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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonia Acevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Murtaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonia Acevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Murtaugh!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acevedo rushes Murtaugh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acevedo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murtaugh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Acevedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murtaugh stalling against the cage.
Acevedo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murtaugh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murtaugh breaks the clinch.
Acevedo tries to clinch up.
Acevedo shoots in for a double leg but Murtaugh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonia Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murtaugh moves into range and clinches up with Acevedo.
Murtaugh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Acevedo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murtaugh looks for a takedown but Acevedo sprawls well.
Acevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtaugh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murtaugh darts in trying to clinch
and Acevedo counters with a left to the body.
Acevedo misses with a takedown attempt - Murtaugh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Acevedo shoots in and drives through. Murtaugh sprawls well.
Murtaugh tries to move into range but Acevedo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Acevedo tries to clinch up.
Acevedo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murtaugh is fending him off so far but Acevedo persists. Nope, Murtaugh circles away and we're back to standing.
Acevedo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murtaugh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Acevedo somewhat.
Murtaugh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murtaugh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Acevedo swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Murtaugh.
Murtaugh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Acevedo as he avoids it easily.
Murtaugh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Acevedo defends it nicely.
Acevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Murtaugh.
Murtaugh blocks a head kick by Acevedo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo is looking to score with low kicks.
Acevedo misses with a body kick.
Murtaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Acevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murtaugh closes the distance and clinches.
Murtaugh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murtaugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acevedo clinches up against the cage.
Murtaugh tries to pull guard but Acevedo holds him up against the cage and eventually Murtaugh drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murtaugh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Acevedo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Acevedo looking to pass the guard.
Acevedo 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.
Murtaugh wants to stand and escape but Acevedo is having none of it.
Murtaugh looks winded!
Acevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Murtaugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acevedo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Acevedo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonia Acevedo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murtaugh is looking to clinch.
Acevedo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Acevedo wants it to stay on the feet.
Murtaugh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Acevedo swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Acevedo jumps guard and drags Murtaugh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Acevedo keeping moving, preventing Murtaugh from controlling successfully.
Murtaugh being controlled here momentarily.
Murtaugh looking to sit in guard and control but Acevedo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtaugh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Acevedo controls the pace.
Acevedo trying to control but Murtaugh is working from the bottom.
Acevedo preventing the sweep.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murtaugh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Acevedo is now in half guard.
Acevedo wants to take a breather but Murtaugh is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo stands up from half guard.
Murtaugh tries to clinch but Acevedo moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Acevedo as Murtaugh shoots in.
Antonia Acevedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Murtaugh.
Acevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acevedo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murtaugh is breathing heavily.
Acevedo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murtaugh's guard.
Acevedo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acevedo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Murtaugh is trying to stand up here but Acevedo is controlling him well.
Acevedo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Acevedo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Acevedo stuffs the takedown.
Acevedo has managed to clinch.
Acevedo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Acevedo wants to stall.
Acevedo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo jumps guard and drags Murtaugh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Antonia Acevedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murtaugh is stalling in the full guard.
Acevedo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acevedo keeping moving, preventing Murtaugh from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonia Acevedo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Acevedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Murtaugh. Those never looked like landing.
Acevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Murtaugh misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Murtaugh misses.
Murtaugh shoots in for a takedown but Acevedo shows good takedown defense.
Acevedo darts in and clinches Murtaugh up against the cage.
Murtaugh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Acevedo uses from the top position.
Murtaugh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Acevedo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murtaugh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Acevedo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acevedo advances to half guard.
Acevedo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Acevedo seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Murtaugh has recovered full guard.
Murtaugh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murtaugh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Acevedo is one step ahead there.
Acevedo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Acevedo gets to his feet. Murtaugh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Murtaugh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Acevedo pinned against the cage. Acevedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Acevedo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murtaugh but Murtaugh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Acevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murtaugh's waist but Murtaugh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Acevedo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonia Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murtaugh fails to land the takedown.
Acevedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murtaugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murtaugh tries a head kick but it misses.
Murtaugh slaps away a takedown attempt from Acevedo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Acevedo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murtaugh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murtaugh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gene Murtaugh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acevedo wants to clinch.
Acevedo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murtaugh misses with a body kick.
Acevedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murtaugh swivels and escapes.
Murtaugh has a takedown stuffed.
Acevedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonia Acevedo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acevedo 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonia Acevedo!
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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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