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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Pintos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beethoven-Symphony 7. Wolfgang Van Beethoven has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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213 cm
36
277 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
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189 cm
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264 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, El Pintos! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pintos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Beethoven counters with a nice uppercut. Van Beethoven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pintos throws a right hand that misses
letting Van Beethoven counter with a right hand. Van Beethoven is looking to land body kicks. A slapping leg kick lands for Pintos.
Van Beethoven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Beethoven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Pintos connects with a solid leg kick. Pintos needs to keep his hands up - Van Beethoven had a free shot at his head there. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Beethoven . Pintos shrugs it off though. Pintos avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Pintos moves out of range of the body kick from Van Beethoven .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pintos moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Beethoven .
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Beethoven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pintos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Beethoven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pintos has time to react. Van Beethoven slips a straight right by Pintos. Van Beethoven feinted there with a counter leg kick. Pintos misses with a looping right. Van Beethoven scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Pintos instigates a clinch. Van Beethoven 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pintos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Pintos avoids it by throwing Van Beethoven back against the cage. Pintos swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid it. A short left from Pintos. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pintos has a couple of punches blocked by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pintos breaks from the clinch.
Van Beethoven misses with a double jab
and Pintos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Van Beethoven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Van Beethoven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Van Beethoven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Van Beethoven misses with a hook to the body
and Pintos counters with a leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Van Beethoven . Pintos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Beethoven in his tracks.
It looks like Wolfgang Van Beethoven has been cut. Pintos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Beethoven paws at him with a jab and circles away. Van Beethoven is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Pintos ducks under a wild hook from Van Beethoven . Van Beethoven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pintos's sensitive parts. Van Beethoven walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pintos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Beethoven .
Pintos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Beethoven is out of range. Van Beethoven looks to land a combination. Pintos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Van Beethoven connects with a crisp jab. Van Beethoven lands a body shot.
Van Beethoven throws a solid leg kick but Pintos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Beethoven . Pintos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Van Beethoven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Pintos. Van Beethoven is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Van Beethoven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Beethoven slips a straight right by Pintos. A head kick misses from Van Beethoven . The fighters circle momentarily. Pintos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Van Beethoven misses with an uppercut
and Pintos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pintos misses with a body shot.
Van Beethoven misses with a straight left. Pintos checks a low kick from Van Beethoven . Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Van Beethoven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pintos lands a right hook to the body.
Van Beethoven swinging wildly here.
Pintos blocks a leg kick. Pintos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Van Beethoven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pintos is out of range. Van Beethoven misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van Beethoven blocks a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven dominated that round. The cut man is working on Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Beethoven tries a head kick but it misses.
Pintos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Pintos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Pintos 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. Van Beethoven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pintos on the side of the head. Van Beethoven throws a nice outside leg kick. Pintos scores with a hook to the body. Van Beethoven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Some wild striking there from Van Beethoven .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pintos misses with a hook. Van Beethoven ducked under it nicely. Van Beethoven has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Nice body punch from Pintos. Pintos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pintos misses with a head kick.
Van Beethoven avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A looping hook to the body misses from Van Beethoven . Pintos does a little dance to reset his feet. Van Beethoven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Beethoven dips to his left and cracks Pintos with an uppercut! Van Beethoven tries a low kick but Pintos avoids it. Pintos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Van Beethoven throws a big shot that misses. Van Beethoven scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Pintos clinches. Van Beethoven blocking some punches.
Van Beethoven 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pintos swings widly with a right hand
and Van Beethoven counters with a straight right hand. Van Beethoven with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pintos moves out of range as Van Beethoven strikes. Pintos unleashes a big counter combination but Van Beethoven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Van Beethoven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pintos feints and then cracks Van Beethoven 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Beethoven down. Pintos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Beethoven connects with an inside leg kick. Van Beethoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pintos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Beethoven . Pintos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Pintos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pintos checks the leg kick. Donk. Pintos catches Van Beethoven right on the button with a cross. Pintos throws a leg kick which misses Van Beethoven 's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Beethoven tries to avoid it. Van Beethoven throws a right hand that misses
and Pintos counters with a low kick, right behind Van Beethoven 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pintos avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Van Beethoven lands a jab to Pintos's midsection. Van Beethoven looks to throw the jab but Pintos is out of range. Pintos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Pintos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Pintos takes a swing at Van Beethoven 's ribcage but misses. A jab from Pintos misses. Pintos avoids the body shot from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven throws an off balance right hand
and Pintos counters with a stiff right hand. Van Beethoven cracks Pintos with a right hand to the side of the head. A lazy left from Van Beethoven finds it's target. Pintos cracks Van Beethoven with a right hand to the side of the head. Wolfgang Van Beethoven is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Beethoven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Van Beethoven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pintos. Van Beethoven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Pintos slips under a jab. Van Beethoven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Pintos throws a hook but Van Beethoven blocks it. Van Beethoven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pintoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Pintos throws an overhand right that lands on Van Beethoven 's shoulder, as Van Beethoven tries to avoid the shot. Van Beethoven throwing a counter right hand but Pintos manages to avoid it. Van Beethoven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pintos. Pintos obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Beethoven . Pintos misses with a body shot.
Van Beethoven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Van Beethoven scores with a decent looking hook. Pintos looks to land a right hand but Van Beethoven moved out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
That kick from Van Beethoven tenderised Pintos's leg. Pintos is trying to keep his angry face on. Van Beethoven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pintos can do to turn this around? A jab from Pintos misses. Van Beethoven appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Van Beethoven tries to land a leg kick but Pintos saw it coming and moves away.
Van Beethoven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pintos is able to avoid easily. Van Beethoven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Van Beethoven throws a leg kick that is checked and Pintos counters with a lovely shot to the body. Pintos misses with a low kick. Pintos works Van Beethoven 's body with a nice hook. Van Beethoven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Beethoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Van Beethoven moves out of range as Pintos strikes. Pintos throws an off balance right hand
letting Van Beethoven counter with a right hand. Van Beethoven checks the leg kick. A little feinted left hand from Van Beethoven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pintos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pintos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Van Beethoven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Van Beethoven drops his hands momentarily and Pintos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Pintos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Beethoven counters with a stiff right hand. Van Beethoven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Van Beethoven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pintos! But no joy. Pintos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Beethoven . Van Beethoven slips a jab from Pintos. A bone on bone clash there as Van Beethoven blocks the leg kick.
Pintos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Pintos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Beethoven 's sensitive parts. A cross from Pintos lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Beethoven tries to land a front kick but Pintos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Pintos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Beethoven , right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Van Beethoven loads up on a big right hand but Pintos slips the punch. A slow jab from Van Beethoven misses its intended target. Pintos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Beethoven 's sensitive parts. Wolfgang Van Beethoven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Pintos misses the body punch and Van Beethoven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Van Beethoven scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Van Beethoven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Pintos. Van Beethoven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Van Beethoven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pintos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Beethoven slips a jab and a cross from Pintos.
Pintos checks a leg kick nicely. Pintos misses with an uppercut. Van Beethoven saw that one coming. Van Beethoven throws a series of strikes that have Pintos backpedaling.
Van Beethoven looks to score with a jab to the body but Pintos is just out of range. Van Beethoven lands an overhand right. A telegraphed right hand from Van Beethoven misses the target. El Pintos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pintos on the wrong end of a nice hook. Van Beethoven lands a slapping body shot.
Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven thinks about countering with a body kick. Pintos loads up on a big right hand but Van Beethoven slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pintos connects with a body shot that sends Van Beethoven 's belly button to the back. Pintos throws a big shot that misses. Van Beethoven half committed to a counter leg kick. Pintos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Beethoven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pintos darts in trying to clinch and Van Beethoven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pintos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A chopping leg kick lands by Van Beethoven . Pintos throws a right and a left that both miss. Pintos throws out a loose jab but Van Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid it. Van Beethoven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pintos in his tracks. A jab from Pintos misses. A quick step to the side and Van Beethoven tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight! Wolfgang Van Beethoven showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Beethoven , 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Van Beethoven ! Wolfgang Van Beethoven managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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