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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Clubman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the ring accompanied by Alice In Chains - Man In The Box. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
17 - 2 - 1 |
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195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mini Clubman!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
Clubman punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Clubman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michaels can't escape the position.
Clubman working for a submission but Michaels is keeping him at bay.
Clubman prevents Michaels from getting the reversal.
Clubman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michaels is looking to escape.
Clubman looking to secure an arm triangle but Michaels defends it well.
Clubman looking to control but Michaels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clubman is looking for a kimura here.
Clubman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clubman pulls his head out easily.
Clubman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Clubman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
Michaels works his way to full guard. Good work.
Clubman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clubman has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clubman is aware though and is defending well.
Clubman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clubman has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clubman defends it easily.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Clubman controlling him for the moment.
Clubman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clubman has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Clubman from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubman drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Clubman off! Clubman jumps back into Michaels's guard.
Clubman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clubman looking to pass the guard.
Clubman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michaels controls Clubman momentarily but Clubman frees himself.
Michaels looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Clubman has picked Michaels up and slammed him! Michaels can't keep hold of the triangle and Clubman manages to pass to side control!
Clubman tries for a kimura but Michaels is defending well.
Clubman trying to control the action but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels wants to control but Clubman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Michaels is looking to improve his position.
Clubman trying to control the action but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Clubman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Michaels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clubman.
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.
Michaels wants to control but Clubman is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clubman pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Michaels will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clubman is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, Clubman circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Michaels finds it's target.
Josh Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clubman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clubman dives in and scores a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clubman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Josh Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels working for a triangle but Clubman defends it easily.
Clubman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clubman drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Clubman off! Clubman jumps back into Michaels's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clubman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clubman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clubman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Michaels looking for a guillotine here but Clubman defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clubman pushing down on Michaels's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Michaels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Michaels looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clubman wants to take a breather but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels wants to control but Clubman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clubman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michaels has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clubman is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to get to full guard but Clubman has control of the leg.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
Michaels is defending against the submission attempts here by Clubman.
Michaels wants to control but Clubman is keeping busy.
Clubman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Michaels defends it well.
Michaels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Michaels.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Clubman from controlling successfully.
Clubman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels has his foot on Clubman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clubman works his way back into a safe position though.
Clubman postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clubman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clubman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michaels is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clubman trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
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 Josh Michaels will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clubman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Michaels is looking to control Clubman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michaels avoid being mounted?
Clubman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Michaels defends it well.
Clubman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Michaels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clubman.
Michaels is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Michaels defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clubman wants to work for an arm triangle but Michaels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michaels manages to get to full guard.
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clubman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clubman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Clubman trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubman looking to pass the guard.
Clubman trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clubman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels pushes a forearm under Clubman's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Clubman is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Michaels!
Josh Michaels retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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