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GAMMA#487 Stefans v Gustavsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rave kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What Happened?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Rave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Selmy. Rave does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rave is looking to counter punch.
Selmy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rave. Rave obviously looking to wear him down.
Selmy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Rave.
A good leg kick by Rave.
Selmy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Selmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Selmy shoots in looking for a takedown but Rave manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Selmy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A left lands for Rave.
Rave misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selmy misses with a double jab.
Selmy scores with a hook.
Selmy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selmy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Selmy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rave.
Selmy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Selmy misses with a low kick.
Selmy wants to clinch.
Selmy cracks Rave with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rave fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Selmy.
Rave scores with a crisp jab that stopped Selmy in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Selmy.
Rave misses with a body shot
and Selmy counters with a nice uppercut.
Rave connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Selmy's hands.
Selmy misses with a wild body shot.
Rave changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy thows a leg kick but Rave checks it
and Rave counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rave lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rave moves out of range of the leg kick from Selmy.
Rave throwing a counter right hand but Selmy manages to avoid it.
Selmy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rave has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rave moves out of range of the strikes.
Selmy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rave's guard.
Rave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Selmy is one step ahead there.
Rave throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rave wants to sweep here but Selmy controlling him for the moment.
Selmy trying to control but Rave is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy is stalling in the full guard.
Selmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rave thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rave has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Selmy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Selmy passes Rave's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Rave tries to get to full guard but Selmy has control of the leg.
Selmy is taking a breather. Rave says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Selmy misses with a two punch combination.
Rave changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rave throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rave shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Selmy pinned against the cage. Selmy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A low kick from Rave misses
and Selmy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arstan Selmy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Selmy throws a low kick but Rave moves out of range easily.
Selmy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Selmy tries to bum rush Rave with a series of wild strikes but Rave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Selmy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Selmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rave thumps Selmy with a low kick.
Selmy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Selmy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rave appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Selmy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rave connects with the punch.
Rave shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Selmy sprawls well. Selmy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rave gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rave fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Selmy on the side of the head.
Selmy misses with a low kick as Rave jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rave closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Selmy is trying is best to control the position here.
Rave frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Selmy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rave controlling the position easily from mount.
Rave dominating with strikes here.
Selmy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rave tries to control but Selmy wriggling away.
Rave landing strikes from the mount and Selmy is in trouble!
Rave lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selmy tries to lock up and control but Rave gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rave landing strikes from the mount and Selmy is in trouble!
Selmy reaches up to try and control the position but Rave seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Selmy rolls and tries to escape and now Rave has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selmy tries to escape the position.
Selmy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rave gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rave.
Rave connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Selmy to escape the position.
Selmy trying to control the action but Rave just sinks the hooks in.
Selmy is keeping busy.
Rave is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Selmy is defending well though. Rave let's go of the attempt for now.
Rave has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rave is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy just trying to survive but Rave is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Selmy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rave trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Selmy regains half guard.
Rave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rave looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Rave dominated that second round.
That's time! Rave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rave throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Selmy.
Arstan Selmy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Selmy misses with a body shot
and Rave counters with a nice double leg into side control. Selmy won't be happy with that.
Selmy is looking for a sweep.
Selmy dodges the ground and pound from Rave.
Rave wants to lay and pray for a moment but Selmy keeps working.
Selmy can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selmy taking a bit of punishment here - Rave scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rave is looking to take a break and control but Selmy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rave tries to score with some ground and pound. Selmy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Selmy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rave wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Selmy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rave looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Selmy stops Rave from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Selmy can't do much from the bottom here.
Selmy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rave working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Selmy wants to improve his position but Rave is controlling well.
Rave wants to pass the guard but Selmy is defending well.
Selmy taking some punishment here, with Rave in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy gets back to full guard.
Selmy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rave defends it easily.
Selmy looking for a guillotine here but Rave defends easily.
Selmy keeping moving, preventing Rave from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Selmy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Selmy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rave can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Selmy keeping full guard, as Rave tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Selmy.
A head kick misses from Rave.
A countering left hand to the body from Selmy misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rave throws a shot to the body.
We've been told by Rave's head coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Selmy throws a head kick but Rave moves out of range.
Rave looks to score with a jab to the body but Selmy is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Selmy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rave has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rave and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Rave showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rave has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Rave!
An out of breath Craig Rave thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi's entrance music is Metallica - Ride the Lightning. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gorden!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi scores with a nice head shot.
Kivi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorden was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivi.
Gorden lands a nice hook to Kivi's body. Kivi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gorden moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorden moves away.
Kivi drives through and clinches with Gorden against the cage.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Gorden controls the action.
Kivi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kivi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Kivi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gorden lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorden wants to stall.
Kivi tries to throw a body punch but Gorden avoids it by throwing Kivi back against the cage.
Gorden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kivi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gorden tries to work over Kivi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Kivi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kivi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gorden keeps control of Kivi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kivi - that landed with a thud.
Kivi works on Gorden's body with a couple of short punches.
Gorden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kivi prevents it.
Atlas Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
Kivi is pushing Gorden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kivi stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kivi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Atlas Kivi.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Gorden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kivi. Kivi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kivi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gorden.
Kivi has Gorden up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Gorden controls the action.
Kivi avoiding damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kivi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kivi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kivi slows down the pace here.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Gorden controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Kivi.
Kivi is struggling to control the position.
Gorden is looking to control Kivi's arms but Kivi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gorden has his back to the cage.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorden controls his hands.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorden's elbow.
Kivi being controlled against the cage.
Kivi has Gorden pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kivi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gorden misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Kivi dominated that round.
That's time! Kivi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Gorden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kivi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kivi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorden throws out a counter right but Kivi avoids it with no problem.
Gorden scores with a nice strike.
Gorden misses with an uppercut. Kivi saw that one coming.
Kivi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gorden sprawls and moves away.
Gorden scores with a head kick. Kivi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kivi cracks Gorden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gorden misses with a takedown
letting Kivi counter with a right hand.
Gorden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kivi avoids it really well and circles away.
Kivi scores with a takedown into Gorden's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorden is retaining full guard.
Gorden wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at LOD: Xtreme MMA inform us that Gorden has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gorden is trying to keep Kivi in close.
Gorden might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kivi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kivi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kivi staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Kivi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Gorden misses.
That's two 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.
Kivi wants to clinch up but Gorden keeps it at a distance.
Gorden looks for a takedown but Kivi sprawls well.
Atlas Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
Gorden misses with a takedown
and Kivi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kivi.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorden's elbow.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorden jumps guard but Kivi stands there with Gorden around his waist. Gorden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kivi scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorden.
Kivi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorden letting Kivi take a breather here.
Gorden misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kivi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorden backwards.
Kivi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorden can do to turn this around?
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi pushes Gorden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorden blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorden backwards.
Kivi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kivi after a bit of a struggle.
Gorden decides to pull guard.
Kivi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kivi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gorden controls Kivi momentarily but Kivi frees himself.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Gorden keeps moving.
Kivi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kivi stopping the sweep attempt from Gorden.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Kivi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gorden fails to land the takedown.
Kivi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gorden's waist but Gorden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kivi off to one side.
Gorden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Kivi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kivi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorden moves away.
Gorden steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kivi.
Kivi sizes up Gorden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gorden ducks right into an uppercut from Kivi.
Some bone on bone action there as Kivi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kivi throws a sloppy head kick and Gorden moves out of range easily.
Gorden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kivi manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kivi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gorden moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kivi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Gorden controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden is trying to pull guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kivi stalls.
Kivi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gorden has Kivi pressed against the cage, preventing Kivi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kivi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorden tries to score a body lock takedown but Kivi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Atlas Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
Kivi trying to stall but Gorden improves his position.
Gorden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kivi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kivi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gorden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kivi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorden's head backwards.
Gorden throws a head kick that misses.
Kivi has Gorden up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kivi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Atlas Kivi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kivi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorden is just out of range.
Gorden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kivi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorden doesn't seem bothered though.
Gorden keeps the fight on the outside.
Kivi lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorden tried to score with a low kick but Kivi checks it.
Kivi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kivi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kivi dips to his left and cracks Gorden with an uppercut!
Kivi takes a swing at Gorden's ribcage but misses.
Kivi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kivi is trying to break free.
Kivi tries to throw a body punch but Gorden avoids it by throwing Kivi back against the cage.
Kivi stops a takedown attempt from Gorden.
Gorden blocks an uppercut.
Gorden is trying to trip Kivi. He has hold of a leg but Kivi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gorden persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gorden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gorden trying to control but Kivi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden pushes down on Kivi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kivi gets full guard.
Atlas Kivi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kivi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gorden manages to get himself to full guard.
Gorden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kivi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Atlas Kivi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jeff Gorden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kivi trying to control but Gorden is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atlas Kivi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kivi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas Kivi!
During a confident post fight interview, Atlas Kivi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, big in japan. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Preez slips under a jab from Atkins.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Du Preez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Du Preez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Du Preez feints the counter takedown.
Atkins misses with a body shot.
Atkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Du Preez is able to avoid easily.
Atkins misses the shot to the body.
Du Preez checks a low kick from Atkins.
Despite the aggression on Du Preez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Atkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Du Preez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Atkins throws a right and a left that Du Preez avoids nicely.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Preez manages to avoid it.
Atkins tries to clinch up but Du Preez circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Preez misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Preez lands a leg kick that knocks Atkins off balance momentarily.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Du Preez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins clinches with his opponent.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Du Preez controls the action.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Du Preez controls the action.
Come on Du Preez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Du Preez is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Du Preez into the cage.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Du Preez fails to land.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the head but Du Preez blocks with his arms.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Du Preez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Atkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez blocking some punches.
Du Preez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins throws a head kick that Du Preez semi-blocks.
Du Preez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkins.
Du Preez misses with a body shot.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Du Preez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Preez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Du Preez circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins lunges at Du Preez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Du Preez's hand.
Speedy Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins throws a series of punches but Du Preez moves out of range.
Du Preez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Atkins duly obliges.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Preez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Atkins misses with a double jab
and Du Preez counters with a nice leg kick.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Du Preez. Beautiful body shot.
Du Preez ducks right into an uppercut from Atkins.
Atkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atkins wants to clinch but Du Preez slips to the side
and Du Preez counters with a stiff right hand.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Du Preez circles away.
Du Preez blocks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Atkins. Du Preez shrugs it off though.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Du Preez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Du Preez clobbers Atkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Du Preez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Du Preez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Du Preez misses.
Atkins clinches.
Atkins lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Du Preez digs a right hand underneath Atkins's ribcage. Atkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Du Preez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Du Preez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Atkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Du Preez is looking to control Atkins's arms but Atkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Du Preez has his back to the cage.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Du Preez lands a right hand.
Atkins tries to work over Du Preez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Atkins has Du Preez up against the cage in a clinch.
Du Preez avoiding damage as Atkins throws knees to the body.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Du Preez controls his hands.
Speedy Atkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Du Preez prevents a body shot from Atkins.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Du Preez is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Du Preez into the cage.
Du Preez prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Atkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Du Preez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Du Preez can do to turn this around?
Du Preez lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Du Preez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Du Preez is looking to control Atkins's arms but Atkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Du Preez has his back to the cage.
Du Preez misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins is struggling to control the position.
Atkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atkins lands a damaging elbow.
Atkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Du Preez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Atkins lands a knee to the body.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Du Preez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a shot to the body.
Atkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Du Preez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Du Preez blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Du Preez takes a shot to the head.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Du Preez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins pushes Du Preez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins prevents Du Preez from breaking the clinch.
Du Preez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Du Preez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Du Preez pushes him off.
Atkins clinches up with Du Preez and pushes him back against the cage.
Du Preez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins gets underhooks to prevent Du Preez's takedown attempt.
Du Preez blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Atkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Du Preez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Atkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Du Preez.
Atkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atkins throws a body punch but Du Preez moves out of range.
Atkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Du Preez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Du Preez misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Du Preez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Du Preez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Du Preez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Atkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Du Preez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins pushes Du Preez up against the cage in a clinch.
Atkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Du Preez backwards.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Du Preez's elbow.
Atkins stalling.
Du Preez blocking some punches.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Du Preez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Du Preez avoids the body shot from Atkins.
Du Preez takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
Du Preez moves forwards but Atkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Atkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atkins avoids the head kick by Du Preez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atkins.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Du Preez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins throws a leg kick but Du Preez moved away.
Atkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Du Preez. Atkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch but Du Preez is having none of it.
Atkins tries to clinch but Du Preez moves out of range.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
Du Preez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atkins defends it well.
Du Preez slips a jab and a cross from Atkins.
Du Preez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Du Preez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins throws a one two combo.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Preez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Du Preez pushes him off.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Du Preez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Du Preez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Du Preez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Preez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Du Preez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Preez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Preez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Du Preez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speedy Atkins is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
Atkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atkins checks a leg kick.
Du Preez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Preez.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Du Preez is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Du Preez! But no joy.
Fourie Du Preez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atkins cracks Du Preez with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins scores with a one two! Du Preez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Du Preez keeps the fight on the outside.
Du Preez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Preez counters with a right hand to the body.
Du Preez throws a big shot that misses.
Du Preez swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
Du Preez throws out a counter right but Atkins avoids it with no problem.
Du Preez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Preez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Preez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkins.
Atkins throws a quick counter head kick but Du Preez was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins has Du Preez up against the cage in a clinch.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Du Preez as Atkins tries to tie him up.
Du Preez blocks a body shot from Atkins.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Du Preez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Du Preez.
Atkins lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Preez swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
Atkins tries to clinch but Du Preez is having none of it.
Speedy Atkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Du Preez is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atkins 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
In his post fight interview, Speedy Atkins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaako Meritähti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaako Meritähti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Calvin Johnson's chin.
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35
217 lbs
29 - 23 - 0 |
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220 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaako Meritähti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meritähti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meritähti.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meritähti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meritähti has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Meritähti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaako Meritähti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meritähti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Meritähti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meritähti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meritähti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meritähti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meritähti blocks an uppercut.
Meritähti struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meritähti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
A short left from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meritähti tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Meritähti back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meritähti.
Meritähti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meritähti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
Meritähti throws a head punch that misses.
Meritähti throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Meritähti blocks it.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Meritähti.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Meritähti back against the cage.
Meritähti lands a left hand.
Meritähti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meritähti lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson pushes Meritähti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Meritähti.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Meritähti lands with a right to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meritähti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meritähti.
Good body shot from Meritähti.
Meritähti can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Meritähti misses with the head strike.
Meritähti throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Meritähti on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Meritähti.
Meritähti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meritähti lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meritähti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meritähti cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
Meritähti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meritähti working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Meritähti fails to land.
Meritähti swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Meritähti.
Meritähti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Meritähti.
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!
Meritähti tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Meritähti back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Meritähti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meritähti pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti blocking some punches.
Meritähti prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson.
Meritähti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meritähti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meritähti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meritähti pushes Johnson against the cage. Meritähti is working some dirty boxing. Meritähti pushes off with a quick right hook! Johnson goes down! Johnson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Meritähti moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaako Meritähti!
A very excited looking Jaako Meritähti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winnfield has chosen Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Pegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winnfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winnfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Pegas digs a good hook to Winnfield's body.
A jab lands there for Winnfield.
Pegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Pegas.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Pegas moves away and avoids it.
Winnfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pegas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pegas throws a body punch but Winnfield moves out of range.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by Pegas.
Pegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Pegas closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pegas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winnfield's brow.
Pegas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pegas blocking some punches.
Pegas blocking some punches.
Pegas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Pegas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winnfield cracks Pegas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winnfield misses with a left hand
and Pegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Pegas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pegas.
Pegas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winnfield is looking to control Pegas's arms but Pegas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winnfield has his back to the cage.
Winnfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winnfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pegas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winnfield's head.
Winnfield throws a hook but Pegas blocks it.
Pegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Pegas connects with a looping right hand.
Pegas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Pegas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winnfield throws an off balance right hand
and Pegas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Winnfield! Pegas lets Winnfield back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Winnfield is rocked!
That has opened up Jules Winnfield's cut even more.
Winnfield throws an off balance right hand
and Pegas counters with an inside leg kick.
Winnfield looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Pegas misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas throws a body shot but no joy.
Pegas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Winnfield sprawling to the canvas! Winnfield rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pegas finish him?!
Winnfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Pegas finish him?
Pegas measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Winnfield! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jon Pegas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamad Al Zahran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Al Zahran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Zahran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Al Zahran is defended easily by McTearson.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for McTearson. That snapped Al Zahran's head back.
Al Zahran ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Al Zahran tries to counter with a takedown but McTearson is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson lunges at Al Zahran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Al Zahran's hand.
McTearson scores with a jab 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!
Al Zahran throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson lands a nice looking body shot.
McTearson tries to land a front kick but Al Zahran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Zahran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Zahran manages to avoid it.
Al Zahran attempts a counter takedown but McTearson avoids it well and moves away.
McTearson scoring well with a low kick there.
McTearson throws a body punch but Al Zahran moves out of range.
McTearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al Zahran if he has to take too many more of those.
McTearson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Al Zahran misses with a shot to the body
and McTearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Zahran checks a low kick from McTearson.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Zahran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Al Zahran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by McTearson!
McTearson throws a hook to the side of Al Zahran's head but Al Zahran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Zahran drops down looking for a counter takedown but McTearson sprawls and moves away.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Zahran feinted with a counter takedown.
McTearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Zahran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Zahran cracks McTearson with a right hand to the side of the head.
McTearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Zahran slips a jab from McTearson.
Al Zahran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McTearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McTearson tries to clinch but Al Zahran moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson moves in looking to clinch but Al Zahran pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Zahran.
McTearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Zahran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McTearson throws a chopping leg kick but Al Zahran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Zahran moves out of range as McTearson strikes.
McTearson throws a looping overhand right but Al Zahran ducks down to avoid it.
Al Zahran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Al Zahran keeps the fight on the outside.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
McTearson throws a head kick but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Al Zahran tries to counter with a takedown but McTearson is quick to defend against it.
Rufus McTearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Zahran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Zahran.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTearson lands a nice shot to the body.
McTearson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Al Zahran had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Al Zahran counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Al Zahran trying to control but McTearson is working from the bottom.
Al Zahran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McTearson trying to control the position.
Al Zahran trying to control but McTearson is working from the bottom.
McTearson wants to control the position but Al Zahran says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Zahran is looking to advance position but McTearson won't allow it.
McTearson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Al Zahran wants to control from the top but McTearson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTearson lands a jab to the nose.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by McTearson. That's going to slow Al Zahran down.
Al Zahran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McTearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Al Zahran attempts a counter takedown but McTearson avoids it well and moves away.
Al Zahran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McTearson swivels and escapes.
McTearson catches Al Zahran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Al Zahran throws a good cross that connects.
McTearson misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Zahran takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Al Zahran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Zahran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McTearson can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Zahran swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from McTearson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran avoids the head kick by McTearson.
McTearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Zahran counters with a takedown into side control.
McTearson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Al Zahran is looking to take a break and control but McTearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Zahran tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McTearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran seems to be looking for submissions.
McTearson keeping control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Al Zahran wants to pass to mount but McTearson is defending the position.
McTearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran thows a huge punch but McTearson dodges it nicely.
McTearson is positioning himself well to prevent Al Zahran advancing to mount.
McTearson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McTearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran stalling away here and it's allowed McTearson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Al Zahran looking to sit in guard and control but McTearson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Al Zahran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McTearson is aware though and is defending well.
McTearson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Zahran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Zahran wants to control but McTearson passes easily into half guard.
McTearson controlling the action here.
Al Zahran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al Zahran's head.
Al Zahran manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTearson trying to control but Al Zahran is working from the bottom.
Al Zahran controls McTearson momentarily but McTearson frees himself.
McTearson throwing strikes from guard but Al Zahran blocks nicely.
Hamad Al Zahran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McTearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Zahran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Al Zahran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rufus McTearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTearson connects with a body shot.
McTearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Zahran looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson throws a good cross that connects.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Zahran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Zahran tries to close the distance and clinch but McTearson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McTearson lands a head shot.
McTearson misses with a hook
and Al Zahran counters with a single leg into guard. McTearson didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Zahran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran trying to control the position from guard on top but McTearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Zahran passes McTearson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Al Zahran wants to pass to mount but McTearson is defending the position.
McTearson is not content to let Al Zahran control the position.
Al Zahran wants to pass the guard but McTearson is defending well.
Al Zahran is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McTearson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Zahran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Al Zahran throwing shots but McTearson is blocking nicely.
McTearson trying to control but Al Zahran postures up.
Al Zahran stalling away here and it's allowed McTearson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Al Zahran throws a strike but McTearson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McTearson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Zahran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamad Al Zahran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Zahran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McTearson preventing the sweep.
McTearson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Zahran looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McTearson throws a body shot but no joy.
McTearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McTearson throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Al Zahran finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McTearson.
Al Zahran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McTearson misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
Al Zahran tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McTearson defends well and Al Zahran ends up having to push McTearson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McTearson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McTearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McTearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Zahran counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Al Zahran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Zahran is one step ahead there.
McTearson is pulling down on Al Zahran's head. It's preventing any offense from Al Zahran, at least for the moment.
Al Zahran stands up and waves to McTearson to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rufus McTearson.
I've got McTearson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus McTearson!
After winning the bout, Rufus McTearson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Bartlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bartlet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gary Numan- Praying to the Alien. Stelzer has chosen Satyricon - K.I.N.G. as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Bartlet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelzer checks a low kick from Bartlet.
Stelzer is looking for the big counter here.
Bartlet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stelzer misses with a few strikes there.
Bartlet slaps away a takedown attempt from Stelzer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Bartlet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bartlet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bartlet works on Stelzer's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stelzer.
Bartlet misses with a punch to the body.
Bartlet can't find room to land a body shot as Stelzer controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartlet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelzer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bartlet is trying to keep an underhook but Stelzer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bartlet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stelzer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer wants to take a breather but Bartlet is having none of it.
Bartlet wants to get back to full guard.
Stelzer trying to control from Bartlet's half guard. Bartlet has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bartlet keeping moving, preventing Stelzer from controlling successfully.
Bartlet wants to sweep but no luck.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bartlet holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Stelzer misses with a double jab.
Bartlet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartlet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bartlet throws a jab but it's blocked by Stelzer.
Bartlet throws a low kick, looking for Stelzer's leg but Stelzer calmly moves out of range.
Bartlet looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
Stelzer loads up on a big right hand but Bartlet slips the punch.
Bartlet throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Stelzer counter with a right hand.
That kick from Bartlet tenderised Stelzer's leg. Stelzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartlet instigates a clinch.
Bartlet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartlet tries to score a body lock takedown but Stelzer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stelzer gets underhooks to prevent Bartlet's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josiah Bartlet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartlet struggles to land a body shot inside as Stelzer controls his hands.
Bartlet can't find room to land a body shot as Stelzer controls the action.
Bartlet blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer is pushing Bartlet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bartlet has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stelzer regains guard immediately.
Bartlet looking to sit in guard and control but Stelzer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bartlet has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stelzer wants to pass the guard but Bartlet is keeping the position.
Bartlet wants to sweep here but Stelzer controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer content to stall in guard here.
Bartlet is trying to keep Stelzer in close.
Stelzer stopping the sweep attempt from Bartlet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartlet is trying to keep Stelzer in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josiah Bartlet will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stelzer misses with a body shot.
Bartlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stelzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stelzer misses the shot to the body.
Bartlet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stelzer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bartlet throws a low kick but Stelzer moves out of range easily.
Bartlet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stelzer.
Stelzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Stelzer misses the shot to the body.
Bartlet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stelzer throws out the jab.
Bartlet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bartlet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stelzer throws a body punch but Bartlet moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Stelzer takes a swing at Bartlet's ribcage but misses.
Bartlet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartlet. Stelzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stelzer throws out a counter right but Bartlet avoids it with no problem.
Bartlet cracks Stelzer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer throws an overhand right that lands on Bartlet's shoulder, as Bartlet tries to avoid the shot.
Bartlet lands with a nice body punch.
Bartlet gets a double leg takedown into Stelzer's guard.
Bartlet trying to control but Stelzer is working from the bottom.
Bartlet stopping the sweep attempt from Stelzer.
Stelzer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bartlet scoring with some ground and pound.
Stelzer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bartlet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stelzer is trying to keep Bartlet in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bartlet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bartlet landing some decent shots from guard.
Bartlet throws a big elbow that misses.
Bartlet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stelzer's guard.
Stelzer is looking to improve his position.
Josiah Bartlet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartlet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bartlet wants to pass the guard but Stelzer is defending well.
Stelzer tries to roll over but Bartlet keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bartlet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stelzer has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartlet.
Wolfram Stelzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartlet moves forwards but Stelzer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bartlet shoots in for a takedown but Stelzer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stelzer missing with a left hand there. Bartlet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartlet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stelzer to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet tries to keep at a distance but Stelzer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bartlet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartlet ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bartlet no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bartlet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stelzer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bartlet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stelzer is one step ahead there.
Bartlet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Bartlet dominated that second round.
That's time! Bartlet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stelzer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartlet misses with a right hand
so Stelzer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bartlet keeping full guard, as Stelzer tries to pass.
Bartlet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stelzer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bartlet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet keeping full guard, as Stelzer tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bartlet has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stelzer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bartlet.
Bartlet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stelzer controls the position.
Wolfram Stelzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bartlet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bartlet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bartlet wants to land a leg kick but Stelzer is out of range.
Bartlet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stelzer.
Bartlet slips a jab from Stelzer.
Bartlet feinted with a counter takedown.
Stelzer throws a hook but Bartlet avoids it easily.
That kick from Bartlet tenderised Stelzer's leg. Stelzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartlet. That's going to slow Stelzer down.
Stelzer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bartlet.
Stelzer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartlet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartlet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bartlet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stelzer moves away from the strike by Bartlet.
Bartlet is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stelzer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bartlet throws a looping overhand right but Stelzer ducks down to avoid it.
Bartlet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stelzer has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bartlet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bartlet is just content to waste time from the top position. Stelzer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stelzer wants to sweep here but Bartlet controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bartlet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Josiah Bartlet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartlet passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stelzer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bartlet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stelzer seems a little lost for a moment, as Bartlet dominates the positioning.
Bartlet trying to control the action but Stelzer is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wolfram Stelzer.
I think Bartlet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josiah Bartlet!
Josiah Bartlet spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes to the cage accompanied by Boa - Energetic. The crowd seem to be enjoying al-Baghdadi's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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15 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al-Baghdadi cracks Miyata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
al-Baghdadi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
al-Baghdadi misses with a body shot.
Miyata seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Miyata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al-Baghdadi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from al-Baghdadi misses the target.
al-Baghdadi lands a leg kick that knocks Miyata off balance momentarily.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyata avoids the head kick by al-Baghdadi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al-Baghdadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyata is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
al-Baghdadi misses with a kick to the body
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
al-Baghdadi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good exchange - Miyata coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws out a leg kick but Miyata moves out of range and al-Baghdadi only half commits.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miyata's sensitive parts.
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab to the body.
al-Baghdadi takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
al-Baghdadi lands with a cross.
al-Baghdadi moves in looking to clinch but Miyata pushes him off.
Miyata misses with an attempted mid kick.
al-Baghdadi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miyata drops his hands momentarily and al-Baghdadi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al-Baghdadi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
al-Baghdadi tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from al-Baghdadi misses.
It looked like Miyata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miyata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al-Baghdadi.
A nice leg kick lands there from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al-Baghdadi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyata just misses with a punch to the body.
al-Baghdadi catches Miyata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al-Baghdadi throws a hook but Miyata avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for al-Baghdadi.
Miyata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
al-Baghdadi throws a wild body kick that Miyata sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Miyata on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al-Baghdadi misses the jab.
al-Baghdadi avoids the body shot from Miyata.
al-Baghdadi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miyata slips under a jab.
Miyata scores with a nice right hand.
Miyata works over al-Baghdadi's head and body with a nice combination.
al-Baghdadi is rocked!
al-Baghdadi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miyata counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. Wojnasiewicz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ministry - Lies lies lies. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Prado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado throws a chopping leg kick but Wojnasiewicz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz avoids the body shot from Prado.
Prado scores with a jab to the head.
Wojnasiewicz works Prado's body with a nice hook.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojnasiewicz.
A solid body kick from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a low kick nicely.
Wojnasiewicz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Prado blocks it well.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a nice strike.
Wojnasiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Prado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojnasiewicz tries to bum rush Prado with a series of wild strikes but Prado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prado throws a front kick aimed at Wojnasiewicz's knee but Wojnasiewicz avoids it well.
Wojnasiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Prado connects with a solid leg kick.
Prado throws a body punch but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range.
A nice side step and Wojnasiewicz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Prado lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wojnasiewicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado throws out a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range and Prado only half commits.
Prado lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Prado as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prado.
Prado does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Prado throws out a loose jab but Wojnasiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prado connects with a solid leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in for a double leg but Prado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wojnasiewicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wojnasiewicz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prado backing away here, and Wojnasiewicz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wojnasiewicz misses with the combination.
Prado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A good leg kick by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojnasiewicz blocks a low kick nicely.
Wojnasiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Prado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz staying out of range there.
Wojnasiewicz throws out a leg kick but Prado moves out of range and Wojnasiewicz only half commits.
Prado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wojnasiewicz.
Prado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Prado.
Prado lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojnasiewicz. Prado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wojnasiewicz checks a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prado tries to land a front kick but Wojnasiewicz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fernando Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz moves away.
Prado throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Prado!
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Prado tries to score with a low kick but Wojnasiewicz moves his leg out of the way.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body shot
and Prado counters with a low kick, right behind Wojnasiewicz 's knee.
A lazy body kick from Wojnasiewicz
and Prado counters with a solid body kick.
Prado misses with a wild combination.
Prado avoids a kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Prado moves out of range easily.
A big right from Prado misses.
Wojnasiewicz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prado is fending him off so far but Wojnasiewicz persists. Nope, Prado circles away and we're back to standing.
Prado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Prado is looking to slow Wojnasiewicz down with leg kicks.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wojnasiewicz cracks Prado with a good jab.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a slapping head kick.
Prado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Wojnasiewicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Prado tenderised Wojnasiewicz's leg. Wojnasiewicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Prado looks to land a body kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
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!
Wojnasiewicz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in but no luck this time.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krystian Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz throws a low kick, looking for Prado's leg but Prado calmly moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz throws a low kick, looking for Prado's leg but Prado calmly moves out of range.
Prado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wojnasiewicz. Wojnasiewicz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wojnasiewicz misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prado counters with a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prado tried to counter with a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz avoided it.
Wojnasiewicz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wojnasiewicz throws a chopping leg kick but Prado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Prado throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Prado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wojnasiewicz moves forwards but Prado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prado misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wojnasiewicz throws a lazy right hand but Prado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wojnasiewicz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Prado was looking to counter with a kick there.
Prado takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wojnasiewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Prado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wojnasiewicz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wojnasiewicz throws a counter combo.
Wojnasiewicz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a leg kick. Prado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prado moves out of range of the body kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wojnasiewicz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Prado takes a step back to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Wojnasiewicz. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Prado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz looks to throw the jab but Prado is out of range.
And Prado counters with a quick kick to the body but Wojnasiewicz blocks it.
Prado cracks a nice hook into Wojnasiewicz's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prado moves out of range of the leg kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Prado throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojnasiewicz.
That kick from Prado tenderised Wojnasiewicz's leg. Wojnasiewicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range.
Prado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wojnasiewicz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prado connects with a leg kick. Wojnasiewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a left hand but Prado moved out of range nicely.
Prado tries to land a front kick but Wojnasiewicz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Wojnasiewicz blocks the low kick.
Wojnasiewicz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prado scores with a push kick.
Wojnasiewicz checks the leg kick.
Prado misses with a hook. Wojnasiewicz ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Prado misses its intended target.
Prado throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
Prado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wojnasiewicz is able to avoid easily.
Wojnasiewicz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wojnasiewicz.
A telegraphed right hand from Prado misses the target.
Fernando Prado is winning the standup battle so far.
Prado throws a front kick aimed at Wojnasiewicz's knee but Wojnasiewicz avoids it well.
Wojnasiewicz tries a quick counter leg kick but Prado is wise to it.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wojnasiewicz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prado looks to land a left hand but Wojnasiewicz moved out of range nicely.
Wojnasiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Prado.
An attempted straight right counter from Prado misses the target.
Prado scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wojnasiewicz. That's going to slow Prado down.
Wojnasiewicz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wojnasiewicz throws a lazy uppercut
and Prado counters with a body kick that stops Wojnasiewicz in his tracks momentarily.
Prado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prado connects with an inside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a left hand but Prado moved out of range nicely.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prado. Prado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Prado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wojnasiewicz doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range of the body kick from Prado.
Prado thuds his right hand into Wojnasiewicz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wojnasiewicz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Prado has got the better of the exchanges.
Prado throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Prado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wojnasiewicz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Prado misses.
Prado misses with a hook
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wojnasiewicz checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prado - that will leave a mark!
Nice sprawl there from Prado as Wojnasiewicz shoots in.
Wojnasiewicz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Prado scoring well with a low kick there.
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prado moves away.
Prado connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Prado catches Wojnasiewicz right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojnasiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Prado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wojnasiewicz can do to turn this around?
Prado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojnasiewicz.
A telegraphed right hand from Wojnasiewicz misses the target.
Prado blocks a low kick nicely.
Prado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range and Prado settles back down.
Wojnasiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wojnasiewicz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prado. That one must have hurt.
Prado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prado lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wojnasiewicz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wojnasiewicz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Wojnasiewicz.
Prado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Wojnasiewicz off balance momentarily.
Prado tries to land a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz saw it coming and moves away.
Wojnasiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prado throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wojnasiewicz, right into the meat.
Prado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wojnasiewicz. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Wojnasiewicz. That snapped Prado's head back.
Prado tries a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Wojnasiewicz clobbers Prado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Prado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prado misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz clobbers Prado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Prado is predictable there
and Wojnasiewicz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wojnasiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wojnasiewicz throws an elbow but misses.
Prado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prado being controlled against the cage.
Prado lands a shot to the body.
Prado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Prado's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Prado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojnasiewicz.
Prado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws the kick towards the body but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a punch to the head.
Wojnasiewicz's corner calls for a 1-2. Wojnasiewicz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Prado. Wojnasiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prado throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Wojnasiewicz misses.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Wojnasiewicz does no damage.
Wojnasiewicz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wojnasiewicz clobbers Prado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prado throws a hook to the side of Wojnasiewicz's head but Wojnasiewicz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Wojnasiewicz misses.
Wojnasiewicz swings for the body but Prado moves out of range.
Prado misses with a double jab.
Prado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it well.
Prado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Prado throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range easily.
Wojnasiewicz feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado looks to land a body kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
Wojnasiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wojnasiewicz clinches.
Prado is trying to force a seperation but Wojnasiewicz has the dominant position.
Wojnasiewicz trying to control the position but instead, Prado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wojnasiewicz into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an elbow strike.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Prado gets through Wojnasiewicz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prado is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wojnasiewicz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Prado to the mat. Prado regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Prado has control of Wojnasiewicz's left arm, preventing Wojnasiewicz from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado looking to control.
Wojnasiewicz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prado has control of Wojnasiewicz's left arm, preventing Wojnasiewicz from doing any damage.
Wojnasiewicz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wojnasiewicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wojnasiewicz delivers a nice body kick.
Wojnasiewicz misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prado if he has to take too many more of those.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a leg kick.
Prado cracks Wojnasiewicz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prado throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
A good leg kick by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a head kick.
Prado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wojnasiewicz is able to avoid easily.
Wojnasiewicz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Prado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a single shot there.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wojnasiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado throws a big shot that misses.
Wojnasiewicz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wojnasiewicz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prado.
As Wojnasiewicz backs away, Prado returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wojnasiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Prado counters with a left to the body.
Prado throws the kick towards the body but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prado moves away.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a double jab.
Prado keeps the fight on the outside.
Wojnasiewicz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojnasiewicz digs a good hook to Prado's body.
Prado cracks Wojnasiewicz with an open hand slap.
Wojnasiewicz takes one on the button.
Prado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wojnasiewicz scoring well with a low kick there.
Wojnasiewicz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook. Prado ducked under it nicely.
Wojnasiewicz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Prado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
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!
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch but Prado is having none of it.
Wojnasiewicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prado finds it's way round the side to connect with Wojnasiewicz's head.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Wojnasiewicz has Prado up against the cage in a clinch.
Prado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz moves away.
Wojnasiewicz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prado checks a low kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Prado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prado throws a leg kick that misses.
Prado tried to score with a low kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Prado misses with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Prado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Prado lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a nice combination. Prado backs away looking to recover.
Wojnasiewicz scores with the left hand. Prado knows he should have avoided that one.
Prado throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wojnasiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prado. Prado obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prado is not content to let Wojnasiewicz control the position.
Wojnasiewicz works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wojnasiewicz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wojnasiewicz wants to take a breather but Prado is having none of it.
Wojnasiewicz with the ground and pound but Prado uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Fernando Prado will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wojnasiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wojnasiewicz moves into the clinch.
Prado blocks an uppercut.
Prado blocks the elbow strike.
Wojnasiewicz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prado's efforts to push away.
Prado blocking some punches.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prado is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wojnasiewicz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prado misses with a kick to the body.
Prado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Wojnasiewicz counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prado pushes Wojnasiewicz away with a front kick.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in and drives through. Prado sprawls well.
Wojnasiewicz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wojnasiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prado tried to score with a low kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Nice defenses there by Prado.
Prado misses with a wild body shot.
Prado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wojnasiewicz drops his hands momentarily and Prado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojnasiewicz's sensitive parts.
Prado tries to work over Wojnasiewicz's front leg with a kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Nice defenses there by Prado.
Prado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a body shot that sends Prado's belly button to the back.
Wojnasiewicz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prado misses with a body shot.
Wojnasiewicz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wojnasiewicz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wojnasiewicz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prado connects with a leg kick. Wojnasiewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Prado blocks the leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Prado misses.
Wojnasiewicz lands a glancing blow to the side of Prado's head.
Wojnasiewicz throws a nice looking combination but Prado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prado.
Wojnasiewicz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good leg kick by Wojnasiewicz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prado misses with a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prado misses with a head kick.
Prado fails to land with a series of punches.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Wojnasiewicz off balance momentarily.
Prado works the jab nicely.
Prado cracks the inside of Wojnasiewicz's front leg.
Wojnasiewicz tries to bum rush Prado with a series of wild strikes but Prado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a left hand but Prado moved out of range nicely.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a two punch combination.
Prado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wojnasiewicz.
A jab from Prado does it's job there.
Prado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wojnasiewicz under the eye.
Fernando Prado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wojnasiewicz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wojnasiewicz is looking for the big counter here.
Wojnasiewicz throws a chopping leg kick but Prado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Prado thuds his right hand into Wojnasiewicz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wojnasiewicz scores with the left hand. Prado knows he should have avoided that one.
Wojnasiewicz throws a low kick, looking for Prado's leg but Prado calmly moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a right hand. Prado shakes it off.
Prado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wojnasiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prado is looking to slow Wojnasiewicz down with leg kicks.
Prado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Prado.
Prado scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fernando Prado.
I think Prado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fernando Prado!
Fernando Prado retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Fernando Prado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz spoke after the fight, saying 'These small mans are hard to catch in a fight, what could I do...:)'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
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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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Stefans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson moves out of range as Stefans strikes.
Stefans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick
enabling Stefans to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefans misses with a low kick.
Stefans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustavsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gustavsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson wants to slow Stefans down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gustavsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Stefans misses the target.
Gustavsson misses with a looping right.
Gustavsson throws the left hand but Stefans avoids the punch easily.
Stefans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustavsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stefans crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gustavsson - the referee stops the clock and Stefans gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gustavsson. Stefans manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefans.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Stefans.
Gustavsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustavsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustavsson misses the target.
Gustavsson lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustavsson.
Stefans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Stefans.
Stefans sizes up Gustavsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stefans keeps Gustavsson at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Gustavsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Gustavsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gustavsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stefans closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gustavsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stefans's knee momentarily.
Gustavsson scores with the left hand. Stefans knows he should have avoided that one.
Stefans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gustavsson. That one must have hurt.
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefans was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gustavsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson scores with a jab. Stefans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stefans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stefans looks for the body kick but Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Gustavsson throws a solid leg kick but Stefans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gustavsson.
Stefans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stefans paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Gunnar Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stefans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gustavsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Gustavsson throws a low kick but Stefans moves out of range easily.
Gustavsson lands a front kick.
Stefans takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Gustavsson. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Stefans in the body.
Stefans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stefans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gustavsson.
Stefans throws a hook but Gustavsson blocks it.
Stefans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gustavsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stefans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stefans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body kick from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gustavsson duly obliges.
Stefans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gustavsson looks to land a right hand but Stefans moved out of range.
Stefans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stefans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson'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.
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stefans scores with a jab. Gustavsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stefans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gustavsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stefans.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustavsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustavsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stefans misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson moves forwards but Stefans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefans was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
Gunnar Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson lands with a straight right. Stefans didn't see that one coming.
Stefans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stefans.
Stefans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavsson throws a body kick that misses.
Gustavsson throws an overhand right that lands on Stefans's shoulder, as Stefans tries to avoid the shot.
Stefans checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gustavsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Gustavsson misses
and Stefans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stefans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Stefans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Gustavsson coming out on top.
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefans.
Nice uppercut there from Gustavsson.
Stefans lands with a nice body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stefans might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stefans avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Stefans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Stefans misses.
Gustavsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stefans.
Gustavsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stefans slips a straight right by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stefans back to the cage. Gustavsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A low kick from Gustavsson misses
and Stefans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gustavsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson misses with a left hand
enabling Stefans to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustavsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Stefans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
Stefans misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gustavsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavsson lands a slapping body shot.
Stefans ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
A little feinted left hand from Stefans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gustavsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnar Gustavsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gustavsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefans is just out of range.
Stefans throws a big shot that misses.
Gustavsson cracks the inside of Stefans's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Stefans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustavsson.
Stefans misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Gustavsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stefans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gustavsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gustavsson catches Stefans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gustavsson connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson swings for the body but Stefans moves out of range.
Stefans throws the kick towards the body but Gustavsson avoids it.
Stefans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustavsson throws out the jab.
Stefans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gustavsson looks to land a left hand but Stefans moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Stefans's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gustavsson misses with a straight right.
Stefans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stefans pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range and Stefans settles back down.
Gustavsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Stefans looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick by Stefans misses
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Stefans 's knee.
Gustavsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stefans is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Gustavsson is predictable there
and Stefans counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stefans slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Stefans throws a quick counter head kick but Gustavsson was just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustavsson misses the target.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick but Stefans sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustavsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gustavsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefans half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Stefans.
A head kick misses from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStefans.
Stefans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stefans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustavsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stefans if he has to take too many more of those.
Gustavsson misses with the combination.
Stefans scores with a hook.
Ted Stefans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans throws a leg kick that misses.
Stefans tests Gustavsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustavsson misses with a left hand
and Stefans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut.
Stefans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefans misses with a leg kick
letting Gustavsson counter with a right hand.
Stefans instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Stefans's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavsson working hard to break the clinch.
Gustavsson pushes Stefans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustavsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gustavsson can't find room to land a body shot as Stefans controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefans tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustavsson avoids the damage to the body.
Stefans prevents a body shot from Gustavsson.
Stefans with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stefans tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustavsson avoids the damage to the body.
Stefans misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Gustavsson.
Stefans tries a knee to the head but Gustavsson blocks it.
Stefans misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson gets through Stefans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gustavsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Stefans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gustavsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnar Gustavsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans throws a push kick but Gustavsson slaps the foot to one side.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stefans moves out of range as Gustavsson strikes.
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustavsson tests Stefans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustavsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustavsson jabs Stefans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stefans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Stefans's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gustavsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Gustavsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gustavsson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gustavsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Gustavsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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