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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theodor Maresio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osana Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodor Maresio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodor Maresio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osana Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Laden shoots for a takedown but Maresio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bin Laden shoots in and drives through. Maresio sprawls well.
Maresio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bin Laden.
Maresio stuffs the takedown attempt from Bin Laden. Bin Laden gets slowly back to his feet.
Theodor Maresio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osana Bin Laden.
Maresio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Osana Bin Laden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maresio scores with a takedown into Bin Laden's guard.
Maresio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maresio tries to free his leg and advance position but Bin Laden is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin Laden uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bin Laden has his takedown stuffed
and Maresio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bin Laden looks gassed!
Bin Laden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maresio feints a jab promting Bin Laden to slip. Maresio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bin Laden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Laden moves to clinch but Maresio breaks away
and Maresio counters with a low kick, right behind Bin Laden 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bin Laden tries for a takedown but Maresio circles away easily
and Maresio counters with a thumping low kick.
Maresio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maresio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maresio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Laden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maresio looking to sit in guard and control but Bin Laden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bin Laden landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden throwing strikes from guard but Maresio blocks nicely.
Bin Laden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bin Laden trying to control but Maresio is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bin Laden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Laden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bin Laden postures up in Maresio's guard and throws a big left but Maresio blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden is looking to stand up but Maresio won't let him.
Bin Laden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bin Laden is stalling in the full guard.
Bin Laden trying to control but Maresio is working from the bottom.
Bin Laden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bin Laden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maresio keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bin Laden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maresio's head.
Bin Laden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bin Laden 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.
Bin Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but Maresio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bin Laden landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Osana Bin Laden will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bin Laden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maresio counters with a good low kick that Bin Laden was not able to check.
Bin Laden shoots in for a takedown but Maresio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bin Laden shoots and misses
and Maresio counters with a nice leg kick.
Theodor Maresio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osana Bin Laden.
Bin Laden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maresio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maresio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maresio manages to break the clinch.
Maresio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maresio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bin Laden wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maresio misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maresio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bin Laden circles away.
Bin Laden scores with a takedown into Maresio's guard.
Bin Laden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bin Laden postures up.
Bin Laden gets to his feet. Maresio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bin Laden forces Maresio back against the cage and clinches.
Bin Laden pulls Maresio into guard.
Bin Laden wants to stand up but Maresio is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maresio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bin Laden is keeping the position for now.
Bin Laden wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maresio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maresio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bin Laden is defended easily by Maresio.
Bin Laden looks for a takedown but Maresio sprawls well.
Bin Laden dives in and grabs Maresio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maresio pushes down on Bin Laden's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maresio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Osana Bin Laden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maresio wants to stand but Bin Laden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bin Laden is pulling down on Maresio's head. It's preventing any offense from Maresio, at least for the moment.
Maresio trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Laden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bin Laden holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bin Laden wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maresio scores with a takedown into Bin Laden's guard.
Bin Laden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maresio trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Laden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Laden controls Maresio momentarily but Maresio frees himself.
Bin Laden keeping moving, preventing Maresio from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Theodor Maresio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bin Laden looks for a takedown but Maresio sprawls well.
Maresio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maresio is trying to control the action in half guard but Bin Laden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Maresio there.
Bin Laden is trying to maintain the position but Maresio is very close to passing his half guard.
Maresio trying to control the action but Bin Laden is working from the bottom.
Bin Laden is holding on to half guard well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maresio seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden trying to control but Maresio postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maresio throwing shots but Bin Laden is blocking nicely.
Bin Laden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bin Laden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maresio.
Maresio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maresio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bin Laden's head.
Bin Laden pushes Maresio off and gets back to his feet.
Bin Laden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maresio!
Bin Laden lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden trying to control but Maresio is having none of it.
Bin Laden punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bin Laden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Laden wants to control the pace but Maresio is squirming around nicely.
Bin Laden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maresio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bin Laden on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bin Laden lands a big elbow.
Bin Laden lands a big shot there that rocks Maresio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bin Laden controlling the position easily from mount.
Bin Laden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bin Laden controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maresio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bin Laden unloading with bombs!
Bin Laden landing strikes from the mount and Maresio is in trouble!
Bin Laden lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Laden has isolated one of Maresio's arms. Maresio looking to fight him off but Bin Laden twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Osana Bin Laden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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