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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mario Stefulinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Karp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Stefulinac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastian Karp!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefulinac shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karp eats them both and turns towards Stefulinac to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karp dodges the punch combination from Stefulinac.
Karp tries to clinch up but Stefulinac circles away and keeps his distance.
Karp shoots for a double leg takedown but Stefulinac sprawls well. He's pushed Karp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stefulinac lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Karp dodges the punch combination from Stefulinac.
Karp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stefulinac defends well and Karp ends up having to push Stefulinac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karp tries to clinch but Stefulinac moves away
and Stefulinac counters with a one-two to the body.
Karp misses with a takedown attempt
and Stefulinac counters with a two punch combo.
Mario Stefulinac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Karp.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karp tries to clinch
and Stefulinac counters with a two punch combo.
Karp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Stefulinac was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Karp dodges the punch combination from Stefulinac.
Karp shoots in for a takedown but Stefulinac shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefulinac shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karp eats them both and turns towards Stefulinac to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karp throws a body kick that misses
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stefulinac scores with a three punch combo!
Karp wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Karp.
Karp looks winded!
Stefulinac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stefulinac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karp tries to clinch up
and Stefulinac counters with a left and a right that stings Karp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Stefulinac.
Stefulinac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sebastian Karp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karp tries to clinch up but Stefulinac circles away and keeps his distance.
As Karp looks to move away, Stefulinac throws a big counter combo but Karp just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefulinac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karp backs up against the cage.
Mario Stefulinac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Stefulinac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karp thows a leg kick but Stefulinac checks it
and Stefulinac counters with a left and a right that stings Karp.
Karp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stefulinac counters with a series of strikes. Karp will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Stefulinac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karp shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Stefulinac was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stefulinac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left and a right from Stefulinac both land. Nice combination.
Karp misses with a double jab
and Stefulinac counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefulinac!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karp shoots and misses
and Stefulinac counters with a two punch combo.
Stefulinac throws a right and a left that Karp avoids nicely.
Stefulinac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karp backs up against the cage.
Stefulinac throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stefulinac closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karp is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stefulinac is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Karp.
Stefulinac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stefulinac throws a series of punches but Karp moves out of range.
Stefulinac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefulinac displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karp throws a head kick but Stefulinac moves out of range.
Karp avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefulinac scores with a one two! Karp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stefulinac fails to land with a series of punches.
Stefulinac lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stefulinac.
Karp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stefulinac counters with a left and a right that stings Karp.
Karp dives in for a single leg takedown but Stefulinac sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stefulinac moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stefulinac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stefulinac throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stefulinac misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karp tries to clinch
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stefulinac stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stefulinac wants it to stay on the feet.
Stefulinac lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Stefulinac dominated that round.
That's time! Stefulinac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stefulinac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karp back to the cage. Stefulinac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karp shoots and misses
and Stefulinac counters with a one-two to the body.
Stefulinac looks to land a combination but Karp avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Karp's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefulinac!
Stefulinac avoids the head kick by Karp.
Karp has his takedown stuffed
and Stefulinac counters with a one-two to the body.
Stefulinac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karp can do to turn this around?
Karp is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stefulinac.
Stefulinac is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefulinac!
Stefulinac slaps away a takedown attempt from Karp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stefulinac seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mario Stefulinac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Karp.
Stefulinac misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Stefulinac does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stefulinac shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karp eats them both and turns towards Stefulinac to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefulinac misses with a double jab.
Karp looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Karp tries to clinch but Stefulinac moves out of range.
Stefulinac lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stefulinac goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karp shoots in looking for a takedown but Stefulinac manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stefulinac is looking for a counter combo.
Stefulinac goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stefulinac has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stefulinac's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stefulinac duly obliges.
No joy there for Stefulinac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stefulinac.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karp tries to clinch but Stefulinac moves out of range.
Stefulinac lands a two punch combo.
Karp fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Stefulinac was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karp darts in trying to clinch
and Stefulinac counters with a two punch combo.
Stefulinac misses with a few strikes there.
Stefulinac works over Karp's head and body with a nice combination.
Stefulinac takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stefulinac swivels and escapes.
Stefulinac appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stefulinac moves out of range of the body kick.
Stefulinac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stefulinac swinging wildly here.
Karp throws a sloppy head kick and Stefulinac moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefulinac.
Stefulinac misses with a few strikes there.
Karp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefulinac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stefulinac counters with a two punch combo.
Karp tries to clinch there but Stefulinac circles away.
Stefulinac works over Karp's head and body with a nice combination.
Stefulinac moves out of range of the body kick.
Stefulinac throws a nice looking combination but Karp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stefulinac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karp darts in trying to clinch
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefulinac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karp.
Stefulinac appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stefulinac tries to bum rush Karp with a series of wild strikes but Karp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stefulinac throws a series of punches but Karp moves out of range.
Karp is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karp wants to clinch.
Stefulinac shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karp eats them both and turns towards Stefulinac to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefulinac fails to land with a series of punches.
Stefulinac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Stefulinac dominated that second round.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karp.
Karp is looking to clinch but Stefulinac is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karp.
Stefulinac throws a big counter combination but Karp scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karp throws a series of punches but Stefulinac avoids them all with ease.
Karp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karp wants to clinch but Stefulinac slips to the side
and Stefulinac counters with a one-two to the body.
Stefulinac tries to bum rush Karp with a series of wild strikes but Karp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stefulinac moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarp.
Stefulinac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefulinac throws a nice looking combination but Karp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stefulinac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stefulinac counters with a two punch combo.
Karp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefulinac scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefulinac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karp back to the cage. Stefulinac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stefulinac lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stefulinac scores with a one two! Karp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stefulinac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefulinac throws a right hand that Karp ducks under and follows up with a left that Karp also avoids with ease.
Karp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefulinac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefulinac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karp backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefulinac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stefulinac misses with the combination.
Mario Stefulinac is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Stefulinac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karp! But no joy.
Mario Stefulinac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefulinac misses with the combination.
Karp dives in for a single leg takedown but Stefulinac sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Karp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefulinac scores with a one two! Karp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stefulinac keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefulinac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stefulinac appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stefulinac lands a two punch combo.
Karp throws a head kick but Stefulinac moves out of range.
Stefulinac seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stefulinac throws a right hand that Karp ducks under and follows up with a left that Karp also avoids with ease.
Karp throws a lazy head kick
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combo that has Karp backing up. Karp nods at Stefulinac to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Stefulinac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Stefulinac does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karp throws a head kick that misses.
Karp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefulinac.
Stefulinac scores with a three punch combo!
Karp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sebastian Karp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Stefulinac.
Karp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karp throws a combination that misses
and Stefulinac counters with a series of strikes. Karp will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Stefulinac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefulinac!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefulinac!
Karp throws a sloppy head kick
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combo that has Karp backing up. Karp nods at Stefulinac to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick by Karp misses
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combo that has Karp backing up. Karp nods at Stefulinac to acknowledge the strikes.
Karp wants to clinch
and Stefulinac counters with a left and a right that stings Karp.
Stefulinac misses with the combination.
Karp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefulinac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefulinac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karp backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stefulinac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Stefulinac.
Mario Stefulinac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stefulinac misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Stefulinac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stefulinac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Stefulinac!
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