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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Durell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Michael Durell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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182 cm
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157 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Durell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Prince! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Durell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away. Prince doesn't manage to clinch there - Durell circles away.
Prince takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Durell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prince circles away quickly and effectively. Prince throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Durell throws a right hand that Prince ducks under and follows up with a left that Prince also avoids with ease. Prince throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Prince works over Durell's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Michael Durell has been cut. Prince takes a swing at Durell's ribcage but misses. A shot to de liver by Prince. Beautiful body shot. Durell throws a big shot that misses. Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durell.
Durell cracks Prince with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Durell throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it. Durell dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Prince clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prince breaks the clinch.
Durell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durell paws at him with a jab and circles away. Durell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince. Prince looks to land a combination but Durell avoids it well. Michael Durell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Durell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Durell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durell is breathing heavily. Durell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Prince will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily. Prince takes the fight into the clinch. Prince with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prince breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Durell slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Durell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Prince slips under a jab from Durell. Durell scores with a jab to the jaw. Durell slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Prince is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A jab lands there for Durell. Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durell moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Prince lands a body shot.
Durell loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch. Durell lands a head shot. Prince tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Prince is looking to clinch. Prince stalks Durell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durell's face. Durell staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Durell lands a lovely overhand right. Prince tries to clinch there but Durell circles away.
Durell throws a right hand that Prince ducks under and follows up with a left that Prince also avoids with ease. Nice defenses there by Prince. Durell misses with a straight left. Prince defending well as Durell loads up on a big left hand. Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Durell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Durell. Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durell. Prince looks to land a combination. Durell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Durell dodges the punch combination from Prince.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Durell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prince counters with a two punch combo. Prince is looking to clinch. Durell lands with a cross. Durell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prince counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Durell misses with a looping right. Durell throws a hook but Prince blocks it. Prince tries to clinch there but Durell circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durell. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet. Prince scores with a hook to the body. Durell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Prince scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Durell slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Durell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prince counters with a series of strikes. Durell will be more careful next time no doubt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Prince dominated that round. The cut man is working on Michael Durell's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Durell connects with a right hand. Prince shakes it off. Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Durell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Prince moves in looking to clinch but Durell pushes him off. Prince slips under a jab. Prince drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Durell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michael Durell's cut is getting worse. The fighters circle momentarily. Durell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Durell misses with a double jab
and Prince counters with a one-two to the body. Durell misses with the combination.
Bob Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Durell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Durell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prince throws a one two combo.
Michael Durell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Prince throws a nice looking combination but Durell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Prince doesn't manage to clinch there - Durell circles away.
Durell looks to land a combination. Prince sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Durell throws the left hand but Prince avoids the punch easily. Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince is looking to clinch but Durell is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Durell misses and Prince moves into the clinch. Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durell misses with a straight right. Durell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prince counters with a three punch combo that has Durell backing up. Durell nods at Prince to acknowledge the strikes.
Michael Durell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Durell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Durell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Prince backs up against the ropes.
Durell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durell missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Some wild striking there from Prince.
Prince is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durell rather than just go for the knockout. Prince showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durell.
Durell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Durell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Durell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Durell misses with a double jab
and Prince counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Durell just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Prince. Durell lands a jab. Durell throws a right and a left that Prince avoids nicely. Prince looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Durell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Durell scores with a three punch combo!
Prince throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Durell tests Prince's chin there with a solid looking shot. Durell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Durell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four 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. Prince takes a shot right to the bread basket. Durell misses with a straight right. Durell throws a one two combo.
Prince throws a nice head kick!
Durell thows a left - swing and a miss! Prince wants to clinch. Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Prince lands with a nice combination. Durell backs away looking to recover. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Prince showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Michael Durell's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Durell with a nice cross. Durell throws a jab when Prince was well out of range. Prince is working the combinations to good effect here. Prince fails in his attempt to clinch. Durell lands with a nice combination. Prince backs away looking to recover. Prince looks to land a body kick but Durell moved away. Durell misses with a straight left. Durell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Prince tries to clinch up but Durell circles away and keeps his distance. Durell misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Durell slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Durell misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming. Prince is looking to clinch but Durell is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durell with a jab. Prince has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durell.
Prince throws a sloppy head kick and Durell moves out of range easily. Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durell. Prince tries to clinch there but Durell circles away.
Prince tries to clinch but Durell is having none of it. Durell misses with a double jab.
Durell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Prince thuds a left hand into Durell's body. Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durell. Prince ducks under a wild hook from Durell. Prince clinches but Durell breaks the clinch enabling Durell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Prince swinging wildly here.
Durell misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming. Durell dodges the punch combination from Prince.
Durell connects with a right hand. Prince shakes it off. Prince tries to clinch but Durell moves out of range. Durell misses with a looping left. Durell throws a combination that misses and Prince counters with a nice body kick.
Durell scores with a three punch combo!
Prince throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Durell throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it. Prince avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durell counters with a lovely straight right hand! Prince pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durell is out of range and Prince settles back down. Durell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince. Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durell throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily. Durell misses with a wild combination.
Prince throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Durell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prince throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Durell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Prince drives through and clinches with Durell against the ropes.
Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince misses with a combination
and Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Prince staying out of range there. Prince scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Durell throws a jab when Prince was well out of range. Durell lands a two punch combo.
Prince tries to clinch but Durell moves out of range. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Prince drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Durell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prince. An inside leg kick from Prince misses.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Bob Prince. Well Prince has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Bob Prince! Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Bob Prince! Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Bob Prince!
Bob Prince wins by unanimous decision!
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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
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