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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saunders's choice of entrance music: Fort Minor - Remember the Name. 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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177 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, John Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Saunders.
Dufva scores with a shot to the body.
Saunders scores with a jab.
Dufva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
A bone on bone clash there as Saunders blocks the leg kick.
Dufva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Saunders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dufva counters with a straight right hand.
Saunders swings for the body but Dufva moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders tries to keep at a distance but Dufva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dufva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dufva misses with a knee strike.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Dufva controls his hands.
Dufva gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
Saunders lands a damaging elbow.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dufva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saunders has Dufva pushed against the cage.
A short right from Saunders.
Dufva lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Dufva looking to throw knees to the head but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Dufva blocking some punches.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Dufva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders's face.
It looks like John Saunders has been cut.
Dufva leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dufva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dufva.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Dufva has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Dufva working aggressively here.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dufva wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Dufva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dufva throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
Dufva takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Saunders. Beautiful body shot.
Dufva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saunders.
Dufva gets a double leg takedown into Saunders's guard.
Dufva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saunders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva won't allow Saunders to sweep him here.
Dufva throws an elbow that misses. Saunders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dufva's guard. Nice move by Saunders!
Dufva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saunders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saunders trying to control but Dufva is working from the bottom.
Saunders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dufva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dufva's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva is looking for a triangle but Saunders pushes his legs off easily.
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 Sven Dufva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Saunders's cut.
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.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saunders. That did some damage!
Saunders lands the left hand.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Dufva slips the punch.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. Dufva saw that one coming.
Dufva blocks a jab.
Dufva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Dufva throws a leg kick that misses.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sven Dufva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Dufva in his tracks for a moment.
Saunders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dufva misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dufva.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dufva is keeping busy.
Dufva digs a right hand into Saunders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saunders's gas tank.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dufva avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dufva throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Saunders taking a breather.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dufva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dufva working Saunders over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders effectively controlling the action here.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Saunders - that landed with a thud.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Dufva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
Dufva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Saunders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dufva.
Dufva trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Dufva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saunders is refusing to be controlled, as Dufva sits in half guard.
Dufva thows a huge punch but Saunders dodges it nicely.
Dufva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saunders wants to get back to full guard.
Saunders is trying to maintain the position but Dufva is very close to passing his half guard.
Saunders works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dufva stopping the sweep attempt from Saunders.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dufva wants to pass the guard but Saunders is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Saunders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Saunders.
Dufva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saunders as he avoids it easily.
Dufva scores with a leg kick.
Dufva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
Saunders throws a leg kick but Dufva moved away.
Saunders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dufva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saunders misses with a hook
and Dufva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dufva.
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders is looking to control Dufva's arms but Dufva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saunders has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Saunders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dufva has hold of one of Saunders's legs. Saunders is fighting the takedown attempt but Dufva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dufva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saunders works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dufva stands up over Saunders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dufva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dufva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saunders looking to control.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva looking to sit in guard and control but Saunders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saunders wants to control from the top but Dufva keeps moving.
John Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dufva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saunders gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dufva controls Saunders momentarily but Saunders frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Saunders has passed into side control.
Dufva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saunders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saunders working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva keeps Saunders under control for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Sven Dufva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dufva is looking to wear down Saunders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dufva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Dufva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dufva, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
Our winner, Sven Dufva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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