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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Stajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Danske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Stajin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Danske!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danske shoots in but no luck this time.
Danske shoots for a takedown but Stajin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stajin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Danske tries to strike from the bottom.
Danske is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stajin wants to control from the top but Danske keeps moving.
Stajin won't allow Danske to sweep him here.
Stajin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danske pushes Stajin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stajin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stajin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Danske taking some punishment here, with Stajin in his half guard.
Stajin blocks the strikes from Danske.
Stajin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stajin works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajin landing shots from mount.
Danske in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stajin is landing with some decent strikes but Danske is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stajin prevents Danske from getting the reversal.
Danske regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danske is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stajin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stajin's back!
Danske misses with a punch to the head.
Stajin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Danske.
A lull in the action here.
Stajin trying to control the position but Danske manages to sink in the hooks.
Danske missing with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stajin trying to control the action but Danske just sinks the hooks in.
Danske trying to control.
Danske keeps control of the position as Stajin tries to break free.
Danske struggling to land strikes to the head as Stajin covers up.
Stajin trying to control but not successfully.
Stajin turns into Danske and is now in his guard.
Stajin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stajin is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stajin scores with a takedown into Danske's guard.
Stajin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danske looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stajin stands up and waves to Danske to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danske fails with a takedown attempt.
Eric Stajin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Danske.
Stajin stuffs the takedown attempt from Danske. Danske gets slowly back to his feet.
Stajin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stajin shoots in and drives through. Danske sprawls well.
Danske doesn't manage to clinch there - Stajin circles away.
Stajin lands a glancing blow to the side of Danske's head.
Danske shoots and misses
and Stajin counters with a takedown into side control.
Danske is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stajin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stajin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danske is looking for a sweep.
Stajin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Danske down.
Danske tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Danske manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danske decides to stand and escape the position.
Danske tries to clinch
and Stajin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stajin.
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!
Danske is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danske keeping moving, preventing Stajin from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stajin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stajin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stajin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danske tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stajin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Danske's guard now.
Stajin chips away with some ground and pound.
Stajin is working Danske over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stajin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stajin lands a couple of digs.
Stajin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stajin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stajin stopping the sweep attempt from Danske.
Danske is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stajin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danske manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stajin manages to get himself to full guard.
Danske advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danske passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stajin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danske has control of Stajin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stajin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Danske breaks from Stajin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Danske prevents Stajin from getting the reversal.
Stajin wants to control but Danske is having none of it.
Danske throws some wild stikes that Stajin manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danske with a couple of short strikes.
Eric Stajin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stajin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Danske cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stajin is rocked!
Stajin is looking to get to half guard.
Danske unloading with bombs!
Danske trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stajin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danske thowing shots but they're missing.
Danske throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Danske landing strikes from the mount.
Danske blocks Stajin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Danske wants to control the pace but Stajin is squirming around nicely.
Danske in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Danske blocks Stajin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Danske unloads with some shots from mount but Stajin bucks and avoids them well.
Danske trying to control but Stajin is having none of it.
Danske looking to ground and pound but Stajin is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Danske throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Danske misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stajin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Danske.
Danske raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Stajin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Stajin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danske punching from mount but Stajin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Danske throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stajin can't escape the position.
Danske tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stajin seems to have got his legs back now.
Danske prevents Stajin from getting the reversal.
Danske looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Danske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stajin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danske doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stajin counters with a one-two to the body.
Stajin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stajin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danske wants to improve his position but Stajin is controlling well.
Danske flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Danske is pressing down on Stajin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stajin tries to free his leg and advance position but Danske is retaining full guard.
Stajin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stajin wants to control from the top but Danske keeps moving.
Danske working a defensive guard here.
Danske takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stajin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danske, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Danske regains guard immediately.
Stajin passes into half guard.
Stajin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stajin wants to pass the guard but Danske is defending well.
Stajin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stajin is taking a breather. Danske says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Danske taking some punishment here, with Stajin in his half guard.
Danske tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Danske has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danske throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Danske is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Danske works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stajin stands up and waves to Danske to follow him.
Stajin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stajin showed some decent athleticism there.
Danske is trying to stand back up but Stajin is controlling him
Danske blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stajin.
Danske gets full guard.
Danske lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stajin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danske landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stajin tries to lock up and control but Danske gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Danske lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Danske with shots to the head and body - Stajin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stajin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stajin tries to get out of the position.
Stajin working to try and regain half guard.
Stajin gets back to half guard.
Danske thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danske is working for a kimura but Stajin is defending it quite comfortably.
Danske throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Stajin gets full guard.
Stajin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danske is one step ahead there.
Stajin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stajin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Danske can't escape the position.
The referee warns Danske that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Danske slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Stajin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stajin 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
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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