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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Make it bun dem- Skrillex ft. Damian Marley. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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188 cm
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrius Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustavsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Floyd.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gustavsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Floyd misses with a double jab.
Gustavsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Floyd is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Gustavsson.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Gustavsson's head coaches at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gustavsson looks to land a combination but Floyd avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Floyd misses.
A punch combination from Gustavsson misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Floyd!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustavsson misses with a two punch combination.
Floyd cracks Gustavsson with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Floyd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gustavsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Floyd throws a right hand that Gustavsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustavsson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson lands a jab to Floyd's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Floyd.
Alexander Gustavsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Floyd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
Floyd shoots for a takedown but Gustavsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Floyd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gustavsson is looking to wear down Floyd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gustavsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Gustavsson does no damage.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Floyd. Floyd obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustavsson throws a series of strikes that have Floyd backpedaling.
A combination from Gustavsson does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Floyd.
Sloppy strikes from Gustavsson. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Gustavsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Floyd.
Floyd shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gustavsson is trying to defend but Floyd finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Floyd controlling the action here.
It looks like Floyd might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gustavsson pushes Floyd off looking to stand but Floyd dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Demetrius Floyd.
A good leg kick by Floyd.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Floyd moves away.
Floyd misses with a wild combination.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Floyd. Gustavsson shrugs it off though.
Gustavsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
A combination from Floyd does no damage.
Floyd lands with a kick to the temple. Gustavsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Floyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustavsson.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but Gustavsson shows good takedown defense.
Gustavsson cracks a nice hook into Floyd's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Floyd throws a series of punches but Gustavsson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floyd throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.
Gustavsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Floyd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Floyd.
Gustavsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Floyd is just out of range.
Alexander Gustavsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustavsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Floyd.
Floyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustavsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustavsson scores with a three punch combo!
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustavsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gustavsson walks into a left hand.
Demetrius Floyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Floyd.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Floyd.
Floyd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gustavsson counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a knee to the head.
Gustavsson can't break the clinch.
Floyd with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Gustavsson has been cut.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Gustavsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Floyd tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
Floyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot.
Floyd tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Floyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson looks to land a left hand but Floyd moved out of range nicely.
Floyd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustavsson.
Floyd is looking to slow Gustavsson down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Floyd. That's going to slow Gustavsson down.
Floyd pushes Gustavsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Floyd wants to stall.
Gustavsson working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gustavsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Floyd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustavsson's defenses.
Gustavsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Floyd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gustavsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexander Gustavsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Floyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustavsson rushes Floyd and presses him up against the cage.
Floyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gustavsson's efforts to push away.
Floyd misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gustavsson is trying to push Floyd away but Floyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Floyd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gustavsson avoids it.
Floyd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gustavsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gustavsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Floyd working aggressively here.
Gustavsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gustavsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Gustavsson does no damage.
Gustavsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd shoots in for a double leg but Gustavsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gustavsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gustavsson duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floyd slips a jab and a cross from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a nice looking combination but Floyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Alexander Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Gustavsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Floyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gustavsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Floyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Gustavsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Floyd looking for a takedown.
Gustavsson wants to break free but Floyd has control.
Gustavsson is trying to break the clinch but Floyd has him pressed against the cage.
Floyd tries a knee to the head but Gustavsson blocks it.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustavsson with a nice cross.
Floyd tries to clinch up.
Floyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
A combination from Gustavsson does no damage.
Gustavsson throws a looping overhand right but Floyd ducks down to avoid it.
Floyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustavsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustavsson looks to land a combination but Floyd avoids it well.
Floyd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Floyd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Floyd looking to throw knees to the head but Gustavsson is blocking nicely.
Gustavsson tries to break free but Floyd pushes him back against the cage.
Floyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Floyd's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustavsson misses with a hook.
Gustavsson looks to land a right hand but Floyd moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Floyd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gustavsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Gustavsson sprawls well.
Alexander Gustavsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Floyd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gustavsson enables Floyd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gustavsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gustavsson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Floyd loads up on a big left hand. Gustavsson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Floyd looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gustavsson can't hide his disappointment, as Floyd celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrius Floyd!
A relieved looking Demetrius Floyd thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Alexander Gustavsson spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back!
You are going down next time!'.
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