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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. Takka has chosen Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Laan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan misses with a hook. Takka ducked under it nicely.
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but Takka avoids it.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takka thows a body shot but no joy.
Van der Laan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takka is out of range and Van der Laan settles back down.
Takka throws a head kick that misses.
Van der Laan throws a body punch but Takka moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Van der Laan misses.
Takka throws a body kick that misses.
Takka blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Takka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van der Laan misses with an uppercut.
Takka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takka checks a low kick from Van der Laan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van der Laan on the side of the head.
Van der Laan lands with a kick to the temple. Takka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takka misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Van der Laan misses the target.
Takka tries a head kick but it misses.
Van der Laan tries to clinch
and Takka counters with a body kick that stops Van der Laan in his tracks momentarily.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van der Laan misses with a combination
and Takka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Van der Laan.
Takka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van der Laan misses with a low kick.
Van der Laan moves into the clinch.
Van der Laan throws an elbow that misses.
Takka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van der Laan wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan checks a leg kick.
Van der Laan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van der Laan throws out a leg kick but Takka moves out of range and Van der Laan only half commits.
Takka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van der Laan quickly recovers to half guard.
Van der Laan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van der Laan is keeping the position for now.
Takka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka trying to control but Van der Laan is working from the bottom.
Van der Laan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takka trying to control but Van der Laan is working from the bottom.
Van der Laan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Timo Takka .
Van der Laan misses with a body kick.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van der Laan darts in and clinches Takka up against the cage.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takka .
Takka avoids the elbow strike from Van der Laan, against the cage.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van der Laan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van der Laan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takka misses with an uppercut.
Van der Laan delivers a nice body kick.
Van der Laan throws a body kick that misses.
Van der Laan thows a leg kick but Takka checks it
and Takka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andre Van der Laan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van der Laan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
Van der Laan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takka was well out of range. Poor timing from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takka moves away.
Takka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van der Laan pinned against the cage. Van der Laan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takka !
Takka throws a low kick but Van der Laan moves out of range easily.
Takka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van der Laan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Van der Laan misses with a body shot
and Takka counters with a nice body kick.
Andre Van der Laan is winning the standup battle so far.
Van der Laan misses with a wild body shot.
Van der Laan thuds his right hand into Takka 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takka tries to score with a low kick but Van der Laan moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van der Laan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takka is out of range and Van der Laan settles back down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takka is defended easily by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan takes a swing at Takka 's ribcage but misses.
Van der Laan throws a body punch but Takka moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Takka misses the target.
Takka throws a hook but Van der Laan blocks it.
Van der Laan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takka throws a head kick that misses.
Takka tries to keep at a distance but Van der Laan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van der Laan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Takka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takka 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takka .
Van der Laan slips under a jab from Takka .
Takka blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Van der Laan.
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takka blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takka .
Van der Laan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takka tries a head kick but it misses.
Van der Laan cracks the inside of Takka 's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Van der Laan tenderised Takka 's leg. Takka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takka throws a leg kick which misses Van der Laan's front leg but catches the back leg as Van der Laan tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Takka . Those never looked like landing.
Van der Laan is looking to wear down Takka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van der Laan checks it well.
Takka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van der Laan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Takka lunges at Van der Laan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van der Laan's hand.
Van der Laan misses with a low kick as Takka jumps back.
Van der Laan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takka throws a chopping leg kick but Van der Laan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takka .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka takes a swing at Van der Laan's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Takka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takka takes a swing at Van der Laan's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Takka .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands a right hook to the body.
Van der Laan misses with a leg kick.
Takka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick that misses.
Takka lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van der Laan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takka misses with a hook.
Takka circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timo Takka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van der Laan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takka is looking to chop away at Van der Laan's legs.
Van der Laan moves out of range as Takka throws a body kick.
Van der Laan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takka .
Takka lands a slapping body shot.
Takka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van der Laan's head.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan doesn't manage to clinch there - Takka circles away.
A big left from Van der Laan misses.
Van der Laan scores with a push kick.
Takka shoots in for a takedown but Van der Laan shows good takedown defense.
Van der Laan moves forwards but Takka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van der Laan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van der Laan misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Takka avoids the body shot from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Takka counter with a right hand.
Van der Laan misses with a kick to the body
and Takka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van der Laan stuffs the takedown.
Takka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van der Laan as he avoids it easily.
Andre Van der Laan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Takka .
Van der Laan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takka avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan scores with a body shot.
Takka looks to score with a jab to the body but Van der Laan is just out of range.
Takka swings for the body but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takka tries to move into range but Van der Laan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan looks to land a body kick but Takka moved away.
Takka misses with a kick to the body
and Van der Laan counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Takka misses with a head kick.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick
and Takka counters with a straight right hand.
Takka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takka checks it well.
Van der Laan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takka was well out of range. Poor timing from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takka looks to score with a jab to the body but Van der Laan is just out of range.
Takka throws a push kick but Van der Laan slaps the foot to one side.
Van der Laan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takka .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws the left hand but Takka avoids the punch easily.
Van der Laan throws a jab when Takka was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van der Laan.
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Van der Laan moves out of range easily.
Takka blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Van der Laan. No joy for Takka on that attempt.
Van der Laan slips a straight right by Takka .
Van der Laan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van der Laan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice takedown defense from Van der Laan. No joy for Takka on that attempt.
A shot to the liver by Van der Laan. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Van der Laan lands.
Van der Laan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Takka connects with a right hand. Van der Laan shakes it off.
Van der Laan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van der Laan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van der Laan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van der Laan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van der Laan looks to throw the jab but Takka is out of range.
Van der Laan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan misses with a low kick.
Van der Laan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takka finds it's way round the side to connect with Van der Laan's head.
Takka misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takka .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Timo Takka just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van der Laan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van der Laan scrambles back to his feet.
Takka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van der Laan tries to avoid it but Takka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van der Laan to the ground. Van der Laan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Takka .
Van der Laan misses with a wild body shot.
Takka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van der Laan was covering up waiting for the punch and Takka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Takka is fighting to break Van der Laan's control of his arms but Van der Laan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van der Laan is keeping the position for now.
Takka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Van der Laan.
Takka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van der Laan.
Takka tries for a takedown but Van der Laan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van der Laan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick but Takka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van der Laan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takka .
Andre Van der Laan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Takka .
Van der Laan looks to land a right hand but Takka moved out of range.
Takka misses with a hook.
Van der Laan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takka tries a head kick but it misses.
Van der Laan lands a right hook to the body.
Takka misses with a straight right.
Van der Laan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takka .
Takka is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Takka scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan scores with a punch to the head.
Van der Laan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takka scoring well with a low kick there.
Takka misses with a wild body shot.
Van der Laan misses with the body kick
and Takka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van der Laan's guard.
Van der Laan keeping moving, preventing Takka from controlling successfully.
Takka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van der Laan has his hands on Takka 's head, controlling the position.
Van der Laan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takka .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van der Laan is keeping the position for now.
Takka wants to control from the top but Van der Laan keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre Van der Laan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van der Laan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Van der Laan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Van der Laan moves out of range easily.
Van der Laan is looking to slow Takka down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Takka dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van der Laan thuds his right hand into Takka 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van der Laan lands a front kick.
Van der Laan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takka lands a jab to Van der Laan's midsection.
Takka swings for the body but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Takka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van der Laan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van der Laan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van der Laan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van der Laan misses with a lunging right hand
and Takka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good standup being displayed there by Van der Laan as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Takka .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takka lands a nice looking body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takka .
Takka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van der Laan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van der Laan misses with a body kick.
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van der Laan delivers a nice body kick.
Van der Laan moves away from the strike by Takka .
Some bone on bone action there as Van der Laan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Andre Van der Laan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries to bum rush Takka with a series of wild strikes but Takka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takka checks it well.
Van der Laan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan doesn't manage to clinch there - Takka circles away.
Takka drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van der Laan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Timo Takka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Takka with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka trying to control the position from guard on top but Van der Laan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van der Laan keeping full guard, as Takka tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timo Takka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Takka slips a straight right by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van der Laan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takka at a distance.
Van der Laan misses with a right hand
and Takka counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Van der Laan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van der Laan momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Van der Laan.
Takka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van der Laan tried to score with a low kick but Takka checks it.
Takka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Takka .
Van der Laan misses the shot to the body.
Takka scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van der Laan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takka - the referee stops the clock and Van der Laan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takka . Van der Laan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Takka does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan misses with the combination.
Takka misses with a kick to the body.
Takka digs a good body shot into Van der Laan's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timo Takka .
I think Takka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Takka !
Timo Takka is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Timo Takka , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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