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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Van Der Halipula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta comes into the arena with The Sound by Switchfoot blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Der Halipula's choice of entrance music: Irwin Goodman - Henkipatto. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xander Arapeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Van Der Halipula!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arapeta misses with a head kick.
Van Der Halipula misses the shot to the body.
Arapeta loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Halipula slips the punch.
Van Der Halipula misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Halipula scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Der Halipula misses the target.
Van Der Halipula displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Xander Arapeta has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arapeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Van Der Halipula misses.
Arapeta clinches up with Van Der Halipula and pushes him back against the cage.
Arapeta breaks the clinch.
Van Der Halipula swats away the attempt to clinch by Arapeta.
Arapeta wants to clinch up but Van Der Halipula keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Van Der Halipula misses.
Van Der Halipula cracks Arapeta with an open hand slap.
Van Der Halipula throws a lazy right hand but Arapeta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Van Der Halipula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arapeta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arapeta lands a head kick. Van Der Halipula smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Van Der Halipula misses.
Arapeta tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Halipula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arapeta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hans Van Der Halipula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Halipula misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arapeta swinging wilding here.
Arapeta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Der Halipula swings for the body but Arapeta moves out of range.
Arapeta tries to clinch there but Van Der Halipula circles away.
Arapeta lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Der Halipula lands with a cross.
Van Der Halipula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Arapeta misses its intended target.
Van Der Halipula keeps the fight on the outside.
Arapeta takes the fight into the clinch.
Arapeta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arapeta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Halipula misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arapeta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arapeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Der Halipula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Halipula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Halipula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arapeta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Der Halipula falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arapeta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Der Halipula misses with a looping left.
Arapeta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Halipula with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arapeta to score with a decent uppercut.
Arapeta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Der Halipula.
Van Der Halipula is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arapeta slips under a jab from Van Der Halipula.
Arapeta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Der Halipula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arapeta breaks the clinch.
Van Der Halipula thows a body shot but no joy.
Arapeta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Halipula works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Halipula throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arapeta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Der Halipula throws a combination that misses
and Arapeta counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Halipula looks gassed!
Van Der Halipula waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Arapeta.
Arapeta misses with a combination
and Van Der Halipula counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Arapeta.
Van Der Halipula throws a series of punches but Arapeta avoids them all with ease.
Arapeta thumps Van Der Halipula with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arapeta.
Arapeta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Der Halipula might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Van Der Halipula has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arapeta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arapeta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arapeta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Der Halipula's defenses.
Arapeta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Halipula takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arapeta scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Der Halipula looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Der Halipula backs up against the cage.
Arapeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Halipula circles away.
Arapeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Halipula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arapeta tries to clinch up.
Van Der Halipula throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arapeta counters with a solid body kick.
Van Der Halipula dodges the punch combination from Arapeta.
Van Der Halipula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Der Halipula takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Der Halipula avoids the body shot from Arapeta.
Arapeta takes the fight into the clinch.
Arapeta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arapeta tries to stall but Van Der Halipula uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Halipula escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Halipula throws a jab but it's blocked by Arapeta.
Arapeta jabs at Van Der Halipula's body.
Arapeta instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Arapeta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Arapeta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Arapeta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arapeta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arapeta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Arapeta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Arapeta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arapeta wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arapeta.
Arapeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Halipula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xander Arapeta is winning the standup battle so far.
Arapeta clinches up against the cage.
Van Der Halipula tries to break free but Arapeta pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Halipula's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arapeta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Halipula misses with a double jab.
Van Der Halipula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arapeta scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Der Halipula should have avoided that one.
Van Der Halipula is breathing heavily.
Van Der Halipula doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Der Halipula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arapeta can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arapeta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Halipula circles away quickly and effectively.
Arapeta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arapeta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Der Halipula.
Arapeta closes the distance and clinches.
Arapeta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arapeta delivers a nice body kick.
Arapeta misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Halipula has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arapeta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arapeta scores with a punch to the head.
Arapeta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Halipula shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Der Halipula takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Der Halipula throws a combination that misses
and Arapeta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Halipula takes one to the side of the head.
Van Der Halipula is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arapeta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Halipula is still on wobbly legs! Can Arapeta finish him?
Van Der Halipula falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arapeta counters with a huge head kick that drops Van Der Halipula! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Arapeta!
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energy
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hype
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