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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 1684 p4p, 2786 weight class) and Mattias Lundgren (ranked 222 p4p, 349 weight class). Strauss comes to the cage accompanied by Root Of All Evil. Mattias Lundgren will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss throws a hook but Lundgren blocks it.
Lundgren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strauss defends it well.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Strauss sprawls well.
Lundgren is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Strauss.
Strauss takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strauss throws a looping overhand right but Lundgren ducks down to avoid it.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss digs a good hook to Lundgren's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lundgren showed some decent athleticism there.
Lundgren wants to pass to mount but Strauss is defending the position.
Strauss is looking for a sweep. Lundgren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren wants to free his trapped foot but Strauss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lundgren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strauss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lundgren.
Strauss might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lundgren is keen to just control but Strauss is a slippery customer.
Lundgren drops an elbow to the side of Strauss's head.
Lundgren is pressing down on Strauss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strauss is holding on for now.
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Strauss has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lundgren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Strauss controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lundgren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strauss keeps working.
Strauss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lundgren on the ground.
Strauss wants to get back to full guard.
Lundgren passes to side control.
Lundgren tries to score with some ground and pound. Strauss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss is looking to reverse the position.
Lundgren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strauss tries to improve position but can't.
Strauss is working hard here to advance position.
Lundgren wants to control but Strauss is keeping him busy.
Strauss dodges the ground and pound from Lundgren.
Lundgren is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strauss has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lundgren working the ground and pound but Strauss is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lundgren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strauss keeps working.
Lundgren tries to move into full mount but can't pass Strauss's legs.
Strauss gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura but Strauss is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mattias Lundgren will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strauss misses with a wild body shot.
Lundgren moves out of range of the body kick.
Lundgren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strauss defends it well.
Lundgren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strauss.
Despite the aggression on Lundgren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Strauss sprawls well.
Lundgren fails with the takedown.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundgren moves away.
Lundgren fails to land the takedown.
Wilhelm Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren looking to score a takedown here. Strauss is defending well but Lundgren drives through and ends up in Strauss's guard.
Lundgren wants to pass the guard but Strauss is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss is pulling down on Lundgren's head to control his posture.
Lundgren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mattias Lundgren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lundgren taking a break here but Strauss is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lundgren is trying to control. Strauss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundgren trying to mount his opponent but Strauss defends it.
Strauss tries to get to full guard but Lundgren has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Strauss keeping hold of Lundgren's head, controlling as best he can.
Lundgren wants to pass to mount but Strauss is defending the position.
Lundgren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lundgren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strauss defends it well.
Strauss is staying active underneath Lundgren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Strauss tries to get to full guard but Lundgren has control of the leg.
Lundgren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strauss knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is still trying to improve position.
Strauss looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Strauss has a hand on Lundgren's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lundgren takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lundgren with the ground and pound from mount.
Lundgren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lundgren swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Strauss is now in Lundgren's guard. A big mistake from Lundgren there, giving up the dominant position!
Strauss controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lundgren wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Strauss is now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mattias Lundgren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Strauss throws a jab when Lundgren was well out of range.
Strauss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lundgren avoids the body shot from Strauss.
Strauss cracks Lundgren with a good jab.
Lundgren shoots in looking for a takedown but Strauss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lundgren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strauss throws the left hand but Lundgren avoids the punch easily.
Lundgren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strauss defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss fails to land with a series of punches.
Lundgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilhelm Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren with a poor takedown
and Strauss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mattias Lundgren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Strauss sprawls well.
Lundgren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strauss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Lundgren slips a jab from Strauss.
Strauss takes a swing at Lundgren's ribcage but misses.
Strauss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lundgren can do to turn this around?
Lundgren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lundgren dodges the punch combination from Strauss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren shoots in and drives through. Strauss sprawls well.
Strauss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
Lundgren drives through with a takedown into Strauss's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundgren pushing down on Strauss's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lundgren is working for a submission of some sort.
Lundgren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strauss gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strauss looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lundgren trying to control but Strauss is working from the bottom.
Lundgren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strauss is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strauss pulls Lundgren in close to prevent any damage.
Lundgren is pushing down on Strauss's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strauss is fighting to maintain full guard but Lundgren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Strauss controlling the position well.
Lundgren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strauss is not content to let Lundgren control the position.
Mattias Lundgren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lundgren is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilhelm Strauss showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lundgren 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattias Lundgren!
Mattias Lundgren 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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