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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwawi Mumba (ranked 1391 p4p, 466 weight class) and Kip Stern (ranked 180 p4p, 62 weight class). Stern has chosen Fight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kip Stern!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern thumps Mumba with a low kick.
Mumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Mumba gets tackled into the cage by Stern. Stern maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stern creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stern makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Stern won't allow it.
Stern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stern gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mumba looking for submissions off his back.
Stern prevents Mumba from improving his position.
Stern is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stern is keen to just control but Mumba is a slippery customer.
Mumba is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern working over Mumba with some ground and pound. Mumba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mumba is trying to maintain the position but Stern is very close to passing his half guard.
Mumba actively working from the bottom here.
Stern is taking a breather. Mumba says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mumba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mumba taking some punishment here, with Stern in his half guard.
Stern wants to control but Mumba is keeping him busy.
Mumba looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba actively working from the bottom here.
Stern seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mumba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stern landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stern is controlling the pace.
Mumba wants to control but Stern is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba looking for a kimura from the bottom but Stern passes into side control!
Stern scoring with punches and elbows.
Stern trying to control the position but Mumba is working away.
Mumba looks to move to half guard but instead Stern has passed into mount! Damn!
Stern content just to control the position here.
Stern lands a nice shot to the head.
Mumba tries to hold on but Stern pushes him away.
Stern trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mumba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba wants to control but Stern is having none of it.
Stern trying to control but Mumba is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern lands with some strikes.
Stern lands a nice shot to the head.
Mumba tries to lock up and control but Stern gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mumba can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mumba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba tries to hold on but Stern pushes him away.
Stern trying to control but Mumba is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Stern dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern misses with a hook
and Mumba counters by clinching up.
Mumba fails to pull guard.
Mumba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stern walks away with a smile on his face. Mumba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kip Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stern throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumba.
Mumba misses the shot to the body.
Mumba misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern rushes Mumba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stern lands a left hand.
Mumba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stern just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwawi Mumba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stern smiles and moves away.
Mumba tries to move into range but Stern moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Kwawi Mumba has been cut.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stern clinches with his opponent.
Mumba fails to pull guard.
Stern misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mumba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stern has Mumba pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stern pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mumba tumbling to the mat - Stern dives into Mumba's guard.
Stern scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Mumba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stern has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stern wants to control from the top but Mumba keeps moving.
Kip Stern has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stern controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mumba can't keep his opponent in guard - Stern advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Stern.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stern wants to take a breather but Mumba is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands with a punch from half guard.
Mumba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stern pulls his head out easily.
Stern wants to control but Mumba is keeping him busy.
Stern working over Mumba with some ground and pound. Mumba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stern stalling.
Stern winds up and cracks Mumba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mumba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stern is controlling the pace.
Stern slips a nice elbow through Mumba's hands, connecting with Mumba's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba actively working from the bottom here.
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stern trying to control the action but Mumba is working from the bottom.
Mumba is trying to maintain the position but Stern is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern passes to side control.
Stern scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Stern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwawi Mumba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mumba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mumba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mumba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stern.
Stern throws a jab but it's blocked by Mumba.
Mumba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stern sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Stern tries to counter it with a takedown but Mumba pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stern clinches up against the cage.
Mumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Stern won't allow it.
Mumba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stern smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern wants to clinch
and Mumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Stern throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mumba's waist but Mumba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stern off to one side.
Mumba works Stern's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba digs a good hook to Stern's body.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stern looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mumba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stern takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stern tries to clinch but Mumba is having none of it.
Stern moves into the clinch.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Stern holds him up against the cage and eventually Mumba drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Stern holds him up against the cage and eventually Mumba drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwawi Mumba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mumba is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stern is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mumba to the mat. Mumba regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stern lands a couple of digs.
Mumba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stern connects with a couple of short punches.
Stern pushes down on Mumba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern content to control rather than advance.
Mumba tries to get to full guard but Stern has control of the leg.
Stern lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern wants to control but Mumba is keeping him busy.
Mumba tries to get to full guard but Stern has control of the leg.
Stern is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stern wants to control but Mumba is keeping him busy.
Mumba is looking for a sweep. Stern is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stern landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mumba wants to control but Stern passes into side.
Mumba struggling a bit here.
Stern takes a little break here. Mumba wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stern in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stern scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stern trying to control the action but Mumba is working from the bottom.
Kwawi Mumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stern is putting a hurting on Mumba here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Stern comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stern 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Stern!
A very excited looking Kip Stern made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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