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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hagendoorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Travoltares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagendoorn comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Richard Hagendoorn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Travoltares's chin.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hagendoorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Travoltares!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hagendoorn does no damage.
Hagendoorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hagendoorn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hagendoorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Travoltares cracks the inside of Hagendoorn's front leg.
Hagendoorn swinging wilding here.
Hagendoorn wants to clinch up but Travoltares keeps it at a distance.
Hagendoorn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Travoltares drives through and clinches with Hagendoorn against the cage.
Hagendoorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Travoltares won't allow it.
Travoltares tries to pull guard but Hagendoorn won't allow it.
Hagendoorn has had enough of the clinch but Travoltares keeps him there for the moment.
Hagendoorn breaks from the clinch.
Hagendoorn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hagendoorn.
Travoltares is rocked!
Hagendoorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Travoltares is still on wobbly legs! Can Hagendoorn finish him?
Hagendoorn is breathing heavily.
Travoltares wants to clinch up but Hagendoorn keeps it at a distance.
Hagendoorn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travoltares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagendoorn pinned against the cage. Hagendoorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Travoltares seems to have recovered his senses.
Hagendoorn misses with a takedown
and Travoltares counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hagendoorn!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hagendoorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Travoltares controlling the position easily from mount.
Travoltares is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hagendoorn is surviving well by controlling Travoltares's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travoltares is landing with some decent strikes but Hagendoorn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Travoltares is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hagendoorn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Travoltares working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Travoltares in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hagendoorn is looking to get to half guard.
Travoltares won't let Hagendoorn get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Travoltares content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Travoltares is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hagendoorn is squirming around, avoiding Travoltares's attempts to control the action.
Hagendoorn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hagendoorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hagendoorn is trying to reverse the position but instead Travoltares has taken his back - oops!
Travoltares lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Travoltares trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hagendoorn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Travoltares is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagendoorn breaks Travoltares's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Travoltares can't keep his opponent in guard - Hagendoorn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Travoltares is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hagendoorn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hagendoorn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Travoltares has one foot on Hagendoorn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hagendoorn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Travoltares counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Travoltares.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagendoorn can't keep his opponent in guard - Travoltares advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Travoltares prevents Hagendoorn from improving his position.
Hagendoorn is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Travoltares in particular looking to stall.
Travoltares is looking to advance position but Hagendoorn won't allow it.
Travoltares wants to stand up but Hagendoorn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Travoltares trying to control from half guard but Hagendoorn is working away.
Travoltares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hagendoorn's head.
Travoltares is trying to control the action in half guard but Hagendoorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hagendoorn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Travoltares!
Travoltares bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hagendoorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Travoltares will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hagendoorn looks to land a combination but Travoltares avoids it well.
Hagendoorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hagendoorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Travoltares pulls Hagendoorn in close to prevent any damage.
Hagendoorn throwing strikes but missing.
Travoltares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hagendoorn passes into half guard.
Travoltares preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hagendoorn wants to work for an arm triangle but Travoltares is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travoltares is holding on to half guard well.
Travoltares is breathing heavily.
Hagendoorn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hagendoorn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Travoltares knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hagendoorn wants to work for an arm triangle but Travoltares is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
John Travoltares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hagendoorn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Travoltares takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Travoltares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hagendoorn looking to finish Travoltares with some ground and pound. This is bad for Travoltares!
Hagendoorn landing shots from mount.
Travoltares tries to hold on but Hagendoorn pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagendoorn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travoltares takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Travoltares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Travoltares is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hagendoorn throws some wild stikes that Travoltares manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hagendoorn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hagendoorn working Travoltares over with strikes here.
Hagendoorn misses with a head shot.
Travoltares is looking to get to half guard.
Travoltares tries to lock up and control but Hagendoorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hagendoorn 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagendoorn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Travoltares turns into him and now he's in Hagendoorn's guard.
Travoltares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hagendoorn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hagendoorn lands with some strikes.
Hagendoorn lands a big shot there that rocks Travoltares but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like John Travoltares has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagendoorn working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Travoltares looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hagendoorn! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Richard Hagendoorn!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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