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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esdag Cepa Urmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Van Helgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cepa Urmus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sad mans tongue - Volbeat. Edward Van Helgen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 20 - 0 |
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185 cm
29
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esdag Cepa Urmus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Van Helgen! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cepa Urmus darts in and clinches Van Helgen up against the cage. Van Helgen is trying to stall.
Cepa Urmus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cepa Urmus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Cepa Urmus scores a nice knee to the body.
Cepa Urmus blocks an elbow strike from Van Helgen.
Van Helgen misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Cepa Urmus.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cepa Urmus landing knees to the head.
Cepa Urmus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cepa Urmus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Helgen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cepa Urmus. A punch combination from Van Helgen misses. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but Van Helgen is having none of it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cepa Urmus fails in his attempt to clinch. Cepa Urmus is looking to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Van Helgen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Van Helgen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but Van Helgen is having none of it. Van Helgen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cepa Urmus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Helgen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cepa Urmus wants to clinch and Van Helgen counters with a solid body kick. Van Helgen misses with the combination.
Cepa Urmus clinches with his opponent.
Van Helgen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cepa Urmus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Edward Van Helgen has been cut. Cepa Urmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Helgen is defending well for now. Cepa Urmus working hard to break the clinch. Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Van Helgen blocks with his arms.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Van Helgen blocks with his arms.
Cepa Urmus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cepa Urmus moves to clinch but Van Helgen breaks away and Van Helgen counters with a good low kick that Cepa Urmus was not able to check. Cepa Urmus is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Helgen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but fails miserably and Van Helgen counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Esdag Cepa Urmus has been cut. 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! Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but Van Helgen is having none of it. Van Helgen instigates a clinch. Cepa Urmus blocks an elbow strike from Van Helgen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cepa Urmus as Van Helgen tries to tie him up. Van Helgen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Helgen tries to stall but Cepa Urmus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Helgen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Cepa Urmus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cepa Urmus misses with a knee to the head. Cepa Urmus connects with a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus misses with a punch on the inside.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Van Helgen blocks with his arms.
Van Helgen lands a hook that snaps the head of Cepa Urmus backwards. Cepa Urmus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cepa Urmus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Helgen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but Van Helgen blocks it.
Cepa Urmus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Helgen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cepa Urmus looking to throw knees to the head but Van Helgen is blocking nicely.
A short left from Van Helgen. Van Helgen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Helgen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Helgen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Helgen throws a right hand that Cepa Urmus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cepa Urmus also avoids with ease. A good leg kick by Van Helgen. Cepa Urmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Helgen. Van Helgen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Van Helgen throws a series of punches but Cepa Urmus moves out of range. Cepa Urmus gets a clinch. Cepa Urmus breaks from the clinch.
Van Helgen swinging wildly here.
Van Helgen takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cepa Urmus lands a knee to the head.
Van Helgen looking to stall.
Van Helgen lands an elbow inside. Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cepa Urmus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Helgen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cepa Urmus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cepa Urmus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Cepa Urmus.
Cepa Urmus manages to break the clinch.
Cepa Urmus doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Helgen circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Van Helgen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cepa Urmus. Cepa Urmus wants to clinch. Cepa Urmus moves in looking to clinch but Van Helgen pushes him off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esdag Cepa Urmus dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cepa Urmus lands a jab to the head.
Esdag Cepa Urmus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Van Helgen keeps the fight on the outside. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch there but Van Helgen circles away.
Cepa Urmus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Helgen. Van Helgen lands a jab to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Van Helgen connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Cepa Urmus to the floor! Van Helgen dives in looking for the finish!
Cepa Urmus is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Van Helgen prevents Cepa Urmus from standing back up.
Cepa Urmus is not content to let Van Helgen control the position. Cepa Urmus is trying to stand back up but Van Helgen is controlling him
Van Helgen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Helgen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Van Helgen is breathing heavily. Cepa Urmus kicks Van Helgen off and gets back to his feet. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Van Helgen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but Van Helgen moves out of range. Cepa Urmus wants to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Cepa Urmus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cepa Urmus fails in his attempt to clinch. Cepa Urmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but Van Helgen is having none of it. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but Van Helgen is having none of it. Van Helgen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cepa Urmus. Van Helgen goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Van Helgen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cepa Urmus. Edward Van Helgen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch there but Van Helgen circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Helgen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cepa Urmus tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Helgen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Helgen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cepa Urmus tests Van Helgen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch there but Van Helgen circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Helgen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cepa Urmus. Cepa Urmus wants to clinch. Cepa Urmus is looking to clinch. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch up and Van Helgen counters with a straight right hand. No joy there for Van Helgen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cepa Urmus fails in his attempt to clinch. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch up. Van Helgen is looking to clinch. Cepa Urmus wants to clinch but Van Helgen slips to the side and Cepa Urmus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Cepa Urmus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Helgen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cepa Urmus is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cepa Urmus slips a straight right by Van Helgen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Helgen throws a right and a left that Cepa Urmus avoids nicely. Van Helgen misses with a low kick. Van Helgen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Cepa Urmus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fight stays on the outside here - Cepa Urmus looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cepa Urmus moves into the clinch. Van Helgen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cepa Urmus is keeping busy. Van Helgen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cepa Urmus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Helgen's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cepa Urmus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Van Helgen keeps the fight on the outside. Whack! Cepa Urmus lands a heavy head kick that drops Van Helgen. The ref tackles Cepa Urmus to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Van Helgen was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Esdag Cepa Urmus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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