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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
30 - 21 - 2 |
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185 cm
32
215 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Agamemnon Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Stefaniak!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coon has closed the distance and engaged Stefaniak in a clinch.
Stefaniak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Coon is trying to maintain a safe position but Stefaniak gets an underhook and turns Coon into the cage.
Coon prevents Stefaniak from breaking the clinch.
Coon decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Coon looking to control.
Coon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Coon wants to hit a switch here but Stefaniak passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Coon there!
Stefaniak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coon is working hard here to advance position.
Coon wants to hold on but Stefaniak pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak landing punches.
Stefaniak prevents Coon from getting the reversal.
Coon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Coon is controlling Stefaniak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stefaniak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Coon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stefaniak.
Coon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Stefaniak has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Coon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak lands a big elbow.
Stefaniak lands a big shot there that rocks Coon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Coon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stefaniak avoids the attempt from Coon to control.
Stefaniak unloading with bombs!
Stefaniak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stefaniak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stefaniak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Coon is in a horrible position here. Stefaniak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Coon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stefaniak controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stefaniak controlling his opponent.
Coon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Coon wants to improve his position but Stefaniak is controlling well.
Coon missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon wants to get back to full guard.
Coon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stefaniak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stefaniak is working away from the top position though.
Stefaniak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Coon trying to control from the bottom.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stefaniak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coon controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Stefaniak dominated that round.
That's time! Coon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stefaniak is working for takedown but Coon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coon misses with the head strike.
Coon lands with a left to the head.
Stefaniak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coon is leaning against Stefaniak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Coon.
Coon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stefaniak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Coon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stefaniak has Coon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon working aggressively here.
Stefaniak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Coon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Coon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Good control from Stefaniak.
Coon tries to break free.
Coon looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stefaniak.
Coon tries to roll but Stefaniak sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Will Stefaniak go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon turns into Stefaniak and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coon trying to control but Stefaniak is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karl Stefaniak hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Coon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Coon misses.
Coon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stefaniak.
Agamemnon Coon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Stefaniak.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coon!
It looks like Karl Stefaniak has been cut.
Coon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stefaniak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stefaniak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coon.
Stefaniak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefaniak fails with the takedown.
Stefaniak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stefaniak duly obliges.
Coon moves out of range of the leg kick from Stefaniak.
Coon throws a shot from downtown. Stefaniak moves away and avoids it.
Coon moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak misses with a looping left.
No luck for Coon with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Coon misses.
Coon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stefaniak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stefaniak swats away the attempt to clinch by Coon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coon misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agamemnon Coon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Stefaniak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coon loads up on a big right hand but Stefaniak slips the punch.
Stefaniak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coon.
Coon misses the jab.
Good shot there by Stefaniak.
Coon tests Stefaniak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stefaniak moves out of range of the body kick.
Coon fails to land with a series of punches.
Agamemnon Coon is winning the standup battle so far.
Stefaniak throws a leg kick
and Stefaniak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stefaniak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak trying to control the action but Coon is working from the bottom.
Coon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Coon trying to hold on to Stefaniak's head to control him but Stefaniak postures up.
Coon actively working from the bottom here.
Coon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stefaniak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coon is looking to control Stefaniak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coon avoid being mounted?
Coon won't allow Stefaniak to pass to mount.
Stefaniak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Coon trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stefaniak manages to pass to mount!
Coon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon tries to lock up and control but Stefaniak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stefaniak working Coon over with strikes here.
Stefaniak controlling from mount.
Stefaniak prevents Coon from getting the reversal.
Stefaniak breaks from Coon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stefaniak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coon is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak cracks Coon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stefaniak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coon is looking to escape.
Coon is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Coon is looking for a sweep. Stefaniak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Coon is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Stefaniak seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Stefaniak.
I think Stefaniak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Stefaniak!
Karl Stefaniak decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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