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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itziar Belmond (ranked 874 p4p, 580 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 120 p4p, 86 weight class). Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belmond feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belmond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rolf tries to clinch but Belmond moves out of range.
Jakob Rolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmond throws an off balance right hand
and Belmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rolf misses with a lunging right hand
and Belmond counters with a left to the body.
Belmond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belmond is looking to counter punch.
Rolf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belmond counters with a left to the body.
Belmond throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmond throws a looping overhand right but Rolf ducks down to avoid it.
Rolf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rolf takes a swing at Belmond's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Belmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belmond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rolf misses
and Belmond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rolf thinking.
Rolf throws a right hand that misses
and Belmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belmond.
Belmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belmond lands a right hook to the body.
Rolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmond moves away.
Rolf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Belmond looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Belmond tries to buck Rolf off but Rolf is having none of it.
Belmond has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belmond gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmond preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rolf is looking to take a break and control but Belmond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond wants to get back to full guard.
Rolf passes to side control.
Rolf trying to control the action but Belmond is working from the bottom.
Belmond is trying to control Rolf's posture but Rolf avoids it.
Rolf works to advance to full mount. Belmond defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Belmond bucks Rolf off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rolf connects with a body shot.
Belmond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belmond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rolf slips a jab from Belmond.
Rolf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Belmond walks into a stiff left hand from Rolf.
Rolf shoots in and gets a takedown into Belmond's guard.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Belmond keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Belmond controls Rolf momentarily but Rolf frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is looking to pass into half guard but Belmond pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Belmond is in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belmond wants to control from the top but Rolf keeps moving.
Belmond postures up.
Rolf looking for a guillotine here but Belmond defends easily.
Rolf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belmond doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belmond manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belmond sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakob Rolf will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rolf throws a hook but Belmond avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Rolf.
Rolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belmond lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rolf takes a step back to recover.
Rolf jabs Belmond right on the nose. Belmond blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Belmond.
Rolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Belmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolf throws an overhand right that lands on Belmond's shoulder, as Belmond tries to avoid the shot.
Belmond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf moves to clinch but Belmond breaks away
and Belmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belmond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belmond avoids the body shot from Rolf.
Belmond feints and then cracks Rolf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rolf down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belmond backs up against the cage.
It looks like Itziar Belmond has been cut.
Belmond lands a body shot.
Rolf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belmond lands a body shot.
Belmond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belmond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Rolf misses.
Belmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rolf.
Rolf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Belmond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rolf throws a hook to the side of Belmond's head but Belmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rolf lands with a cross.
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!
Rolf misses with a body shot
and Rolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Belmond.
Rolf tries to clinch but Belmond moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Belmond misses the target.
Belmond slaps away a takedown attempt from Rolf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rolf throws a nice looking combination but Belmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belmond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolf.
Rolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Itziar Belmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf.
Belmond looks to score with a jab to the body but Rolf is just out of range.
Jakob Rolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolf.
Rolf misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Rolf backs away, Belmond returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmond throws a body kick that misses.
Rolf misses with a right hand
and Belmond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belmond throws a right hand that misses
and Rolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolf has his takedown stuffed
and Belmond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmond manages to avoid it.
It looked like Belmond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belmond moves out of range as Rolf strikes.
Belmond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rolf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rolf throws an off balance right hand
and Belmond counters with a left to the body.
Belmond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Belmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rolf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf rushes Belmond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belmond lands with a left to the head.
Rolf blocks an elbow strike.
Belmond pushes off an throws an elbow but Rolf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belmond lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belmond throws an elbow but misses.
Rolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Rolf takes a shot to the head.
Rolf throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf is trying to drag Belmond to the mat but Belmond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belmond.
Rolf misses with some punches.
Belmond blocks an uppercut.
Belmond prevents a body shot from Rolf.
Belmond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolf is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Belmond pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Itziar Belmond will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Belmond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belmond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rolf tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rolf misses with a right hand
and Belmond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rolf's knee momentarily.
Belmond misses with a head kick.
Rolf tries to close the distance and clinch but Belmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rolf. Belmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf misses with a hook
letting Belmond counter with a right hand.
Belmond leaves Rolf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Belmond keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belmond scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Rolf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rolf throws a combination that misses
and Belmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rolf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belmond. Belmond obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Belmond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rolf misses with a wild body shot.
Rolf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belmond counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolf misses with a looping left.
Donk. Belmond catches Rolf right on the button with a cross.
Rolf throws the left hand but Belmond avoids the punch easily.
Rolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rolf throws a hook to the side of Belmond's head but Belmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a wild body shot.
Belmond ducks under a wild hook from Rolf.
Rolf scores with a sloppy right hand. Belmond should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolf fails to land the takedown.
Itziar Belmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf.
Rolf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belmond.
Rolf throws out a counter right but Belmond avoids it with no problem.
Rolf takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rolf misses with a hook
and Belmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rolf closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Belmond did well to prevent Rolf getting side control.
Belmond is defending against the submission attempts here by Rolf.
Rolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rolf wants to work for an arm triangle but Belmond is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf prevents Belmond from standing back up.
Belmond is not content to let Rolf control the position.
Rolf wants to advance to full mount but Belmond doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Belmond pulls Rolf in close to his closed guard and prevents Rolf from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Belmond keeps moving.
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.
Rolf wants to pass the guard but Belmond is keeping the position.
Rolf trying to move into half guard but instead Belmond has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolf is trying to keep Belmond in close.
Belmond wants to stand but Rolf is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belmond postures up.
Rolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolf, not yet.
Belmond passes Rolf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rolf controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itziar Belmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belmond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itziar Belmond!
Itziar Belmond thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jakob Rolf spoke after the fight, saying 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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