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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjornn Lothbrook (ranked 6494 p4p, 4968 weight class) and Anthony Gatson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjornn Lothbrook had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjornn Lothbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Gatson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lothbrook slips under a jab from Gatson.
Lothbrook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatson misses with a low kick as Lothbrook jumps back.
Nice body punch from Gatson.
Lothbrook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lothbrook misses the jab.
Gatson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Lothbrook was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gatson staying out of range there.
Gatson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrook defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gatson.
Lothbrook has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrook stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lothbrook wants it to stay on the feet.
Lothbrook is looking to counter punch.
Bjornn Lothbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Gatson.
Lothbrook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've been told by Lothbrook's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gatson looks to land a combination but Lothbrook avoids it well.
Gatson moves to clinch but Lothbrook breaks away
and Lothbrook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gatson blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lothbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gatson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lothbrook walks away with a smile on his face. Gatson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatson feints and as Lothbrook raises his hands in defense, Gatson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gatson stays in close to Lothbrook's body and controls the position.
Gatson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gatson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lothbrook is fending him off so far but Gatson persists. Nope, Lothbrook circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatson dives in and grabs Lothbrook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lothbrook pushes down on Gatson's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gatson tries for a takedown but Lothbrook circles away easily
and Lothbrook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatson looks winded!
Gatson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Lothbrook misses its intended target.
Lothbrook misses with an uppercut.
Anthony Gatson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothbrook connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lothbrook scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lothbrook throws the left hand but Gatson avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lothbrook blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatson blocking some punches.
Lothbrook stalling in the clinch but Gatson improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gatson as Lothbrook tries to tie him up.
Lothbrook seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Gatson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Gatson is trying to pull guard but Lothbrook has him pressed against the cage.
Lothbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gatson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lothbrook has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornn Lothbrook dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lothbrook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gatson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lothbrook lands with an overhand left.
Gatson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrook.
Gatson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gatson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatson advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lothbrook is just riding it out for now. Gatson eventually gives up the hold.
Gatson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gatson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gatson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gatson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gatson works his way into full mount!
Gatson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatson punching from mount but Lothbrook doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gatson controlling the position easily from mount.
Lothbrook avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gatson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gatson has hold of Lothbrook's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lothbrook manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gatson content just to control the position here.
Gatson takes Lothbrook's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Lothbrook is in trouble.
Gatson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gatson 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. Gatson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gatson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gatson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gatson just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lothbrook misses the target.
Gatson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lothbrook as he jumps to the side.
Gatson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lothbrook sprawls well. He's pushed Gatson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lothbrook. No joy for Gatson on that attempt.
Bjornn Lothbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Gatson.
Gatson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lothbrook is fending him off so far but Gatson persists. Nope, Lothbrook circles away and we're back to standing.
Gatson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lothbrook is fending him off so far but Gatson persists. Nope, Lothbrook circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gatson throws a lazy head kick
and Lothbrook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lothbrook is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gatson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lothbrook misses with a straight left.
Lothbrook blocks a head kick by Gatson.
Gatson moves away from the strike by Lothbrook.
Lothbrook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gatson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lothbrook missing with a left hand there. Gatson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lothbrook misses with a looping left.
Gatson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lothbrook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gatson scrambles back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lothbrook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatson tries to clinch up but Lothbrook circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gatson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lothbrook sets himself, and Gatson steps forward looking for the clinch! Lothbrook avoids it this time.
Gatson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Lothbrook.
Gatson darts in looking for a takedown but Lothbrook gets double underhooks and turns Gatson into the cage.
Gatson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lothbrook throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lothbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lothbrook throws the left hand but Gatson avoids the punch easily.
Gatson shoots in and drives through. Lothbrook sprawls well.
Lothbrook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gatson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lothbrook throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatson.
Gatson staying out of range there.
Lothbrook cracks Gatson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gatson tries to clinch but Lothbrook is having none of it.
Gatson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lothbrook loads up on a big right hand but Gatson slips the punch.
Lothbrook leaves Gatson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook loads up on a big right hand but Gatson slips the punch.
Bjornn Lothbrook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gatson slips a jab and a cross from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatson off the cage and back into range.
Gatson throws a sloppy head kick and Lothbrook moves out of range easily.
Gatson tries to clinch but Lothbrook moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gatson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lothbrook.
Gatson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lothbrook sprawls well. Lothbrook wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gatson gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjornn Lothbrook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lothbrook 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjornn Lothbrook!
Bjornn Lothbrook bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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