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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Kannberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kannberg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pavement: 'Date with IKEA'. Scott Kannberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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141 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Stiffington Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Scott Kannberg!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stiffington Jr pulls Kannberg in to control the position.
Stiffington Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stiffington Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kannberg wants to control from the top but Stiffington Jr keeps moving.
Kannberg stopping the sweep attempt from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr has Kannberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Kannberg wants to control from the top but Stiffington Jr keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington Jr pulls Kannberg in close to prevent any damage.
Kannberg won't allow Stiffington Jr to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg wants to pass the guard but Stiffington Jr is keeping the position.
Kannberg throwing strikes from guard but Stiffington Jr blocks nicely.
Kannberg throwing strikes from guard but Stiffington Jr blocks nicely.
Stiffington Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiffington Jr keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kannberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stiffington Jr manages to avoid it.
Kannberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stiffington Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Kannberg didn't expect that.
Kannberg is trying to control the position but Stiffington Jr postures up.
Kannberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Stiffington Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kannberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stiffington Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stiffington Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kannberg's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kannberg keeping full guard, as Stiffington Jr tries to pass.
Stiffington Jr trying to control but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
Stiffington Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Kannberg.
Stiffington Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kannberg wants to sweep here but Stiffington Jr controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr lands a couple of digs.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stiffington Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stiffington Jr trying to control but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
Stiffington Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stiffington Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Kannberg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stiffington Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kannberg gets full guard.
Stiffington Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Kannberg is trying to keep Stiffington Jr in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kannberg throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stiffington Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kannberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stiffington Jr is one step ahead there.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stiffington Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kannberg's head.
Kannberg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiffington Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr is working Kannberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stiffington Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Stiffington Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kannberg moves out of range as Stiffington Jr throws a body kick.
Kannberg punishes Stiffington Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Kannberg swings for the body but Stiffington Jr moves out of range.
Stiffington Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kannberg sprawls and moves away.
Stiffington Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stiffington Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Kannberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kannberg misses with an uppercut. Stiffington Jr saw that one coming.
Stiffington Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Kannberg is quick to defend against it.
Stiffington Jr throws a body punch but Kannberg moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stiffington Jr enables Kannberg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stiffington Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stiffington Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kannberg is one step ahead there.
Stiffington Jr is pulling down on Kannberg's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg postures up.
Kannberg preventing the sweep.
Stiffington Jr keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.
Stiffington Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Kannberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stiffington Jr trying to get back to full guard but Kannberg takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Stiffington Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg misses with a head shot.
Stiffington Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Kannberg looking to control but Stiffington Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kannberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stiffington Jr is squirming around, avoiding Kannberg's attempts to control the action.
Kannberg misses with a head shot.
Kannberg cracks Stiffington Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kannberg tries to control but Stiffington Jr wriggling away.
Stiffington Jr wants to hold on but Kannberg pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kannberg lands with some strikes.
Kannberg landing punches.
Stiffington Jr regains half guard.
Stiffington Jr is looking for a sweep. Kannberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stiffington Jr trying to hold on to Kannberg's head to control him but Kannberg postures up.
Stiffington Jr tries to get to full guard but Kannberg has control of the leg.
Stiffington Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr trying to hold on to Kannberg's head to control him but Kannberg postures up.
Scott Kannberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kannberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kannberg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stiffington Jr has his hands on Kannberg's head, controlling the position.
Kannberg wants to control from the top but Stiffington Jr keeps moving.
Stiffington Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kannberg wants to control from the top but Stiffington Jr keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannberg stopping the sweep attempt from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Kannberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kannberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stiffington Jr.
Kannberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stiffington Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kannberg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stiffington Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Stiffington Jr keeping hold of Kannberg's head, controlling as best he can.
Kannberg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stiffington Jr won't allow Kannberg to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington Jr is pressing down on Kannberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stiffington Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kannberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kannberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Stiffington Jr content to stall in guard here.
Kannberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Kannberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Kannberg has his foot on Stiffington Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stiffington Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Stiffington Jr distracts Kannberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stiffington Jr preventing the sweep.
Kannberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stiffington Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Kannberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Stiffington Jr has wrist control.
Kannberg stopping the sweep attempt from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr keeping full guard, as Kannberg tries to pass.
Kannberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stiffington Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kannberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Stiffington Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannberg looking to pass the guard.
Stiffington Jr keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kannberg wants to control from the top but Stiffington Jr keeps moving.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kannberg avoids the body shot from Stiffington Jr.
Kannberg with the counter takedown but Stiffington Jr avoids it easily.
Scott Kannberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stiffington Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kannberg misses with the combination.
Kannberg scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Stiffington Jr.
Kannberg throws a right and a left that Stiffington Jr avoids nicely.
Kannberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stiffington Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kannberg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stiffington Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stiffington Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stiffington Jr attempts a counter takedown but Kannberg avoids it well and moves away.
Kannberg throws a big shot that misses.
Stiffington Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kannberg lands a leg kick that knocks Stiffington Jr off balance momentarily.
Kannberg misses with a double jab.
Kannberg is looking to slow Stiffington Jr down with leg kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannberg throws a jab when Stiffington Jr was well out of range.
Stiffington Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kannberg manages to avoid it.
Stiffington Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kannberg.
Kannberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stiffington Jr with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Kannberg really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Kannberg.
Kannberg looks to land a combination but Stiffington Jr avoids it well.
Kannberg slips under a jab.
Stiffington Jr tries to work over Kannberg's front leg with a kick but Kannberg checks it.
Stiffington Jr misses with a low kick.
Kannberg jabs Stiffington Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scott Kannberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kannberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stiffington Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kannberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stiffington Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stiffington Jr swings for the body but Kannberg moves out of range.
Kannberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg avoids the body shot from Stiffington Jr.
Kannberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stiffington Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kannberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott Kannberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stiffington Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kannberg throws a low kick but Stiffington Jr moves out of range easily.
Stiffington Jr attempts a counter takedown but Kannberg avoids it well and moves away.
Stiffington Jr throws a body punch but Kannberg moves out of range.
Kannberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kannberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Kannberg.
Stiffington Jr throws a body punch but Kannberg moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr avoids the body shot from Kannberg.
Stiffington Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Kannberg throws a body punch but Stiffington Jr moves out of range.
Stiffington Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stiffington Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kannberg looking to score a takedown here. Stiffington Jr is defending well but Kannberg drives through and ends up in Stiffington Jr's guard.
Stiffington Jr wants to sweep here but Kannberg controlling him for the moment.
Stiffington Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kannberg's guard.
Stiffington Jr preventing the sweep.
Stiffington Jr works over Kannberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stiffington Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiffington Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stiffington Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kannberg is pulling down on Stiffington Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Stiffington Jr, at least for the moment.
Stiffington Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Stiffington Jr is in close to Kannberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stiffington Jr wants to control from the top but Kannberg keeps moving.
Kannberg is trying to keep Stiffington Jr in close.
Kannberg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stiffington Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr works his way into full mount!
Kannberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stiffington Jr avoids the attempt from Kannberg to control.
Stiffington Jr raining down shots from the mount!
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannberg is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Stiffington Jr had his way with Scott Kannberg in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kannberg slips a jab from Stiffington Jr.
A cross from Kannberg lands.
Stiffington Jr gets caught napping as Kannberg dives in and scores a takedown. Stiffington Jr manages to retain guard.
Stiffington Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stiffington Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kannberg's guard.
Kannberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Stiffington Jr content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stiffington Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stiffington Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kannberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Kannberg, not yet.
Stiffington Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kannberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stiffington Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Kannberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Kannberg, not yet.
Stiffington Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kannberg looking to control but Stiffington Jr passes into half guard.
Stiffington Jr winds up and cracks Kannberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stiffington Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr is nestled in close to Kannberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kannberg tries to roll over but Stiffington Jr keeps him under control.
Kannberg is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stiffington Jr is keen to just control but Kannberg is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stiffington Jr lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stiffington Jr connects with a nice short shot to Kannberg's temple.
Kannberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stiffington Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the action but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
Stiffington Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kannberg trying to control but Stiffington Jr postures up.
Kannberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Stiffington Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stiffington Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Stiffington Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stiffington Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Stiffington Jr!
Rod Stiffington Jr retains his bantamweight title!
Rod Stiffington Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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