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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Fern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Hooidjonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 cm
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255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucius Fern! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Hooidjonk! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fern shoots for a double leg takedown but Hooidjonk sprawls well. He's pushed Fern's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Fern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooidjonk moves away. Hooidjonk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Hooidjonk working Fern over with strikes here. Hooidjonk landing strikes from the mount and Fern is in trouble! Hooidjonk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Hooidjonk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hooidjonk landing strikes, looking to finish! Hooidjonk goes for an armbar but Fern turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fern. Hooidjonk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fern can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Hooidjonk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fern wants to pass the guard but Hooidjonk is keeping the position. Hooidjonk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hooidjonk has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fern is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hooidjonk. Fern avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hooidjonk. Fern wants to stand but Hooidjonk has his arm trapped. Hooidjonk is looking to reverse the position. Fern throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Hooidjonk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fern's guard. Fern wants to control but Hooidjonk passes easily into half guard.
Fern is defending against the submission attempts here by Hooidjonk.
Fern is breathing heavily. Hooidjonk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Fern wants to improve his position but Hooidjonk is controlling well.
Hooidjonk working Fern over with strikes. Hooidjonk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fern keeps working. Fern is looking for a sweep. Hooidjonk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Hooidjonk scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Hooidjonk trying to mount his opponent but Fern defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fern is trying to get back to full guard. Fern is pressing down on Hooidjonk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Hooidjonk works a leg free and moves into half guard. Hooidjonk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hooidjonk lands with a punch from half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hooidjonk connects with a nice short shot to Fern's temple. Hooidjonk throwing shots but Fern is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooidjonk seems to be working for a kimura but Fern defends the submission attempt. Hooidjonk drops an elbow to the side of Fern's head. Hooidjonk is trying to work for a kimura but Fern is defending well.
Hooidjonk not landing any meaningful shots this time. Fern tries to roll over but Hooidjonk keeps him under control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hooidjonk connects with a nice short shot to Fern's temple. Hooidjonk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fern! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Hooidjonk dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hooidjonk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hooidjonk showed some decent athleticism there. Bob Hooidjonk has got the better of the ground game so far. Hooidjonk wants to work for an arm triangle but Fern is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fern has hold of Hooidjonk's hands but Hooidjonk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Fern punching from the bottom.
Fern is trying to stand back up but Hooidjonk is controlling him
Hooidjonk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Fern keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Hooidjonk scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Hooidjonk winds up and cracks Fern with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Hooidjonk wants to work for an arm triangle but Fern is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fern is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Fern is trying to maintain the position but Hooidjonk is very close to passing his half guard. Hooidjonk slips a nice elbow through Fern's hands, connecting with Fern's forehead. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hooidjonk seems to be looking for submissions.
Fern wants to control but Hooidjonk is keeping busy and won't allow it. Hooidjonk is trying to work for a kimura but Fern is defending well.
Hooidjonk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fern!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Fern in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Fern is bucking up trying to escape but Hooidjonk cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Fern wants to hold on but Hooidjonk pushes him away. Hooidjonk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fern hang on? Fern is squirming around, avoiding Hooidjonk's attempts to control the action. Hooidjonk unloading with bombs! Hooidjonk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fern can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hooidjonk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hooidjonk is working for a guillotine from mount but Fern frees his head quite easily.
Hooidjonk looking to finish Fern with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fern! Fern is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hooidjonk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fern wants to control but Hooidjonk is having none of it. Hooidjonk with good strikes from the mount here! A nice elbow there by Hooidjonk. Fern bucks Hooidjonk off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooidjonk shoots and misses and Fern counters with a body kick that stops Hooidjonk in his tracks momentarily. Hooidjonk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Excellent takedown into side control there by Hooidjonk. Fern is trying to buck Hooidjonk off. Hooidjonk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fern, who protects the arm well. Hooidjonk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Hooidjonk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fern down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Hooidjonk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hooidjonk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Hooidjonk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hooidjonk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hooidjonk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Fern manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hooidjonk working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hooidjonk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Hooidjonk tries to get to full guard but Fern has control of the leg. Fern is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Hooidjonk wants to control but Fern is keeping busy and won't allow it. Hooidjonk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fern. Hooidjonk is not content to let Fern control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Fern is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Fern is looking to clinch but Hooidjonk is avoiding it.
Hooidjonk scores with a takedown into Fern's guard. Hooidjonk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Hooidjonk connects with a couple of short punches. Hooidjonk passes Fern's left leg - he's now in half guard. Fern looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hooidjonk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Hooidjonk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Ground and pound from Hooidjonk. Fern on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Fern is trying to maintain the position but Hooidjonk is very close to passing his half guard. Fern is looking for a sweep. Hooidjonk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Hooidjonk is trying for a kimura here. Fern looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hooidjonk wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Hooidjonk! Bob Hooidjonk is the new heavyweight champion!
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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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