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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hen Nessy (ranked 1490 p4p, 213 weight class) and Alex Stefanovic (ranked 1241 p4p, 182 weight class). Alex Stefanovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hen Nessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefanovic manages to avoid it.
Nessy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stefanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Nessy shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nessy. Stefanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nessy throws a shot from downtown. Stefanovic moves away and avoids it.
Nessy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stefanovic defends it nicely.
Nessy sets himself, and Stefanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Nessy avoids it this time.
Nessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefanovic wants to counter the offense by Nessy and move into the clinch position.
Stefanovic misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy misses with a looping right.
Nessy scores with a sloppy right hand. Stefanovic should have avoided that one.
Nessy throws a lazy right hand but Stefanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy catches Stefanovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nessy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nessy throws a lazy right hand but Stefanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stefanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stefanovic needs to keep his hands up - Nessy had a free shot at his head there.
Stefanovic slips a straight right by Nessy.
Stefanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Nessy shakes him off and moves away.
Stefanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nessy scores with the left hand. Stefanovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Stefanovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stefanovic misses with a low kick.
Nessy misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessy throws a hook but Stefanovic blocks it.
Stefanovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nessy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nessy attempts a counter takedown but Stefanovic avoids it well and moves away.
Nessy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nessy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Nessy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Stefanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nessy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefanovic.
Nessy throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic wants to counter the offense by Nessy and move into the clinch position.
Stefanovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nessy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stefanovic.
Nessy digs a good hook to Stefanovic's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy throws a jab when Stefanovic was well out of range.
Nessy sets himself, and Stefanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Nessy avoids it this time.
Nessy jabs Stefanovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nessy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Nessy shakes him off and moves away.
Nessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stefanovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nessy.
Stefanovic throws a leg kick but Nessy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nessy scores with a punch to the head.
Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nessy.
Stefanovic wants to counter the offense by Nessy and move into the clinch position.
Stefanovic moves away from the strike by Nessy.
Nessy throws a hook but Stefanovic avoids it easily.
Stefanovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Nessy misses the target.
Stefanovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Stefanovic misses.
Nessy attempts a counter takedown but Stefanovic avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy lands with a good body shot.
Nessy misses with an uppercut. Stefanovic saw that one coming.
Nessy sets himself, and Stefanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Nessy avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Nessy misses its intended target.
Stefanovic wants to counter the offense by Nessy and move into the clinch position.
Nessy moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nessy. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Nessy.
Nessy lands a nice shot that snaps Stefanovic's head back.
Hen Nessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stefanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Nessy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hen Nessy 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.
Nessy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stefanovic.
Nessy throws a hook but Stefanovic avoids it easily.
Nessy misses with an uppercut.
Stefanovic wants to counter with a clinch but Nessy pushes him away.
Stefanovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nessy stuns Stefanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nessy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stefanovic.
Nessy missing with a left hand there. Stefanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Nessy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefanovic moves away.
Stefanovic wants to counter the offense by Nessy and move into the clinch position.
Stefanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stefanovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nessy lands a jab to Stefanovic's midsection.
Stefanovic ducks under a wild hook from Nessy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nessy blocks a low kick nicely.
Nessy lands the left hand.
A big left from Nessy misses.
Stefanovic defending well as Nessy loads up on a big left hand.
Stefanovic wants to counter the offense by Nessy and move into the clinch position.
Nessy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stefanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stefanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Stefanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nessy.
Nessy missing with a left hand there. Stefanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stefanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown but Stefanovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nessy lands the left hand.
Nessy throws a right hand that misses
and Stefanovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nessy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stefanovic can do to turn this around?
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Nessy in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nessy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Nessy - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Stefanovic as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nessy's brow.
Stefanovic takes a shot to the head.
Nessy prevents a body shot from Stefanovic.
Nessy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nessy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nessy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nessy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stefanovic.
Nessy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nessy misses the target.
Stefanovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stefanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nessy connects with the punch.
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nessy throws out the jab.
Stefanovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stefanovic walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nessy misses the target.
Stefanovic wants to counter with a clinch but Nessy pushes him away.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Nessy throws a jab when Stefanovic was well out of range.
Nessy throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nessy throws a body shot but no joy.
Stefanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stefanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nessy cracks a nice hook into Stefanovic's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nessy.
Stefanovic wants to counter with a clinch but Nessy pushes him away.
Nessy lands a nice hook to Stefanovic's body. Stefanovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stefanovic staying out of range there.
Nessy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stefanovic is fending him off so far but Nessy persists. Nope, Stefanovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Nessy connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hen Nessy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stefanovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stefanovic gets caught flat footed, as Nessy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nessy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nessy trying to control but Stefanovic is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stefanovic is trying to keep Nessy in close.
Stefanovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nessy cracks Stefanovic with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nessy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nessy working some strikes from top position.
Nessy with a nice head shot there.
Nessy trying to control the position from guard on top but Stefanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nessy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic is trying to hold Nessy in close to prevent damage but Nessy has managed to pass into half guard.
Nessy wants to pass the guard but Stefanovic is defending well.
Stefanovic trying to control from the bottom.
Nessy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nessy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stefanovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nessy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Nessy.
Nessy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stefanovic trying to control from the bottom.
Stefanovic is looking for a sweep. Nessy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nessy lands with a punch from half guard.
Stefanovic is looking for a sweep. Nessy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nessy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nessy is nestled in close to Stefanovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nessy is thwarting Stefanovic's attempts to control the position.
Nessy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stefanovic defends it well.
Hen Nessy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hen Nessy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nessy is thwarting Stefanovic's attempts to control the position.
Nessy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stefanovic trying to control here.
Nessy content to control rather than advance.
Stefanovic wants to improve his position but Nessy is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Nessy seems content to control.
Stefanovic wants to control but Nessy is keeping busy.
Nessy is controlling the pace.
Stefanovic wants to improve his position but Nessy is controlling well.
Stefanovic is looking to control Nessy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stefanovic avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stefanovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nessy content to control rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nessy throws a hook to the side of Stefanovic's head but Stefanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nessy throws a looping overhand right but Stefanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Stefanovic avoids the body shot from Nessy.
A slow jab from Nessy misses its intended target.
Nessy scores with a takedown into Stefanovic's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nessy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stefanovic trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hen Nessy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nessy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hen Nessy!
A relieved looking Hen Nessy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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