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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sterner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Lehtola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sterner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is target=blank>Kung Fu Fighting. Sterner is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Dave Sterner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elias Lehtola's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Sterner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Lehtola!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtola looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sterner is breathing heavily.
Lehtola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sterner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lehtola misses with a double jab.
Lehtola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehtola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lehtola tries to circle away but Sterner has him pinned against the cage.
Lehtola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sterner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sterner is trying to break the clinch but Lehtola is controlling him.
Lehtola pulls guard effortlessly.
Lehtola wants to stand but Sterner is controlling the position.
Lehtola is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lehtola doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lehtola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sterner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lehtola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lehtola wants to control but Sterner is keeping him busy.
Lehtola decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lehtola moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehtola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lehtola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sterner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehtola shoots in looking for a takedown. Sterner tries to sprawl out of it but Lehtola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sterner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave Sterner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Lehtola.
Lehtola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sterner as he jumps to the side.
Lehtola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sterner tries to bum rush Lehtola with a series of wild strikes but Lehtola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lehtola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sterner clinches up with Lehtola and pushes him back against the cage.
Lehtola avoiding damage as Sterner throws knees to the body.
Sterner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sterner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sterner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sterner tries to get out of the position.
Sterner keeping moving, preventing Lehtola from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola preventing the sweep.
Lehtola trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lehtola wants to pass the guard but Sterner is keeping the position.
Lehtola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lehtola trying to control but Sterner is working from the bottom.
Sterner wants to sweep here but Lehtola controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Sterner.
Dave Sterner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtola shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sterner's guard.
Lehtola won't allow Sterner to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lehtola controls the pace.
Lehtola preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterner is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sterner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lehtola lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Sterner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body kick there by Sterner.
Sterner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sterner lands in his opponent's guard.
Sterner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sterner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sterner trying to control but Lehtola is working from the bottom.
Sterner wants to stand but Lehtola has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sterner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lehtola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lehtola fails with a takedown attempt.
Lehtola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lehtola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sterner circles away.
Lehtola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dave Sterner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Lehtola.
Sterner shoots in and bounces Lehtola off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sterner gets to his feet - Lehtola follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sterner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lehtola sneaks back into half guard.
Lehtola regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehtola's head.
Lehtola has his foot on Sterner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sterner works his way back into a safe position though.
Sterner trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehtola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lehtola striking off his back but it's not causing Sterner any problems.
Sterner takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Sterner trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehtola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sterner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lehtola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lehtola has his foot on Sterner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sterner works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Sterner wants to get up but he can't break Lehtola's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sterner stuffs the takedown.
Sterner misses with a combination
and Lehtola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sterner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sterner drives through and clinches with Lehtola against the cage.
Lehtola gets control of Sterner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lehtola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lehtola keeping moving, preventing Sterner from controlling successfully.
Sterner is looking to stand up but Lehtola won't let him.
Sterner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sterner won't allow Lehtola to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola wants to stand and escape but Sterner is having none of it.
Sterner wants to get up but he can't break Lehtola's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sterner with a nice head shot there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lehtola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lehtola looks to land a combination. Sterner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sterner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehtola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sterner.
Sterner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sterner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lehtola keeping moving, preventing Sterner from controlling successfully.
Sterner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lehtola on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterner controlling from the top position.
Lehtola doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sterner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lehtola working a defensive guard here.
Lehtola is looking for a triangle but Sterner pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Sterner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sterner drives through and clinches with Lehtola against the cage.
Lehtola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sterner walks away with a smile on his face. Lehtola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sterner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lehtola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lehtola.
Lehtola throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lehtola looks for a takedown but Sterner sprawls well.
Sterner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lehtola manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sterner tries to stand but Lehtola is controlling from the bottom.
Sterner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lehtola trying to keep a closed guard but Sterner is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterner controlling from the top position.
Lehtola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lehtola looking for a sweep. Not yet Lehtola, not yet.
Dave Sterner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sterner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lehtola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two 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.
Sterner postures up.
Sterner gets to his feet. Lehtola looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sterner slaps away a takedown attempt from Lehtola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dave Sterner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Lehtola.
Sterner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lehtola slips a jab and a cross from Sterner.
Lehtola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehtola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sterner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sterner closes the distance and clinches.
Sterner manages to break the clinch.
Sterner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sterner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lehtola is looking to stand up but Sterner isn't so interested in that idea.
Sterner being controlled here momentarily.
Sterner content to stall in guard here.
Lehtola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four 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.
Sterner won't allow Lehtola to get back to his feet.
Sterner content to stall in guard here.
Sterner wanted to stand there but Lehtola had control of the position.
Sterner postures up.
Lehtola looking for a sweep. Not yet Lehtola, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lehtola tries to clinch there but Sterner circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Sterner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sterner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Sterner!
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