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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domo Arrigoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Kuchinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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196 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Domo Arrigoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Kuchinta!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrigoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuchinta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Arrigoto is trying to escape the mount.
Arrigoto blocking the ground and pound.
Kuchinta wants to take Arrigoto's back here but Arrigoto is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kuchinta unloads with some shots from mount but Arrigoto bucks and avoids them well.
Kuchinta wants to finish this one by submission but Arrigoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuchinta.
Kuchinta punching from mount but Arrigoto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kuchinta pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kuchinta goes for an armbar but Arrigoto turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Arrigoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrigoto trying to control but Kuchinta is working from the bottom.
Arrigoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Arrigoto wants to control from the top but Kuchinta keeps moving.
Arrigoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuchinta is keeping the position for now.
Arrigoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kuchinta keeping full guard, as Arrigoto tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuchinta.
Kuchinta fails with the takedown
and Arrigoto counters with a shoot takedown. Kuchinta fights it but they end up in guard.
Kuchinta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arrigoto is one step ahead there.
Arrigoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuchinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrigoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arrigoto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Arrigoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuchinta looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuchinta, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrigoto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Arrigoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuchinta looking for a guillotine here but Arrigoto defends easily.
Arrigoto throwing strikes but missing.
Arrigoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuchinta is retaining full guard.
Arrigoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arrigoto trying to control the action but Kuchinta is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuchinta tries to bench press Arrigoto off him but Arrigoto keeps the position.
Arrigoto scoring with punches from side control.
Arrigoto is looking to take a break and control but Kuchinta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arrigoto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Arrigoto working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuchinta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuchinta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arrigoto counters with a body kick that stops Kuchinta in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domo Arrigoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arrigoto throws a series of strikes that have Kuchinta backpedaling.
Arrigoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuchinta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arrigoto trying to hold on to Kuchinta's head to control him but Kuchinta postures up.
Arrigoto is pressing down on Kuchinta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuchinta lands a couple of digs.
Arrigoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuchinta.
Kuchinta advances to half guard.
Arrigoto wants to get back to full guard.
Kuchinta is working for a kimura but Arrigoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuchinta is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Arrigoto still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Arrigoto has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kuchinta is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Arrigoto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Arrigoto prefers to stall for the moment though.
Arrigoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuchinta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arrigoto advances to full mount.
Kuchinta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuchinta is trying to escape the mount.
Kuchinta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arrigoto with shots to the head and body - Kuchinta looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrigoto looking to finish Kuchinta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kuchinta!
Kuchinta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Arrigoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuchinta?
Arrigoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Arrigoto lands a big shot there that rocks Kuchinta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Arrigoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arrigoto lands a heavy elbow.
Kuchinta is trying to escape the mount.
Arrigoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kuchinta is trying desperately to improve position.
Arrigoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arrigoto looking to control but Kuchinta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrigoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Arrigoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Arrigoto controlling the pace for now.
Arrigoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Arrigoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kuchinta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arrigoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arrigoto 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.
Kuchinta is looking to get to half guard.
Arrigoto breaks from Kuchinta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrigoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kuchinta is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arrigoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Domo Arrigoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuchinta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arrigoto raining down shots from the mount!
Kuchinta wants to control but Arrigoto is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arrigoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuchinta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domo Arrigoto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arrigoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuchinta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Arrigoto!
Arrigoto blocking the ground and pound.
Arrigoto tries to lock up and control but Kuchinta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuchinta goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Arrigoto is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arrigoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arrigoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuchinta looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuchinta, not yet.
Kuchinta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuchinta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arrigoto passes into half guard.
Arrigoto wants to take a breather but Kuchinta is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrigoto wants to stand up but Kuchinta has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kuchinta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arrigoto pulls his head out easily.
Arrigoto working the head and body with strikes.
Kuchinta is not content to let Arrigoto control the position.
Arrigoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arrigoto wants to control but Kuchinta is keeping him busy.
Arrigoto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arrigoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kuchinta misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuchinta wants to get back to full guard.
Arrigoto is looking to take a break and control but Kuchinta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arrigoto throws a series of punches but Kuchinta avoids them all with ease.
Arrigoto lands a head shot.
Arrigoto throws a series of punches but Kuchinta moves out of range.
Domo Arrigoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuchinta misses with a takedown attempt
and Arrigoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Arrigoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuchinta as he avoids it easily.
Arrigoto swinging wilding here.
Arrigoto moves away from the strike by Kuchinta.
Arrigoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kuchinta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arrigoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuchinta keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrigoto in side control, throwing shots but Kuchinta defends.
Arrigoto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kuchinta!
Domo Arrigoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arrigoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arrigoto tries to control but Kuchinta wriggling away.
Kuchinta is looking to get to half guard.
Kuchinta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuchinta is squirming around, avoiding Arrigoto's attempts to control the action.
Kuchinta regains half guard.
Kuchinta moves into full guard.
Kuchinta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arrigoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bruno Kuchinta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuchinta working a defensive guard here.
Arrigoto working some strikes from top position.
Arrigoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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 Domo Arrigoto.
Well Arrigoto 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domo Arrigoto!
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RATING
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