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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Potgieter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Potgieter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potgieter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davies, pushing him back against the cage.
Potgieter pulls Davies into guard.
Davies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potgieter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Potgieter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davies stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Potgieter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potgieter misses with an elbow strike.
Davies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Potgieter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Potgieter drives through and clinches with Davies against the cage.
Davies is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davies tries to land a knee to the head but Potgieter blocks with his arms.
Potgieter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davies rushes Potgieter and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies tries to stall but Potgieter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Potgieter is trying to break the clinch but Davies is controlling him.
Potgieter breaks the clinch.
Davies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potgieter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potgieter throws a body punch but Davies moves out of range.
Potgieter takes the fight into the clinch.
Potgieter manages to pull guard.
Potgieter kicks Davies off and gets to his feet.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Davies throws a head kick that misses.
Potgieter moves into the clinch.
Davies is trying to pull guard but Potgieter has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potgieter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potgieter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potgieter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potgieter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potgieter moves into the clinch.
Davies manages to pull guard.
Davies is trying to control the position but Potgieter postures up.
Potgieter is looking to work some ground and pound but Davies has wrist control.
Potgieter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Potgieter wanted to stand there but Davies had control of the position.
Potgieter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Potgieter looking to sit in guard and control but Davies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Potgieter keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Potgieter working a defensive guard but Davies passes into half guard.
Potgieter tries to roll over but Davies keeps him under control.
Potgieter wants to control but Davies is keeping busy.
Davies thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potgieter's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to take a breather but Potgieter is having none of it.
Potgieter manages to get to full guard.
Potgieter pushes Davies off and gets back to his feet.
Potgieter takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potgieter jumps guard.
Potgieter wants to sweep but no luck.
Potgieter is trying to keep Davies in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Potgieter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Potgieter throws a head kick but Davies moves out of range.
Potgieter forces Davies back against the cage and clinches.
Potgieter lands an elbow that stopped Davies in his tracks for a moment.
Davies gets control of Potgieter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davies will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potgieter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potgieter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Davies is looking to clinch but Potgieter is avoiding it.
Potgieter keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potgieter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potgieter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davies thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potgieter if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Potgieter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potgieter misses with a head kick.
Potgieter clinches up against the cage.
Davies blocks the elbow strike.
Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies scores with a push kick.
Potgieter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Potgieter clinches with his opponent.
Potgieter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potgieter.
Davies misses with a hook. Potgieter ducked under it nicely.
Davies tries to clinch but Potgieter is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potgieter can't break the clinch.
Potgieter is trying to push Davies away but Davies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davies trying to stall but Potgieter improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potgieter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies misses with a head kick.
Davies scores with a hook to the body. Potgieter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies scores with a nice strike.
Davies throws a head kick but Potgieter moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling a little - Davies finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potgieter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Potgieter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potgieter instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Davies.
Davies is trying to force a seperation but Potgieter has the dominant position.
Davies is trying to stall.
Davies breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potgieter tries a head kick but it misses.
Davies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potgieter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potgieter has Davies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Potgieter has him pressed against the cage.
Potgieter is looking to break free of the clinch but Davies has double underhooks.
Potgieter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Potgieter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davies is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Potgieter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davies tries to score a body lock takedown but Potgieter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gary Potgieter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davies tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Potgieter smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potgieter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potgieter has Davies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potgieter breaks the clinch.
Potgieter clinches up with Davies and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potgieter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davies's brow.
Potgieter breaks from the clinch.
Davies darts in and clinches Potgieter up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies prevents Potgieter from breaking the clinch.
Davies breaks the clinch.
Davies has Potgieter up against the cage in a clinch.
Davies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davies misses with the combination.
Potgieter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potgieter breaks from the clinch.
Potgieter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davies, pushing him back against the cage.
Potgieter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davies just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Potgieter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Potgieter darts in and clinches Davies up against the cage.
Potgieter ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Potgieter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Potgieter uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Potgieter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davies.
Potgieter tries a head kick but it misses.
Davies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potgieter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potgieter looks to land a combination but Davies avoids it well.
Davies doesn't manage to clinch there - Potgieter circles away.
Rob Davies is winning the standup battle so far.
Potgieter gets a clinch.
Potgieter working hard to break the clinch.
Potgieter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potgieter tries to pull guard but Davies won't allow it.
Potgieter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potgieter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davies tries to keep at a distance but Potgieter has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potgieter lands an elbow inside that Davies shrugs off.
Potgieter breaks the clinch.
Potgieter drives through and clinches with Davies against the cage.
Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potgieter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gary Potgieter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davies fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potgieter on the side of the head.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Potgieter pushes him off.
Davies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Potgieter is fending him off so far but Davies persists. Nope, Potgieter circles away and we're back to standing.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potgieter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potgieter stuffs the takedown.
Potgieter avoids the head kick by Davies.
Davies tries to clinch up but Potgieter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potgieter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potgieter moves into the clinch.
Davies breaks from the clinch.
Davies looks to land a combination but Potgieter avoids it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Potgieter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davies forces Potgieter back against the cage and clinches.
Potgieter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies wants to clinch up but Potgieter keeps it at a distance.
Potgieter tries to land a front kick but Davies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Davies misses
and Potgieter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davies really felt that one!
Potgieter lands with a kick to the temple. Davies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Potgieter throws a sloppy head kick and Davies moves out of range easily.
Potgieter looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Davies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Potgieter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davies connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Potgieter scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies lands a head kick. Potgieter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potgieter clinches up against the cage.
Potgieter tries for a takedown but Davies manages to get underhooks.
Davies breaks the clinch.
Davies throws a head kick that misses.
Potgieter lands with a nice body kick.
Davies rushes Potgieter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davies drops down looking for an ankle pick but Potgieter pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potgieter clinches.
Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potgieter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rob Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potgieter misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potgieter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davies prevents it.
Davies with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potgieter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potgieter misses the shot to the body.
Potgieter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Potgieter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davies bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potgieter lands with a slapping head kick.
Davies scores with a head kick.
Gary Potgieter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Potgieter clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Potgieter.
I've got Potgieter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Potgieter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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