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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Schaeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaromskis's choice of entrance music: 5FDP-Meet the monster. This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Schaeffer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zaromskis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schaeffer.
Schaeffer tries to clinch up but Zaromskis circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Zaromskis lands but Schaeffer takes it in his stride.
Zaromskis clinches.
Zaromskis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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.
Zaromskis tries to stand and escape but Schaeffer actually recovers to full guard.
Zaromskis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Schaeffer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Schaeffer looking to pass the guard.
Schaeffer throwing strikes from guard but Zaromskis blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaeffer trying to control but Zaromskis is working from the bottom.
Schaeffer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schaeffer is working hard here to advance position.
Zaromskis wants to stand up but Schaeffer is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaromskis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaromskis throws a nice head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schaeffer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaromskis.
Schaeffer tries to keep at a distance but Zaromskis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaromskis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis pushes Schaeffer up against the cage in a clinch.
Schaeffer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zaromskis prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Schaeffer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaromskis just leaning against Schaeffer, taking a breather.
Schaeffer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaromskis walks away with a smile on his face. Schaeffer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zaromskis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schaeffer tries to keep at a distance but Zaromskis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schaeffer avoiding damage as Zaromskis throws knees to the body.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schaeffer.
Zaromskis crunches a lovely knee into Schaeffer's ribcage.
Schaeffer tries for a takedown but Zaromskis manages to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis breaks from the clinch.
Zaromskis wants to clinch
and Schaeffer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zaromskis's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schaeffer tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaromskis is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schaeffer looking to control but instead Zaromskis has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Schaeffer is controlling the pace.
Zaromskis kicks Schaeffer off and gets back to his feet.
Schaeffer tries to keep at a distance but Zaromskis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaromskis missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zaromskis tries for a takedown but Schaeffer manages to get underhooks.
Zaromskis looks gassed!
Zaromskis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schaeffer.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schaeffer.
Zaromskis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schaeffer tries to pull guard but Zaromskis won't allow it.
Schaeffer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zaromskis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zaromskis landing knees to the body.
Schaeffer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaromskis smiles and moves away.
Schaeffer misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zaromskis.
Marius Zaromskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schaeffer shoots in for a double leg but Zaromskis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zaromskis takes the fight into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer avoiding damage as Zaromskis throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zaromskis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schaeffer's brow.
Zaromskis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schaeffer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaromskis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zaromskis breaks from the clinch.
Zaromskis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zaromskis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zaromskis crunches a lovely knee into Schaeffer's ribcage.
Zaromskis manages to break the clinch.
Zaromskis moves into the clinch successfully.
Schaeffer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaromskis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaromskis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schaeffer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaromskis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schaeffer's defenses.
Zaromskis scores a nice knee to the body.
Zaromskis gets control of Schaeffer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zaromskis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer trying to control but Zaromskis is working from the bottom.
Schaeffer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaromskis pushes Schaeffer off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zaromskis is looking to slow Schaeffer down with leg kicks.
Zaromskis clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaromskis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaromskis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaeffer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schaeffer blocks a head kick by Zaromskis.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Schaeffer circles away and keeps his distance.
Schaeffer fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Schaeffer circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaromskis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schaeffer counters with a takedown into side control.
Schaeffer controlling from side mount.
Zaromskis is trying to buck Schaeffer off.
Schaeffer is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Zaromskis is trying to escape and Schaeffer transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Zaromskis is forced to tap! Nice work there by Schaeffer! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dirk Schaeffer!
Dirk Schaeffer is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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