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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 Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Van der Laan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van der Laan. That did some damage!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Van der Laan.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van der Laan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van der Laan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van der Laan misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Van der Laan dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Van der Laan's shoulder, as Van der Laan tries to avoid the shot.
Van der Laan lands a head kick!
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones drives through with a takedown into Van der Laan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones wants to control from the top but Van der Laan keeps moving.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Van der Laan is retaining full guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van der Laan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones won't allow Van der Laan to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones trying to control but Van der Laan is working from the bottom.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Tom Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones throws the left hand but Van der Laan avoids the punch easily.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Van der Laan back into the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Van der Laan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws an elbow that misses.
Van der Laan blocking some punches.
Van der Laan is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van der Laan down to the mat. Van der Laan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van der Laan to the ground. Jones is now in Van der Laan's guard.
Van der Laan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones wants to control from the top but Van der Laan keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tom Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Van der Laan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Van der Laan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Van der Laan blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van der Laan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van der Laan, pushing him back against the cage.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Van der Laan is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Van der Laan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Van der Laan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Van der Laan defends.
Van der Laan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Van der Laan tries to improve position but can't.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van der Laan keeps working.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Van der Laan is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Van der Laan holds on to Jones's head and controls the position momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Van der Laan scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Van der Laan stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Van der Laan.
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!
Jones pushes Van der Laan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Van der Laan blocks the low kick.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van der Laan in his tracks.
Van der Laan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van der Laan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Van der Laan clinches.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van der Laan connects with a looping right hand.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Van der Laan misses with a body kick.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van der Laan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Van der Laan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Van der Laan tries to escape but Jones is in control.
You can see the frustration on Van der Laan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van der Laan keeps working.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Van der Laan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones controls the position from side control.
Andre Van der Laan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Van der Laan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tom Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Van der Laan blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan scores with a nice head shot.
Van der Laan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Van der Laan avoids it.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van der Laan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tom Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van der Laan keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Van der Laan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tom Jones.
Van der Laan throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Van der Laan throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Van der Laan checks a leg kick.
A head kick from Jones lands but Van der Laan takes it in his stride.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Van der Laan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
Tom Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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