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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van Der Saar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jannik Kostelnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Van Der Saar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jannik Kostelnik!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Van Der Saar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kostelnik.
Kostelnik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jannik Kostelnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kostelnik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar fails to land with a series of punches.
Kostelnik has a takedown stuffed.
Andre Van Der Saar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jannik Kostelnik.
Kostelnik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Der Saar defends it nicely.
Van Der Saar lunges at Kostelnik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kostelnik's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Saar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kostelnik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Van Der Saar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Saar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kostelnik doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Saar circles away.
Kostelnik tries for a takedown but Van Der Saar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kostelnik looks gassed!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Der Saar!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar wants to break free but Kostelnik has control.
Kostelnik jumps guard but Van Der Saar stands there with Kostelnik around his waist. Kostelnik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Saar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostelnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Saar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kostelnik swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Saar counters with a straight right hand.
Kostelnik fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Saar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar throws a right and a left that Kostelnik avoids nicely.
Kostelnik tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Saar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kostelnik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kostelnik dodges the punch combination from Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Saar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kostelnik on the side of the head.
Van Der Saar with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Der Saar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Der Saar duly obliges.
Van Der Saar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Van Der Saar misses.
Van Der Saar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kostelnik has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Saar counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Saar throws a right hand that Kostelnik ducks under and follows up with a left that Kostelnik also avoids with ease.
Kostelnik throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van Der Saar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Der Saar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kostelnik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Der Saar as he jumps to the side.
Kostelnik is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Der Saar.
Andre Van Der Saar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kostelnik shoots and misses
enabling Van Der Saar to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kostelnik wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Der Saar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Andre Van Der Saar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jannik Kostelnik.
Kostelnik is breathing heavily.
Kostelnik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostelnik is trying desperately to land a takedown but Van Der Saar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kostelnik.
Van Der Saar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostelnik misses with a kick to the body
and Van Der Saar counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Der Saar fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Der Saar misses with the combination.
Kostelnik swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Van Der Saar to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Der Saar swinging wildly here.
Van Der Saar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kostelnik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Der Saar scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Van Der Saar does no damage.
Kostelnik clinches up against the cage.
Kostelnik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kostelnik looks for a takedown but Van Der Saar sprawls well.
Van Der Saar with a nice cross.
Kostelnik needs to keep his hands up - Van Der Saar had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Saar throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar jabs Kostelnik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Der Saar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Saar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kostelnik.
A head kick misses from Kostelnik.
Andre Van Der Saar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Saar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Der Saar misses with a double jab.
Kostelnik tries for a takedown but Van Der Saar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Der Saar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar swinging wildly here.
Kostelnik misses with the combination.
Kostelnik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Saar's waist but Van Der Saar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kostelnik off to one side.
Kostelnik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Saar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostelnik shoots in but Van Der Saar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van Der Saar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Der Saar cracks Kostelnik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kostelnik tries to clinch but Van Der Saar moves away
and Van Der Saar counters with a series of strikes. Kostelnik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kostelnik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Saar misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Saar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Der Saar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kostelnik.
Van Der Saar scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostelnik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andre Van Der Saar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Saar misses with a double jab.
Kostelnik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kostelnik closes the distance and clinches up with Van Der Saar, looking for a takedown. Kostelnik pushes Van Der Saar against the cage but Van Der Saar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kostelnik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andre Van Der Saar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jannik Kostelnik.
Kostelnik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Der Saar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kostelnik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kostelnik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Saar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostelnik takes one on the button.
Van Der Saar tries to bum rush Kostelnik with a series of wild strikes but Kostelnik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kostelnik misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Saar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Der Saar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kostelnik dodges the punch combination from Van Der Saar.
Kostelnik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Saar's waist but Van Der Saar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kostelnik off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kostelnik instigates a clinch.
Van Der Saar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostelnik has double underhooks.
Van Der Saar is trying to break free.
Van Der Saar is trying to break free.
Van Der Saar tries to circle away but Kostelnik has him pinned against the cage.
Kostelnik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Der Saar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Saar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Der Saar is trying to break the clinch but Kostelnik has him pressed against the cage.
Kostelnik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Der Saar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Der Saar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostelnik has double underhooks.
Van Der Saar working hard to break the clinch.
Kostelnik fails to pull guard.
Van Der Saar has had enough of the clinch but Kostelnik keeps him there for the moment.
Kostelnik is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Saar has double underhooks.
Van Der Saar can't break the clinch.
Van Der Saar manages to break the clinch.
Kostelnik fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Saar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Van Der Saar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Saar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van Der Saar!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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