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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Taurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance. Miguel Taurus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus throws a nice head kick!
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson swinging wildly here.
Gustafsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustafsson stalks Taurus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taurus's face. Taurus staggers backwards, shaken.
Taurus closes the distance and clinches.
Taurus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafsson working aggressively here.
Taurus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gustafsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Taurus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taurus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gustav Gustafsson has been cut.
Gustafsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taurus tries a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Gustafsson.
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!
Gustafsson wants to break free but Taurus has control.
Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustafsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taurus has time to react.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taurus's head backwards.
Gustafsson throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
Taurus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gustafsson stuns Taurus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taurus circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taurus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gustafsson misses with a looping left.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Taurus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gustafsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus counters by clinching up.
Taurus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Taurus on the inside.
Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustafsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Taurus.
Gustafsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Taurus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus connects with a leg kick. Gustafsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Taurus defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus checks a leg kick.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Gustafsson checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustafsson blocks the leg kick.
Gustafsson blocks a leg kick.
Gustafsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taurus. Taurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus scoring well with a low kick there.
Taurus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gustafsson takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Taurus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taurus shoots in for a double leg but Gustafsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taurus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gustafsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustafsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Taurus takes one to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gustafsson.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustafsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taurus tries to move into range but Gustafsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taurus 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.
Taurus thows a leg kick but Gustafsson checks it
and Gustafsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gustafsson blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Gustafsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gustafsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gustafsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Gustafsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Taurus ducked under it nicely.
Gustafsson connects with a crisp jab.
Taurus moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Taurus misses with a knee strike.
Gustafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taurus has him pressed against the ropes.
Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Gustafsson finds it's way through Taurus's defenses.
Taurus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gustafsson tests Taurus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Gustafsson catches Taurus right on the button with a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taurus.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taurus tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Taurus looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Taurus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Gustav Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gustav Gustafsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
A jab from Gustafsson does it's job there.
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taurus lands with a kick to the temple. Gustafsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Taurus is looking to chop away at Gustafsson's legs.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Taurus checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a body shot.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustafsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taurus has managed to clinch.
Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taurus misses with a low kick as Gustafsson jumps back.
Nice jab there from Gustafsson.
Taurus staying out of range there.
Gustafsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Taurus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gustafsson is out of range.
Gustafsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taurus on the side of the head.
Gustafsson works Taurus's body with a nice hook.
A head kick from Taurus lands but Gustafsson takes it in his stride.
Gustafsson is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Oh Gustafsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafsson. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus fails with the takedown.
That kick from Taurus tenderised Gustafsson's leg. Gustafsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustafsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taurus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustav Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gustafsson punishes Taurus's body with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Gustafsson as he checks the leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a combination. Taurus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taurus tries for a takedown but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gustafsson checks a low kick from Taurus.
Taurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustafsson.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gustafsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taurus doesn't seem phased though.
Gustav Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gustafsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taurus somewhat.
Gustav Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Taurus.
Gustafsson lands a jab to Taurus's midsection.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson dips to his left and cracks Taurus with an uppercut!
Gustafsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Taurus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Donk. Gustafsson catches Taurus right on the button with a cross.
Taurus instigates a clinch.
Gustafsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Taurus won't allow it.
Taurus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Taurus or perhaps it was just good defense by Gustafsson which made him look bad.
Taurus is looking to clinch but Gustafsson is avoiding it.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.
Donk. Gustafsson catches Taurus right on the button with a cross.
Gustafsson swinging wildly here.
Gustafsson misses with a looping left.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gustafsson digs a good hook to Taurus's body.
Taurus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Taurus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taurus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gustafsson tries to avoid it but Taurus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gustafsson to the ground. Gustafsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taurus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustafsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gustafsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gustafsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taurus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taurus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Gustav Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gustav Gustafsson'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. And we move into the final round!
Gustafsson misses with a left hand
and Taurus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taurus.
Gustafsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gustafsson tries to break free but Taurus pushes him back against the ropes.
Taurus landing knees to the head.
Taurus tries to land a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks with his arms.
Gustafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taurus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson tries to break the clinch but Taurus is controlling the position.
Gustafsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taurus slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a slapping body shot.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taurus shoots in but no luck this time.
Taurus tries a low kick but Gustafsson avoids it.
Taurus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gustafsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taurus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gustafsson as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustafsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taurus in his tracks.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taurus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustafsson circles away.
Gustafsson scores with a nice strike.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustafsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taurus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustafsson misses with a body kick.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the head.
Taurus clinches up with Gustafsson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gustafsson tries to break free but Taurus pushes him back against the ropes.
Taurus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gustafsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Taurus has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taurus's elbow.
Gustafsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taurus lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustafsson dips to his left and cracks Taurus with an uppercut!
Gustafsson misses the shot to the body.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Gustafsson off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown.
Gustav Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Taurus.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Taurus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gustafsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taurus momentarily.
Taurus shoots in looking for a takedown. Gustafsson tries to sprawl out of it but Taurus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gustafsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taurus tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut
and Taurus counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus tries to land a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks with his arms.
Taurus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gustafsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taurus has him pressed against the ropes.
Taurus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taurus misses with a knee to the head.
Miguel Taurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson is trying to force a seperation but Taurus has the dominant position.
Gustafsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gustafsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gustafsson misses with the head strike.
Gustafsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson blocks an uppercut.
Gustafsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson wants to break free but Taurus has control.
Taurus looking to throw knees to the head but Gustafsson is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taurus.
Gustafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taurus has him pressed against the ropes.
Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taurus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Taurus.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taurus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taurus throws out a leg kick but Gustafsson moves out of range and Taurus only half commits.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that Taurus ducks under and follows up with a left that Taurus also avoids with ease.
Taurus slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustav Gustafsson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustafsson, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Gustafsson!
Gustav Gustafsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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