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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Visnadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visnadi comes to the cage accompanied by Blind by Korn. Stark has chosen Sledgehammer! as his entrance music. Gianni Visnadi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gianni Visnadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Stark!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark has Visnadi up against the cage in a clinch.
Visnadi gets underhooks to prevent Stark's takedown attempt.
Stark has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Visnadi regains guard immediately.
Visnadi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Visnadi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Visnadi is on top in guard.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Visnadi from controlling successfully.
Visnadi tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark wants to sweep here but Visnadi controlling him for the moment.
Visnadi is looking to work some ground and pound but Stark has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visnadi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stark has momentary wrist control but Visnadi slips an elbow through the middle.
Visnadi wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Visnadi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stark manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Visnadi has Stark in his guard.
Stark wants to control from the top but Visnadi keeps moving.
Visnadi wants to stand but Stark is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visnadi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stark escapes and throws Visnadi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stark working the ground and pound.
Visnadi tries to improve position but can't.
Visnadi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stark's best efforts.
Stark is nestled in close to Visnadi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Visnadi is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Visnadi is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
Stark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stark lands with a punch from half guard.
Visnadi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Visnadi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Visnadi has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Visnadi is trying to get back to full guard.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Visnadi is trying to maintain the position but Stark is very close to passing his half guard.
Visnadi lands with a few short shots to the body.
Visnadi is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Stark.
Stark trying to control the action but Visnadi is working from the bottom.
Visnadi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark tries to pass to full mount but Visnadi defends it.
Visnadi is not content to let Stark control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is nestled in close to Visnadi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark trying to control the action but Visnadi is working from the bottom.
Visnadi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stark prevents Visnadi from improving his position.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Visnadi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Visnadi wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark working Visnadi over with strikes.
Visnadi is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stark 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.
Visnadi throws a head kick that misses.
Visnadi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gianni Visnadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Visnadi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Visnadi is struggling to control the position.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Visnadi with a poor takedown
and Stark counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Stark.
Visnadi tries for a takedown but Stark circles away easily
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianni Visnadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
Visnadi stalling in the clinch but Stark improves position.
Stark wants the takedown. Visnadi is fighting it off but Stark persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Visnadi's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark pushing down on Visnadi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Visnadi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Visnadi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Visnadi is not content to let Stark control the position.
Stark controlling the action here.
Visnadi gets full guard.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Visnadi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visnadi keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark passes Visnadi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Visnadi is looking to improve his position.
Visnadi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Visnadi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Visnadi trying to control but Stark postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Visnadi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stark is in close to Visnadi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steven Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark working some strikes from top position.
Stark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Visnadi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Visnadi wants to sweep here but Stark controlling him for the moment.
Stark wants to control from the top but Visnadi keeps moving.
Visnadi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.
Stark landing with the ground and pound.
Stark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Visnadi's guard.
Stark looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Visnadi is defending well.
Visnadi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
Stark slips a nice elbow through Visnadi's hands, connecting with Visnadi's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark is trying to control. Visnadi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Visnadi defends the submission attempt.
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Visnadi's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Visnadi looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Visnadi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Visnadi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Visnadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Visnadi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stark but Stark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
Stark is staying tight to Visnadi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stark lands a few punches from side control.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working the ground and pound.
Stark looks up at the clock and then as Visnadi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Visnadi seems a little lost for a moment, as Stark dominates the positioning.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Visnadi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stark off and has taken his back!
Stark has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Visnadi tightening his grip on Stark, looking for the choke.
Visnadi controlling well, preventing Stark from escaping the position.
Stark rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Visnadi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Visnadi's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark punishes Visnadi with strikes from the back mount.
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!
Visnadi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Visnadi trying to control the action but Stark just sinks the hooks in.
Visnadi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Stark.
Visnadi is really stuck here.
Stark lands shots from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Stark.
Stark lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Will Stark go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visnadi is trying to break free.
Stark is cranking Visnadi's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Visnadi! He's tightened the choke and Visnadi is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Steven Stark!
After winning the bout, Steven Stark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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