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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Jurczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hydro mint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mint has chosen Fed Up as his entrance music. hydro mint looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariusz Jurczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, hydro mint!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mint wants to clinch.
Jurczyk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
mint misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jurczyk.
Jurczyk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts mint as he jumps to the side.
mint leaves Jurczyk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Jurczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Jurczyk or perhaps it was just good defense by mint which made him look bad.
mint looks for the body kick but Jurczyk saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mint looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurczyk is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - mint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jurczyk shoots in but mint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jurczyk lands with a nice combination. mint backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mint throws a sloppy head kick and Jurczyk moves out of range easily.
mint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jurczyk's sensitive parts.
Jurczyk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mint is fending him off so far but Jurczyk persists. Nope, mint circles away and we're back to standing.
Jurczyk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mint.
A jab from Jurczyk finds it's way through mint's defenses.
mint wants to clinch up but Jurczyk keeps it at a distance.
mint is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jurczyk throws a right hand that mint ducks under and follows up with a left that mint also avoids with ease.
mint feints and then cracks Jurczyk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jurczyk down.
mint scores with a body shot.
Jurczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mint throws a right and a left that Jurczyk avoids nicely.
Jurczyk closes the distance and clinches up with mint, looking for a takedown. Jurczyk pushes mint against the cage but mint circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jurczyk is breathing heavily.
Jurczyk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurczyk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mint manages to escape and get back to his feet!
mint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
mint slaps away a takedown attempt from Jurczyk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jurczyk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
mint changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
mint is looking to clinch.
mint connects with a body shot.
Jurczyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Jurczyk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mint scores with a leg kick.
mint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jurczyk.
A slapping body kick lands there for mint.
A solid leg kick lands there for mint.
mint moves in looking to clinch but Jurczyk pushes him off.
Jurczyk dives in and grabs mint's left leg, looking for a takedown. mint pushes down on Jurczyk's head and hops out.
Mariusz Jurczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mint moves into the clinch successfully.
mint is pushing Jurczyk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
mint gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jurczyk regains guard.
Jurczyk has a closed guard, preventing mint from standing up.
mint postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jurczyk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of mint, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mint has momentary wrist control but Jurczyk slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mint working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jurczyk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jurczyk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jurczyk trying to control but mint is working from the bottom.
Jurczyk works over mint with some ground and pound from guard.
mint looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jurczyk stands and throws mint's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurczyk landing a few strikes.
mint is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
mint is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jurczyk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hydro mint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jurczyk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jurczyk shoots in for a double leg but mint sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jurczyk misses with a double jab
and mint counters with a slapping leg kick.
mint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurczyk manages to avoid it.
mint tries to clinch but Jurczyk moves out of range.
Jurczyk lands a nice hook to mint's body. mint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jurczyk scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mint misses with a few strikes there.
mint pushes Jurczyk away with a front kick.
Jurczyk tries for a takedown but mint sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jurczyk lands a head shot.
mint throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jurczyk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mint scores with a few weak punches.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jurczyk lands a nice short elbow.
Jurczyk is working for a kimura but mint is defending it quite comfortably.
mint is looking for a sweep. Jurczyk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jurczyk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
mint looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jurczyk moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from mint.
Check out the look on Jurczyk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
mint is not content to let Jurczyk control the position.
mint manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
mint is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jurczyk pulls his head out easily.
mint is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jurczyk pulls his head out easily.
Jurczyk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
mint tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jurczyk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
mint is looking to improve his position.
mint flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jurczyk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
mint has hold of Jurczyk's hands but Jurczyk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - mint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
mint clinches up with Jurczyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Jurczyk tries to pull guard but mint won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Jurczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mint is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jurczyk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jurczyk looking for a takedown.
mint wants to stall.
Jurczyk goes for a takedown in the clinch but mint prevents it.
Jurczyk drags the fight down to the ground.
mint wants to pass the guard but Jurczyk is keeping the position.
mint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jurczyk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jurczyk is trying to control the position but mint postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mint drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mint jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jurczyk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
mint looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
mint looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
mint looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Jurczyk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
mint takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jurczyk misses with a takedown attempt
and mint counters by moving into the clinch.
Jurczyk wants a takedown but no success here.
mint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jurczyk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jurczyk misses with a wild combination.
mint misses with a combination
and Jurczyk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mint fails with an attempt to clinch.
mint tries to clinch up but Jurczyk circles away and keeps his distance.
mint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurczyk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and mint counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Jurczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurczyk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jurczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
mint stalks Jurczyk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jurczyk's face. Jurczyk staggers backwards, shaken.
Jurczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jurczyk scores with a takedown into mint's guard.
mint had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jurczyk is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. mint Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jurczyk's back instead.
Jurczyk trying to control the action but mint just sinks the hooks in.
Jurczyk rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurczyk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. mint is working away from the top position though.
Jurczyk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
mint cracks Jurczyk with a solid left hand.
Jurczyk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jurczyk tries to control but mint wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mint is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jurczyk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
mint is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
mint sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jurczyk is nestled in close to mint, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
mint looking for submissions off his back.
mint is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jurczyk pulls his head out easily.
Jurczyk works his way into side control.
Mariusz Jurczyk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jurczyk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
mint manages to get back to half guard.
Jurczyk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jurczyk is trying to control the action in half guard but mint is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jurczyk prevents mint from standing back up.
Jurczyk wants to pass the guard but mint is defending well.
mint pushes Jurczyk off and gets back to his feet.
mint slips a jab and a cross from Jurczyk.
Jurczyk tries to keep at a distance but mint has taken the fight into the clinch.
mint looking to slow down the pace here.
mint is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jurczyk manages to pull guard.
Jurczyk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mariusz Jurczyk.
I think Jurczyk 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mariusz Jurczyk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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