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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade comes to the ring accompanied by Conan The Destroyer. Midgard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flash by Queen. Magne Midgard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Riessig Slade's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riessig Slade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magne Midgard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slade misses with a few strikes there.
Midgard wants to slow Slade down by chopping away at his legs.
Slade lands with a straight right. Midgard didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Magne Midgard has been cut.
Midgard tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Midgard misses.
Midgard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slade's head.
It looks like Riessig Slade has been cut.
Slade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Midgard counters by moving into the clinch.
Midgard tries a knee to the head but Slade blocks it.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Midgard lands a knee to the body.
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!
Slade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Midgard slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard looking to throw knees to the head but Slade is blocking nicely.
Midgard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard looking to slow down the pace here.
Midgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Midgard has Slade pressed against the ropes.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard scores with a knee to the head.
Midgard misses with a knee to the head.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Midgard sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Slade to the ground! Midgard dives into full mount looking to finish!
Slade tries to hold on but Midgard pushes him away.
Slade is trying to reverse the position but instead Midgard has taken his back - oops!
Midgard controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade tries to roll but Midgard sticks to his back.
Slade manages to reverse the position and now he's in Midgard's guard. Nice work there by Slade.
Midgard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slade preventing the sweep.
Slade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Midgard, up you get!
Magne Midgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Midgard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slade's head.
Midgard throws and low kick but Slade moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slade takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Midgard is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Midgard slips a jab from Slade.
Slade misses with a hook.
Midgard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magne Midgard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slade throws a hook but Midgard blocks it.
Slade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Slade.
Midgard misses with a double jab
and Slade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Slade counter with a right hand.
Midgard throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
Slade moves out of range of the body kick.
Midgard throws a body kick the misses
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Midgard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slade's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Midgard.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Midgard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Midgard lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Midgard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Midgard, right into the meat.
Midgard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Midgard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Midgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Midgard throws a head kick that misses.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Midgard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Midgard.
Midgard throws a shot to the body.
Midgard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slade counters with a three punch combo that has Midgard backing up. Midgard nods at Slade to acknowledge the strikes.
Slade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slade there as he acknowledges the shot.
Midgard connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Slade to the floor! Midgard dives in looking for the finish!
Slade is rocked!
Midgard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade wants to control but Midgard passes into side.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgard controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Midgard tries to clinch up.
Midgard is looking to clinch.
Slade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Midgard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Midgard.
Midgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Midgard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Midgard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slade up against the ropes.
Midgard misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midgard misses with a knee strike.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Midgard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard misses with some punches.
Slade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Slade manages to break the clinch.
Midgard thumps Slade with a low kick.
Midgard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midgard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Midgard is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Midgard lands a head kick. Slade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Slade will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Slade.
Midgard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgard looks for the body kick but Slade saw that one coming.
Midgard closes the distance and pushes Slade back into the ropes.
Midgard prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Midgard tries to stall but Slade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Midgard avoiding damage.
Midgard prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slade dodges an elbow strike from Midgard.
Midgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midgard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slade as Midgard tries to tie him up.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Midgard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slade up against the ropes.
Slade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Midgard misses with a low kick.
Midgard misses with a kick to the body.
Slade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slade moves out of range as Midgard throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade tries to land a leg kick but Midgard saw it coming and moves away.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Midgard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slade misses with a straight left.
Slade throws an overhand right that lands on Midgard's shoulder, as Midgard tries to avoid the shot.
Midgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Midgard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slade works Midgard's body with a nice hook.
Midgard looks for the body kick but Slade saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Midgard misses with a leg kick
and Slade counters with an inside leg kick.
Midgard wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Midgard moves into the clinch.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slade is trying to break free.
Midgard prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Midgard on the inside.
Midgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Slade controls his hands.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Slade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Midgard misses with a knee strike.
Midgard wants to stall.
Midgard connects with a knee to the head.
Midgard misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Midgard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Midgard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Midgard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Midgard is trying to stall.
Midgard seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Slade can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Midgard as Slade tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Midgard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Midgard.
Midgard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Midgard trying to stall but Slade improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magne Midgard.
Midgard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Slade counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Slade.
Midgard misses with the body kick
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Slade missing with a left hand there. Midgard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Midgard rushes Slade and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Midgard controlling the action here for a moment.
Slade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slade throws a sloppy body shot
and Midgard counters with a head kick.
Midgard tries to clinch but Slade moves away
and Slade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Midgard is looking to score with low kicks.
Midgard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Slade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Midgard jabs Slade right on the nose. Slade blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Midgard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midgard slips under a jab.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Slade.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Midgard.
Midgard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Midgard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midgard.
Slade misses with a hook. Midgard ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Midgard misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Slade misses.
Slade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Midgard tries a head kick but it misses.
Midgard avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Midgard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midgard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Midgard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Midgard tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
Midgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Midgard misses
and Slade counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slade takes a swing at Midgard's ribcage but misses.
Slade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Midgard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Slade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Midgard throws the kick towards the body but Slade avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Midgard.
Riessig Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Slade misses
and Midgard counters with an outside leg kick.
Midgard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Midgard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Midgard misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Midgard
and Slade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Midgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Midgard tries a head kick but it misses.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Midgard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slade, pushing him back against the ropes.
Midgard is trying to maintain a safe position but Slade gets an underhook and turns Midgard into the ropes.
Midgard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Midgard misses with some punches.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but Slade blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Midgard tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Midgard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slade blocks it with crossed arms.
Midgard throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Slade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slade lands with an uppercut that bounces Midgard off the ropes and back into rage.
Slade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Midgard counters with a nice body kick.
Slade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magne Midgard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Midgard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magne Midgard!
Magne Midgard is the new light heavyweight champion!
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