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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 1194 p4p, 2283 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 31 p4p, 87 weight class). Gustavsson comes to the cage accompanied by Knockout - 2Pac. Marcus St Stone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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20 - 14 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivern Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
St Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavsson pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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