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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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201 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Need takes a swing at Svenson's ribcage but misses.
Need tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Need.
Need scores with a shot to the body.
Svenson rushes Need and presses him up against the ropes.
Svenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Svenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Need jumps guard but Svenson stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Need tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svenson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Svenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
Svenson has a couple of punches blocked by Need.
Need wants to get back to striking at distance but Svenson won't allow it.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svenson.
Need tries to break free but Svenson pushes him back against the ropes.
Svenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svenson misses with the head strike.
Svenson pushes Need back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Svenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need jumps guard but Svenson stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Need. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenson is stalling here.
Need tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Svenson walks away with a smile on his face. Need gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Need swings for the body but Svenson moves out of range.
Need staying out of range there.
Apollo Need seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Need lands a nice hook to Svenson's body. Svenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Need misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Need will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bjorn Svenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Need misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Svenson.
Need fails with a takedown attempt.
Need avoids a punch combination nicely.
Need shoots in but Svenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Need swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Need takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Need fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Need tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svenson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Need somewhat.
Svenson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Need blocks a body shot from Svenson.
Svenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Need is trying to trip Svenson. He has hold of a leg but Svenson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Need persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Svenson wants to stand but Need is controlling the position.
Svenson wriggles free and stands up.
Need slips a jab from Svenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svenson smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svenson. Need does a little dance to reset his feet.
Need looks to land a combination but Svenson avoids it well.
Need is looking to wear down Svenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Need gets the takedown into side control.
Need throws a strike aimed at the side of Svenson's head but Svenson avoids it well.
Need is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Svenson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Need has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Need throws a series of punches but Svenson avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Svenson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Need looks for a takedown but Svenson sprawls well.
Need gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svenson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Need has Svenson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Svenson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Need. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenson throws a head punch that misses.
Svenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Need is trying to drag Svenson to the mat but Svenson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Svenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svenson is working Need over against the ropes.
Svenson lands a shoulder strike.
Svenson can't find room to land a body shot as Need controls the action.
Svenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Svenson.
Need is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Svenson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need blocks a body shot from Svenson.
A shot in the inside from Svenson.
Knees to the body from Svenson.
Svenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Need backwards.
Svenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svenson is working Need over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Svenson fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Svenson.
Need being controlled against the ropes.
Need escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Need swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Need misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Need misses with a body shot
and Svenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Need shoots in and bounces Svenson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Svenson pushes Need off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Need avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Need throws a combination that misses
and Svenson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Need shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Need is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Svenson is squirming around, avoiding Need's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Svenson is breathing heavily.
Need trying to control but Svenson is having none of it.
Need is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Svenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four 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.
Need is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Svenson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Svenson shrugs it off.
Need wants to control the pace but Svenson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Need controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Svenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Need shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Svenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Need.
Need content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Svenson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Need asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Svenson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Svenson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Need is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Svenson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Apollo Need just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Need swats away the attempt to clinch by Svenson.
Svenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Need displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Need throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Svenson counter with a right hand.
Svenson moves away from the strike by Need.
Need changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svenson tries to avoid it but Need manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svenson to the ground. Svenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Need misses.
Svenson is looking to clinch.
Need shoots in for a double leg but Svenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Need. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Need swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svenson.
Svenson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Need's efforts to push away.
Svenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
Svenson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Svenson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands a body shot.
Svenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svenson lands a right hand.
Need jumps guard but Svenson stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Svenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Need pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svenson closes the distance and clinches.
Svenson digs a right hand into Need's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Need's gas tank.
Svenson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Svenson lands a body punch.
Need fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Need's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Svenson.
Apollo Need has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn Svenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bjorn Svenson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Svenson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Svenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svenson 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Svenson!
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energy
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RATING
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