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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Denato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeQuinten van Nistelrooy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeQuinten van Nistelrooy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 cm
25
219 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Denato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeQuinten van Nistelrooy! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! van Nistelrooy just misses with a punch to the body.
van Nistelrooy misses the shot to the body. Denato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. van Nistelrooy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Denato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. van Nistelrooy thows a left - swing and a miss! Denato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. van Nistelrooy lands a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Denato throws a combination that misses and van Nistelrooy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Denato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting van Nistelrooy counter with a right hand. Denato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Denato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. van Nistelrooy just stands there and leans against the cage. van Nistelrooy tries to circle away but Denato has him pinned against the cage. van Nistelrooy has had enough of the clinch but Denato keeps him there for the moment. van Nistelrooy wants to break free but Denato has control.
Denato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denato looks to clinch and van Nistelrooy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. van Nistelrooy lands with a good body shot. DeQuinten van Nistelrooy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Denato has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Denato. That's going to take a lot out of him. Denato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. van Nistelrooy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. van Nistelrooy lands a head shot. Denato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. van Nistelrooy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. van Nistelrooy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. van Nistelrooy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Denato tries to clinch but van Nistelrooy moves away and van Nistelrooy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Denato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. van Nistelrooy cracks Denato with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Denato changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. van Nistelrooy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Denato advances to mount. Denato wants to control the pace but van Nistelrooy is squirming around nicely. van Nistelrooy working to try and regain half guard.
van Nistelrooy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. van Nistelrooy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Denato.
Denato dominating with strikes here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. van Nistelrooy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Denato thowing shots but they're missing. Denato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. van Nistelrooy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Nistelrooy is desperately trying to improve his position but Denato has a good base and remains in mount. Poor strikes thrown by Denato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Denato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Denato tries to control but van Nistelrooy wriggling away. Denato throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Denato dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Denato fails to land the takedown. Denato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Dominic Denato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. van Nistelrooy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van Nistelrooy lands with a nice combination. Denato backs away looking to recover. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Denato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denato there as he acknowledges the shot. Denato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts van Nistelrooy as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Denato. That's going to take a lot out of him. Denato blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Denato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around van Nistelrooy's waist but van Nistelrooy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denato off to one side. Sloppy strikes from van Nistelrooy. Those never looked like landing. van Nistelrooy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Denato tries for a takedown but van Nistelrooy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Denato fails with a takedown attempt from distance. van Nistelrooy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Denato momentarily.
van Nistelrooy scores with a hook. van Nistelrooy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. A punch lands to the side of Denato 's head but he takes it in his stride. Denato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. van Nistelrooy throws a head kick that misses. No luck with that takedown attempt from Denato. van Nistelrooy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Denato misses with a takedown attempt - van Nistelrooy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. van Nistelrooy scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. van Nistelrooy lands with a right hand. A shot to the liver by van Nistelrooy. Beautiful body shot. Decent striking displayed by van Nistelrooy there. Denato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling van Nistelrooy to score with a decent uppercut. Denato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. van Nistelrooy scores with a jab to the head.
van Nistelrooy connects with a single shot there. van Nistelrooy lands with an overhand left. Denato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling van Nistelrooy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. van Nistelrooy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - van Nistelrooy coming out on top. Denato falls off balance throwing a combination
and van Nistelrooy counters with a straight right hand. van Nistelrooy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Denatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Denato tries for a takedown but van Nistelrooy circles away easily and van Nistelrooy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. van Nistelrooy circles away from the clinch attempt.
van Nistelrooy lands with a nice body punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeQuinten van Nistelrooy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Denato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Denato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. van Nistelrooy jabs Denato right on the nose. Denato blinks but takes it well. van Nistelrooy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van Nistelrooy cracks Denato with an open hand slap. Denato fails with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice cross by van Nistelrooy. Denato misses with a left hand and van Nistelrooy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from van Nistelrooy.
Denato throws a left and a right that both miss
letting van Nistelrooy counter with a right hand. A combination from van Nistelrooy does no damage. van Nistelrooy lands with a right hand. Denato moves in looking to clinch but van Nistelrooy pushes him off. Denato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with van Nistelrooy but van Nistelrooy pushes him off and we're back to square one. Denato shoots for a takedown but van Nistelrooy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Denato. That's going to take a lot out of him. van Nistelrooy with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. van Nistelrooy gets caught flat footed, as Denato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Denato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Denato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Denato is in close to van Nistelrooy's body, working some short punches and elbows. van Nistelrooy wants to sweep but no luck. van Nistelrooy trying to keep a closed guard but Denato is proving a slippery customer.
van Nistelrooy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Denato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. van Nistelrooy is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. van Nistelrooy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denato. Denato is looking to work some ground and pound but van Nistelrooy has wrist control. Denato is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Denato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. van Nistelrooy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denato is one step ahead there. Denato prevents van Nistelrooy from getting back to his feet.
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. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Denato scores with a decent looking elbow strike. van Nistelrooy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Denato is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. van Nistelrooy keeping moving, preventing Denato from controlling successfully. Denato engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight! Dominic Denato showed his dominance in that final round. I think Denato 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Denato!
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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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