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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Jiurgite (ranked 1157 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 155 p4p, 236 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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11 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ze Jiurgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiurgite.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiurgite wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiurgite changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gunnarsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jiurgite tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jiurgite has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jiurgite looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jiurgite goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gunnarsson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jiurgite but great work by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jiurgite to his feet.
Gunnarsson thows a leg kick but Jiurgite checks it
and Jiurgite counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiurgite pulls Gunnarsson into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jiurgite is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunnarsson wants to stand but Jiurgite is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jiurgite throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gunnarsson uses it to pass to side control.
Jiurgite gets back to half guard.
I've been told that Gunnarsson 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.
Jiurgite looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gunnarsson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gunnarsson passes into side control, despite Jiurgite's attempt to control the position.
Jiurgite regains half guard.
Jiurgite actively working from the bottom here.
Gunnarsson decides to stand up.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiurgite tries to counter by clinching up but Gunnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiurgite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunnarsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jiurgite has hold of one of Gunnarsson's legs. Gunnarsson is fighting the takedown attempt but Jiurgite gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gunnarsson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite jumps guard but Gunnarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jiurgite gets control of Gunnarsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jiurgite will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gunnarsson stands up from Jiurgite's guard - Gunnarsson perhaps looking for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Jiurgite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiurgite walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson swinging wildly here.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson tried to score with a low kick but Jiurgite checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiurgite is out of range and Gunnarsson settles back down.
Jiurgite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Jiurgite moves out of range.
Jiurgite is looking to clinch.
Jiurgite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiurgite.
Gunnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jiurgite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magnus Gunnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiurgite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gunnarsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunnarsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jiurgite.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jiurgite tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut. Jiurgite saw that one coming.
Jiurgite seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jiurgite fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiurgite.
Jiurgite tries to counter by clinching up but Gunnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Jiurgite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gunnarsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jiurgite ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jiurgite no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson is looking to stand up but Jiurgite won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiurgite working for submissions but it's allowed Gunnarsson to get to half guard.
Gunnarsson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jiurgite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite sneaks back into half guard.
Jiurgite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunnarsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Jiurgite moves out of range.
Gunnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Gunnarsson.
Jiurgite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiurgite scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jiurgite working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jiurgite goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gunnarsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jiurgite's guard! Nice work there by Gunnarsson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gunnarsson uses it to pass to side control.
Jiurgite wants to control but Gunnarsson postures up.
Jiurgite is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gunnarsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Magnus Gunnarsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiurgite tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunnarsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gunnarsson stands up.
Gunnarsson scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Jiurgite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jiurgite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson wants to counter the offense by Jiurgite and move into the clinch position.
Gunnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
Jiurgite jabs Gunnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunnarsson as he jumps to the side.
Gunnarsson wants to counter the offense by Jiurgite and move into the clinch position.
Gunnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Jiurgite's shoulder, as Jiurgite tries to avoid the shot.
Jiurgite takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jiurgite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunnarsson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Gunnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite slips under a jab.
Gunnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jiurgite fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunnarsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiurgite chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Jiurgite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunnarsson swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
As Gunnarsson tries to get set, Jiurgite tries to push him back and clinch up but Gunnarsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Jiurgite moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunnarsson lands with a hook. Jiurgite tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Jiurgite's head back.
Jiurgite slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jiurgite shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiurgite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunnarsson misses with the body kick
and Jiurgite holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jiurgite is trying to pull guard but Gunnarsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunnarsson is pressed up against the cage. Jiurgite has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunnarsson down to the mat. Gunnarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jiurgite on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jiurgite wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Jiurgite moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jiurgite counters by clinching up.
Jiurgite jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gunnarsson walks away with a smile on his face. Jiurgite gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jiurgite looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiurgite is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Jiurgite changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gunnarsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jiurgite moves into full mount!
Jiurgite goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gunnarsson turns into him and now he's in Jiurgite's guard.
Gunnarsson is looking to stand up but Jiurgite won't let him.
Gunnarsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but Gunnarsson is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiurgite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jiurgite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiurgite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Jiurgite slips a jab and a cross from Gunnarsson.
Jiurgite ducks right into an uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gunnarsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jiurgite tries to advance to mount but Gunnarsson instead regains half guard.
Jiurgite is trying to work for a kimura but Gunnarsson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pushes Jiurgite off looking to stand but Jiurgite dives back in and keeps control.
Jiurgite is looking for a kimura here.
Jiurgite is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gunnarsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gunnarsson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunnarsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jiurgite.
Gunnarsson is looking to escape.
Jiurgite trying to control from Gunnarsson's half guard. Gunnarsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gunnarsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jiurgite is controlling him.
Ze Jiurgite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnus Gunnarsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jiurgite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunnarsson is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunnarsson 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Gunnarsson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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