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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Van Der Varrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Tom Van Der Varrt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tom Van Der Varrt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Van Der Varrt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Tango!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tango manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Der Varrt on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Der Varrt's guard now, I'm sure.
Van Der Varrt wants to stand and escape but Tango is having none of it.
Tango's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van Der Varrt keeping moving, preventing Tango from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chief Tango was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Van Der Varrt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Varrt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tango.
Van Der Varrt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Varrt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Varrt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tango.
Tango dodges the punch combination from Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tango slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Varrt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt cracks Tango with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Der Varrt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Der Varrt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Der Varrt is breathing heavily.
Van Der Varrt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Varrt lands with a hook. Tango tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Van Der Varrt.
Tango has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tango throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Varrt avoids it.
Tom Van Der Varrt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tango avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tango shoots in and drives through. Van Der Varrt sprawls well.
Van Der Varrt throws a nice looking combination but Tango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tango darts in and clinches Van Der Varrt up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Van Der Varrt.
Tango jumps guard but Van Der Varrt stands there with Tango around his waist. Tango gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Varrt misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Varrt can't find room to land a body shot as Tango controls the action.
Van Der Varrt tries to throw a body punch but Tango avoids it by throwing Van Der Varrt back against the ropes.
Van Der Varrt can't find room to land a body shot as Tango controls the action.
Van Der Varrt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Der Varrt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Der Varrt tries a body shot but Tango blocks it.
Van Der Varrt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tango blocks a body shot from Van Der Varrt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Varrt breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Van Der Varrt both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt looks to land a combination. Tango sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tango tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Der Varrt swivels and escapes.
Tom Van Der Varrt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Tango.
Van Der Varrt stalks Tango and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tango's face. Tango staggers backwards, shaken.
Tango circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tango has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Varrt. Those never looked like landing.
Van Der Varrt tries to close the distance and clinch but Tango swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tango closes the distance and clinches.
Tango missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Varrt avoiding damage as Tango throws knees to the body.
Tango prevents a body shot from Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Der Varrt tries to work over Tango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt tries to throw a body punch but Tango avoids it by throwing Van Der Varrt back against the ropes.
Van Der Varrt is working Tango over against the ropes.
Tango is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Varrt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Der Varrt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tango tries a body shot but Van Der Varrt blocks it.
Tango working hard to break the clinch.
Van Der Varrt misses with a body punch.
Van Der Varrt lands a body punch.
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 Varrt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tango or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Varrt tries to work over Tango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt tries a body shot but Tango blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Van Der Varrt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Der Varrt clinches up against the ropes.
Van Der Varrt digs a right hand into Tango's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tango's gas tank.
Tango has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Der Varrt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Der Varrt can't find room to land a body shot as Tango controls the action.
Van Der Varrt struggles to land a body shot inside as Tango controls his hands.
Tango jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Der Varrt walks away with a smile on his face. Tango gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Der Varrt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Van Der Varrt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Der Varrt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tango eats them both and turns towards Van Der Varrt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Van Der Varrt feints a jab promting Tango to slip. Van Der Varrt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tango slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van Der Varrt tries to close the distance and clinch but Tango swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tango takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Van Der Varrt does no damage.
A nice combination there by Van Der Varrt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Der Varrt checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Van Der Varrt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Der Varrt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Varrt misses with the combination.
Tom Van Der Varrt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Varrt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tango.
Tango tries a head kick but it misses.
Tango avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Varrt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Der Varrt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Der Varrt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tango swinging wildly here.
Van Der Varrt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tango paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance but Tango moves to the side
and Tango counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Der Varrt lands a shot to the body.
Tango has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Der Varrt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tom Van Der Varrt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Tango.
Van Der Varrt tries to throw a body punch but Tango avoids it by throwing Van Der Varrt back against the ropes.
Van Der Varrt struggles to land a body shot inside as Tango controls his hands.
Van Der Varrt tries a body shot but Tango blocks it.
Van Der Varrt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tango pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Varrt lunges at Tango with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tango's hand.
Van Der Varrt throws a right hand that Tango ducks under and follows up with a left that Tango also avoids with ease.
Tango walks into a straight right hand from Van Der Varrt.
Tom Van Der Varrt is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Der Varrt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tango circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tango closes the distance and clinches.
Tango breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Varrt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tango circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Der Varrt misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Varrt stuffs the takedown attempt from Tango. Tango gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Varrt swinging wildly here.
Van Der Varrt fails to land with a series of punches.
Tango shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Varrt pinned against the ropes. Van Der Varrt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Varrt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tango doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Varrt swinging wildly here.
Tango clinches up with Van Der Varrt and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tango is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Van Der Varrt to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Der Varrt pushes Tango back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Der Varrt manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Van Der Varrt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tango misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Der Varrt has Tango up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Van Der Varrt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Der Varrt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Varrt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Varrt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tango.
Tango dodges the punch combination from Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tango circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Der Varrt lands a two punch combo.
Tango shoots for a takedown but Van Der Varrt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Der Varrt misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tango dodges the punch combination from Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt misses with the combination.
Tango fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tango closes the distance and clinches up with Van Der Varrt, looking for a takedown. Tango pushes Van Der Varrt against the ropes but Van Der Varrt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tom Van Der Varrt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Tango.
Tango swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Varrt.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Varrt. Those never looked like landing.
Van Der Varrt swinging wildly here.
Tango shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Varrt tries to sprawl out of it but Tango keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Van Der Varrt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Der Varrt rushes Tango and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt tries a body shot but Tango blocks it.
Van Der Varrt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Der Varrt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tom Van Der Varrt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tango tries to break free but Van Der Varrt pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Der Varrt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tango tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Der Varrt lands an uppercut.
Van Der Varrt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Der Varrt misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tango stalling in the clinch but Van Der Varrt improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Varrt fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Der Varrt looks to land a combination but Tango avoids it well.
Tom Van Der Varrt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Varrt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Varrt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Der Varrt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tango circles away quickly and effectively.
Tango chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Der Varrt throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tango fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Varrt fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Der Varrt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tango shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Der Varrt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tango's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Varrt. Those never looked like landing.
Van Der Varrt misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Varrt throws a series of punches but Tango avoids them all with ease.
Van Der Varrt throws a series of punches but Tango moves out of range.
Van Der Varrt misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Varrt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Varrt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Van Der Varrt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Der Varrt, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Van Der Varrt!
A determined Tom Van Der Varrt didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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