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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jules Verne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Stefanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verne comes to the cage accompanied by Christina Milian - When you look at me. Stefanovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Armin Van Buuren - Fine Without You Feat Jennifer Rene . Markus Stefanovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Verne
vs
Stefanovic

185 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Convicted

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Verne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verne misses with a looping right.
Stefanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stefanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Verne.
Stefanovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Verne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stefanovic in his tracks.
Verne moves out of range of the body kick from Stefanovic.
A head kick misses from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic moves in looking to clinch but Verne pushes him off.
Verne takes a kick to the side of the head.

Stefanovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Verne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stefanovic's guard.
Stefanovic keeping full guard, as Verne tries to pass.
Verne slips nicely into half guard.
Stefanovic is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Verne seems to be working for a kimura but Stefanovic defends the submission attempt.
Verne is tying to control. Stefanovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stefanovic manages to get to full guard.
Stefanovic controls Verne momentarily but Verne frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verne won't allow Stefanovic to sweep him here.

Stefanovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stefanovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Verne is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stefanovic with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Verne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stefanovic works his way to his opponent's back.
Verne tries to break free.

Verne defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Stefanovic's arms.
Stefanovic tries to get the hooks in deep but Verne pushed the leg off.

Stefanovic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Verne has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Verne rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Verne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Verne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Stefanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stefanovic won't allow Verne to sweep him here.

Verne looking for a guillotine here but Stefanovic defends easily.
Verne is breathing heavily.
Stefanovic advances position into side control!

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.
Verne is not content to let Stefanovic control the position.
Stefanovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Verne is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stefanovic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Verne manages to get to full guard.

Verne is looking for a triangle but Stefanovic pushes his legs off easily.
Stefanovic trying to control but Verne is working from the bottom.
Verne controls Stefanovic momentarily but Stefanovic frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Markus Stefanovic will probably get the nod.
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.

Verne swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Stefanovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stefanovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Stefanovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Stefanovic goes for an armbar but Verne turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Verne.

Stefanovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Verne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stefanovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stefanovic trying to control but Verne is having none of it.

Stefanovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Stefanovic is breathing heavily.
Verne is desperately trying to improve his position but Stefanovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Verne is trying to escape the mount but Stefanovic keeps good control and instead manages to take Verne's back.
Stefanovic is hanging on to Verne's back as he tries to escape.

Stefanovic looking for the choke from the back.

Verne preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stefanovic.
Verne rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

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.

Verne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stefanovic pushes down on Verne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Verne is looking to improve his position.

Verne is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stefanovic pulls his head out easily.
Stefanovic trying to control the action but Verne is working from the bottom.
Verne is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verne moves into full guard.

Verne looking for a guillotine here but Stefanovic defends easily.
Stefanovic won't allow Verne to sweep him here.
Verne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stefanovic trying to control but Verne is working from the bottom.

Verne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stefanovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stefanovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Verne is looking for a triangle but Stefanovic pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stefanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Verne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Verne looking for a sweep. Not yet Verne, not yet.
Stefanovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Stefanovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stefanovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Verne had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stefanovic is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Verne Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stefanovic's back instead.
Stefanovic looking very determined here, making life difficult for Verne.
Stefanovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Verne dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Verne shoots in but no luck this time.
Stefanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stefanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Stefanovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stefanovic is keen to just control but Verne is a slippery customer.
Verne won't allow Stefanovic to pass to mount.

Stefanovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Verne wants to improve his position but Stefanovic is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Stefanovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne regains full guard. Nicely done.

Stefanovic is sitting in close to Verne's body. Verne has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Stefanovic is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Stefanovic is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Verne.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jules Verne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

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