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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Death to the apple gerls. Van Der Sluijs has chosen Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty as his entrance music. Charles Bronson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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176 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bronson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Van Der Sluijs is in Bronson's guard.
Van Der Sluijs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Der Sluijs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Sluijs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Der Sluijs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sluijs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Der Sluijs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Der Sluijs fails with the takedown
and Bronson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronson swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Bronson throws a body punch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Bronson is looking to chop away at Van Der Sluijs's legs.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a hook.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Van Der Sluijs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Van Der Sluijs misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Van Der Sluijs punching from mount but Bronson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Van Der Sluijs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bronson avoids a strike by Van Der Sluijs and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Van Der Sluijs's guard! Fantastic escape!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Der Sluijs working a defensive guard here.
Bronson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bronson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Van Der Sluijs keeps moving.
Van Der Sluijs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bronson stops Van Der Sluijs from standing up.
Van Der Sluijs uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Sluijs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronson as he connects with a hook.
Bronson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bronson.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Sluijs. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Sluijs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Sluijs checks a low kick from Bronson.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Van Der Sluijs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bronson thows a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it
so Van Der Sluijs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Der Sluijs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bronson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs wants to free his trapped foot but Bronson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Der Sluijs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Der Sluijs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronson is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sluijs uses his free foot to push down on Bronson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bronson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Sluijs looking to land elbow strikes but Bronson uses the position to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a strike but Bronson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Van Der Sluijs won't allow Bronson to sweep him here.
Van Der Sluijs throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Der Sluijs tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronson is retaining full guard.
Van Der Sluijs throwing strikes but missing.
Bronson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Der Sluijs lands a couple of digs.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Der Sluijs moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Der Sluijs throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson throws a jab when Van Der Sluijs was well out of range.
Van Der Sluijs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bronson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Der Sluijs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs feints the counter takedown.
Bronson takes a swing at Van Der Sluijs's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Sluijs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a takedown into Bronson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Bronson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Der Sluijs wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Van Der Sluijs throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Der Sluijs scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Van Der Sluijs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bronson really felt that one!
Jab by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs closes the distance and clinches up with Bronson, looking for a takedown. Van Der Sluijs pushes Bronson against the cage but Bronson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Van Der Sluijs moves away from the strike by Bronson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick lands from Bronson.
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Sluijs.
Bronson takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bronson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bronson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Der Sluijs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Der Sluijs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Der Sluijs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bronson defends well and Van Der Sluijs ends up having to push Bronson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Charles Bronson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson misses the jab.
Van Der Sluijs dives in for a single leg takedown but Bronson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bronson thuds a left hand into Van Der Sluijs's body.
Bronson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Bronson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Der Sluijs tries to move into range but Bronson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Der Sluijs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bronson did well to prevent Van Der Sluijs getting side control.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to take a break and control but Bronson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronson wants to improve his position but Van Der Sluijs is controlling well.
Van Der Sluijs winds up and cracks Bronson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bronson avoids a strike by Van Der Sluijs and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Van Der Sluijs's guard! Fantastic escape!
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laurens Van Der Sluijs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to sweep but instead, Bronson has passed into half guard.
Van Der Sluijs tries to kick Bronson off in order to stand up. Bronson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Der Sluijs keeps working.
Bronson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson working away.
Van Der Sluijs regains half guard, as Bronson was trying to land strikes.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but Bronson postures up.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet.
Bronson seems to be working for a kimura but Van Der Sluijs defends the submission attempt.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laurens Van Der Sluijs.
I've got Van Der Sluijs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
After winning the bout, Laurens Van Der Sluijs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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