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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Klason might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Ruslan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hester Prynn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dariusz Ruslan enters the cage!
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216 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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198 cm
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217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klason doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruslan staying out of range there.
Ruslan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruslan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klason takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Klason blocks the low kick.
Ruslan looks for the body kick but Klason saw that one coming.
Ruslan catches Klason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruslan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruslan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruslan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan scores with a jab to the body.
Ruslan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klason rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruslan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klason was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruslan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruslan trying to control but Klason is working from the bottom.
Ruslan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klason. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruslan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Klason manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Klason thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ruslan is trying to stand up.
Klason throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason raining down shots from the mount!
Klason throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ruslan is bucking up trying to escape but Klason cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klason throwing strikes here but Ruslan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ruslan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Klason misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Klason thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruslan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Klason looking to finish with strikes here!
Klason throwing strikes here but Ruslan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Klason 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ruslan wants to get back to his feet.
Klason lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klason looking to finish with strikes here!
Ruslan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Klason lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ruslan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Klason.
Ruslan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Klason throwing strikes here but Ruslan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Klason won't let Ruslan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruslan looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan is in a horrible position here. Klason smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Klason throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ruslan because Klason loaded up on that one.
Klason lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ruslan hang on?
Klason throws some wild stikes that Ruslan manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruslan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Klason has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruslan's face.
Klason thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Klason cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klason has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruslan's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruslan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
Ruslan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klason as he jumps to the side.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruslan is just out of range.
Klason wants to clinch.
Dariusz Ruslan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klason misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klason moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Klason moves out of range.
Klason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruslan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruslan misses with a body punch
and Klason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruslan is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Klason misses the target.
Ruslan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruslan cracks Klason with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruslan misses with a hook to the body
and Klason counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Klason lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klason trying to control but Ruslan is working from the bottom.
Ruslan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruslan wants to stand but Klason is controlling the position.
Hjalmar Klason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klason lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klason.
Klason with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruslan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruslan keeping moving, preventing Klason from controlling successfully.
Klason is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruslan keeping moving, preventing Klason from controlling successfully.
Klason prevents Ruslan from getting back to his feet.
Klason wants to control from the top but Ruslan keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klason works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruslan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klason counters with an inside leg kick.
Klason throws a leg kick which misses Ruslan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruslan tries to avoid it.
Klason scores with a jab. Ruslan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Ruslan misses
and Klason counters with a left and a right that stings Ruslan.
Klason jabs Ruslan right on the nose. Ruslan blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruslan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klason throws a shot from downtown. Ruslan moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Klason misses.
A low kick from Ruslan misses
and Klason counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Klason.
Klason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klason wants to pass the guard but Ruslan is keeping the position.
Klason throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruslan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klason throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruslan wants to get back to his feet but Klason is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Klason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruslan can do to turn this around?
Klason is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruslan has wrist control.
Ruslan keeping full guard, as Klason tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruslan.
Klason moves in looking to clinch but Ruslan pushes him off.
Ruslan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klason wants to clinch.
Ruslan misses with a leg kick
and Klason counters with a single leg into guard. Ruslan didn't expect that.
Klason won't allow Ruslan to get back to his feet.
Klason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klason trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruslan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klason is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruslan has wrist control.
Ruslan is looking to stand back up but Klason counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ruslan.
Ruslan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruslan tries to kick Klason off but Klason keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ruslan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klason stops Ruslan from getting back to his feet.
Ruslan pushes Klason off but Klason dives into side control.
Klason happy to just control the position for now.
Ruslan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Klason.
Hjalmar Klason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee asks Klason politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Klason prefers to stall for the moment though.
Klason's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Klason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruslan keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Klason seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ruslan for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hjalmar Klason just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ruslan throws the left hand but Klason avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klason 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Klason!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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