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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Victorsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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265 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Victorsson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Richard Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Victorsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Victorsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Victorsson tries to pull guard but Stevens holds him up against the cage and eventually Victorsson drops back down to his feet.
Victorsson avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Victorsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stevens.
Victorsson gets control of Stevens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Victorsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Victorsson trying to control the position.
Stevens wants to stand but Victorsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorsson is trying to keep Stevens in close.
Victorsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stevens controls the pace.
Victorsson looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Victorsson.
Victorsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
Victorsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stevens is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorsson breaks from Stevens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorsson looking to ground and pound but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Victorsson won't let Stevens get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stevens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Victorsson on the ground.
Victorsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Victorsson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens wants to clinch but Victorsson slips to the side
and Victorsson counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorsson passes Stevens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Victorsson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stevens tries to clinch
and Victorsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Victorsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Victorsson avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens really is a fat lump.
Stevens tries to clinch
and Victorsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Victorsson manages to pull guard.
Victorsson looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to stand up but can't free himself from Victorsson's guard.
Victorsson has his feet on Stevens's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stevens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victorsson counters by clinching up.
Stevens gets through Victorsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Victorsson is trying to break the clinch but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Victorsson being controlled against the cage.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Victorsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Victorsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens prevents Victorsson from breaking the clinch.
Victorsson trying to control the position but instead, Stevens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Victorsson into the cage.
Victorsson is pressed up against the cage. Stevens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Victorsson down to the mat. Victorsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Victorsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Victorsson throws a head kick that misses
and Stevens counters with a three punch combo that has Victorsson backing up. Victorsson nods at Stevens to acknowledge the strikes.
Victorsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Victorsson just leaning against Stevens, taking a breather.
Stevens breaks the clinch.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens fails to pull guard.
Victorsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Victorsson working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Victorsson.
Victorsson pulls guard effortlessly.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
Victorsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stevens defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Victorsson has a closed guard, preventing Stevens from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Victorsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victorsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevens moves into the clinch.
Victorsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens wants to clinch
and Victorsson counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Victorsson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorsson tries to clinch but Stevens moves away
and Stevens counters with a one-two to the body.
Victorsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Victorsson fails to pull guard.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Stevens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Victorsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stevens avoids the head kick by Victorsson.
Stevens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Victorsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Victorsson tries to stall but Stevens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Victorsson or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorsson tries to pull guard but Stevens won't allow it.
Stevens drags the fight down to the ground.
Stevens keeping full guard, as Victorsson tries to pass.
Stevens is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Stevens closes the distance but Victorsson moves to the side
and Victorsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Victorsson wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens manages to pull guard.
Victorsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Victorsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stevens is trying to defend but Victorsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stevens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stevens tries to get out of the position.
Victorsson is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.
Victorsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Victorsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Victorsson lands a with a good body shot.
Stevens tries to clinch
and Victorsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victorsson.
Victorsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victorsson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Victorsson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorsson trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Victorsson wants to stand but Stevens has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Victorsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Victorsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stevens's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens closes the distance looking to clinch
and Victorsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stevens wants to stand up but Victorsson is controlling him.
Victorsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Victorsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karl Victorsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Victorsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Victorsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
Victorsson trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Victorsson stops Stevens from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Victorsson with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a single leg into guard. Victorsson didn't expect that.
Victorsson controls Stevens momentarily but Stevens frees himself.
Richard Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl Victorsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Victorsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Victorsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Victorsson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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