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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Koretanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rembrandt Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Koretanov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Koretanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rembrandt Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
Van Rijn scores with a shot to the side of Koretanov's head.
Van Rijn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koretanov.
Koretanov is trying to drag Van Rijn to the mat but Van Rijn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Koretanov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Van Rijn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Koretanov connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn wants to sweep but no luck.
Koretanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Rijn trying to control the position here.
Koretanov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koretanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Rijn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Rijn keeping moving, preventing Koretanov from controlling successfully.
Koretanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koretanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Rijn has control of Koretanov's left arm, preventing Koretanov from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Rijn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koretanov.
Koretanov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koretanov duly obliges.
Jab by Van Rijn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koretanov misses with a straight left.
Van Rijn lands a slapping body shot.
Van Rijn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koretanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Rijn moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn is stalling here.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rijn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Koretanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koretanov stalling.
Koretanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Rijn stalling against the cage.
Koretanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Rijn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Rijn blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rijn has Koretanov pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn gets underhooks to prevent Koretanov's takedown attempt.
Koretanov lands a left hand.
Koretanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Koretanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn avoiding damage.
Koretanov tries to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling the position.
Koretanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Rijn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Van Rijn lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koretanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koretanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Rijn gets a clinch.
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 Rijn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koretanov takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rijn.
A shot in the inside from Van Rijn.
Koretanov is trying to drag Van Rijn to the mat but Van Rijn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koretanov is breathing heavily.
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn prevents the takedown attempt.
Koretanov has Van Rijn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Rijn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koretanov or not.
Good body shot from Van Rijn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rembrandt Van Rijn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koretanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Koretanov.
Koretanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Rijn counters by clinching up.
Rembrandt Van Rijn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rijn lands with a right to the head.
Van Rijn is pressed up against the cage. Koretanov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Rijn down to the mat. Van Rijn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koretanov misses with a combination
and Koretanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Rijn clinches.
Koretanov is working for takedown but Van Rijn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Rijn has Koretanov pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Van Rijn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of Koretanov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Van Rijn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a nice uppercut.
Koretanov is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koretanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Rijn struggling a bit here.
Van Rijn tries to improve position but can't.
Van Rijn wants to control but Koretanov postures up.
Koretanov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koretanov prevents Van Rijn from escaping the position.
Koretanov trying to control the position but Van Rijn is working away.
Van Rijn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koretanov cracks Van Rijn with a big right hand but Van Rijn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Van Rijn is right now.
Van Rijn is looking for a sweep.
Koretanov is looking to take a break and control but Van Rijn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Rijn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koretanov working the ground and pound but Van Rijn is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn looking for a sweep but Koretanov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Koretanov looking to control but Van Rijn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koretanov raining down shots from the mount!
Van Rijn is trying to escape the mount.
Koretanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Rijn's face.
Koretanov throws a strike there. Van Rijn manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Van Rijn has his hands clasped together around Koretanov's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn is not content to let Koretanov control the position.
Koretanov uses his free foot to push down on Van Rijn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koretanov.
Van Rijn tries to lock up and control but Koretanov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koretanov landing shots from mount.
Koretanov punching from mount but Van Rijn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrei Koretanov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Rijn looks to land a left hand but Koretanov moved out of range nicely.
Koretanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Rijn back to the cage. Koretanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy.
Koretanov misses with a jab to the body
and Van Rijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koretanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn cracks Koretanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Rijn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koretanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koretanov goes for a double leg but Van Rijn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Rijn continues to drive forward.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Koretanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koretanov backwards.
Van Rijn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koretanov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Rijn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Rijn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rijn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koretanov up against the cage.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Koretanov controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Van Rijn taking a breather.
A short right from Koretanov.
Van Rijn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koretanov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rijn taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koretanov is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
Van Rijn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Rijn lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rijn pushes Koretanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koretanov up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Van Rijn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koretanov is looking for a takedown.
Van Rijn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koretanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Rijn is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Koretanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koretanov misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Van Rijn.
Koretanov tries to break free but Van Rijn pushes him back against the cage.
Koretanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn stalling against the cage.
Van Rijn gets through Koretanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koretanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Rijn is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn slows down the pace here.
Van Rijn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koretanov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Rijn can turn it around.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rijn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rijn gets underhooks to prevent Koretanov's takedown attempt.
Van Rijn gets through Koretanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rijn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Rijn receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Koretanov is looking for a takedown.
Van Rijn cracks Koretanov with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koretanov is rocked!
Van Rijn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Koretanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rijn lands a big right hand that drops Koretanov! The killer instinct kicks in and Van Rijn finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Van Rijn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rembrandt Van Rijn!
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energy
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hype
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