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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casablancas comes to the cage accompanied by Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . Julian Casablancas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyov Kirijenko!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casablancas just misses with a punch to the body.
Casablancas moves out of range as Kirijenko throws a body kick.
Casablancas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kirijenko under the eye.
Kirijenko slips a straight right by Casablancas.
Casablancas with a jab.
Casablancas avoids the body shot from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Casablancas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirijenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Julian Casablancas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Casablancas misses the target.
Casablancas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirijenko.
Kirijenko slips a jab from Casablancas.
Kirijenko throws a leg kick but Casablancas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Casablancas blocks a head kick by Kirijenko.
Casablancas moves into range and clinches up with Kirijenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kirijenko is trying to stall.
Kirijenko tries to work over Casablancas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Casablancas trying to land knees to the body.
Casablancas can't find room to land a body shot as Kirijenko controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Casablancas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Casablancas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirijenko blocks an uppercut.
Casablancas is leaning against Kirijenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Casablancas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirijenko's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Casablancas lands a nice uppercut.
Casablancas lands an uppercut.
Casablancas tries a body shot but Kirijenko blocks it.
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!
Casablancas misses with a punch to the body.
Casablancas lands a shoulder strike.
Casablancas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirijenko tries for a takedown but Casablancas manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Casablancas on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Casablancas as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Casablancas.
Casablancas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Casablancas manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Casablancas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Casablancas throws a good cross that connects.
Casablancas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirijenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casablancas closes the distance but Kirijenko moves to the side
and Kirijenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Casablancas moves out of range as Kirijenko throws a body kick.
Julian Casablancas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirijenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Casablancas is out of range.
Kirijenko is looking to chop away at Casablancas's legs.
A big right from Casablancas misses.
Casablancas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko blocks a body shot from Casablancas.
Kirijenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirijenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Casablancas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Casablancas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirijenko backwards.
Casablancas scores with a knee to the head.
Casablancas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casablancas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Julian Casablancas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyov Kirijenko.
Casablancas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Casablancas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Casablancas sizes up Kirijenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirijenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Casablancas.
Casablancas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Casablancas, as that shot connected.
Casablancas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirijenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Casablancas scrambles back to his feet.
Kirijenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casablancas.
Casablancas connects with a right hand. Kirijenko shakes it off.
Julian Casablancas is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirijenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Casablancas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirijenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirijenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirijenko preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Casablancas looking for a sweep. Not yet Casablancas, not yet.
Casablancas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julian Casablancas.
Casablancas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirijenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Casablancas rather than just go for the knockout.
Kirijenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casablancas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirijenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Casablancas is just out of range.
Casablancas moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirijenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kirijenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Casablancas's waist but Casablancas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirijenko off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casablancas.
Kirijenko misses the shot to the body.
Casablancas misses with a few strikes there.
Kirijenko walks into a left hand.
Casablancas blocks the body kick.
Kirijenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Casablancas misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirijenko throws a hook to the side of Casablancas's head but Casablancas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Casablancas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kirijenko is able to avoid easily.
Casablancas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Casablancas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirijenko tries a low kick but Casablancas avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko misses with a body kick.
Casablancas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirijenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Casablancas as he checks the leg kick.
Casablancas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Casablancas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kirijenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kirijenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Casablancas is just out of range.
Kirijenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Casablancas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Casablancas clobbers Kirijenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Casablancas connects with a nice looking jab.
Casablancas is looking to clinch but Kirijenko is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas avoids the body shot from Kirijenko.
A head kick misses from Kirijenko.
Casablancas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirijenko swings for the body but Casablancas moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Casablancas.
Casablancas tries to clinch up.
Casablancas lands with a straight right. Kirijenko didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kirijenko is defended easily by Casablancas.
Julian Casablancas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyov Kirijenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casablancas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Casablancas 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!
Casablancas misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Casablancas.
Casablancas is looking to clinch.
Casablancas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casablancas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kirijenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirijenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Casablancas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Casablancas can't find room to land a body shot as Kirijenko controls the action.
Casablancas throws an elbow but it misses.
Casablancas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirijenko blocking some punches.
Kirijenko wants a takedown.
Kirijenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Casablancas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Julian Casablancas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyov Kirijenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Casablancas lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirijenko backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casablancas.
Casablancas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Casablancas.
Casablancas lands a nice elbow.
Kirijenko is rocked!
Kirijenko trying to stall but Casablancas improves his position.
Casablancas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casablancas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirijenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirijenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Casablancas gets an underhook and turns Kirijenko into the cage.
Casablancas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Casablancas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirijenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kirijenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casablancas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casablancas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirijenko.
Casablancas pushes Kirijenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Casablancas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirijenko.
Kirijenko prevents a body shot from Casablancas.
Casablancas lands with a light punch inside.
Casablancas lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kirijenko fails to land.
Kirijenko blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko is trying to stall.
Casablancas lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Casablancas.
Casablancas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kirijenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Casablancas tries to work over Kirijenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Casablancas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Casablancas gets through Kirijenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirijenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Casablancas finish him?
Casablancas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirijenko.
Casablancas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirijenko can do to turn this around?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Casablancas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyov Kirijenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casablancas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casablancas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirijenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casablancas drops Kirijenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kirijenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kirijenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kirijenko has Casablancas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Casablancas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casablancas.
Casablancas scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirijenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Casablancas trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Casablancas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Casablancas 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Casablancas!
Julian Casablancas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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