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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Visser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Thompson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Visser!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Visser's head.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Visser has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Visser wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Visser on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Visser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Visser with a poor takedown
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Visser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Visser but Visser pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson tries to bum rush Visser with a series of wild strikes but Visser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Visser clinches but Thompson breaks the clinch
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Visser.
Visser doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Visser's guard.
Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Visser sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Visser sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visser dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Visser tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson scores with a one two! Visser had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Visser has his takedown stuffed
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Visser looks gassed!
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Visser tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Thompson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thompson pushes down on Visser's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thompson winds up and cracks Visser with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is nestled in close to Visser, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Visser is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson working over Visser with some ground and pound. Visser looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson working Visser over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visser has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Visser with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson content to control rather than advance.
Thompson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Thompson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thompson throws a combination. Visser tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Visser sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Visser avoids nicely.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Visser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Visser wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Visser darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Visser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Visser's guard.
Visser is breathing heavily.
Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Visser utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visser has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson scoring with punches and elbows.
Thompson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Visser some visible discomfort.
Thompson 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 Visser's shoulder. That is not cool.
Thompson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Visser's legs.
Visser taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Mickey Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visser is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Thompson slows the pace down.
Thompson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Visser seems a little lost for a moment, as Thompson dominates the positioning.
Thompson landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Visser is trying to escape the position but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Visser trying to remain calm as Thompson controls from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mickey Thompson.
Thompson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Visser is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Visser wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson slows the pace down.
Thompson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thompson working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Visser will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Thompson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Thompson dominated that second round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thompson scores with a takedown into Visser's guard.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Visser keeps moving.
Visser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mickey Thompson.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Visser's head backwards.
Visser wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thompson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thompson wants to free his trapped foot but Visser is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thompson working Visser over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visser works his way to full guard. Good work.
Visser keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Visser, up you get!
Visser dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Visser's head and hops out.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Visser saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Visser is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thompson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thompson's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson manages to escape to his feet.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Visser backpedaling.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Thompson works over Visser's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Visser displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visser shoots and misses
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt
and Visser counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
Visser tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Visser has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.
Thompson kicks Visser off and gets to his feet.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Visser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visser needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Thompson!
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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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