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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Neves (ranked 1865 p4p, 228 weight class) and Frik Van Wyk (ranked 4597 p4p, 430 weight class). Van Wyk has chosen Ska-Rumba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frik Van Wyk!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wyk.
A quick step to the side and Neves tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wyk scores with a push kick.
Van Wyk misses with a double jab
and Neves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wyk throws a body kick that misses
enabling Neves to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wyk has closed the distance and engaged Neves in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Neves scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neves.
Van Wyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Wyk.
A short left from Neves.
Van Wyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neves lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves digs a right hand into Van Wyk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Wyk's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Neves.
Neves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Wyk looks winded!
Neves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Neves.
Van Wyk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neves.
Neves is working Van Wyk over against the cage.
Neves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Neves.
Still in the clinch, Neves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Wyk backwards.
Neves lands a right hand.
Van Wyk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Neves.
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!
Neves scores with a shot to the side of Van Wyk's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neves.
Neves lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves digs a right hand into Van Wyk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Wyk's gas tank.
Neves lands with a right to the head.
Van Wyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neves lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Neves.
A nice left hand lands by Neves.
Neves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Neves.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neves.
Neves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neves lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Neves.
Neves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neves lands a nice shot to the body.
Neves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Neves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neves scores with a shot to the side of Van Wyk's head.
Neves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Wyk backwards.
Van Wyk is rocked!
Neves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Wyk backwards.
Van Wyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Neves finish him?
Neves unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Van Wyk! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Neves is unloading with more strikes now! Van Wyk drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Neves!
Joao Neves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Frik Van Wyk had this to say: 'You can only learn by losing. I will come back stronger!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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