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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destruction comes to the ring accompanied by Lights Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Dijk's choice of entrance music: Notorius B.I.G - Hypnotize. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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290 lbs
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318 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rutger Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk throws a hook but Destruction blocks it.
Destruction darts in and clinches Van Dijk up against the ropes.
Destruction scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rutger Van Dijk has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Destruction.
A short uppercut from Destruction.
Van Dijk is trying to break the clinch but Destruction is controlling him.
Van Dijk can't break the clinch.
Destruction connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Dijk's face.
Van Dijk wants to break free but Destruction has control.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Dijk managing to block the knees to the body from Destruction.
Van Dijk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dijk misses with a hook
and Destruction counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Dijk throws an off balance right hand
and Destruction counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Dijk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Destruction throws a head kick that misses
and Van Dijk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Destruction thinking.
Rutger Van Dijk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Dijk closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction pushes Van Dijk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destruction tries a knee to the head but Van Dijk blocks it.
Van Dijk is trying to force a seperation but Destruction has the dominant position.
Destruction lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Dijk backwards.
Destruction lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Dijk can't break the clinch.
Destruction doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Dijk tries to break free but Destruction pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Van Dijk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Destruction fails to land.
Van Dijk avoids the elbow strike from Destruction, against the ropes.
Destruction gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Destruction throws a head punch that misses.
Destruction tries a knee to the head but Van Dijk blocks it.
Van Dijk blocks a body shot from Destruction.
Destruction looking to throw knees to the head but Van Dijk is blocking nicely.
Destruction connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Dijk wants to get back to striking at distance but Destruction won't allow it.
Destruction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Dijk.
Van Dijk avoiding damage as Destruction throws knees to the body.
Van Dijk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Destruction avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Destruction pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Dijk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Destruction.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Dijk avoids it.
Van Dijk blocking some punches.
Destruction has Van Dijk pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Dijk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Destruction goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Destruction swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Dijk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destruction lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Dijk backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Destruction just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Dijk's brow.
Destruction lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dijk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Destruction misses with the head strike.
Van Dijk breaks from the clinch.
Destruction looks to throw the jab but Van Dijk is out of range.
Van Dijk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Destruction!
Van Dijk punching from mount but Destruction doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Van Dijk with good strikes from the mount here!
Destruction wants to hold on but Van Dijk pushes him away.
Destruction blocking the ground and pound.
Destruction working to try and regain half guard.
Destruction in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Dijk misses with some ground and pound and Destruction recovers position to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Van Dijk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Destruction doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van Dijk.
Van Dijk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Dijk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Destruction is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Destruction is defending against the submission attempts here by Van Dijk.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Destruction manages to get to full guard.
Van Dijk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Dijk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Dijk distracts Destruction with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Dijk throws a strike but Destruction rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Dijk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Destruction pushing down on Van Dijk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Dijk moves into full guard.
Destruction trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Dijk wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dijk looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Destruction puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is refusing to be controlled, as Destruction sits in half guard.
Van Dijk is looking for a sweep. Destruction is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Destruction tries to stand and escape but Van Dijk actually recovers to full guard.
Van Dijk controlling Destruction's posture.
Van Dijk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Destruction doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Destruction manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Destruction has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Dijk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Destruction is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Dijk is on top in guard.
Destruction utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Dijk thows a big elbow that misses.
Destruction utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Destruction is looking to stand up but Van Dijk isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Dijk throws and elbow that misses. Destruction uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Dijk's guard. Nice move by Destruction!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Destruction manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Dijk throwing strikes from guard but Destruction blocks nicely.
Destruction is trying to keep Van Dijk in close.
Van Dijk throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dijk won't allow Destruction to sweep him here.
Van Dijk lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rutger Van Dijk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rutger Van Dijk's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown but Destruction shows good takedown defense.
Van Dijk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destruction manages to avoid it.
Destruction tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Destruction but Destruction pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Destruction uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Dijk.
Destruction tries to clinch there but Van Dijk circles away.
Van Dijk blocks a jab.
Van Dijk keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Dijk.
Max Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rutger Van Dijk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction looks to land a left hand but Van Dijk moved out of range nicely.
Van Dijk misses with a hook. Destruction ducked under it nicely.
Destruction wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Van Dijk or perhaps it was just good defense by Destruction which made him look bad.
Van Dijk throws a looping overhand right but Destruction ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Dijk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destruction moves away.
Destruction ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Destruction stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Destruction. Beautiful body shot.
Destruction throws a right hand that Van Dijk ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dijk also avoids with ease.
Van Dijk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Dijk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Destruction defends it nicely.
Van Dijk swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk throws a shot from downtown. Destruction moves away and avoids it.
Van Dijk throws a hook to the side of Destruction's head but Destruction sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Destruction looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Destruction but Destruction pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Van Dijk misses.
Max Destruction is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Destruction swings for the body but Van Dijk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction slips under a jab.
Van Dijk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Dijk misses with a takedown attempt - Destruction sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Dijk misses with a lunging right hand
and Destruction counters with a big head kick but Van Dijk shrugs it off.
Van Dijk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Destruction sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Destruction throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Dijk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Dijk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Dijk throws a sloppy body shot
and Destruction counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Destruction tries a knee to the head but Van Dijk blocks it.
A short uppercut from Destruction.
Destruction swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Dijk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dijk thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Destruction, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Dijk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Destruction is fending him off so far but Van Dijk persists. Nope, Destruction circles away and we're back to standing.
Destruction throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Dijk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Dijk with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Destruction counter with a right hand.
Van Dijk is breathing heavily.
Van Dijk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Destruction misses the target.
Destruction uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dijk.
Van Dijk shoots for a double leg takedown but Destruction sprawls well. He's pushed Van Dijk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Destruction.
Destruction blocks a jab.
Van Dijk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Max Destruction is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Dijk scores with a nice head shot.
Destruction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Dijk manages to avoid it.
Van Dijk shoots in and drives through. Destruction sprawls well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Destruction wants to clinch.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Destruction as he jumps to the side.
Van Dijk misses with an uppercut
and Destruction counters with a three punch combo that has Van Dijk backing up. Van Dijk nods at Destruction to acknowledge the strikes.
Destruction uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dijk.
Van Dijk wants to slow Destruction down by chopping away at his legs.
Destruction gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Dijk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Van Dijk throws and elbow that misses. Destruction uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Dijk's guard. Nice move by Destruction!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is looking to stand up but Van Dijk won't let him.
Rutger Van Dijk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Dijk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Destruction tries to stand but Van Dijk is controlling from the bottom.
Van Dijk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk looking to control but Destruction passes into half guard.
Van Dijk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Dijk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Dijk is staying active underneath Destruction, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rutger Van Dijk.
I think Van Dijk 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rutger Van Dijk!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Rutger Van Dijk!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rutger Van Dijk!
Rutger Van Dijk wins by unanimous decision!
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pop
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