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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dezhnyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Shawn Albright has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shawn Albright seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Dezhnyov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dezhnyov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dezhnyov lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dezhnyov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Albright wants to stand and escape but Dezhnyov is having none of it.
Dezhnyov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexander Dezhnyov.
Albright tries to clinch but Dezhnyov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright is looking to clinch.
Dezhnyov shoots in but no luck this time.
Dezhnyov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Albright at a distance.
Albright throws a low kick but Dezhnyov avoids it.
Albright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dezhnyov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dezhnyov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexander Dezhnyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albright drives through and clinches with Dezhnyov against the cage.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright lands an elbow inside that Dezhnyov shrugs off.
It looks like Alexander Dezhnyov has been cut.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Dezhnyov looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albright working Dezhnyov over with knees to the body.
Albright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albright looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright lands an elbow inside that Dezhnyov shrugs off.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright lands a nice elbow.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albright with a knee to the head.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Albright.
Dezhnyov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Albright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dezhnyov can turn it around.
Albright misses with a punch on the inside.
Dezhnyov is working for takedown but Albright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shawn Albright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dezhnyov.
Albright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dezhnyov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Albright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
Albright lands an elbow inside that Dezhnyov shrugs off.
Albright manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Albright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Albright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dezhnyov's elbow.
Albright will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dezhnyov up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albright.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albright lands a damaging elbow.
Albright landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Dezhnyov's ribcage.
Dezhnyov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Albright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Albright is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Albright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dezhnyov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Albright connects with a leg kick. Dezhnyov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Albright moves in looking to clinch but Dezhnyov pushes him off.
Dezhnyov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albright gets a clinch.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dezhnyov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Albright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dezhnyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albright was well out of range. Poor timing from Dezhnyov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Albright here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Albright tries to clinch but Dezhnyov is having none of it.
Albright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dezhnyov is breathing heavily.
Albright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dezhnyov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dezhnyov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright drives through and clinches with Dezhnyov against the cage.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dezhnyov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albright stalls.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Albright swings wildly with an uppercut but Dezhnyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Albright.
Albright misses with a punch to the body.
Dezhnyov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Albright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Dezhnyov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albright after a bit of a struggle.
Shawn Albright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dezhnyov.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albright lands a knee to the head.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
Albright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Albright - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Albright for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezhnyov is working for takedown but Albright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Albright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dezhnyov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dezhnyov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Albright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albright lands a body punch.
Albright lands a good knee to the midsection. Dezhnyov won't want to take too many of those.
Albright will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dezhnyov up against the cage.
Albright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dezhnyov avoiding damage as Albright throws knees to the body.
Dezhnyov takes an elbow to the temple.
Dezhnyov is looking for a takedown.
Albright misses with a body punch.
Albright with a knee to the head.
Albright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albright lands an elbow just above Dezhnyov 's eye.
Dezhnyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dezhnyov being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dezhnyov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Albright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dezhnyov's cut.
That's time! Albright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Albright slaps away a takedown attempt from Dezhnyov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Albright wants to clinch.
Albright tries to clinch there but Dezhnyov circles away.
Albright moves into the clinch.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dezhnyov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albright controlling the action here for a moment.
Albright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albright lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Albright.
Dezhnyov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright lands a good knee to the midsection. Dezhnyov won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright lands an elbow that stopped Dezhnyov in his tracks for a moment.
Albright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dezhnyov being controlled against the cage.
Albright swings wildly with an uppercut but Dezhnyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dezhnyov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Dezhnyov's ribcage.
Dezhnyov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dezhnyov's defenses.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Albright misses with some punches.
Albright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dezhnyov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albright just leaning against Dezhnyov, taking a breather.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albright missing with knees to the body.
Dezhnyov tries for a takedown but Albright manages to get underhooks.
Albright lands an elbow that stopped Dezhnyov in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Albright fails to land.
Albright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dezhnyov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dezhnyov avoiding damage as Albright throws knees to the body.
Dezhnyov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albright after a bit of a struggle.
Shawn Albright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dezhnyov.
Dezhnyov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Albright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dezhnyov.
Albright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albright misses with a punch on the inside.
Albright lands an elbow that stopped Dezhnyov in his tracks for a moment.
Albright tries a body shot but Dezhnyov blocks it.
Albright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albright misses with a knee to the head.
Dezhnyov goes for a takedown attempt but Albright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Albright tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dezhnyov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dezhnyov is stalling in the full guard.
Alexander Dezhnyov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dezhnyov stands up over Albright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Albright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Albright!
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