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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pieter den Hertogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When I come around (Live). Pieter den Hertogh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pieter den Hertogh!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
den Hertogh slips a straight right by Clay.
Clay tries to clinch up.
Clay misses with the combination.
Jason Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay misses the shot to the body.
Clay looks to land a combination but den Hertogh avoids it well.
No joy there for Clay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
den Hertogh slips a jab from Clay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clay takes a swing at den Hertogh's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay throws a body punch but den Hertogh moves out of range.
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up but den Hertogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clay throws a body punch but den Hertogh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Clay misses.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up but den Hertogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
den Hertogh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Clay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
den Hertogh tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
Clay 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.
Clay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. den Hertogh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. den Hertogh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. den Hertogh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
den Hertogh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but den Hertogh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clay is working hard here to advance position.
Clay is not content to let den Hertogh control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hertogh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
den Hertogh is looking to take a break and control but Clay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clay striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Clay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Clay tries to pass to full mount but den Hertogh defends it.
Clay is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clay connects with a nice short shot to den Hertogh's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hertogh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for den Hertogh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! den Hertogh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! den Hertogh has escaped and now he's on top!
den Hertogh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
den Hertogh trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Clay has his foot on den Hertogh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. den Hertogh works his way back into a safe position though.
Clay 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.
den Hertogh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Clay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but den Hertogh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clay is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
den Hertogh drops back looking for a leg! Clay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clay manages to kick den Hertogh off! den Hertogh jumps back into Clay's guard.
den Hertogh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
den Hertogh throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay tries to clinch there but den Hertogh circles away.
Clay tries to clinch up.
den Hertogh shoots in and drives through. Clay sprawls well.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Clay will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clay swings for the body but den Hertogh moves out of range.
Clay wants to clinch up but den Hertogh keeps it at a distance.
Clay throws a right hand that den Hertogh ducks under and follows up with a left that den Hertogh also avoids with ease.
Clay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
den Hertogh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clay wants to clinch up but den Hertogh keeps it at a distance.
Clay throws out a loose jab but den Hertogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay tries to clinch there but den Hertogh circles away.
Clay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clay scores with a jab. den Hertogh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of den Hertogh's head.
It looks like Pieter den Hertogh has been cut.
Clay is looking to wear down den Hertogh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clay!
Clay misses with a body shot.
Clay looks to land a combination but den Hertogh avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clay misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by den Hertogh.
Clay looks to land a combination but den Hertogh avoids it well.
Clay wants to clinch up but den Hertogh keeps it at a distance.
den Hertogh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up but den Hertogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clay misses the jab.
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by den Hertogh.
Clay missing with a left hand there. den Hertogh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice shot by Clay.
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but den Hertogh circles away quickly and effectively.
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
den Hertogh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
den Hertogh is working for a submission of some sort.
Clay is staying active underneath den Hertogh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clay tries to roll over but den Hertogh keeps him under control.
Clay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hertogh is trying to work for a kimura but Clay is defending well.
Clay wants to improve his position but den Hertogh is controlling well.
den Hertogh works his way into full mount!
Clay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clay looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
den Hertogh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Clay is defending well though. den Hertogh let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hertogh has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Clay turns into den Hertogh and is now in his guard.
Clay passes into half guard.
den Hertogh actively working from the bottom here.
Clay thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing den Hertogh to regain full guard.
Clayis looking to pass into half guard but den Hertogh pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now den Hertogh is in guard.
den Hertogh stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
Clay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but den Hertogh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Clay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pieter den Hertogh's cut.
That's time! Clay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Clay swinging wilding here.
Clay lands a nice shot that snaps den Hertogh's head back.
den Hertogh ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay throws a head kick but den Hertogh moves out of range.
Clay tries to clinch but den Hertogh moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Clay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
den Hertogh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
den Hertogh dodges the punch combination from Clay.
Clay throws a jab when den Hertogh was well out of range.
Clay is looking to clinch but den Hertogh is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but den Hertogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Clay.
Clay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clay wants it to stay on the feet.
Jason Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clay throws a right and a left that den Hertogh avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clay tries to clinch but den Hertogh is having none of it.
Jason Clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
den Hertogh slips a jab and a cross from Clay.
Clay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clay doesn't manage to clinch there - den Hertogh circles away.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but den Hertogh moves away.
Clay misses with a straight right.
Clay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by den Hertogh.
Clay misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clay takes a swing at den Hertogh's ribcage but misses.
den Hertogh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
den Hertogh swats away the attempt to clinch by Clay.
Clay tries to clinch but den Hertogh is having none of it.
Clay misses with a low kick.
Clay misses with a few strikes there.
Clay wants to clinch up but den Hertogh keeps it at a distance.
Clay tries to clinch up but den Hertogh circles away and keeps his distance.
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by den Hertogh.
den Hertogh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. den Hertogh showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hertogh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
den Hertogh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Clay!
Clay throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
den Hertogh has hold of Clay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Clay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
den Hertogh is going olschool here, as he tries to force Clay to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Clay shrugs it off.
den Hertogh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Clay is surviving well by controlling den Hertogh's body position as best he can.
Clay can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hertogh working for a guillotine from mount but Clay is in no mood to give up.
Clay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
den Hertogh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clay is desperately trying to improve his position but den Hertogh has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
den Hertogh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clay is looking to escape.
Pieter den Hertogh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pieter den Hertogh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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