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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Costner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz comes to the cage accompanied by I Gave You A Reach Around and This Is How You Repay Me?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Helsinki, Dan Stiglitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Costner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Costner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch.
Costner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Costner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stiglitz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stiglitz rushes Costner and presses him up against the cage.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stiglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz misses with the head strike.
Costner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stiglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Stiglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costner pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stiglitz misses with some punches.
Stiglitz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costner's efforts to push away.
Stiglitz misses with some punches.
Costner stalling in the clinch but Stiglitz improves position.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stiglitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Costner.
Stiglitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costner blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Stiglitz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Stiglitz fails to land.
Stiglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stiglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiglitz.
Stiglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Stiglitz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiglitz.
Costner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costner keeps the fight on the outside.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up but Costner circles away and keeps his distance.
Stiglitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costner tries to land knees in the clinch but Stiglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Stiglitz.
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!
Costner working hard to break the clinch.
Stiglitz misses with the head strike.
Costner blocking some punches.
Costner looking to slow down the pace here.
Stiglitz throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Costner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stiglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Costner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Costner throws an elbow but misses.
Costner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz misses with the head strike.
Costner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costner blocks an uppercut.
Stiglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stiglitz misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Stiglitz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stiglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Costner.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Costner.
Stiglitz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Costner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiglitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costner stalling the fight.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stiglitz has Costner pressed against the cage, preventing Costner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stiglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stiglitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costner blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costner.
Stiglitz misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiglitz.
Stiglitz avoiding damage as Costner throws knees to the body.
Stiglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Costner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Stiglitz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Costner moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Costner.
Dan Stiglitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiglitz dodges the punch combination from Costner.
Stiglitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costner can do to turn this around?
Stiglitz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stiglitz back to the cage. Costner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Costner counters with a straight right hand.
Costner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Costner counters with a series of strikes. Stiglitz will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Costner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiglitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costner lands a nice hook to Stiglitz's body. Stiglitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stiglitz wants to clinch but Costner slips to the side
and Costner counters with a left to the body.
Stiglitz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up but Costner circles away and keeps his distance.
Costner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiglitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stiglitz wants to clinch
and Costner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Costner is avoiding it.
Costner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up but Costner circles away and keeps his distance.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costner throws out a counter right but Stiglitz avoids it with no problem.
Stiglitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiglitz looks to clinch
and Costner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stiglitz is rocked!
Stiglitz wants to clinch
and Costner rattles Stiglitz with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Stiglitz tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Costner dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Stiglitz stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Costner!
Kevin Costner is the new welterweight champion!
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RATING
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