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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 5569 p4p, 2259 weight class) and Daniel Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 83 weight class). Oscar Gustafsson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Brand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brand throws out a counter right but Gustafsson avoids it with no problem.
Gustafsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brand lands a jab to the head.
Brand takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brand blocks a jab.
Brand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brand throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a left and a right that stings Brand.
Brand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
As Gustafsson backs off Brand throws a huge counter combo but Gustafsson manages to avoid it all.
Oscar Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brand connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Gustafsson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Brand to counter with a crisp jab.
Brand looks to land a combination but Gustafsson avoids it well.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustafsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Brand looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
Brand misses with a wild body shot.
Brand looks to land a combination but Gustafsson avoids it well.
Brand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gustafsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brand moves out of range as Gustafsson strikes.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Brand is out of range.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gustafsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gustafsson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Brand counter with a right hand.
Brand misses with an uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson cracks Brand with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gustafsson.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson walks into a jab.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brand slips under a jab from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brand moves away.
Brand misses with a looping right.
Gustafsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Brand.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Brand.
Nice shot lands for Gustafsson.
Brand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a shot from downtown. Brand moves away and avoids it.
Brand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustafsson scores with a three punch combo!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustafsson, as that shot connected.
Gustafsson cracks Brand with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustafsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a looping left.
Brand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a looping right.
Brand throws an off balance right hand
letting Gustafsson counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Brand throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Gustafsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustafsson.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Brand might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brand ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Gustafsson misses
and Gustafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brand.
Brand scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustafsson misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Brand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Gustafsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafsson. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brand scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustafsson digs a good body shot into Brand's ribs.
Gustafsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Brand blocks it.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Gustafsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustafsson digs a good hook to Brand's body.
Brand misses the shot to the body.
Gustafsson is looking for a counter combo.
Brand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustafsson misses with a hook
and Gustafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustafsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brand can do to turn this around?
Gustafsson misses with a left hand
and Brand counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Gustafsson.
Brand misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brand throws a big shot that misses.
Gustafsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Gustafsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brand misses with an uppercut
letting Gustafsson counter with a right hand.
Gustafsson slips under a jab.
Gustafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Brand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand jabs Gustafsson right on the nose. Gustafsson blinks but takes it well.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot
and Brand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustafsson thinking.
Gustafsson slips a straight right by Brand.
Brand throws a one two combo.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Brand.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Brand avoids it easily.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Brand misses with a jab to the body
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Brand might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gustafsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Brand ducked under it nicely.
Gustafsson loads up on a big right hand but Brand slips the punch.
Brand loads up on a big right hand but Gustafsson slips the punch.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Gustafsson is predictable there
and Brand counters with a nice body shot.
Gustafsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brand appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut. Brand saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Brand misses.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gustafsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Brand.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Brand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gustafsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Gustafsson catches Brand right on the button with a cross.
Gustafsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brand back to the cage. Gustafsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gustafsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
Gustafsson misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gustafsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gustafsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brand circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot
and Brand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brand misses with a straight right.
Gustafsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brand.
Gustafsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brand scores with a nice right hand.
Gustafsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Gustafsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brand doesn't seem phased though.
Brand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Brand misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brand throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Brand misses with a looping right.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Brand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson cracks a nice hook into Brand's ribs.
Brand just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gustafsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brand counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut. Brand saw that one coming.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gustafsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gustafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gustafsson throws a leg kick
and Brand counters with a right hand to the body.
Gustafsson slips a straight right by Brand.
Gustafsson throws a big shot that misses.
Brand loads up on a big right hand but Gustafsson slips the punch.
Brand throws a right and a left that Gustafsson avoids nicely.
Brand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustafsson. Gustafsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a combination
and Gustafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson lands with a nice combination. Brand backs away looking to recover.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick
and Brand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brand cracks Gustafsson with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
Gustafsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson scores with a jab. Brand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gustafsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brand doesn't seem bothered though.
Gustafsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brand throws a right and a left that Gustafsson avoids nicely.
Brand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustafsson scores with a leg kick.
Brand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brand has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Brand swings widly with a right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brand. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Gustafsson misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson thumps Brand with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Gustafsson - just one landing.
Brand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Brand.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brand.
Gustafsson misses with a combination
and Brand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustafsson thinking.
Gustafsson misses with a hook
letting Brand counter with a right hand.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Brand is out of range.
Brand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gustafsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson scores with a one two! Brand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a left hand
and Gustafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brand shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gustafsson eats them both and turns towards Brand to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Brand was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gustafsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Brand.
Gustafsson connects with a body shot.
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Brand throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Gustafsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gustafsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brand swings widly with a right hand
and Brand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot.
Gustafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson throws a right hand that misses
and Brand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand tries to bum rush Gustafsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brand at a distance.
A big right from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson tests Brand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Brand misses the shot to the body.
Brand misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Brand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brand thuds his right hand into Gustafsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Daniel Brand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Oscar Gustafsson.
Well Gustafsson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Gustafsson!
Oscar Gustafsson 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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