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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian de Rijger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago de Silva struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian de Rijger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santiago de Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
de Rijger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Silva struggling a bit here.
de Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
de Rijger wants to stand but de Silva has his arm trapped.
de Rijger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
de Rijger avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Rijger moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Silva jumps guard but de Rijger stands there with de Silva around his waist. de Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
de Rijger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
de Rijger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Rijger has a takedown stuffed.
Danga de danga de dang - de Rijger scores with a four punch combination!
de Silva clinches but de Rijger breaks the clinch
and de Rijger moves into the clinch.
de Silva jumps guard but de Rijger stands there with de Silva around his waist. de Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
de Silva fails to pull guard.
Julian de Rijger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago de Silva.
de Rijger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
de Rijger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
de Rijger keeps control of de Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
de Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as de Rijger walks away with a smile on his face. de Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
de Silva tries to clinch up
and de Rijger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de Rijger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
de Rijger tries to clinch up.
de Silva fails with the takedown
and de Rijger counters with a left to the body.
de Rijger feints and as de Silva raises his hands in defense, de Rijger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
de Rijger stands up and waves to de Silva to follow him.
de Silva looks gassed!
de Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and de Rijger counters with a nice uppercut.
de Rijger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Silva tries to keep at a distance but de Rijger has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger lands a takedown into guard.
de Rijger wants to get up but he can't break de Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
de Silva is working an open guard so de Rijger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
de Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and de Rijger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de Silva's guard.
de Silva wants to control the position but de Rijger says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
de Rijger wants to stand but de Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
de Rijger postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for de Silva to stand up.
de Rijger rushes de Silva and presses him up against the cage.
de Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Rijger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
de Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Rijger gets the takedown into side control.
de Rijger decides to stand up, so the ref orders de Silva to his feet.
de Rijger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with de Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
de Rijger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
de Rijger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de Rijger tries to land a knee to the head but de Silva blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from de Rijger.
de Rijger breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Rijger closes the distance and clinches.
de Silva tries to pull guard but de Rijger holds him up against the cage and eventually de Silva drops back down to his feet.
de Rijger gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, de Silva regains guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian de Rijger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
de Rijger gets a clinch.
de Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
de Rijger looking to stall.
de Rijger stalling.
de Rijger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
de Rijger can't get the takedown.
de Rijger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
de Silva has de Rijger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. de Rijger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
de Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Rijger.
de Rijger has dropped down and is working for a takedown. de Silva is trying to keep an underhook but de Rijger manages to get the takedown into half guard.
de Silva is trying to stand back up but de Rijger is controlling him
Julian de Rijger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Rijger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
de Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and de Rijger counters with a series of strikes. de Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Julian de Rijger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago de Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Rijger rushes de Silva and presses him up against the cage.
de Rijger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
de Rijger clinches with his opponent.
de Rijger breaks from the clinch.
de Rijger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
de Silva misses with a double jab
and de Rijger counters with an outside leg kick.
de Rijger moves into the clinch successfully.
de Rijger tries a knee to the head but de Silva blocks it.
de Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de Rijger has hold of one of de Silva's legs. de Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but de Rijger gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
de Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Rijger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
de Rijger stands up from guard. Let's bang!
de Silva tries to keep at a distance but de Rijger has taken the fight into the clinch.
de Rijger has clasped his hands together around de Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
de Rijger decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de Rijger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de Rijger moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
de Rijger lands a nice elbow.
de Rijger leaning his opponent against the cage.
de Rijger trying to land knees to the body.
de Rijger tightens his grip and picks de Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. de Silva manages to land in guard.
de Silva wants to sweep here but de Rijger controlling him for the moment.
de Rijger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for de Silva on the ground.
de Rijger trying to stand up but can't free himself from de Silva's guard.
de Rijger stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A decent looking cross lands there for de Rijger.
de Silva has his takedown stuffed
and de Rijger counters with a left and a right that stings de Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger looks to land a combination. de Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
de Rijger lands with a straight right. de Silva didn't see that one coming.
de Rijger cracks de Silva with an open hand slap.
Santiago de Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Rijger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Rijger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and de Rijger counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian de Rijger dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
de Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
de Silva misses with a takedown
and de Rijger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
de Rijger has dropped down and is working for a takedown. de Silva is trying to keep an underhook but de Rijger manages to get the takedown into half guard.
de Rijger escapes and gets back to his feet.
de Rijger closes the distance and clinches.
de Rijger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Rijger tries to land a knee to the head but de Silva blocks with his arms.
de Rijger lands a damaging elbow.
de Rijger lands an elbow inside that de Silva shrugs off.
de Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Rijger gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
de Silva is trying to control but can't.
de Silva wants to get back to his feet.
de Rijger stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Rijger scores with a nice body kick.
de Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and de Rijger counters with a series of strikes. de Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
de Rijger feints and as de Silva raises his hands in defense, de Rijger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
de Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
de Rijger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A solid body kick from de Rijger.
de Rijger fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger clinches up against the cage.
de Rijger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Rijger misses with a two punch combination.
de Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and de Rijger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de Rijger.
Julian de Rijger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago de Silva.
Come on de Rijger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
de Rijger misses with a knee to the head.
de Rijger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Rijger moves in looking to clinch but de Silva pushes him off.
de Rijger connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Rijger misses with a head kick.
de Rijger wants to clinch.
de Rijger circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Rijger counters with a series of strikes. de Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
de Rijger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
de Rijger moves into range and clinches up with de Silva.
de Rijger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
de Rijger gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
de Rijger is looking to stand up but de Silva won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Silva 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.
de Rijger decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on de Silva, up you get!
Julian de Rijger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Rijger has taken the fight to the clinch.
de Rijger landing knees to the head.
de Rijger prevents the takedown attempt.
de Rijger manages to break the clinch.
de Rijger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
de Rijger forces de Silva back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Silva tries to pull guard but de Rijger won't allow it.
de Rijger has de Silva pushed against the cage.
de Rijger lands a nice elbow.
Santiago de Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julian de Rijger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian de Rijger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Rijger 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian de Rijger!
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energy
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hype
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