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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxime Dubois!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois tries to clinch up
and Bill counters with a one-two to the body.
Bill closes the distance and clinches.
Bill tries to break the clinch but Dubois is controlling the position.
Bill fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Bill.
Dubois pulls Bill into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dubois is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bill looking to pass the guard.
Dubois is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dubois keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill advances to half guard.
Bill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dubois is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dubois's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dubois is trying to stand.
Bill passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bill raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois can't escape the position.
Bill throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dubois wants to control but Bill is having none of it.
Bill controlling the position easily from mount.
Bill looking to finish with strikes here!
Bill throwing strikes here but Dubois is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bill with good strikes from the mount here!
Bill throwing strikes here but Dubois is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bill throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dubois can't escape the position.
Dubois wants to control but Bill is having none of it.
Bill is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dubois has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill controlling his opponent.
Bill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubois wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dubois leaves Bill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dubois moves out of range of the body kick from Bill.
Bill shoots for a double leg takedown but Dubois sprawls well. He's pushed Bill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dubois tries to clinch
and Bill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dubois, pushing him back against the cage.
Bill has Dubois pushed against the cage.
Bill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dubois is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Bill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubois tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bill avoids it.
Dubois misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bill gets control of Dubois's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bill is keeping the position for now.
Dubois is looking to work some ground and pound but Bill has wrist control.
Bill 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.
Bill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dubois wanted to stand there but Bill had control of the position.
Dubois trying to control the position from guard on top but Bill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubois looking to sit in guard and control but Bill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bill trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois is trying to control the position but Bill postures up.
Dubois keeping full guard, as Bill tries to pass.
Bill stays in close to Dubois's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Bill wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dubois keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bill tries to score with a low kick but Dubois moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dubois tries to avoid it but Bill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dubois to the ground. Dubois escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dubois dodges the punch combination from Bill.
Bill tries to clinch there but Dubois circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dubois is defended easily by Bill.
Dubois will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bill shoots in looking for a takedown. Dubois tries to sprawl out of it but Bill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dubois manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Dubois with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill instigates a clinch.
Bill is trying to break the clinch but Dubois is controlling him.
Dubois tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bill just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dubois has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bill pulls guard.
Dubois wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Bill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bill dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bill takes the fight into the clinch.
Dubois is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bill is struggling to control the position.
Bill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dubois is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bill is keeping busy.
Dubois is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois just leaning against Bill, taking a breather.
Dubois has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bill uses from the top position.
Dubois is looking for a triangle but Bill pushes his legs off easily.
Bill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bill stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dubois sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dubois moves out of range of the body kick.
Bill has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Bill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois closes the distance and clinches.
Bill is trying to break the clinch but Dubois is controlling him.
Bill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bill stops a takedown attempt from Dubois.
A short left from Bill.
Dubois tries to work over Bill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bill tries to score a body lock takedown but Dubois shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dubois successfully pulls guard.
Dubois takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubois working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bill.
Bill stands up from Dubois's guard - Bill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bill Bill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dubois. Those never looked like landing.
Bill shoots in for a takedown but Dubois shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dubois throws a head kick that misses.
Dubois is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bill. Those never looked like landing.
Bill swings for the body but Dubois moves out of range.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bill tries to break free but Dubois pushes him back against the cage.
Dubois tries to pull guard but Bill won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dubois's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dubois is fending him off so far but Bill persists. Nope, Dubois circles away and we're back to standing.
Dubois is looking to clinch.
Dubois fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dubois shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bill as he avoids it easily.
Maxime Dubois has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Bill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bill blocks a head kick by Dubois.
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 Bill Bill.
Well Bill 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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