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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - Hero of the Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
41 - 41 - 0 |
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142 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keni Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
Vanderbeet misses with some punches.
Vanderbeet tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Susi tries to pull guard but Vanderbeet forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Vanderbeet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Susi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Vanderbeet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanderbeet.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Vanderbeet has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vanderbeet walks away with a smile on his face. Susi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vanderbeet rushes Susi and presses him up against the ropes.
Susi fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi tries to pull guard but Vanderbeet won't allow it.
Vanderbeet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Susi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vanderbeet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vanderbeet struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a hook that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
We've been informed that Vanderbeet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Susi fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vanderbeet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Susis head.
Susi blocks an elbow strike from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet avoiding damage.
Vanderbeet taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Vanderbeet's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet cracks Susi with a nice body shot.
Vanderbeet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanderbeet lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderbeet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanderbeet lands with a right to the head.
Susi blocking some punches.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow that stopped Susi in his tracks for a moment.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Vanderbeet has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanderbeet struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
Vanderbeet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanderbeet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Vanderbeet digs a right hand underneath Susi's ribcage. Susi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet presses Susi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Vanderbeet turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Vanderbeet trying to land knees to the body.
Vanderbeet scores with a knee to the head.
Susi prevents a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanderbeet lands with a light punch inside.
Vanderbeet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vanderbeet just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Vanderbeet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Susi tries to pull guard but Vanderbeet holds him up against the ropes and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
Susi jumps guard but Vanderbeet stands there with Susi around his waist. Susi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vanderbeet just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Susi pulls guard.
Vanderbeet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vanderbeet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and pushes Susi back into the ropes.
Vanderbeet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vanderbeet working Susi over with knees to the body.
Vanderbeet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanderbeet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Susi fails to pull guard.
Vanderbeet trying to land knees to the body.
Vanderbeet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Vanderbeet turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vanderbeet. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vanderbeet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanderbeet lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vanderbeet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanderbeet is working Susi over against the ropes.
Susi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vanderbeet walks away with a smile on his face. Susi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and clinches.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow inside that Susi shrugs off.
Vanderbeet missing with knees to the body.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanderbeet working aggressively here.
Vanderbeet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vanderbeet pushes Susi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vanderbeet effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Vanderbeet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanderbeet tries to stall but Susi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vanderbeet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vanderbeet misses with a knee strike.
Vanderbeet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vanderbeet avoiding damage.
Susi dodges an elbow strike from Vanderbeet.
Susi tries to pull guard but Vanderbeet won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbeet lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vanderbeet smiles and moves away.
Vanderbeet clinches with his opponent.
Horacio Vanderbeet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vanderbeet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Vanderbeet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Susi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand.
Susi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vanderbeet lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow inside.
Vanderbeet lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Susi's elbow.
Vanderbeet tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susi jumps guard and drags Vanderbeet to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vanderbeet wants to pass the guard but Susi is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Susi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vanderbeet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vanderbeet postures up and lands a big shot to Susi's brow.
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!
Vanderbeet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of elbows.
Vanderbeet chips away with some ground and pound.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Vanderbeet from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Vanderbeet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Susi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Susi fails with the takedown.
Vanderbeet rushes Susi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vanderbeet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Susi up against the ropes.
Susi managing to block the knees to the body from Vanderbeet.
A short right from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanderbeet lands a nice elbow.
Vanderbeet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanderbeet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanderbeet scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vanderbeet smiles and moves away.
Susi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Susi with that takedown attempt.
Vanderbeet has managed to clinch.
Vanderbeet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Susi tries to pull guard but Vanderbeet forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand.
Vanderbeet working aggressively here.
Vanderbeet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susi avoids it.
Vanderbeet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow that stopped Susi in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Keni Susi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vanderbeet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vanderbeet lands a left hand.
Vanderbeet gets through Susi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet lands with a left to the head.
Susi takes an elbow to the temple.
Vanderbeet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vanderbeet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Vanderbeet.
Susi blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Susi takes a shot to the head.
Vanderbeet tries to throw a body punch but Susi avoids it by throwing Vanderbeet back against the ropes.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vanderbeet smiles and moves away.
Vanderbeet cracks Susi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Susi darts in looking for a takedown but Vanderbeet gets double underhooks and turns Susi into the ropes.
Susi tries to keep at a distance but Vanderbeet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Susi blocks a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet scores with a hook to the body.
Susi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vanderbeet walks away with a smile on his face. Susi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vanderbeet clinches up against the ropes.
Vanderbeet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to pull guard but Vanderbeet holds him up against the ropes and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
Susi blocks an elbow strike from Vanderbeet.
Horacio Vanderbeet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi takes a shot to the head.
Susi jumps guard but Vanderbeet turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Vanderbeet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanderbeet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet scores with a shoulder strike.
Vanderbeet lands a nice uppercut.
Vanderbeet cracks Susi with a nice body shot.
Vanderbeet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Susis head.
Keni Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susi tries to work over Vanderbeet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Vanderbeet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vanderbeet 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 24:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Vanderbeet!
During a confident post fight interview, Horacio Vanderbeet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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