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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thor Arnason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenin Bottai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Arnason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Arnason! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenin Bottai! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arnason scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Bottai is looking to regain half guard here but Arnason keeps moving and retains side control. Bottai can't do much from the bottom here. Bottai tries to get back to half guard but can't. Arnason 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. Bottai looks to move to half guard but instead Arnason has passed into mount! Damn! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arnason lands a couple of good shots and Bottai has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's one minute gone in the round. Arnason controlling from the back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bottai grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. Bottai is trying to get back to his feet but Arnason has full control of the position and if anything, Bottai has just worked his way into a worse spot. Bottai showing good submission defense here.
Arnason softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Arnason controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arnason lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Arnason.
Bottai takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bottai is rocked! Arnason lands shots from the back. Bottai is still in real trouble! Can Arnason finish him? Arnason drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Bottai is in real trouble here! Arnason lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Arnason is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Arnason! After winning the bout, Thor Arnason thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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