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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (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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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sundberg misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Sundberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sundberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sundberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ove Sundberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundberg throws a push kick but Allen slaps the foot to one side.
Sundberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sundberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Sundberg moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen gets caught napping as Sundberg dives in and scores a takedown. Allen manages to retain guard.
Sundberg trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Allen holds on and takes a little breather.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sundberg postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Sundberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Sundberg stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen has momentary wrist control but Sundberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Sundberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sundberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sundberg trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sundberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sundberg throwing strikes from guard but Allen blocks nicely.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Sundberg from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Sundberg's shoulder, as Sundberg tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Allen misses.
Sundberg misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters by clinching up.
Sundberg tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sundberg backwards.
Sundberg lands a left hand.
Sundberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sundberg misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Sundberg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Allen to keep the fight standing.
Allen blocks a body shot from Sundberg.
Sundberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sundberg takes a shot to the head.
Sundberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Sundberg into the cage.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen tries to work over Sundberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sundberg jumps guard.
Allen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Allen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sundberg, who protects the arm well.
Sundberg can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg tries to improve position but can't.
Sundberg manages to get back to half guard.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
Allen controlling the action here.
Sundberg wants to control but Allen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ove Sundberg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sundberg drives through with a takedown into Allen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Allen controls Sundberg momentarily but Sundberg frees himself.
Sundberg preventing the sweep.
Allen is trying to control the position but Sundberg postures up.
Allen is pulling down on Sundberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Sundberg, at least for the moment.
Sundberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ove Sundberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sundberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sundberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sundberg.
Sundberg stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sundberg throws a shot to the body.
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.
Sundberg takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Sundberg misses with a jab to the body
and Allen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sundberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Allen as he avoids it easily.
Sundberg thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Allen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sundberg's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Allen darts in and clinches Sundberg up against the cage.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen pushes Sundberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sundberg wants to break free but Allen has control.
A short left from Allen.
Sundberg taking a breather.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Sundberg controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Allen.
Sundberg misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Sundberg improves position.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sundberg.
Sundberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sundberg.
Sundberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Sundberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sundberg lands a shoulder strike.
Sundberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen is leaning against Sundberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sundberg blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Allen tries to work over Sundberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sundberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Sundberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sundberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sundberg lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Sundberg tries to tie him up.
Gracie Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Sundberg controls the action.
Sundberg tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ove Sundberg.
Sundberg tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tries to work over Sundberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sundberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Sundberg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Allen up against the cage.
Sundberg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Allen up against the cage.
Sundberg is trying to pull guard but Allen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sundberg.
Sundberg breaks from the clinch.
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 Gracie Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sundberg connects with a body shot.
Sundberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sundberg lands a head shot.
Allen throws a hook but Sundberg avoids it easily.
Sundberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sundberg misses with a right hand
and Allen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sundberg's knee momentarily.
Allen lands a left and a right that send Sundberg crashing to the mat, dazed. Allen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sundberg is rocked!
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sundberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sundberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen is looking to clinch but Sundberg is avoiding it.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen lands with a right hand.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.
Allen drives through and clinches with Sundberg against the cage.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Sundberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Sundberg's ribcage. Sundberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sundberg seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Sundberg's head.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sundberg backwards.
Allen loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Sundberg senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gracie Allen!
A victorious Gracie Allen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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