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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs comes to the cage accompanied by Redundant by Green Day. Ellis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Out Of Space by Prodigy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael Ellis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs lands with an overhand left.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ellis shoots in for a double leg but Van Der Sluijs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick that knocks Ellis off balance momentarily.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ellis.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ellis in his tracks.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a high kick.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ellis tries to clinch there but Van Der Sluijs circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Der Sluijs!
Van Der Sluijs moves forwards but Ellis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Nicholas Van Der Sluijs has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sluijs keeps Ellis at a distance using the push kick.
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Van Der Sluijs.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good leg kick by Van Der Sluijs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ellis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Sluijs pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Der Sluijs stalks Ellis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ellis's face. Ellis staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick that knocks Ellis off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been told by Van Der Sluijs's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a jab. Ellis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts.
Ellis shoots in and drives through. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well.
Van Der Sluijs's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Der Sluijs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Der Sluijs thumps Ellis with a low kick.
Ellis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Der Sluijs swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs lands a head kick. Ellis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Der Sluijs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Ellis misses its intended target.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs connects with the punch.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice cross.
Van Der Sluijs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Der Sluijs scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ellis or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Sluijs which made him look bad.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ellis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs pushes Ellis away with a front kick.
Van Der Sluijs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Van Der Sluijs coming out on top.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Sluijs tests Ellis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Van Der Sluijs is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ellis.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Ellis down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Van Der Sluijs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Der Sluijs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellis's head.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Sluijs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ellis misses with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Der Sluijs slaps away a takedown attempt from Ellis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab.
Ellis shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ellis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Der Sluijs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. That's going to slow Ellis down.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellis's calf.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
Ellis doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sluijs circles away.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. That's going to slow Ellis down.
Ellis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Van Der Sluijs keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Van Der Sluijs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a head kick. Ellis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ellis fails to land the takedown.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ellis.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ellis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a jab.
Ellis looks for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls well.
Ellis tries to clinch up but Van Der Sluijs circles away and keeps his distance.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice shot that snaps Ellis's head back.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Der Sluijs as he connects with a hook.
Ellis misses with a left hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs stuffs the takedown.
Ellis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Sluijs pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Van Der Sluijs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Sluijs.
Ellis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Der Sluijs's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Der Sluijs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ellis.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellis can do to turn this around?
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs feints a jab promting Ellis to slip. Van Der Sluijs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ellis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ellis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Van Der Sluijs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Ellis or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Sluijs which made him look bad.
A shot to the body from Ellis misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Van Der Sluijs as Ellis shoots in.
That kick from Van Der Sluijs tenderised Ellis's leg. Ellis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ellis throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body kick.
Ellis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Ellis with an open hand slap.
Ellis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Van Der Sluijs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ellis shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Sluijs tries to sprawl out of it but Ellis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ellis.
Van Der Sluijs swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellis.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellis's calf.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ellis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Sluijs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Der Sluijs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ellis fails with the takedown
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Sluijs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts.
Ellis 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.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Michael Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Sluijs scores with the left hand. Ellis knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ellis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Der Sluijs.
Ellis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ellis shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Ellis has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ellis on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Ellis throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs avoids it easily.
Van Der Sluijs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michael Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs feints and then cracks Ellis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ellis down.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Sluijs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Divinity 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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