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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reizander Villarauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Stefaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reizander Villarauta!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Stefaniak tries to move into range but Villarauta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stefaniak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stefaniak turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stefaniak cracks Villarauta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Villarauta trying to remain calm as Stefaniak controls from the top position.
Stefaniak working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Villarauta tries to buck Stefaniak off but Stefaniak is having none of it.
Villarauta is not content to let Stefaniak control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak happy to just control the position for now.
Stefaniak misses with the ground and pound.
Villarauta taking a bit of punishment here - Stefaniak scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Stefaniak.
Stefaniak trying to control the action but Villarauta is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak taking a breather here.
Stefaniak trying to control the position but Villarauta is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Karl Stefaniak just wasn't active enough.
Stefaniak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefaniak.
Villarauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefaniak manages to avoid it.
Villarauta has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stefaniak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villarauta circles away.
Villarauta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stefaniak circles away.
Stefaniak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Villarauta defends well and Stefaniak ends up having to push Villarauta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stefaniak lands with a light punch inside.
Stefaniak slows down the pace here.
Stefaniak has a couple of punches blocked by Villarauta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak is trying to maintain a safe position but Villarauta gets an underhook and turns Stefaniak into the cage.
Stefaniak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Villarauta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Stefaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Stefaniak.
Still in the clinch, Stefaniak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stefaniak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Villarauta pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been told by Stefaniak's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Villarauta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefaniak.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villarauta lands with a cross.
Stefaniak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villarauta but Villarauta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Stefaniak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Villarauta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villarauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Stefaniak misses.
Stefaniak misses with a hook. Villarauta ducked under it nicely.
Villarauta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stefaniak.
Villarauta instigates a clinch.
Stefaniak keeps control of Villarauta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villarauta prevents a body shot from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefaniak tries a body shot but Villarauta blocks it.
Stefaniak is working for takedown but Villarauta is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villarauta breaks from the clinch.
Reizander Villarauta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villarauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villarauta tries to clinch up
and Stefaniak counters with a straight right hand.
Villarauta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Villarauta throws a sloppy head kick and Stefaniak moves out of range easily.
Stefaniak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Villarauta defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Stefaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villarauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Villarauta sizes up Stefaniak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Villarauta as he checks the leg kick.
Stefaniak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefaniak.
Villarauta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stefaniak wants to slow Villarauta down by chopping away at his legs.
Stefaniak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Villarauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villarauta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefaniak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefaniak lands a left and a right that send Villarauta crashing to the mat, dazed. Stefaniak thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Reizander Villarauta has been cut.
Reizander Villarauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villarauta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villarauta tries to clinch up.
Villarauta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villarauta throws a sloppy head kick
and Stefaniak counters with a leg kick.
Villarauta is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarauta throws a head kick that misses.
Stefaniak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Villarauta moves in looking to clinch but Stefaniak pushes him off.
Karl Stefaniak is winning the standup battle so far.
Villarauta throws a leg kick which misses Stefaniak's front leg but catches the back leg as Stefaniak tries to avoid it.
Stefaniak dives in for a single leg takedown but Villarauta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stefaniak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefaniak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villarauta tries to break free but Stefaniak pushes him back against the cage.
Villarauta is trying to break the clinch but Stefaniak is controlling him.
Stefaniak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefaniak misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak lands with a light punch inside.
Villarauta blocks an uppercut.
Stefaniak goes for a takedown attempt but Villarauta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stefaniak throws a head kick but Villarauta moves out of range.
Stefaniak lands with a nice combination. Villarauta backs away looking to recover.
Villarauta wants to clinch
and Stefaniak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stefaniak throws the left hand but Villarauta avoids the punch easily.
Villarauta misses with a head kick.
Villarauta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Stefaniak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reizander Villarauta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stefaniak misses with an uppercut. Villarauta saw that one coming.
Stefaniak tries to bum rush Villarauta with a series of wild strikes but Villarauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villarauta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villarauta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villarauta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stefaniak throws a chopping leg kick but Villarauta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stefaniak checks a low kick from Villarauta.
Stefaniak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefaniak connects with a jab.
Villarauta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Villarauta throws a sloppy head kick
and Stefaniak counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stefaniak, as that shot connected.
No luck for Stefaniak with that takedown attempt.
Villarauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stefaniak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarauta cracks Stefaniak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Villarauta.
Villarauta tries to clinch
and Stefaniak counters with a good low kick that Villarauta was not able to check.
Stefaniak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Villarauta throws a head kick that misses
and Villarauta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villarauta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stefaniak checks it well.
Stefaniak throws a sloppy head kick and Villarauta moves out of range easily.
Villarauta throws a head kick but Stefaniak moves out of range.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Villarauta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villarauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefaniak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Villarauta as Stefaniak shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Villarauta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefaniak scores with a nice strike.
Stefaniak has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Stefaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stefaniak fails with a takedown attempt.
Villarauta tries to clinch but Stefaniak is having none of it.
Villarauta throws a big shot that misses.
Villarauta lands a leg kick that knocks Stefaniak off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Villarauta misses with a body kick.
Villarauta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stefaniak circles away.
Villarauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefaniak throws out the jab.
Villarauta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Villarauta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stefaniak counters with a nice leg kick.
Stefaniak misses with a takedown attempt - Villarauta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villarauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villarauta tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak throws out a powerful jab.
Villarauta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villarauta slips a jab from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Villarauta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Villarauta looks to land a body kick but Stefaniak moved away.
Villarauta throws a leg kick
and Stefaniak counters with a nice uppercut.
Villarauta is looking to clinch.
Stefaniak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villarauta.
Karl Stefaniak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stefaniak darts in looking for a takedown but Villarauta gets double underhooks and turns Stefaniak into the cage.
Stefaniak pushes Villarauta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Stefaniak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stefaniak 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Stefaniak!
Karl Stefaniak tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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