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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd comes into the arena with T.I. - Yeah You Know blaring out of the sound system. Gustavsson has chosen KNOKE STØVKOST as his entrance music. Gunnar Gustavsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
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195 cm
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217 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sturd throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sturd misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavsson misses with a straight left.
Sturd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturd drops his hands momentarily and Gustavsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Sturd.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the head.
Gunnar Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Sturd.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Sturd strikes.
Sturd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gustavsson if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Sturd tenderised Gustavsson's leg. Gustavsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gustavsson misses its intended target.
Sturd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustavsson at a distance.
Sturd takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturd.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sturd is trying to force a seperation but Gustavsson has the dominant position.
Gustavsson effectively controlling the action here.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturd controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd connects with a leg kick. Gustavsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sturd misses with a hook. Gustavsson ducked under it nicely.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gustavsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd lands a nice hook to Gustavsson's body. Gustavsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sturd.
Sturd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the head.
Sturd connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd pushes Gustavsson away with a front kick.
Gustavsson misses with a looping right.
Sturd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gustavsson lands a right hook to the body.
Gustavsson lands with a right hand.
Gustavsson thows a leg kick but Sturd checks it
and Sturd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd wanted to stand there but Gustavsson had control of the position.
Gustavsson controls Sturd momentarily but Sturd frees himself.
Sturd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd prevents Gustavsson from getting back to his feet.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gustavsson is keeping the position for now.
Gustavsson kicks Sturd off and gets to his feet.
Sturd tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Sturd blocks it.
Sturd takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd 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.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Sturd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sturd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustavsson throws out the jab.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Gustavsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Sturd.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Sturd is having none of it.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Sturd moves out of range.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Sturd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Jason Sturd is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sturd checks it well.
Sturd tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturd shoots in for a double leg but Gustavsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sturd lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustavsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gustavsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturd slips under a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands with a cross.
Sturd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sturd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gustavsson on the side of the head.
Sturd blocks the body kick.
Sturd digs a good body shot into Gustavsson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
Sturd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd wants to clinch up but Gustavsson keeps it at a distance.
Gustavsson moves in looking to clinch but Sturd pushes him off.
Sturd slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
Gustavsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturd is able to avoid easily.
Sturd just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson wants to land a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
so Sturd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd scoring with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson is pulling down on Sturd's head to control his posture.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sturd landing with the ground and pound.
Gustavsson looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sturd throwing strikes from guard but Gustavsson blocks nicely.
Sturd with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd passes Gustavsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sturd throwing shots but Gustavsson is blocking nicely.
Sturd trying to control from half guard but Gustavsson is working away.
Sturd tries to pass to full mount but Gustavsson defends it.
Sturd works his way into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gustavsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sturd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sturd blocks a jab.
Sturd lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gustavsson is able to avoid easily.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gustavsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick
and Sturd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sturd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sturd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson working a defensive guard here.
Sturd won't allow Gustavsson to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sturd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Sturd wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sturd misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd lands a nice shot that snaps Gustavsson's head back.
Sturd throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Sturd checks the leg kick.
Gustavsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gustavsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunnar Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gustavsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturd scrambles back to his feet.
Sturd scores with the left hand. Gustavsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Sturd misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd connects with a body shot.
Sturd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sturd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
A low kick from Gustavsson misses
and Sturd counters with a single leg into guard. Gustavsson didn't expect that.
Gustavsson working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sturd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Sturd from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sturd trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson wants to sweep here but Sturd controlling him for the moment.
Gustavsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd.
Sturd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sturd defends it easily.
Sturd trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustavsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustavsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd landing with the ground and pound.
Sturd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gustavsson's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sturd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
Jason Sturd thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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