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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolek Lolkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Stroganovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroganovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fade to Black - Metallica. Igor Stroganovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bolek Lolkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Stroganovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lolkowski throws a right and a left that Stroganovic avoids nicely.
Lolkowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lolkowski breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lolkowski.
Stroganovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lolkowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stroganovic eats them both and turns towards Lolkowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lolkowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lolkowski throws a lazy right hand but Stroganovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lolkowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Lolkowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroganovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lolkowski looking to pass the guard.
Lolkowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolkowski prevents Stroganovic from getting back to his feet.
Lolkowski looking to pass the guard.
Lolkowski stopping the sweep attempt from Stroganovic.
Lolkowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bolek Lolkowski just wasn't active enough.
Lolkowski looking to score a takedown here. Stroganovic is defending well but Lolkowski drives through and ends up in Stroganovic's guard.
Lolkowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lolkowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski misses with a low kick as Stroganovic jumps back.
Stroganovic throws out a loose jab but Lolkowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lolkowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lolkowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroganovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Lolkowski.
Lolkowski slips a jab from Stroganovic.
A head kick misses from Lolkowski.
Lolkowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stroganovic is out of range and Lolkowski settles back down.
Bolek Lolkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lolkowski throws a push kick but Stroganovic slaps the foot to one side.
Lolkowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stroganovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lolkowski moves into range and clinches up with Stroganovic.
Lolkowski is struggling to control the position.
Lolkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lolkowski throws a leg kick
and Stroganovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stroganovic misses with an uppercut.
Stroganovic throws an overhand right that lands on Lolkowski's shoulder, as Lolkowski tries to avoid the shot.
Lolkowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroganovic.
Lolkowski lands a front kick.
Lolkowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroganovic connects with a body shot that sends Lolkowski's belly button to the back.
Stroganovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stroganovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroganovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroganovic digs a good hook to Lolkowski's body.
Stroganovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lolkowski. Lolkowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Lolkowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Igor Stroganovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroganovic is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lolkowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Stroganovic lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolek Lolkowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lolkowski moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lolkowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stroganovic breaks the clinch.
Lolkowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Lolkowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lolkowski throws a sloppy head kick and Stroganovic moves out of range easily.
Lolkowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Stroganovic off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Stroganovic misses its intended target.
Bolek Lolkowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Lolkowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stroganovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Lolkowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolkowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lolkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lolkowski clinches with his opponent.
Lolkowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroganovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lolkowski has Stroganovic pushed against the cage.
Lolkowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lolkowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lolkowski stalls.
Lolkowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Stroganovic avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bolek Lolkowski.
Stroganovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lolkowski.
Stroganovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stroganovic blocks a leg kick.
Stroganovic misses with a straight right.
Lolkowski tries to land a front kick but Stroganovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lolkowski tried to score with a low kick but Stroganovic checks it.
Lolkowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroganovic manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski moves into the clinch.
Lolkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stroganovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lolkowski looks to throw the jab but Stroganovic is out of range.
Lolkowski throws a leg kick
and Stroganovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lolkowski shoots in but Stroganovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lolkowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lolkowski shoots in but Stroganovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lolkowski misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolek Lolkowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lolkowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lolkowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lolkowski walks into a stiff left hand from Stroganovic.
Lolkowski slips a jab from Stroganovic.
Lolkowski misses with a head kick.
Lolkowski throws a push kick but Stroganovic slaps the foot to one side.
Stroganovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stroganovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Stroganovic tests Lolkowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lolkowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lolkowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Stroganovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lolkowski's knee momentarily.
Stroganovic throws a body punch but Lolkowski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolkowski closes the distance and clinches up with Stroganovic, looking for a takedown. Lolkowski pushes Stroganovic against the cage but Stroganovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stroganovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Lolkowski.
Stroganovic scores with a nice right hand.
Stroganovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stroganovic throws an overhand right that lands on Lolkowski's shoulder, as Lolkowski tries to avoid the shot.
Stroganovic throws a leg kick but Lolkowski checks it.
Lolkowski misses with a kick to the body.
Lolkowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Stroganovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Stroganovic throws the left hand but Lolkowski avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroganovic lands a head shot.
Lolkowski lands a head kick. Stroganovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Lolkowski throws the kick towards the body but Stroganovic avoids it.
Stroganovic tries to score with a low kick but Lolkowski moves his leg out of the way.
Lolkowski misses with a head kick.
Lolkowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stroganovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Lolkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lolkowski throws a head kick that misses
and Stroganovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stroganovic with a jab.
Lolkowski tries a low kick but Stroganovic avoids it.
Bolek Lolkowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski slips under a jab.
Lolkowski throws out a leg kick but Stroganovic moves out of range and Lolkowski only half commits.
Stroganovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lolkowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lolkowski cracks a nice hook into Stroganovic's ribs.
Igor Stroganovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stroganovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lolkowski manages to avoid it.
Lolkowski throws a head kick that Stroganovic semi-blocks.
Lolkowski throws a front kick aimed at Stroganovic's knee but Stroganovic avoids it well.
Lolkowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lolkowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroganovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lolkowski.
Stroganovic punishes Lolkowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lolkowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lolkowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lolkowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Lolkowski throws a low kick, looking for Stroganovic's leg but Stroganovic calmly moves out of range.
Stroganovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lolkowski.
Lolkowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroganovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Lolkowski lands but Stroganovic takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lolkowski stuns Stroganovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Igor Stroganovic.
I think Lolkowski 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolek Lolkowski!
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