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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellus Dom (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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150 cm
18
200 lbs
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183 cm
23
204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Duck! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcellus Dom! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dom fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Duck shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Dom working a defensive guard here.
Duck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Duck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Dom working a defensive guard here.
Duck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Dom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duck defends it easily. Dom wants to sweep but no luck. Duck scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Duck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dom swivels though and keeps the full guard. Dom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duck. Dom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Duck thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Duck really is a fat lump. Dom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dom working a defensive guard here.
Duck drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dom dives on top into guard. Duck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Duck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dom defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dom wants to stand but Duck has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Dom stands up over Duck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duck is on top in guard.
Duck postures up in Dom's guard and throws a big left but Dom blocks it. Duck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Duck is working hard here to advance position. Dom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Dom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duck defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dom looks winded! Duck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Dom wants to sweep but no luck. Duck postures up in Dom's guard and throws a big left but Dom blocks it. Duck trying to control the position from guard on top but Dom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Duck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Duck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Duck stopping the sweep attempt from Dom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duck wants to control from the top but Dom keeps moving. Duck wanted to stand there but Dom had control of the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Duck trying to control but Dom is working from the bottom. Duck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dom's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duck fails with the takedown and Dom counters by moving into the clinch. Dom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Duck chips away with some ground and pound. Dom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Duck postures up in Dom's guard and throws a big left but Dom blocks it. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Dom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Duck trying to control but Dom is working from the bottom. Duck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Duck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Duck lands a couple of decent looking shots. Duck postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Duck, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dom trying to control the position from guard on top but Duck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Duck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dom defends well. Dom won't allow Duck to sweep him here. Duck has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dom is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Duck. Dom decides to stand up, so the ref orders Duck to his feet. Duck shoots for a takedown but Dom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Dom as Duck shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Duck. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dom throws a leg kick that misses. Dom gets in close and instigates a clinch. The referee calls for Dom to work.
Duck is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dom to keep the fight standing. Dom turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dom manages to end up in side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Dom working away. The referee asks Dom politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dom prefers to stall for the moment though. Duck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Dom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Donald Duck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Dom is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duck does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Duck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Duck is trying to maintain the position but Dom is very close to passing his half guard. Duck actively working from the bottom here. Duck regains full guard. Nicely done. Dom controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Duck looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dom is defending well. Duck quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dom has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Duck celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Duck!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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