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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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190 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera drives through with a takedown into Ubereem's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vera wants to control from the top but Ubereem keeps moving.
Ubereem wants to stand and escape but Vera is having none of it.
Vera looking to pass the guard.
Vera lands a couple of digs.
Ubereem wants to stand up but Vera is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera has gone for a leg lock! Ubereem slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vera's guard.
Ubereem trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Vera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vera 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.
Ubereem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ubereem wants to get up but he can't break Vera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ubereem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vera is keeping the position for now.
Ubereem gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera clinches up against the cage.
Ubereem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera wants a takedown.
Ubereem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ubereem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vera.
Vera takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Efrain Vera has been cut.
Ubereem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ubereem is trying to maintain a safe position but Vera gets an underhook and turns Ubereem into the cage.
Ubereem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ubereem scores with a shot to the side of Vera's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem lands an elbow that stopped Vera in his tracks for a moment.
Vera tries to score a body lock takedown but Ubereem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ubereem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ubereem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera throws an elbow but Ubereem slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vera trying to control the position but Ubereem is working away.
Ubereem taking a bit of punishment here - Vera scoring with strikes.
Vera lands a nice forearm strike.
Ubereem is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vera is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ubereem to see if he's OK.
Vera working the ground and pound.
Vera lands a nice forearm strike.
Ubereem wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet.
Vera is working Ubereem over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ubereem is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ubereem is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vera can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efrain Vera!
A relieved looking Efrain Vera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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