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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Diary of a Madman. Gustafsson has chosen Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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172 cm
26
147 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn staying out of range there.
Gustafsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustafsson throws a looping overhand right but Dunn ducks down to avoid it.
Dunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Dunn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Gustafsson throws an off balance right hand
and Dunn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gustafsson's knee momentarily.
Dunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunn scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustafsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunn on the side of the head.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Dunn.
Dunn moves out of range as Gustafsson strikes.
Gustafsson scores with a nice strike.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Dunn moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunn takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Dunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dunn misses with a head kick.
Gustafsson blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Dunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dunn. Those never looked like landing.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Dunn.
Gustafsson moves into the clinch.
Dunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gustafsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Gustafsson blocks a body shot from Dunn.
A short right from Gustafsson.
Dunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gustafsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Dunn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Dunn.
Gustafsson connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.
Dunn throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gustafsson sprawls well initially but Dunn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dunn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gustafsson trying to control from the bottom.
Gustafsson wants to get back to full guard.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn is trying to control. Gustafsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gustafsson wants to improve his position but Dunn is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dunn working the ground and pound effectively.
Gustafsson is trying to escape the mount.
Dunn looking to control but Gustafsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dunn unloading with bombs!
Dunn is landing with some decent strikes but Gustafsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dunn with shots to the head and body - Gustafsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dunn lands a heavy elbow.
Dunn trying to control but Gustafsson is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson tries to reverse the position but Dunn maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Dunn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gustafsson is squirming around, avoiding Dunn's attempts to control the action.
Dunn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dunn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Dunn.
Gustafsson is rocked!
Dunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn dominating with strikes here.
Gustafsson is still in real trouble! Can Dunn finish him?
Dunn looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Gustafsson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Dunn!
A relieved looking Mark Dunn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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