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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maarten Van Der Moot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise of the fallen. Maarten Van Der Moot will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
30
155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maarten Van Der Moot!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Moot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ler tries to clinch but Van Der Moot moves out of range.
Ler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Der Moot's head.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Der Moot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Der Moot counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Moot misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Der Moot doesn't seem phased though.
Van Der Moot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ler.
Van Der Moot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ler lands with a good body shot.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Moot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ler moves in looking to clinch but Van Der Moot pushes him off.
Van Der Moot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ler moves out of range as Van Der Moot strikes.
Van Der Moot misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Moot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ler slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Moot.
Ler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Der Moot.
Ler misses with an uppercut. Van Der Moot saw that one coming.
Ler tries to clinch up but Van Der Moot circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Moot misses with a wild combination.
Van Der Moot throws a sloppy head kick and Ler moves out of range easily.
Van Der Moot misses with an uppercut. Ler saw that one coming.
Van Der Moot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Moot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Moot gets tackled into the cage by Ler. Ler maintains the clinch.
Ler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Der Moot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ler misses with a punch on the inside.
Ler lands an elbow that stopped Van Der Moot in his tracks for a moment.
Ler misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Moot tries to stall but Ler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Moot.
Ler lands with a light punch inside.
Ler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Der Moot's defenses.
Ler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Moot backwards.
Van Der Moot prevents a body shot from Ler.
Ler misses with the head strike.
Van Der Moot throws a punch but it's blocked by Ler.
Ler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ler lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Moot working hard to break the clinch.
Ler trying to stall but Van Der Moot improves his position.
Ler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot is trying to break the clinch but Ler has him pressed against the cage.
Ler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Moot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ler.
Ler working aggressively here.
Ler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ler misses with a knee to the head.
Ler misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Moot prevents a body shot from Ler.
Van Der Moot is trying to break the clinch but Ler has him pressed against the cage.
Ler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Der Moot up against the cage.
Van Der Moot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Moot throws a hook but Ler blocks it.
Van Der Moot looks to land a combination but Ler avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Moot. Those never looked like landing.
Van Der Moot shoots in for a takedown but Ler shows good takedown defense.
Ler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ler is looking to clinch.
Ler has managed to clinch.
Van Der Moot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Moot tries to circle away but Ler has him pinned against the cage.
Ler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Moot manages to break the clinch.
Ler has closed the distance and engaged Van Der Moot in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Moot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Moot keeps the fight on the outside.
Jacky Ler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Der Moot lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Moot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ler circles away quickly and effectively.
Ler connects with a crisp jab.
Van Der Moot with a nice cross.
Van Der Moot looks to land a right hand but Ler moved out of range.
Ler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Moot just misses with a punch to the body.
Ler has Van Der Moot up against the cage in a clinch.
Ler slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Moot blocks a body shot from Ler.
Van Der Moot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ler throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Moot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Moot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacky Ler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Der Moot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ler circles away quickly and effectively.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Moot circles away.
Van Der Moot drops his hands momentarily and Ler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Der Moot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ler moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Der Moot misses with a straight right.
Ler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Ler.
Ler tries to clinch up but Van Der Moot circles away and keeps his distance.
Ler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ler misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Der Moot breaks the clinch.
Van Der Moot misses with the combination.
Van Der Moot dives in and grabs Ler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ler pushes down on Van Der Moot's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ler. Van Der Moot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ler tries to clinch up but Van Der Moot circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Moot avoids the head kick by Ler.
Van Der Moot misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Moot just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacky Ler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ler leaves Van Der Moot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Der Moot circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ler.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Moot circles away.
Maarten Van Der Moot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Moot blocks a head kick by Ler.
Ler tries to clinch up but Van Der Moot circles away and keeps his distance.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Moot circles away.
Van Der Moot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jacky Ler is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Der Moot misses with a body shot.
A big right from Ler misses.
Ler throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Der Moot.
Ler scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ler is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Der Moot gets an underhook and turns Ler into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ler.
Ler tries a body shot but Van Der Moot blocks it.
Ler crunches a lovely knee into Van Der Moot's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Der Moot is looking to break free of the clinch but Ler has double underhooks.
Ler prevents Van Der Moot from breaking the clinch.
Van Der Moot is looking to break free of the clinch but Ler has double underhooks.
Van Der Moot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ler slowing the pace effectively.
Van Der Moot can't break the clinch.
Ler prevents Van Der Moot from breaking the clinch.
Ler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Moot's efforts to push away.
Ler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ler has Van Der Moot pressed against the cage, preventing Van Der Moot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jacky Ler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Moot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ler rushes Van Der Moot and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Ler.
Ler trying to stall but Van Der Moot improves his position.
Van Der Moot manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Moot throws a looping overhand right but Ler ducks down to avoid it.
Ler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Moot circles away.
Van Der Moot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Der Moot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ler.
Ler lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Van Der Moot.
Ler is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Van Der Moot moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maarten Van Der Moot!
An out of breath Maarten Van Der Moot thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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