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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn has chosen The Search for the Holy Grail as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arjan Boudewijn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boudewijn winds up and cracks Baptiste with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baptiste tries to get to full guard but Boudewijn has control of the leg.
Baptiste wants to control but Boudewijn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boudewijn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptiste keeps working.
Boudewijn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boudewijn prevents Baptiste from improving his position.
Baptiste actively working from the bottom here.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
Boudewijn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baptiste!
Baptiste is squirming around, avoiding Boudewijn's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn landing shots from mount.
Baptiste really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baptiste is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baptiste is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boudewijn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boudewijn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baptiste slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baptiste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baptiste is staying active underneath Boudewijn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boudewijn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baptiste actively working from the bottom here.
Baptiste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
Boudewijn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baptiste wants to improve his position but Boudewijn is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boudewijn lands a nice short elbow.
Boudewijn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boudewijn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baptiste does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baptiste looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baptiste wants to control but Boudewijn is keeping busy.
Baptiste is breathing heavily.
Boudewijn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste looking for submissions off his back.
Boudewijn trying to control the pace.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Baptiste defends it.
Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
Boudewijn drops an elbow to the side of Baptiste's head.
Boudewijn wants to free his trapped foot but Baptiste is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boudewijn wants to control but Baptiste is keeping him busy.
Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Boudewijn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boudewijn takes a swing at Baptiste's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Boudewijn misses.
Baptiste gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boudewijn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baptiste's guard now.
Boudewijn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boudewijn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baptiste is keeping the position for now.
Boudewijn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boudewijn trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste trying to keep a closed guard but Boudewijn is proving a slippery customer.
Baptiste throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boudewijn trying to control the position from guard on top but Baptiste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baptiste has his takedown stuffed
and Boudewijn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boudewijn misses with a low kick.
Boudewijn gets caught flat footed, as Baptiste shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Baptiste drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boudewijn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baptiste has Boudewijn in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boudewijn is looking to work some ground and pound but Baptiste has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baptiste has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boudewijn has managed to get both his arms back between Baptiste's legs - danger averted.
Boudewijn trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Boudewijn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baptiste's guard.
Baptiste tries to get to full guard but Boudewijn has control of the leg.
Baptiste is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boudewijn pulls his head out easily.
Baptiste wants to get back to full guard.
Boudewijn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boudewijn lands a nice short elbow.
Baptiste trying to hold on to Boudewijn's head to control him but Boudewijn postures up.
Boudewijn tries to pass to full mount but Baptiste defends it.
Boudewijn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baptiste slips a straight right by Boudewijn.
Baptiste blocks a head kick by Boudewijn.
Baptiste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn with a poor takedown
and Baptiste counters with a takedown into side control.
Boudewijn prevents Baptiste from moving into mount.
Baptiste tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste scoring with punches from side control.
Baptiste tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baptiste has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boudewijn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arjan Boudewijn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baptiste working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Baptiste is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boudewijn has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Emmanuel Baptiste will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Baptiste throws a jab but it's blocked by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baptiste moves away.
Emmanuel Baptiste is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baptiste slips under a jab.
Baptiste throws a series of punches but Boudewijn avoids them all with ease.
Boudewijn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baptiste has his takedown stuffed
and Boudewijn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baptiste's guard.
Baptiste working for a triangle but Boudewijn defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boudewijn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baptiste is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste looking for a guillotine here but Boudewijn defends easily.
Baptiste working a defensive guard here.
Boudewijn trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Boudewijn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boudewijn trying to control the position from guard on top but Baptiste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baptiste has an active guard here but Boudewijn has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudewijn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boudewijn lands a nice short elbow.
Baptiste trying to control but Boudewijn postures up.
Boudewijn tries to stand and escape but Baptiste is controlling the position.
Baptiste is not content to let Boudewijn control the position.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
Baptiste looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boudewijn wants to take a breather but Baptiste is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baptiste misses the shot to the body.
Emmanuel Baptiste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baptiste doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boudewijn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boudewijn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptiste keeps working.
Boudewijn is thwarting Baptiste's attempts to control the position.
Boudewijn prevents Baptiste from improving his position.
Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
Boudewijn working Baptiste over with strikes.
Baptiste works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boudewijn passes into half guard.
Boudewijn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baptiste is trying desperately to improve position.
Baptiste regains half guard.
Baptiste tries to roll over but Boudewijn keeps him under control.
Boudewijn trying to control the action but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Baptiste defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjan Boudewijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boudewijn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Boudewijn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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