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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abu Schaubi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Ratajczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schaubi's entrance music is Kanye West ft. The xx - Touch the Sky. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Schaubi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Ratajczyk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaubi gets tackled into the cage by Ratajczyk. Ratajczyk maintains the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Schaubi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schaubi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ratajczyk has Schaubi pushed against the cage.
Schaubi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratajczyk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schaubi is able to avoid easily.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch
and Ratajczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Peter Ratajczyk has been cut.
Schaubi swings for the body but Ratajczyk moves out of range.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratajczyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratajczyk closes the distance but Schaubi moves to the side
and Schaubi counters with a right hand to the body.
Ratajczyk walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaubi cracks Ratajczyk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch but Schaubi is avoiding it.
Schaubi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schaubi looks to throw the jab but Ratajczyk is out of range.
Schaubi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schaubi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up but Schaubi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaubi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch.
Ratajczyk looks to land a right hand but Schaubi moved out of range.
Ratajczyk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schaubi wants to clinch up but Ratajczyk keeps it at a distance.
Schaubi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schaubi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schaubi moves into range and clinches up with Ratajczyk.
Schaubi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter Ratajczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schaubi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schaubi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaubi clinches.
Schaubi is trying to force a seperation but Ratajczyk has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schaubi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ratajczyk gets tackled into the cage by Schaubi. Schaubi maintains the clinch.
Schaubi breaks from the clinch.
Ratajczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schaubi.
Schaubi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratajczyk is just out of range.
Schaubi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ratajczyk circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Schaubi. Those never looked like landing.
Ratajczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ratajczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schaubi darts in and clinches Ratajczyk up against the cage.
Schaubi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ratajczyk has double underhooks.
Ratajczyk misses with a punch on the inside.
Schaubi tries to circle away but Ratajczyk has him pinned against the cage.
Ratajczyk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ratajczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ratajczyk breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi moves out of range.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaubi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
Schaubi fails with a takedown attempt.
Schaubi fails to land with a series of punches.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch up but Schaubi keeps it at a distance.
Schaubi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch.
Schaubi is looking to clinch.
Ratajczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schaubi tries to bum rush Ratajczyk with a series of wild strikes but Ratajczyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Ratajczyk scores with a four punch combination!
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
Schaubi throws a series of punches but Ratajczyk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi tries to clinch up.
Ratajczyk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schaubi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schaubi throws a big shot that misses.
Schaubi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schaubi throws a body punch but Ratajczyk moves out of range.
Schaubi is breathing heavily.
Schaubi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ratajczyk closes the distance and pushes Schaubi back into the cage.
Ratajczyk wants to stall.
Ratajczyk tries to circle away but Schaubi has him pinned against the cage.
Schaubi goes for a takedown attempt but Ratajczyk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Schaubi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Schaubi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Ratajczyk's cut.
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.
Schaubi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schaubi misses with a series of wild punches.
Schaubi needs to keep his hands up - Ratajczyk had a free shot at his head there.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch up but Schaubi keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schaubi.
Schaubi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratajczyk is just out of range.
Schaubi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratajczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schaubi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch.
Ratajczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
Schaubi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch.
Peter Ratajczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch
and Schaubi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schaubi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schaubi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ratajczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Schaubi.
Ratajczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schaubi circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Schaubi counter with a right hand.
Schaubi ducks under a wild hook from Ratajczyk.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up.
Schaubi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ratajczyk is looking to control Schaubi's arms but Schaubi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ratajczyk has his back to the cage.
Schaubi breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaubi tries to clinch there but Ratajczyk circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch
and Schaubi counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratajczyk rushes Schaubi and presses him up against the cage.
Ratajczyk is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schaubi wants to break free but Ratajczyk has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ratajczyk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schaubi's efforts to push away.
Ratajczyk breaks the clinch.
Ratajczyk tries to keep at a distance but Schaubi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ratajczyk wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk just leaning against Schaubi, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Ratajczyk.
Schaubi rushes Ratajczyk and presses him up against the cage.
Ratajczyk misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ratajczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up
and Schaubi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Peter Ratajczyk's cut even more.
Schaubi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schaubi misses with an uppercut. Ratajczyk saw that one coming.
Schaubi misses with a body shot.
Abu Schaubi is winning the standup battle so far.
Schaubi tries to clinch but Ratajczyk is having none of it.
Ratajczyk clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaubi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schaubi breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi pushes Ratajczyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Schaubi manages to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schaubi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd cheers as Schaubi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ratajczyk doesn't seem phased though.
Schaubi closes the distance and clinches up with Ratajczyk, looking for a takedown. Schaubi pushes Ratajczyk against the cage but Ratajczyk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ratajczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Schaubi lands a really nice looking cross but Ratajczyk seems unphased.
Ratajczyk scores with a three punch combo!
Ratajczyk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ratajczyk is rocked!
The cut above Peter Ratajczyk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schaubi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ratajczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Schaubi circles away.
Ratajczyk throws a series of punches but Schaubi avoids them all with ease.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratajczyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Schaubi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schaubi throws a series of punches but Ratajczyk avoids them all with ease.
Ratajczyk has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Schaubi thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Schaubi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Ratajczyk's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schaubi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schaubi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ratajczyk cracks a nice hook into Schaubi's ribs.
Schaubi shoots in looking for a takedown. Ratajczyk tries to sprawl out of it but Schaubi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ratajczyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi moves out of range.
Ratajczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schaubi.
Ratajczyk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schaubi counters with a nice body shot.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch but Schaubi is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi slips under a jab.
Schaubi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schaubi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schaubi wants to take a breather but Ratajczyk is having none of it.
Ratajczyk manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Schaubi keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ratajczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ratajczyk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ratajczyk is pressed up against the cage. Schaubi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ratajczyk down to the mat. Ratajczyk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Schaubi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ratajczyk moves away from the strike by Schaubi.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratajczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abu Schaubi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Schaubi circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch up but Schaubi keeps it at a distance.
Ratajczyk thows a body shot but no joy.
Ratajczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schaubi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ratajczyk as he avoids it easily.
Ratajczyk moves in looking to clinch but Schaubi pushes him off.
Schaubi closes the distance and pushes Ratajczyk back into the cage.
Ratajczyk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schaubi wants the takedown. Ratajczyk is fighting it off but Schaubi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ratajczyk's guard against the cage.
Ratajczyk keeping moving, preventing Schaubi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk wants to stand and escape but Schaubi is having none of it.
Schaubi stays in close to Ratajczyk's body and controls the position.
Schaubi looking to sit in guard and control but Ratajczyk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schaubi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schaubi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schaubi looking for a guillotine here but Ratajczyk defends easily.
Ratajczyk is looking to stand up but Schaubi won't let him.
Ratajczyk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Schaubi tries to clinch up.
Ratajczyk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schaubi tries to bum rush Ratajczyk with a series of wild strikes but Ratajczyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ratajczyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schaubi counters with a three punch combo that has Ratajczyk backing up. Ratajczyk nods at Schaubi to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schaubi misses the jab.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratajczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peter Ratajczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Ratajczyk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Schaubi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schaubi 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Schaubi!
Abu Schaubi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Virtually Identical [$25 clothes!] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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