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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Armando Tran (ranked 5321 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Geone (ranked 4725 p4p, 0 weight class). Armando Tran had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
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131 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armando Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Geone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tran sprawls well. Tran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Geone gets slowly back to his feet.
Geone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tran, pushing him back against the cage.
Tran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Geone.
Geone digs a right hand underneath Tran's ribcage. Tran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tran has Geone pressed against the cage, preventing Geone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Geone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tran prevents it.
Tran working hard to break the clinch.
Geone misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran missing with knees to the body.
Tran leaning against his opponent.
Tran just leaning against Geone, taking a breather.
Tran gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Geone rushes Tran and presses him up against the cage.
Tran trying to stall but Geone improves his position.
Tran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geone's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tran - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tran looking to stall.
Geone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tran can't break the clinch.
Tran working aggressively here.
Tran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Come on Tran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Geone jumps guard and drags Tran to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geone trying to control the position here.
Geone is continuing to stall.
Tran stands up from Geone's guard - Tran perhaps looking for a knockout.
Geone goes for a double leg but Tran avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tran continues to drive forward.
Armando Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Geone.
Geone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tran, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tran - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tran is trying to maintain a safe position but Geone gets an underhook and turns Tran into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geone jumps guard but Tran turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tran breaks from the clinch.
Geone shoots in looking for a takedown. Tran tries to sprawl out of it but Geone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Geone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Geone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Geone takes the fight into the clinch.
Tran can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Geone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tran is looking to break free of the clinch but Geone has double underhooks.
Tran lands a good knee to the midsection. Geone won't want to take too many of those.
Tran tries a body shot but Geone blocks it.
Tran is struggling to control the position.
Tran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Geone shoots for a takedown but Tran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Geone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tran circles away.
Geone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Geone tries for a takedown but Tran circles away easily
and Tran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Tran dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Geone throws a body kick that misses
and Tran finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Geone darts in looking for a takedown but Tran gets double underhooks and turns Geone into the cage.
Geone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tran.
Geone dives in for a single leg takedown but Tran sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tran misses with a takedown
and Geone counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geone avoiding damage as Tran throws knees to the body.
Geone gets control of Tran's arms and successfully pulls guard. Geone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tran throws a big elbow that misses.
Tran throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geone has his hands on Tran's head, controlling the position.
Geone is trying to keep Tran in close.
Geone looking for a guillotine here but Tran defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tran wants to control from the top but Geone keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Geone pushes Tran off and scrambles back to his feet.
Geone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Armando Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Geone.
Geone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Geone looks to move away, Tran throws a big counter combo but Geone just gets out of the way.
Tran scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Geone is trying to control Tran's posture but Tran avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geone gets back to half guard.
Geone is breathing heavily.
Tran stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Geone to get to his feet.
Tran shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Geone manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tran keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Geone.
Geone has Tran pressed against the cage, preventing Tran from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tran prevents Geone from breaking the clinch.
Tran trying to control the position but instead, Geone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tran into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Geone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tran uses from the top position.
Tran tries to stand but Geone is controlling from the bottom.
Geone is trying to control the position but Tran postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tran gets to his feet. Geone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Geone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Geone fails with the takedown.
Geone tries for a takedown but Tran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Geone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tran as he avoids it easily.
Armando Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Geone.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Geone is defended easily by Tran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tran is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Geone.
Geone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geone dives in for a single leg takedown but Tran sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tran darts in and clinches Geone up against the cage.
Tran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tran taking a breather.
Tran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Geone shoots in but Tran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Tran was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Geone has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geone keeps the fight on the outside.
Geone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tran's waist but Tran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Geone off to one side.
Tran seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
Geone stalling in the clinch but Tran improves position.
Tran is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Tran as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tran obliges.
Geone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tran is stalling here.
Tran lands a good knee to the midsection. Geone won't want to take too many of those.
Tran tries to break the clinch but Geone is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tran is trying to break free.
Tran is trying to maintain a safe position but Geone gets an underhook and turns Tran into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Geone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tran is trying to stall.
Geone wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee calls for Tran to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Armando Tran.
Geone shoots and misses
and Tran moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tran - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Geone manages to pull guard.
Tran stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tran drives through and clinches with Geone against the cage.
Tran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Geone darts in trying to clinch
and Tran counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Geone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Geone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Tran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Tran!
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