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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pendulum - Slam. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blaze tries to land a body kick
and Lebedev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lebedev controlling the pace.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaze is holding on to half guard well.
Lebedev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grigori Lebedev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Blaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lebedev counters with a stiff right hand.
Lebedev throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lebedev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blaze throws a solid leg kick but Lebedev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaze.
Nino Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebedev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lebedev checks a low kick from Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze throws a poor cross that misses
and Lebedev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lebedev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lebedev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blaze tries to work over Lebedev's front leg with a kick but Lebedev checks it.
Lebedev throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lebedev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lebedev throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Lebedev misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lebedev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but Lebedev avoids it.
Lebedev missing with a left hand there. Blaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick
and Lebedev moves into the clinch.
Lebedev misses with the head strike.
Blaze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lebedev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blaze tries to work over Lebedev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebedev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blaze gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lebedev.
Lebedev lands a nice shot to the body.
Lebedev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Blaze stalling in the clinch but Lebedev improves position.
Lebedev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lebedev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
Blaze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lebedev.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Lebedev wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Blaze.
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!
Blaze wants to stall.
Lebedev misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grigori Lebedev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blaze throws a lazy body kick
and Lebedev counters with a stiff right hand.
Lebedev throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lebedev scores a takedown into full mount!
Lebedev controlling from the full mount.
Blaze tries to reverse the position but Lebedev maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Lebedev wants to take Blaze's back but he can't do it this time.
Lebedev controlling his opponent.
Blaze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lebedev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blaze is squirming around, avoiding Lebedev's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grigori Lebedev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lebedev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lebedev looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lebedev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Blaze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a leg kick
and Lebedev counters with a straight right hand.
Blaze swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Lebedev to counter with a crisp jab.
Nino Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lebedev's sensitive parts.
Blaze tries to land a body kick
and Lebedev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze controlling Lebedev's posture.
Lebedev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaze is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Lebedev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lebedev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lebedev shoots and misses
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaze misses with an uppercut
enabling Lebedev to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze tries to bum rush Lebedev with a series of wild strikes but Lebedev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blaze.
Blaze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Blaze. Beautiful body shot.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that Lebedev sees coming a mile off.
Lebedev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lebedev jabs at Blaze's body.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Lebedev misses with a body punch
and Blaze counters with a body kick that stops Lebedev in his tracks momentarily.
Lebedev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lebedev takes one on the button.
Lebedev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebedev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Blaze finds it's target.
Lebedev wants to clinch but Blaze slips to the side
and Blaze counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Lebedev.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Lebedev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lebedev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Lebedev moves out of range easily.
Blaze throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lebedev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lebedev scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Lebedev's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebedev tries to avoid it.
Nino Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lebedev takes a step back to recover.
Blaze takes a swing at Lebedev's ribcage but misses.
Lebedev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lebedev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blaze fakes the leg kick and cracks Lebedev in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze lands a head kick!
It looks like Grigori Lebedev has been cut.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lebedev's calf.
Nino Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigori Lebedev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lebedev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Lebedev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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