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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vasile Vasla (ranked 8208 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Faehn (ranked 8120 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 cm
28
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
27
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasile Vasla! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Faehn ! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vasla shoots in looking for a takedown. Faehn tries to sprawl out of it but Vasla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faehn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Vasla throws a right and a left that both miss. Faehn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Faehn pinned against the cage. Faehn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Faehn wants to counter with a clinch but Vasla pushes him away. Faehn keeps the fight on the outside. Faehn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Faehn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Faehn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Vasla is not content to let Faehn control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Faehn in particular looking to stall. Faehn wants to control but Vasla is keeping him busy. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Faehn connects with a nice short shot to Vasla's temple. Faehn trying to control the pace. Faehn working over Vasla with some ground and pound. Vasla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Faehn gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Vasile Vasla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Faehn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vasla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Vasla manages to get to full guard.
Vasla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faehn is aware though and is defending well. Vasla throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Faehn won't allow Vasla to sweep him here. Faehn cracks Vasla with a solid left hand. Vasla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faehn 's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Faehn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vasla is controlling him. Vasla is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Faehn wants to control but Vasla passes easily into half guard.
Faehn wants to get back to his feet. Faehn is trying to control but Vasla passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Faehn tries to buck Vasla off but Vasla is having none of it. Vasla has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Faehn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vasla throws a head kick that misses and Faehn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faehn .
That's four minutes gone in the round. Faehn trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vasla is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Faehn frees his head nicely. Oh but Vasla has switched to an armbar! Faehn is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vasile Vasla!
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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
37% |
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