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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andrade might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Orgasmatron. Roberto Andrade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 Amsterdam, Roberto Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrade tries to land knees in the clinch but Condit avoids the damage to the body.
Condit is trying to stall.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrade avoids the damage to the body.
Andrade avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
Condit slows down the pace here.
Condit prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Condit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Andrade blocks it.
Condit has Andrade pressed against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Condit tries to stall but Andrade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrade avoids the damage to the body.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit pushes Andrade back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Andrade blocks a body shot from Condit.
Condit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Condit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Condit slowing the pace effectively.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade can't break the clinch.
Condit looking to throw knees to the head but Andrade is blocking nicely.
Condit looks gassed!
Andrade tries to score a body lock takedown but Condit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andrade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Andrade blocks it.
Andrade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Condit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andrade.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Andrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit working Andrade over with knees to the body.
Condit is trying to stall.
Andrade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrade trying to control the position but instead, Condit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andrade into the ropes.
Condit scores a nice knee to the body.
Andrade is trying to drag Condit to the mat but Condit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Andrade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Condit drives through and clinches with Andrade against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Condit to work.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrade avoids it.
Andrade tightens his grip and picks Condit up, before dumping him to the ground. Condit manages to land in guard.
Andrade tries to free his leg and advance position but Condit is retaining full guard.
Condit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andrade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andrade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade looking to sit in guard and control but Condit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Condit trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Andrade is trying to keep Condit in close.
Condit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andrade thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Condit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Condit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Andrade has his foot on Condit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Condit works his way back into a safe position though.
Condit is stalling in the full guard.
Condit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Condit dominated that round.
That's time! Andrade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Condit wants to clinch
and Andrade counters with a single leg into guard. Condit didn't expect that.
Andrade trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
Condit is looking to stand up but Andrade isn't so interested in that idea.
Condit wants to sweep but no luck.
Andrade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andrade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Condit is keeping the position for now.
Andrade is working hard here to advance position.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Condit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andrade counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Andrade is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Condit sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Condit is controlling Andrade's trapped leg to prevent Andrade from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andrade thows a huge punch but Condit dodges it nicely.
Andrade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Condit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Condit has his hands clasped together around Andrade's back. He's all about the action.
Condit trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade wants to pass to mount but Condit is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Condit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andrade changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Condit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Condit manages to get back to half guard.
Andrade stalling away here and it's allowed Condit to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Andrade looking to sit in guard and control but Condit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Condit has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Condit trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Condit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andrade kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andrade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Condit is one step ahead there.
Andrade wants to stand but Condit is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Andrade dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Condit tries to clinch up
and Andrade counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Condit's guard now.
Andrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Condit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Condit pulls Andrade in to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Andrade wanted to stand there but Condit had control of the position.
Andrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Condit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throwing strikes from guard but Condit blocks nicely.
Andrade looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andrade looking to sit in guard and control but Condit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two 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.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Condit from controlling successfully.
Andrade is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Condit scores with a leg kick.
Andrade defending well as Condit loads up on a big left hand.
Condit misses with a low kick.
Andrade throws a head kick but Condit moves out of range.
Condit doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrade circles away.
Condit forces Andrade back against the ropes and clinches.
Condit is pressed up against the ropes. Andrade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Condit down to the mat. Condit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Condit clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andrade blocks an elbow strike.
Andrade avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Condit.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Condit connects with a knee to the head.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Condit lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrade avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Andrade throws an elbow but misses.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andrade prevents Condit from getting the reversal.
Condit is squirming around, avoiding Andrade's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Condit, under a barage of strikes from Andrade.
Condit is not content to let Andrade control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Condit.
I think Condit 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 Paul Aken scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Roberto Andrade!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Roberto Andrade!
Roberto Andrade wins by majority decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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