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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurg Muller (ranked 2240 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Jannik Rottmayr (ranked 260 p4p, 298 weight class). Jannik Rottmayr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light 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, Jurg Muller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jannik Rottmayr!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rottmayr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rottmayr's knee momentarily.
Rottmayr misses the jab.
Rottmayr throws a right hand that misses
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rottmayr misses with a lunging right hand
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Rottmayr lands a body shot.
Muller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circling - Rottmayr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rottmayr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rottmayr thinking.
Nice defenses there by Muller.
Jannik Rottmayr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rottmayr throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rottmayr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muller needs to keep his hands up - Rottmayr had a free shot at his head there.
Rottmayr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muller lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rottmayr misses with a right hand
and Muller counters with a nice body shot.
Rottmayr moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller slips a jab from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr misses with a hook
and Muller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rottmayr swings widly with a right hand
and Muller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rottmayr.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rottmayr.
Rottmayr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muller drops Rottmayr with a beautiful combination! Rottmayr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Muller is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Rottmayr misses
and Muller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muller.
A short uppercut from Muller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rottmayr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rottmayr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rottmayr prevents a body shot from Muller.
Rottmayr tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Rottmayr back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rottmayr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rottmayr struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Rottmayr.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rottmayr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rottmayr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rottmayr slips under a jab from Muller.
Rottmayr misses with a two punch combination.
Muller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rottmayr is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Muller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rottmayr misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr throws a poor cross that misses
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rottmayr misses with a lunging right hand
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rottmayr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muller's head backwards.
Muller throws the left hand but Rottmayr avoids the punch easily.
Muller tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Rottmayr.
Muller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rottmayr connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.
Rottmayr misses with a body punch
and Muller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rottmayr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rottmayr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Rottmayr controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rottmayr avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Rottmayr.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller tries to work over Rottmayr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rottmayr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rottmayr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Rottmayr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rottmayr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jurg Muller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rottmayr misses with a looping right.
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rottmayr lands with a shot to the body.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rottmayr can do to turn this around?
Rottmayr moves into the clinch.
Rottmayr blocking some punches.
Rottmayr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rottmayr is leaning against Muller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rottmayr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muller lands a body shot.
Jannik Rottmayr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rottmayr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rottmayr lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller blocking some punches.
Rottmayr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Rottmayr is trying to break free.
Rottmayr prevents a body shot from Muller.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Rottmayr avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller prevents Rottmayr from breaking the clinch.
Rottmayr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Rottmayr.
Muller tries a body shot but Rottmayr blocks it.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rottmayr slips under a jab from Muller.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Rottmayr saw that one coming.
It seemed like Rottmayr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Muller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rottmayr tries to clinch but Muller moves away
and Muller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rottmayr both land. Nice combination.
Muller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rottmayr to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rottmayr jabs at Muller's body.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rottmayr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rottmayr misses with a body punch
and Muller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rottmayr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muller under the eye.
Rottmayr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Rottmayr.
Muller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rottmayr manages to circle out of the way.
A nice combination there by Rottmayr.
Rottmayr lands a nice hook to Muller's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller thumps Rottmayr with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller pushes Rottmayr up against the cage in a clinch.
Rottmayr blocks a body shot from Muller.
Muller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rottmayr tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller blocks a body shot from Rottmayr.
Muller 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.
Rottmayr blocks a body shot from Muller.
Muller working aggressively here.
Rottmayr throws a head punch that misses.
Muller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Rottmayr avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rottmayr tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
Rottmayr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rottmayr's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller has Rottmayr pressed against the cage, preventing Rottmayr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rottmayr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Rottmayr.
Rottmayr working hard to break the clinch.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rottmayr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rottmayr tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rottmayr.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rottmayr tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rottmayr misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jannik Rottmayr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rottmayr loads up on a big right hand but Muller slips the punch.
Rottmayr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Rottmayr throws an overhand right that lands on Muller's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Rottmayr.
Muller throwing a counter right hand but Rottmayr manages to avoid it.
Rottmayr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muller in his tracks.
Rottmayr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller slips a straight right by Rottmayr.
A slow jab from Rottmayr misses its intended target.
Muller slips a jab and a cross from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr drops his hands momentarily and Muller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rottmayr tries to clinch
and Muller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jurg Muller is winning the standup battle so far.
Rottmayr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muller avoids the body shot from Rottmayr.
Muller gets tackled into the cage by Rottmayr. Rottmayr maintains the clinch.
Rottmayr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rottmayr scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Rottmayr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rottmayr blocking some punches.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller works on Rottmayr's body with a couple of short punches.
Rottmayr is stalling here.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rottmayr pushes Muller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rottmayr misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Muller.
Rottmayr misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Muller.
Rottmayr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Rottmayr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller tries to work over Rottmayr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rottmayr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rottmayr fails to land.
Muller tries to work over Rottmayr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller tries to work over Rottmayr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rottmayr backwards.
Rottmayr swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rottmayr lands a left hand.
Rottmayr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Muller.
Rottmayr blocks an uppercut.
Rottmayr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Muller.
Rottmayr lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rottmayr misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr wants to stall.
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Rottmayr backwards.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rottmayr's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Rottmayr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rottmayr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rottmayr.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rottmayr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rottmayr tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jurg Muller did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Rottmayr misses.
Muller slips under a jab from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Muller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr lands a jab to the nose.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Rottmayr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rottmayr! But no joy.
Rottmayr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rottmayr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rottmayr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rottmayr connects with a single shot there.
Rottmayr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muller counters with a nice leg kick.
Muller throws a head kick but Rottmayr moves out of range.
Rottmayr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rottmayr lands a head shot.
Rottmayr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muller.
Muller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rottmayr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rottmayr lands a right hook to the body.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rottmayr.
Rottmayr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rottmayr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rottmayr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rottmayr throws a right hand that misses
and Muller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rottmayr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rottmayr swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rottmayr doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rottmayr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rottmayr walks into a left hand.
Rottmayr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Rottmayr.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Rottmayr moves away and avoids it.
Rottmayr throws a jab when Muller was well out of range.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Rottmayr.
Muller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rottmayr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muller's head backwards.
Rottmayr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rottmayr throws an overhand right that lands on Muller's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr misses with an uppercut
and Muller moves into the clinch.
Rottmayr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Rottmayr.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rottmayr blocking some punches.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rottmayr prevents a body shot from Muller.
Rottmayr is stalling here.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rottmayr's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rottmayr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muller misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Muller.
Rottmayr trying to control the position but instead, Muller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rottmayr into the cage.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rottmayr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Rottmayr avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
A short left from Muller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller tries a body shot but Rottmayr blocks it.
Muller working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jurg Muller had his way with Jannik Rottmayr in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rottmayr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rottmayr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rottmayr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muller scores with a head kick. Rottmayr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller lands a jab.
Rottmayr is rocked!
Rottmayr looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller is looking to counter punch.
Rottmayr is still on wobbly legs! Can Muller finish him?
Rottmayr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rottmayr throws a poor cross that misses
and Muller counters with a huge left! Rottmayr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Muller isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rottmayr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Muller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurg Muller!
Jurg Muller is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jurg Muller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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