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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between kimula sondre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sondre comes to the cage accompanied by Archie- We REady. Eric Stajin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kimula sondre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Stajin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sondre tries to close the distance and clinch but Stajin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
sondre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stajin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with sondre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
sondre postures up.
Stajin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stajin keeping moving, preventing sondre from controlling successfully.
sondre drops back looking for a leg! Stajin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stajin manages to kick sondre off! sondre jumps back into Stajin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stajin is looking to stand up but sondre isn't so interested in that idea.
sondre is pushing down on Stajin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stajin is fighting to maintain full guard but sondre has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sondre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
sondre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sondre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
sondre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
sondre throws a right and a left that Stajin avoids nicely.
Stajin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
sondre breaks from the clinch.
Stajin swings away with a body shot that misses
and sondre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by sondre.
sondre is breathing heavily.
sondre wants to stand but Stajin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stajin controlling the position.
Stajin wants to sweep here but sondre controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stajin trying to control the position here.
sondre wants to control from the top but Stajin keeps moving.
Stajin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sondre trying to control but Stajin is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sondre throws a nice looking combination but Stajin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stajin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
sondre shoots for a double leg takedown but Stajin sprawls well. He's pushed sondre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stajin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
sondre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stajin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in sondre's guard.
sondre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stajin is one step ahead there.
sondre keeping moving, preventing Stajin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sondre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stajin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
sondre wants to sweep here but Stajin controlling him for the moment.
Stajin prevents sondre from getting back to his feet.
Stajin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sondre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stajin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
sondre wants to clinch
and Stajin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in sondre's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sondre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stajin 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.
Stajin tries to clinch up.
Stajin darts in and clinches sondre up against the cage.
Stajin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sondre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stajin counters with a three punch combo that has sondre backing up. sondre nods at Stajin to acknowledge the strikes.
sondre has his takedown stuffed
and Stajin counters with a single leg into guard. sondre didn't expect that.
sondre wants to stand but Stajin is controlling the position.
Stajin controlling from the top position.
sondre throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajin prevents sondre from getting back to his feet.
sondre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stajin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stajin controlling the action here.
sondre is looking for a sweep. Stajin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stajin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stajin controlling his opponent.
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.
sondre wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stajin controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sondre holds on, trying desperately to control.
Stajin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
sondre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
sondre is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stajin controlling from the full mount.
Stajin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eric Stajin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stajin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stajin looks to land a combination but sondre avoids it well.
Stajin moves into range and clinches up with sondre.
Stajin lands a takedown into guard.
Stajin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stajin trying to control but sondre is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stajin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stajin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling sondre to score with a decent uppercut.
Stajin looks to land a right hand but sondre moved out of range.
sondre slips a jab and a cross from Stajin.
sondre misses with a double jab
and Stajin counters with a stiff right hand.
sondre has his takedown stuffed
and Stajin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
sondre tries to get to full guard but Stajin has control of the leg.
Stajin prevents sondre from standing back up.
Stajin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
sondre tries to get to full guard but Stajin has control of the leg.
Stajin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sondre wants to control but Stajin is keeping busy.
sondre tries to get to full guard but Stajin has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Stajin misses.
sondre lands with a hook. Stajin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
sondre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stajin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sondre is working an open guard so Stajin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
sondre misses with a takedown
and Stajin counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kimula sondre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sondre is trying to break free.
Stajin breaks from the clinch.
sondre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sondre misses with a two punch combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stajin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
sondre can't do much from the bottom here.
sondre is looking for a sweep.
Stajin stands up and beckons sondre to his feet.
sondre looks to land a combination but Stajin avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sondre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stajin pushes sondre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, sondre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stajin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked sondre off and has taken his back!
sondre rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stajin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
sondre is looking to control Stajin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can sondre avoid being mounted?
Stajin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sondre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
kimula sondre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sondre trying to control from the bottom.
Stajin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stajin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stajin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for sondre to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stajin instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Stajin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stajin 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Stajin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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