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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stringer Bell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Van der Laan is just out of range.
Van der Laan moves into the clinch.
Bell jumps guard but Van der Laan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van der Laan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Van der Laan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van der Laan tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Bell misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van der Laan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van der Laan avoids it really well and circles away.
Bell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andre Van der Laan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stringer Bell.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick which misses Bell's front leg but catches the back leg as Bell tries to avoid it.
Bell lands a jab.
Bell walks into a stiff left hand from Van der Laan.
Bell throws the left hand but Van der Laan avoids the punch easily.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van der Laan works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van der Laan scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one.
Bell digs a good hook to Van der Laan's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van der Laan counters with a straight right hand.
Van der Laan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bell blocks a low kick nicely.
Van der Laan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bell slips a straight right by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan misses with a right hand
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan scores with a nice strike.
Bell shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell looks gassed!
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Van der Laan connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell swings for the body but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan lands with a good body shot.
Van der Laan digs a good hook to Bell's body.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van der Laan slips a straight right by Bell.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bell takes an elbow to the temple.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bell.
Van der Laan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bell trying to control the position but instead, Van der Laan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bell into the cage.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Van der Laan gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van der Laan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van der Laan rather than just go for the knockout.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van der Laan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van der Laan connects with the punch.
Van der Laan closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van der Laan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bell stalls.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Van der Laan gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Bell avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to pull guard but Van der Laan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van der Laan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bell's defenses.
Bell tries to pull guard but Van der Laan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andre Van der Laan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stringer Bell.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bell jumps guard but Van der Laan stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Van der Laan.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Bell tries a body shot but Van der Laan blocks it.
Bell takes an elbow to the temple.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Bell won't want to take too many of those.
Bell manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van der Laan postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Van der Laan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan advances to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bell tries to get to full guard but Van der Laan has control of the leg.
Bell looking for submissions off his back.
Van der Laan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van der Laan trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
Bell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Van der Laan prevents Bell from getting the reversal.
Van der Laan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bell is looking to escape.
Bell is looking to improve his position but Van der Laan isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van der Laan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bell wants to hold on but Van der Laan pushes him away.
Van der Laan tries to control but Bell wriggling away.
Bell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan throwing strikes here but Bell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van der Laan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell needs to keep his hands up - Van der Laan had a free shot at his head there.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Van der Laan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van der Laan stuffs the takedown attempt from Bell. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Van der Laan throws the kick towards the body but Bell avoids it.
Van der Laan tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van der Laan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell connects with a body shot that sends Van der Laan's belly button to the back.
Van der Laan avoids the body shot from Bell.
Van der Laan avoids the body shot from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries to land a leg kick but Bell saw it coming and moves away.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van der Laan. That's going to slow Bell down.
Van der Laan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van der Laan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van der Laan moves away.
Van der Laan lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Van der Laan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bell 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.
Van der Laan scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan moves into range and clinches up with Bell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van der Laan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan manages to break the clinch.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Van der Laan's shoulder, as Van der Laan tries to avoid the shot.
Van der Laan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bell circles away quickly and effectively.
Van der Laan cracks the inside of Bell's front leg.
Van der Laan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van der Laan jabs Bell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van der Laan wants to clinch.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Van der Laan ducks down to avoid it.
Bell has a takedown stuffed.
Andre Van der Laan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stringer Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Van der Laan.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van der Laan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van der Laan lands a head kick. Bell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andre Van der Laan is winning the standup battle so far.
Van der Laan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
Nice body kick there by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van der Laan swivels and escapes.
Van der Laan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van der Laan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van der Laan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Van der Laan tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van der Laan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan is looking to clinch.
Van der Laan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bell if he has to take too many more of those.
Van der Laan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van der Laan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bell.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Van der Laan is out of range.
Crunch! Van der Laan slams his shin into Bell's torso.
Van der Laan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Van der Laan scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Van der Laan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Laan thumps Bell with a low kick.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan clearly takes that round.
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.
Bell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Van der Laan lands the left hand.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Van der Laan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andre Van der Laan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan working Bell over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan landing knees to the head.
Van der Laan working Bell over with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Bell in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Van der Laan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bell takes an elbow to the temple.
Bell jumps guard but Van der Laan stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van der Laan is pushing Bell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Van der Laan working Bell over with knees to the body.
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!
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bell takes an elbow to the temple.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan working Bell over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van der Laan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van der Laan swinging wildly here.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Van der Laan tenderised Bell's leg. Bell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van der Laan throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Van der Laan clobbers Bell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Van der Laan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van der Laan with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Van der Laan saw that one coming.
Van der Laan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Van der Laan is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Bell swings widly with a right hand
enabling Van der Laan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bell fails to land the takedown.
Andre Van der Laan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stringer Bell.
Van der Laan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Laan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Van der Laan scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van der Laan moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan had his way with Stringer Bell in that round.
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!
Van der Laan looks for the body kick but Bell saw that one coming.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Van der Laan connects with the punch.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Van der Laan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van der Laan slips under a jab.
Van der Laan tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Van der Laan.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bell duly obliges.
Van der Laan scores with a body shot.
Bell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bell.
Bell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van der Laan swivels and escapes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van der Laan connects with an inside leg kick.
Bell throws a body punch but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van der Laan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van der Laan. That's going to slow Bell down.
Bell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van der Laan counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
A good leg kick by Van der Laan.
An inside leg kick lands from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van der Laan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van der Laan is looking to get to half guard.
Bell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Van der Laan has worked his arm free - good work by Van der Laan!
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stringer Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing strikes but Van der Laan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bell is looking for a sweep.
Bell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bell actively working from the bottom here.
Bell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bell wants to sweep here but Van der Laan controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Bell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van der Laan has picked Bell up and slammed him! Bell can't keep hold of the triangle and Van der Laan manages to pass to side control!
Bell tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Van der Laan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van der Laan trying to control the action but Bell is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bell.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andre Van der Laan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van der Laan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van der Laan!
Andre Van der Laan retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Andre Van der Laan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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