Post by The Sandmen on May 4, 2020 1:00:32 GMT -5
Israel Adesanya is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Alexander Gustafsson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Incredible high kick!
Gustafsson is worried!
Alexander Gustafsson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Israel Adesanya!
Alexander Gustafsson tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on The Last Stylebender's face
Brutal-looking high kick from Israel Adesanya!
Gustafsson dodges!
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Alexander Gustafsson tries to take advantage...
Gustafsson feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The Last Stylebender's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gustafsson is holding Israel Adesanya's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Israel Adesanya loses balance and goes to the ground.
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The Last Stylebender tries to show some ground skills
Israel Adesanya put Gustafsson in half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender looks to be in very good shape.
Israel Adesanya attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Gustafsson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya launches a few punches to Gustafsson's cheek from the guard.
Alexander Gustafsson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Alexander Gustafsson looks to counter!
Gustafsson sits over his knees and pushes away The Last Stylebender's leg!
The Last Stylebender closes his legs around Alexander Gustafsson's leg. Gustafsson is not able to move away now!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
As the fight continues it seems that Alexander Gustafsson is taking the best of the fight.
Gustafsson tries to open up Israel Adesanya's defense faking a few punches.
Israel Adesanya wraps his arms around Gustafsson's arms and counters the punches.
Gustafsson misses a step and Israel Adesanya sees an opportunity to counter him!
Israel Adesanya tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Gustafsson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Last Stylebender's chin
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Chin
Crisp uppercut by The Last Stylebender followed by a hard jab
Alexander Gustafsson stumbles back.
Gustafsson's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Israel Adesanya tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Alexander Gustafsson tries to take advantage...
Nice punch by Alexander Gustafsson
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Last Stylebender looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alexander Gustafsson's punches
The Last Stylebender is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gustafsson.
Israel Adesanya tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Gustafsson's face
Gustafsson's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Mouth
Alexander Gustafsson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Brutal-looking high kick from Israel Adesanya!
Gustafsson dodges!
Alexander Gustafsson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
The Last Stylebender blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Israel Adesanya's cheek! The Last Stylebender stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The Last Stylebender has a small cut in his Right cheek
Gustafsson is standing while The Last Stylebender is on the ground on his back
Israel Adesanya kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Gustafsson away.
Alexander Gustafsson takes a kick to the body.
Gustafsson is standing while The Last Stylebender is on the ground on his back
Israel Adesanya kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Gustafsson away.
Alexander Gustafsson takes a kick to the body.
Gustafsson is standing while The Last Stylebender is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside The Last Stylebender's guard.
The Last Stylebender didn't see that coming. Gustafsson is in open guard over The Last Stylebender now.
Alexander Gustafsson is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Gustafsson tries to jump to side mount.
Israel Adesanya closed his guard around Alexander Gustafsson.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Alexander Gustafsson is cooling the fight on the ground
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Gustafsson leans back...
He clobbers Israel Adesanya's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Last Stylebender's Chin is beginning to swell
The Last Stylebender has a small cut in his Chin
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Gustafsson doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya attempts to trap Alexander Gustafsson in his guard.
Alexander Gustafsson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Alexander Gustafsson looks to mount Israel Adesanya...
Alexander Gustafsson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Alexander Gustafsson is in full mount over Israel Adesanya
Alexander Gustafsson isolates Israel Adesanya's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gustafsson locks it in and circles towards The Last Stylebender's head. It's deep and Israel Adesanya is forced to tap out!
Winner is Alexander Gustafsson by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 160 s
Statistics: Alexander Gustafsson
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/5 (20%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 126 s
The Swede was all over the New Zealand-Nigerian in this one. Does their origin matter? Not at all. But it wasn't worth mentioning, so I did. Like Danzig's chest - there's no rhyme or reason, it just comes up. Out of nowhere. Like Edward Norton's diamond cutter.
Alexander Gustafsson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Incredible high kick!
Gustafsson is worried!
Alexander Gustafsson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Israel Adesanya!
Alexander Gustafsson tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on The Last Stylebender's face
Brutal-looking high kick from Israel Adesanya!
Gustafsson dodges!
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Alexander Gustafsson tries to take advantage...
Gustafsson feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The Last Stylebender's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gustafsson is holding Israel Adesanya's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Israel Adesanya loses balance and goes to the ground.
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The Last Stylebender tries to show some ground skills
Israel Adesanya put Gustafsson in half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender looks to be in very good shape.
Israel Adesanya attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Gustafsson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya launches a few punches to Gustafsson's cheek from the guard.
Alexander Gustafsson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Alexander Gustafsson looks to counter!
Gustafsson sits over his knees and pushes away The Last Stylebender's leg!
The Last Stylebender closes his legs around Alexander Gustafsson's leg. Gustafsson is not able to move away now!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
As the fight continues it seems that Alexander Gustafsson is taking the best of the fight.
Gustafsson tries to open up Israel Adesanya's defense faking a few punches.
Israel Adesanya wraps his arms around Gustafsson's arms and counters the punches.
Gustafsson misses a step and Israel Adesanya sees an opportunity to counter him!
Israel Adesanya tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Alexander Gustafsson is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Gustafsson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Last Stylebender's chin
There is a small laceration on Israel Adesanya's Chin
Crisp uppercut by The Last Stylebender followed by a hard jab
Alexander Gustafsson stumbles back.
Gustafsson's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Israel Adesanya tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Alexander Gustafsson tries to take advantage...
Nice punch by Alexander Gustafsson
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Last Stylebender looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alexander Gustafsson's punches
The Last Stylebender is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gustafsson.
Israel Adesanya tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Gustafsson's face
Gustafsson's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Mouth
Alexander Gustafsson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Brutal-looking high kick from Israel Adesanya!
Gustafsson dodges!
Alexander Gustafsson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
The Last Stylebender blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Israel Adesanya's cheek! The Last Stylebender stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The Last Stylebender has a small cut in his Right cheek
Gustafsson is standing while The Last Stylebender is on the ground on his back
Israel Adesanya kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Gustafsson away.
Alexander Gustafsson takes a kick to the body.
Gustafsson is standing while The Last Stylebender is on the ground on his back
Israel Adesanya kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Gustafsson away.
Alexander Gustafsson takes a kick to the body.
Gustafsson is standing while The Last Stylebender is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside The Last Stylebender's guard.
The Last Stylebender didn't see that coming. Gustafsson is in open guard over The Last Stylebender now.
Alexander Gustafsson is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Gustafsson tries to jump to side mount.
Israel Adesanya closed his guard around Alexander Gustafsson.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Alexander Gustafsson is cooling the fight on the ground
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Gustafsson leans back...
He clobbers Israel Adesanya's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Last Stylebender's Chin is beginning to swell
The Last Stylebender has a small cut in his Chin
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Gustafsson doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya attempts to trap Alexander Gustafsson in his guard.
Alexander Gustafsson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Alexander Gustafsson is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Alexander Gustafsson looks to mount Israel Adesanya...
Alexander Gustafsson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Alexander Gustafsson is in full mount over Israel Adesanya
Alexander Gustafsson isolates Israel Adesanya's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gustafsson locks it in and circles towards The Last Stylebender's head. It's deep and Israel Adesanya is forced to tap out!
Winner is Alexander Gustafsson by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 160 s
Statistics: Alexander Gustafsson
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/5 (20%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 126 s
The Swede was all over the New Zealand-Nigerian in this one. Does their origin matter? Not at all. But it wasn't worth mentioning, so I did. Like Danzig's chest - there's no rhyme or reason, it just comes up. Out of nowhere. Like Edward Norton's diamond cutter.