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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pieter Dijk (ranked 3780 p4p, 4900 weight class) and Jon Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pieter Dijk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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168 cm 21 145 0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm 18 140 2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Basic striking Big heart |
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Good wrestler Dangerous knees Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pieter Dijk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Blake! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dijk shoots in and drives through. Blake sprawls well. Dijk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blake defends well and Dijk ends up having to push Blake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Blake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blake is defending well against a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Dijk. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dijk tries to score a body lock takedown but Blake shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Blake prevents a body shot from Dijk. Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dijk.
Dijk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Blake gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. The fighters are working up against the cage. Dijk manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Blake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dijk is working for takedown but Blake is calmly controlling the position for now. Blake tries to land a knee to the head but Dijk blocks with his arms.
Blake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dijk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Dijk lands a takedown into guard.
Blake wants to stand but Dijk is controlling the position. Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Dijk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dijk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dijk has managed to get both his arms back between Blake's legs - danger averted. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dijk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Dijk looking to sit in guard and control but Blake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blake drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dijk dives on top into guard.
Blake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dijk is aware though and is defending well. Blake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dijk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dijk stops Blake from standing up. Blake is trying to keep Dijk in close.
Dijk postures up in Blake's guard and throws a big left but Blake blocks it. Blake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dijk is controlling him. Dijk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dijk won't allow Blake to sweep him here. Dijk chips away with some ground and pound. Blake looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Blake looking to control.
Blake has momentary wrist control but Dijk slips an elbow through the middle. Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blake wants to stand up but Dijk is controlling him. Blake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Blake working for a triangle but Dijk defends it easily.
Dijk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blake's head. Blake working for a triangle but Dijk defends it easily.
Dijk works over Blake with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Blake wants to stand but Dijk is controlling the position. Blake pulls Dijk in close to prevent any damage. Blake 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. Dijk scoring with punches to the head and body. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dijk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dijk lands a couple of digs. Blake is trying to keep Dijk in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blake can do anything to dispel that myth. Blake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dijk is controlling him. Blake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dijk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pieter Dijk will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! Dijk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dijk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blake is rocked! Dijk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Dijk finish him? Dijk pulls Blake into guard.
Dijk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Dijk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around? Dijk has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Blake has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Blake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dijk wants to take the fight to the mat but Blake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Dijk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dijk lands a huge takedown. Blake is out but the ref is slow to react and Dijk lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Blake lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pieter 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
37% |
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