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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Jackoffovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Van Dijk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Jackoffovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franz Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk pushes Jackoffovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Dijk has Jackoffovich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van Dijk pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackoffovich tumbling to the mat - Van Dijk dives into Jackoffovich's guard.
Van Dijk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackoffovich keeping moving, preventing Van Dijk from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Dijk trying to control but Jackoffovich is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Franz Van Dijk.
Van Dijk moves into the clinch.
Van Dijk jumps into guard, dragging Jackoffovich to the mat.
Jackoffovich wants to stand but Van Dijk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackoffovich trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackoffovich is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Van Dijk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Dijk moves into the clinch.
Van Dijk has Jackoffovich pressed against the cage, preventing Jackoffovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Dijk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackoffovich uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackoffovich wants to get up but he can't break Van Dijk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dijk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackoffovich stands and steps away. Van Dijk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Dijk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackoffovich sprawls well. Jackoffovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Dijk gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Dijk tries to clinch up.
Jackoffovich throws a sloppy head kick and Van Dijk moves out of range easily.
Van Dijk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steven Jackoffovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Van Dijk.
Jackoffovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackoffovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Dijk dives in and grabs Jackoffovich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackoffovich pushes down on Van Dijk's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackoffovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Dijk fails to land the takedown.
Steven Jackoffovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Dijk shoots in and bounces Jackoffovich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackoffovich wants to get back to his feet but Van Dijk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk stays in close to Jackoffovich's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk throws and elbow that misses. Jackoffovich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Dijk's guard. Nice move by Jackoffovich!
Jackoffovich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Jackoffovich wants to stand but Van Dijk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Dijk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackoffovich wants to stand but Van Dijk is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Van Dijk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Dijk gets the takedown into side control.
Van Dijk is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jackoffovich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Van Dijk is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackoffovich's shoulder. That is not cool.
Van Dijk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Dijk happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk tries to advance to mount but can't.
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.
Van Dijk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steven Jackoffovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackoffovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franz Van Dijk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Dijk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Van Dijk!
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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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