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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Posti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignaas Zaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaan has chosen In Flames - The Quiet Place as his entrance music. Ignaas Zaan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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194 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raimo Posti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ignaas Zaan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zaan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Posti but Posti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Posti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Posti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Posti lands in his opponent's guard.
Posti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaan is keeping the position for now.
Zaan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Posti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Posti off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zaan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Posti counters with a takedown into side control.
Raimo Posti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignaas Zaan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Posti tries to advance to mount but can't.
Posti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Posti working the ground and pound from side control.
Zaan prevents Posti from moving into mount.
Zaan is trying to buck Posti off.
Zaan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Posti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Posti cracks Zaan with a big elbow.
Zaan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zaan looks gassed!
Posti lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zaan is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Posti is looking to take a break and control but Zaan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Posti scoring with punches and elbows.
Posti lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Posti working the head and body with strikes.
Zaan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Posti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Posti lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Posti cracks Zaan with a big right hand but Zaan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Zaan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Posti trying to control the position but Zaan is working away.
Posti has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Posti with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Posti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Posti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Posti lands a big shot there that rocks Zaan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Posti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zaan's face.
Zaan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Posti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Posti won't let Zaan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Posti scoring with strikes but Zaan is staying in there.
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!
Zaan is in a horrible position here. Posti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Posti cracks Zaan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Posti working Zaan over with strikes here.
Posti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Posti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zaan is looking to escape.
Posti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Posti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Posti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zaan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zaan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Posti looking to control but Zaan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Posti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Posti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Posti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Posti lands a nice shot to the head.
Zaan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Posti landing punches.
Zaan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zaan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Posti breaks from Zaan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zaan wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Posti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zaan?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Zaan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Posti working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Posti putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaan really wants to buck Posti off and get back to his feet.
Posti with shots to the head and body - Zaan looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zaan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Posti wants to control the pace but Zaan is squirming around nicely.
Zaan really wants to buck Posti off and get back to his feet.
Posti swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raimo Posti!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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