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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Jonas Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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190 lbs
6 - 7 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Jonas Angstrom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragonov closes the distance and pushes Angstrom back into the cage.
Angstrom wants a takedown but no success here.
Dragonov lands a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angstrom's face.
Angstrom tries to pull guard but Dragonov won't allow it.
Dragonov stalls.
Dragonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Angstrom misses with a takedown
and Dragonov counters with a head kick. That will keep Angstrom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marco Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Jonas Angstrom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angstrom tries for a takedown but Dragonov circles away easily
and Dragonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Karl Jonas Angstrom has been cut.
Dragonov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Angstrom looks gassed!
Dragonov breaks from the clinch.
Angstrom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dragonov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom wants to clinch
enabling Dragonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragonov rushes Angstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragonov.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angstrom's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragonov.
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!
Dragonov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov lands an elbow just above Angstrom 's eye.
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angstrom's face.
Dragonov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragonov breaks the clinch.
Dragonov gets a clinch.
Dragonov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Angstrom won't want to take too many of those.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dragonov lands a damaging elbow.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
Dragonov lands an elbow just above Angstrom 's eye.
Dragonov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angstrom jumps guard but Dragonov stands there with Angstrom around his waist. Angstrom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Angstrom is trying to drag Dragonov to the mat but Dragonov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dragonov breaks from the clinch.
Marco Dragonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Dragonov scores with a four punch combination!
Dragonov clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angstrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom misses with a low kick.
Angstrom shoots in looking for a takedown but Dragonov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Angstrom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Angstrom is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Angstrom misses.
Angstrom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dragonov counter with a right hand.
Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dragonov landing knees to the head.
Angstrom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dragonov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angstrom tries to pull guard but Dragonov holds him up against the cage and eventually Angstrom drops back down to his feet.
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Angstrom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angstrom stops Dragonov from standing up.
Dragonov working a defensive guard here.
Angstrom is fighting to break Dragonov's control of his arms but Dragonov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Angstrom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angstrom wants to control from the top but Dragonov keeps moving.
Angstrom might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dragonov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dragonov with a jab.
Dragonov throws a shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dragonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Jonas Angstrom's cut.
That's time! Dragonov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Angstrom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dragonov sprawls well. Dragonov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Angstrom gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragonov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angstrom at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Angstrom or perhaps it was just good defense by Dragonov which made him look bad.
Angstrom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragonov as he avoids it easily.
Marco Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Jonas Angstrom.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Angstrom moves out of range.
Angstrom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragonov's waist but Dragonov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Angstrom off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov cracks a nice hook into Angstrom's ribs.
Dragonov wants to clinch
and Angstrom counters by moving into the clinch.
Angstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragonov avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Angstrom is breathing heavily.
Dragonov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Angstrom takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Karl Jonas Angstrom's cut even more.
Angstrom looking for a takedown.
Dragonov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angstrom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dragonov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Angstrom pushes him off.
Dragonov gets a clinch.
Dragonov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov prevents Angstrom from breaking the clinch.
Angstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragonov has double underhooks.
Dragonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Angstrom won't want to take too many of those.
Dragonov lands an elbow inside.
Dragonov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head.
Dragonov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angstrom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dragonov working Angstrom over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov breaks the clinch.
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
Angstrom tries for a takedown but Dragonov manages to get underhooks.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angstrom's face.
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Angstrom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angstrom. Dragonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karl Jonas Angstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragonov connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dragonov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Dragonov as Angstrom shoots in.
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Angstrom shoots in and drives through. Dragonov sprawls well.
Angstrom shoots and misses
and Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow.
Angstrom jumps guard but Dragonov stands there with Angstrom around his waist. Angstrom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Angstrom takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Karl Jonas Angstrom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head.
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragonov rushes Angstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Dragonov slows down the pace here.
Dragonov lands an elbow inside.
Dragonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angstrom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Angstrom fails to pull guard.
Dragonov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marco Dragonov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragonov connects with a knee to the head.
Angstrom tries to pull guard but Dragonov holds him up against the cage and eventually Angstrom drops back down to his feet.
Dragonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Angstrom won't want to take too many of those.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dragonov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Jonas Angstrom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Angstrom pushes him off.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Angstrom is having none of it.
Dragonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angstrom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dragonov is fending him off so far but Angstrom persists. Nope, Dragonov circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragonov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angstrom can do to turn this around?
Angstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragonov counters with a left and a right that stings Angstrom.
Marco Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Jonas Angstrom.
Angstrom throws a lazy body kick
and Dragonov counters by clinching up.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
Dragonov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Angstrom digs a right hand into Dragonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dragonov's gas tank.
Dragonov lands a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Dragonov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dragonov crunches a lovely knee into Angstrom's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marco Dragonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Angstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov closes the distance but Angstrom moves to the side
and Angstrom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dragonov!
Dragonov tries to hold on but Angstrom pushes him away.
Dragonov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Angstrom with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dragonov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Angstrom with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Angstrom lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Angstrom unloading with bombs!
Karl Jonas Angstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragonov tries to lock up and control but Angstrom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Angstrom thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Angstrom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dragonov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Angstrom.
Dragonov taking shots to the head.
Dragonov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dragonov is trying to stand up.
Angstrom lands a heavy elbow.
Angstrom misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Angstrom scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Angstrom working Dragonov over with strikes here.
Dragonov is trying to stand up.
Dragonov tries to reverse the position but Angstrom maintains control.
Angstrom scoring with strikes but Dragonov is staying in there.
Dragonov is looking to improve his position but Angstrom isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angstrom working for a guillotine from mount but Dragonov is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom landing punches.
Angstrom lands a big elbow.
Dragonov working to try and regain half guard.
Angstrom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragonov tries to hold on but Angstrom postures up.
Angstrom cracks Dragonov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragonov tries to hold on but Angstrom postures up.
Angstrom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Jonas Angstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dragonov 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 Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Dragonov!
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energy
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