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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sebastian Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Letang!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Letang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Letang.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson tries to bum rush Letang with a series of wild strikes but Letang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Letang.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Letang.
Letang dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letang.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that Letang ducks under and follows up with a left that Letang also avoids with ease.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut. Letang saw that one coming.
Letang connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Letang.
Letang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Letang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Letang lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Letang counters with a head kick.
Letang misses with a wild combination.
Letang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Letang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sebastian Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letang.
Letang misses with a head kick.
Gustafsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Letang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gustafsson's head.
A head kick from Letang lands but Gustafsson takes it in his stride.
Gustafsson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Letang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Letang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Letang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Letang misses the shot to the body.
Letang scoring well with a low kick there.
Letang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Letang scores with a kick to the body.
Letang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gustafsson's sensitive parts.
Letang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Letang feints and then cracks Gustafsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gustafsson down.
Gustafsson throws a combination that misses
and Letang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gustafsson's knee momentarily.
Letang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gustafsson's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letang counters with an inside leg kick.
Letang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letang throws a head kick that half lands.
Letang connects with a high kick.
Gustafsson blocks the body kick.
Letang dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Letang throws a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Letang dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Letang feints and then cracks Gustafsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gustafsson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letang throws a head kick that half lands.
Gustafsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson swinging wildly here.
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Letang dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that Letang avoids nicely.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letang.
A head kick misses from Letang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Letang 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.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustafsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Letang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Letang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Letang misses the jab.
Letang lands a high kick!
A head kick from Letang lands but Gustafsson takes it in his stride.
Letang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Letang throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but Letang avoids them all with ease.
Gustafsson throws a series of strikes that have Letang backpedaling.
Letang is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Letang scores with a push kick.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head.
Letang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gustafsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Letang lands a leg kick that knocks Gustafsson off balance momentarily.
Gustafsson throws a looping overhand right but Letang ducks down to avoid it.
Ken Letang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
Letang tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letang.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Letang throws a head kick that misses.
Letang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Letang jabs at Gustafsson's body.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson scores with a three punch combo!
Letang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but Letang avoids them all with ease.
Letang scores with a head kick. Gustafsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.
Letang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gustafsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letang circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Letang.
Letang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gustafsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Letang cracks the inside of Gustafsson's front leg.
Letang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Letang - that will leave a mark!
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Letang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gustafsson's calf.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letang circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Letang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Gustafsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Letang.
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Gustafsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Letang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gustafsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Letang.
Gustafsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Letang.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letang slips a jab and a cross from Gustafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sebastian Gustafsson 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. This is the final round!
Letang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Letang moved out of range.
A combination from Letang does no damage.
Letang throws a leg kick which misses Gustafsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gustafsson tries to avoid it.
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letang circles away quickly and effectively.
Sebastian Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letang lands a high kick!
Gustafsson tries to bum rush Letang with a series of wild strikes but Letang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gustafsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Letang counters with a head kick. That will keep Gustafsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Letang throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Letang.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letang.
Gustafsson swinging wildly here.
Letang lands with a right hand.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Letang throws a nice head kick!
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but Letang moves out of range.
Gustafsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson feints a jab promting Letang to slip. Gustafsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Letang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crunch! Letang slams his shin into Gustafsson's torso.
Letang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gustafsson's calf.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustafsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustafsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gustafsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gustafsson scores with a one two! Letang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Letang is rocked!
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Letang is still on wobbly legs! Can Gustafsson finish him?
Gustafsson throws a nice looking combination but Letang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but Letang moves out of range.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letang circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that Letang ducks under and follows up with a left that Letang also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Letang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that Letang ducks under and follows up with a left that Letang also avoids with ease.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson drops Letang with a naaaaasty hook - Letang is in real trouble here! Gustafsson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Gustafsson!
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