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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 3501 p4p, 2461 weight class) and Vaai Finau (ranked 441 p4p, 328 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaai Finau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Wijnbergen circles away.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Finau slips the punch.
Finau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen lands a right hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen stuns Finau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finau lands a jab to Van Wijnbergen's midsection.
Finau tries to clinch but Van Wijnbergen is having none of it.
Vaai Finau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Wijnbergen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Wijnbergen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping left.
Finau throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Wijnbergen misses the target.
Van Wijnbergen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finau under the eye.
Van Wijnbergen moves forwards but Finau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the body
and Finau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Finau to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finau.
Finau throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Wijnbergen was covering up waiting for the punch and Finau finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Finau lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finau.
Finau scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Wijnbergen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Finau on the ground.
Finau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Wijnbergen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Wijnbergen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Wijnbergen keeping moving, preventing Finau from controlling successfully.
Finau postures up in Van Wijnbergen's guard and throws a big left but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Finau throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Finau landing some decent shots from guard.
Finau throws a big elbow that misses.
Finau throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Wijnbergen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Wijnbergen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Wijnbergen slaps away a takedown attempt from Finau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick but Finau moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen looks for the body kick but Finau saw that one coming.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Wijnbergen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finau. Finau obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Wijnbergen defending well as Finau loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Wijnbergen misses the target.
Van Wijnbergen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen strikes.
Finau misses with an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab and a cross from Finau.
Finau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finau misses with a straight right.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Wijnbergen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot lands for Finau.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the side of Finau's head but Finau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finau throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Finau blocks the leg kick.
Finau tries a head kick but it misses.
Finau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Wijnbergen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Wijnbergen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a left hand
letting Finau counter with a right hand.
Van Wijnbergen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finau.
Finau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Finau misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaai Finau.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finau closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Wijnbergen quickly recovers to half guard.
Finau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Wijnbergen defending well though.
Van Wijnbergen is not content to let Finau control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaai Finau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Wijnbergen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Finau.
Van Wijnbergen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Finau misses.
A leg kick checked by Finau.
Finau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Wijnbergen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Finau throws an off balance right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Finau moved away.
Finau moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Finau sees coming a mile off.
Finau connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finau. That's going to slow Van Wijnbergen down.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Finau moves out of range.
Finau misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau slips a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Vaai Finau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Finau moves out of range.
Finau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finau throws a front kick aimed at Van Wijnbergen's knee but Van Wijnbergen avoids it well.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to counter punch.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a loose jab but Finau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Finau slips the punch.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a right hand
enabling Finau to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Finau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finau.
Van Wijnbergen defending well as Finau loads up on a big left hand.
Van Wijnbergen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Wijnbergen has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Finau.
Van Wijnbergen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau scores with a jab. Van Wijnbergen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Van Wijnbergen.
Finau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finau scores with the left hand. Van Wijnbergen knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Finau.
Finau avoids a kick to the body.
Finau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Finau.
Finau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Wijnbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Wijnbergen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finau moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws the kick towards the body but Finau avoids it.
Van Wijnbergen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finau defending well as Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big left hand.
Finau has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Wijnbergen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Wijnbergen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau scores with a nice right hand.
Van Wijnbergen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finau shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Finau was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Finau tries to advance to mount but Van Wijnbergen denies him.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to control Finau's posture but Finau avoids it.
Finau throws an elbow but Van Wijnbergen slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finau in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Van Wijnbergen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Van Wijnbergen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van Wijnbergen is avoiding damage well.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to regain half guard here but Finau keeps moving and retains side control.
Finau looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van Wijnbergen is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Finau.
Finau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Wijnbergen keeps working.
Finau goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Van Wijnbergen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Finau but great work by Van Wijnbergen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finau is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Wijnbergen off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Finau working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaai Finau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Finau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finau.
Finau is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Finau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finau defending well as Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big left hand.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Finau slips the punch.
A big right from Finau misses.
Van Wijnbergen tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finau. Finau obviously looking to wear him down.
Finau closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Wijnbergen did well to prevent Finau getting side control.
Vaai Finau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finau misses with a head shot. Van Wijnbergen uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finau landing with the ground and pound.
Finau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau is in close to Van Wijnbergen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Wijnbergen controls Finau momentarily but Finau frees himself.
Van Wijnbergen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Wijnbergen being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to keep Finau in close.
Finau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vaai Finau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Finau is stalling in the full guard.
Van Wijnbergen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen.
Good work by Finau as he checks the leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finau was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a shot to the body.
Finau lands a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Wijnbergen.
Finau cracks Van Wijnbergen with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Finau lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Wijnbergen's head.
Finau with the inside leg kick.
Finau scores with a head kick. Van Wijnbergen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Finau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finau with a nice cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finau.
Van Wijnbergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finau moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finau scores with a nice strike.
Van Wijnbergen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finau moves away from the strike by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finau moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Wijnbergen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Finau's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the side of Finau's head but Finau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Wijnbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Wijnbergen on the side of the head.
Finau ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Finau changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finau ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Finau feints a counter leg kick.
Finau throws a head kick that half lands.
Finau lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finau lands a head shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Finau moved away.
Finau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaai Finau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finau 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaai Finau!
A relieved looking Vaai Finau thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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