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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Gory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liljedahl kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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230 lbs
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Gory!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gory tries for a takedown but Liljedahl circles away easily
and Liljedahl counters with a big head kick but Gory shrugs it off.
Liljedahl thows a body shot but no joy.
Gory moves out of range of the strikes.
Liljedahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gory checks it well.
Gory shoots and misses
and Liljedahl counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liljedahl scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Gerard Gory has been cut.
Liljedahl scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gory in his tracks.
Liljedahl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sven Liljedahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gory fails with the takedown
and Liljedahl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sven Liljedahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Gory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljedahl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gory looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Liljedahl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liljedahl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liljedahl closes the distance and pushes Gory back into the cage.
Liljedahl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gory takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liljedahl keeps Gory at a distance using the push kick.
Gory is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liljedahl is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gory.
Liljedahl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liljedahl is looking to clinch but Gory is avoiding it.
Gory takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liljedahl tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl cracks the inside of Gory's front leg.
Gory with a poor takedown
and Liljedahl counters with a nice body kick.
Liljedahl throws a head kick that Gory semi-blocks.
Liljedahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liljedahl wants to clinch.
Liljedahl thuds his shin into the meat of Gory's side.
Liljedahl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liljedahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liljedahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liljedahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liljedahl scores with a nice head shot.
Gory fails with the takedown
and Liljedahl counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gory is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liljedahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liljedahl tries to clinch up but Gory circles away and keeps his distance.
Gory swats away the attempt to clinch by Liljedahl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gory tries for a takedown but Liljedahl circles away easily
and Liljedahl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liljedahl connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liljedahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liljedahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liljedahl throws a predictable looking body shot
so Gory counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gory is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Liljedahl is controlling Gory's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Liljedahl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Gory's cut.
That's time! Liljedahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gory takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gory shoots and misses
and Liljedahl counters with an outside leg kick.
Liljedahl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Liljedahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liljedahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Gory circles away.
Liljedahl gets a clinch.
Gory tries to pull guard but Liljedahl holds him up against the cage and eventually Gory drops back down to his feet.
Gory is breathing heavily.
Liljedahl lands an elbow inside.
Gory has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liljedahl avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sven Liljedahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Gory.
Liljedahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liljedahl throws the left hand but Gory avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Liljedahl.
Liljedahl connects with a leg kick. Gory looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liljedahl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Gerard Gory's cut even more.
Liljedahl lands a front kick.
Sven Liljedahl is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liljedahl.
Liljedahl looks for the body kick but Gory saw that one coming.
Liljedahl looks for the body kick but Gory saw that one coming.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Liljedahl here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Liljedahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liljedahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl throws a leg kick which misses Gory's front leg but catches the back leg as Gory tries to avoid it.
Liljedahl throws a front kick that sends Gory stumbling back into the cage.
Liljedahl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liljedahl misses with a body shot.
Liljedahl sizes up Gory with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liljedahl.
Liljedahl throws a push kick but Gory slaps the foot to one side.
Liljedahl lands a big head kick that sends Gory tumbling to the mat! Liljedahl takes a step backwards and waves Gory back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Liljedahl feints and then cracks Gory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gory down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Liljedahl.
Gory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liljedahl.
Liljedahl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Liljedahl lands a head kick!
The cut above Gerard Gory's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liljedahl.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liljedahl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liljedahl scores with a jab. Gory acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gory with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liljedahl counters with a head kick. That will keep Gory thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl throws a push kick but Gory slaps the foot to one side.
Gory's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liljedahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gory avoids the head kick by Liljedahl.
Gory has his takedown stuffed
and Liljedahl counters with a low kick, right behind Gory 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gory takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Liljedahl throws a sloppy head kick and Gory moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Liljedahl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Gory's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liljedahl scores with a head kick.
Gory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gory to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gory tries to free his leg and advance position but Liljedahl is retaining full guard.
Liljedahl working a defensive guard here.
Gory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liljedahl pulls Gory in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljedahl keeping full guard, as Gory tries to pass.
Gory wants to control from the top but Liljedahl keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sven Liljedahl wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gory shoots and misses
and Liljedahl counters with a head kick. That will keep Gory thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gory misses with a takedown attempt
and Liljedahl counters with a nice body kick.
Liljedahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Liljedahl throws a body kick that misses.
Liljedahl wants to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Liljedahl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Liljedahl throws a sloppy head kick and Gory moves out of range easily.
Liljedahl looks to land a body kick but Gory moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl tries a head kick but it misses.
Liljedahl misses with a body kick.
Liljedahl is looking to clinch but Gory is avoiding it.
Liljedahl wants to clinch.
Gory with a poor takedown
and Liljedahl counters with a nice body kick.
Sven Liljedahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Gory.
Gory avoids the body shot from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl lands a big head kick that sends Gory tumbling to the mat! Liljedahl takes a step backwards and waves Gory back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liljedahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gory if he has to take too many more of those.
Liljedahl scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl throws a leg kick which misses Gory's front leg but catches the back leg as Gory tries to avoid it.
Sven Liljedahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liljedahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liljedahl throws a head kick that misses.
Liljedahl throws a head kick that misses.
Liljedahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gory can do to turn this around?
Gory misses with a takedown attempt
and Liljedahl counters with a head kick that drops Gory to the mat! Gory scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gory is rocked!
Gerard Gory's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gerard Gory's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sven Liljedahl!
Sven Liljedahl retains his heavyweight title!
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