Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RSE 75:
Date: May 08, 2024

#R1#
Stjepanic throws a lazy right hand but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stjepanic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Andersson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stjepanic won't be happy with that.
Andersson throws an elbow but Stjepanic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Andersson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #SUB#
Andersson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stjepanic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Andersson trying to control the position but Stjepanic is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic struggling a bit here.
Andersson controls the position.#T1#
Stjepanic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Andersson.
Andersson throws a strike aimed at the side of Stjepanic's head but Stjepanic avoids it well.
An elbow from Andersson crashes against the mat.
Stjepanic defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stjepanic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Andersson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #SUB#
Andersson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stjepanic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andersson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stjepanic stops Andersson from passing to mount. #T2#
Sloppy strikes there by Andersson.#SUB#
Andersson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stjepanic dodges the ground and pound from Andersson.
Stjepanic parries the strikes from Andersson easily there. Andersson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stjepanic to escape.
Andersson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
I wouldn't like to be where Stjepanic is right now.
Andersson 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.#SUB#
Andersson is trying to get an arm triangle but Stjepanic is defending well.
Andersson works to advance to full mount. Stjepanic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T3#
Andersson wants to control the pace but Stjepanic is squirming around nicely.
Andersson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Andersson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stjepanic tries to hold on but Andersson pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Andersson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T4#
Andersson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Andersson punching from mount but Stjepanic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Andersson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Andersson controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Andersson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stjepanic because Andersson loaded up on that one.
Andersson lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Montrese Andersson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Stjepanic cracks Andersson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andersson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stjepanic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stjepanic throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson moves away from the strike by Stjepanic.
Andersson tries to counter with a takedown but Stjepanic is quick to defend against it.
Andersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Andersson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stjepanic to the mat! Stjepanic manages to get full guard.
Montrese Andersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stjepanic wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Stjepanic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Stjepanic is retaining full guard. #T1#
Stjepanic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andersson throws a big elbow that misses.
Andersson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stjepanic seems keen to control Andersson's posture.
Andersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andersson looking to pass the guard.
Andersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andersson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stjepanic has wrist control.
Andersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Andersson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2##SUB#
Andersson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stjepanic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stjepanic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andersson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stjepanic is controlling Andersson's posture.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stjepanic scores with a hook to the body. Andersson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stjepanic stuffs the takedown.
Andersson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montrese Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stjepanic.
Montrese Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Andersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stjepanic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Stjepanic throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stjepanic can do to turn this around?
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stjepanic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stjepanic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stjepanic stuffs the takedown attempt from Andersson. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Andersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stjepanic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stjepanic wants to control but Andersson postures up.#T4#
Andersson is looking to take a break and control but Stjepanic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Andersson.#SUB#
Andersson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stjepanic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Andersson misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Andersson works to advance to full mount. Stjepanic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stjepanic tries to reverse the position but Andersson maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Montrese Andersson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Andersson tests Stjepanic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andersson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stjepanic avoids it really well and circles away.
Stjepanic throws a jab when Andersson was well out of range.
Stjepanic stuffs the takedown attempt from Andersson. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet.
Stjepanic throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Stjepanic catches Andersson right on the button with a cross.#TD#
Andersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stjepanic napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Andersson is trying to get an arm triangle but Stjepanic is defending well.
Andersson trying to control the action but Stjepanic is working from the bottom. #T1#
Andersson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Andersson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stjepanic trying his best to control but Andersson has mounted him.
Andersson unloading with bombs!#T2#
Andersson lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Andersson connects with a massive shot to the dome! #ROC#Stjepanic is rocked!#SUB#
Andersson looking to secure an arm triangle but Stjepanic defends it well.
Stjepanic is still in real trouble! Can Andersson finish him?
Poor strikes thrown by Andersson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Andersson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stjepanic can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #SUB#
Andersson working for a submission but Stjepanic is keeping him at bay.
Stjepanic tries to hold on but Andersson pushes him away.
Stjepanic seems to have recovered his senses.
Stjepanic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Andersson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Andersson.#T3#
Stjepanic wants to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Stjepanic wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Andersson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Montrese Andersson!
A very excited looking Montrese Andersson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RSE 67: Death Atlas
Date: Apr 10, 2024

#R1#
Stjepanic slips under a jab from Friday.
Stjepanic keeps the fight on the outside.
Friday throws a hook to the side of Stjepanic's head but Stjepanic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stjepanic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friday throws a leg kick that misses.
Stjepanic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stjepanic lands a jab to the head.
Friday moves in looking to clinch but Stjepanic pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stjepanic throws a leg kick but Friday sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been told by Friday's head coaches at Dangerous Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stjepanic lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Friday falls backwards - clearly groggy! Stjepanic dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Stjepanic!

Event: RSE 56: Living To Die
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stjepanic.
Halvorsen with the counter takedown but Stjepanic avoids it easily.
Halvorsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Halvorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halvorsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL2#
Halvorsen moves into range and clinches up with Stjepanic.
Stjepanic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
Halvorsen successfully pulls guard. #SUB2#
Halvorsen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Stjepanic is defending well. Halvorsen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Stjepanic has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Halvorsen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Halvorsen!

Event: CFC 608
Date: Nov 24, 2023

#R1#
Tremendous Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tremendous Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Stjepanic coming out on top.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic cracks Tremendous Jr with a good jab.
Tremendous Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stjepanic connects with a single shot there.
Stjepanic misses with a body kick.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter the offense by Stjepanic and move into the clinch.
Tremendous Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stjepanic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stjepanic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Stjepanic misses.
Stjepanic lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stjepanic lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Tremendous Jr.#T1#
Stjepanic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tremendous Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stjepanic just manages to avoid it.
Tremendous Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stjepanic. That one must have hurt.
Tremendous Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stjepanic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stjepanic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stjepanic throws a push kick but Tremendous Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Tremendous Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stjepanic tries to work over Tremendous Jr's front leg with a kick but Tremendous Jr checks it.
Stjepanic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tremendous Jr's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stjepanic.
Stjepanic keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Stjepanic misses with a kick to the body.
Tremendous Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Tremendous Jr.
Stjepanic thuds his right hand into Tremendous Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stjepanic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tremendous Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Stjepanic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter punch.
Stjepanic with a hook.
Stjepanic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tremendous Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stjepanic.#T3#
Tremendous Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stjepanic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tremendous Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stjepanic misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Stjepanic slams his shin into Tremendous Jr's torso.
Stjepanic scores with a jab.
Stjepanic throws a body kick that misses.
Stjepanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Stjepanic does it's job there.
Stjepanic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tremendous Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Stjepanic does it's job there.
Stjepanic throws a jab when Tremendous Jr was well out of range.#T4#
Stjepanic connects with a right hand. Tremendous Jr shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stjepanic throws a body kick that misses
and Tremendous Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stjepanic throws a body kick that misses.
Stjepanic thuds his right hand into Tremendous Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tremendous Jr ducks under a wild hook from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tremendous Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stjepanic misses with a leg kick.
Stjepanic pushes Tremendous Jr away with a front kick.
Stjepanic lands with a cross.
Stjepanic connects with a crisp jab.
Tremendous Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Stjepanic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tremendous Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stjepanic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tremendous Jr. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Stjepanic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Stjepanic throws a half hearted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stjepanic lands a jab to the head.
Tremendous Jr slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stjepanic connects with a looping right hand.
Tremendous Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Stjepanic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Tremendous Jr is rocked!
Good leg kick by Stjepanic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremendous Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tremendous Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Tremendous Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Stjepanic misses with a body kick.
Tremendous Jr seems to have got his legs back now.#CL#
Tremendous Jr drives through and clinches with Stjepanic against the cage.
Tremendous Jr is trying to pull guard but Stjepanic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Stjepanic breaks from the clinch.
Stjepanic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stjepanic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tremendous Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Stjepanic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stjepanic - that will leave a mark!
Luka Stjepanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stjepanic misses with a right hand
and Tremendous Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Stjepanic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tremendous Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Stjepanic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Stjepanic!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Stjepanic.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tremendous Jr - that will leave a mark!
Tremendous Jr walks straight into a right hand from Stjepanic - that's dropped him! Stjepanic jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tremendous Jr from any more punishment! Tremendous Jr complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luka Stjepanic!

Event: CFC 600
Date: Oct 27, 2023

#R1#
Kalla just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Stjepanic throws a jab when Kalla was well out of range.
Kalla moves out of range of the body kick.
Kalla tried to score with a low kick but Stjepanic checks it.
Kalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Stjepanic is just out of range.
Kalla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalla scores with a body shot.
Kalla is looking to chop away at Stjepanic's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic avoids the body shot from Kalla.
Stjepanic scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Stjepanic misses.
Stjepanic lands with a cross.
Kalla misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Stjepanic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Stjepanic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalla doesn't seem phased though.
Stjepanic avoids a kick to the body.
Kalla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalla. Stjepanic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalla connects with a looping right hand.
Kalla misses with a wild body shot.
Kalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stjepanic lands with an overhand left.
Luka Stjepanic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Kalla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stjepanic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Kalla throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stjepanic trying to control here.
Stjepanic is trying is best to control the position here.
Stjepanic is staying active underneath Kalla, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stjepanic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kalla.
Kalla 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.
Kalla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stjepanic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kalla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stjepanic can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Stjepanic keeping hold of Kalla's head, controlling as best he can.
Kalla prevents Stjepanic from improving his position.
Stjepanic is staying active underneath Kalla, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kalla slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kalla is looking to wear down Stjepanic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kalla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stjepanic cracks Kalla with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stjepanic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kalla.
Kalla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stjepanic feints a counter leg kick.
Kalla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stjepanic checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stjepanic! But no joy.
Kalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic tries to land a front kick but Kalla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stjepanic scores with the left hand. Kalla knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like Pykky Kalla has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Stjepanic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stjepanic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalla.
Kalla throws a shot from downtown. Stjepanic moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pykky Kalla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pykky Kalla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Stjepanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalla.
Stjepanic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalla has time to react.
Stjepanic wants to land a leg kick but Kalla is out of range.
Stjepanic lunges at Kalla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalla's hand.
Kalla misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Kalla gets the takedown into side control.
Kalla working the ground and pound but Stjepanic is defending the strikes.
Kalla misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stjepanic can do to turn this around?
The referee asks Kalla politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kalla prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stjepanic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kalla.
Stjepanic tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kalla easily slips into full mount!
Pykky Kalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalla landing shots from mount. #T1#
Kalla with good strikes from the mount here!
Kalla cracks Stjepanic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #SUB#
Kalla working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kalla scoring with strikes but Stjepanic is staying in there.
Stjepanic wants to hold on but Kalla pushes him away.
Kalla tries to control but Stjepanic wriggling away.
Kalla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kalla trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T2#
Kalla with a couple of short strikes.
Kalla unloads with some shots from mount but Stjepanic bucks and avoids them well.
Stjepanic is squirming around, avoiding Kalla's attempts to control the action.
Kalla thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kalla lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalla cracks Stjepanic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kalla tries to control but Stjepanic wriggling away.
Stjepanic is in a horrible position here. Kalla smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #T3#
Kalla with the ground and pound from mount.
Stjepanic taking shots to the head.
Kalla scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stjepanic?
Kalla fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #ROC#Stjepanic is rocked!
Kalla cracks Stjepanic with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pykky Kalla!

Event: CFC 592
Date: Sep 29, 2023

#R1#
Stjepanic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic looks to land a right hand but No Neck moved out of range.
As Stjepanic tries to get set, No Neck tries to push him back and clinch up but Stjepanic manages to avoid the attempt.
Stjepanic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Stjepanic slams his shin into No Neck's torso.
A slow jab from Stjepanic misses its intended target.
Stjepanic throws a half hearted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stjepanic!
Stjepanic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and No Neck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stjepanic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from No Neck misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Stjepanic misses.
No Neck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stjepanic.
No Neck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stjepanic thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
No Neck blocks a head kick by Stjepanic.
As Stjepanic tries to get set, No Neck tries to push him back and clinch up but Stjepanic manages to avoid the attempt.
An inside leg kick from Stjepanic misses.
No Neck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stjepanic's head.
Stjepanic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stjepanic. That's going to slow No Neck down.
A good leg kick by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stjepanic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stjepanic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No Neck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stjepanic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Neck slips under a jab from Stjepanic.
No Neck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Stjepanic connects with a leg kick.
Stjepanic tries to land a body kick#CL#
and No Neck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stjepanic wants to get back to striking at distance but No Neck won't allow it.
Come on No Neck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
No Neck presses Stjepanic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
No Neck throws a punch but it's blocked by Stjepanic.
A frustrated look appears on Stjepanic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Neck leaning against his opponent. #TD#
No Neck gets control of Stjepanic's arms and successfully pulls guard. No Neck will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
No Neck keeping moving, preventing Stjepanic from controlling successfully. #SUB#
No Neck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stjepanic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
No Neck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stjepanic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3##SUB#
No Neck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
No Neck looking for a guillotine here but Stjepanic defends easily. #SUB#
Stjepanic content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because No Neck has locked up a guillotine! No Neck's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Stjepanic is holding on here and No Neck must be using up a lot of energy. Stjepanic has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! No Neck gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randy No Neck!
An out of breath Randy No Neck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CFC 585
Date: Sep 01, 2023

#R1#
Stjepanic tries to clinch but Rauta is having none of it.
Stjepanic misses with a body kick.
Rauta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stjepanic counters with an outside leg kick.
Rauta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Stjepanic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stjepanic missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauta misses with a hook. Stjepanic ducked under it nicely.
Stjepanic scoring well with a low kick there.
Stjepanic throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rauta to counter with a crisp jab.
Stjepanic throws the left hand but Rauta avoids the punch easily.
Rauta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rauta, as that shot connected.
Stjepanic throws a wild body kick that Rauta sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rauta counters with a straight right hand.
Rauta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stjepanic thuds his shin into the meat of Rauta's side.
Stjepanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauta. #T1#
Stjepanic misses with a body kick.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Rauta's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stjepanic scores with the left hand. Rauta knows he should have avoided that one.
Stjepanic is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stjepanic.
Stjepanic loads up on a big right hand but Rauta slips the punch.
Stjepanic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luka Stjepanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stjepanic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauta.
Rauta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stjepanic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stjepanic slips under a jab from Rauta.
Rauta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rauta throws a hook but Stjepanic avoids it easily.
Stjepanic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stjepanic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rauta.#T2#
Rauta connects with a solid leg kick.
Rauta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stjepanic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stjepanic lands a leg kick that knocks Rauta off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic with a nice calf kick.
Stjepanic misses with a kick to the body.
Stjepanic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stjepanic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rauta will feel that in the morning.
Rauta takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Stjepanic has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stjepanic throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rauta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Rauta. #T3#
Stjepanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta works on Stjepanic's body with a couple of short punches.
Stjepanic misses with some punches.
Stjepanic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta is working Stjepanic over against the cage.
Stjepanic tries a body shot but Rauta blocks it.
Stjepanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stjepanic blocks a body shot from Rauta.
Stjepanic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stjepanic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic lands a body shot.
Rauta wants to stall.
Stjepanic lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta misses with some punches. #T4#
Stjepanic lands an uppercut.
Rauta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stjepanic is keeping busy.
Stjepanic digs a right hand underneath Rauta's ribcage. Rauta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stjepanic lands a shoulder strike.
Stjepanic lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stjepanic up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stjepanic tries to throw a body punch but Rauta avoids it by throwing Stjepanic back against the cage.
Stjepanic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stjepanic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Stjepanic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stjepanic blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Stjepanic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Stjepanic wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Rauta misses the target.
Stjepanic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stjepanic missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stjepanic.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stjepanic throws out the jab.
Rauta tried to score with a low kick but Stjepanic checks it.
Stjepanic throws a wild body kick that Rauta sees coming a mile off.
Stjepanic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rauta counters with a stiff right hand.
Rauta moves out of range of the body kick.
Rauta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stjepanic is able to avoid easily.
Stjepanic throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with a stiff right hand.
Stjepanic lands a head shot.
Stjepanic looks for the body kick but Rauta saw that one coming.
Stjepanic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stjepanic connects with a leg kick. #T1#
Stjepanic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stjepanic misses with a leg kick
and Rauta counters with a nice uppercut.
Rauta connects with a leg kick.
Rauta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stjepanic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta moves out of range of the body kick.
Stjepanic wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Rauta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stjepanic just manages to avoid it.
Stjepanic wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Stjepanic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rauta is out of range and Stjepanic settles back down.
Rauta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stjepanic has time to react.
Rauta keeps Stjepanic at a distance using the push kick.
Stjepanic throws a leg kick which misses Rauta's front leg but catches the back leg as Rauta tries to avoid it.
Rauta misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Rauta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stjepanic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rauta slips under a jab.
Stjepanic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stjepanic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rauta lands a glancing blow to the side of Stjepanic's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stjepanic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Rauta.
Stjepanic misses the jab.
Stjepanic throws a leg kick that misses.
Rauta throws a lazy right hand but Stjepanic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rauta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rauta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stjepanic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T3#
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Stjepanic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rauta scores with a nice body kick.
Rauta thuds a left hand into Stjepanic's body.
Stjepanic misses with a low kick.
Rauta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stjepanic. That one must have hurt.
Rauta slips a jab from Stjepanic.#CL2#
Stjepanic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rauta, pushing him back against the cage.
Stjepanic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stjepanic goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Rauta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Rauta tries to keep at a distance but Stjepanic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luka Stjepanic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T4#
Rauta lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stjepanic tries to work over Rauta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Rauta manages to break the clinch.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
Rauta is looking to counter punch.
Rauta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stjepanic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stjepanic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rauta if he has to take too many more of those.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stjepanic defending well as Rauta loads up on a big left hand.
Stjepanic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stjepanic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stjepanic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stjepanic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rauta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stjepanic tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kulma Rauta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Rauta moves out of range of the body kick.
Stjepanic looks to land a body kick but Rauta moved away.
Rauta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stjepanic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rauta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stjepanic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stjepanic throws a wild body kick that Rauta sees coming a mile off.
Rauta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Stjepanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta looks for the body kick but Stjepanic saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Stjepanic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rauta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stjepanic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stjepanic throws out a leg kick but Rauta moves out of range and Stjepanic only half commits.
Stjepanic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rauta throws a head kick that half lands. #T1#
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Stjepanic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stjepanic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rauta is out of range.
It looked like Rauta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Rauta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rauta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rauta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Stjepanic.
Rauta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stjepanic scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stjepanic.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stjepanic.
Rauta scores with a shot to the body.
Rauta misses with a right hand
and Stjepanic counters with an inside leg kick.
Stjepanic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stjepanic scores with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Stjepanic blocks the leg kick.
Stjepanic is looking to slow Rauta down with leg kicks. #T2#
Rauta thuds his right hand into Stjepanic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stjepanic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stjepanic moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
Stjepanic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Stjepanic does it's job there.
Rauta scores with a jab to the head.
Stjepanic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rauta moves out of range as Stjepanic strikes.
It looked like Rauta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stjepanic.#CL2#
Stjepanic instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Rauta lands an uppercut.
Rauta lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rauta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rauta cracks Stjepanic with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Stjepanic - that landed with a thud. #T3#
Stjepanic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stjepanic working aggressively here.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stjepanic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stjepanic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rauta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#BC#
Rauta breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stjepanic.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stjepanic.
Rauta looks to score with a jab to the body but Stjepanic is just out of range.
Rauta moves out of range of the body kick.
Stjepanic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stjepanic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rauta.#T4#
Nice body kick there by Rauta.
Stjepanic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stjepanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rauta scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stjepanic throws a big shot that misses.
Rauta looks for the body kick but Stjepanic saw that one coming.
It seemed like Stjepanic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stjepanic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stjepanic moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
Stjepanic throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stjepanic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta defending well as Stjepanic loads up on a big left hand.
Stjepanic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Stjepanic responds with a good body kick, but Rauta manages to step out the way in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luka Stjepanic.
Well Stjepanic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luka Stjepanic!

Event: CFC 575
Date: Jul 29, 2023

#R1#
Petrov stuns Stjepanic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Stjepanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Stjepanic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stjepanic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a hook. Stjepanic ducked under it nicely.
Stjepanic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Stjepanic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Stjepanic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Petrov scores with the left hand. Stjepanic knows he should have avoided that one.
Stjepanic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That kick from Stjepanic tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Stjepanic.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stjepanic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Stjepanic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stjepanic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Stjepanic looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov misses with a hook. Stjepanic ducked under it nicely.
Stjepanic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov throws a body punch but Stjepanic moves out of range.
Petrov throws the left hand but Stjepanic avoids the punch easily.
Stjepanic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stjepanic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stjepanic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Stjepanic jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stjepanic scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stjepanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stjepanic moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Stjepanic thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice body punch from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T3#
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Stjepanic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Stjepanic's body. Stjepanic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stjepanic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stjepanic jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Stjepanic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook #KD2#
and Stjepanic counters with a crisp one two that drops Petrov! Stjepanic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Petrov to his feet! Petrov is in big trouble!#ROC2#Petrov is rocked!
Stjepanic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stjepanic ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.#T4#
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Stjepanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Stjepanic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Stjepanic moved out of range.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Stjepanic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stjepanic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Stjepanic misses.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stjepanic momentarily.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stjepanic manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pyotr Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Stjepanic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Stjepanic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stjepanic.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stjepanic.
Pyotr Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov connects with a jab.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#It looks like Pyotr Petrov has been cut.
Stjepanic avoids the body shot from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Stjepanic's head but Stjepanic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stjepanic cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Stjepanic slips a jab from Petrov.
Stjepanic only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
Stjepanic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stjepanic defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Stjepanic misses.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Stjepanic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrov with a body shot.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Petrov tests Stjepanic's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stjepanic moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stjepanic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.#CL2#
Stjepanic rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Stjepanic misses with a body punch.
Stjepanic misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Stjepanic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stjepanic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic lands with a right to the head.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stjepanic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stjepanic misses with a punch to the body.
Stjepanic lands a shot to the body.
Stjepanic lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Stjepanic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Stjepanic struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Petrov pushes Stjepanic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stjepanic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stjepanic tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Stjepanic tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Stjepanic back against the cage.
A short right from Stjepanic on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic misses with a body punch. #BC#
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Stjepanic slips under a jab from Petrov.
Stjepanic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stjepanic throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range. #T4#
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Pyotr Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Stjepanic is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic misses with a body shot.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stjepanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stjepanic. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Stjepanic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov throws a body punch but Stjepanic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stjepanic! But no joy.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Stjepanic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Petrov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a hook but Stjepanic blocks it.
Stjepanic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stjepanic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Stjepanic scores with a hook.
Stjepanic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a body punch but Stjepanic moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Stjepanic misses.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Stjepanic's ribs.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stjepanic sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Stjepanic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Stjepanic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stjepanic ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
Stjepanic throws a right hand that misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Stjepanic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Stjepanic lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Stjepanic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stjepanic.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stjepanic misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov lands a jab to Stjepanic's midsection.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Petrov.#T2#
Nice shot by Petrov.
Stjepanic loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Donk. Petrov catches Stjepanic right on the button with a cross.
Stjepanic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov jabs Stjepanic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stjepanic staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body #KD2#
and Stjepanic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Petrov! Stjepanic lets Petrov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Stjepanic lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Stjepanic steps in with a hook that catches Petrov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Stjepanic follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Petrov looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Stjepanic!

Event: CFC 568
Date: Jul 08, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Stjepanic scoring well with a low kick there.
Stjepanic lands with a straight right. Panda didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#It looks like Winter Panda has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
An inside leg kick lands from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic scores with a head kick.
Panda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic misses with a two punch combination.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Stjepanic tests Panda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stjepanic.
Panda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Panda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Panda takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Stjepanic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda tries to counter with a takedown but Stjepanic is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Stjepanic drives through and clinches with Panda against the cage.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Stjepanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stjepanic lands a left hand.
Stjepanic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic tries to work over Panda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stjepanic lands a body shot.
Stjepanic tries a body shot but Panda blocks it. #T3#
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Stjepanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stjepanic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panda or not.
Nice body punch from Stjepanic - that landed with a thud.
Stjepanic lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic misses with a punch to the body.
Stjepanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stjepanic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stjepanic misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stjepanic.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stjepanic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stjepanic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stjepanic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stjepanic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Panda is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Panda fails to land.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stjepanic is working Panda over against the cage.
Stjepanic pushes Panda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stjepanic digs a right hand underneath Panda's ribcage. Panda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stjepanic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stjepanic presses Panda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Stjepanic lands a right hand.
Stjepanic lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Stjepanic - that landed with a thud.
Stjepanic lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic is leaning against Panda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stjepanic digs a right hand into Panda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panda's gas tank.
Stjepanic works on Panda's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stjepanic.
A hook to the body from Stjepanic.
Nice body punch from Stjepanic - that landed with a thud.
Stjepanic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Stjepanic cracks Panda with a nice body shot.
Stjepanic cracks Panda with a nice body shot.
Stjepanic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Stjepanic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stjepanic lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic is leaning against Panda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stjepanic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stjepanic. #ROC2#Panda is rocked!
Stjepanic lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Panda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Stjepanic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Stjepanic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winter Panda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A good leg kick by Stjepanic.
Panda switches off momentarily and Stjepanic cracks him with a monster right hand! Panda topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Stjepanic dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Stjepanic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luka Stjepanic!

Event: CFC 561
Date: Jun 10, 2023

#R1#
Stjepanic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doolittle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doolittle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stjepanic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doolittle misses with a body kick.
Stjepanic missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stjepanic looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
Doolittle throws a hook but Stjepanic blocks it.
Doolittle scores with the left hand. Stjepanic knows he should have avoided that one.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stjepanic.
Doolittle scores with a nice strike.
Doolittle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stjepanic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doolittle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Stjepanic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stjepanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doolittle.
Stjepanic looks to throw the jab but Doolittle is out of range.
Stjepanic's corner calls for a 1-2. Stjepanic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stjepanic throws a looping overhand right but Doolittle ducks down to avoid it.
Doolittle takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Stjepanic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stjepanic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doolittle rather than just go for the knockout.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Dexter Doolittle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stjepanic scores with a hook to the body. Doolittle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doolittle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stjepanic ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
Stjepanic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stjepanic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stjepanic ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.#T2#
Stjepanic lands a jab.
Stjepanic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
Stjepanic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Stjepanic.
It looked like Doolittle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolittle takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Stjepanic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stjepanic. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stjepanic moves out of range as Doolittle strikes.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stjepanic moves away.
Stjepanic throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Stjepanic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stjepanic lands with a shot to the body.
Doolittle scores with a shot to the body.
Stjepanic lands with a shot to the body.
Doolittle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stjepanic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stjepanic looks to throw the jab but Doolittle is out of range.
Doolittle defending well as Stjepanic loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Doolittle throws an overhand right that lands on Stjepanic's shoulder, as Stjepanic tries to avoid the shot.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stjepanic manages to avoid it.
Doolittle takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Doolittle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stjepanic misses the target.
Doolittle misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
Nice shot by Doolittle.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Doolittle jabs Stjepanic right on the nose. Stjepanic blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Doolittle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luka Stjepanic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Stjepanic misses with an uppercut.
Stjepanic misses with a wild body shot.
Doolittle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doolittle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luka Stjepanic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stjepanic scores with a nice right hand.
Doolittle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stjepanic closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Doolittle! Stjepanic dives in looking to finish! Doolittle is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Stjepanic!

Event: KOP 390 5
Date: Apr 21, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Stjepanic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dew was covering up waiting for the punch and Stjepanic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stjepanic controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Dew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Stjepanic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Stjepanic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dew has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stjepanic has managed to get both his arms back between Dew's legs - danger averted.
Dew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stjepanic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Dew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stjepanic tries to stand but Dew is controlling from the bottom.
Stjepanic throwing strikes from guard but Dew blocks nicely. #T1##SUB#
Dew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SU2#
Stjepanic stands up from Dew's guard - Stjepanic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stjepanic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Stjepanic there.#TD2#
Stjepanic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dew tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stjepanic is in Dew's guard.
Stjepanic controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Dew throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stjepanic postures up.
Stjepanic 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.
Stjepanic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dew is trying to control the position but Stjepanic postures up. #T2#
Dew is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stjepanic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
Dew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dew looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stjepanic is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dew trying to keep a closed guard but Stjepanic is proving a slippery customer.
Stjepanic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stjepanic wanted to stand there but Dew had control of the position. #SUB#
Dew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stjepanic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stjepanic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stjepanic looking to pass the guard.
Stjepanic trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Dew controls Stjepanic momentarily but Stjepanic frees himself. #SUB#
Dew is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Dew looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stjepanic has picked Dew up and slammed him! Dew can't keep hold of the triangle and Stjepanic manages to pass to side control!
Stjepanic tries to stand but Dew is controlling his head.
Dew struggling a bit here.#T4##SUB2#
Stjepanic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Stjepanic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dew is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stjepanic just content to control the position.
Dew can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luka Stjepanic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Dew closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Stjepanic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dew trying to control here. #SUB#
Dew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stjepanic pulls his head out easily.
Dew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Dew actively working from the bottom here.
Stjepanic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
Dew moves into full guard.
Stjepanic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stjepanic wants to pass the guard but Dew is keeping the position.
Stjepanic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stjepanic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stjepanic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Dew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stjepanic is aware though and is defending well.
Stjepanic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dew is on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
Dew trying to control but Stjepanic is working from the bottom.
Dew is fighting to break Stjepanic's control of his arms but Stjepanic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dew trying to control the position from guard on top but Stjepanic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stjepanic is looking to stand up but Dew isn't so interested in that idea.
Stjepanic keeping moving, preventing Dew from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Dew postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stjepanic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dew, into his guard. #REVB#
Stjepanic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stjepanic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
Stjepanic wants to pass the guard but Dew is keeping the position.#SUB#
Dew is looking for a triangle here but Stjepanic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dew can't do much from the bottom here.
Luka Stjepanic has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Stjepanic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SU2#
Stjepanic stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD2#
Stjepanic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dew looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stjepanic controls the position.
Dew is trying to control Stjepanic's posture but Stjepanic avoids it.
Stjepanic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4#
Stjepanic looks up at the clock and then as Dew takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stjepanic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dew is trying to control Stjepanic's posture but Stjepanic avoids it.
Stjepanic tries to advance to mount but Dew denies him.
Stjepanic working the ground and pound.#SUB2#
Stjepanic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stjepanic controlling the position. #SU2#
Stjepanic decides to stand back up.
Mathew Dew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Stjepanic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stjepanic lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dew working a defensive guard but Stjepanic manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Stjepanic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Dew wants to clinch.
Dew is looking to clinch but Stjepanic is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luka Stjepanic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Stjepanic dives in and scores a takedown into Dew's guard.
Stjepanic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Dew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stjepanic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Dew had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stjepanic defends it easily.#T1#
Dew trying to keep a closed guard but Stjepanic is proving a slippery customer.
Stjepanic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Dew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stjepanic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stjepanic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dew is keeping the position for now.
Stjepanic controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Dew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stjepanic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Stjepanic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stjepanic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stjepanic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dew is proving hard to escape from.
Stjepanic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Dew throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stjepanic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stjepanic pushing down on Dew's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dew manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3##SUB#
Dew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stjepanic is aware though and is defending well.
Stjepanic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stjepanic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dew trying to keep a closed guard but Stjepanic is proving a slippery customer.
Stjepanic looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Dew had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stjepanic defends it easily.
Stjepanic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stjepanic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T4#
Stjepanic wants to stand but Dew is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stjepanic throws a big right hand that misses.
Dew trying to control the position.
Stjepanic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stjepanic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dew's head.
Stjepanic looking to pass the guard.
Stjepanic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dew controls Stjepanic momentarily but Stjepanic frees himself.
Dew has his hands on Stjepanic's head, controlling the position.
Mathew Dew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luka Stjepanic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB#
Dew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luka Stjepanic.
Well Stjepanic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Stjepanic!

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