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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudiu Lupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Mainwaring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Mainwaring will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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258 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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255 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudiu Lupu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Mainwaring!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupu tries for a takedown but Mainwaring sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mainwaring tries a head kick but it misses.
Lupu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mainwaring as he avoids it easily.
Mainwaring moves into the clinch.
Mainwaring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mainwaring tries to land knees in the clinch but Lupu avoids the damage to the body.
Mainwaring lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lupu backwards.
Mainwaring lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lupu or not.
Mainwaring keeps control of Lupu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lupu tries a knee to the head but Mainwaring blocks it.
Lupu breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Mainwaring misses.
Lupu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudiu Lupu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mainwaring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupu.
Mainwaring forces Lupu back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mainwaring - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupu has clasped his hands together around Mainwaring's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mainwaring wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lupu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lupu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mainwaring keeps working.
Mainwaring is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mainwaring connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lupu. Lupu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lupu fails with a takedown attempt.
Mainwaring lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupu blocks a head kick by Mainwaring.
Lupu gets tackled into the cage by Mainwaring. Mainwaring maintains the clinch.
Mainwaring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mainwaring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lupu has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupu has Mainwaring pressed against the cage, preventing Mainwaring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lupu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mainwaring just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mainwaring is pressed up against the cage. Lupu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mainwaring down to the mat. Mainwaring avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mainwaring fails to land with a series of punches.
Mainwaring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mainwaring is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lupu has closed the distance and engaged Mainwaring in a clinch.
Lupu manages to break the clinch.
Mainwaring is looking to clinch but Lupu is avoiding it.
Mainwaring tries to clinch
and Lupu counters by clinching up.
Lupu has picked Mainwaring up - he's going for a ride! Lupu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mainwaring looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lupu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mainwaring wants to get back to his feet.
Lupu controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lupu is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Mainwaring manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Mainwaring will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lupu shoots in but Mainwaring avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mainwaring moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lupu won't allow Mainwaring to get back to his feet.
Lupu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mainwaring's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mainwaring pushes Lupu off but Lupu dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lupu.
Lupu wants to control but Mainwaring is keeping him busy.
Lupu is trying to get an arm triangle but Mainwaring is defending well.
Lupu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lupu wants to control but Mainwaring is keeping him busy.
Mainwaring wants to get back to his feet but Lupu drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mainwaring is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mainwaring really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lupu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mainwaring is letting Lupu control him for a moment.
Mainwaring tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mainwaring is breathing heavily.
Lupu wants to control the pace but Mainwaring is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Lupu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mainwaring is trying to stand up.
Lupu punching from mount but Mainwaring doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lupu trying to control but Mainwaring is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lupu raining down shots from the mount!
Lupu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mainwaring is looking to escape.
Lupu lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lupu looking to ground and pound but Mainwaring is blocking nicely.
Lupu tries to control but Mainwaring wriggling away.
Lupu won't let Mainwaring get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lupu working for a guillotine from mount but Mainwaring is in no mood to give up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mainwaring is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudiu Lupu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lupu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mainwaring avoids it really well and circles away.
Lupu dives in and grabs Mainwaring's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mainwaring pushes down on Lupu's head and hops out.
Mainwaring misses with a head kick.
Mainwaring doesn't manage to clinch there - Lupu circles away.
Mainwaring pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mainwaring closes the distance but Lupu moves to the side
and Lupu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mainwaring!
Lupu works to advance to full mount. Mainwaring defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mainwaring is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Lupu has taken his back!
Lupu is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mainwaring up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupu is looking for a choke. Mainwaring gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Mainwaring manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Mainwaring must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lupu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mainwaring is one step ahead there.
Mainwaring tries to stand but Lupu is controlling from the bottom.
Lupu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mainwaring is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mainwaring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lupu quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Lupu but it's paid off an Mainwaring is forced to tap! Nice work by Lupu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Claudiu Lupu!
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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
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