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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and NoT OnE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes to the cage accompanied by Serius Jones - Bars. NoT OnE is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 cm
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165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichi Blunts! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, NoT OnE! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blunts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. OnE is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. OnE manages to regain half guard. Good work. OnE is not content to let Blunts control the position. Blunts tries to stand but can't do so whilst OnE controls his leg. OnE wants to improve his position but Blunts is controlling well.
OnE is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. OnE is looking to control Blunts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can OnE avoid being mounted? Blunts is keen to just control but OnE is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blunts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Blunts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. OnE trying to hold on to Blunts's head to control him but Blunts postures up.
Blunts trying to advance position but OnE counters by regaining guard. OnE escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blunts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. OnE throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
OnE looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Blunts trying to control but OnE is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. OnE is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blunts defends well. OnE trying to keep a closed guard but Blunts is proving a slippery customer.
Blunts has gone for a leg lock! OnE slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blunts's guard. Blunts is breathing heavily. OnE wants to pass the guard but Blunts is keeping the position. OnE drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and OnE jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blunts keeping full guard, as OnE tries to pass. Blunts looking for a sweep. Not yet Blunts, not yet. OnE wants to control from the top but Blunts keeps moving. OnE thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blunts keeping full guard, as OnE tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. OnE tries to clinch but Blunts is having none of it. Blunts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. OnE misses with a takedown and Blunts counters with a takedown into side control. Blunts wants to stand but OnE has his arm trapped. OnE is trying to get back to half guard. OnE gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. OnE wants to control but Blunts is keeping busy and won't allow it. Blunts prevents OnE from improving his position. Blunts is thwarting OnE's attempts to control the position. OnE is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Blunts is staying active. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ichi Blunts will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
OnE has his takedown stuffed and Blunts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Blunts wants to stand but OnE has a closed guard, so he can't escape. OnE controls Blunts momentarily but Blunts frees himself. OnE manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blunts manages to get himself to full guard.
OnE won't allow Blunts to get back to his feet. OnE wants to control from the top but Blunts keeps moving. OnE wants to pass the guard but Blunts is keeping the position. OnE passes Blunts's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. OnE has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. OnE working for a submission but Blunts is keeping him at bay. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. OnE moves to the back position. Blunts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OnE on the ground. OnE tries to keep control of the position but Blunts is staying busy. OnE throwing wild punches that miss their target. OnE throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Well, with OnE on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Blunts is tapping out... Can he escape the position? OnE struggling to land strikes to the head as Blunts covers up. OnE tries to get the hooks in deep but Blunts pushed the leg off. OnE patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blunts wants to escape the position.
OnE tries to get the hooks in deep but Blunts pushed the leg off. NoT OnE has got the better of the ground game so far. OnE controlling well, preventing Blunts from escaping the position.
Blunts staying busy and making it hard for OnE to control. Blunts trying to control the position but OnE manages to sink in the hooks. Even with his hooks in, OnE manages to miss with strikes from the back. Blunts is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. OnE has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Blunts preventing the rear naked choke attempt from OnE. I really don't envy Blunts right now.
Blunts trying to control but not successfully. OnE is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blunts is defending well though. OnE let's go of the attempt for now. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! OnE working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Blunts is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and OnE has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Blunts taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). NoT OnE!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
41% |
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