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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Alexander Gustafsson continued his rise up the ranks in the light heavyweight division on Friday night, stopping Vladimir Matyushenko in the first round at UFC 141.
After an early feeling out period, Gustafsson started opening up with his strikes, and his reach came into play as he landed a hard jab on a charging Matyushenko that dropped him. He followed up with strikes on the ground and the ref stopped the fight.
Gustafsson has now won four straight fights since suffering his only career loss to Phil Davis, stopping all four of those fights. Matyushenko, meanwhile, has lost for just the second time since returning to the UFC.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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