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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Depuyart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampus Diaz (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Depuyart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampus Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Depuyart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Depuyart misses with the ground and pound.
Who's going to make the next move?
The strikes coming from Depuyart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Depuyart working away.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Depuyart tries to stand but Diaz controls the position and pulls Depuyart into his guard.
Diaz pulls Depuyart in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Depuyart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Depuyart wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Depuyart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Depuyart showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz wants to control but Depuyart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Depuyart not doing much here.
Depuyart wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz is controlling Depuyart's trapped leg to prevent Depuyart from advancing to side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Depuyart manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Depuyart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Depuyart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Depuyart from controlling successfully.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Depuyart wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rampus Diaz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Depuyart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Depuyart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Depuyart moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Depuyart is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Depuyart wants to get back to his feet but Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Depuyart tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Depuyart fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. Depuyart is now in Diaz's guard.
Diaz has Depuyart pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Depuyart trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Depuyart postures up.
Depuyart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Depuyart wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Depuyart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz gets caught napping as Depuyart dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Depuyart from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mike Depuyart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Depuyart pinned against the cage. Depuyart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Depuyart wants to clinch.
Depuyart lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Depuyart misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Depuyart will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Depuyart is looking to clinch.
Depuyart clinches.
Depuyart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Depuyart jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Depuyart wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Depuyart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rampus Diaz.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Depuyart sprawls well.
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.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Depuyart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mike Depuyart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampus Diaz.
Depuyart gets the takedown into side control.
Depuyart throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Diaz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Depuyart.
Mike Depuyart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Depuyart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Depuyart is keeping busy.
Diaz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rampus Diaz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Depuyart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Depuyart has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Depuyart dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz trying to control but Depuyart postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to roll over but Depuyart keeps him under control.
Depuyart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Depuyart is just content to waste time from the top position. Diaz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diaz controlling Depuyart's posture.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Depuyart pushes his legs off easily.
Rampus Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Depuyart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Depuyart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Depuyart 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Depuyart!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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