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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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159 lbs
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143 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjj Spar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citrus throws a body punch but Spar moves out of range.
Spar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Citrus throws a right and a left that Spar avoids nicely.
Spar shoots in but Citrus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Citrus misses with a few strikes there.
Citrus just misses with a punch to the body.
Citrus just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spar. Citrus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Citrus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spar.
Citrus lands a body shot.
Citrus just misses with a punch to the body.
Citrus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spar. Spar obviously looking to wear him down.
Citrus stalks Spar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spar's face. Spar staggers backwards, shaken.
Citrus connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citrus thows a body shot but no joy.
Spar throws a solid leg kick but Citrus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spar.
Spar moves away from the strike by Citrus.
Spar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Citrus was covering up waiting for the punch and Spar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spar throwing strikes but missing.
Spar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spar wants to control from the top but Citrus keeps moving.
Citrus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Citrus has momentary wrist control but Spar slips an elbow through the middle.
Citrus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spar trying to control the position from guard on top but Citrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Citrus working for a triangle but Spar defends it easily.
Citrus has momentary wrist control but Spar slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar trying to control the position from guard on top but Citrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Citrus trying to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Citrus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Citrus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spar trying to control but Citrus is working from the bottom.
Citrus wants to sweep but no luck.
Citrus has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Spar is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Citrus.
Spar lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Spar working the body and head with strikes.
Citrus is looking for a sweep.
Spar working the head with strikes.
Citrus is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spar is trying to get an arm triangle but Citrus is defending well.
Citrus is looking for a sweep.
Citrus gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar is trying to control the action in half guard but Citrus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spar seems to be working for a kimura but Citrus defends the submission attempt.
Spar moves into full mount! Citrus won't be happy about that!
Spar cracks Citrus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar looking to finish Citrus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Citrus!
Spar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Citrus is looking to improve his position but Spar isn't that keen on the idea.
Citrus regains half guard.
Spar thows a huge punch but Citrus dodges it nicely.
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.
Spar lands with a punch from half guard.
Spar 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.
Citrus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Citrus trying to control but Spar postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spar is nestled in close to Citrus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Spar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Citrus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spar.
Citrus throws a one two combo.
Citrus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spar to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Citrus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Citrus misses with a straight left.
Citrus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Citrus throws a nice looking combination but Spar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Citrus. Those never looked like landing.
Spar thuds a left hand into Citrus's body.
Citrus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Citrus moves out of range of the strikes.
Citrus throws a right and a left that Spar avoids nicely.
Skoal Citrus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar shoots in for a takedown but Citrus shows good takedown defense.
Spar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spar throws a front kick that sends Citrus stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Spar misses.
Spar walks into a stiff left hand from Citrus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Citrus.
Spar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spar slips a jab and a cross from Citrus.
Citrus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spar shoots in but Citrus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spar lands strikes from half guard.
Citrus gets back to full guard.
Spar wants to control from the top but Citrus keeps moving.
Spar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Citrus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Citrus is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus wants to sweep but no luck.
Spar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Citrus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Citrus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spar trying to control the position from guard on top but Citrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Citrus is keeping the position for now.
Citrus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Citrus working a defensive guard but Spar passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar is pressing down on Citrus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Citrus is holding on for now.
Spar working Citrus over with strikes.
Citrus is staying active underneath Spar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bjj Spar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spar lands a nice short elbow.
Citrus tries to get to full guard but Spar has control of the leg.
Spar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spar trying to control the action but Citrus is working from the bottom.
Citrus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spar pulls his head out easily.
Citrus actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spar connects with a nice short shot to Citrus's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar is trying to control the action in half guard but Citrus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Citrus is looking for a sweep. Spar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar is nestled in close to Citrus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Citrus looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spar lands a nice short elbow.
Spar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Citrus!
Spar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Citrus working to try and regain half guard.
Spar working Citrus over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Spar 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.
Nice uppercut there from Spar.
Spar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Citrus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Citrus throws a combination. Spar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Citrus checks it well.
Spar throws a leg kick but Citrus checks it.
Spar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spar tried to score with a low kick but Citrus checks it.
Citrus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spar.
Citrus connects with a body shot that sends Spar's belly button to the back.
Spar is looking to slow Citrus down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citrus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Citrus misses with a few strikes there.
Spar dodges the punch combination from Citrus.
Citrus swinging wildly here.
Citrus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Citrus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Citrus. Those never looked like landing.
Spar avoids the body shot from Citrus.
Spar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Citrus's half guard.
Citrus taking some punishment here, with Spar in his half guard.
Citrus wants to improve his position but Spar is controlling well.
Spar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Citrus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Citrus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Citrus is staying active underneath Spar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Citrus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Citrus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spar is keen to just control but Citrus is a slippery customer.
Citrus has hold of Spar's hands but Spar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Citrus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spar pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar works his way into full mount!
Spar lands a nice shot to the head.
Citrus wants to hold on but Spar pushes him away.
Citrus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spar unloading with bombs!
Spar scoring with strikes but Citrus is staying in there.
Citrus is rocked!
The referee warns Citrus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Citrus is still in real trouble! Can Spar finish him?
Spar landing shots from mount.
Spar lands a big shot to the head and Citrus winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bjj Spar!
Bjj Spar retains his featherweight title!
Bjj Spar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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