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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnhildur Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ragnhildur Haraldsson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnhildur Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraldsson throws a good cross that connects.
Haraldsson cracks the inside of Byhenikov's front leg.
Haraldsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Byhenikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byhenikov ducks under a wild hook from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson misses with a looping right.
Byhenikov lands an overhand right.
Haraldsson avoids the head kick by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haraldsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Byhenikov.
Haraldsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Haraldsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Byhenikov's calf.
Haraldsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haraldsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byhenikov lands a nice looking body kick.
Byhenikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Byhenikov lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Byhenikov lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Byhenikov.
Haraldsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byhenikov lands a nice uppercut.
Byhenikov has a couple of punches blocked by Haraldsson.
Byhenikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haraldsson or not.
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Byhenikov.
Haraldsson trying to control the position but instead, Byhenikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haraldsson into the cage.
Haraldsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Byhenikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byhenikov.
Haraldsson tries to break free but Byhenikov pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byhenikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson can't break the clinch.
Byhenikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haraldsson tries to stall but Byhenikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byhenikov works on Haraldsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Byhenikov digs a right hand into Haraldsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haraldsson's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Byhenikov effectively controlling the action here.
Haraldsson misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Haraldsson fails to land.
Byhenikov presses Haraldsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haraldsson or not.
Byhenikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haraldsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byhenikov blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
Byhenikov blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
Nice body punch from Byhenikov - that landed with a thud.
Byhenikov pushes Haraldsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byhenikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Byhenikov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haraldsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Byhenikov misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov stalling the fight.
Haraldsson throws a head punch that misses.
Byhenikov gets through Haraldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byhenikov scores with a shot to the side of Haraldsson's head.
Byhenikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Byhenikov can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
Haraldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byhenikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haraldsson is trying to force a seperation but Byhenikov has the dominant position.
Haraldsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Byhenikov won't allow it.
Haraldsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Byhenikov is keeping busy.
Haraldsson tries to throw a body punch but Byhenikov avoids it by throwing Haraldsson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Byhenikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Haraldsson should have avoided that one.
Haraldsson throws a combination that misses
and Byhenikov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Byhenikov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Byhenikov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Haraldsson can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byhenikov looking for a guillotine from mount but Haraldsson is having none of it.
Haraldsson can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov wants to take his opponent's back but Haraldsson doesn't allow it.
Haraldsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byhenikov continues to stall.
Haraldsson tries to hold on but Byhenikov pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Byhenikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Byhenikov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Byhenikov working for a guillotine from mount but Haraldsson is in no mood to give up.
Haraldsson is looking to improve his position but Byhenikov isn't that keen on the idea.
Haraldsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson is squirming around, avoiding Byhenikov's attempts to control the action.
Byhenikov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Byhenikov looking to control but Haraldsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Byhenikov wants to take his opponent's back but Haraldsson doesn't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Byhenikov controlling from the full mount.
Byhenikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haraldsson is looking to escape.
Byhenikov controlling the pace for now.
Byhenikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haraldsson can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byhenikov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Haraldsson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Haraldsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byhenikov. Byhenikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Byhenikov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byhenikov. Haraldsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haraldsson throws the kick towards the body but Byhenikov avoids it.
Byhenikov with a hook.
Byhenikov misses the jab.
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Byhenikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haraldsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byhenikov tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson throws a right hand that misses
and Byhenikov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Haraldsson!
Haraldsson is letting Byhenikov control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov trying to control the action but Haraldsson is working from the bottom.
Haraldsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Byhenikov wants to control but Haraldsson is keeping him busy.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haraldsson seems a little lost for a moment, as Byhenikov dominates the positioning.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Byhenikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Byhenikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haraldsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Haraldsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Byhenikov.
A short right from Byhenikov on the inside.
Haraldsson has had enough of the clinch but Byhenikov keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haraldsson's efforts to push away.
Haraldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byhenikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byhenikov.
Haraldsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byhenikov gets through Haraldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haraldsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byhenikov connects with a looping right hand.
Haraldsson is rocked!
Byhenikov throws a leg kick which misses Haraldsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Haraldsson tries to avoid it.
Byhenikov pushes Haraldsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Haraldsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byhenikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Byhenikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Byhenikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson tries a body shot but Byhenikov blocks it.
Haraldsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byhenikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haraldsson or not.
Byhenikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Byhenikov.
Haraldsson has had enough of the clinch but Byhenikov keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Byhenikov.
Haraldsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Byhenikov.
Haraldsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byhenikov.
Come on Byhenikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Byhenikov.
A right hand to the body from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byhenikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byhenikov scores with a shot to the side of Haraldsson's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byhenikov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
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hype
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pop
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