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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Batallir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Der Fisch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Pablo Batallir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Der Fisch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batallir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batallir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisch.
Batallir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisch darts in trying to clinch
and Batallir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Batallir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Batallir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batallir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fisch tries to clinch
and Batallir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fisch's knee momentarily.
Batallir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Batallir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batallir throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisch tries to clinch
and Batallir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Batallir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fisch shoots in looking for a takedown. Batallir tries to sprawl out of it but Fisch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batallir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fisch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batallir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Der Fisch has been cut.
Batallir throws a body punch but Fisch moves out of range.
Batallir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batallir misses with a body shot.
Batallir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batallir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juan Pablo Batallir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batallir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Batallir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Batallir counters with a thumping low kick.
Batallir connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisch shoots in looking for a takedown but Batallir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fisch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fisch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batallir is fending him off so far but Fisch persists. Nope, Batallir circles away and we're back to standing.
Juan Pablo Batallir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Der Fisch.
Batallir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Batallir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batallir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Batallir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batallir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batallir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fisch's head.
Fisch is trying desperately to land a takedown but Batallir is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fisch.
Fisch shoots in for a double leg but Batallir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Der Fisch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisch looks gassed!
Batallir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisch.
Jab by Batallir.
Fisch shoots in for a takedown but Batallir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Batallir throws a front kick that sends Fisch stumbling back into the cage.
Fisch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Batallir.
Batallir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batallir connects with an inside leg kick.
Batallir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fisch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fisch closes the distance and clinches up with Batallir, looking for a takedown. Fisch pushes Batallir against the cage but Batallir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batallir throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batallir scores with a leg kick.
Fisch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Batallir.
Batallir throws a leg kick which misses Fisch's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisch tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batallir lands a nice hook to Fisch's body. Fisch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fisch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Batallir scores with a head kick.
Batallir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fisch will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo Batallir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Der Fisch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Batallir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fisch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batallir but Batallir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batallir.
Fisch wants to clinch.
Fisch tries for a takedown but Batallir circles away easily
and Batallir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Batallir cracks Fisch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fisch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juan Pablo Batallir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Der Fisch.
Fisch is breathing heavily.
Fisch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batallir.
Fisch shoots in looking for a takedown. Batallir tries to sprawl out of it but Fisch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batallir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batallir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batallir lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juan Pablo Batallir is winning the standup battle so far.
Batallir connects with a high kick.
Batallir is looking to wear down Fisch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batallir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batallir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fisch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batallir.
Batallir stuns Fisch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batallir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batallir thuds a left hand into Fisch's body.
Fisch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batallir is fending him off so far but Fisch persists. Nope, Batallir circles away and we're back to standing.
Batallir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Batallir.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fisch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Batallir has got the better of the exchanges.
Batallir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Batallir. Fisch shrugs it off though.
Fisch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Batallir.
Batallir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batallir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fisch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fisch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Batallir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Batallir throws a nice looking combination but Fisch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batallir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batallir lands a head kick!
Fisch shoots for a takedown but Batallir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Batallir scores with a head kick.
Batallir thows a body kick. Fisch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fisch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Batallir just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batallir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisch's calf.
Batallir misses with a body shot.
Batallir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batallir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batallir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisch's calf.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Batallir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batallir misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A good leg kick by Batallir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo Batallir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Der Fisch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Batallir throws a leg kick which misses Fisch's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisch tries to avoid it.
Fisch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batallir counters with a right hand to the body.
Fisch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batallir stuffs the takedown attempt from Fisch. Fisch gets slowly back to his feet.
Batallir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisch can do to turn this around?
Batallir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fisch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batallir counters with a body kick that stops Fisch in his tracks momentarily.
Fisch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batallir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Batallir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Batallir wants it to stay on the feet.
Fisch has his takedown stuffed
and Batallir counters with a two punch combo.
Juan Pablo Batallir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Der Fisch.
Batallir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisch's calf.
Batallir lands a nice looking body shot.
Batallir scoring well with a low kick there.
Batallir thuds his shin into the meat of Fisch's side.
Batallir cracks Fisch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Juan Pablo Batallir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batallir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fisch doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Batallir lands with a nice body kick.
Fisch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batallir.
Fisch moves to clinch but Batallir breaks away
and Batallir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Batallir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batallir throws a nice head kick!
Batallir connects with a body shot that sends Fisch's belly button to the back.
Batallir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batallir can pounce on him.
Batallir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fisch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fisch moves in looking to clinch but Batallir pushes him off.
Batallir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Batallir both land. Nice combination.
Batallir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Batallir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fisch closes the distance but Batallir moves to the side
and Batallir counters with an outside leg kick.
Juan Pablo Batallir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batallir scores with a leg kick.
Batallir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batallir keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Batallir. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batallir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Batallir tries to avoid it but Fisch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Batallir to the ground. Batallir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fisch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Batallir.
A head kick from Batallir lands but Fisch takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisch closes the distance but Batallir moves to the side
and Batallir counters with a nice leg kick.
Der Fisch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batallir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pablo Batallir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batallir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pablo Batallir!
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