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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milton Hilton (ranked 3705 p4p, 345 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 3784 p4p, 352 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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147 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milton Hilton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rijn blocks a jab.
Hilton connects with a body shot.
Van Rijn gets caught flat footed, as Hilton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hilton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hilton pushes down on Van Rijn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Rijn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hilton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hilton is controlling the pace.
Van Rijn trying to control but Hilton postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Rijn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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.
Hilton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hilton working the head and body with strikes.
Hilton is thwarting Van Rijn's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Rijn is in trouble now - Hilton has advanced to mount!
Van Rijn wants to control but Hilton is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Rijn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Rijn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hilton is staying active.
Hilton controlling from the full mount.
Van Rijn tries to hold on but Hilton postures up.
Hilton unloading with bombs!
Van Rijn wants to hold on but Hilton pushes him away.
Hilton 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.
Van Rijn is in a horrible position here. Hilton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Van Rijn is bucking up trying to escape but Hilton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hilton breaks from Van Rijn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Rijn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Van Rijn tries to hold on but Hilton pushes him away.
Hilton wants to control the pace but Van Rijn is squirming around nicely.
Van Rijn is trying to stand.
Hilton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Rijn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hilton cracks Van Rijn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van Rijn wants to control but Hilton is having none of it.
Hilton with good strikes from the mount here!
Van Rijn is looking to improve his position but Hilton isn't that keen on the idea.
Hilton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Van Rijn is squirming around, avoiding Hilton's attempts to control the action.
Hilton controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn wants to hold on but Hilton pushes him away.
Hilton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Van Rijn?
Hilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Rijn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van Rijn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Van Rijn wants to control but Hilton is having none of it.
Hilton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hilton avoids the attempt from Van Rijn to control.
We've been informed that Van Rijn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hilton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Rijn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Van Rijn taking shots to the head.
Hilton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilton content just to control the position here.
Hilton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Rijn is in a horrible position here. Hilton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton working the ground and pound effectively.
Hilton controlling his opponent.
Van Rijn tries to lock up and control but Hilton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Rijn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hilton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hilton working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Van Rijn looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hilton! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Milton Hilton!
Milton Hilton is the new lightweight champion!
Milton Hilton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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