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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambroos De Vries (ranked 2118 p4p, 563 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 246 p4p, 75 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by Eskimo Callboy - Hypa Hypa. Svyatogor has chosen Carl Espen - Silent Storm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 cm 26 272 4 - 2 - 0 |
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209 cm 22 261 10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambroos De Vries! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Svyatogor! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Svyatogor throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it. Svyatogor lands a nice shot to the body.
De Vries throws out a loose jab but Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid it. De Vries throws a body punch but Svyatogor moves out of range. A little jabbing left from Svyatogor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. De Vries misses with a few strikes there.
Svyatogor scores with a nice head shot. De Vries misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from De Vries. De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor tries to counter by closing the distance. Nice cross by Svyatogor. A shot to the liver by De Vries. Beautiful body shot. Svyatogor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Vries closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. De Vries throws a front kick aimed at Svyatogor's knee but Svyatogor avoids it well. De Vries bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svyatogor's head backwards. De Vries with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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! De Vries throws a poor cross that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Svyatogor lands with a good body shot. De Vries misses with a jab to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Svyatogor connects with a body shot that sends De Vries's belly button to the back. De Vries takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Svyatogor stuns De Vries with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Svyatogor slips under a jab from De Vries. De Vries falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Vries throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand. Svyatogor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Vries had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. De Vries looks to land a left hand but Svyatogor moved out of range nicely. De Vries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing. Svyatogor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vries lands a glancing blow to the side of Svyatogor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Vries misses with an uppercut. Svyatogor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. De Vries misses with a hook
and Svyatogor counters with a nice body shot. A head kick by De Vries misses and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Vries throws a head kick that misses. De Vries throws a right hand that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Svyatogor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. De Vries swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab. Svyatogor connects with a looping right hand.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch but Svyatogor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. De Vries looks to score with a jab to the body but Svyatogor is just out of range. De Vries misses with a two punch combination.
De Vries thows a left - swing and a miss! Svyatogor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Vries with a body shot. De Vries avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Vries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svyatogor jabs De Vries to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Vries misses with a lunging right hand
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand. Svyatogor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. De Vries looks to score with a jab to the body but Svyatogor is just out of range. De Vries misses with a series of wild punches.
Svyatogor moves out of range of the strikes. Svyatogor tries to counter with a clinch but De Vries shakes him off and moves away. Svyatogor tests De Vries's chin there with a solid looking shot. De Vries is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Svyatogor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Svyatogor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Ambroos De Vries has been cut. Svyatogor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nice straight punches there by Svyatogor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Svyatogor. Svyatogor scores with a hook. Svyatogor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A little feinted left hand from De Vries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. De Vries is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Vries misses with a looping left. Svyatogor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Svyatogor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svyatogor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. De Vries moves out of range as Svyatogor strikes. De Vries takes a swing at Svyatogor's ribcage but misses. Svyatogor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Vries throws a looping overhand right but Svyatogor ducks down to avoid it. Svyatogor throws out a counter right but De Vries avoids it with no problem. De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
Svyatogor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. De Vries throws out a token jab with nothing on it. De Vries misses with a hook to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a nice body shot. Jab, jab by De Vries - just one landing. De Vries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Svyatogor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Svyatogor's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Vries under the eye. A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. De Vries does a little dance to reset his feet. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ambroos De Vries's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! De Vries takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing. It seemed like Svyatogor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. De Vries misses with a low kick. Svyatogor lands with a nice body punch. Svyatogor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. De Vries throws a jab when Svyatogor was well out of range. Svyatogor wants to counter the offense by De Vries and move into the clinch position. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Vries might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. De Vries misses with a left hand and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A big right from Svyatogor misses. De Vries scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. De Vries has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. De Vries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Vries looks to land a combination but Svyatogor avoids it well. A countering left hand to the body from Svyatogor misses. De Vries misses with a lunging right hand
and De Vries takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Svyatogor lands a nice shot that snaps De Vries's head back.
De Vries throws a body shot but no joy. This has been an exciting period of action! De Vries misses with a body shot.
Svyatogor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Svyatogor lands with a good body shot. De Vries with a hook. Svyatogor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. De Vries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svyatogor tries to counter with a clinch but De Vries shakes him off and moves away. De Vries tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand! Svyatogor throws out a loose jab but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it. De Vries misses with a hook to the body
and De Vries takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand. De Vries looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. De Vries wants to clinch up but Svyatogor keeps it at a distance. De Vries misses with a hook. Svyatogor ducked under it nicely. Svyatogor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Vries with a body shot. A head kick from De Vries lands but Svyatogor takes it in his stride. De Vries wants to land a leg kick but Svyatogor is out of range. De Vries sets himself, and Svyatogor steps forward looking for the clinch! De Vries avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Vries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Svyatogor circles away from the clinch attempt and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. This has been an exciting period of action! A head kick from De Vries lands but Svyatogor takes it in his stride. De Vries rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand. De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries lands a head shot. De Vries throws an overhand right that lands on Svyatogor's shoulder, as Svyatogor tries to avoid the shot. Svyatogor cracks a nice hook into De Vries's ribs. De Vries rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand. Svyatogor connects with a body shot that sends De Vries's belly button to the back. De Vries on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Vries misses with a lunging right hand
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Svyatogor clobbers De Vries with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. De Vries wants to slow Svyatogor down by chopping away at his legs. Svyatogor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vries. De Vries moves out of range of the strikes. Svyatogor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries. De Vries is looking to land body kicks. De Vries with a body punch. A glancing blow. De Vries misses the body punch and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Svyatogor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Vries's head backwards. Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Vries ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. De Vries connects with a body shot that sends Svyatogor's belly button to the back. Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be getting the better of the standup. De Vries rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Vries misses with a body punch
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand. Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but De Vries moved out of range. Svyatogor lands a lovely overhand right. Svyatogor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries. De Vries misses with an uppercut. De Vries throws a leg kick and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand. De Vries throws a hook but Svyatogor avoids it easily. Nice defenses there by Svyatogor. Svyatogor throws an overhand right that lands on De Vries's shoulder, as De Vries tries to avoid the shot. De Vries throws a head kick that misses enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab. De Vries rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Svyatogor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ambroos De Vries's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round! Svyatogor moves away from the strike by De Vries. Svyatogor misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming. De Vries misses with a double jab
and Svyatogor counters with a nice body shot. Svyatogor staying out of range there. Svyatogor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Vries throws a sloppy body shot
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand. Ambroos De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Svyatogor misses with a wild body shot. De Vries tries to clinch up. Svyatogor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vries.
It seemed like Svyatogor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Vries misses with a left hand and Svyatogor counters with a one-two to the body. Svyatogor dodges the punch combination from De Vries.
De Vries throws a jab but it's blocked by Svyatogor.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Vries thows a left - swing and a miss! Svyatogor feints a jab promting De Vries to slip. Svyatogor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Vries slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. De Vries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svyatogor throws out a counter right but De Vries avoids it with no problem. De Vries gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. A swing and a miss from De Vries. Svyatogor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svyatogor paws at him with a jab and circles away. Svyatogor lands with a hook. De Vries tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Svyatogor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. De Vries misses with a shot to the body and De Vries takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. De Vries throws an overhand right that lands on Svyatogor's shoulder, as Svyatogor tries to avoid the shot. Svyatogor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Svyatogor scores with a body shot.
De Vries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Vries scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svyatogor doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Svyatogor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Svyatogor lands with an overhand left. De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svyatogor moves away. Svyatogor works the jab nicely. De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. De Vries throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab. De Vries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Vries takes one to the side of the head.
De Vries closes the distance and clinches. De Vries is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Nice elbow from Svyatogor. Nice elbow from Svyatogor. Svyatogor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vries backwards. Svyatogor digs a right hand underneath De Vries's ribcage. De Vries let out a lung full of air as it connected. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Svyatogor pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Svyatogor is working De Vries over against the cage. Svyatogor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. De Vries takes an elbow to the forehead. Svyatogor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vriess head.
Ambroos De Vries's cut is getting worse. Svyatogor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Vries's defenses. Svyatogor has De Vries pushed against the cage. Svyatogor scores with a nice hook to the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by Svyatogor. Svyatogor lands a right hand.
Ambroos De Vries's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Nice elbow from Svyatogor.
De Vries is rocked! Svyatogor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Oh De Vries is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Ambroos De Vries's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Clinched against the cage, Svyatogor lands a big elbow that drops De Vries! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - De Vries is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Svyatogor! Dimitri Svyatogor gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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