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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raj Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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204 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Blachowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raj Kumar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachowicz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kumar. Kumar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Blachowicz as Kumar shoots in.
Kumar moves into range and clinches up with Blachowicz.
Kumar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blachowicz uses from the top position.
Blachowicz wants to control from the top but Kumar keeps moving.
Blachowicz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blachowicz passes Kumar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blachowicz throwing shots but Kumar is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowicz stands up out of the half guard.
Kumar misses with a series of wild punches.
Blachowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kumar circles away quickly and effectively.
Kumar shoots in but Blachowicz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kumar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kumar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blachowicz sprawls well. Blachowicz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kumar gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Blachowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raj Kumar.
Kumar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kumar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blachowicz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kumar is trying to break free.
Kumar jumps guard but Blachowicz stands there with Kumar around his waist. Kumar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kumar looks gassed!
Blachowicz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumar successfully pulls guard.
Blachowicz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blachowicz trying to control but Kumar is working from the bottom.
Blachowicz stopping the sweep attempt from Kumar.
Blachowicz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kumar is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar has a closed guard, preventing Blachowicz from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kumar keeping full guard, as Blachowicz tries to pass.
Kumar looking for a sweep. Not yet Kumar, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Kumar.
Raj Kumar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumar rushes Blachowicz and presses him up against the cage.
Kumar stops a takedown attempt from Blachowicz.
Blachowicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Kumar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kumar.
Kumar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blachowicz or not.
Kumar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kumar is working Blachowicz over against the cage.
Kumar is working Blachowicz over against the cage.
A short right from Kumar on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kumar.
Blachowicz avoids the elbow strike from Kumar, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kumar.
Kumar breaks from the clinch.
Kumar has Blachowicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kumar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blachowicz shoots in for a takedown but Kumar shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raj Kumar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kumar moves into the clinch successfully.
Blachowicz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kumar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blachowicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jan Blachowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumar rushes Blachowicz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kumar tries to circle away but Blachowicz has him pinned against the cage.
Blachowicz tries to pull guard but Kumar holds him up against the cage and eventually Blachowicz drops back down to his feet.
Kumar stops a takedown attempt from Blachowicz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jan Blachowicz has been cut.
Kumar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kumar is leaning against Blachowicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kumar.
Kumar lands a shoulder strike.
Blachowicz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Kumar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kumar manages to break the clinch.
Kumar takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumar gets through Blachowicz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kumar pushes Blachowicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar lands an elbow inside.
Kumar lands a right hand.
Kumar scores with a shot to the side of Blachowicz's head.
A shot in the inside from Kumar.
Kumar pushes Blachowicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kumar pulls guard successfully.
Blachowicz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kumar wants to sweep but no luck.
Blachowicz wants to control from the top but Kumar keeps moving.
Kumar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kumar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blachowicz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blachowicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kumar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blachowicz throws a combination that misses
and Kumar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blachowicz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kumar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kumar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blachowicz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blachowicz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar wants to stand but Blachowicz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blachowicz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kumar tries to stand but Blachowicz is controlling from the bottom.
Blachowicz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kumar's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raj Kumar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Blachowicz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blachowicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blachowicz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kumar is looking to clinch but Blachowicz is avoiding it.
Blachowicz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kumar's head.
Blachowicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blachowicz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kumar defends it nicely.
Kumar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blachowicz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blachowicz shoots in and bounces Kumar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blachowicz is stalling in the full guard.
Kumar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blachowicz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blachowicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Kumar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blachowicz controlling from the top position.
Blachowicz trying to control but Kumar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar wants to hit a switch here but Blachowicz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kumar there!
Blachowicz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kumar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four 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.
Kumar wants to get back to his feet.
Raj Kumar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ground and pound from Blachowicz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blachowicz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jan Blachowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blachowicz throws a low kick, looking for Kumar's leg but Kumar calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Blachowicz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kumar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raj Kumar!
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energy
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hype
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