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ABW 58 Niel - Tektas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Miyazaki (ranked 9883 p4p, 798 weight class) and Reggie Grimdal (ranked 23271 p4p, 881 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Miyazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimdal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miyazaki has closed the distance and engaged Grimdal in a clinch.
Grimdal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miyazaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grimdal can't break the clinch.
Miyazaki wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Grimdal fails to land.
Miyazaki is trying to break the clinch but Grimdal has him pressed against the cage.
Miyazaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimdal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miyazaki lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyazaki is looking to pass into half guard but Grimdal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grimdal is in guard.
Grimdal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miyazaki wants to sweep here but Grimdal controlling him for the moment.
Miyazaki is pulling down on Grimdal's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimdal manages to get himself to full guard.
Miyazaki gets to his feet. Grimdal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grimdal connects with a high kick.
Miyazaki feints and as Grimdal raises his hands in defense, Miyazaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimdal keeping moving, preventing Miyazaki from controlling successfully.
Grimdal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miyazaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grimdal wants to stand but Miyazaki is controlling the position.
Miyazaki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Miyazaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki tries for a takedown but Grimdal circles away easily
and Grimdal counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Miyazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyazaki shoots in for a double leg but Grimdal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miyazaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grimdal tries to avoid it but Miyazaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grimdal to the ground. Grimdal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miyazaki drives through and clinches with Grimdal against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyazaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Miyazaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miyazaki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Miyazaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grimdal escapes and throws Miyazaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grimdal stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki shoots in for a double leg but Grimdal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Grimdal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miyazaki darts in and clinches Grimdal up against the cage.
Miyazaki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grimdal uses from the top position.
Grimdal is looking to stand up but Miyazaki won't let him.
Miyazaki kicks Grimdal off and gets to his feet.
Grimdal moves into range and clinches up with Miyazaki.
Miyazaki fails to pull guard.
Miyazaki effectively controlling the action here.
Miyazaki breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grimdal throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyazaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Miyazaki dodges an elbow strike from Grimdal.
Miyazaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miyazaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyazaki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Grimdal clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Miyazaki is throwing shots to the body but Grimdal manages to wriggle free. Miyazaki pounces on him again and ends up in Grimdal's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reggie Grimdal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miyazaki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miyazaki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grimdal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miyazaki, into his guard.
Miyazaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyazaki trying to keep a closed guard but Grimdal is proving a slippery customer.
Miyazaki has Grimdal pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grimdal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miyazaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazaki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miyazaki looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miyazaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyazaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grimdal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miyazaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grimdal is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tony Miyazaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyazaki moves into range and clinches up with Grimdal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki successfully pulls guard.
Miyazaki wants to get back to his feet but Grimdal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miyazaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grimdal defends it easily.
Miyazaki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miyazaki striking from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miyazaki has his foot on Grimdal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grimdal works his way back into a safe position though.
Miyazaki controlling Grimdal's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miyazaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grimdal won't allow Miyazaki to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Miyazaki.
Grimdal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Miyazaki dominated that second round.
That's time! Miyazaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Miyazaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grimdal tries to counter with a clinch but Miyazaki shakes him off and moves away.
Miyazaki closes the distance and clinches.
Miyazaki has Grimdal pressed against the cage, preventing Grimdal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyazaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grimdal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyazaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grimdal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miyazaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyazaki is pushing Grimdal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grimdal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miyazaki's defenses.
Miyazaki blocks an elbow strike from Grimdal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki jumps guard but Grimdal stands there with Miyazaki around his waist. Miyazaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grimdal wants to get back to striking at distance but Miyazaki won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Miyazaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miyazaki blocks an uppercut.
Grimdal manages to break the clinch.
Miyazaki fails with the takedown.
Miyazaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grimdal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miyazaki's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Miyazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyazaki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miyazaki wants to pass the guard but Grimdal is keeping the position.
Miyazaki wants to control from the top but Grimdal keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki gets to his feet - Grimdal follows without any prompting.
Grimdal tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimdal wants to clinch up but Miyazaki keeps it at a distance.
Miyazaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Miyazaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grimdal is fending him off so far but Miyazaki persists. Nope, Grimdal circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimdal moves into range and clinches up with Miyazaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tony Miyazaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miyazaki pulls guard effortlessly.
Grimdal is fighting to break Miyazaki's control of his arms but Miyazaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miyazaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grimdal defends it easily.
Miyazaki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Grimdal has passed into half guard!
Miyazaki wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki trying to control here.
Tony Miyazaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyazaki is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimdal prevents Miyazaki from improving his position.
Miyazaki looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Miyazaki.
I think Miyazaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Miyazaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Watkins (ranked 24188 p4p, 860 weight class) and Randle Jackson (ranked 24398 p4p, 820 weight class). Randle Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randle Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Watkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watkins looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Watkins closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Watkins pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Watkins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Watkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watkins passes into half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watkins lands a nice short elbow.
Watkins moves nicely into side control.
Watkins scoring with punches and elbows.
Watkins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Watkins in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
Watkins trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to control but Watkins postures up.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Watkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Watkins scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Watkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson parries the strikes from Watkins easily there. Watkins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
Watkins tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watkins tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Watkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Watkins throws an elbow but Jackson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins has an Americana. Jackson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Watkins is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Watkins hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Devin Watkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbot (ranked 9404 p4p, 288 weight class) and Rodrigo Santos (ranked 24223 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santos's choice of entrance music: Open the tcheka. Rodrigo Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbot is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Rodrigo Santos has been cut.
Abbot looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Abbot gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos stands up from Abbot's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Santos tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abbot quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Abbot to stand up.
Abbot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice takedown defense from Abbot. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos looks winded!
Abbot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbot is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Santos is rocked!
Santos is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Abbot doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Santos crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Santos's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Abbot!
Tank Abbot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 7598 p4p, 564 weight class) and Daniel Santos (ranked 6286 p4p, 529 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Arendse's head coaches at St. Brutus' Center for Incurably Criminal Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arendse thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Arendse misses the jab.
Arendse cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santos slips under a jab from Arendse.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arendses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arendse gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Arendse lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos wants to break free but Arendse has control.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Santos blocking some punches.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Arendse won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arendse has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Arendse is working Santos over against the cage.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos is working Arendse over against the cage.
Arendse misses with some punches.
A short left from Arendse.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Nice body punch from Arendse.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike.
Arendse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Arendse.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arendse.
Arendse lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Arendse.
Santos blocking some punches.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arendse tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Arendse.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Arendse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A short right from Arendse on the inside.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arendse.
Arendse tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Arendse tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos tries to circle away but Arendse has him pinned against the cage.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Arendse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse lands with a right to the head.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
A short right from Arendse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arendse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Arendse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos tries to clinch there but Arendse circles away.
Arendse scores with a head kick.
Arendse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arendse lands a right hook to the body.
Arendse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arendse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Arendse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arendse.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Arendse moved out of range.
Good shot there by Santos.
Santos swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse letting Santos take a breather here.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Arendse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Arendse on the inside.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Santos.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Arendse has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Arendse.
A body shot lands from Arendse.
Arendse scores with a hook to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Arendse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arendse has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Enitan Arendse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Arendse.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arendse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arendse.
Arendse can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Arendse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Arendse can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Arendse.
A short body shot lands from Arendse as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Arendse.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Arendse.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arendse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse lands a left hand.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arendse to score with a decent uppercut.
Arendse feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arendse looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arendse.
Santos wants to clinch up but Arendse keeps it at a distance.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos tries to clinch but Arendse moves out of range.
Santos misses the jab.
Arendse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Arendse circles away.
Arendse scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Arendse with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch but Arendse is avoiding it.
Arendse lands with a nice body kick.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Enitan Arendse is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos staying out of range there.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Arendse circles away.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
Arendse lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arendse punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Arendse lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arendse cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
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!
Santos defending well as Arendse loads up on a big left hand.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Arendse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arendse.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a jab when Arendse was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arendse.
Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arendse digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Arendse bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Arendse is having none of it.
Santos cracks Arendse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arendse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Arendse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Arendse throws a front kick that sends Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arendse, as that shot connected.
Arendse lands a glancing blow to the side of Santos's head.
Arendse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arendse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arendse throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
Arendse catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Arendse. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos drives through and clinches with Arendse against the cage.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Daniel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Arendse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Santos working aggressively here.
Arendse lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arendse up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Arendse controls the action.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arendse.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arendse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Arendse is controlling the position.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Arendse keeps him there for the moment.
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Arendse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arendse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Opstad (ranked 5681 p4p, 619 weight class) and Tuan Duc Van (ranked 5461 p4p, 603 weight class). Opstad comes to the cage accompanied by Moby - Natural Blues. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Opstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuan Duc Van!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opstad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van. Van obviously looking to wear him down.
Opstad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van clinches up against the cage.
Van breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Opstad.
Opstad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van but Van pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leon Opstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opstad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Opstad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van, right into the meat.
Opstad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Opstad 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.
Van clinches up against the cage.
Van fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Opstad trying to control the position but instead, Van has worked for underhooks and has pushed Opstad into the cage.
Van escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Opstad with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Opstad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opstad thuds his right hand into Van's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tuan Duc Van is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opstad misses with a straight right.
Van throws a counter combo.
Opstad shoots in looking for a takedown but Van manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Opstad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Opstad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van as he avoids it easily.
Van takes the fight into the clinch.
Opstad is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Van can't fight it off and eventually Opstad manages to take the fight to the floor. Van looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Opstad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van is proving hard to escape from.
Van wants to get back to his feet but Opstad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Opstad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opstad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Opstad wants to stand but Van has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Opstad won't allow Van to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Opstad fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Van 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tuan Duc Van has been cut.
Van closes the distance and clinches.
Van breaks from the clinch.
Van connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Van there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Opstad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Opstad throws a series of punches but Van avoids them all with ease.
Van throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Van misses.
Van is looking to slow Opstad down with leg kicks.
Opstad shoots for a takedown but Van saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Opstad.
Van lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opstad throws a low kick but Van moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Van's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van misses with a jab, cross combination.
Opstad looks to throw the jab but Van is out of range.
Van tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Opstad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van walks into a straight right hand from Opstad.
Opstad misses with an uppercut
and Van counters with a two punch combo.
Van tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Opstad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Opstad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Van has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Opstad swats away the attempt to clinch by Van.
Van moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van clinches up against the cage.
Opstad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Opstad has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Van regains guard immediately.
Van is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Opstad presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuan Duc Van dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuan Duc Van's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van tries to pull guard but Opstad holds him up against the cage and eventually Van drops back down to his feet.
Van breaks the clinch.
Tuan Duc Van seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van slips a jab from Opstad.
Van misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opstad.
Opstad misses with a left hand
and Van counters by clinching up.
Van wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opstad has him pressed against the cage.
Van tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Opstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van doesn't manage to clinch there - Opstad circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opstad slips a jab and a cross from Van.
Opstad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van throws a counter combo.
Opstad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van is fending him off so far but Opstad persists. Nope, Van circles away and we're back to standing.
Opstad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van circles away.
Van is looking to clinch.
Van tries to clinch there but Opstad circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Opstad misses.
Van throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van lands a two punch combo.
Van throws a combination. Opstad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Opstad looks to land a combination but Van avoids it well.
Van misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuan Duc Van is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Opstad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van throws a right hand that Opstad ducks under and follows up with a left that Opstad also avoids with ease.
Van tries to clinch but Opstad is having none of it.
Opstad misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opstad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Opstad misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van is looking to clinch.
Opstad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van has Opstad up against the cage in a clinch.
Opstad has Van pressed against the cage, preventing Van from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van breaks from the clinch.
Van throws a body punch but Opstad moves out of range.
Van feints a jab promting Opstad to slip. Van then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Opstad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van looks to land a combination. Opstad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Opstad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Opstad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Van. That snapped Opstad's head back.
Opstad tries for a takedown but Van sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van throws a counter combo.
Opstad dodges the punch combination from Van.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opstad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Opstad throws a hook but Van avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Van's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Opstad throws a hook but Van avoids it easily.
Van is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Opstad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van circles away.
Van thumps Opstad with a low kick.
Van throws a leg kick which misses Opstad's front leg but catches the back leg as Opstad tries to avoid it.
Van has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Opstad dodges the punch combination from Van.
Van has closed the distance and engaged Opstad in a clinch.
Van gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Opstad.
Van lands a left hand that snaps the head of Opstad backwards.
Opstad keeps control of Van as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Opstad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van tries to break free but Opstad pushes him back against the cage.
Van breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van closes the distance and pushes Opstad back into the cage.
Van looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Opstad wants the takedown. Van is fighting it off but Opstad persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Van's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van wants to stand up but Opstad is controlling him.
Van keeping moving, preventing Opstad from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuan Duc Van showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuan Duc Van's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Van throws a quick inside leg kick.
Opstad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van has closed the distance and engaged Opstad in a clinch.
Van breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Opstad breaks the clinch.
Opstad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Opstad misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Opstad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opstad swinging wildly here.
Opstad misses with a hook. Van ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opstad looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van!
Van is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opstad is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Opstad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Opstad staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Opstad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van tries to circle away but Opstad has him pinned against the cage.
Opstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leon Opstad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van prevents Opstad from breaking the clinch.
Opstad keeps control of Van as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Opstad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Opstad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Van.
Opstad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Opstad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van.
Opstad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Opstad shoots for a takedown but Van saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van closes the distance and clinches.
Van breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Van does it's job there.
Opstad looks for a takedown but Van sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Opstad is defended easily by Van.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Opstad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opstad fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Opstad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van tries to avoid it but Opstad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van to the ground. Van escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van throws a series of punches but Opstad avoids them all with ease.
Opstad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van sprawls and moves away.
Van with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuan Duc Van is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Van scores with a four punch combination!
Van clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuan Duc Van comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuan Duc Van!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johniel Cenabre (ranked 4138 p4p, 552 weight class) and Charles Eduardo (ranked 8473 p4p, 822 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johniel Cenabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cenabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eduardo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cenabre manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cenabre tries to sprawl but Eduardo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo trying to control from half guard but Cenabre is working away.
Eduardo slips a nice elbow through Cenabre's hands, connecting with Cenabre's forehead.
Eduardo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cenabre throws a strike from the bottom but Eduardo passes into side control!
Eduardo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Eduardo is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cenabre is trying to get back to half guard.
Cenabre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cenabre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Eduardo.
Cenabre is looking to control Eduardo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cenabre avoid being mounted?
Eduardo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Eduardo is trying to control. Cenabre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cenabre is looking to control Eduardo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cenabre avoid being mounted?
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.
Cenabre is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cenabre trying to get back to full guard but Eduardo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cenabre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eduardo with shots to the head and body - Cenabre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cenabre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eduardo controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cenabre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cenabre wants to hold on but Eduardo pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cenabre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cenabre wants to hold on but Eduardo pushes him away.
Cenabre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eduardo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eduardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eduardo cracks Cenabre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eduardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cenabre wants to control but Eduardo is having none of it.
Eduardo controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cenabre can't escape the position.
Eduardo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cenabre working to try and regain half guard.
Eduardo wants to control the pace but Cenabre is squirming around nicely.
Cenabre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Eduardo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cenabre tries to get to full guard but Eduardo has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Eduardo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eduardo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cenabre finds it's way round the side to connect with Eduardo's head.
Cenabre with a jab.
Cenabre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eduardo to the mat! Eduardo manages to get full guard.
Cenabre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing Cenabre from controlling successfully.
Cenabre wants to pass the guard but Eduardo is keeping the position.
Cenabre stopping the sweep attempt from Eduardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eduardo keeping full guard, as Cenabre tries to pass.
Cenabre lands a couple of digs.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing Cenabre from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cenabre forces his way into half guard.
Eduardo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cenabre is on him like a limpet, forcing Eduardo back against the cage.
Eduardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Cenabre.
Eduardo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Eduardo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eduardo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cenabre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eduardo is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cenabre is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cenabre wants to pass the guard but Eduardo is keeping the position.
Eduardo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cenabre wants to pass the guard but Eduardo is keeping the position.
Eduardo looking to control.
Cenabre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cenabre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eduardo is keeping the position for now.
Eduardo being controlled here, momentarily.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing Cenabre from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cenabre.
Cenabre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cenabre wants to pass the guard but Eduardo is keeping the position.
Eduardo is trying to keep Cenabre in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cenabre trying to control the position from guard on top but Eduardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cenabre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cenabre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eduardo is one step ahead there.
Eduardo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eduardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johniel Cenabre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Eduardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cenabre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eduardo.
Eduardo feints the counter takedown.
Cenabre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eduardo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cenabre is in Eduardo's guard.
Cenabre wants to control from the top but Eduardo keeps moving.
Eduardo keeping full guard, as Cenabre tries to pass.
Eduardo is trying to keep Cenabre in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cenabre throws a strike but Eduardo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eduardo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cenabre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Eduardo stacks Cenabre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Eduardo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Cenabre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eduardo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cenabre down.
Eduardo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cenabre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cenabre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cenabre is looking for a sweep.
Eduardo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cenabre is looking for a sweep.
Cenabre wants to control but Eduardo postures up.
Cenabre is letting Eduardo control him for a moment.
Cenabre is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Eduardo stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cenabre taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eduardo is looking to take a break and control but Cenabre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charles Eduardo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cenabre tries to improve position but can't.
Eduardo cracks Cenabre with a big elbow.
Eduardo working the head and body with strikes.
Cenabre bucks up and tries to throw Eduardo off but instead Eduardo has got his back!
Cenabre is really stuck here.
Cenabre trying to control the hands but Eduardo breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Cenabre right now.
Eduardo is landing with strikes. Cenabre can't take much more of this.
Can Cenabre hold on?! Eduardo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cenabre rolls, trying to escape but Eduardo keeps control of the position.
Eduardo is not going to allow Cenabre to sit and survive in this position.
Eduardo is landing with strikes from the back.
Cenabre rolls, trying to escape but Eduardo keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eduardo gets his hands free as Cenabre looks to control.
Eduardo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cenabre just trying to survive but Eduardo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Eduardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eduardo 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Eduardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dilon Goncalves (ranked 4544 p4p, 603 weight class) and Alexandre Garcia (ranked 3985 p4p, 540 weight class). Goncalves comes into the arena with TAPOUT blaring out of the sound system. Garcia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by enguinha pocoto. Alexandre Garcia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilon Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Goncalves circles away.
Goncalves attempts a counter takedown but Garcia avoids it well and moves away.
Goncalves shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia with the counter takedown but Goncalves avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goncalves is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goncalves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goncalves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia leaves Goncalves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Goncalves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Goncalves ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Goncalves stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Goncalves pushes him off.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goncalves's sensitive parts.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Goncalves, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Goncalves against the cage but Goncalves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goncalves throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Goncalves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goncalves tries to score a body lock takedown but Garcia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goncalves missing with knees to the body.
Goncalves leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goncalves.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Goncalves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goncalves controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Goncalves landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goncalves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goncalves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Goncalves tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Goncalves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goncalves fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Goncalves dives in and scores a takedown into Garcia's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goncalves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garcia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goncalves pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilon Goncalves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Goncalves. Goncalves gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Goncalves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goncalves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goncalves gets a clinch.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goncalves smiles and moves away.
Alexandre Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goncalves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Goncalves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Goncalves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Goncalves is very close to passing his half guard.
Goncalves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcia sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control the action here but instead Goncalves manages to pass to full mount!
Goncalves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goncalves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Goncalves controlling the pace for now.
We've been hearing that Goncalves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goncalves looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves wants to take Garcia's back but he can't do it this time.
Goncalves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Further stalling from Goncalves.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Goncalves is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garcia is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Goncalves controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goncalves controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilon Goncalves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Goncalves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goncalves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garcia is trying to hold Goncalves in close to prevent damage but Goncalves has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Goncalves wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Goncalves moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Goncalves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goncalves looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Goncalves controlling from mount.
Dilon Goncalves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcia swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dilon Goncalves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goncalves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia tries to hold on but Goncalves postures up.
Goncalves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goncalves wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goncalves is taking a breather. Garcia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garcia trying to control but Goncalves postures up.
Goncalves looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goncalves seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Goncalves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Goncalves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goncalves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Goncalves. Goncalves maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dilon Goncalves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goncalves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dilon Goncalves!
A victorious Dilon Goncalves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Alexandre Garcia stepped up to the mic, saying 'tava sentindo dores'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Biante (ranked 4546 p4p, 505 weight class) and Dan The Beast (ranked 5512 p4p, 594 weight class). The Beast has chosen I'm Broken as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bruce Biante has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bruce Biante seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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230 lbs
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20
289 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Biante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biante throws out a leg kick but The Beast moves out of range and Biante only half commits.
The Beast fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biante.
The Beast throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Biante stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biante.
Biante 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.
Biante fails to land with a series of punches.
The Beast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Beast staying out of range there.
The Beast is looking to clinch.
The Beast is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Beast cracks Biante with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Beast stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Bruce Biante has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from The Beast.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Beast lands a jab to Biante's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by The Beast there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Beast is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Biante misses with a leg kick
and The Beast counters with a nice double leg into side control. Biante won't be happy with that.
The Beast is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Biante looks calm but he's in trouble here. The Beast gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Biante is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! The Beast lets go of the hold and Biante can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan The Beast!
An out of breath Dan The Beast 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Niel (ranked 2718 p4p, 275 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 2713 p4p, 274 weight class). Tektas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alison Hell. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Niel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Tektas - just one landing.
Niel throws a lazy uppercut
and Tektas counters with a takedown into side control.
Tektas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Niel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tektas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tektas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tektas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Niel seems a little lost for a moment, as Tektas dominates the positioning.
Niel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Niel avoids the strikes from Tektas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niel wants to get back to his feet.
Niel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tektas.
Niel is trying to stand back up.
Tektas has his arm under Niel's chin here. Game over son! Tektas squeezes tightly and Niel is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demetrius Tektas!
Demetrius Tektas is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Demetrius Tektas thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 2546 p4p, 335 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 2104 p4p, 276 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ain't No Sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kai.
It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Kai throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Kai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scott.
Kai lands a slapping body shot.
Kai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Kai thows a body kick. Scott tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kai leaning against his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Kai lands a shoulder strike.
Kai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scott.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kai.
Kai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott letting Kai take a breather here.
Kai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kai on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kai.
Scott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Kai lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Kai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Scott tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott is rocked!
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Scott seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kai after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott being controlled against the cage.
Kai stalling.
Kai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Kai scores with a hook to the body.
Kai pushes Scott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Kai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Kai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kai just leaning against Scott, taking a breather.
Kai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kai unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Scott! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kai is unloading with more strikes now! Scott drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Kai!
In defeat, Michael Scott stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who Killed Davey Moore? Why and what's the reason for?'.
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