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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Van Beest (ranked 1476 p4p, 1245 weight class) and Antonio Zetsika (ranked 163 p4p, 141 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Dangerous knees
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Van Beest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Zetsika!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetsika blocks the body kick.
Van Beest throws an overhand right that lands on Zetsika's shoulder, as Zetsika tries to avoid the shot.
Van Beest forces Zetsika back against the cage and clinches.
Van Beest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Beest misses with some punches.
Van Beest tries for a takedown but Zetsika manages to get underhooks.
Van Beest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zetsika has had enough of the clinch but Van Beest keeps him there for the moment.
Zetsika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zetsika misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Beest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Beest looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beest fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zetsika, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Beest.
Van Beest throws a head punch that misses.
Van Beest lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Beest softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beest.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zetsika has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Van Beest working aggressively here.
Zetsika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zetsika avoiding damage as Van Beest throws knees to the body.
Van Beest pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Beest lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Antonio Zetsika has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zetsika takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Beest gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beest.
Van Beest looking to stall.
Zetsika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Beest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Van Beest.
Van Beest lands an elbow inside.
Van Beest working aggressively here.
Van Beest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Van Beest.
Van Beest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zetsika blocks a body shot from Van Beest.
Van Beest swings wildly with an uppercut but Zetsika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Beest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zetsika tries to break free but Van Beest pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Van Beest.
Van Beest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zetsika is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Beest.
Zetsika avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Beest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Beest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zetsika blocks it with crossed arms.
Zetsika blocks an elbow strike.
Zetsika blocks an uppercut.
Zetsika pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Beest throws the left hand but Zetsika avoids the punch easily.
Dirk Van Beest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Beest gets tackled into the cage by Zetsika. Zetsika maintains the clinch.
Van Beest tries to land knees in the clinch but Zetsika avoids the damage to the body.
Van Beest lands with a right to the head.
Van Beest misses with a punch on the inside.
Zetsika gets underhooks to prevent Van Beest's takedown attempt.
Van Beest can't find room to land a body shot as Zetsika controls the action.
Zetsika jumps into guard, dragging Van Beest to the mat.
Zetsika pulls Van Beest in to control the position.
Van Beest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zetsika is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest prevents Zetsika from getting back to his feet.
Zetsika looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Van Beest content to stall in guard here.
Van Beest looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Beest dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Zetsika's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Beest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zetsika has a takedown stuffed.
Zetsika is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Beest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Beest bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zetsika's head.
Zetsika misses with a hook.
Van Beest feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Beest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zetsika throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Beest.
Van Beest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zetsika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonio Zetsika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zetsika misses with a two punch combination.
Van Beest is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beest throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Beest throws a big shot that misses.
Van Beest avoids the body shot from Zetsika.
Van Beest darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsika misses with a right hand
and Van Beest counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Beest moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Beest pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Beest misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Beest scores with a shot to the side of Zetsika's head.
Van Beest throws a head punch that misses.
Van Beest misses with some punches.
Zetsika lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Beest.
Zetsika blocks an uppercut.
Zetsika wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Beest won't allow it.
Van Beest struggles to land a body shot inside as Zetsika controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest has a couple of punches blocked by Zetsika.
Van Beest is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zetsika is keeping busy.
Zetsika blocks the elbow strike.
Zetsika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zetsika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Beest.
Van Beest has Zetsika pressed against the cage, preventing Zetsika from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zetsika drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Beest pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dirk Van Beest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Zetsika.
Zetsika throws a combination. Van Beest tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zetsika takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Van Beest misses its intended target.
Van Beest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zetsika on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Beest wants to clinch.
Van Beest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Beest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Zetsika on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dirk Van Beest is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Zetsika.
Zetsika throws an overhand right that lands on Van Beest's shoulder, as Van Beest tries to avoid the shot.
Zetsika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Beest manages to avoid it.
Zetsika misses the shot to the body.
Van Beest is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zetsika.
A slow jab from Zetsika misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Beest. That's going to slow Zetsika down.
Van Beest misses with an uppercut. Zetsika saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Beest.
Van Beest lands with a nice body punch.
Zetsika walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Beest.
Van Beest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zetsika can do to turn this around?
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Beest enables Zetsika to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Beest manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Beest pushes Zetsika off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zetsika just misses with a punch to the body.
Zetsika shoots in but Van Beest avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zetsika walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Beest.
Zetsika gets tackled into the cage by Van Beest. Van Beest maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Beest dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Zetsika's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Van Beest throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Beest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zetsika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zetsika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Beest clinches with his opponent.
Van Beest unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zetsika lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Beest changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zetsika fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Zetsika scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zetsika slips a straight right by Van Beest.
Van Beest rushes Zetsika and presses him up against the cage.
Zetsika blocks a body shot from Van Beest.
Van Beest stalls.
Van Beest misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest lands a body shot.
Zetsika wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Beest swings wildly with an uppercut but Zetsika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zetsika blocks an uppercut.
Van Beest lands a damaging elbow.
Van Beest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Beest lands a right hand.
Van Beest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dirk Van Beest has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Beest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zetsika.
A head punch on the inside from Van Beest fails to land.
Knees to the body from Van Beest.
Zetsika blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zetsika's efforts to push away.
Van Beest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zetsika is trying to break the clinch but Van Beest has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zetsika.
Van Beest scores with a shoulder strike.
Zetsika is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Beest has double underhooks.
Van Beest throws a punch but it's blocked by Zetsika.
Zetsika is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Van Beest lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zetsika looking for a takedown.
Van Beest misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Zetsika's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Van Beest.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Beest with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetsika blocks a body shot from Van Beest.
Van Beest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zetsika's elbow.
Van Beest looking to throw knees to the head but Zetsika is blocking nicely.
Zetsika takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zetsika manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Beest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zetsika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Beest throws a punch but it's blocked by Zetsika.
Zetsika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zetsika avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Beest.
Van Beest pushes off an throws an elbow but Zetsika leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zetsika manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetsika throws a head kick that misses.
Zetsika takes one to the side of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Beest enables Zetsika to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Beest manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Beest looking to control.
Dirk Van Beest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Beest has momentary wrist control but Zetsika slips an elbow through the middle.
Zetsika trying to control but Van Beest is working from the bottom.
Zetsika might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Van Beest haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Beest is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Van Beest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Beest, 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Van Beest!
Dirk Van Beest really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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