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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wea Sel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 cm
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Madison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wea Sel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sel quickly recovers to half guard.
Madison 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.
Madison lands strikes from half guard.
Madison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Madison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sel gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Madison with a nice head shot there.
Madison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Madison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sel looking for a sweep. Not yet Sel, not yet.
Madison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sel is keeping the position for now.
Madison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sel keeping full guard, as Madison tries to pass.
Madison postures up in Sel's guard and throws a big left but Sel blocks it.
Sel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sel keeping full guard, as Madison tries to pass.
Madison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sel's head.
Sel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Madison defends well.
Madison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sel's head.
Madison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Madison defends it easily.
Madison works over Sel with some ground and pound from guard.
Madison distracts Sel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madison lands a couple of elbows.
Madison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sel's head.
Madison landing with the ground and pound.
Sel trying to keep a closed guard but Madison is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sel is looking for a triangle but Madison pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sel looks gassed!
Madison is in close to Sel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Madison lands a couple of elbows.
Madison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Madison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sel's head.
Madison stands up over Sel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sel is looking for a triangle but Madison pushes his legs off easily.
Madison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison landing some decent shots from guard.
Madison scoring with some ground and pound.
Madison is working Sel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Madison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Madison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Madison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Madison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Madison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Madison landing some decent shots from guard.
Madison chips away with some ground and pound.
Madison chips away with some ground and pound.
Madison distracts Sel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Madison lands an elbow.
Madison working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison trying to control the position but Sel is working away.
Sel tries to buck Madison off but Madison is having none of it.
Madison cracks Sel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Madison landing strikes.
Madison is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Madison looks up at the clock and then as Sel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Madison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Madison working away.
Madison lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madison cracks Sel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sel taking a bit of punishment here - Madison scoring with strikes.
Madison working the head and body with strikes.
Madison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sel some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Madison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sel throws a head kick that misses.
Madison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Madison is in close to Sel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madison cracks Sel with a solid left hand.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Sel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madison advances position into side control!
Sel is trying to improve his position.
Madison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sel tries to bench press Madison off him but Madison keeps the position.
Madison trying to control the action but Sel is working from the bottom.
Sel tries to bench press Madison off him but Madison keeps the position.
Sel is breathing heavily.
Madison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Madison working away.
Sel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Madison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sel struggling a bit here.
Sel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Madison connects with a decent elbow.
Madison wants to control but Sel is keeping him busy.
Madison landing a few strikes.
Madison landing strikes.
Madison works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sel some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Sel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison trying to control the position but Sel is working away.
Sel is looking for a sweep.
Madison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sel to see if he's OK.
Madison landing strikes.
Madison lands an elbow.
Madison cracks Sel with a big elbow.
Madison lands an elbow.
Sel being controlled for a moment.
Madison works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madison scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madison scoring with punches from side control.
Madison working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison working the ground and pound.
Madison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Madison working the ground and pound.
Madison lands an elbow.
Madison landing strikes.
Madison cracks Sel with a big right hand but Sel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Madison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sel can do to turn this around?
Madison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sel keeps working.
Madison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sel to see if he's OK.
Madison goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Madison's guard! Nice work there by Sel!
Madison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Madison looking for a guillotine here but Sel defends easily.
Sel passes Madison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison pushes Sel off looking to stand but Sel dives back in and keeps control.
Sel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sel is pressing down on Madison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Madison is holding on for now.
James Madison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sel prevents Madison from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Madison dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Madison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Madison scores with punches from side control.
Sel is trying to improve his position.
Madison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sel struggling a bit here.
Madison working the ground and pound.
Madison lands some shots froms side control.
Madison working the head with strikes.
Sel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Madison working the ground and pound.
Madison working the body and head with strikes.
Sel is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison cracks Sel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Madison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Madison scores with punches from side control.
Sel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Madison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Madison working the head and body with strikes.
Madison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Madison lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sel down.
Madison landing a few strikes.
Madison looks up at the clock and then as Sel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Madison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sel is not content to let Madison control the position.
Madison cracks Sel with a big elbow.
Wea Sel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Madison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sel struggling a bit here.
Madison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Madison off and has taken his back!
Madison turns into Sel and is now in his guard.
Madison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sel is looking for a triangle but Madison pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Madison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sel's guard.
Sel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sel!
Madison controlling from mount.
Madison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Madison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sel for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Madison.
Sel throws a push kick but Madison slaps the foot to one side.
Wea Sel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Madison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for James Madison!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for James Madison!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for James Madison!
James Madison wins by unanimous decision!
James Madison is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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