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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sen Ujiyuki (ranked 3752 p4p, 3936 weight class) and Ross Rumbalo (ranked 420 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sen Ujiyuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Rumbalo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumbalo cracks Ujiyuki with an open hand slap.
Ujiyuki misses with a wild combination.
Rumbalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ujiyuki tries to clinch
and Rumbalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumbalo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Rumbalo. Those never looked like landing.
Ross Rumbalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumbalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ujiyuki ducks under a wild hook from Rumbalo.
Ujiyuki clinches with his opponent.
Ujiyuki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Ujiyuki fails to land.
A short left from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Ujiyuki backwards.
Ujiyuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rumbalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ujiyuki blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ujiyuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ujiyuki stalling.
Rumbalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ujiyuki controls his hands.
Ujiyuki gets through Rumbalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ujiyuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Rumbalo gets an underhook and turns Ujiyuki into the cage.
Ujiyuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Ujiyuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Rumbalo gets an underhook and turns Ujiyuki into the cage.
Rumbalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ujiyuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ujiyuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
Ujiyuki is pushing Rumbalo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ujiyuki is trying to force a seperation but Rumbalo has the dominant position.
Rumbalo blocks a body shot from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ujiyuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rumbalos head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ujiyuki throws a head punch that misses.
Ujiyuki presses Rumbalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ujiyuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumbalo's elbow.
Ujiyuki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rumbalo up against the cage.
Rumbalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumbalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rumbalo slips under a jab from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo keeps the fight on the outside.
As Ujiyuki backs off Rumbalo throws a huge counter combo but Ujiyuki manages to avoid it all.
Ujiyuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Ujiyuki looks to throw the jab but Rumbalo is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ujiyuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rumbalo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ujiyuki scores with a jab to the body.
Ujiyuki dodges the punch combination from Rumbalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ujiyuki throws the left hand but Rumbalo avoids the punch easily.
Ujiyuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ujiyuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Ujiyuki throws a right hand that misses
and Rumbalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ujiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ujiyuki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rumbalo misses with a two punch combination.
Ujiyuki swings for the body but Rumbalo moves out of range.
Rumbalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ujiyuki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ujiyuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumbalo.
Ujiyuki avoids the body shot from Rumbalo.
Ujiyuki tries to clinch there but Rumbalo circles away.
Rumbalo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumbalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rumbalo throws a looping overhand right but Ujiyuki ducks down to avoid it.
Ujiyuki tries to clinch but Rumbalo moves away
and Rumbalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ujiyuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ujiyuki throws a hook but Rumbalo avoids it easily.
Rumbalo dips to his left and cracks Ujiyuki with an uppercut!
Ujiyuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Ujiyuki scores with a jab. Rumbalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rumbalo misses with a hook
and Ujiyuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumbalo misses the target.
Ujiyuki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rumbalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ujiyuki misses with a body punch
and Rumbalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rumbalo moves away from the strike by Ujiyuki.
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 Sen Ujiyuki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the body from Ujiyuki misses
and Rumbalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ujiyuki misses with a right hand
enabling Rumbalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rumbalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ujiyuki throws out a loose jab but Rumbalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumbalo misses with a body shot.
Ujiyuki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rumbalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Ujiyuki lunges at Rumbalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rumbalo's hand.
Rumbalo staying out of range there.
Rumbalo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ujiyuki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ujiyuki throws a shot from downtown. Rumbalo moves away and avoids it.
Ujiyuki lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ujiyuki digs a good hook to Rumbalo's body.
A punch combination from Rumbalo misses.
Rumbalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ujiyuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ujiyuki misses the shot to the body.
Rumbalo throws a big shot that misses.
Rumbalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki walks into a stiff left hand from Rumbalo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rumbalo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ujiyuki connects with a crisp jab.
Rumbalo moves away from the strike by Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rumbalo.
Rumbalo misses with a hook.
Ujiyuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rumbalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Ujiyuki misses.
A little jabbing left from Rumbalo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rumbalo scores with a punch to the head.
Rumbalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ujiyuki scores with a sloppy right hand. Rumbalo should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ujiyuki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rumbalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rumbalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo moves away from the strike by Ujiyuki.
It seemed like Rumbalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ujiyuki throws a lazy right hand but Rumbalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ujiyuki throws out a loose jab but Rumbalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ujiyuki misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rumbalo! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumbalo. Ujiyuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumbalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ujiyuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross Rumbalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rumbalo is breathing heavily.
Ujiyuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rumbalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ujiyuki misses with a wild body shot.
Ujiyuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ujiyuki throws a shot from downtown. Rumbalo moves away and avoids it.
Ujiyuki swings widly with a right hand
and Rumbalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rumbalo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ujiyuki in his tracks.
Rumbalo throws a nice looking combination but Ujiyuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo throws out a counter right but Ujiyuki avoids it with no problem.
Rumbalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rumbalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki throws a jab when Rumbalo was well out of range.
Ujiyuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ujiyuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumbalo.
Ujiyuki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ujiyuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ujiyuki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rumbalo misses with an uppercut. Ujiyuki saw that one coming.
Rumbalo misses the shot to the body.
Rumbalo slips under a jab.
Ujiyuki blocks a jab.
Ujiyuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ujiyuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumbalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki throws a right hand that misses
letting Rumbalo counter with a right hand.
Jab by Ujiyuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ujiyuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumbalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ujiyuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rumbalo blocks a jab.
Ujiyuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ujiyuki throws out a loose jab but Rumbalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumbalo throws a looping overhand right but Ujiyuki ducks down to avoid it.
Rumbalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo misses with a hook.
Ujiyuki misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Rumbalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Rumbalo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ujiyuki's corner calls for a 1-2. Ujiyuki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ujiyuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumbalo throws out a loose jab but Ujiyuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ujiyuki gets a clinch.
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 Sen Ujiyuki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ujiyuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumbalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki slips a straight right by Rumbalo.
Rumbalo throws a series of punches but Ujiyuki avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Rumbalo.
Ujiyuki misses with a hook. Rumbalo ducked under it nicely.
Rumbalo throws a shot from downtown. Ujiyuki moves away and avoids it.
Ujiyuki ducks right into an uppercut from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Rumbalo.
Rumbalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Ujiyuki misses.
Rumbalo slips under a jab.
Ujiyuki cracks Rumbalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ujiyuki misses with a looping left.
Rumbalo defending well as Ujiyuki loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ujiyuki clinches up with Rumbalo and pushes him back against the cage.
Rumbalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ujiyuki backwards.
Ujiyuki blocks a body shot from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ujiyukis head.
Rumbalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ujiyuki controls his hands.
A short right from Rumbalo on the inside.
Ujiyuki has had enough of the clinch but Rumbalo keeps him there for the moment.
Rumbalo manages to break the clinch.
Rumbalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rumbalo clobbers Ujiyuki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Ujiyuki misses.
Ujiyuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumbalo scores with a nice strike.
Rumbalo misses with a hook
and Ujiyuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ujiyuki misses the jab.
Rumbalo slips a straight right by Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo throws a counter combo.
Ujiyuki moves away from the strike by Rumbalo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumbalo avoids the body shot from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki moves into the clinch.
Rumbalo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
Rumbalo can't find room to land a body shot as Ujiyuki controls the action.
Ujiyuki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
A short right from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
A short uppercut from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ujiyuki leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ujiyuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rumbalo tries to work over Ujiyuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rumbalo ducks under a wild hook from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ujiyuki's head.
Rumbalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ujiyuki lands with a shot to the body.
Rumbalo looks to land a left hand but Ujiyuki moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Ujiyuki misses its target.
Ujiyuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumbalo is just out of range.
Ujiyuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rumbalo.
Rumbalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ujiyuki at a distance.
Rumbalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo takes one to the side of the head.
Rumbalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ujiyuki misses the jab.
Ujiyuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rumbalo's hands.
Nice uppercut lands for Ujiyuki. That snapped Rumbalo's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ujiyuki with a nice cross.
Ujiyuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rumbalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ujiyuki lands a really nice looking cross but Rumbalo seems unphased.
Rumbalo missing with a left hand there. Ujiyuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ujiyuki misses the shot to the body.
Rumbalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ross Rumbalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ujiyuki. Rumbalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumbalo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rumbalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki gets a clinch.
Sen Ujiyuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rumbalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ujiyuki throws a body punch but Rumbalo moves out of range.
Ujiyuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rumbalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ujiyuki stuns Rumbalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rumbalo ducks under a wild hook from Ujiyuki.
Rumbalo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sen Ujiyuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ujiyuki 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Sen Ujiyuki!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Sen Ujiyuki!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Sen Ujiyuki!
Sen Ujiyuki wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Sen Ujiyuki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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