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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin has chosen AC/DC - T.N.T as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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225 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Soderberg shoots in.
Soderberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Irwin is trying to defend but Soderberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soderberg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Irwin is trying to get back to full guard.
Irwin won't allow Soderberg to pass to mount.
Irwin is staying active underneath Soderberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soderberg trying to mount his opponent but Irwin defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soderberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soderberg is working hard here to advance position.
Soderberg is working for a kimura but Irwin is defending it quite comfortably.
Soderberg throwing shots but Irwin is blocking nicely.
Irwin is doing well to control the position and prevent Soderberg from advancing to side control.
Soderberg is keen to just control but Irwin is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Irwin defends it well.
Irwin is trying to stand back up but Soderberg is controlling him
Soderberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soderberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soderberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soderberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Irwin defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg is looking for a kimura here.
Irwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soderberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Irwin's head.
Soderberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Irwin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Soderberg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Irwin misses with a few strikes there.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin tries to bum rush Soderberg with a series of wild strikes but Soderberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irwin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soderberg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Soderberg passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Irwin!
Soderberg trying to control but Irwin is having none of it.
Soderberg throwing strikes but Irwin bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Soderberg is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin stays in close to Soderberg's body and controls the position.
Soderberg trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Soderberg lands a right hook to the body.
Irwin misses with a body shot.
Soderberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irwin pinned against the cage. Irwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soderberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soderberg. Soderberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soderberg throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Irwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soderberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paul Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soderberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Soderberg moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Irwin.
Soderberg scores with a leg kick.
Soderberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Irwin.
A low kick from Irwin misses
and Soderberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soderberg 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.
Soderberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soderberg!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soderberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Irwin trying to control but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Irwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soderberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irwin wants to sweep here but Soderberg controlling him for the moment.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
Irwin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
Soderberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Soderberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soderberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soderberg ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Irwin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soderberg eats them both and turns towards Irwin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hjalmar Soderberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg throws a big shot that misses.
Soderberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin checks a low kick from Soderberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hjalmar Soderberg will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Irwin checks a leg kick nicely.
Soderberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Irwin tries to sprawl out of it but Soderberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irwin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Irwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soderberg on the side of the head.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soderberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soderberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soderberg somewhat.
Soderberg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irwin defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Soderberg throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Soderberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Soderberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soderberg takes one to the chin there.
Paul Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Soderberg.
Soderberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Irwin misses the jab.
Soderberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irwin. Irwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Irwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soderberg's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Soderberg.
Irwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soderberg.
Paul Irwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soderberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soderberg manages to avoid it.
Irwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soderberg.
Soderberg scores with a body shot.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soderberg manages to avoid it.
Irwin 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.
Irwin checks a low kick from Soderberg.
Soderberg takes one on the button.
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Soderberg with that takedown attempt.
Soderberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Irwin at a distance.
Soderberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irwin tries to avoid it but Soderberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irwin to the ground. Irwin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soderberg shoots in and bounces Irwin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soderberg prevents Irwin from getting back to his feet.
Soderberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soderberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Irwin's head.
Irwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Irwin.
I think Soderberg 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 Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg took some time post fight to say the following; 'No more fluky wins for you, dipshit!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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