschenbreaker misses with a body shot.
Nevsky checks the leg kick.
Aschenbreaker throws a head kick but Nevsky moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aschenbreaker.
Oleg Aschenbreaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nevsky slips under a jab.
Aschenbreaker throws a leg kick but Nevsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aschenbreaker throws a big shot that misses.
Nevsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nevsky checks the leg kick.
Aschenbreaker lands a body shot.
Aschenbreaker misses with a hook to the body
and Nevsky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aschenbreaker working for a triangle but Nevsky defends it easily.
Nevsky is in close to Aschenbreaker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aschenbreaker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky trying to control but Aschenbreaker is working from the bottom.
Nevsky passes Aschenbreaker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nevsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nevsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nevsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevsky slips a nice elbow through Aschenbreaker's hands, connecting with Aschenbreaker's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nevsky lands a nice short elbow.
Nevsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nevsky prevents Aschenbreaker from improving his position.
Alexander Nevsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nevsky winds up and cracks Aschenbreaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nevsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nevsky winds up and cracks Aschenbreaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aschenbreaker is looking for a sweep. Nevsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nevsky drops an elbow to the side of Aschenbreaker's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevsky prevents Aschenbreaker from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Nevsky there.
Aschenbreaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nevsky lands a couple of digs.
Nevsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Nevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Aschenbreaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker keeping moving, preventing Nevsky from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nevsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aschenbreaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Nevsky with a nice head shot there.
Aschenbreaker keeping moving, preventing Nevsky from controlling successfully.
Nevsky stopping the sweep attempt from Aschenbreaker.
Nevsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aschenbreaker is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aschenbreaker working for a triangle but Nevsky defends it easily.
Nevsky pushes down on Aschenbreaker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four 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.
Aschenbreaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nevsky lands strikes from half guard.
Aschenbreaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Nevsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevsky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nevsky sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aschenbreaker looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aschenbreaker is not content to let Nevsky control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Aschenbreaker tries to clinch up but Nevsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Aschenbreaker throws the kick towards the body but Nevsky avoids it.
Nevsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aschenbreaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nevsky rather than just go for the knockout.
Nevsky moves out of range of the body kick from Aschenbreaker.
Aschenbreaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nevsky is out of range and Aschenbreaker settles back down.
Aschenbreaker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aschenbreaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aschenbreaker misses with a wild body shot.
Aschenbreaker misses with an uppercut.
Aschenbreaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nevsky swings for the body but Aschenbreaker moves out of range.
A cross from Aschenbreaker lands.
Nevsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aschenbreaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Aschenbreaker misses.
Aschenbreaker misses the shot to the body.
Nevsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aschenbreaker takes a swing at Nevsky's ribcage but misses.
Nevsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aschenbreaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aschenbreaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker throws the left hand but Nevsky avoids the punch easily.
Nevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aschenbreaker is looking to land body kicks.
Aschenbreaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nevsky shoots in for a double leg but Aschenbreaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aschenbreaker drops his hands momentarily and Nevsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nevsky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nevsky passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aschenbreaker is bucking up trying to escape but Nevsky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aschenbreaker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nevsky with the ground and pound from mount.
Nevsky with shots to the head and body - Aschenbreaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aschenbreaker is working to get back to half guard.
Nevsky landing shots from mount.
Oleg Aschenbreaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky working the ground and pound effectively.
Aschenbreaker is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevsky landing strikes from the mount and Aschenbreaker is in trouble!
Nevsky lands a big elbow.
Nevsky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nevsky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nevsky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aschenbreaker is bucking up trying to escape but Nevsky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nevsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nevsky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aschenbreaker looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Nevsky.
Nevsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aschenbreaker?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nevsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aschenbreaker hang on?
Aschenbreaker is trying desperately to improve position.
Nevsky landing strikes from the mount and Aschenbreaker is in trouble!
Nevsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nevsky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nevsky wants to control the pace but Aschenbreaker is squirming around nicely.
Nevsky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nevsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aschenbreaker is in a horrible position here. Nevsky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aschenbreaker can't escape the position.
Nevsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Nevsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nevsky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nevsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aschenbreaker is in a horrible position here. Nevsky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aschenbreaker is rocked!
Nevsky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aschenbreaker is still in real trouble! Can Nevsky finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky landing strikes from the mount and Aschenbreaker is in trouble!
Aschenbreaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Aschenbreaker is in a horrible position here. Nevsky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aschenbreaker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nevsky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Nevsky!
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