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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the ring accompanied by Flower Of Scotland. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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184 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McKenzie showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schilling wants to get back to his feet.
Schilling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKenzie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McKenzie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McKenzie slips a nice elbow through Schilling's hands, connecting with Schilling's forehead.
McKenzie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McKenzie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schilling is not content to let McKenzie control the position.
McKenzie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McKenzie 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McKenzie connects with a nice short shot to Schilling's temple.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKenzie working over Schilling with some ground and pound. Schilling looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schilling tries to kick McKenzie off but McKenzie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McKenzie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schilling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKenzie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schilling has hold of McKenzie's hands but McKenzie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schilling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McKenzie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McKenzie working Schilling over with strikes.
Schilling tries to kick McKenzie off but McKenzie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKenzie.
McKenzie thows a huge punch but Schilling dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McKenzie connects with a nice short shot to Schilling's temple.
McKenzie working the head and body with strikes.
McKenzie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McKenzie winds up and cracks Schilling with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McKenzie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schilling is rocked!
Nice strikes from McKenzie there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McKenzie throwing shots but Schilling is blocking nicely.
McKenzie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schilling defending well though.
McKenzie throwing shots but Schilling is blocking nicely.
McKenzie working Schilling over with strikes.
Schilling blocking the ground and pound attempt from McKenzie.
McKenzie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schilling keeps working.
McKenzie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McKenzie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from McKenzie there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McKenzie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKenzie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McKenzie winds up and cracks Schilling with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schilling defending well though.
McKenzie looks to land a strike but Schilling avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Schilling is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKenzie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob McKenzie dominated that round.
That's time! McKenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie shoots in looking for a takedown. Schilling tries to sprawl out of it but McKenzie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schilling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McKenzie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McKenzie grinds an elbow into Schilling's temple.
McKenzie lands a few punches from side control.
McKenzie working the ground and pound.
Schilling is still in real trouble! Can McKenzie finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie is trying to ground and pound but Schilling uses the momentary lack of control by McKenzie to regain half guard.
Schilling seems to have recovered his senses.
McKenzie trying to control from half guard but Schilling is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McKenzie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McKenzie lands strikes from half guard.
McKenzie is trying to control the action in half guard but Schilling is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McKenzie lands strikes from half guard.
McKenzie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McKenzie connects with a nice short shot to Schilling's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McKenzie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McKenzie is trying to control. Schilling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McKenzie lands with a punch from half guard.
McKenzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilling can do to turn this around?
McKenzie throws a strike but Schilling avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Schilling keeping moving, preventing McKenzie from controlling successfully.
McKenzie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schilling's head.
McKenzie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schilling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McKenzie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie chips away with some ground and pound.
McKenzie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McKenzie gets to his feet and stands over Schilling, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Schilling felt that one! McKenzie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Schilling from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob McKenzie!
An out of breath Rob McKenzie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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