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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthanier comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Boom. Wang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Minority - Green Day. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
35 - 19 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramus Arthanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthanier throws a leg kick
and Wang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wang tries to clinch but Arthanier moves out of range.
Arthanier lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
Wang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arthanier.
Arthanier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arthanier feinted with a counter takedown.
Arthanier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Arthanier finds it's way through Wang's defenses.
Wang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Wang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arthanier wants to land a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Arthanier saw that one coming.
Arthanier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wang throws a big counter head kick but Arthanier avoids it with no problem.
A solid body kick from Wang.
Arthanier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wang misses with a hook to the body
and Arthanier counters with a straight right hand.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Arthanier moves out of range easily.
Arthanier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Arthanier misses.
Wang lands with a good body shot.
Wang lunges at Arthanier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arthanier's hand.
Wang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arthanier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthanier looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arthanier slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wang wants to improve his position but Arthanier is controlling well.
Wang is trying to control but can't.
Arthanier is nestled in close to Wang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wang pushes Arthanier off looking to stand but Arthanier dives back in and keeps control.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wang wants to stand but Arthanier is controlling the position.
Arthanier throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely.
Wang wants to control but Arthanier passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arthanier trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
Arthanier throwing shots but Wang is blocking nicely.
Wang wants to improve his position but Arthanier is controlling well.
Arthanier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arthanier misses with a head shot. Wang uses the momentum to regain guard.
Arthanier postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Arthanier looking to pass the guard.
Arthanier lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arthanier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arthanier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wang keeping full guard, as Arthanier tries to pass.
Arthanier is fighting to break Wang's control of his arms but Wang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wang trying to control the position.
Arthanier landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramus Arthanier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arthanier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wang tries to clinch there but Arthanier circles away.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang is looking to score with low kicks.
Arthanier swings widly with a right hand
and Wang counters with an inside leg kick.
Arthanier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang lands with a nice body kick.
Wang throws a body punch but Arthanier moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arthanier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arthanier tries to counter with a takedown but Wang is quick to defend against it.
Arthanier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Arthanier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ting Yan Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Arthanier's head back.
Wang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wang misses the jab.
Arthanier slips under a jab.
Arthanier moves out of range of the body kick.
Arthanier throws out a loose jab but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arthanier backing away here, and Wang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arthanier staying out of range there.
Arthanier ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arthanier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Wang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wang missing with a left hand there. Arthanier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arthanier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Arthanier throws a lazy head kick
and Wang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthanier throws a head kick that misses.
Arthanier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arthanier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Arthanier.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Arthanier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arthanier checks the leg kick.
Arthanier moves away from the strike by Wang.
Arthanier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang counters by clinching up.
Arthanier scores with a shoulder strike.
Arthanier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier lands with a short shot to the head.
Arthanier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wang.
Arthanier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Arthanier.
Arthanier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wang or not.
Nice body punch from Arthanier.
Arthanier lands a nice shot to the body.
Arthanier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang wants to stall.
Arthanier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wang prevents it.
Arthanier prevents a body shot from Wang.
Wang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arthanier backwards.
Arthanier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arthanier misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a left hand.
Arthanier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arthanier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arthanier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthanier won't allow it.
Arthanier misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Arthanier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
Wang throws a leg kick but Arthanier checks it.
Arthanier is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Arthanier does no damage.
Wang throws out a counter right but Arthanier avoids it with no problem.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arthanier moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang missing with a left hand there. Arthanier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wang moves out of range as Arthanier strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ting Yan Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wang thows a leg kick but Arthanier checks it
so Arthanier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Arthanier is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Arthanier trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang has momentary wrist control but Arthanier slips an elbow through the middle.
Arthanier stops Wang from standing up.
Arthanier trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arthanier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arthanier trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arthanier is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arthanier is aware though and is defending well.
Wang looking to control.
Arthanier stands and throws Wang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wang is not content to let Arthanier control the position.
Wang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Arthanier creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arthanier lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier trying to control the position but Wang is working away.
Wang struggling a bit here.
Arthanier landing a few strikes.
Wang can't do much from the bottom here.
Arthanier working the ground and pound but Wang is defending the strikes.
Arthanier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
Arthanier tries to score with some ground and pound. Wang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Arthanier crashes against the mat.
Arthanier working the ground and pound from side control.
Arthanier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
Arthanier working the body and head with strikes.
Ramus Arthanier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arthanier in side control, throwing shots but Wang defends.
Arthanier working away.
Arthanier scoring with punches and elbows.
Arthanier trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
Arthanier tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Arthanier connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier working the ground and pound.
Wang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arthanier's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Arthanier throws a strike but Wang avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wang wants to sweep here but Arthanier controlling him for the moment.
Arthanier chips away with some ground and pound.
Arthanier throws a big right hand that misses.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Arthanier from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arthanier scoring with some ground and pound.
Arthanier preventing the sweep.
Arthanier prevents Wang from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramus Arthanier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arthanier 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramus Arthanier!
Ramus Arthanier was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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