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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan van der Burgt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van der Burgt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Angel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bret Heart looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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225 cm
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309 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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197 cm
25
316 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bret Heart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan van der Burgt! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! van der Burgt throws a body punch but Heart moves out of range. van der Burgt looks to score with a jab to the body but Heart is just out of range. Heart moves away from the strike by van der Burgt. Heart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. van der Burgt struggling a bit here. Heart misses with the ground and pound. Heart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Heart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Heart is breathing heavily. van der Burgt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round. van der Burgt seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
van der Burgt is trying to work for a kimura but Heart is defending well.
van der Burgt trying to mount his opponent but Heart defends it. van der Burgt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heart's head. van der Burgt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Heart trying to control but van der Burgt postures up.
van der Burgt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. van der Burgt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heart swats him away and circles back towards the center. van der Burgt looks to score with a jab to the body but Heart is just out of range. van der Burgt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. van der Burgt wants to control but Heart is keeping him busy. van der Burgt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. van der Burgt misses with a looping left. van der Burgt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heart manages to avoid it. Heart with a poor takedown and van der Burgt counters with a single leg into guard. Heart didn't expect that. van der Burgt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. van der Burgt sitting in guard here, content to control. van der Burgt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. van der Burgt is trying to work for a kimura but Heart is defending well.
van der Burgt escapes and gets back to his feet. van der Burgt scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. van der Burgt scores a takedown into full mount! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heart defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from van der Burgt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan van der Burgt dominated that round. That's time! Heart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
van der Burgt rushes Heart and presses him up against the cage. Heart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. van der Burgt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. van der Burgt has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Heart clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! van der Burgt is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Heart. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. van der Burgt lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Jonathan van der Burgt has got the better of the ground game so far. What can Heart do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. van der Burgt lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round. van der Burgt landing with strikes. van der Burgt lands a shot to the head. van der Burgt is landing big shots and Heart is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan van der Burgt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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