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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibson Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsau Tsetsku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsetsku has chosen Paula Seling & Ovi - Miracle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
25
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
187 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibson Preuss! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsau Tsetsku! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tsetsku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ibson Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Preuss misses with a looping left. Preuss misses with a few strikes there.
Preuss digs a good hook to Tsetsku's body.
A slow jab from Tsetsku misses its intended target. Preuss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsetsku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preuss. Preuss swinging wildly here.
Tsetsku tries to counter by closing the distance. Tsetsku instigates a clinch. Tsetsku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Tsetsku tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Tsetsku back against the cage. Tsetsku has a couple of punches blocked by Preuss.
Tsetsku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Preuss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tsetsku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Tsetsku as the two fighters clinch.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsetsku won't allow it.
Tsetsku tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tsetsku can't find room to land a body shot as Preuss controls the action.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside. Come on Tsetsku - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tsetsku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away. Tsetsku gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Tsetsku tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Tsetsku back against the cage. Tsetsku swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it. Preuss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tsetsku has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Tsetsku. Tsetsku misses with the head strike.
A short left from Tsetsku. Tsetsku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Preuss cracks Tsetsku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Tsau Tsetsku has been cut. Preuss connects with a crisp jab. Tsetsku looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range. Preuss misses with a body shot.
Preuss misses with a body punch
and Tsetsku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Preuss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsetsku throws a punch but it's blocked by Preuss. Tsetsku gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land. Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsetsku pushes Preuss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Preuss wants to break free but Tsetsku has control.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsetsku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsetsku can't find room to land a body shot as Preuss controls the action.
Tsetsku throws a punch but it's blocked by Preuss. A body shot lands from Tsetsku.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Tsetsku misses with a punch on the inside.
Preuss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tsetsku has him pressed against the cage. Tsetsku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tsetsku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tsetsku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsetsku is leaning against Preuss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsetsku won't allow it.
Tsetsku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preuss's elbow. Tsetsku pushes Preuss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Preuss. Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Tsetsku has him pressed against the cage. Preuss blocks a body shot from Tsetsku. Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Tsetsku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Good exchange - Tsetsku coming out on top. Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tsetsku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsetsku there as he acknowledges the shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsau Tsetsku dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tsau Tsetsku's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Preuss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Preuss digs a good body shot into Tsetsku's ribs. Tsetsku avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Tsetsku forces Preuss back against the cage and clinches. Preuss can't break the clinch.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsetsku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tsetsku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsetsku lands with a short shot to the head. Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Preuss is trying to force a seperation but Tsetsku has the dominant position. Tsetsku stalling the fight.
Tsetsku has Preuss pressed against the cage, preventing Preuss from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Tsetsku scores with a shot to the side of Preuss's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Tsetsku.
Tsetsku tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tsau Tsetsku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Tsetsku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Preuss backwards. Preuss blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsetsku. Tsetsku throws a punch but it's blocked by Preuss. Tsetsku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land. Tsetsku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsetsku swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it. Tsetsku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsetsku lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Preuss takes a shot to the head. Tsetsku swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it. Preuss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsetsku scores with an uppercut up the middle. Tsetsku has a couple of punches blocked by Preuss.
Tsetsku working aggressively here.
Tsetsku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsetsku is working Preuss over against the cage. Tsetsku has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsetsku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tsetsku struggles to land a body shot inside as Preuss controls his hands.
Tsetsku throws a head punch that misses. Nice body punch from Tsetsku - that landed with a thud.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside. Tsetsku tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tsetsku lands a shoulder strike. Tsetsku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A hook to the body from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku lands a body punch in the clinch. Tsetsku lands a body punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tsetsku misses with the head strike.
Tsetsku digs a right hand into Preuss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Preuss's gas tank. Tsetsku gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tsetsku misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preuss. Tsetsku throws a head punch that misses. Tsetsku misses with some punches.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ibson Preuss is winning the standup battle so far. Preuss throws a hook but Tsetsku avoids it easily. Tsetsku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Preuss misses with a straight right. Tsetsku rushes Preuss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Tsetsku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Tsetsku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice right hand lands inside from Tsetsku. Preuss tries to circle away but Tsetsku has him pinned against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Tsetsku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsau Tsetsku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tsau Tsetsku's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Preuss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Preuss connects with a crisp jab. Tsetsku misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Preuss misses the target. Tsetsku looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range. Nice defenses there by Preuss. Preuss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsetskus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Tsetsku drives through and clinches with Preuss against the cage.
Tsetsku misses with the head strike.
Tsetsku struggles to land a body shot inside as Preuss controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Preuss misses with a straight left. Preuss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsetsku is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Tsetsku getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Preuss looks to land a right hand but Tsetsku moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preuss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsetsku sees it coming and avoids it easily. Preuss throws a right and a left that Tsetsku avoids nicely. Tsetsku pushes Preuss up against the cage in a clinch. Tsetsku throws a head punch that misses. Tsetsku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tsetsku can't find room to land a body shot as Preuss controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land. Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside. Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside. Tsetsku tries a body shot but Preuss blocks it.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Tsetsku lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tsetsku avoiding damage.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nice shot lands for Tsetsku. Preuss ducks right into an uppercut from Tsetsku. Preuss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Preuss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tsetsku to counter with a crisp jab. Tsetsku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preuss. Preuss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Tsetsku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Tsetsku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Preuss misses the jab. Tsetsku loads up on a big right hand but Preuss slips the punch. Preuss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tsetsku has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tsetsku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preuss. Tsetsku has closed the distance and engaged Preuss in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsetsku.
Tsetsku lands with a right to the head. Tsetsku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Tsetsku misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land. Preuss blocks a body shot from Tsetsku. Tsetsku'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. Preuss blocking some punches.
Tsetsku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Tsau Tsetsku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tsetsku misses with a hook from the clinch. Preuss blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Tsetsku tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Tsetsku back against the cage. Ibson Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Preuss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tsetsku closes the distance and pushes Preuss back into the cage. Tsetsku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. 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! Preuss wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsetsku.
And that's the end of the fight! Tsau Tsetsku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Tsetsku 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsau Tsetsku! Tsau Tsetsku looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Eu va conduce România din nou!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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