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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Schaeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon comes into the arena with Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Schaeffer has chosen Long Tall Sally as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
27
181 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
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178 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Avalon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Schaeffer! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Schaeffer throws a head kick but Avalon moves out of range.
Schaeffer rushes Avalon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Avalon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schaeffer is keeping busy. Schaeffer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Avalon just stands there and leans against the cage. Avalon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schaeffers head.
It looks like Dutch Schaeffer has been cut. Schaeffer tries to pull guard but Avalon holds him up against the cage and eventually Schaeffer drops back down to his feet.
Schaeffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avalon is defending well against a takedown attempt. Junior Avalon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Schaeffer. Avalon lands with a left to the head. Schaeffer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avalon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaeffer backwards. Avalon lands an uppercut. Schaeffer is looking for a takedown. Avalon lands a hook to the side of the head. Schaeffer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Avalon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Schaeffer being controlled against the cage. A short left from Avalon.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schaeffer gets control of Avalon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schaeffer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Avalon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Schaeffer is trying to control the position but Avalon postures up. Avalon scores with a decent looking elbow strike. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Avalon lands a couple of decent looking shots. Schaeffer trying to control the position.
Schaeffer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Avalon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Schaeffer looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Avalon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Schaeffer is looking for a triangle but Avalon pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Avalon trying to control but Schaeffer is working from the bottom. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Avalon landing with the ground and pound. Avalon trying to control but Schaeffer is working from the bottom. Schaeffer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Schaeffer looking for a guillotine here but Avalon defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Schaeffer trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schaeffer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Avalon works a leg free and moves into half guard. Schaeffer actively working from the bottom here. Avalon working the head and body with strikes. Schaeffer has hold of Avalon's hands but Avalon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Schaeffer pushes Avalon off looking to stand but Avalon dives back in and keeps control.
Avalon wants to control but Schaeffer is keeping him busy. Schaeffer is trying to maintain the position but Avalon is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Avalon 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. Schaeffer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Avalon pulls his head out easily. Avalon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Schaeffer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Avalon sitting and controlling from the half guard. Schaeffer keeping control of the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Schaeffer gets back to full guard.
Schaeffer keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junior Avalon will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Dutch Schaeffer's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Avalon both land. Nice combination. Schaeffer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Avalon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schaeffer. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schaeffer. Schaeffer throws a combination. Avalon tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Avalon fails to land with a series of punches.
Avalon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schaeffer circles away quickly and effectively. Avalon lands with a good body shot. Junior Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Schaeffer throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot. Schaeffer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Schaeffer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avalon.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schaeffer misses with a hook. Avalon lands an overhand right. Avalon takes a body punch but keeps moving. Avalon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schaeffer backs up against the cage.
Schaeffer is rocked! Schaeffer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Schaeffer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Avalon is trying to control Schaeffer's posture but Schaeffer avoids it. Schaeffer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Schaeffer swings around for an armbar but Avalon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Schaeffer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Avalon chips away with some ground and pound. Avalon throws a strike but Schaeffer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Schaeffer wants to stand but Avalon is controlling his posture from full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schaeffer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Avalon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schaeffer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schaeffer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Avalon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schaeffer has Avalon in his guard. Schaeffer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Avalon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Avalon advances to half guard. Avalon is looking to take a break and control but Schaeffer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Schaeffer is trying to maintain the position but Avalon is very close to passing his half guard. Dutch Schaeffer has got the better of the ground game so far. Avalon works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schaeffer is looking to get to half guard. Avalon cracks Schaeffer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Avalon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Avalon working Schaeffer over with strikes here. Schaeffer is still in real trouble! Can Avalon finish him? Schaeffer is working to get back to half guard.
Avalon punishing his opponent with strikes. Schaeffer working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Avalon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Schaeffer in real trouble here! The ref calls for Schaeffer to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Avalon! An out of breath Junior Avalon 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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