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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Lagus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagus has chosen Llevas Polka as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
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201 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruben Lagus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horvat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Horvat lands with a left to the head.
Horvat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lagus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Horvat - that landed with a thud.
Horvat is pushing Lagus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Horvat prevents Lagus from breaking the clinch.
Lagus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horvat backwards.
Lagus blocking some punches.
Horvat struggles to land a body shot inside as Lagus controls his hands.
Lagus breaks from the clinch.
Lagus throws a hook but Horvat avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horvat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lagus as he jumps to the side.
Horvat lands a nice looking body kick.
Lagus misses with a hook. Horvat ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagus avoids a kick to the body.
Horvat catches Lagus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horvat lands a right hook to the body.
Lagus loads up on a big right hand but Horvat slips the punch.
Lagus misses with a looping left.
Horvat throws a leg kick
and Lagus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horvat throws a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Horvat.
Horvat clobbers Lagus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horvat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagus.
Gunnar Horvat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horvat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lagus checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat scores with a hook.
Lagus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lagus drives through and clinches with Horvat against the cage.
Horvat tries to stall but Lagus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lagus lands with a right to the head.
Lagus working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Lagus.
Stalling in the clinch from Lagus.
Lagus working aggressively here.
Lagus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagus is trying to break the clinch but Horvat is controlling him.
Horvat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laguss head.
Lagus prevents a body shot from Horvat.
Horvat lands with a light punch inside.
Horvat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horvat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lagus backwards.
Lagus swings wildly with an uppercut but Horvat uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horvat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horvat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Horvat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lagus prevents a body shot from Horvat.
Horvat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horvat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horvat working aggressively here.
Lagus takes a shot to the head.
Horvat tries to throw a body punch but Lagus avoids it by throwing Horvat back against the cage.
Horvat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lagus's elbow.
Lagus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horvat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horvat looking to slow down the pace here.
Horvat misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lagus.
Lagus looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lagus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lagus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horvat is keeping busy.
Lagus throws a punch but it's blocked by Horvat.
A left hand lands to the body for Lagus.
A short uppercut from Horvat.
Horvat tries to work over Lagus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horvat lands a right hand.
Horvat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lagus tries a body shot but Horvat blocks it.
Lagus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lagus letting Horvat take a breather here.
Lagus misses with some punches.
Horvat misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Horvat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horvat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horvat thows a body shot but no joy.
Horvat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagus was well out of range. Poor timing from Horvat.
Horvat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lagus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Lagus catches Horvat right on the button with a cross.
Horvat tries a low kick but Lagus avoids it.
Lagus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horvat takes a swing at Lagus's ribcage but misses.
Horvat connects with a body shot.
Horvat connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagus drives through with a takedown into Horvat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Horvat keeping moving, preventing Lagus from controlling successfully.
Horvat looking for a sweep. Not yet Horvat, not yet.
Horvat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lagus defends well.
Lagus wants to control from the top but Horvat keeps moving.
Lagus throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lagus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lagus trying to control but Horvat is working from the bottom.
Horvat is looking to stand up but Lagus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horvat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lagus pushing down on Horvat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lagus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horvat keeps working.
Lagus trying to pass the guard but Horvat defending well.
Lagus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lagus is trying to control. Horvat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Horvat is trying to stand up here but Lagus is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagus prevents Horvat from improving his position.
Horvat pushes Lagus off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagus. Horvat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horvat looks to land a left hand but Lagus moved out of range nicely.
Horvat lands a nice hook to Lagus's body. Lagus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horvat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lagus. Lagus obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Horvat throws a wild body kick that Lagus sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horvat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lagus defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lagus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Lagus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horvat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lagus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horvat was well out of range. Poor timing from Lagus.
Horvat throws the left hand but Lagus avoids the punch easily.
Lagus stuffs the takedown attempt from Horvat. Horvat gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Horvat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horvat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lagus scoring well with a low kick there.
Horvat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horvat scores with a head kick. Lagus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gunnar Horvat is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horvat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horvat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horvat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagus misses with a hook. Horvat ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horvat. Lagus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lagus clinches with his opponent.
Lagus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lagus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horvat backwards.
Lagus lands with a left to the head.
Horvat is rocked!
Lagus is leaning against Horvat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Horvat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lagus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lagus unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Horvat! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lagus is unloading with more strikes now! Horvat drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruben Lagus!
Ruben Lagus made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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