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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Wistrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Cifra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cifra has chosen Asher as his entrance music. Wistrom has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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194 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wistrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esko Cifra!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wistrom misses with a straight left.
Wistrom is breathing heavily.
Wistrom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wistrom leaves Cifra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wistrom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cifra gets a clinch.
Cifra has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wistrom regains guard immediately.
Wistrom keeping moving, preventing Cifra from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cifra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wistrom keeping moving, preventing Cifra from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Esko Cifra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wistrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Cifra or perhaps it was just good defense by Wistrom which made him look bad.
Marius Wistrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esko Cifra.
Cifra shoots in for a double leg but Wistrom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cifra closes the distance and clinches.
Wistrom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cifra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cifra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wistrom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cifra pulls guard.
Cifra is trying to keep Wistrom in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifra striking off his back but it's not causing Wistrom any problems.
Cifra wants to sweep but no luck.
Cifra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wistrom wants to hold on but Cifra pushes him away.
Cifra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wistrom looks a forlorn figure.
Cifra trying to control but Wistrom is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifra is landing with some decent strikes but Wistrom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cifra with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cifra controlling his opponent.
Cifra tries to control but Wistrom wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cifra is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wistrom to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wistrom shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cifra looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Cifra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cifra wants to clinch.
Cifra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wistrom's waist but Wistrom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cifra off to one side.
Cifra tries to clinch up.
Cifra clinches.
Cifra is looking to break free of the clinch but Wistrom has double underhooks.
Cifra is trying to break free.
Cifra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wistrom tries to pull guard but Cifra holds him up against the cage and eventually Wistrom drops back down to his feet.
Cifra is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wistrom is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cifra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wistrom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marius Wistrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esko Cifra.
Horrible takedown by Cifra or perhaps it was just good defense by Wistrom which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifra closes the distance and clinches up with Wistrom, looking for a takedown. Cifra pushes Wistrom against the cage but Wistrom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marius Wistrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cifra looking to score a takedown here. Wistrom is defending well but Cifra drives through and ends up in Wistrom's guard.
Cifra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cifra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cifra seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wistrom actively working from the bottom here.
Cifra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifra moves nicely into side control.
Cifra tries to move to mount but Wistrom blocks the move with his legs.
Cifra scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cifra decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wistrom to his feet.
Cifra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wistrom tries to avoid it but Cifra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wistrom to the ground. Wistrom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wistrom as Cifra shoots in.
Cifra gets a double leg takedown into Wistrom's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifra trying to control the position from guard on top but Wistrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cifra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cifra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wistrom keeping moving, preventing Cifra from controlling successfully.
Wistrom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cifra defends well.
Cifra trying to control but Wistrom is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifra tries to free his leg and advance position but Wistrom is retaining full guard.
Cifra trying to control but Wistrom is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Esko Cifra hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cifra shoots in for a takedown but Wistrom shows good takedown defense.
Cifra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wistrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cifra!
Cifra shoots for a takedown but Wistrom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cifra lands with a shot to the body.
Cifra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cifra doesn't manage to clinch there - Wistrom circles away.
Cifra lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Cifra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cifra shoots in and drives through. Wistrom sprawls well.
Cifra fails to land the takedown.
Cifra throws a head kick but Wistrom moves out of range.
Cifra wants to clinch up but Wistrom keeps it at a distance.
Cifra scores a takedown into full mount!
Cifra working Wistrom over with strikes here.
Cifra looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cifra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cifra controlling the pace for now.
Cifra tries to control but Wistrom wriggling away.
Cifra breaks from Wistrom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifra controlling the pace for now.
Cifra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wistrom has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cifra tries to control but Wistrom wriggling away.
Esko Cifra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wistrom is in a horrible position here. Cifra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wistrom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wistrom tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wistrom is squirming around, avoiding Cifra's attempts to control the action.
Cifra looking for a guillotine from mount but Wistrom is having none of it.
Cifra looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cifra looking to control but Wistrom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Wistrom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cifra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wistrom is looking to escape.
Cifra with shots to the head and body - Wistrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cifra raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cifra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marius Wistrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esko Cifra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cifra is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Cifra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cifra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Cifra!
Esko Cifra took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I thank my Parents ! My Fans and my Coaches !'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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