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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teiji Uno (ranked 4450 p4p, 479 weight class) and Amadeus Gunnarsson (ranked 4364 p4p, 475 weight class). Amadeus Gunnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm
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209 lbs
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190 cm
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214 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amadeus Gunnarsson! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gunnarsson gets a takedown into half guard. Uno is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gunnarsson lands a nice short elbow. Uno is looking for a sweep. Gunnarsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Uno is looking to escape. Ground and pound from Gunnarsson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Uno has hold of Gunnarsson's hands but Gunnarsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Uno on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Uno tries to get out of the position. Gunnarsson throwing shots but Uno is blocking nicely. Uno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunnarsson. Uno taking some punishment here, with Gunnarsson in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunnarsson 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. Gunnarsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uno's head. Nice strikes from Gunnarsson there. Uno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunnarsson on the ground. Gunnarsson 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. Gunnarsson throwing shots but Uno is blocking nicely. Uno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Gunnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Gunnarsson is keen to just control but Uno is a slippery customer. Ground and pound from Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson working over Uno with some ground and pound. Uno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Uno taking some punishment here, with Gunnarsson in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gunnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Uno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gunnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots. Gunnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Uno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunnarsson. Uno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Gunnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Gunnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Gunnarsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uno defending well though. Gunnarsson trying to control the action but Uno is working from the bottom. Uno is looking to escape. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gunnarsson lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunnarsson winds up and cracks Uno with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Uno wants to improve his position but Gunnarsson is controlling well.
Uno trying to control but Gunnarsson postures up.
Uno wants to get back to his feet. Gunnarsson throwing shots but Uno is blocking nicely. Uno won't allow Gunnarsson to pass to mount. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gunnarsson lands a nice short elbow. Gunnarsson throwing shots but Uno is blocking nicely. Uno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gunnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gunnarsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Uno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Uno connects with a solid leg kick. Uno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunnarsson gets the takedown into side control. Uno is looking to reverse the position. Gunnarsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gunnarsson landing a few strikes. Gunnarsson throws an elbow but Uno slips to the side and avoids it well. This has been an exciting period of action! Gunnarsson working the body and head with strikes. Gunnarsson lands an elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Gunnarsson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gunnarsson fails with the takedown. Gunnarsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Gunnarsson fails with a takedown attempt. Gunnarsson fails with the takedown. Teiji Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Gunnarsson. Nice takedown defense from Uno. No joy for Gunnarsson on that attempt. Uno throws a nice inside leg kick. Uno scores with a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uno. Gunnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An inside leg kick lands from Uno. Uno is looking to land body kicks. Uno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Uno throws a head kick but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily. Uno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uno. Uno rushes Gunnarsson and presses him up against the cage. Uno misses with a knee strike.
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Gunnarsson's ribcage. Uno lands with a short shot to the head. Uno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Uno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now. Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunnarsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uno misses with a knee to the head. Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Gunnarsson's ribcage. Gunnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Uno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Uno misses with an elbow strike.
Uno tries to work over Gunnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Uno struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunnarsson controls his hands.
Uno lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gunnarsson tries to pull guard but Uno forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Uno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Uno. Uno can't find room to land a body shot as Gunnarsson controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uno throws an elbow but misses. Uno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now. Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uno prevents the takedown attempt.
Uno lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunnarsson won't want to take too many of those. Uno tries to land a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks with his arms.
Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunnarsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Uno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Gunnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno. Gunnarsson takes a knee to the side of the body. Uno tries to land a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks with his arms.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Uno.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Uno.
Uno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Gunnarsson is blocking nicely.
Uno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Uno.
Uno lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunnarsson won't want to take too many of those. Uno lands a knee to the head.
Uno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Uno misses with a knee to the head. Uno working Gunnarsson over with knees to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now. Nice elbow from Uno. Uno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Uno obliges. Uno lands a damaging elbow. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow. Gunnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Uno.
Gunnarsson lands with a short shot to the head. Gunnarsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Uno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunnarsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Uno landing knees to the body.
Gunnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uno throws an elbow but misses. Gunnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Uno, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunnarsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Gunnarsson is blocking nicely.
Uno landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiji Uno dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action!
Uno throws a leg kick which misses Gunnarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunnarsson tries to avoid it.
It looks like Amadeus Gunnarsson has been cut. Gunnarsson fails with a takedown attempt. And Uno counters with a quick kick to the body but Gunnarsson blocks it. Amadeus Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Uno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Uno. Uno is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks. Uno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Uno wants to clinch up but Gunnarsson keeps it at a distance. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Uno - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Uno.
Gunnarsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uno's waist but Uno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunnarsson off to one side. A thudding body kick lands there by Uno!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Uno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Uno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uno stuffs the takedown. Teiji Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Gunnarsson. Uno misses with a body kick. Gunnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A slapping body kick lands there for Uno.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uno. Uno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gunnarsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Teiji Uno is winning the standup battle so far. Uno throws a quick inside leg kick. Gunnarsson keeps the fight on the outside. Uno drives through and clinches with Gunnarsson against the cage.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Gunnarsson is looking for a takedown. Uno throws an elbow that misses.
Uno scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uno. Gunnarsson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Uno gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Still in the clinch, Uno scores with a nice short uppercut. Uno with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uno missing with knees to the body.
Uno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now. Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunnarsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A knee to the head by Uno.
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Gunnarsson's ribcage. Uno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunnarsson's face.
Gunnarsson avoiding damage as Uno throws knees to the body.
Uno pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Uno throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno working Gunnarsson over with knees to the body. Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uno throws an elbow that misses.
Gunnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uno working Gunnarsson over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Gunnarsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Uno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunnarsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body. Uno with a knee to the head.
Uno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunnarsson avoids it. Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunnarsson avoids it. Uno with a knee to the head.
Uno working Gunnarsson over with knees to the body. Teiji Uno has scored more points in the clinch so far. Uno lands on the inside with an uppercut. Uno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uno lands a nice knee to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gunnarsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body. Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uno tries a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunnarsson.
A hook to the body from Uno.
Gunnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Uno.
Gunnarsson blocks an elbow strike. Gunnarsson tries to pull guard but Uno forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Uno.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
Uno tries to throw a body punch but Gunnarsson avoids it by throwing Uno back against the cage. Gunnarsson tries to pull guard but Uno forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Uno pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body. Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiji Uno clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Amadeus Gunnarsson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Uno gets a clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Uno. Uno throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Uno prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson. Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunnarsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Uno has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson.
Uno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunnarsson is rocked! Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Uno finish him? Uno creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gunnarsson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gunnarsson drops to his knees and Uno pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teiji Uno! Teiji Uno is the new light heavyweight champion!
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