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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Aguinaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rehel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Dark Knight. Aguinaga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Madrina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Felix Aguinaga enters the cage!
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221 lbs
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211 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Rehel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Aguinaga!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rehel does no damage.
Rehel misses with the combination.
Rehel lands a left and a right that send Aguinaga crashing to the mat, dazed. Rehel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aguinaga is rocked!
It looks like Felix Aguinaga has been cut.
Aguinaga ducks under a wild hook from Rehel.
Aguinaga looks for a takedown but Rehel sprawls well.
Aguinaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rehel cracks Aguinaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Rehel.
Aguinaga rushes Rehel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aguinaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rehel throws a right hand that Aguinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Aguinaga also avoids with ease.
Rehel fails to land with a series of punches.
Rehel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aguinaga.
Rehel swinging wildly here.
Aguinaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rehel, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaga breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaga rushes Rehel and presses him up against the cage.
Aguinaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguinaga scores a takedown into full mount!
Rehel blocking the ground and pound.
Rehel is looking to improve his position but Aguinaga isn't that keen on the idea.
Rehel just holding on.
Rehel is looking to get to half guard.
Aguinaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rehel is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rehel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rehel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aguinaga on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga controlling from the full mount.
Rehel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Aguinaga scoring with strikes but Rehel is staying in there.
Aguinaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rehel is working to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga unloads with some shots from mount but Rehel bucks and avoids them well.
Rehel can't escape the position.
Aguinaga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rehel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rehel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aguinaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel tries to lock up and control but Aguinaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aguinaga misses with a head shot.
Rehel wants to hold on but Aguinaga pushes him away.
Rehel is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aguinaga fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aguinaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aguinaga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aguinaga tries to control but Rehel wriggling away.
Rehel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga trying to control but Rehel is having none of it.
Rehel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aguinaga breaks from Rehel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rehel is working to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga controlling from mount.
Aguinaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aguinaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rehel is trying to escape the mount.
Aguinaga avoids the attempt from Rehel to control.
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 Joel Rehel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Aguinaga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rehel throws a series of punches but Aguinaga avoids them all with ease.
Aguinaga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rehel slaps away a takedown attempt from Aguinaga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aguinaga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rehel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joel Rehel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Aguinaga.
Rehel throws a right and a left that Aguinaga avoids nicely.
Rehel throws a nice looking combination but Aguinaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rehel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rehel misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehel throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aguinaga slips a straight right by Rehel.
Rehel works over Aguinaga's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Aguinaga throws a nice looking combination but Rehel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aguinaga.
Aguinaga moves into the clinch.
Rehel tries to circle away but Aguinaga has him pinned against the cage.
Aguinaga breaks the clinch.
Rehel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rehel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rehel's guard now.
Aguinaga is in close to Rehel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aguinaga is in close to Rehel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aguinaga throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguinaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rehel is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rehel wants to stand but Aguinaga is controlling the position.
Aguinaga tries to free his leg and advance position but Rehel is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aguinaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rehel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rehel misses with a double jab
and Aguinaga counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Rehel does no damage.
Aguinaga clinches with his opponent.
Aguinaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguinaga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rehel uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguinaga looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguinaga, not yet.
Aguinaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rehel stopping the sweep attempt from Aguinaga.
Rehel wants to stand but Aguinaga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rehel stopping the sweep attempt from Aguinaga.
Aguinaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rehel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aguinaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguinaga fails to land the takedown.
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.
Aguinaga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rehel.
Rehel misses with a straight right.
Rehel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aguinaga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aguinaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rehel.
Rehel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rehel!
Joel Rehel is winning the standup battle so far.
Aguinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rehel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aguinaga counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguinaga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rehel pinned against the cage. Rehel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aguinaga throws a hook but Rehel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Aguinaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felix Aguinaga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rehel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aguinaga counters with a takedown into side control.
Aguinaga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aguinaga scoring with punches and elbows.
Rehel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aguinaga trying to control the position but Rehel is working away.
Rehel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rehel tries to get out of the position.
Rehel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aguinaga is looking to take a break and control but Rehel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguinaga throws a strike aimed at the side of Rehel's head but Rehel avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aguinaga cracks Rehel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aguinaga.
Rehel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rehel misses with a few strikes there.
Rehel throws a combination that misses
and Aguinaga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rehel's guard.
Rehel keeping moving, preventing Aguinaga from controlling successfully.
Rehel wants to stand up but Aguinaga is controlling him.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Rehel keeps moving.
Rehel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aguinaga stops Rehel from standing up.
Rehel keeping moving, preventing Aguinaga from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aguinaga clinches.
Aguinaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aguinaga tries to bum rush Rehel with a series of wild strikes but Rehel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rehel scores with the left hand. Aguinaga knows he should have avoided that one.
Rehel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aguinaga shoots in and drives through. Rehel sprawls well.
Rehel stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguinaga. Aguinaga gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rehel trying to keep a closed guard but Aguinaga is proving a slippery customer.
Rehel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aguinaga stopping the sweep attempt from Rehel.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Rehel keeps moving.
Rehel keeping full guard, as Aguinaga tries to pass.
Rehel wants to stand but Aguinaga is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga postures up in Rehel's guard and throws a big left but Rehel blocks it.
Aguinaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rehel is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rehel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aguinaga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rehel!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguinaga throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rehel because Aguinaga loaded up on that one.
Rehel tries to lock up and control but Aguinaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rehel is looking to get to half guard.
Aguinaga trying to control but Rehel is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rehel is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Aguinaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aguinaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Aguinaga!
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