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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fintch Skeeter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fintch Skeeter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustaf Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skeeter at a distance.
Skeeter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hansson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Skeeter's best efforts.
Skeeter prevents Hansson from standing back up.
Skeeter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hansson gets full guard.
Skeeter postures up in Hansson's guard and throws a big left but Hansson blocks it.
Skeeter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Skeeter won't allow Hansson to get back to his feet.
Skeeter lands a couple of digs.
Skeeter thows a big elbow that misses.
Skeeter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skeeter is in close to Hansson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skeeter throws a big right hand that misses.
Skeeter throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skeeter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Skeeter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Skeeter is looking for a sweep. Hansson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hansson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Skeeter.
Hansson just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Hansson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Skeeter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skeeter tries to get out of the position.
Hansson gets to mount! Skeeter was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson blocks Skeeter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Skeeter is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skeeter is working hard here to advance position.
Skeeter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Skeeter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hansson controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter can't escape the position.
Hansson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skeeter working to try and regain half guard.
Skeeter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hansson prevents Skeeter from getting the reversal.
Hansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skeeter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skeeter is looking to get to half guard.
Hansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skeeter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gustaf Hansson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skeeter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skeeter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skeeter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustaf Hansson 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.
Hansson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horrible takedown by Skeeter or perhaps it was just good defense by Hansson which made him look bad.
Hansson misses with a few strikes there.
Skeeter avoids the body shot from Hansson.
Gustaf Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fintch Skeeter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skeeter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hansson throws a right and a left that Skeeter avoids nicely.
Hansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skeeter's hands.
Skeeter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Hansson misses.
Skeeter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hansson's half guard.
Skeeter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skeeter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hansson wants to stand and escape but Skeeter is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeter postures up in Hansson's guard and throws a big left but Hansson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skeeter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skeeter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skeeter backs up against the cage.
Hansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skeeter fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fintch Skeeter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansson throws a right hand that Skeeter ducks under and follows up with a left that Skeeter also avoids with ease.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Skeeter moves away and avoids it.
Hansson lands a two punch combo.
Skeeter shoots in but Hansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skeeter circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansson throws a chopping leg kick but Skeeter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skeeter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter gets a takedown into half guard.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
Hansson is looking for a sweep. Skeeter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skeeter throwing shots but Hansson is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skeeter lands a nice short elbow.
Skeeter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skeeter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Skeeter is looking to advance position but Hansson won't allow it.
Hansson taking some punishment here, with Skeeter in his half guard.
Hansson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hansson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skeeter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansson defending well though.
Skeeter thows a huge punch but Hansson dodges it nicely.
Hansson trying to hold on to Skeeter's head to control him but Skeeter postures up.
Skeeter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skeeter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skeeter is nestled in close to Hansson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Skeeter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skeeter throwing shots but Hansson is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Skeeter scores with a takedown into Hansson's guard.
Hansson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson works over Skeeter's head and body with a nice combination.
Skeeter shoots for a takedown but Hansson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body punch from Hansson.
Hansson throws a wild body kick that Skeeter sees coming a mile off.
Hansson throws a series of punches but Skeeter moves out of range.
Skeeter gets the takedown into side control.
Skeeter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Skeeter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Skeeter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skeeter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Skeeter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansson is trying to control Skeeter's posture but Skeeter avoids it.
Skeeter throws an elbow but Hansson slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustaf Hansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skeeter fails with the takedown.
Hansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hansson lands a slapping body shot.
Hansson lands a nice hook to Skeeter's body. Skeeter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hansson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skeeter on the side of the head.
Hansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hansson scores with a nice right hand.
Hansson lands a nice shot that snaps Skeeter's head back.
Hansson lands a slapping body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hansson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skeeter fails to land the takedown.
Hansson looks to land a combination but Skeeter avoids it well.
Hansson throws a low kick, looking for Skeeter's leg but Skeeter calmly moves out of range.
Hansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skeeter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hansson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skeeter is fighting to break Hansson's control of his arms but Hansson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Skeeter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeter is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansson has wrist control.
Hansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skeeter throws a big right hand that misses.
Skeeter preventing the sweep.
Skeeter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skeeter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fintch Skeeter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skeeter shoots for a takedown but Hansson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fintch Skeeter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Hansson.
Hansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.
Skeeter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hansson as he avoids it easily.
Hansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skeeter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansson lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter shoots in for a takedown but Hansson shows good takedown defense.
Skeeter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skeeter showed some decent athleticism there.
Hansson trying to control here.
Hansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skeeter.
Hansson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Skeeter.
Hansson is adopting a defensive guard.
Skeeter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hansson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter is desperately trying to improve his position but Hansson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hansson wants to control the pace but Skeeter is squirming around nicely.
Hansson controlling from mount.
Skeeter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fintch Skeeter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skeeter is trying desperately to improve position.
Hansson controlling from the full mount.
Skeeter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hansson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hansson won't let Skeeter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hansson controlling from mount.
Skeeter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Skeeter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skeeter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skeeter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gustaf Hansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skeeter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustaf Hansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hansson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustaf Hansson!
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