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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2 by Blur. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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, Steven Worthington!
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, Leif Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worthington misses with a low kick.
Stenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worthington throws a head kick but Stenberg moves out of range.
Worthington avoids the head kick by Stenberg.
Stenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Worthington moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Worthington.
A head kick misses from Stenberg.
Worthington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Worthington throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stenberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Stenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Worthington moves out of range easily.
Worthington connects with a crisp jab.
Worthington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stenberg is out of range and Worthington settles back down.
A head kick misses from Worthington.
Worthington is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Stenberg is predictable there
and Worthington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stenberg moves out of range as Worthington throws a body kick.
Stenberg thows a body kick. Worthington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Stenberg.
Stenberg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Worthington eats them both and turns towards Stenberg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worthington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg tries to score with a low kick but Worthington moves his leg out of the way.
Stenberg throws a head kick but Worthington moves out of range.
Worthington blocks a head kick by Stenberg.
Stenberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stenberg swinging wildly here.
Stenberg misses with a double jab
and Worthington counters with a good low kick that Stenberg was not able to check.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stenberg scores with a kick to the midsection.
Worthington is breathing heavily.
Stenberg throws a head kick but Worthington moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stenberg, right into the meat.
Stenberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Worthington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Worthington throws a push kick but Stenberg slaps the foot to one side.
Worthington avoids the head kick by Stenberg.
A head kick from Stenberg lands but Worthington takes it in his stride.
Stenberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stenberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Worthington back to the cage. Stenberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthington avoids the head kick by Stenberg.
Stenberg works over Worthington's head and body with a nice combination.
Worthington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stenberg throws a head kick but Worthington moves out of range.
Worthington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stenberg misses with a head kick.
Stenberg throws a push kick but Worthington slaps the foot to one side.
Worthington dodges the punch combination from Stenberg.
Stenberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick from Stenberg lands but Worthington takes it in his stride.
Stenberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Worthington takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Stenberg.
No joy there for Stenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stenberg!
Stenberg throws a series of punches but Worthington moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Worthington misses
and Stenberg counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stenberg.
Worthington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenberg throws a series of punches but Worthington avoids them all with ease.
Stenberg misses with a double jab.
Stenberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stenberg.
Stenberg lands a head kick. Worthington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg throws a nice looking combination but Worthington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Worthington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Stenberg misses.
Worthington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenberg lands with a kick to the temple. Worthington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Worthington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stenberg.
Stenberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Stenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worthington circles away quickly and effectively.
Stenberg throws a nice looking combination but Worthington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stenberg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stenberg throws a nice head kick!
Stenberg misses with a body kick.
Worthington blocks a head kick by Stenberg.
A punch combination from Stenberg misses.
Stenberg misses with a head kick.
Stenberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthington.
Stenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Worthington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg throws a series of punches but Worthington avoids them all with ease.
Stenberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stenberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Worthington counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stenberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stenberg tries to bum rush Worthington with a series of wild strikes but Worthington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stenberg swinging wildly here.
Stenberg throws a right hand that Worthington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worthington also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stenberg.
Worthington throws a leg kick but Stenberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stenberg.
Worthington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stenberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenberg misses with a body kick.
Stenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stenberg lands with a kick to the temple. Worthington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stenberg misses with a two punch combination.
Stenberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stenberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Stenberg. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Stenberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stenberg throws a right hand that Worthington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worthington also avoids with ease.
Stenberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Worthington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worthington tries to land a leg kick but Stenberg saw it coming and moves away.
Worthington lands with a nice body punch.
Stenberg looks to land a combination but Worthington avoids it well.
Worthington misses with a series of wild punches.
Worthington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stenberg throws a head kick that misses.
Worthington slips a jab and a cross from Stenberg.
No joy there for Stenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Stenberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Stenberg misses
and Worthington finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Stenberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stenberg misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Stenberg misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg misses with a body kick.
Stenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Worthington moves out of range easily.
Worthington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stenberg throws a series of punches but Worthington avoids them all with ease.
Stenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worthington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stenberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Worthington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stenberg misses with a double jab.
Stenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Worthington is looking to score with low kicks.
Stenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Worthington moves out of range easily.
Stenberg misses with the combination.
Stenberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stenberg scores with a leg kick.
Stenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Worthington misses the shot to the body.
Stenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leif Stenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stenberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Worthington back to the cage. Stenberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice body kick from Worthington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Worthington takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worthington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stenberg misses with a wild combination.
Worthington thows a leg kick but Stenberg checks it
and Stenberg counters with a head kick.
Stenberg is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stenberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Worthington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stenberg is out of range.
Worthington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stenberg.
Stenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Worthington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Worthington.
Stenberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worthington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Worthington misses with a kick to the body.
Worthington tried to score with a low kick but Stenberg checks it.
Stenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Stenberg throws a right hand that Worthington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worthington also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Stenberg is predictable there
and Worthington counters with a stiff right hand.
Stenberg lands with a nice combination. Worthington backs away looking to recover.
Stenberg throws a series of punches but Worthington moves out of range.
Stenberg scores with a one two! Worthington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Worthington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Stenberg misses with a double jab
and Worthington counters with a low kick, right behind Stenberg 's knee.
Stenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worthington takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Worthington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stenberg lands a two punch combo.
Stenberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stenberg throws a leg kick but Worthington checks it.
Stenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Worthington throws the kick towards the body but Stenberg avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington blocks a head kick by Stenberg.
Worthington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenberg moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worthington. Stenberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stenberg misses with a low kick.
Worthington is looking to wear down Stenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worthington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worthington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenberg moves away.
Stenberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stenberg looks to land a combination but Worthington avoids it well.
Stenberg tries to bum rush Worthington with a series of wild strikes but Worthington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Stenberg.
Stenberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Worthington.
Worthington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Worthington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stenberg scores with a head kick. Worthington tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leif Stenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worthington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stenberg.
Worthington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stenberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Stenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stenberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worthington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worthington takes a swing at Stenberg's ribcage but misses.
Worthington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stenberg is out of range.
Worthington throws a front kick aimed at Stenberg's knee but Stenberg avoids it well.
Worthington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenberg manages to avoid it.
Stenberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worthington.
Stenberg throws a body kick that misses.
Stenberg throws a leg kick
and Worthington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stenberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stenberg.
Worthington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stenberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stenberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worthington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Worthington slips a jab and a cross from Stenberg.
Stenberg lands with a kick to the temple. Worthington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stenberg throws a right and a left that Worthington avoids nicely.
Stenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenberg thumps Worthington with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg throws a head kick that half lands.
A right-left combo lands from Stenberg.
Stenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Stenberg throws a head kick that misses.
Worthington slips a jab and a cross from Stenberg.
Stenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Stenberg.
Worthington misses with a wild body shot.
Stenberg looks for the body kick but Worthington saw that one coming.
Stenberg tries to bum rush Worthington with a series of wild strikes but Worthington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stenberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stenberg misses with a two punch combination.
Stenberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Stenberg scores with a four punch combination!
Stenberg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Stenberg. Those never looked like landing.
Worthington throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenberg counters with a low kick, right behind Worthington 's knee.
Stenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Worthington moves out of range as Stenberg throws a body kick.
Stenberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Worthington counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Stenberg does no damage.
Stenberg misses with a double jab.
Stenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worthington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stenberg.
Stenberg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stenberg.
Worthington moves out of range of the body kick from Stenberg.
Stenberg misses with a wild combination.
Stenberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Worthington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenberg can pounce on him.
Stenberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Worthington.
A head kick from Stenberg lands but Worthington takes it in his stride.
Stenberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Stenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Stenberg scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stenberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Worthington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stenberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stenberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worthington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Worthington blocks a head kick by Stenberg.
Stenberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Worthington counters with a body kick that stops Stenberg in his tracks momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Worthington blocks the low kick.
A combination from Stenberg does no damage.
Stenberg throws a series of punches but Worthington moves out of range.
Stenberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worthington misses with a head kick.
Stenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worthington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worthington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Worthington slips a jab and a cross from Stenberg.
Stenberg misses with a double jab.
Steven Worthington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Worthington takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stenberg misses with a wild combination.
Stenberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Worthington.
Stenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worthington avoids the head kick by Stenberg.
Stenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worthington circles away quickly and effectively.
Worthington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worthington avoids the head kick by Stenberg.
Worthington throws the kick towards the body but Stenberg avoids it.
Worthington looks to score with a jab to the body but Stenberg is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stenberg!
Stenberg throws a nice head kick!
Worthington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Worthington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Stenberg. Those never looked like landing.
Leif Stenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Worthington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worthington is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Stenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Stenberg!
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