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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miron Zapedowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christofoor Van Claus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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249 lbs
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247 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miron Zapedowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christofoor Van Claus!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Claus throws a head kick but Zapedowski moves out of range.
Van Claus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zapedowski to the mat! Zapedowski manages to get full guard.
Van Claus gets to his feet. Zapedowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Van Claus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zapedowski manages to avoid it.
Zapedowski has his takedown stuffed
and Van Claus counters with a solid body kick.
Zapedowski tries for a takedown but Van Claus circles away easily
and Van Claus counters by moving into the clinch.
Zapedowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Claus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zapedowski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Van Claus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zapedowski wants to control but Van Claus is keeping him busy.
Van Claus kicks Zapedowski off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapedowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Claus is looking to control Zapedowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Claus avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapedowski wants to control but Van Claus is keeping him busy.
Van Claus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Van Claus wants to get back to his feet.
Van Claus is trying to control but can't.
Van Claus is looking to improve his position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Christofoor Van Claus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Claus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zapedowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Claus won't be happy with that.
Zapedowski tries to stand but Van Claus is controlling his head.
Zapedowski is breathing heavily.
Van Claus is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Claus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zapedowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Claus keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Van Claus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Claus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zapedowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Claus struggling a bit here.
Van Claus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zapedowski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Van Claus trying to hold on to Zapedowski's head to control him but Zapedowski postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zapedowski with a poor takedown
and Van Claus counters with a single leg into guard. Zapedowski didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miron Zapedowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapedowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Zapedowski, not yet.
Van Claus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zapedowski keeping full guard, as Van Claus tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Claus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Claus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zapedowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zapedowski tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapedowski is trying to control the position but Van Claus postures up.
Van Claus trying to control but Zapedowski is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Christofoor Van Claus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zapedowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Claus counters with a left and a right that stings Zapedowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Claus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Claus stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christofoor Van Claus dominated that round.
That's time! Zapedowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Claus.
Van Claus moves into range and clinches up with Zapedowski.
Van Claus trying to control the position but instead, Zapedowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Claus into the cage.
Zapedowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Claus lands a hook that snaps the head of Zapedowski backwards.
Van Claus tries to score a body lock takedown but Zapedowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van Claus tries to pull guard but Zapedowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Claus drops back down to his feet.
Van Claus breaks from the clinch.
Zapedowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Claus counters with a single leg into guard. Zapedowski didn't expect that.
Van Claus stays in close to Zapedowski's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Claus wants to control from the top but Zapedowski keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Van Claus stands and steps away. Zapedowski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Claus with a poor takedown
and Zapedowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van Claus's guard.
Miron Zapedowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christofoor Van Claus.
Van Claus keeping full guard, as Zapedowski tries to pass.
Van Claus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Van Claus is looking for a triangle but Zapedowski pushes his legs off easily.
Zapedowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zapedowskiis looking to pass into half guard but Van Claus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Van Claus is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Claus trying to control but Zapedowski is working from the bottom.
Van Claus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christofoor Van Claus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Claus landing with the ground and pound.
Van Claus wants to pass the guard but Zapedowski is keeping the position.
Zapedowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Claus controls the pace.
Zapedowski is trying to keep Van Claus in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Claus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Van Claus cracks Zapedowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Van Claus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zapedowski, who protects the arm well.
Van Claus trying to control the action but Zapedowski is working from the bottom.
Van Claus decides to stand back up. Van Claus steps back and let's Zapedowski get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Claus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zapedowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zapedowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Van Claus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zapedowski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Van Claus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zapedowski keeps working.
Van Claus working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Claus working the ground and pound.
Van Claus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christofoor Van Claus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Claus scores with a takedown into Zapedowski's guard.
Van Claus gets to his feet - Zapedowski follows without any prompting.
Van Claus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zapedowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Claus!
Van Claus is squirming around, avoiding Zapedowski's attempts to control the action.
Zapedowski is really struggling to control Van Claus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Van Claus wants to control but Zapedowski is having none of it.
Zapedowski lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Claus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zapedowski blocks Van Claus's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Van Claus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Claus is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zapedowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zapedowski controlling from the full mount.
Van Claus working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Zapedowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Claus is trying to stand.
Van Claus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Van Claus gets to his feet. Zapedowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Van Claus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zapedowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Claus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Claus is working for takedown but Zapedowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miron Zapedowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christofoor Van Claus.
Zapedowski has Van Claus pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapedowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Zapedowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Claus breaks from the clinch.
Van Claus clinches.
Van Claus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Claus gets control of Zapedowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van Claus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zapedowski trying to control but Van Claus is working from the bottom.
Van Claus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Claus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zapedowski's guard.
Zapedowski working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapedowski wants to sweep here but Van Claus controlling him for the moment.
Zapedowski keeping full guard, as Van Claus tries to pass.
Van Claus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van Claus connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Claus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miron Zapedowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christofoor Van Claus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christofoor Van Claus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Claus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christofoor Van Claus!
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