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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robben Van Gal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Stojakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojakovic has chosen Mutant Cunt Sniffer by Venetian Snares as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robben Van Gal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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143 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robben Van Gal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tibor Stojakovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stojakovic circles away.
Stojakovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Gal moves away from the strike by Stojakovic.
Stojakovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stojakovic tests Van Gal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Robben Van Gal has been cut.
Van Gal moves out of range as Stojakovic strikes.
Stojakovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stojakovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stojakovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stojakovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stojakovic circles away.
Stojakovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Gal throws a leg kick but Stojakovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Stojakovic misses.
Stojakovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gal.
Van Gal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stojakovic misses with a wild combination.
Tibor Stojakovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stojakovic as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robben Van Gal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stojakovic works over Van Gal's head and body with a nice combination.
Stojakovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stojakovic misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Stojakovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Stojakovic as Van Gal shoots in.
Stojakovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gal circles away quickly and effectively.
Stojakovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stojakovic throws a right hand that Van Gal ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Gal also avoids with ease.
Stojakovic throws a body punch but Van Gal moves out of range.
Van Gal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Gal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Gal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojakovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Gal tries for a takedown but Stojakovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Gal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Gal moves in looking to clinch but Stojakovic pushes him off.
Stojakovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Gal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stojakovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Stojakovic does no damage.
Van Gal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stojakovic misses with a double jab.
Stojakovic looks gassed!
Stojakovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gal circles away quickly and effectively.
Stojakovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stojakovic throws out a loose jab but Van Gal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stojakovic tries to bum rush Van Gal with a series of wild strikes but Van Gal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tibor Stojakovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stojakovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Gal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stojakovic!
Van Gal is going olschool here, as he tries to force Stojakovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stojakovic shrugs it off.
Van Gal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stojakovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Gal has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Gal avoids the attempt from Stojakovic to control.
Van Gal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stojakovic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gal tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Stojakovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stojakovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stojakovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Gal backs up against the cage.
Stojakovic misses with a double jab.
Stojakovic misses with a few strikes there.
Van Gal shoots in for a takedown but Stojakovic shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tibor Stojakovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robben Van Gal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Gal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stojakovic.
Stojakovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robben Van Gal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Gal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stojakovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gal moves away.
Stojakovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gal misses with a body kick.
Van Gal slips under a jab.
Van Gal throws a push kick but Stojakovic slaps the foot to one side.
Van Gal misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojakovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stojakovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stojakovic lands with a cross.
Stojakovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stojakovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stojakovic throws a combination. Van Gal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robben Van Gal's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojakovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Stojakovic is breathing heavily.
Stojakovic tries to bum rush Van Gal with a series of wild strikes but Van Gal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stojakovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stojakovic.
Stojakovic throws a series of punches but Van Gal moves out of range.
Stojakovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Van Gal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stojakovic doesn't seem phased though.
Stojakovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stojakovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stojakovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Gal misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stojakovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Gal counters with a good low kick that Stojakovic was not able to check.
Van Gal looks to land a body kick but Stojakovic moved away.
Van Gal thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Gal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stojakovic looks to land a left hand but Van Gal moved out of range nicely.
Stojakovic ducks under a wild hook from Van Gal.
Van Gal slips a jab and a cross from Stojakovic.
Van Gal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gal is looking for a kimura here.
Van Gal seems to be working for a kimura but Stojakovic defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojakovic kicks Van Gal off and gets back to his feet.
Van Gal throws an overhand right that lands on Stojakovic's shoulder, as Stojakovic tries to avoid the shot.
Stojakovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Gal has time to react.
Stojakovic lands with a right hand.
Stojakovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Gal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stojakovic.
Van Gal misses with a few strikes there.
Van Gal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stojakovic throws a shot from downtown. Van Gal moves away and avoids it.
Stojakovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Gal feints and as Stojakovic raises his hands in defense, Van Gal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Gal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojakovic has his feet on Van Gal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stojakovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stojakovic throws a right hand that Van Gal ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Gal also avoids with ease.
Van Gal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tibor Stojakovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stojakovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stojakovic throws a series of punches but Van Gal moves out of range.
No joy there for Stojakovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gal throws a leg kick but Stojakovic checks it.
Van Gal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Gal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tibor Stojakovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robben Van Gal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Stojakovic misses with a few strikes there.
Van Gal slips a jab from Stojakovic.
Stojakovic moves out of range of the body kick from Van Gal.
Stojakovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gal.
Stojakovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Stojakovic moves away from the strike by Van Gal.
Stojakovic cracks Van Gal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stojakovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stojakovic fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gal misses with an uppercut.
Stojakovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stojakovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gal misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Gal wants to pass the guard but Stojakovic is keeping the position.
Van Gal trying to control but Stojakovic is working from the bottom.
Stojakovic looking to control.
Van Gal wants to control from the top but Stojakovic keeps moving.
Van Gal tries to free his leg and advance position but Stojakovic is retaining full guard.
Van Gal postures up.
Van Gal prevents Stojakovic from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Gal tries to clinch but Stojakovic moves out of range.
Stojakovic throws a nice looking combination but Van Gal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Gal is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Stojakovic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van Gal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stojakovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van Gal.
Stojakovic is trying is best to control the position here.
Stojakovic gets full guard.
Stojakovic is trying to keep Van Gal in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojakovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Van Gal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van Gal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stojakovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stojakovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Gal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stojakovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stojakovic's back!
Stojakovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stojakovic regains half guard.
Van Gal stops Stojakovic from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojakovic wants to get back to full guard but Van Gal has passed into side control.
Stojakovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stojakovic tries to lock up and control but Van Gal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Gal looking to secure an arm triangle but Stojakovic defends it well.
Van Gal won't let Stojakovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Gal looking to control but Stojakovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Gal has control of Stojakovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stojakovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Robben Van Gal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Gal unloads with some shots from mount but Stojakovic bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robben Van Gal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stojakovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tibor Stojakovic!
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hype
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