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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 3395 p4p, 3849 weight class) and Lars Landsberg (ranked 457 p4p, 506 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Landsberg!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Landsberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Landsberg in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Landsberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gunnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Landsberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunnarsson as Landsberg tries to tie him up.
Gunnarsson has Landsberg pressed against the cage, preventing Landsberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Landsberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunnarsson won't allow it.
Gunnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landsberg can't break the clinch.
Landsberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landsberg is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunnarsson.
Landsberg is trying to break free.
Landsberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Gunnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Landsberg misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Landsberg counter with a right hand.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Landsberg.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Landsberg throws a series of strikes that have Gunnarsson backpedaling.
Gunnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Landsberg is just out of range.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landsberg.
Landsberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Landsberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gunnarsson's head backwards.
Landsberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Gunnarsson misses with a jab to the body
letting Landsberg counter with a right hand.
Landsberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Landsberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landsberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gunnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landsberg manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunnarsson is looking to wear down Landsberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Landsberg throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Gunnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Landsberg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson moves forwards but Landsberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Landsberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Landsberg.
Jab, jab by Gunnarsson - just one landing.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Gunnarsson.
Landsberg avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
Despite the aggression on Landsberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Landsberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Landsberg misses with a straight left.
Landsberg lands a slapping body shot.
Landsberg misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Landsberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunnarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Landsberg breaks from the clinch.
Landsberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landsberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Landsberg gets tackled into the cage by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson maintains the clinch.
Landsberg is trying to break free.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Landsberg controls the action.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Landsberg controls the action.
Landsberg is trying to force a seperation but Gunnarsson has the dominant position.
Landsberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunnarsson won't allow it.
Gunnarsson is leaning against Landsberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Landsberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Landsberg controls his hands.
Gunnarsson cracks Landsberg with a nice body shot.
Gunnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Landsberg controls his hands.
Landsberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Landsberg is breathing heavily.
Gunnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Landsberg backwards.
Gunnarsson cracks Landsberg with a nice body shot.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson has his hands on Landsberg's head, controlling the position.
Gunnarsson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Landsberg has his hands clasped together but Gunnarsson extends and breaks Landsberg's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gunnarsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
A victorious Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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