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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Maker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Maker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Maker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Maker with that takedown attempt.
Terry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maker's waist but Maker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terry off to one side.
Terry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terry fails with a takedown attempt.
Maker shoots in but Terry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maker stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Terry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maker wants it to stay on the feet.
Terry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maker circles away.
Maker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Terry tries to avoid it but Maker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Terry to the ground. Terry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Terry closes the distance and clinches up with Maker, looking for a takedown. Terry pushes Maker against the cage but Maker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Terry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terry.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but Maker shows good takedown defense.
Terry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker misses with a takedown attempt - Terry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maker leaves Terry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Terry with that takedown attempt.
Maker shoots in and drives through. Terry sprawls well.
Maker fails to land the takedown.
Maker lands a slapping body shot.
Terry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maker circles away.
Mike Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maker misses with a head kick.
Good work by Terry as he checks the leg kick.
Terry circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maker.
Nice sprawl there from Maker as Terry shoots in.
Maker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry has a takedown stuffed.
Maker tries to clinch but Terry moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maker.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Terry.
Terry scoring with punches from side control.
Maker can't do much from the bottom here.
Terry scoring with punches from side control.
Terry lands some shots froms side control.
Maker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Terry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Terry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Terry working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Terry is putting a hurting on Maker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Terry scoring with punches from side control.
Terry scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maker is looking to regain half guard here but Terry keeps moving and retains side control.
Terry cracks Maker with a big elbow.
Terry lands a nice forearm strike.
Terry cracks Maker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Terry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Terry 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.
Terry is chipping away with strikes.
Terry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Terry working away.
Terry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Terry.
Terry working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Terry.
Terry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Maker is trying to get back to half guard.
Terry lands a nice forearm strike.
Terry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Terry looks up at the clock and then as Maker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Terry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Terry advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terry cracks Maker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Terry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Terry slaps away a takedown attempt from Maker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Maker or perhaps it was just good defense by Terry which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Maker. No joy for Terry on that attempt.
Terry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maker has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Maker.
Maker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Terry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maker shoots in but no luck this time.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maker sprawls well. Maker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terry gets slowly back to his feet.
Terry tries for a takedown but Maker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Terry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Terry.
Maker has momentary wrist control but Terry slips an elbow through the middle.
Terry postures up in Maker's guard and throws a big left but Maker blocks it.
Terry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Terry scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Terry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Terry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maker tries to clinch up.
Terry shoots for a double leg takedown but Maker sprawls well. He's pushed Terry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Terry dives in and grabs Maker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maker pushes down on Terry's head and hops out.
Maker closes the distance and clinches up with Terry, looking for a takedown. Maker pushes Terry against the cage but Terry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maker sprawls well. Maker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terry gets slowly back to his feet.
Maker throws a sloppy head kick and Terry moves out of range easily.
Terry looks for a takedown but Maker sprawls well.
Maker is looking to clinch but Terry is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Maker. No joy for Terry on that attempt.
Terry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maker defends it nicely.
Maker shoots for a double leg takedown but Terry sprawls well. He's pushed Maker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Terry scores a takedown into full mount!
Maker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Terry misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry working the ground and pound effectively.
Maker regains half guard.
Terry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maker defending well though.
Maker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terry.
Maker has hold of Terry's hands but Terry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Terry thows a huge punch but Maker dodges it nicely.
Terry prevents Maker from standing back up.
Terry winds up and cracks Maker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Terry slips a nice elbow through Maker's hands, connecting with Maker's forehead.
Maker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Terry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maker is trying to maintain the position but Terry is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Terry.
Terry is nestled in close to Maker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maker wants to control but Terry is keeping busy.
Terry works his way into full mount!
Mike Terry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terry lands a heavy elbow.
Terry breaks from Maker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Terry.
Terry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maker is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Terry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Terry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maker swivels and escapes.
Maker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Terry's guard.
Terry will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Terry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Terry will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Maker trying to control but Terry is working from the bottom.
Terry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Terry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Terry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terry striking off his back but it's not causing Maker any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maker throws a series of punches but Terry avoids them all with ease.
Maker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terry is fending him off so far but Maker persists. Nope, Terry circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but Maker shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker dives in and grabs Terry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Terry pushes down on Maker's head and hops out.
Maker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Terry but Terry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Maker.
Terry shoots in for a double leg but Maker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maker stuffs the takedown attempt from Terry. Terry gets slowly back to his feet.
Terry slaps away a takedown attempt from Maker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terry looks for a takedown but Maker sprawls well.
Maker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terry avoids it really well and circles away.
Terry shoots in looking for a takedown. Maker tries to sprawl out of it but Terry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Maker as Terry shoots in.
Mike Terry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terry.
Maker tries a head kick but it misses.
Maker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maker wants it to stay on the feet.
Maker throws a head kick that misses.
Maker throws a head kick but Terry moves out of range.
Mike Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maker is looking to clinch but Terry is avoiding it.
Maker slaps away a takedown attempt from Terry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Maker as Terry shoots in.
Terry swats away the attempt to clinch by Maker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Terry.
Terry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maker shoots in looking for a takedown. Terry tries to sprawl out of it but Maker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt - Maker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Terry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maker throws a nice looking combination but Terry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terry fails with a takedown attempt.
Terry shoots for a takedown but Maker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Terry is defended easily by Maker.
Maker is looking to chop away at Terry's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice takedown defense from Terry. No joy for Maker on that attempt.
Maker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Terry.
Maker throws a sloppy head kick and Terry moves out of range easily.
Terry fails with the takedown
and Maker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terry thinking.
No luck for Terry with that takedown attempt.
Maker fails to land the takedown.
Terry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maker pinned against the cage. Maker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but Maker shows good takedown defense.
James Maker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maker throws a right hand that Terry ducks under and follows up with a left that Terry also avoids with ease.
James Maker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Maker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terry 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Terry!
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