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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Bishop (ranked 7020 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodor Van Dijk (ranked 4682 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodor Van Dijk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodor Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk clinches.
Van Dijk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bishop uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Theodor Van Dijk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dijk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
Van Dijk is looking to advance position but Bishop won't allow it.
Van Dijk blocks the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bishop makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bishop.
Bishop is looking for a triangle but Van Dijk pushes his legs off easily.
Bishop throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Dijk is one step ahead there.
Bishop really is a fat lump.
Bishop is striking off his back. Van Dijk thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Bishop misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Van Dijk is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dijk blocks the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop 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 Dijk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Dijk controlling the action here.
Bishop misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Dijk is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Van Dijk won't allow Bishop to get back to his feet.
Van Dijk throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Dijk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Van Dijk wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Van Dijk stopping the sweep attempt from Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Van Dijk looking to control.
Van Dijk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Bishop seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Dijk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Van Dijk wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Van Dijk is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Dijk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Dijk's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop landing with the ground and pound.
Bishop throws a strike but Van Dijk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Buddy Bishop will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bishop gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Dijk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bishop lands some strikes from the bottom.
Van Dijk trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop 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.
Bishop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dijk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Van Dijk is proving a slippery customer.
Van Dijk trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bishop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Dijk circles away.
Van Dijk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bishop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bishop has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Van Dijk is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but Van Dijk has him pressed against the cage.
Van Dijk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van Dijk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bishop is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Van Dijk jumps into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dijk decides to stand back up. Van Dijk steps back and let's Bishop get back to his feet.
Van Dijk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Dijk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Dijk clinches.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Dijk to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop has Van Dijk pressed against the cage.
Van Dijk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bishop up against the cage.
Van Dijk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van Dijk working a defensive guard but Bishop passes into half guard.
Van Dijk is defending against the submission attempts here by Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Dijk is refusing to be controlled, as Bishop sits in half guard.
Bishop controlling the action here.
Van Dijk punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bishop is just content to waste time from the top position. Van Dijk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Bishop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Dijk working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodor Van Dijk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Dijk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Dijk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Van Dijk tries to get set, Bishop tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Dijk manages to avoid the attempt.
Bishop dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Dijk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Dijk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bishop regains half guard.
Van Dijk tries to stand and escape but Bishop actually recovers to full guard.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop striking off his back but it's not causing Van Dijk any problems.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Dijk throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
Van Dijk is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Van Dijk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Van Dijk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop is not content to let Van Dijk control the position.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Theodor Van Dijk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Dijk tries for a kimura but Bishop is defending well.
Van Dijk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bishop manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Dijk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Dijk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Dijk defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Van Dijk stops Bishop from standing up.
Van Dijk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bishop has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Dijk has managed to get both his arms back between Bishop's legs - danger averted.
Van Dijk throwing strikes but missing.
Van Dijk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Dijk scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Dijk swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk gets the takedown into side control.
Bishop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bishop tries to kick Van Dijk off in order to stand up. Van Dijk Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bishop strikes from the bottom but Van Dijk takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Bishop is looking to get to half guard.
Van Dijk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Bishop defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodor Van Dijk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Dijk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodor Van Dijk!
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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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