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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven de Pina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries has chosen Duke Lion as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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152 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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157 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven de Pina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Pina throws a lazy head kick
letting De Vries counter with a right hand.
De Vries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vries delivers a nice body kick.
de Pina misses with a straight right.
de Pina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
de Pina does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
de Pina tries to sprawl but De Vries drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Vries throwing shots but de Pina is blocking nicely.
de Pina has hold of De Vries's hands but De Vries slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Vries thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed de Pina's head.
De Vries looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks de Pina with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries throwing shots but de Pina is blocking nicely.
De Vries is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Vries missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Vries looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Vries thows a huge punch but de Pina dodges it nicely.
De Vries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
de Pina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Vries on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Vries drops an elbow to the side of de Pina's head.
de Pina avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Vries.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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!
De Vries trying to control from half guard but de Pina is working away.
De Vries lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Pina blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Vries.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Vries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
de Pina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
de Pina is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Vries lands a nice short elbow.
De Vries thows a huge punch but de Pina dodges it nicely.
De Vries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Vries thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed de Pina's head.
De Vries seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina taking some punishment here, with De Vries in his half guard.
De Vries winds up and cracks de Pina with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
De Vries working over de Pina with some ground and pound. de Pina looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Vries thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed de Pina's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries wants to free his trapped foot but de Pina is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Vries scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated 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.
De Vries connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
de Pina blocks a head kick by De Vries.
de Pina finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Vries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
de Pina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Vries stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Vries scores with a jab. de Pina acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
de Pina just misses with a punch to the body.
de Pina takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - de Pina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Vries fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Vries is looking to slow de Pina down with leg kicks.
de Pina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vries circles away quickly and effectively.
de Pina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
de Pina throws an off balance right hand
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries scores with a decent looking hook.
De Vries cracks the inside of de Pina's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
de Pina's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Vries under the eye.
A cross from De Vries lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a decent looking hook.
De Vries fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Vries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from De Vries misses.
De Vries has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
de Pina missing with a left hand there. De Vries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vries fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Vries chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from de Pina.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Pina on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Vries connects with an inside leg kick.
De Vries lands an overhand right.
Hans De Vries seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vries jabs at de Pina's body.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from de Pina.
de Pina 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Vries checks a leg kick.
de Pina throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Vries misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Pina misses with a hook. De Vries ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by De Vries.
De Vries connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Vries.
de Pina misses with a looping left.
de Pina is looking to slow De Vries down with leg kicks.
De Vries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vries clinches with his opponent.
de Pina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
de Pina takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Steven de Pina has been cut.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Pina takes an elbow to the forehead.
de Pina avoids the elbow strike from De Vries, against the cage.
de Pina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Vries just leaning against de Pina, taking a breather.
De Vries lands a hook that snaps the head of de Pina backwards.
de Pina tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the cage.
De Vries lands a body punch.
de Pina is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of de Pina's head.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Pina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina is trying to push De Vries away but De Vries has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Vries leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
de Pina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Vries has de Pina pressed against the cage, preventing de Pina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has de Pina in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from De Vries.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as de Pina controls the action.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven de Pina's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Vries scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Pina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
de Pina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
de Pina gets tackled into the cage by De Vries. De Vries maintains the clinch.
de Pina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that de Pina shrugs off.
de Pina is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries is trying to trip de Pina. He has hold of a leg but de Pina is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De Vries persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
de Pina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Vries.
De Vries forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Vries takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Vries passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for de Pina!
De Vries cracks de Pina with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
de Pina is bucking up trying to escape but De Vries cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
de Pina is rocked!
De Vries scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh de Pina is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Vries drops a big elbow. That's hurt de Pina! More shots from De Vries and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans De Vries!
Hans De Vries is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Hans De Vries thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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