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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maro Veljanovski (ranked 22880 p4p, 830 weight class) and Alexander Gustafson (ranked 4008 p4p, 493 weight class). Alexander Gustafson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Maro Veljanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljanovski is looking to clinch.
Gustafson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Veljanovski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gustafson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Veljanovski swings for the body but Gustafson moves out of range.
Veljanovski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Maro Veljanovski has been cut.
A big right from Veljanovski misses.
Gustafson with the counter takedown but Veljanovski avoids it easily.
Veljanovski throws a front kick aimed at Gustafson's knee but Gustafson avoids it well.
Gustafson throws a combination. Veljanovski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Veljanovski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Veljanovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafson was well out of range. Poor timing from Veljanovski.
Gustafson connects with a right hand. Veljanovski shakes it off.
Veljanovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veljanovski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veljanovski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gustafson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gustafson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gustafson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veljanovski.
Gustafson works over Veljanovski's head and body with a nice combination.
Veljanovski throws a wild body kick that Gustafson sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustafson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veljanovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maro Veljanovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veljanovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veljanovski.
Gustafson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veljanovski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Veljanovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Veljanovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustafson scores with a kick to the body.
Veljanovski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gustafson.
A head kick misses from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gustafson lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veljanovski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Veljanovski's calf.
Veljanovski gets caught flat footed, as Gustafson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustafson trying to control but Veljanovski is working from the bottom.
Veljanovski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Veljanovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustafson.
Veljanovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustafson.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Gustafson from controlling successfully.
Gustafson tries to free his leg and advance position but Veljanovski is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Gustafson from controlling successfully.
Veljanovski is trying to control the position but Gustafson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gustafson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Veljanovski was covering up waiting for the punch and Gustafson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gustafson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gustafson throwing strikes from guard but Veljanovski blocks nicely.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Gustafson from controlling successfully.
Veljanovski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Veljanovski tries to get out of the position.
Gustafson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Veljanovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gustafson on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veljanovski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustafson trying to control but Veljanovski is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafson pushing down on Veljanovski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gustafson is trying to work for a kimura but Veljanovski is defending well.
Gustafson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maro Veljanovski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veljanovski looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafson is just out of range.
Gustafson throws a combination. Veljanovski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maro Veljanovski's cut is getting worse.
Veljanovski tries to clinch up but Gustafson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafson lands a slapping body shot.
Veljanovski blocks the body kick.
Gustafson lands a jab-cross combination.
Gustafson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Veljanovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafson was well out of range. Poor timing from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafson moves out of range easily.
Veljanovski just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maro Veljanovski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustafson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Veljanovski
and Gustafson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Veljanovski!
Gustafson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gustafson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gustafson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Veljanovski is not content to let Gustafson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The strikes coming from Gustafson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gustafson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Veljanovski, who protects the arm well.
Gustafson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Veljanovski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gustafson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gustafson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Veljanovski is not content to let Gustafson control the position.
Gustafson tries to move to mount but Veljanovski blocks the move with his legs.
Gustafson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Veljanovski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Veljanovski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gustafson is working to tighten his grip on Veljanovski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Veljanovski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gustafson is really squeezing tight and eventually Veljanovski passes out! Gustafson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexander Gustafson!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Gustafson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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