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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itula Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Gogh has chosen Outro - By: M83 as his entrance music. Itula Maafala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Itula Maafala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Van Gogh. No joy for Maafala on that attempt.
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Maafala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maafala tries to counter by clinching up but Van Gogh breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the head.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gogh throws a right and a left that Maafala avoids nicely.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Maafala's head but Maafala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gogh misses with a right hand
and Maafala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gogh.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Gogh.
Maafala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Gogh up against the cage.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Gogh avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala has Van Gogh pressed against the cage, preventing Van Gogh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maafala is stalling here.
Maafala throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maafala stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maafala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Gogh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Gogh wants to break free but Maafala has control.
Van Gogh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maafala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Gogh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maafala tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gogh avoids the damage to the body.
Maafala tries a knee to the head but Van Gogh blocks it.
Van Gogh working hard to break the clinch.
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maafala seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Gogh sizes up Maafala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maafala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maafala tries to clinch there but Van Gogh circles away.
Van Gogh misses the jab.
Maafala takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gogh connects with a single shot there.
Van Gogh connects with a right hand. Maafala shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh lands a nice shot to the body.
Maafala is looking to clinch.
Van Gogh with a jab.
Maafala moves into range and clinches up with Van Gogh.
Knees to the body from Maafala.
Maafala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Gogh blocks an elbow strike from Maafala.
Van Gogh breaks the clinch.
Maafala slips a jab from Van Gogh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maafala is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Gogh.
Maafala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Maafala avoids it easily.
Van Gogh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maafala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maafala is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh is looking to take a break and control but Maafala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Gogh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Van Gogh is working for a submission of some sort.
Van Gogh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maafala defending well though.
Maafala tries to roll over but Van Gogh keeps him under control.
Van Gogh working over Maafala with some ground and pound. Maafala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Gogh wants to free his trapped foot but Maafala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Gogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maafala defending well though.
Van Gogh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maafala keeps working.
Maafala is looking for a sweep. Van Gogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Gogh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot by Van Gogh.
Maafala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Gogh lands a jab to the head.
Maafala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maafala seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maafala slips under a jab from Van Gogh.
Maafala walks into a straight right hand from Van Gogh.
Maafala moves in looking to clinch but Van Gogh pushes him off.
Maafala shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Gogh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Gogh has control of Maafala's left arm, preventing Maafala from doing any damage.
Maafala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Maafala trying to keep a closed guard but Van Gogh is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maafala manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Gogh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maafala is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Gogh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Gogh cracks the inside of Maafala's front leg.
Maafala slips a jab from Van Gogh.
Maafala changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maafala tries to clinch but Van Gogh is having none of it.
Van Gogh wants to counter with a clinch but Maafala pushes him away.
Maafala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maafala moves in looking to clinch but Van Gogh pushes him off.
Maafala ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Van Gogh misses.
The fighters circling - Van Gogh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Van Gogh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gogh scores with the left hand. Maafala knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Gogh lands with a straight right. Maafala didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maafala is looking to clinch.
Van Gogh loads up on a big right hand but Maafala slips the punch.
Maafala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Maafala moves away and avoids it.
Itula Maafala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Van Gogh.
Maafala misses with a double jab.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Van Gogh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Van Gogh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maafala some visible discomfort.
Van Gogh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maafala, who protects the arm well.
Van Gogh scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh is looking to take a break and control but Maafala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh working the body and head with strikes.
Van Gogh scoring with punches from side control.
Van Gogh landing a few strikes.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Maafala is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Maafala parries the strikes from Van Gogh easily there. Van Gogh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maafala to escape.
Maafala is looking for a sweep.
Van Gogh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maafala tries to bench press Van Gogh off him but Van Gogh keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Gogh throws a strike aimed at the side of Maafala's head but Maafala avoids it well.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Maafala is working from the bottom.
Pierre Van Gogh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Gogh working the body and head with strikes.
Maafala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Van Gogh has hold of Maafala's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Maafala tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Van Gogh cranks the arm and Maafala screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Maafala, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pierre Van Gogh!
An out of breath Pierre Van Gogh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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