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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Tewal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolando Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Tewal!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tewal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mann.
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tewal has managed to clinch.
Tewal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tewal misses with an elbow strike.
Tewal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tewal stalling in the clinch but Mann improves position.
Tewal scores with a knee to the head.
Tewal missing with knees to the body.
Tewal trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tewal.
Mann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tewal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tewal.
Mann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tewal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tewal thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tewal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mann is trying to keep Tewal in close.
Mann has Tewal pulled in close to control his posture.
Tewal throws a big right hand that misses.
Mann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tewal is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tewal wants to clinch.
Tewal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mann misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tewal tries to clinch but Mann is having none of it.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but Tewal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tewal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mann fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tewal moves into the clinch successfully.
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mann has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tewal uses from the top position.
Mann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tewal wants to get up but he can't break Mann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tewal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tewal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tewal preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann trying to keep a closed guard but Tewal is proving a slippery customer.
Mann has his feet on Tewal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tewal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tewal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tewal doesn't manage to clinch there - Mann circles away.
Tewal tries to clinch there but Mann circles away.
Tewal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mann working a defensive guard here.
Tewal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tewal throws and elbow that misses. Mann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tewal's guard. Nice move by Mann!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tewal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mann passes Tewal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tewal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mann is thwarting Tewal's attempts to control the position.
Mann prevents Tewal from standing back up.
Mann is looking to take a break and control but Tewal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Tewal 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.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Tewal.
Tewal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tewal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mann tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick and Tewal moves out of range easily.
Tewal tries to clinch but Mann is having none of it.
Tewal tries to clinch up.
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tewal throws a series of punches but Mann moves out of range.
Rolando Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tewal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tewal as Mann shoots in.
Mann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tewal wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Mann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tewal tries to avoid it but Mann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tewal to the ground. Tewal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tewal.
Mann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tewal throws a head kick that misses.
Mann clinches up against the cage.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Tewal is controlling him.
Tewal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Mann takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tewal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anton Tewal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tewal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tewal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Tewal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tewal is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tewal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mann is pressing down on Tewal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tewal is holding on for now.
Mann is working for a submission of some sort.
Tewal wants to control but Mann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann controlling the pace.
Tewal is looking for a sweep. Mann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tewal is staying active underneath Mann, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tewal wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Tewal both land. Nice combination.
Tewal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mann drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mann tries to free his leg and advance position but Tewal is retaining full guard.
Mann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tewal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tewal wants to stand up but Mann is controlling him.
Mann gets to his feet - Tewal follows without any prompting.
Mann moves into the clinch.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Tewal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Mann or perhaps it was just good defense by Tewal which made him look bad.
Tewal wants to clinch but Mann slips to the side
and Mann counters by moving into the clinch.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Tewal.
Tewal looking to stall.
Tewal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tewal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tewal stalling in the clinch but Mann improves position.
Tewal works on Mann's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Mann dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tewal throws a front kick aimed at Mann's knee but Mann avoids it well.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but Tewal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tewal.
Tewal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tewal tries to clinch
and Mann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tewal has his hands clasped together around Mann's back. He's all about the action.
Mann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mann looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tewal has a hand on Mann's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mann takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tewal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tewal is trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tewal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tewal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tewal blocking the ground and pound.
Mann is trying to take his opponent's back.
Mann lands a heavy elbow.
Mann throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
BOOM! Mann connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mann working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tewal looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Mann! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rolando Mann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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