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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (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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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller is looking to clinch.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voller misses with a kick to the body.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Gustavsson misses with a low kick.
Voller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Voller misses with a body punch
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Voller 's knee.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustavsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Voller takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gustavsson thuds his shin into the meat of Voller's side.
Voller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Voller.
Voller clinches with his opponent.
Gustavsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gunnar Gustavsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Voller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gustavsson is trying to break the clinch but Voller is controlling him.
Voller lands an elbow just above Gustavsson 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustavsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavsson blocks a body shot from Voller.
Good body shot from Gustavsson.
I was talking to Gustavsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Voller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustavsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustavsson's elbow.
Voller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voller misses with a body punch.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voller can't find room to land a body shot as Gustavsson controls the action.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustavsson.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustavsson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gustavsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustavsson lands a nice uppercut.
Gustavsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson avoiding damage.
Gustavsson tries a body shot but Voller blocks it.
Voller prevents Gustavsson from breaking the clinch.
Gustavsson stalling the fight.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Gustavsson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Voller takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gustavsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gustavsson leaning against his opponent.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavsson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Voller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustavsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustavsson's brow.
Gustavsson misses with a body punch.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voller backwards.
Gustavsson cracks Voller with a nice body shot.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Gustavsson leaning against his opponent.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustavsson's brow.
Voller tries a body shot but Gustavsson blocks it.
A body shot lands from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Voller.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Gustavsson misses with a leg kick.
Voller misses with an uppercut.
Gustavsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Voller throws a body shot but no joy.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Voller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Voller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voller misses with a low kick as Gustavsson jumps back.
Voller throws a nice looking combination but Gustavsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voller checks a leg kick.
Voller blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Voller misses.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Gustavsson counters with a two punch combo.
Voller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustavsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Voller takes a step back to recover.
Gustavsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Voller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustavsson.
Voller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson throws a good cross that connects.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustavsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gustavsson feints and then cracks Voller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voller down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voller.
Gustavsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voller looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Gustavsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voller connects with a leg kick. Gustavsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller looks to land a right hand but Gustavsson moved out of range.
Voller has managed to clinch.
Gustavsson is trying to push Voller away but Voller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Voller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustavsson's brow.
Gustavsson stalling in the clinch but Voller improves position.
Voller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustavsson works on Voller's body with a couple of short punches.
Gustavsson gets through Voller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gustavsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gustavsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gustavsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gustavsson lands a shot to the body.
Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustavsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gustavsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Voller.
Gustavsson with a jab.
Gunnar Gustavsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustavsson at a distance.
Voller tries to clinch up
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gustavsson. Gustavsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustavsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Voller backs up against the cage.
Voller lands a body shot.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson throws a front kick aimed at Voller's knee but Voller avoids it well.
Gustavsson throws out a loose jab but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Voller moves out of range.
Voller tries to land a leg kick but Gustavsson saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson catches Voller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gustavsson cracks the inside of Voller's front leg.
Voller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustavsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voller.
Gustavsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gustavsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Voller throws a body shot but no joy.
Voller cracks a nice hook into Gustavsson's ribs.
Voller has managed to clinch.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gustavsson fails to land.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Voller controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voller tries a body shot but Gustavsson blocks it.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voller scores with a punch to the head.
Voller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voller.
Voller scores with a kick to the body.
Voller throws a leg kick but Gustavsson checks it.
Voller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voller throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustavsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voller moves away from the strike by Gustavsson.
Voller moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.
Gustavsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voller throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustavsson.
Voller throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gustavsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Voller checks it well.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Voller.
Voller tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voller tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Voller misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Voller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And Voller responds with a good body kick, but Gustavsson manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Voller 's knee.
Voller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustavsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Gustavsson as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Voller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Gustavsson pushes Voller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Voller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustavsson dodges an elbow strike from Voller.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Gustavsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voller forces Gustavsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gustavsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Gustavsson lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gustavsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gustavsson. Gustavsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustavsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick but Voller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gustavsson cracks Voller with an open hand slap.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Voller raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gustavsson tried to score with a low kick but Voller checks it.
Gustavsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voller closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustavsson lands a left hand.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gustavsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Voller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voller closes the distance but Gustavsson moves to the side
and Gustavsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voller's knee momentarily.
Voller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voller is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Voller tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voller misses with a head kick.
Voller tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Voller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voller throws a series of punches but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Voller misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustavsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Voller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Voller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voller lands a right hook to the body.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Gustavsson - just one landing.
Voller walks into a straight right hand from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Voller tries to clinch but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Voller tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Gustavsson does it's job there.
Voller looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Voller takes a step back to recover.
Voller works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
Voller throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Voller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustavsson thumps Voller with a low kick.
Gustavsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gustavsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Voller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voller misses with a head kick.
Gustavsson misses with a hook
and Voller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustavsson thinking.
Gustavsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gustavsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voller wants to clinch.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voller.
Voller scores with a hook to the body. Gustavsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustavsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson cracks Voller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gustavsson throws a good cross that connects.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Voller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gustavsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Voller.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Voller slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustavsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Voller will feel that in the morning.
Voller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gustavsson.
That kick from Voller tenderised Gustavsson's leg. Gustavsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustavsson lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller darts in trying to clinch
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller tries to clinch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson jabs at Voller's body.
Voller lands a nice looking body shot.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voller can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Voller thows a leg kick but Gustavsson checks it
and Gustavsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voller walks into a jab.
Voller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustavsson.
Voller clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Voller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustavsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voller struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustavsson controls his hands.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voller motions for Gustavsson to come forward. Voller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gustavsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
Voller lands a jab to Gustavsson's midsection.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voller moves into range and clinches up with Gustavsson.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustavsson throws out a leg kick but Voller moves out of range and Gustavsson only half commits.
Voller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Gustavsson.
Voller has closed the distance and engaged Gustavsson in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller blocking some punches.
Voller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gustavsson lands with a left to the head.
Gustavsson has a couple of punches blocked by Voller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gustavsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voller's elbow.
Gustavsson has a couple of punches blocked by Voller.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson prevents a body shot from Voller.
Voller lands a damaging elbow.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
Gustavsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustavsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Voller as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson had his way with Lars Voller in that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustavsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Voller.
Gustavsson lands a body shot.
Voller cracks a nice hook into Gustavsson's ribs.
Voller misses with a two punch combination.
Gustavsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Voller takes one on the button.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Voller's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Voller scores with a kick to the body.
Gustavsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voller lands with a straight right. Gustavsson didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Voller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gustavsson throws out a leg kick but Voller moves out of range and Gustavsson only half commits.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson motions for Voller to come forward. Gustavsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voller throws a leg kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Voller takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Voller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gustavsson.
That kick from Gustavsson tenderised Voller's leg. Voller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voller connects with a body shot.
Voller tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Voller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustavsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gustavsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voller was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
Voller rushes Gustavsson and presses him up against the cage.
Voller letting Gustavsson take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Voller.
Gustavsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Voller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustavsson can't break the clinch.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
Gustavsson is looking to control Voller's arms but Voller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustavsson has his back to the cage.
Gustavsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustavsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gustavsson lands a nice uppercut.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voller blocks an uppercut.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustavsson stalling in the clinch but Voller improves position.
Gustavsson working aggressively here.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustavsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Gustavsson taking a breather.
Voller lands with a right to the head.
Gustavsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson is trying to push Voller away but Voller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lars Voller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustavsson tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustavsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Gustavsson avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustavsson working hard to break the clinch.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voller tries to work over Gustavsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Voller keeps control of Gustavsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gustavsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voller misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnar Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Voller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustavsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gustavsson!
Gunnar Gustavsson retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gunnar Gustavsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Lars Voller spoke after the fight, saying 'I gotta go poop'.
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