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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 744 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 114 p4p, 179 weight class). Cusumano comes to the cage accompanied by Gamefire. Jon Horn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Cusumano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cusumano.
Horn fails to land with a series of punches.
Cusumano misses with a body punch
letting Horn counter with a right hand.
Cusumano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Horn backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
A jab from Horn misses.
Cusumano instigates a clinch.
Horn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cusumano.
Cusumano breaks the clinch.
Cusumano tries to clinch
letting Horn counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Horn. Those never looked like landing.
Cusumano moves in looking to clinch but Horn pushes him off.
Horn tries a quick counter leg kick but Cusumano is wise to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cusumano throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cusumano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cusumano drives through and clinches with Horn against the cage.
Cusumano can't get the takedown.
Cusumano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horn scores with the left hand. Cusumano knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cusumano moves into the clinch successfully.
Cusumano wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Cusumano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cusumano breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Horn misses.
Horn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Horn lands a right hook to the body.
Cusumano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Horn eats them both and turns towards Cusumano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot lands for Horn.
Cusumano lands with an overhand left.
Cusumano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Horn to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn connects with a body shot that sends Cusumano's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Horn.
Horn keeps the fight on the outside.
Horn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cusumano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cusumano.
Horn cracks Cusumano with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Cusumano.
We've been hearing reports that Cusumano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horn lands a really nice looking cross but Cusumano seems unphased.
Cusumano wants to clinch up but Horn keeps it at a distance.
Cusumano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cusumano gets a clinch.
Horn is looking to break free of the clinch but Cusumano has double underhooks.
Cusumano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Cusumano went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cusumano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cusumano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horn.
Horn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Horn is having none of it.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horn misses with a low kick as Cusumano jumps back.
Cusumano takes one to the chin there.
Horn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Horn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cusumano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cusumano throws a nice looking combination but Horn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horn moves in looking to clinch but Cusumano pushes him off.
A combination from Cusumano does no damage.
Horn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cusumano drives through and clinches with Horn against the cage.
Cusumano is working Horn over against the cage.
Horn tries to break free but Cusumano pushes him back against the cage.
Cusumano has Horn pressed against the cage, preventing Horn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cusumano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Horn is trying to break free.
Horn breaks from the clinch.
Cusumano forces Horn back against the cage and clinches.
Cusumano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cusumano tries to clinch but Horn moves out of range.
Horn connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano swings for the body but Horn moves out of range.
Horn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Horn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cusumano just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cusumano gets a clinch.
Cusumano prevents Horn from breaking the clinch.
Horn is trying to break the clinch but Cusumano is controlling him.
Horn manages to break the clinch.
Horn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Horn finds it's way through Cusumano's defenses.
Cusumano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horn.
Cusumano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horn scores with a hook to the body. Cusumano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cusumano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cusumano scores with a shot to the body.
Horn scores with a spinning back kick!
Cusumano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cusumano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horn's efforts to push away.
Cusumano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Horn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Horn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cusumano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Horn counters with a left and a right that stings Cusumano.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Cusumano wants to clinch up but Horn keeps it at a distance.
Horn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cusumano will feel that in the morning.
Cusumano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cusumano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horn can pounce on him.
Cusumano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horn.
Horn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cusumano.
Horn forces Cusumano back against the cage and clinches.
Horn breaks the clinch.
Horn is looking to clinch but Cusumano is avoiding it.
Horn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horn misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Horn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horn throws a series of punches but Cusumano moves out of range.
Cusumano is looking to wear down Horn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cusumano's head.
Horn cracks a nice hook into Cusumano's ribs.
Horn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cusumano scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Horn is having none of it.
Cusumano is looking to clinch but Horn is avoiding it.
Cusumano just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cusumano has closed the distance and engaged Horn in a clinch.
Horn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cusumano is looking to clinch.
Horn thumps Cusumano with a low kick.
Horn misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cusumano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Horn lands with a slapping head kick.
Horn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cusumano.
Cusumano is looking to clinch.
Horn lands a nice looking body shot.
Horn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve Cusumano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Horn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cusumano fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn misses with an uppercut.
Steve Cusumano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cusumano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Horn tries to break free but Cusumano pushes him back against the cage.
Horn manages to break the clinch.
Cusumano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cusumano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horn.
Horn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Horn does it's job there.
Cusumano moves into range and clinches up with Horn.
Horn breaks from the clinch.
Horn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Horn.
Cusumano clinches with his opponent.
Cusumano is working for takedown but Horn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cusumano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cusumano is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jon Horn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horn lands a leg kick that knocks Cusumano off balance momentarily.
Cusumano wants to clinch up but Horn keeps it at a distance.
Cusumano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cusumano.
Horn loads up on a big right hand but Cusumano slips the punch.
Cusumano throws a hook to the side of Horn's head but Horn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cusumano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Horn misses with a series of wild punches.
Horn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horn throws a hook but Cusumano avoids it easily.
Cusumano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Horn.
Cusumano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horn wants to break free but Cusumano has control.
Cusumano stalling against the cage.
Horn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Horn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn lands a high kick!
Horn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cusumano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Cusumano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Horn moves out of range.
Cusumano moves in looking to clinch but Horn pushes him off.
Cusumano fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Horn.
Horn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cusumano forces Horn back against the cage and clinches.
Cusumano looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Cusumano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cusumano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horn's efforts to push away.
Horn is trying to break the clinch but Cusumano is controlling him.
Cusumano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cusumano breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Cusumano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Horn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Horn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cusumano looks to land a combination but Horn avoids it well.
Horn with the inside leg kick.
Cusumano is looking to clinch but Horn is avoiding it.
Horn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cusumano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horn clinches with his opponent.
Cusumano keeps control of Horn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horn tries to circle away but Cusumano has him pinned against the cage.
Cusumano has hold of one of Horn's legs. Horn is fighting the takedown attempt but Cusumano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Horn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cusumano tries to free his leg and advance position but Horn is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusumano prevents Horn from getting back to his feet.
Horn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano won't allow Horn to get back to his feet.
Cusumano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cusumano slips nicely into half guard.
Horn manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cusumano keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Horn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cusumano wants to clinch
and Horn counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Horn.
Cusumano has Horn up against the cage in a clinch.
Cusumano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cusumano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horn tries to break free but Cusumano pushes him back against the cage.
Cusumano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Horn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Horn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cusumano has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano is looking to take this one to the mat.
Horn tries to break free but Cusumano pushes him back against the cage.
Cusumano struggles to land a body shot inside as Horn controls his hands.
Steve Cusumano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cusumano looking to slow down the pace here.
Cusumano is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Cusumano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cusumano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cusumano is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cusumano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Horn can't break the clinch.
Cusumano goes for a takedown attempt but Horn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Horn.
Sloppy strikes from Horn. Those never looked like landing.
Cusumano tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano wants to clinch.
Cusumano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cusumano.
A good leg kick by Horn.
Horn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Cusumano misses the target.
Horn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cusumano momentarily.
Horn works the jab nicely.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Cusumano moves away and avoids it.
Cusumano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Horn is trying to break the clinch but Cusumano is controlling him.
Horn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cusumano clinches with his opponent.
Horn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horn thuds his shin into the meat of Cusumano's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horn lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Cusumano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cusumano tries to clinch there but Horn circles away.
Cusumano wants to clinch up but Horn keeps it at a distance.
Cusumano feints a jab promting Horn to slip. Cusumano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Horn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horn tries to clinch but Cusumano moves out of range.
Horn cracks Cusumano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cusumano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Cusumano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horn moves away.
Horn feints and then cracks Cusumano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cusumano down.
Cusumano tries to clinch there but Horn circles away.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Horn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cusumano's sensitive parts.
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch but Horn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horn flicks out a counter leg kick but Cusumano steps away.
Steve Cusumano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Horn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cusumano moves in looking to clinch but Horn pushes him off.
Horn throws a leg kick which misses Cusumano's front leg but catches the back leg as Cusumano tries to avoid it.
Horn scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick from Horn lands but Cusumano takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Horn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Horn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Horn!
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