Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WVT 32: Maestre v Brand
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1#
St Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.#TD#
Gustavsson gets a double leg takedown into St Stone's guard.
St Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gustavsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Stone trying to control the position.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
St Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone is trying to maintain the position but Gustavsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustavsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T1#
Gustavsson not doing much here.
St Stone is looking to improve his position.
Gustavsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
St Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
St Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavsson pulls his head out easily. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gustavsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gustavsson lands a big shot there that rocks St Stone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gustavsson lands a heavy elbow.
Gustavsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Gustavsson controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gustavsson with a couple of short strikes.
Gustavsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gustavsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Stone tries to lock up and control but Gustavsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Stone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Stone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T3#
Gustavsson controlling the position easily from mount.
St Stone is looking to improve his position but Gustavsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Gustavsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Stone is trying to escape the mount.
Gustavsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gustavsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gustavsson working St Stone over with strikes here. #T4#
St Stone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gustavsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Stone's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
St Stone pushes a forearm under Gustavsson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gustavsson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus St Stone!
Marcus St Stone tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Ivern Gustavsson had this to say: 'It's with a heavy heart, but it's my time to retire. Thank you to all my fans. It was a wild ride.'.

Event: WVT 26: Bouncer v Knox
Date: Aug 21, 2022

#R1#
Gustavsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gustavsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Motts misses with a hook.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Motts sprawls well. Motts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gustavsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustavsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Motts swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motts.#TD#
Gustavsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Motts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Motts felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Motts keeps working.
Gustavsson controlling the pace. #T1#
We've been hearing good reports from Gustavsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gustavsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Motts is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Motts trying to control here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gustavsson misses with a hook
letting Motts counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Motts but Motts pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Motts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gustavsson somewhat.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Motts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson with the ground and pound but Motts regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Motts is trying to get back to full guard.
Motts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustavsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Gustavsson there. #T3#
Gustavsson controlling the action here.
Gustavsson 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.
Further stalling from Gustavsson.
Motts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gustavsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Motts is looking to control Gustavsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Motts avoid being mounted?
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Motts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Motts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustavsson trying to advance position but Motts counters by regaining guard.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Motts has his hands on Gustavsson's head, controlling the position.
Gustavsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Motts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Motts looks to land a right hand but Gustavsson moved out of range.
Motts leaves Gustavsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Motts counters with a left to the body.
Gustavsson looks for a takedown but Motts sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Motts tries to avoid it but Gustavsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Motts to the ground. Motts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gustavsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Motts counter with a right hand.
Gustavsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Motts cracks Gustavsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gustavsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Motts finish him? #ROC2#Gustavsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Motts doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gustavsson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gustavsson's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregory Motts!
Our winner, Gregory Motts, 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.
Ivern Gustavsson spoke after the fight, saying 'It's with a heavy heart, but it's my time to retire. Thank you to all my fans. It was a wild ride.'.

Event: WVT 19: Ihantala v Motts
Date: Jul 24, 2022

#R1##TD#
Gustavsson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zexi was covering up waiting for the punch and Gustavsson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gustavsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustavsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson controlling from the top position.
Gustavsson stands up over Zexi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gustavsson lands a couple of digs.
Gustavsson preventing the sweep.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Zexi blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Zexi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustavsson defends well.
Gustavsson is looking to pass into half guard but Zexi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zexi is in guard.#REVB##T1#
Gustavsson wants to sweep here but Zexi controlling him for the moment.
Zexi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zexi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gustavsson is on top in guard. #REVR#
Zexi is trying to keep Gustavsson in close. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustavsson cracks Zexi with a solid left hand.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Zexi is keeping the position.
Gustavsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zexi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Zexi is keeping the position.
Gustavsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Zexi keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Gustavsson with that takedown attempt.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zexi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Gustavsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zexi sprawls well initially but Gustavsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gustavsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zexi for as long as he can get away with.
Zexi moves into full guard. #T4#
Gustavsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zexi wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson stays in close to Zexi's body and controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gustavsson closes the distance and clinches up with Zexi, looking for a takedown. Gustavsson pushes Zexi against the cage but Zexi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gustavsson shoots for a takedown but Zexi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zexi keeping full guard, as Gustavsson tries to pass.
Zexi has Gustavsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gustavsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gustavsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zexi 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.
Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zexi defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Zexi. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zexi misses with a looping left.
Zexi misses with an uppercut. Gustavsson saw that one coming.#TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zexi's guard.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Zexi blocks nicely.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zexi can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gustavsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gustavsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zexi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gustavsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Gustavsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gustavsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zexi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustavsson trying to control but Zexi is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson stopping the sweep attempt from Zexi.
Zexi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavsson controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zexi throws a leg kick but Gustavsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zexi.
Gustavsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Zexi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zexi throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustavsson.
Zexi tries to land a leg kick but Gustavsson saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Zexi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Gustavsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gustavsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Gustavsson closes the distance and clinches up with Zexi, looking for a takedown. Gustavsson pushes Zexi against the cage but Zexi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Zexi gets caught flat footed, as Gustavsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zexi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gustavsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gustavsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson wants to control but Zexi is keeping him busy. #T1#
Zexi manages to get back to half guard.
Zexi tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
Zexi controlling the position well.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gustavsson wants to control but Zexi is keeping him busy.
Zexi trying to get back to full guard but Gustavsson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zexi tries to lock up and control but Gustavsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zexi working to try and regain half guard.
Gustavsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gustavsson looking to control but Zexi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gustavsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Gustavsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zexi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gustavsson scoring with strikes but Zexi is staying in there.
Zexi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dai Zexi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson content just to control the position here.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Gustavsson continues to stall.
Zexi wants to hold on but Gustavsson pushes him away.
Gustavsson tries to control but Zexi wriggling away.
Gustavsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
In his post fight interview, Ivern Gustavsson gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you all. This has been awesome. Time to hang up my gloves. '.

Event: WVT 13: Gustavsson v Svyatogor
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
Gustavsson fails with the takedown
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Svyatogor but Svyatogor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svyatogor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svyatogor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson with a poor takedown
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Svyatogor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gustavsson controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Svyatogor isn't going anywhere.
Svyatogor is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Gustavsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gustavsson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson working the head with strikes.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound.
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Svyatogor being controlled for a moment.
Svyatogor is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Svyatogor seems a little lost for a moment, as Gustavsson dominates the positioning.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working.
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Svyatogor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Gustavsson 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.
Svyatogor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T3#
Gustavsson controlling the position.
Gustavsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Svyatogor will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Svyatogor is working away.
Svyatogor can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson wants to control but Svyatogor is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Gustavsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gustavsson prefers to stall for the moment though.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Gustavsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Svyatogor, which made it look bad.
Svyatogor stuffs the takedown.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svyatogor can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson tries for a takedown but Svyatogor circles away easily
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svyatogor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gustavsson somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Svyatogor misses.#CL2#
Svyatogor rushes Gustavsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson can't get the takedown.
Gustavsson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Svyatogor pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Gustavsson wants the takedown. Svyatogor is fighting it off but Gustavsson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Svyatogor's guard against the cage.#SUB2#
Svyatogor working for a triangle but Gustavsson defends it easily.
Gustavsson works over Svyatogor with some ground and pound from guard.#T1##SUB2#
Svyatogor looking for a guillotine here but Gustavsson defends easily.
Svyatogor working a defensive guard but Gustavsson passes into half guard.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gustavsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gustavsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Svyatogor wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svyatogor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustavsson is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Svyatogor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gustavsson wants to free his trapped foot but Svyatogor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Svyatogor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gustavsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gustavsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Svyatogor for as long as he can get away with.#T3##SUB2#
Svyatogor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Svyatogor wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson not doing much here.
Svyatogor is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svyatogor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson looks for a takedown but Svyatogor sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svyatogor! But no joy.
Gustavsson with a poor takedown
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Gustavsson is rocked!#CUT2#Ivern Gustavsson's cut is getting worse.#T4##TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gustavsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Svyatogor being controlled for a moment.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svyatogor is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Gustavsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Gustavsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Svyatogor being controlled for a moment.
Gustavsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gustavsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gustavsson looks up at the clock and then as Svyatogor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gustavsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson wants to control but Svyatogor is keeping him busy.
Svyatogor is being controlled here.
Dimitri Svyatogor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Svyatogor can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson scoring with punches from side control.
Svyatogor is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
Svyatogor is looking for a sweep.
Svyatogor is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson working away.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working. #T2#
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.
Gustavsson controlling the position.
Svyatogor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Svyatogor holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Gustavsson is putting a hurting on Svyatogor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson controlling the position.
Svyatogor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Svyatogor to see if he's OK.
Gustavsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T3#
Gustavsson controls the position.
Svyatogor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Svyatogor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Svyatogor is working from the bottom.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gustavsson cracks Svyatogor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working.
Gustavsson taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gustavsson looks up at the clock and then as Svyatogor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gustavsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face as Gustavsson controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Post fight, Ivern Gustavsson stared into the camera and said 'Thank you all. This has been awesome. Time to hang up my gloves. '.

Event: WVT 8: Gustavsson v Shabazz
Date: Jun 08, 2022

#R1#
Gustavsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Shabazz sprawls well. He's pushed Gustavsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shabazz throws a jab when Gustavsson was well out of range.
Shabazz stuffs the takedown.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shabazz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson tries for a takedown but Shabazz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shabazz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shabazz misses with a looping right.
Shabazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shabazz punishes Gustavsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Gustavsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shabazz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gustavsson somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gustavsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Shabazz, which made it look bad.
Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustavsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shabazz misses with a series of wild punches.
Rahim Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shabazz as he jumps to the side.
Gustavsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Shabazz throws a solid leg kick but Gustavsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a right hand that Gustavsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustavsson also avoids with ease.
Shabazz stuffs the takedown.
Shabazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson has a takedown stuffed.
Shabazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
Shabazz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gustavsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Shabazz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shabazz pushes Gustavsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shabazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
Shabazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustavsson controls his hands.
Shabazz landing some nice looking knees to the body. #BC2#
Shabazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gustavsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shabazz - the referee stops the clock and Gustavsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shabazz. Gustavsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gustavsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gustavsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Whack! Shabazz lands a heavy head kick that drops Gustavsson. The ref tackles Shabazz to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gustavsson was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rahim Shabazz!
Rahim Shabazz very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: RISE 64:
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Halo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gustavsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gustavsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Halo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Halo is working away.
Gustavsson prevents Halo from improving his position.#T1##SUB#
Halo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavsson pulls his head out easily.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Halo is defending well.
Halo is pressing down on Gustavsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gustavsson won't allow Halo to sweep him here.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there.
Gustavsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gustavsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Gustavsson is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Halo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo is pulling down on Gustavsson's head to control his posture.
Gustavsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustavsson defends well.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Halo is keeping the position.#T3##SUB#
Gustavsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo wants to sweep here but Gustavsson controlling him for the moment.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gustavsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB#
Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gustavsson is aware though and is defending well.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustavsson trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Gustavsson defends easily.
Halo is looking to sweep but instead, Gustavsson has passed into half guard.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halo keeps working.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Halo.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Gustavsson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Halo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gustavsson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Halo pulls down on the head and he's put Gustavsson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Prana Halo!
An out of breath Prana Halo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RISE 55: West v Gustavsson
Date: Apr 24, 2022

#R1#
Gustavsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustavsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown attempt
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeShawn West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivern Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown attempt - West sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West stuffs the takedown.
Gustavsson shoots and misses
and West counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.
Gustavsson darts in looking for a takedown but West gets double underhooks and turns Gustavsson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gustavsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. West did well to prevent Gustavsson getting side control.
Gustavsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson prevents West from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is trying to stand back up but Gustavsson is controlling him #T1#
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson working over West with some ground and pound. West looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
Gustavsson is just content to waste time from the top position. West takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
West wants to stand up but Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson scoring with some ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
West keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson landing some decent shots from guard.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A solid body kick from West.
West throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Gustavsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustavsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but West does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
West has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
West is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustavsson prevents West from standing back up.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
West wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. West sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustavsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustavsson with a poor takedown
and West counters with an outside leg kick.
Gustavsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Gustavsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gustavsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Gustavsson is proving a slippery customer.
West can't keep his opponent in guard - Gustavsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn West dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
West is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gustavsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavsson stops West from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but West keeps moving. #T1##ES#
West uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gustavsson moves out of range as West strikes.#TD2#
Gustavsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
West wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson. #T2#
Gustavsson advances position into side control!
Gustavsson laying and praying for a moment but West takes advantage and regains half guard.
West is looking for a sweep. Gustavsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gustavsson misses with a head shot. West uses the momentum to regain guard. #T3#
Gustavsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
Gustavsson content to stall in guard here.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but West keeps moving. #ES#
West pushes Gustavsson off and scrambles back to his feet. #T4#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
West tries to sprawl but Gustavsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
West might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustavsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson throwing shots but West is blocking nicely.
West tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
West is working hard here to advance position.
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but West is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Gustavsson drives through with a takedown into West's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gustavsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
West wants to get back to his feet but Gustavsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
West keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but West has passed into side control. #T1#
Gustavsson isn't going anywhere.
Gustavsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gustavsson is trying to maintain the position but West is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustavsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
West is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gustavsson wants to sweep but West has passed to side control!
Gustavsson is looking for a sweep.
Gustavsson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gustavsson is trying to get back to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gustavsson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson takes one to the side of the head.
Gustavsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. West sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeShawn West is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but West circles away.
DeShawn West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivern Gustavsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from West lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gustavsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gustavsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gustavsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
West throwing a counter right hand but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Gustavsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. West manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gustavsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustavsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gustavsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustavsson is stalling in the full guard.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustavsson's guard. Nice move by West!#REVR#
Gustavsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gustavsson is on top in guard. #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn West showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShawn West!
A very excited looking DeShawn West made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RISE 48: Gustavsson v Philippe
Date: Apr 03, 2022

#R1##TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Philippe has his feet on Gustavsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Philippe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Philippe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gustavsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gustavsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gustavsson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Philippe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gustavsson wants to control but Philippe is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson with the ground and pound but Philippe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Philippe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Philippe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Philippe is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
Gustavsson wants to pass to mount but Philippe is defending the position.
Gustavsson controlling the action here. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Philippe wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Philippe shows good takedown defense.
Gustavsson shoots for a takedown but Philippe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustavsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Philippe swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Gustavsson feints and as Philippe raises his hands in defense, Gustavsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
Gustavsson controlling from the top position. #T3#
Gustavsson prevents Philippe from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Philippe has wrist control.
Gustavsson is in close to Philippe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses. Philippe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustavsson's guard. Nice move by Philippe!#REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philippe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gustavsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.
Philippe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe wants to stand up but Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Philippe to the mat! Philippe manages to get full guard.
Gustavsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gustavsson postures up in Philippe's guard and throws a big left but Philippe blocks it.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Gustavsson is controlling him
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Philippe is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice uppercut lands for Philippe. That snapped Gustavsson's head back.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Philippe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Philippe leaves Gustavsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but Philippe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Philippe continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson goes for a takedown attempt but Philippe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philippe quickly recovers to half guard.
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philippe defending well though. #T3#
Gustavsson is trying to control. Philippe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is looking to escape.
Philippe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson stays in close to Philippe's body and controls the position.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Philippe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavsson controls the pace.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gustavsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Philippe wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Philippe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Philippe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustavsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson has Philippe pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe won't allow Gustavsson to sweep him here.
Philippe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Gustavsson has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Gustavsson shoots in and bounces Philippe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gustavsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gustavsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Philippe wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position. #T1#
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson stops Philippe from standing up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustavsson won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat. #T2#
Gustavsson controlling the position from side mount.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Philippe is working away.
Gustavsson in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
Gustavsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Philippe down. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
The strikes coming from Gustavsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Philippe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gustavsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Philippe's head but Philippe avoids it well.#T3#
Gustavsson misses with the ground and pound.
Philippe regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gustavsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Philippe has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.
Gustavsson working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Philippe is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson stalling.
Gustavsson tries to pass to full mount but Philippe defends it.
Ground and pound from Gustavsson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson 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.
Philippe looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RISE 39: Femme v Gustavsson
Date: Mar 13, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Gustavsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Femme's half guard.
Femme on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Femme moves into full guard.
Gustavsson 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.
Femme controlling Gustavsson's posture.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson advances to half guard. #T1#
Femme is looking to improve his position.
Gustavsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gustavsson working Femme over with strikes.
Femme trying to hold on to Gustavsson's head to control him but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Femme's head.
Femme is staying active underneath Gustavsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Femme wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Femme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Femme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Femme managing to control the position.
Femme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Gustavsson postures up in Femme's guard and throws a big left but Femme blocks it.
Femme controls Gustavsson momentarily but Gustavsson frees himself.
Femme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustavsson trying to control but Femme is working from the bottom.
Femme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Gustavsson moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Gustavsson dives in and scores a takedown into Femme's guard.
Gustavsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Femme is retaining full guard.
Gustavsson is pushing down on Femme's leg trying to pass to half guard. Femme is fighting to maintain full guard but Gustavsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Femme trying to control from the bottom.
Gustavsson is taking a breather. Femme 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.
Gustavsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Femme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Femme is looking for a sweep. Gustavsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Femme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Femme looking to control.
Femme is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Femme being controlled here, momentarily.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Femme is keeping the position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Femme keeps moving.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Femme is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD2#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Femme to the mat! Femme manages to get full guard.
Femme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Femme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Femme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Femme looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Femme can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson happy to just control the position for now.
Gustavsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Femme is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Femme's face as Gustavsson controls the position.
Femme wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Femme wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.
Femme is looking for a sweep.
Femme holding on.#T1#
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Femme is trying to escape the position but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Femme can't do much from the bottom here.
Femme is looking to reverse the position.
Femme is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gustavsson slows the pace down.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ivern Gustavsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Femme is looking to regain half guard here but Gustavsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gustavsson working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Femme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Femme on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gustavsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gustavsson working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.
Gustavsson wants to control but Femme is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T3#
Gustavsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Femme some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.
Femme managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gustavsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Femme is being controlled here.
Let's hope that Gustavsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gustavsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Femme gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gustavsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Femme misses the jab.#TD2#
Gustavsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Femme taking some punishment here, with Gustavsson in his half guard.
Femme wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gustavsson slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Femme is working from the bottom. #T1#
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Femme tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
Gustavsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Femme is bucking up trying to escape but Gustavsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gustavsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustavsson lands a big elbow.
Gustavsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Femme that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head. #ROC2#Femme is rocked!
Gustavsson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Femme bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gustavsson and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
Our winner, Ivern 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.

Event: RISE 31: Granger v Ihantala
Date: Feb 20, 2022

#R1#
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Carter misses. #TD#
Gustavsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gustavsson is in Carter's guard.
Gustavsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gustavsson content to stall in guard here.
Carter trying to control the position.
Gustavsson postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gustavsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson lands a couple of digs.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Gustavsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carter's guard. #T1#
Gustavsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gustavsson is taking a breather. Carter 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.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter has his hands clasped together around Gustavsson's back. He's all about the action.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gustavsson trying to mount his opponent but Carter defends it.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
Carter is staying active underneath Gustavsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gustavsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson prevents Carter from improving his position.#T3#
Gustavsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Carter is defending well.
Gustavsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gustavsson pinned against the cage. Gustavsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gustavsson stuffs the takedown.
Ivern Gustavsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Carter.#TD#
Gustavsson shoots in and gets a takedown into Carter's guard.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter looking to control.
Gustavsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustavsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustavsson trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gustavsson slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Carter throws a hook but Gustavsson avoids it easily.#TD#
Gustavsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustavsson is just content to waste time from the top position. Carter takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gustavsson works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Gustavsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Carter trying to control the position.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard.
Gustavsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gustavsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Gustavsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gustavsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as Gustavsson shoots in.#TD2#
Carter gets the takedown into side control.
Gustavsson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Silverback MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gustavsson gets back to half guard.
Gustavsson has his hands clasped together around Carter's back. He's all about the action.
Gustavsson is looking for a sweep. Carter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
Let's hope that Carter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Carter trying to control the action but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gustavsson wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson won't allow Carter to pass to mount.
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but Gustavsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustavsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gustavsson shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Gustavsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Gustavsson ends up having to push Carter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right from Carter.
Gustavsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Carter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gustavsson uses from the top position.
Gustavsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Gustavsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carter looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Carter tries for a takedown but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jason Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustavsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carter.#TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carter is looking to reverse the position.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter tries to buck Gustavsson off but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Gustavsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gustavsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson lands an elbow. #T1#
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gustavsson tries to score with some ground and pound. Carter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gustavsson off and has taken his back!
Gustavsson tries to break free.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Carter has the hooks in. Gustavsson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T2#
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Carter just sinks the hooks in.
Gustavsson rolls, trying to escape but Carter keeps control of the position.
Gustavsson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Will Carter go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position? #T3#
Gustavsson wants to control his opponent's hands but Carter gets his hands free.
Carter is looking to control Gustavsson but Gustavsson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Carter controlling from the back.
Jason Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson tries to roll but Carter sticks to his back.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Carter working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Carter just sinks the hooks in. #SUB2#
Gustavsson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Carter's arms.
Carter trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson rolls, trying to escape but Carter keeps control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ivern Gustavsson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RISE 24: Halo v Gustavsson
Date: Jan 30, 2022

#R1#
Gustavsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo shoots for a takedown but Gustavsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Gustavsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo dives in for a single leg takedown but Gustavsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gustavsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gustavsson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prana Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Gustavsson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Halo works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Gustavsson being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustavsson defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gustavsson is aware though and is defending well.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustavsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Halo looking to control.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Gustavsson works over Halo with some ground and pound from guard.
Gustavsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gustavsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Halo trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Halo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gustavsson keeps working.
Halo works his way into full mount! #T2#
Halo wants to take his opponent's back but Gustavsson doesn't allow it.
Halo looking to control but Gustavsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Halo content just to control the position here.
Halo trying to control but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Halo wants to take his opponent's back but Gustavsson doesn't allow it. #T3#
Gustavsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halo wants to control the pace but Gustavsson is squirming around nicely.
Gustavsson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gustavsson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Halo tries to pass to full mount but Gustavsson defends it. #SUB#
Gustavsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Halo.
Halo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Halo is looking for a kimura here.
Gustavsson trying to control here. #T4#
Gustavsson wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping him busy.
Halo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Halo looking to control but Gustavsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halo fails to advance to Gustavsson's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson is looking to get to half guard.
Halo wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Prana Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD#
Halo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gustavsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gustavsson can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Halo swings around for an armbar but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Halo's guard.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustavsson can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Gustavsson defends easily.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.#T1#
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson is stalling in the full guard.
Halo is trying to control the position but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Halo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.
Gustavsson slips a nice elbow through Halo's hands, connecting with Halo's forehead.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo is controlling Gustavsson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gustavsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Halo is working away.
Halo trying to hold on to Gustavsson's head to control him but Gustavsson postures up. #T2#
Gustavsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Halo wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson wants to free his trapped foot but Halo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Halo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gustavsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gustavsson is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Gustavsson controlling from the top position.
Halo 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.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Halo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gustavsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Halo is tightening it up a little... Gustavsson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gustavsson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gustavsson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Halo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Prana Halo!
Prana Halo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RISE 18: Gustavson v Svyatogor
Date: Jan 16, 2022

#R1##TD#
Gustavsson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Svyatogor on his heels. He'll look to pass Svyatogor's guard now, I'm sure.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Svyatogor working for a triangle but Gustavsson defends it easily.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gustavsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Svyatogor is trying to maintain the position but Gustavsson is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor is trying to get back to full guard.
Svyatogor has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1##SUB2#
Svyatogor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Svyatogor is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Svyatogor actively working from the bottom here.
Gustavsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gustavsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gustavsson wants to control but Svyatogor is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Svyatogor actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
Svyatogor has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ubergym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gustavsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Svyatogor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavsson pulls his head out easily.
Svyatogor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustavsson not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson is thwarting Svyatogor's attempts to control the position.
Gustavsson 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.
Svyatogor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping busy. #T3#
Gustavsson working over Svyatogor with some ground and pound. Svyatogor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Svyatogor looking for submissions off his back.
Gustavsson is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Gustavsson there.
Svyatogor taking some punishment here, with Gustavsson in his half guard.
Svyatogor trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Svyatogor tries to hold on but Gustavsson pushes him away. #T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gustavsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gustavsson avoids the attempt from Svyatogor to control.
Gustavsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Svyatogor is trying to escape the mount.
Gustavsson controlling the pace for now.
Svyatogor can't escape the position.
Gustavsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson connects with a bit shot that sees Svyatogor covering up! More strikes from Gustavsson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gustavsson is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
A victorious Ivern Gustavsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RISE 13: Assed v Gustavsson
Date: Dec 26, 2021

#R1#
Half Assed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Half Assed stuffs the takedown.
Gustavsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Half Assed avoids it really well and circles away.
Gustavsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Half Assed is fending him off so far but Gustavsson persists. Nope, Half Assed circles away and we're back to standing.
As Gustavsson backs away, Half Assed returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Anti Half Assed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivern Gustavsson.
Half Assed misses with a head kick.
Half Assed slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustavsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gustavsson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Half Assed was covering up waiting for the punch and Gustavsson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Half Assed keeping full guard, as Gustavsson tries to pass.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.#T1#
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Half Assed is keeping the position.
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Half Assed controls Gustavsson momentarily but Gustavsson frees himself. #SUB#
Half Assed looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gustavsson has picked Half Assed up and slammed him! Half Assed can't keep hold of the triangle and Gustavsson manages to pass to side control!
Gustavsson working away.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Half Assed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustavsson in the domination position with Half Assed hanging on.
Gustavsson taking a break here but Half Assed is having none of it and regains half guard. #T2#
Gustavsson prevents Half Assed from improving his position.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Half Assed is working away. #SUB#
Half Assed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Half Assed is looking to control Gustavsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Half Assed avoid being mounted?
Half Assed has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Half Assed tries to roll over but Gustavsson keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Half Assed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustavsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Half Assed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Half Assed trying to control here.
Gustavsson prevents Half Assed from improving his position.
Gustavsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Half Assed is trying to control but can't.
Half Assed is staying active underneath Gustavsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Half Assed looking for subs from the bottom but Gustavsson mounts him!
Gustavsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Half Assed looks a forlorn figure.
Gustavsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Half Assed is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson avoids the attempt from Half Assed to control.#T4#
Gustavsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Half Assed can't escape the position.
Gustavsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gustavsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Half Assed?
Gustavsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Half Assed is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Half Assed?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Half Assed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Half Assed can't escape the position.
Half Assed tries to lock up and control but Gustavsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gustavsson landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Half Assed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Half Assed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Gustavsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Half Assed stuffs the takedown attempt from Gustavsson. Gustavsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anti Half Assed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivern Gustavsson.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Gustavsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Gustavsson has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson is working for takedown but Half Assed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Half Assed lands an uppercut.
Gustavsson is trying to drag Half Assed to the mat but Half Assed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gustavsson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Half Assed pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD2#
Gustavsson gets a trip takedown into half guard.#T1#
Gustavsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Half Assed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Half Assed is trying to get back to full guard.
Half Assed is looking to control Gustavsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Half Assed avoid being mounted?
Gustavsson is nestled in close to Half Assed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Half Assed is staying active underneath Gustavsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
Ivern Gustavsson has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Half Assed wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Half Assed is looking to improve his position.
Gustavsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gustavsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Half Assed is wriggling around trying to escape.
Half Assed tries to hold on but Gustavsson postures up.
BOOM! Gustavsson connects with a massive shot to the dome! #T3#
Half Assed tries to lock up and control but Gustavsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Half Assed is working to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gustavsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gustavsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gustavsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gustavsson working Half Assed over with strikes here.
Half Assed regains half guard.
Gustavsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Half Assed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson lands strikes from half guard.
Half Assed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Half Assed wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gustavsson in particular looking to stall.
Half Assed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Half Assed is trying to maintain the position but Gustavsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustavsson winds up and cracks Half Assed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gustavsson is thwarting Half Assed's attempts to control the position.
Gustavsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustavsson is looking to advance position but Half Assed won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Half Assed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Gustavsson fails to land the takedown.
Half Assed appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gustavsson has his takedown stuffed
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Half Assed thows a leg kick but Gustavsson checks it #TD2#
so Gustavsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gustavsson is stalling in the full guard.
Gustavsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Half Assed is trying to control the position but Gustavsson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Half Assed keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB#
Half Assed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gustavsson defends it easily.#SUB#
Half Assed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustavsson defends well.#SUB#
Half Assed is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gustavsson frees his head nicely. Oh but Half Assed has switched to an armbar! Gustavsson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Anti Half Assed!
Anti Half Assed retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Anti Half Assed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: RISE 5: Gustavsson v Carter
Date: Nov 28, 2021

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter tries to clinch #TD#
and Gustavsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Carter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
I've been told that Carter has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Gustavsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carter's guard. #REVR#
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter is trying to control the position but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gustavsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.#T3#
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Gustavsson in his half guard.
Gustavsson stalling.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
Gustavsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carter is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Well, if Gustavsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gustavsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Carter won't allow Gustavsson to pass to mount.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gustavsson throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Gustavsson winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
That's time! Gustavsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Carter with the inside leg kick.
Jason Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Gustavsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson is fighting to break Carter's control of his arms but Carter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter keeping full guard, as Gustavsson tries to pass.
Gustavsson advances position into side control!
Carter is not content to let Gustavsson control the position. #T1#
Carter is looking to regain half guard here but Gustavsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Carter isn't going anywhere.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
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.
Gustavsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gustavsson controlling the position from side mount.
Gustavsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Carter defending against the ground and pound. #T3#
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gustavsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Carter's head but Carter avoids it well.
Gustavsson landing a few strikes.
Gustavsson happy to just control the position for now.
Carter is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gustavsson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gustavsson working away.#T4#
Gustavsson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Carter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gustavsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Gustavsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Gustavsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivern 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Gustavsson moves away from the strike by Carter.
Gustavsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson attempts a counter takedown but Carter avoids it well and moves away.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Gustavsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter tries a low kick but Gustavsson avoids it.
Carter misses the jab.#TD#
Gustavsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carter sprawls well initially but Gustavsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Gustavsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustavsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gustavsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gustavsson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carter to regain full guard.
Gustavsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Gustavsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gustavsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavsson controls the pace.
Carter is adopting a defensive guard.
Gustavsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter misses with a left hand #TD#
and Gustavsson counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Gustavsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Gustavsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gustavsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Gustavsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving. #T3#
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustavsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gustavsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Carter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gustavsson has passed into half guard!
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
A determined Ivern Gustavsson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: RISE 3: Lemieux v Kraag
Date: Nov 14, 2021

#R1#
Chainz is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Chainz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Gustavsson gets a clinch.
Gustavsson blocks a body shot from Chainz.
Chainz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson keeps control of Chainz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chainz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gustavsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Chainz backwards.
Chainz is trying to push Gustavsson away but Gustavsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gustavsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gustavsson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chainz is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson misses with a body punch.
Chainz fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Chainz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gustavsson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chainz to the mat. Chainz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chainz controls Gustavsson momentarily but Gustavsson frees himself.
Gustavsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustavsson trying to control but Chainz is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson stops Chainz from standing up.
Chainz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Chainz working a defensive guard here.
Chainz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustavsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gustavsson won't allow Chainz to sweep him here.
Gustavsson stays in close to Chainz's body and controls the position.
Chainz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gustavsson postures up and lands a big shot to Chainz's brow.
Gustavsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
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.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chainz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson is working Chainz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chainz wants to sweep here but Gustavsson controlling him for the moment.
Gustavsson content to stall in guard here. #ES2#
Chainz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gustavsson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#TD#
Gustavsson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chainz is trying to keep an underhook but Gustavsson manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Chainz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gustavsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chainz is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chainz keeps working.
Chainz is looking to regain half guard here but Gustavsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Chainz keeps Gustavsson under control for a moment.
Gustavsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Chainz being controlled for a moment.
Chainz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gustavsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chainz is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Chainz is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Chainz wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Chainz is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Chainz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chainz tries to bench press Gustavsson off him but Gustavsson keeps the position.
Chainz is still trying to improve position.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Chainz is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
A lull in the action here as Gustavsson stalls from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gustavsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chainz avoids it really well and circles away.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chainz can do to turn this around?#CL#
Gustavsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gustavsson digs a right hand into Chainz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chainz's gas tank.
Chainz takes a shot to the head.
Chainz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gustavsson goes for a takedown attempt but Chainz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #TD#
Gustavsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Chainz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson happy to just control the position for now. #T1#
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Chainz is working from the bottom.
Chainz can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chainz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gustavsson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chainz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gustavsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Chainz is working away.
Chainz wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson moves into full mount! Chainz won't be happy about that!
Gustavsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gustavsson controlling the pace for now.
Gustavsson lands a big shot there that rocks Chainz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gustavsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gustavsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chainz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson avoids the attempt from Chainz to control.
Gustavsson tries to control but Chainz wriggling away. #T3#
Gustavsson controlling from the full mount.
Gustavsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chainz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Chainz is in a horrible position here. Gustavsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chainz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gustavsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gustavsson won't let Chainz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gustavsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson prevents Chainz from getting the reversal.
Chainz is in a horrible position here. Gustavsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gustavsson working the ground and pound effectively. #ROC#Chainz is rocked!
Chainz takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gustavsson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
A victorious Ivern Gustavsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RISE 1: Resurrection
Date: Oct 31, 2021

#R1##TD#
Gustavsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yonic defending against the ground and pound.
Gustavsson 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.
Yonic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson in side control, throwing shots but Yonic defends.
Gustavsson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gustavsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yonic keeps working.
Gustavsson controlling from side mount.
Yonic is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Yonic is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
Yonic manages to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gustavsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson winds up and cracks Yonic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but Yonic defending well.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
Yonic is looking for a sweep. Gustavsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gustavsson wants to control but Yonic is keeping him busy. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yonic wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gustavsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson working Yonic over with strikes.
Gustavsson winds up and cracks Yonic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gustavsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gustavsson lands a couple of good shots and Yonic has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T3#
Gustavsson lands with a hammerfist to the side of Yonic's head.
Yonic grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustavsson scores with punches to the body.
Gustavsson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Yonic prevents Gustavsson from getting a body triangle.
Gustavsson has the hooks in. Yonic is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yonic is taking damage to the body and head.
Gustavsson controls the position.
Gustavsson connects with a big shot to the side of Yonic's head.
Yonic covers up after that shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson scores with punches to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic trying to control but not successfully. #T4#
Gustavsson is landing with strikes. Yonic can't take much more of this.
Gustavsson has good solid back control here.
Yonic is taking damage to the body and head.
Gustavsson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gustavsson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Gustavsson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gustavsson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gustavsson closes the distance but Yonic moves to the side
enabling Yonic to counter with a crisp jab.
Yonic slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustavsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yonic to the mat! Yonic manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gustavsson trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Gustavsson shoots in and bounces Yonic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gustavsson trying to move into half guard but instead Yonic has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson is trying to keep Yonic in close.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Yonic being controlled here momentarily.
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gustavsson has his hands on Yonic's head, controlling the position.
Yonic throws a strike but Gustavsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Yonic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.
Yonic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson is looking to advance position but Yonic has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB##T2#
Gustavsson wants to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
Gustavsson is looking to improve his position but Yonic isn't that keen on the idea.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson tries to lock up and control but Yonic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gustavsson is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Gustavsson tries to lock up and control but Yonic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gustavsson is looking to improve his position but Yonic isn't that keen on the idea.
Gustavsson holds on to Yonic around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Yonic looking to control but Gustavsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gustavsson is working to get back to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gustavsson is working hard here to advance position.
Gustavsson wants to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson is trying to escape the mount.
Gustavsson blocking the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boss Yonic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustavsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Yonic gets caught flat footed, as Gustavsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yonic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Yonic cracks Gustavsson with a solid left hand.
Yonic looking to pass the guard.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson is pulling down on Yonic's head. It's preventing any offense from Yonic, at least for the moment.#T1#
Gustavsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yonic manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Yonic 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.
Gustavsson lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
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.
Yonic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gustavsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Yonic blocks nicely.
Gustavsson trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yonic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustavsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yonic is trying to keep Gustavsson in close.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Gustavsson misses with a looping left.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Yonic leaves Gustavsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yonic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown
and Yonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Gustavsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yonic looking to control.
Yonic wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gustavsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.
Gustavsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T4#
Gustavsson is pressing down on Yonic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yonic is holding on for now.
Yonic is looking to control Gustavsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yonic avoid being mounted?
Gustavsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson stalling away here and it's allowed Yonic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Yonic keeps moving.
Yonic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Boss Yonic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh rats.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 11, 2021

#R1#
The fighters circling - Tynkkynen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook. Gustavsson ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Gustavsson drives through with a takedown into Tynkkynen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tynkkynen seems keen to control Gustavsson's posture.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tynkkynen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson throws a strike but Tynkkynen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gustavsson is controlling Tynkkynen's posture.
Tynkkynen trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tynkkynen controls the pace.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gustavsson is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Gustavsson shoots in and gets a takedown into Tynkkynen's guard.
Tynkkynen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tynkkynen 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.
Gustavsson chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Tynkkynen controls Gustavsson momentarily but Gustavsson frees himself.
Gustavsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tynkkynen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tynkkynen being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gustavsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gustavsson advances to half guard.
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Tynkkynen wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tynkkynen defending well though.
Gustavsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tynkkynen is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Tynkkynen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gustavsson.
Tynkkynen is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Tynkkynen is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Gustavsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Gustavsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gustavsson showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gustavsson lands a nice short elbow.
Gustavsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tynkkynen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tynkkynen defending well though.
Gustavsson working the head and body with strikes.
Gustavsson lands strikes from half guard.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tynkkynen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tynkkynen keeps working.
Gustavsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Gustavsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Tynkkynen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tynkkynen defending well though.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Tynkkynen is working away.
Tynkkynen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gustavsson works his way into full mount!
Gustavsson landing strikes from the mount.#T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gustavsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gustavsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tynkkynen working to try and regain half guard.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson scoring with strikes but Tynkkynen is staying in there.
Gustavsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gustavsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tynkkynen hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tynkkynen? #ROC#Tynkkynen is rocked!
Gustavsson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tynkkynen is still in real trouble! Can Gustavsson finish him?#T3#
Gustavsson loads up with a big shot that hurts Tynkkynen! He's pulled Gustavsson in close but Gustavsson has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Tynkkynen survive? More strikes from Gustavsson and Tynkkynen is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
After winning the bout, Ivern Gustavsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2021

#R1#
Bangs is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Bangs is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bangs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Bangs darts in and clinches Gustavsson up against the cage.
Gustavsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #TD2#
Gustavsson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bangs can't fight it off and eventually Gustavsson manages to take the fight to the floor. Bangs looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bangs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gustavsson on the ground.
Bangs wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson is working Bangs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gustavsson won't allow Bangs to get back to his feet.
Gustavsson passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bangs is trying to escape back to his feet but Gustavsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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!
Bangs wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Bangs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bangs taking a bit of punishment here - Gustavsson scoring with strikes.
Gustavsson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bangs looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gustavsson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
A victorious Ivern Gustavsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jason Bangs spoke after the fight, saying 'You know what man, it sucks that I lost but, I'm just here to fight. Win, lose, draw or anything else, I'm always exciting to watch.'.

Event: SFL 101 | Laine vs Barbarian
Date: Sep 19, 2021

#R1#
Graindo misses with a hook. Gustavsson ducked under it nicely.
Gustavsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graindo.
Graindo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Graindo misses with a shot to the body
and Gustavsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Gustavsson gets a double leg takedown into Graindo's guard.
Gustavsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graindo looking for a sweep. Not yet Graindo, not yet.
Gustavsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Gustavsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Gustavsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gustavsson trying to control but Graindo is working from the bottom.
Graindo has Gustavsson pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gustavsson lands with a cross.
Gustavsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Graindo swings for the body but Gustavsson moves out of range. #TD2#
Gustavsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gustavsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Graindo reverses the position - he's now on top in Gustavsson's guard. #T2#
Graindo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graindo wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Graindo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Graindo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Gustavsson has Graindo pulled in close to control his posture.
Graindo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustavsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graindo is one step ahead there.
Graindo stays in close to Gustavsson's body and controls the position.
Graindo distracts Gustavsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gustavsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gustavsson pulls Graindo in close to prevent any damage.
Graindo trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaido Graindo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson has his takedown stuffed
and Graindo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graindo throws a nice looking combination but Gustavsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD2#
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Graindo is trying to defend but Gustavsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Graindo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kaido Graindo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Graindo misses with a hook #TD2#
and Gustavsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graindo won't be happy with that.
Graindo manages to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson slips a nice elbow through Graindo's hands, connecting with Graindo's forehead.
Gustavsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Graindo controlling the position well.
Graindo is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zenarals' House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Graindo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gustavsson throwing shots but Graindo is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.
Gustavsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Gustavsson slips a nice elbow through Graindo's hands, connecting with Graindo's forehead.
Ground and pound from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson controlling the pace.
Gustavsson working over Graindo with some ground and pound. Graindo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson is taking a breather. Graindo 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.
Graindo is pressing down on Gustavsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Graindo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Graindo moves out of range.
Graindo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gustavsson staying out of range there.#TD2#
Gustavsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Graindo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Graindo tries to buck Gustavsson off but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Graindo taking punishment in the form of punches.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that Gustavsson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graindo keeps working. #T3#
Graindo being controlled for a moment.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graindo keeps working.
Gustavsson is putting a hurting on Graindo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Graindo manages to get back to half guard.
Graindo is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Graindo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Graindo wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson trying to advance position but Graindo counters by regaining guard.
Graindo trying to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graindo trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graindo defends it nicely.#TD2#
Gustavsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graindo's half guard.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Graindo is defending well.
Graindo is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustavsson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Graindo manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T1#
Graindo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graindo trying to control the position.
Gustavsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graindo is on top in guard. #REVR#
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Graindo gets back to full guard.
Graindo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Gustavsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gustavsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graindo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graindo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustavsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Graindo trying to control the position.
Gustavsson distracts Graindo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gustavsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graindo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Graindo is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Graindo.
Graindo lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graindo. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
No luck for Gustavsson with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Graindo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gustavsson to the ground. Graindo is now in Gustavsson's guard.
Gustavsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Gustavsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Graindo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graindo 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.
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!
Graindo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Graindo from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaido Graindo.
I think Graindo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kaido Graindo!
Kaido Graindo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFL 93 | Hopkins vs KVDB
Date: Aug 21, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Beach takes the fight into the clinch.
Gustavsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beach has double underhooks.
Gustavsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gustavsson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gustavsson looking for a takedown.
Beach lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Beach blocking some punches.
Beach lands an elbow just above Gustavsson 's eye.
Gustavsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC2#
Beach breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach's corner calls for a 1-2. Beach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Beach catches Gustavsson right on the button with a cross.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Beach there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beach throws a lazy uppercut
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Beach tests Gustavsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beach 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.
Gustavsson throwing a counter right hand but Beach manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson tries to bum rush Beach with a series of wild strikes but Beach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beach. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach throws a combination that misses
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Gustavsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustavsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Gustavsson finds it's way through Beach's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Beach misses.
Gustavsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#Ivern Gustavsson's cut is getting worse.
Beach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Beach wants to clinch.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach misses with a shot to the body
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Gustavsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gustavsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gustavsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beach throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Beach throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
Gustavsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beach sprawls and moves away.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Sammy Beach has been cut.#CL2#
Beach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Sammy Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beach.
It looked like Gustavsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beach.
Beach misses with an uppercut. Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Beach misses with a straight left.
It looked like Gustavsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gustavsson closes the distance and clinches up with Beach, looking for a takedown. Gustavsson pushes Beach against the cage but Beach circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson misses with a hook. Beach ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustavsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gustavsson stuns Beach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Gustavsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beach throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beach looks to land a left hand but Gustavsson moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Gustavsson 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. #ROC#Beach is rocked!
Beach connects with a body shot.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Gustavsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustavsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gustavsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustavsson, as that shot connected.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Beach strikes.#T4#
Gustavsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beach circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gustavsson to the canvas! Gustavsson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Beach keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Beach!
Sammy Beach very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SFL 87 | Hopkins vs Johnson II
Date: Jul 25, 2021

#R1#
Graindo tries for a takedown but Gustavsson circles away easily
and Gustavsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graindo thinking.
Graindo ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Graindo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustavsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Gustavsson digs a good hook to Graindo's body.
Graindo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Graindo misses the target.
Gustavsson jabs Graindo right on the nose. Graindo blinks but takes it well.
Gustavsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gustavsson as Graindo shoots in.
Graindo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a left to the body.
Graindo looks winded!
Gustavsson scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graindo throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range. #TD#
Gustavsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Graindo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gustavsson is in Graindo's guard.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gustavsson postures up and lands a big shot to Graindo's brow.
Gustavsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graindo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Gustavsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2#
Gustavsson working a defensive guard but Graindo passes into half guard.
Graindo wants to pass to mount but Gustavsson is defending the position.
Graindo is nestled in close to Gustavsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gustavsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gustavsson controls Graindo momentarily but Graindo frees himself. #T3#
Graindo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson pulls Graindo in close to prevent any damage.
Graindo wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gustavsson is trying to control the position but Graindo postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gustavsson keeping full guard, as Graindo tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Graindo lands a jab to the head.
Graindo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustavsson.
Graindo misses with a few strikes there. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Graindo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustavsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graindo.
Gustavsson attempts a counter takedown but Graindo avoids it well and moves away.
Graindo throws a right hand that misses #TD#
so Gustavsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gustavsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gustavsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graindo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graindo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustavsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graindo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graindo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Graindo throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graindo thinking.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graindo can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson has a takedown stuffed.
Graindo ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Graindo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Graindo stuffs the takedown.
Graindo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gustavsson attempts a counter takedown but Graindo avoids it well and moves away.
Graindo throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Graindo misses with a hook
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graindo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graindo throws out a powerful jab.
Gustavsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Graindo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graindo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graindo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graindo cracks Gustavsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Graindo.
Graindo moves out of range as Gustavsson strikes.
Graindo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Graindo.
Graindo throws a series of punches but Gustavsson moves out of range.
It looked like Gustavsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gustavsson scores with a nice head shot.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graindo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graindo takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson cracks Graindo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graindo tests Gustavsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustavsson throws a big shot that misses.
Graindo throws out a counter right but Gustavsson avoids it with no problem.
Gustavsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graindo counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Graindo.
It looks like Gustavsson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Graindo misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Graindo.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graindo misses with a hook.
Gustavsson walks into a jab.#T3#
Gustavsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graindo. Graindo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Graindo throws a right hand that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the side of Graindo's head but Graindo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graindo throws a looping overhand right but Gustavsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustavsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Graindo scores with a punch to the head.
Graindo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graindo misses the body punch
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Graindo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gustavsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB2#
Graindo has his foot on Gustavsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gustavsson works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Graindo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustavsson is working Graindo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gustavsson stands up over Graindo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Graindo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gustavsson stacks Graindo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gustavsson!
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gustavsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Graindo is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson cracks Graindo with a big right hand but Graindo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Graindo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graindo connects with a nice looking jab. #CUT2#Ivern Gustavsson's cut is getting worse.
Graindo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustavsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Gustavsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivern Gustavsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graindo moves away.
Graindo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Graindo lands a body shot.
Graindo misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Graindo sprawls and moves away.
Graindo misses with a double jab
and Gustavsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Gustavsson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Graindo was covering up waiting for the punch and Gustavsson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving.
Graindo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Gustavsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gustavsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Graindo being controlled here, momentarily.
Gustavsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Graindo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graindo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB2#
Graindo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustavsson defends well.
Graindo tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Graindo has his foot on Gustavsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gustavsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Graindo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graindo throws an off balance right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustavsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gustavsson enables Graindo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gustavsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T3#
Gustavsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gustavsson looking to control.
Graindo throwing strikes but missing.
Gustavsson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gustavsson trying to keep a closed guard but Graindo is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graindo misses with a double jab
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Graindo throws a hook to the side of Gustavsson's head but Gustavsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graindo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Graindo misses with an uppercut.
Graindo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graindo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graindo's hands.#TD#
Gustavsson dives in and scores a takedown into Graindo's guard.
Gustavsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graindo is on top in guard. #REVB#
Kaido Graindo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson is trying to control the position but Graindo postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gustavsson 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivern Gustavsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SFL 76 | Hopkins vs Lomax II
Date: Jun 04, 2021

#R1#
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustavsson.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustavsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Gustavsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Gustavsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Atunes!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Atunes is working away. #T1#
Atunes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gustavsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Gustavsson there.
Gustavsson is keen to just control but Atunes is a slippery customer.
Gustavsson throwing shots but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Gustavsson stops Atunes from getting back to his feet.
Atunes trying to control here.
Atunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson 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.#T2#
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustavsson wants to control but Atunes is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson lands strikes from half guard.
Gustavsson with the ground and pound but Atunes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Atunes keeping full guard, as Gustavsson tries to pass.
Atunes tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Atunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atunes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Gustavsson prevents Atunes from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson slips under a jab.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.#T4#
Atunes lands the left hand.#CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson slips under a jab.
Gustavsson misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gustavsson has time to react.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Gustavsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustavsson ducks right into an uppercut from Atunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes sizes up Gustavsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Gustavsson's head but Gustavsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Atunes lands a jab to the head.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gustavsson.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Antonio Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustavsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Gustavsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Gustavsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Atunes.
Gustavsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T1#
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gustavsson punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Atunes gets caught flat footed, as Gustavsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustavsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Atunes 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.
Gustavsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Atunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Gustavsson is working Atunes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atunes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustavsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Atunes's head.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Atunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes wants to get up but he can't break Gustavsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T3#
Gustavsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Atunes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gustavsson is trying to control the position but Atunes postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Atunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Atunes works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
Atunes slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Atunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustavsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antonio Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson attempts a counter takedown but Atunes avoids it well and moves away.#T4#
Gustavsson slips a jab from Atunes.
Gustavsson throws a combination that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
Atunes throws a series of punches but Gustavsson avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Gustavsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Atunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Atunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.#TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Atunes to the mat! Atunes manages to get full guard.
Atunes is looking to stand up but Gustavsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Gustavsson trying to control but Atunes is working from the bottom. #T1#
Atunes is trying to keep Gustavsson in close.
Atunes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Gustavsson working a defensive guard here.
Gustavsson is controlling Atunes's posture.
Ivern Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Atunes stands and throws Gustavsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Atunes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Atunes taking a break here but Gustavsson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gustavsson is looking for a sweep. Atunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Atunes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atunes is thwarting Gustavsson's attempts to control the position.
Gustavsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gustavsson pulls Atunes in close to his closed guard and prevents Atunes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Atunes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Atunes wants to get up but he can't break Gustavsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Atunes lands a jab to Gustavsson's midsection.
Gustavsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes stuns Gustavsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Atunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Gustavsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atunes slips a jab and a cross from Gustavsson.
Antonio Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atunes scores with a body shot.
Antonio Atunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Gustavsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Atunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atunes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Atunes!
Antonio Atunes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SFL 58 | Lancaster vs Hopkins
Date: Mar 27, 2021

#R1#
Graindo scores with a nice right hand. #CUT#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Graindo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gustavsson's head.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands a few punches from side control.
Gustavsson grinds an elbow into Graindo's temple.
Graindo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson working the head with strikes.
Gustavsson working away.
Gustavsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graindo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Graindo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graindo gets full guard.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving. #T1##SUB#
Graindo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graindo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Graindo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gustavsson works over Graindo with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gustavsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graindo has momentary wrist control but Gustavsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Graindo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Graindo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Graindo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graindo wants to sweep but no luck.
Graindo working a defensive guard here.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Graindo moves out of range.
Graindo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Gustavsson does no damage. #T3#
Graindo misses with an uppercut
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graindo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gustavsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gustavsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graindo counters with a stiff right hand.
Graindo swinging wildly here.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the side of Graindo's head but Graindo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Graindo misses its intended target.
Gustavsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graindo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustavsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graindo misses with a few strikes there.
Graindo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gustavsson misses the jab.
Graindo feinted with a counter takedown.#T4#
Graindo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graindo tries for a takedown but Gustavsson circles away easily
and Gustavsson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graindo misses with a body punch
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Graindo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaido Graindo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Gustavsson.
Graindo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gustavsson misses with a right hand
letting Graindo counter with a right hand.
Kaido Graindo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graindo misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Gustavsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graindo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Gustavsson misses with a takedown
enabling Graindo to counter with a crisp jab.
Graindo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #KD#
Graindo drops Gustavsson with a beautiful combination! Gustavsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Graindo is looking for the KO!#ROC#Gustavsson is rocked!
Graindo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gustavsson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gustavsson looks to clinch but Graindo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gustavsson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kaido Graindo!
Kaido Graindo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PANDA 83
Date: Feb 06, 2021

#R1#
Gustavsson ducks right into an uppercut from Sharma.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharma cracks a nice hook into Gustavsson's ribs.#KD2#
Sharma lands a big head kick that sends Gustavsson tumbling to the mat! Sharma takes a step backwards and waves Gustavsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot.
Sharma's corner calls for a 1-2. Sharma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gustavsson cracks Sharma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sharma lands an overhand right.
We've been hearing reports that Gustavsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sharma drops Gustavsson with a naaaaasty hook - Gustavsson is in real trouble here! Sharma dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rohith Sharma!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rohith Sharma thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: PANDA 70
Date: Jan 09, 2021

#R1#
Troeng throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gustavsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Troeng off the cage and back into range.#CUT2#It looks like Tor Troeng has been cut.
Troeng slips under a jab from Gustavsson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gustavsson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Troeng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Troeng misses with a body shot #KD2#
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Troeng! Gustavsson lets Troeng back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Troeng is rocked!
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 moves in close and cracks Troeng with a massive right hand! Troeng, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Gustavsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivern Gustavsson!
An out of breath Ivern Gustavsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PANDA 55
Date: Dec 06, 2020

#R1#
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Gustavsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gustavsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Man connects with a nice looking jab.
Gustavsson moves away from the strike by Man.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Gustavsson finds it's way through Man's defenses. #ROC#Man is rocked!
Man walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gustavsson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PANDA 42
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Gustavsson circles away easily
and Gustavsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Derrick Lewis has been cut.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustavsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gustavsson stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Lewis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gustavsson throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.#TD#
Gustavsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lewis's half guard.
Gustavsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis is staying active underneath Gustavsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gustavsson working Lewis over with strikes. #T1#
Gustavsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC#Lewis is rocked!
Gustavsson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lewis quite badly. Lewis pulls Gustavsson in close trying to recover. Gustavsson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lewis on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lewis doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
An out of breath Ivern Gustavsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PANDA 27
Date: Oct 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Gustavsson shoots in and bounces Sahrahsahe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Sahrahsahe blocks nicely.
Gustavsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustavsson trying to control but Sahrahsahe is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Sahrahsahe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sahrahsahe won't allow Gustavsson to sweep him here. #T1#
Sahrahsahe tries to stand but Gustavsson is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gustavsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gustavsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Gustavsson wants to control but Sahrahsahe is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustavsson wants to control but Sahrahsahe is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Sahrahsahe manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T2#
Gustavsson lands a two punch combo.
Sahrahsahe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gustavsson throws out a counter right but Sahrahsahe avoids it with no problem.
Sahrahsahe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sahrahsahe scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Sahrahsahe blocks a jab.
Sahrahsahe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gustavsson clobbers Sahrahsahe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gustavsson tests Sahrahsahe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sahrahsahe scores with a leg kick.
Sahrahsahe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustavsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sahrahsahe defends it well.
An inside leg kick from Sahrahsahe misses.
Good shot there by Sahrahsahe.
Gustavsson checks the leg kick nicely there. #T3#
Sahrahsahe wants to clinch up but Gustavsson keeps it at a distance.
Gustavsson slips a straight right by Sahrahsahe.
Gustavsson feints the counter takedown.
Gustavsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Sahrahsahe does no damage.
A nice side step and Gustavsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sahrahsahe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustavsson.#TD2#
Gustavsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gustavsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gustavsson throws an elbow but Sahrahsahe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gustavsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gustavsson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow. #T4#
Sahrahsahe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gustavsson.
Sahrahsahe pushes Gustavsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gustavsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gustavsson in side control, throwing shots but Sahrahsahe defends.
Gustavsson laying and praying for a moment but Sahrahsahe takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sahrahsahe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sahrahsahe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson looks to land a strike but Sahrahsahe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Gustavsson misses with a hook. Sahrahsahe ducked under it nicely.
Sahrahsahe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gustavsson counters with a left to the body.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sahrahsahe motions for Gustavsson to come forward. Sahrahsahe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Sahrahsahe scores with a four punch combination!
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook to the body
and Gustavsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sahrahsahe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustavsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sahrahsahe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sahrahsahe misses with a double jab.
Sahrahsahe scores with a punch to the head.
Herrick Sahrahsahe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Gustavsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL#
Sahrahsahe rushes Gustavsson and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Gustavsson.
Sahrahsahe prevents the takedown attempt.
Gustavsson working hard to break the clinch.
Sahrahsahe is working Gustavsson over against the cage.
Sahrahsahe has a couple of punches blocked by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson scores with a shot to the side of Sahrahsahe's head.
Sahrahsahe pushes Gustavsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sahrahsahe misses with some punches.
Gustavsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sahrahsahe throws a punch but it's blocked by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson looking for a takedown.
Sahrahsahe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Sahrahsahe fails to land.
Sahrahsahe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sahrahsahe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Sahrahsahe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD2#
Gustavsson has Sahrahsahe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gustavsson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sahrahsahe tumbling to the mat - Gustavsson dives into Sahrahsahe's guard.
Gustavsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustavsson postures up in Sahrahsahe's guard and throws a big left but Sahrahsahe blocks it.
Gustavsson is in close to Sahrahsahe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gustavsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Sahrahsahe wants to stand and escape but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Sahrahsahe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Ivern Gustavsson has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Gustavsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sahrahsahe is one step ahead there.
Sahrahsahe wanted to stand there but Gustavsson had control of the position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sahrahsahe won't allow Gustavsson to sweep him here.
Gustavsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sahrahsahe lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sahrahsahe catches Gustavsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sahrahsahe tries to clinch up.
Sahrahsahe misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herrick Sahrahsahe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Sahrahsahe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe throwing a counter right hand but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson stuns Sahrahsahe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustavsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sahrahsahe manages to avoid it.
Sahrahsahe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gustavsson lands an overhand right.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gustavsson connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sahrahsahe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gustavsson lands a body shot.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Gustavsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gustavsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sahrahsahe defends well and Gustavsson ends up having to push Sahrahsahe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Gustavsson misses the body punch #KD#
and Sahrahsahe counters with a crisp one two that drops Gustavsson! Sahrahsahe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gustavsson to his feet! Gustavsson is in big trouble!#ROC#Gustavsson is rocked!
Sahrahsahe cracks Gustavsson with a left hook right on the temple and Gustavsson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Sahrahsahe lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gustavsson is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Herrick Sahrahsahe!
An out of breath Herrick Sahrahsahe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PANDA 21
Date: Sep 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Bois is looking to counter punch.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Bois moves away.
Gustavsson takes a swing at De Bois's ribcage but misses.
De Bois tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Bois fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Bois tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson lands the left hand.
De Bois is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Gustavsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustavsson lands with an overhand left.
Gustavsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Bois tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustavsson connects with a body shot.
De Bois tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Gustavsson has knocked De Bois down with a huge combo! Gustavsson steps away and waves a wobbly De Bois back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#De Bois is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Bois tries to clinch up
and Gustavsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Bois thinking.
Oh De Bois is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Bois moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.
De Bois seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustavsson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! De Bois falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gustavsson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivern Gustavsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GC 361 Cooke vs Winston
Date: Aug 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Gustavsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson swinging wildly here.
Gustavsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Gustavsson lands.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustavsson.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Gustavsson ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Gustavsson scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez throws a nice head kick! #CUT2#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Gustavsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Gustavsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alvarez lunges at Gustavsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gustavsson's hand.
Gustavsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a nice combination. Gustavsson backs away looking to recover.
Gustavsson swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Gustavsson lands with a nice body punch.
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustavsson is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gustavsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gustavsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustavsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Gustavsson misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Gustavsson.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustavsson drops his hands momentarily and Alvarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gustavsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustavsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
letting Gustavsson counter with a right hand.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustavsson misses with the combination.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Gustavsson misses the target.
Alvarez defending well as Gustavsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustavsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gustavsson lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez wants to slow Gustavsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gustavsson.
Alvarez slips a jab from Gustavsson.#CL2#
Alvarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with a body punch. #T4#
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gustavsson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Gustavsson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Alvarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gustavsson defends it easily.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.#R2#
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Gustavsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gustavsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gustavsson misses with a hook.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT#That has opened up Aaron Alvarez's cut even more.
Alvarez stuns Gustavsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvarez catches Gustavsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Gustavsson lands with a good body shot.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ivern Gustavsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gustavsson throws a one two combo.
Gustavsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustavsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.#CUT#The cut above Aaron Alvarez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustavsson misses with a straight left.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Gustavsson cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Gustavsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gustavsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvarez scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
Gustavsson misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Gustavsson misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez is leaning against Gustavsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gustavsson throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Gustavsson backwards.
Alvarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gustavsson's efforts to push away.
Alvarez prevents the takedown attempt. #T3#
A short left from Alvarez.
Gustavsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gustavsson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gustavsson. #TD#
Gustavsson wants the takedown. Alvarez is fighting it off but Gustavsson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Alvarez's guard against the cage.#ES2#
Alvarez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gustavsson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gustavsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gustavsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Gustavsson is trying to break free.
Gustavsson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alvarez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustavsson blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gustavsson backwards.
Gustavsson blocking some punches.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustavsson controls his hands.
Gustavsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gustavsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Gustavsson blocks it.
Gustavsson misses with some punches.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of Gustavsson's head.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gustavsson is keeping busy.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Alvarez prevents Gustavsson from breaking the clinch.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Gustavsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gustavsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Alvarez jabs Gustavsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Gustavsson saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Gustavsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Gustavsson misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.
Gustavsson throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez scores with a jab. Gustavsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gustavsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Gustavsson moved out of range.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gustavsson throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Gustavsson scores with a nice strike.
Gustavsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Gustavsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustavsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Gustavsson throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Gustavsson throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez tries a quick counter leg kick but Gustavsson is wise to it.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Gustavsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustavsson misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Alvarez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gustavsson misses with a looping left.
Gustavsson throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Gustavsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Gustavsson scores with a nice right hand.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gustavsson misses with a body punch
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Gustavsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustavsson misses the jab.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustavsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick. #T4#
Alvarez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Gustavsson's body.
Gustavsson misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aaron Alvarez!
Aaron Alvarez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Dirty Needle Project (Proven 160Q @ $160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: GC 358 Giant vs Krieg
Date: Aug 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gustavsson throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Robert Robertsson has been cut.
Robertsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Robertsson moves out of range.
A big left from Gustavsson misses.
Robertsson fails in his attempt to clinch. #KD2#
Gustavsson sends Robertsson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gustavsson is motioning to the referee to let Robertsson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Gustavsson misses with a shot to the body
and Robertsson counters with a series of strikes. Gustavsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gustavsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robertsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles #KD2#
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Robertsson! Gustavsson lets Robertsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Robertsson is rocked!#T1#
A big left from Gustavsson misses.
Robertsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
Robertsson tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
As Robertsson backs off Gustavsson throws a huge counter combo but Robertsson manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Gustavsson. Those never looked like landing. #KD2#
Gustavsson lands a big uppercut and Robertsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Robertsson looks OK. Gustavsson waves Robertsson back to his feet!
Oh Robertsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#Robert Robertsson's cut is getting worse.
Robertsson leaves his chin hanging out and Gustavsson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Robertsson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GC 356 Mahoney vs Corson
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Johns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johns throws a hook but Gustavsson avoids it easily.
Johns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gustavsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johns moves away.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Johns blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns walks into a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Don Johns has been cut.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustavsson misses the target.
Johns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Johns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustavsson stuns Johns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
Gustavsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johns slips under a jab.
Johns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T2#
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns.
Johns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gustavsson lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson cracks Johns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gustavsson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Johns right on the button. Johns goes down! Gustavsson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gustavsson gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
Our winner, Ivern 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.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iori defending well as Gustavsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iori. Iori obviously looking to wear him down.
Iori lands with a kick to the ribs.
Iori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iori misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iori moves away.
Iori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Teiji Iori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Gustavsson as he checks the leg kick.
Gustavsson throwing a counter right hand but Iori manages to avoid it.
Iori scoring well with a low kick there.
Iori with the inside leg kick.
Iori throws a shot to the body.
Gustavsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick from Iori.
A quick step to the side and Gustavsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavsson blocks the leg kick.
Iori wants to clinch.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Iori darts in trying to clinch
and Iori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustavsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Iori.
Iori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Iori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iori defending well as Gustavsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iori throws a leg kick that misses.
Iori defending well as Gustavsson loads up on a big left hand.
Iori is looking to clinch.
Gustavsson attempts a counter takedown but Iori avoids it well and moves away.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iori moves away.#TD#
Gustavsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Iori on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound.
Gustavsson 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.
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 takes a little break here. Iori wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Iori takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T2#
Gustavsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Gustavsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Iori takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#ROC#Iori is rocked!
Gustavsson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Iori is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gustavsson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RFC: Bissainthe vs. Louis 2
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Gustavsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheba circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cheba misses with a wild combination.
Gustavsson dips to his left and cracks Cheba with an uppercut!#CUT#
It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
Cheba throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheba throws a jab when Gustavsson was well out of range.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the head.
Gustavsson digs a good hook to Cheba's body.
Cheba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheba misses with an uppercut. Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Gustavsson is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Cheba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cheba just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson misses with a right hand
and Cheba counters with a straight right hand.
Cheba throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheba misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Cheba.
Cheba avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson shoots in for a double leg but Cheba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gustavsson lands with a shot to the body.
Gustavsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheba under the eye.#TD#
Cheba gets caught napping as Gustavsson dives in and scores a takedown. Cheba manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gustavsson landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Cheba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cheba trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheba is trying to control the position but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson distracts Cheba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Cheba working for a triangle but Gustavsson defends it easily. #T3#
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson postures up and lands a big shot to Cheba's brow.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gustavsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gustavsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gustavsson stands up over Cheba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Cheba is looking for a triangle here but Gustavsson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gustavsson scoring with punches from side control.
Gustavsson working the head and body with strikes.
Cheba taking a bit of punishment here - Gustavsson scoring with strikes. #CUT#
The cut above Stanislaw Cheba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanislaw Cheba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivern Gustavsson!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2020

#R1#
Gustavsson tries to clinch up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pfeifer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gustavsson swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pfeifer circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Gustavsson moves into the clinch.
Gustavsson misses with some punches.
Pfeifer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gustavsson tries to circle away but Pfeifer has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pfeifer.
Gustavsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gustavsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gustavsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pfeifer won't allow it. #T1#
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pfeifer controls his hands.
Gustavsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustavsson.
Pfeifer trying to control the position but instead, Gustavsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pfeifer into the cage.
Gustavsson tries to throw a body punch but Pfeifer avoids it by throwing Gustavsson back against the cage.
Pfeifer lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD#
Gustavsson has Pfeifer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gustavsson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pfeifer tumbling to the mat - Gustavsson dives into Pfeifer's guard.
Pfeifer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Pfeifer passes into half guard.
Pfeifer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gustavsson defending well though. #T2##SU2#
Pfeifer gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #CL2#
Pfeifer moves into range and clinches up with Gustavsson.
Pfeifer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gustavsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pfeifer can turn it around.#BC2#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Gustavsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pfeifer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch.
Pfeifer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gustavsson. That did some damage!
Pfeifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pfeifer scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustavsson should have avoided that one.
Gustavsson checks a low kick from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a head kick. #CL#
Gustavsson closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Pfeifer manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Pfeifer.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Pfeifer lands but Gustavsson takes it in his stride. #CUT2#
It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up but Pfeifer circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Pfeifer gets tackled into the cage by Gustavsson. Gustavsson maintains the clinch.
Pfeifer stalling in the clinch but Gustavsson improves position.
Gustavsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Gustavsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Gustavsson breaks the clinch.
Gustavsson is looking to clinch.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pfeifer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pfeifer paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Gustavsson darts in and clinches Pfeifer up against the cage.
Pfeifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustavsson.
Pfeifer looking to stall.
Gustavsson misses with the head strike. #T4#
Gustavsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gustavsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pfeifer won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Gustavsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gustavsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pfeifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pfeifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pfeifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustavsson is defending well for now.
Pfeifer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pfeifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustavsson lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch. #CL#
Gustavsson clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pfeifer throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range. #KD2#
Pfeifer lands a big head kick that sends Gustavsson tumbling to the mat! Pfeifer takes a step backwards and waves Gustavsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Gustavsson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Pfeifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Pfeifer. That's going to slow Gustavsson down. #CL#
Gustavsson pushes Pfeifer up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pfeifer thumps Gustavsson with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pfeifer, right into the meat.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Pfeifer.
Gustavsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pfeifer connects with a leg kick. Gustavsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL#
Gustavsson has managed to clinch.
Pfeifer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pfeifer misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up.#KD2#
Pfeifer drops Gustavsson with a beautiful combination! Gustavsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pfeifer is looking for the KO!
Oh Gustavsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gustavsson drops his hands momentarily and Pfeifer needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Gustavsson just on the top of the head. Gustavsson drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Gustavsson - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Pfeifer!

Event: TWGC 25 (265lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 5912 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kang Urip (ranked 2224 p4p, 269 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

198 cm
20 yrs
214 lbs

187 cm
19 yrs
189 lbs

Gustavsson

Urip

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ivern Gustavsson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kang Urip!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

Urip moves into the clinch successfully.
Urip stops a takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
Urip tries to pull guard but Gustavsson won't allow it.

Urip gets control of Gustavsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Urip will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Urip is controlling Gustavsson's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urip controlling Gustavsson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson stopping the sweep attempt from Urip.
Urip controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Urip can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson stopping the sweep attempt from Urip.
Urip is still trying to improve position.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Urip pulls Gustavsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Gustavsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Urip looking for a sweep. Not yet Urip, not yet.
Urip has Gustavsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Urip looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Urip is pulling down on Gustavsson's head to control his posture.
Urip looking for a sweep. Not yet Urip, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urip has control of Gustavsson's left arm, preventing Gustavsson from doing any damage.
Gustavsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Urip wants to hit a switch here but Gustavsson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Urip there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gustavsson (3) vs (0) Urip
Gustavsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Urip keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Urip felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Urip is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urip holds on to Gustavsson as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Gustavsson controlling from mount.
Urip tries to reverse the position but Gustavsson maintains control.
Gustavsson fails to take his opponent's back.
Urip is trying to escape the mount.
Gustavsson trying to control but Urip is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urip is trying desperately to improve position.
Gustavsson controlling from mount.
Urip regains half guard.
Urip tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
Urip works his way to full guard. Good work.
Urip managing to control the position.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is working hard here to advance position.
Urip seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Urip tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Urip looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Urip keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Urip is controlling Gustavsson's posture.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Urip manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gustavsson (3) vs (2) Urip
Gustavsson is trying to keep Urip in close.
Urip is pushing down on Gustavsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gustavsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Urip has managed to sneak the leg through.
Urip with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Urip is pressing down on Gustavsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gustavsson is holding on for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Urip moves into full mount! Gustavsson won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gustavsson (3) vs (5) Urip
Urip takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Urip wants to take Gustavsson's back but he can't do it this time.
Urip controlling from the full mount.
Urip with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Urip controlling his opponent.
Urip is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Gustavsson is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Gustavsson (3) vs (8) Urip
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to control but not successfully.
Good control from Urip.
Urip has the hooks in. Gustavsson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Urip just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Gustavsson right now.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Urip is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Urip controlling well, preventing Gustavsson from escaping the position.
Urip controls the position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Urip is continuing to stall.
Gustavsson tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Urip controlling the positon.
Gustavsson tries to escape but Urip has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Urip is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Urip just sinks the hooks in.
Urip has good solid back control here.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Urip controlling the position well here. Gustavsson rolled but Urip kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The adventures of Urip the control monster continue. Boring.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urip wins on points by 8 to 3.
During a confident post fight interview, Kang Urip thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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