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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Oda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When Angels Cry. Nobunaga Oda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francois Van Steyne's chin.
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194 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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187 cm
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195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nobunaga Oda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Van Steyne there.
Oda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Steyne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oda.
Van Steyne scores with a leg kick.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Steyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oda will feel that in the morning.
Oda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne dips to his left and cracks Oda with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oda checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oda walks into a stiff left hand from Van Steyne.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Van Steyne throws a head kick but Oda moves out of range.
Van Steyne connects with the punch.
Van Steyne stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Steyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Steyne lands a high kick!
Van Steyne has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oda is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oda 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick which misses Oda's front leg but catches the back leg as Oda tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Van Steyne is predictable there
and Oda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Steyne's guard now.
Oda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oda working some strikes from top position.
Oda trying to control but Van Steyne is working from the bottom.
Oda chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Steyne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oda.
Van Steyne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oda is controlling him.
Oda advances to half guard.
Oda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Steyne's head.
Oda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Steyne wants to get back to his feet.
Oda works his way into side control.
Van Steyne is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oda is controlling him well.
What's Van Steyne going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Oda prevents Van Steyne from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van Steyne is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oda is controlling him well.
Van Steyne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oda lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oda wants to control but Van Steyne is keeping him busy.
Van Steyne avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Oda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Steyne misses with a head kick.
Oda tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
Van Steyne slaps away a takedown attempt from Oda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Steyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a head kick but Oda moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Van Steyne there.
Oda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Steyne but Van Steyne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nobunaga Oda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van Steyne's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oda throwing shots but Van Steyne is blocking nicely.
Van Steyne pushes Oda off looking to stand but Oda dives back in and keeps control.
Van Steyne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Steyne is looking for a sweep. Oda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oda wants to control but Van Steyne is keeping him busy.
Nobunaga Oda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oda throwing shots but Van Steyne is blocking nicely.
Oda throws a strike but Van Steyne avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Oda won't allow Van Steyne to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oda throwing strikes but missing.
Van Steyne wants to get back to his feet but Oda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oda throws an elbow that misses. Van Steyne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oda's guard. Nice move by Van Steyne!
Oda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oda looking for a sweep. Not yet Oda, not yet.
Van Steyne stands up from Oda's guard - Van Steyne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Steyne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Steyne avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oda shoots in for a double leg but Van Steyne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oda's calf.
Van Steyne looks for the body kick but Oda saw that one coming.
Oda walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van Steyne!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oda lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nobunaga Oda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Oda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Steyne.
Oda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Steyne has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Oda is on him like a limpet, forcing Van Steyne back against the cage.
Van Steyne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Steyne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Steyne gets underhooks to prevent Oda's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Steyne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Steyne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Steyne as Oda tries to tie him up.
Van Steyne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Steyne to keep the fight standing.
Oda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Steyne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch.
Van Steyne misses with a head kick.
Oda blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Steyne throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick that knocks Oda off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oda blocks the body kick.
Van Steyne connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oda blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Oda avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne scoring well with a low kick there.
Oda avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oda fails with the takedown
and Van Steyne counters with a head kick. That will keep Oda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne connects with a high kick.
Van Steyne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Steyne blocks a jab.
Van Steyne scores with a head kick.
Oda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Steyne.
A low kick from Van Steyne is predictable there
and Oda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Steyne scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a nice head kick!
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!
Van Steyne thuds his shin into the meat of Oda's side.
Van Steyne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oda.
Oda postures up in Van Steyne's guard and throws a big left but Van Steyne blocks it.
Oda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oda is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Steyne is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Steyne has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne wants to stand but Oda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Van Steyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Steyne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Van Steyne!
Francois Van Steyne was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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