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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silus Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermeulen's entrance music is Born to be Wild. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silus Kush!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kush bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vermeulen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Silus Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kush has eaten all the pies!
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen forces Kush back against the cage and clinches.
Vermeulen with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeulen prevents the takedown attempt.
Vermeulen breaks from the clinch.
Kush tries to keep at a distance but Vermeulen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vermeulen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kush shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vermeulen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vermeulen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vermeulen wants to get back to his feet but Kush drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is trying to get an arm triangle but Vermeulen is defending well.
Vermeulen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kush has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kush tries for a kimura but Vermeulen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vermeulen tries to escape but Kush is in control.
Vermeulen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Vermeulen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vermeulen instigates a clinch.
Kush drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vermeulen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dave Vermeulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silus Kush.
Kush tries to score a body lock takedown but Vermeulen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vermeulen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush misses with a takedown
and Vermeulen counters with a three punch combo that has Kush backing up. Kush nods at Vermeulen to acknowledge the strikes.
Kush looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen wants to clinch.
Dave Vermeulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush throws an overhand right that lands on Vermeulen's shoulder, as Vermeulen tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vermeulen!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vermeulen sprawls well. Vermeulen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kush gets slowly back to his feet.
Vermeulen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kush circles away quickly and effectively.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush dives in and grabs Vermeulen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vermeulen pushes down on Kush's head and hops out.
Vermeulen throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Vermeulen. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
Vermeulen darts in and clinches Kush up against the cage.
Vermeulen landing knees to the body.
Vermeulen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kush avoids it.
Kush takes an elbow to the temple.
Vermeulen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vermeulen is defending well.
Vermeulen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vermeulen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vermeulen manages to break the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vermeulen misses with a knee to the head.
Vermeulen connects with a knee to the head.
Vermeulen landing knees to the body.
Vermeulen looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
Vermeulen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Vermeulen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen breaks the clinch.
Kush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vermeulen as he avoids it easily.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch but Kush is avoiding it.
Vermeulen has Kush up against the cage in a clinch.
Vermeulen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vermeulen pushes Kush up against the cage in a clinch.
Kush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kush changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vermeulen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vermeulen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Kush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vermeulen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Vermeulen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Kush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kush can do to turn this around?
Vermeulen wants to get back to his feet.
Vermeulen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kush on the ground.
Vermeulen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kush is working for a kimura but Vermeulen is defending it quite comfortably.
Kush is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen tries to kick Kush off but Kush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen is defending against the submission attempts here by Kush.
Kush seems to be looking for submissions.
Kush seems to be working for a kimura but Vermeulen defends the submission attempt.
Vermeulen has one foot on Kush's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vermeulen sprawls well. Vermeulen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kush gets slowly back to his feet.
Kush is breathing heavily.
Kush fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush swats away the attempt to clinch by Vermeulen.
Kush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kush lands in his opponent's guard.
Vermeulen wants to stand up but Kush is controlling him.
Vermeulen pushes Kush off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Vermeulen instigates a clinch.
Kush is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vermeulen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dave Vermeulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silus Kush.
Vermeulen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kush's face.
Vermeulen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vermeulen breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen clinches up with Kush and pushes him back against the cage.
Vermeulen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vermeulen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Vermeulen scores with a four punch combination!
Vermeulen wants to clinch up but Kush keeps it at a distance.
Vermeulen darts in and clinches Kush up against the cage.
Vermeulen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kush blocks it with crossed arms.
Vermeulen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen prevents the takedown attempt.
Kush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vermeulen after a bit of a struggle.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.
Vermeulen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kush wants to stall.
Kush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vermeulen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a knee strike.
Vermeulen tries a knee to the head but Kush blocks it.
Vermeulen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kush avoids it.
Kush wants a takedown but no success here.
Dave Vermeulen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vermeulen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kush avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeulen breaks from the clinch.
Kush drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vermeulen wants to stand up but Kush is controlling him.
Kush advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Vermeulen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Kush is having none of it.
Vermeulen scores with a three punch combo!
Kush fails to land the takedown.
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeulen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kush decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vermeulen pushes Kush off looking to stand but Kush dives back in and keeps control.
Kush seems to be working for a kimura but Vermeulen defends the submission attempt.
Vermeulen pushes Kush off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vermeulen!
Kush is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vermeulen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kush tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kush tries for a kimura but Vermeulen is defending well.
Vermeulen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kush looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kush is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vermeulen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vermeulen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kush wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vermeulen, who protects the arm well.
Vermeulen is trying to buck Kush off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush shoots and misses
and Vermeulen counters with a series of strikes. Kush will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kush shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kush showed some decent athleticism there.
Kush is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vermeulen is just riding it out for now. Kush eventually gives up the hold.
Vermeulen wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is working for a kimura but Vermeulen is defending it quite comfortably.
Vermeulen tries to kick Kush off but Kush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kush is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vermeulen sees it coming and defends easily.
Vermeulen has one foot on Kush's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vermeulen sprawls well. Vermeulen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kush gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave Vermeulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silus Kush.
Vermeulen moves into the clinch successfully.
Silus Kush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dave Vermeulen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vermeulen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Vermeulen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vermeulen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Dave Vermeulen!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Dave Vermeulen!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Dave Vermeulen!
Dave Vermeulen wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking Dave Vermeulen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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