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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuyt Van der Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Wilde has chosen From Life to Lifeless - Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse The Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuyt Van der Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van der Wilde, as that shot connected.
Van der Wilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Devil manages to avoid it.
Van der Wilde scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Devil in his tracks.
The Devil scores a takedown into full mount!
Van der Wilde wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by The Devil.
Van der Wilde wants to get back to his feet.
The Devil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Devil jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van der Wilde manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The Devil working away.
Van der Wilde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Devil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Van der Wilde sneaks back into half guard.
The Devil could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil uses his free foot to push down on Van der Wilde's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van der Wilde.
Van der Wilde is looking to improve his position but The Devil isn't that keen on the idea.
The Devil throws some wild stikes that Van der Wilde manages to avoid easily.
The Devil has hold of Van der Wilde's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Van der Wilde manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Van der Wilde is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Devil throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Van der Wilde holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as The Devil tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Van der Wilde prevents The Devil from taking his back.
The Devil avoids the attempt from Van der Wilde to control.
That's two 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.
The Devil throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The Devil has hold of Van der Wilde's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Van der Wilde manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Van der Wilde is trying to escape the mount.
The Devil fails to move to back control.
Van der Wilde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Devil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Devil goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Van der Wilde turns into him and now he's in The Devil's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Devil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Devil is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Devil has his foot on Van der Wilde's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van der Wilde works his way back into a safe position though.
Van der Wilde works over The Devil with some ground and pound from guard.
Van der Wilde slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Van der Wilde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Devil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van der Wilde passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Devil is trying to control Van der Wilde's posture but Van der Wilde avoids it.
Van der Wilde wants to control but The Devil is keeping him busy.
The Devil parries the strikes from Van der Wilde easily there. Van der Wilde is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Devil to escape.
The Devil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
The Devil manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Van der Wilde wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Devil keeps working.
Van der Wilde not doing much here.
Van der Wilde is trying to control the action in half guard but The Devil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van der Wilde throwing shots but The Devil is blocking nicely.
The Devil is looking for a sweep. Van der Wilde is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Devil moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Devil is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van der Wilde wants to improve his position but The Devil is controlling well.
The Devil wants to pass to mount but Van der Wilde is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse The Devil dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van der Wilde stuns The Devil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Devil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van der Wilde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Devil.
The Devil trying to control the position but Van der Wilde is working away.
The Devil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van der Wilde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Devil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Devil tries to advance to mount but Van der Wilde instead regains half guard.
Van der Wilde trying to control but The Devil postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van der Wilde is just riding it out for now. The Devil eventually gives up the hold.
Van der Wilde tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Van der Wilde is holding on to half guard well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The Devil closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van der Wilde to the mat! Van der Wilde manages to get full guard.
Van der Wilde working a defensive guard here.
The Devil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van der Wilde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van der Wilde looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Wilde manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Devil manages to get himself to full guard.
Van der Wilde throws a big right hand that misses.
Van der Wilde stopping the sweep attempt from The Devil.
Van der Wilde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Devil had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Van der Wilde is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Devil Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Van der Wilde's back instead.
The Devil misses with a punch to the head.
Van der Wilde wants to control his opponent's hands but The Devil gets his hands free.
The Devil is persistently looking for the submission but Van der Wilde is defending it well.
Van der Wilde surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Wilde can't escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
The Devil is hanging on to Van der Wilde's back as he tries to escape.
The Devil not allowing Van der Wilde to control his hands.
Van der Wilde manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Devil's guard. Nice work there by Van der Wilde.
The Devil being controlled here, momentarily.
The Devil working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Van der Wilde has passed into half guard!
Van der Wilde wants to take a breather but The Devil is having none of it.
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 der Wilde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Van der Wilde is pressing down on The Devil's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Devil is holding on for now.
Van der Wilde takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Devil looking for submissions off his back.
Van der Wilde content to control rather than advance.
The Devil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van der Wilde is thwarting The Devil's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesse The Devil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Van der Wilde looks to land a combination but The Devil avoids it well.
Kuyt Van der Wilde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van der Wilde throws a nice looking combination but The Devil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van der Wilde thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Van der Wilde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Devil wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van der Wilde breaks the clinch.
The Devil drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Van der Wilde can't do much from the bottom here.
Jesse The Devil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Devil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van der Wilde knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Wilde wants to control but The Devil postures up.
The Devil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van der Wilde gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Devil misses with a head shot. Van der Wilde uses the momentum to regain guard.
Van der Wilde is pulling down on The Devil's head to control his posture.
The Devil has gone for a leg lock! Van der Wilde slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Devil's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Devil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Devil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van der Wilde controls the pace.
Van der Wilde must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Devil bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van der Wilde's guard.
The Devil looking to pass the guard.
The Devil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Devil looking to sit in guard and control but Van der Wilde gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Devil is looking for a triangle but Van der Wilde pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Devil wants to sweep here but Van der Wilde controlling him for the moment.
The Devil is working hard here to advance position.
The Devil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van der Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but The Devil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van der Wilde stays in close to The Devil's body and controls the position.
The Devil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Devil throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van der Wilde uses it to pass to side control.
The Devil on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Devil tries to buck Van der Wilde off but Van der Wilde is having none of it.
That's four 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 der Wilde staying calm.
You can see the frustration on The Devil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Devil is looking for a sweep.
Van der Wilde working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van der Wilde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Devil checks a leg kick.
Kuyt Van der Wilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van der Wilde misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kuyt Van der Wilde.
I think The Devil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse The Devil!
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RATING
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