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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hansi Hefty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hansi Hefty!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hefty clinches up against the cage.
Van Dijk wants to take the fight to the mat but Hefty manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hefty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hefty connects with a solid leg kick.
Hansi Hefty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hefty stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Dijk. Van Dijk gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Dijk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Van Dijk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hefty drives through and clinches with Van Dijk against the cage.
Hefty manages to break the clinch.
Hefty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hefty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hefty shoots in and drives through. Van Dijk sprawls well.
Hefty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Dijk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Dijk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hefty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefty feints and then cracks Van Dijk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Dijk down.
Van Dijk tries for a takedown but Hefty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Dijk is breathing heavily.
Hefty has closed the distance and engaged Van Dijk in a clinch.
Hefty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hefty drives through and clinches with Van Dijk against the cage.
Hefty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hefty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Dijk as he jumps to the side.
Van Dijk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hefty avoids the head kick by Van Dijk.
Hefty darts in and clinches Van Dijk up against the cage.
Hefty scores with a knee to the head.
Hefty has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van Dijk uses from the top position.
Hefty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Dijk is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hefty pushes Van Dijk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hefty shoots in for a takedown but Van Dijk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Dijk tries to clinch but Hefty moves out of range.
Hefty misses with a head kick.
Hefty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Dijk sprawls well. Van Dijk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hefty gets slowly back to his feet.
Hefty wants to clinch.
Van Dijk gets a double leg takedown into Hefty's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk wanted to stand there but Hefty had control of the position.
Van Dijk wants to control from the top but Hefty keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hefty wants to stand up but Van Dijk is controlling him.
Hefty scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Van Dijk clinches up with Hefty and pushes him back against the cage.
Hefty breaks the clinch.
Van Dijk fails to land the takedown.
Van Dijk gets tackled into the cage by Hefty. Hefty maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk pulls Hefty into guard.
Hefty gets to his feet - Van Dijk follows without any prompting.
Hefty moves into range and clinches up with Van Dijk.
Hefty breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dijk slaps away a takedown attempt from Hefty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Hefty.
Hefty misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown but Hefty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hefty but Hefty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hefty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hansi Hefty dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hefty tries to clinch up.
Van Dijk stuffs the takedown attempt from Hefty. Hefty gets slowly back to his feet.
Hefty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Dijk avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hefty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hefty misses with a takedown attempt - Van Dijk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Van Dijk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hansi Hefty.
Hefty tries to clinch but Van Dijk is having none of it.
Hefty is breathing heavily.
Hefty throws a head kick but Van Dijk moves out of range.
Nick Van Dijk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hefty misses with a takedown
and Van Dijk counters with a big head kick but Hefty shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefty moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Dijk blocks a head kick by Hefty.
Van Dijk feints and as Hefty raises his hands in defense, Van Dijk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Dijk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hefty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hefty has a closed guard, preventing Van Dijk from standing up.
Hefty wants to stand and escape but Van Dijk is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dijk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Dijk trying to control the position from guard on top but Hefty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Van Dijk.
Hefty is looking to chop away at Van Dijk's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk blocks a head kick by Hefty.
Van Dijk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Dijk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Dijk shoots for a takedown but Hefty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Dijk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hefty throws a series of punches but Van Dijk avoids them all with ease.
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!
Van Dijk looks for a takedown but Hefty sprawls well.
Van Dijk throws a body punch but Hefty moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hefty.
Hefty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Dijk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hefty takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Dijk misses with a knee strike.
Van Dijk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hefty prevents it.
Van Dijk tries to pull guard but Hefty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hefty manages to pull guard.
Hefty has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Van Dijk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Van Dijk looks for a takedown but Hefty sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk avoids the head kick by Hefty.
Hefty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Van Dijk. No joy for Hefty on that attempt.
Van Dijk wants to clinch.
Hefty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Dijk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hefty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Dijk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dijk trying to control but Hefty is working from the bottom.
Hefty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Dijk is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Van Dijk dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hefty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Dijk tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hefty as he jumps to the side.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hefty but Hefty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hefty moves into the clinch successfully.
Hefty manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van Dijk prevents Hefty from getting back to his feet.
Hefty pushes Van Dijk off and gets back to his feet.
Hefty forces Van Dijk back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk is looking to break free of the clinch but Hefty has double underhooks.
Van Dijk can't break the clinch.
Hefty stops a takedown attempt from Van Dijk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Van Dijk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hefty keeps control of Van Dijk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hefty breaks the clinch.
Hefty moves in looking to clinch but Van Dijk pushes him off.
Hefty moves into the clinch successfully.
Hefty breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hefty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hansi Hefty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hefty clinches up against the cage.
Hefty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hefty swinging wildly here.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hefty but Hefty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hefty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Dijk. Hefty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Hefty.
Van Dijk gets tackled into the cage by Hefty. Hefty maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hefty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Dijk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hefty sprawls well initially but Van Dijk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Van Dijk is looking to take a break and control but Hefty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk tries to pass to full mount but Hefty defends it.
Hefty tries to kick Van Dijk off but Van Dijk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hefty pushes Van Dijk off and gets back to his feet.
Hefty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hefty moves into range and clinches up with Van Dijk.
Hefty jumps into guard, dragging Van Dijk to the mat.
Hefty pushes Van Dijk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hefty feints and then cracks Van Dijk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Dijk down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hefty tries to clinch up.
Van Dijk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hefty.
Hefty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Dijk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Dijk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Dijk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hefty makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hefty closes the distance and clinches.
Van Dijk wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dijk can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hefty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hansi Hefty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hefty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hansi Hefty!
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