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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Marrodona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marrodona comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Van Duijnhoven has chosen Clint Mansell - Requiem for a dream (Remix) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Marrodona! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Duijnhoven lands a head shot. Ricardo Marrodona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Van Duijnhoven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Van Duijnhoven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A big left from Van Duijnhoven misses. Marrodona looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Duijnhoven is just out of range. Van Duijnhoven blocks a jab. Van Duijnhoven misses with a looping right. Marrodona tries to keep at a distance but Van Duijnhoven has taken the fight into the clinch. Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Duijnhoven lands a right hand. Marrodona tries to pull guard but Van Duijnhoven holds him up against the cage and eventually Marrodona drops back down to his feet.
Van Duijnhoven looking to throw knees to the head but Marrodona is blocking nicely.
Van Duijnhoven lands a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Duijnhoven throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action! Marrodona wants to break free but Van Duijnhoven has control.
Van Duijnhoven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Van Duijnhoven. Marrodona jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Marrodona looking for subs off his back but Van Duijnhoven has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Van Duijnhoven is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Van Duijnhoven thows a huge punch but Marrodona dodges it nicely.
Marrodona manages to get to full guard.
Van Duijnhoven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Van Duijnhoven postures up in Marrodona's guard and throws a big left but Marrodona blocks it. Van Duijnhoven won't allow Marrodona to sweep him here. Van Duijnhoven looking to pass the guard. Marrodona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Marrodona looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Van Duijnhoven passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Duijnhoven content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Van Duijnhoven landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Marrodona tries to buck Van Duijnhoven off but Van Duijnhoven is having none of it. Marrodona being controlled for a moment. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Van Duijnhoven trying to control the position but Marrodona is working away. Marrodona is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Duijnhoven wants to control but Marrodona is keeping him busy. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wilco Van Duijnhoven was stalling too much, according to the referee. Marrodona dives in and grabs Van Duijnhoven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Duijnhoven pushes down on Marrodona's head and hops out. Van Duijnhoven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marrodona. That did some damage! Van Duijnhoven lands with a right hand. Marrodona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Duijnhoven but Van Duijnhoven pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Marrodona. That's going to take a lot out of him. Van Duijnhoven cracks Marrodona with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Van Duijnhoven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marrodona swats him away and circles back towards the center. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marrodona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Marrodona shoots in for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven shows good takedown defense. Marrodona moves away from the strike by Van Duijnhoven. A head kick misses from Van Duijnhoven. Marrodona jabs Van Duijnhoven right on the nose. Van Duijnhoven blinks but takes it well. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Marrodona with a lazy takedown attempt and Van Duijnhoven makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marrodona really felt that one! Marrodona is breathing heavily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Marrodona doesn't succeed with the takedown and Van Duijnhoven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Van Duijnhoven lands with a nice body kick. Marrodona tries to keep at a distance but Van Duijnhoven has taken the fight into the clinch. A knee to the head by Van Duijnhoven.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marrodona is rocked! Van Duijnhoven connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marrodona's face.
Oh Marrodona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Van Duijnhoven has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Marrodona - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Van Duijnhoven, and another! Marrodona is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wilco Van Duijnhoven! After winning the bout, Wilco Van Duijnhoven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
63% |
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