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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Picogram (ranked 1580 p4p, 1879 weight class) and Stefan Andersson (ranked 241 p4p, 289 weight class). Stefan Andersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Picogram.
A jab from Andersson finds it's way through Picogram's defenses.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses.
Picogram fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andersson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Picogram defends well and Andersson ends up having to push Picogram into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Andersson throws a combination that misses
and Picogram counters with a nice body kick.
Andersson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Picogram tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Andersson manages to circle out of the way.
Picogram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Picogram.
Picogram cracks Andersson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picogram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Picogram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picogram appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Picogram defends it nicely.
Jonny Picogram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Andersson.
Nice uppercut there from Picogram.
Andersson tries to clinch but Picogram is having none of it.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picogram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Picogram keeps the fight on the outside.
Andersson with a poor takedown
and Picogram counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Picogram's half guard.
Andersson content to control rather than advance.
Picogram gets full guard.
Picogram is pulling down on Andersson's head. It's preventing any offense from Andersson, at least for the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Andersson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Andersson postures up.
Picogram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Picogram looking to control.
Andersson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Picogram's guard.
Andersson controlling the action here.
Andersson is looking to take a break and control but Picogram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Picogram is trying to control but can't.
Picogram is trying to get back to full guard.
Andersson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Picogram does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Picogram misses with a looping left.
Andersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Picogram circles away quickly and effectively.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Picogram keeps it at a distance.
Picogram defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andersson.
Picogram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Picogram looks to land a body kick but Andersson moved away.
Picogram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andersson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Picogram counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Picogram dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Picogram scoring well with a low kick there.
Picogram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andersson in his tracks.
Andersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Picogram.
Stalling in the clinch from Picogram.
Come on Picogram - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Picogram taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Picogram seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Picogram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson wants to take the fight to the mat but Picogram manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Picogram lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Stefan Andersson has been cut.
Andersson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picogram obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to drag Picogram to the mat but Picogram just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Picogram is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andersson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Picogram walks away with a smile on his face. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jonny Picogram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Andersson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Picogram.
Picogram clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Picogram.
Andersson being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Picogram for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Picogram is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Picogram is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram blocks a body shot from Andersson.
A bit of stalling here from Picogram.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonny Picogram.
Andersson swings widly with a right hand
and Picogram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Picogram counters with a slapping leg kick.
Picogram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Picogram slaps away a takedown attempt from Andersson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picogram tries to roll over but Andersson keeps him under control.
Andersson wants to advance to full mount but Picogram doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Picogram managing to control the position.
Andersson stopping the sweep attempt from Picogram.
Andersson looking to pass the guard.
Picogram is looking to sweep but instead, Andersson has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andersson is controlling the pace.
Picogram slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Picogram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Picogram is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Picogram dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Andersson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Picogram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersson can do to turn this around?
Picogram uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Picogram ducks down to avoid it.
Picogram ducks under a wild hook from Andersson.
Picogram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picogram scores with a kick to the body.
Picogram bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Andersson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andersson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Picogram.
Andersson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Picogram.
Andersson throws a combination that misses
and Picogram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andersson takes one to the side of the head.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Picogram does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Andersson. Those never looked like landing.
Picogram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andersson is looking to clinch.
Stefan Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson wants to clinch but Picogram slips to the side
and Picogram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Picogram fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Picogram counters with a leg kick.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Picogram with the inside leg kick.
Stefan Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Picogram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picogram looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Andersson.
Picogram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Picogram misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Andersson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Picogram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andersson scores with a takedown into Picogram's guard.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Picogram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson won't allow Picogram to sweep him here.
Andersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Picogram is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Picogram keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Picogram manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andersson manages to get himself to full guard.
Andersson keeping moving, preventing Picogram from controlling successfully.
Andersson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Picogram has passed into side control.
Picogram content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Picogram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Picogram wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Andersson keeps trying to improve his position.
Andersson is still trying to improve position.
Picogram tries to move to mount but Andersson blocks the move with his legs.
Andersson is not content to let Picogram control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Picogram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Picogram, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Picogram!
Jonny Picogram decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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