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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michiel de Ruyter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Head will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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222 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michiel de Ruyter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Head!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
de Ruyter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. de Ruyter showed some decent athleticism there.
Head is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but de Ruyter pulls his head out easily.
Head wants to improve his position but de Ruyter is controlling well.
Head trying to control here.
de Ruyter drops an elbow to the side of Head's head.
Head tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
de Ruyter tries to pass to full mount but Head defends it.
Head has one foot on de Ruyter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
de Ruyter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Head's half guard.
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!
Head is trying to defend against the ground and pound but de Ruyter scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Ruyter winds up and cracks Head with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
de Ruyter throws a strike but Head avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
de Ruyter won't allow Head to get back to his feet.
Head controls de Ruyter momentarily but de Ruyter frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Ruyter is in close to Head's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Head wants to sweep here but de Ruyter controlling him for the moment.
de Ruyter stops Head from standing up.
de Ruyter scoring with punches to the head and body.
de Ruyter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
de Ruyter landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Head wants to control but de Ruyter postures up.
Head takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Head regains half guard, as de Ruyter was trying to land strikes.
Head landing rabbit punches to the side of de Ruyter's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Head wants to control but de Ruyter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
de Ruyter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Head actively working from the bottom here.
de Ruyter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. de Ruyter lands a nice short elbow.
Head trying to control but de Ruyter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but de Ruyter is staying active.
de Ruyter trying to mount his opponent but Head defends it.
de Ruyter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Head keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Head is trying to stand.
Head on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
de Ruyter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Head looks like he's trying to stand up.
Head regains full guard. Nicely done.
de Ruyter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Ruyter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
de Ruyter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Ruyter is breathing heavily.
de Ruyter cracks Head with a solid left hand.
de Ruyter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Head trying to keep a closed guard but de Ruyter is proving a slippery customer.
Head escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Ruyter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
de Ruyter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Ruyter tries to score with some ground and pound. Head controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Head's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Ruyter scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michiel de Ruyter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
de Ruyter scores a takedown into full mount!
Head's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
de Ruyter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
de Ruyter working the ground and pound effectively.
Head taking shots to the head.
de Ruyter raining down shots from the mount!
de Ruyter dominating with strikes here.
de Ruyter lands a big shot there that rocks Head but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Head that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
de Ruyter is landing with some decent strikes but Head is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Head tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Head squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Head is working to get back to half guard.
Head throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Head bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
de Ruyter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Head is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head is looking to stand up but de Ruyter won't let him.
de Ruyter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
de Ruyter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
de Ruyter wants to sweep but no luck.
de Ruyter is working hard here to advance position.
de Ruyter trying to strike off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Head displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from de Ruyter.
de Ruyter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Head sprawls well. Head wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Ruyter gets slowly back to his feet.
Head drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Head scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at de Ruyter to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head in side control lands a decent elbow.
de Ruyter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Head cracks de Ruyter with a big right hand but de Ruyter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
de Ruyter is trying to improve his position.
Head decides to stand up, so the ref orders de Ruyter to his feet.
Head tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from de Ruyter misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Head.
de Ruyter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Head tries to avoid it but de Ruyter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Head to the ground. Head escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michiel de Ruyter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Ruyter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Head is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by de Ruyter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to control de Ruyter's posture but de Ruyter avoids it.
de Ruyter looks up at the clock and then as Head takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, de Ruyter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Head wants to get back to his feet.
de Ruyter cracks Head with a big right hand but Head just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Head is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from de Ruyter crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on de Ruyter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Head struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michiel de Ruyter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
de Ruyter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Head tries to clinch up but de Ruyter circles away and keeps his distance.
Head fails with an attempt to clinch.
Head gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Head is on top in guard.
de Ruyter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
de Ruyter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Head is one step ahead there.
Head stands up and waves to de Ruyter to follow him.
Head tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michiel de Ruyter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Head pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Ruyter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Head!
A nice elbow there by de Ruyter.
de Ruyter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Head throwing hammer fists to the chest of de Ruyter. What's that going to do exactly?
Head is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Head is trying desperately to improve position.
de Ruyter misses with a head shot.
Head manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Head looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head has hold of de Ruyter's hands but de Ruyter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Head tries to kick de Ruyter off but de Ruyter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Head wants to control but de Ruyter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
de Ruyter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
de Ruyter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
de Ruyter working Head over with strikes.
de Ruyter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
de Ruyter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Ruyter thows a huge punch but Head dodges it nicely.
Head keeping hold of de Ruyter's head, controlling as best he can.
Head slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Ruyter wants to pass the guard but Head is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de Ruyter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Head is on top in guard.
de Ruyter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Head controls the pace.
Head's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Head wants to control from the top but de Ruyter keeps moving.
Michiel de Ruyter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Ruyter has a closed guard, preventing Head from standing up.
Head postures up in de Ruyter's guard and throws a big left but de Ruyter blocks it.
Head won't allow de Ruyter to sweep him here.
de Ruyter controls Head momentarily but Head frees himself.
de Ruyter looking for a sweep. Not yet de Ruyter, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Head lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
de Ruyter has his takedown stuffed
and Head holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
de Ruyter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Head breaks the clinch.
A big right from Head misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michiel de Ruyter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Ruyter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michiel de Ruyter!
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energy
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hype
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