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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JanOle Stafjard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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166 cm
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140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JanOle Stafjard!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stafjard swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunn.
Dunn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stafjard's guard.
Dunn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stafjard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stafjard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dunn working the head with strikes.
Stafjard being controlled for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Dunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafjard struggling a bit here.
Stafjard regains half guard, as Dunn was trying to land strikes.
Dunn thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stafjard to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Stafjard keeps moving.
Dunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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.
Dunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stafjard is keeping the position for now.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.
Stafjard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stafjard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Dunn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dunn stalks Stafjard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stafjard's face. Stafjard staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafjard misses with a takedown
and Dunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dunn breaks the clinch.
Stafjard tries for a takedown but Dunn circles away easily
and Dunn counters with a left and a right that stings Stafjard.
Dunn pushes Stafjard up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dunn as the two fighters clinch.
Dunn lands a shoulder strike.
Dunn is trying to trip Stafjard. He has hold of a leg but Stafjard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dunn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Stafjard keeps moving.
Stafjard looks gassed!
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Stafjard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Stafjard blocks nicely.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunn distracts Stafjard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stafjard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Stafjard blocks nicely.
Dunn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn thows a big elbow that misses.
Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stafjard has his takedown stuffed
and Dunn counters with a two punch combo.
Mark Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn is looking to clinch.
Mark Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stafjard dodges the punch combination from Dunn.
Dunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stafjard defending well though.
Dunn wants to control but Stafjard is keeping him busy.
Dunn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dunn drops an elbow to the side of Stafjard's head.
Dunn trying to control the action but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
Stafjard wants to control but Dunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn moves into full mount! Stafjard won't be happy about that!
Stafjard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dunn lands a nice shot to the head.
Dunn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dunn controlling from the full mount.
Dunn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stafjard has worked his arm free - good work by Stafjard!
Dunn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dunn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stafjard keeps working.
Dunn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stafjard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dunn landing a few strikes.
Dunn cracks Stafjard with a big elbow.
Stafjard is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn cracks Stafjard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dunn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dunn lands an elbow.
Mark Dunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunn throws a strike aimed at the side of Stafjard's head but Stafjard avoids it well.
Dunn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stafjard, who protects the arm well.
Stafjard taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dunn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stafjard, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stafjard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stafjard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stafjard keeps working.
Stafjard tries to bench press Dunn off him but Dunn keeps the position.
Dunn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunn working the strikes but Stafjard uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stafjard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunn has managed to clinch.
Stafjard has Dunn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dunn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dunn gets through Stafjard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dunn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dunn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stafjard regains guard.
Dunn postures up in Stafjard's guard and throws a big left but Stafjard blocks it.
Dunn postures up and lands a big shot to Stafjard's brow.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stafjard is looking for a triangle but Dunn pushes his legs off easily.
Dunn chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Stafjard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stafjard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stafjard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stafjard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stafjard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Stafjard keeps moving.
Dunn stands and throws Stafjard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stafjard wants to control but Dunn postures up.
Stafjard parries the strikes from Dunn easily there. Dunn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stafjard to escape.
Stafjard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stafjard is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Dunn misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafjard is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Dunn cracks Stafjard with a big elbow.
Stafjard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Stafjard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stafjard struggling a bit here.
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.
Dunn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Dunn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stafjard is being controlled here.
Stafjard struggling a bit here.
Dunn lands an elbow.
Dunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stafjard can do to turn this around?
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Stafjard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stafjard misses with a takedown attempt
and Dunn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stafjard's guard now.
Dunn stands up over Stafjard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dunn landing with the ground and pound.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stafjard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stafjard keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
Dunn throws a strike but Stafjard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stafjard wants to pass the guard but Dunn is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn working a defensive guard but Stafjard manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dunn is trying to control Stafjard's posture but Stafjard avoids it.
Dunn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stafjard wants to control but Dunn is keeping him busy.
Stafjard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dunn wants to control but Stafjard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dunn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dunn is trying to keep Stafjard in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stafjard wants to pass the guard but Dunn is keeping the position.
Dunn is pulling down on Stafjard's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stafjard postures up.
Stafjard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Dunn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunn. That's going to slow Stafjard down.
Stafjard misses with a takedown attempt
and Dunn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is nestled in close to Stafjard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dunn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dunn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dunn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stafjard's face.
Dunn unloading with bombs!
Stafjard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dunn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dunn looking to finish Stafjard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stafjard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dunn.
Stafjard is squirming around, avoiding Dunn's attempts to control the action.
Dunn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stafjard is bucking up trying to escape but Dunn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dunn with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stafjard is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn had his way with JanOle Stafjard in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dunn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dunn duly obliges.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Dunn to work.
Dunn digs a right hand into Stafjard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stafjard's gas tank.
Dunn has picked Stafjard up - he's going for a ride! Dunn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dunn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stafjard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dunn trying to control the pace.
Dunn seems to be working for a kimura but Stafjard defends the submission attempt.
Dunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Dunn controlling the action here.
Stafjard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dunn is working away from the top position though.
Dunn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dunn passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control but Stafjard is having none of it.
Dunn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stafjard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dunn.
Stafjard is looking to improve his position but Dunn isn't that keen on the idea.
Dunn lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dunn wants to control the pace but Stafjard is squirming around nicely.
Stafjard is bucking up trying to escape but Dunn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stafjard looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Dunn controlling from mount.
Dunn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dunn!
Mark Dunn retains his bantamweight title!
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