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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs comes to the cage accompanied by Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. Aremis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Infected Mushroom - Merlin. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xantos Aremis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aremis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a body shot that sends Aremis's belly button to the back.
Aremis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aremis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Der Sluijs momentarily.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook to the side of Aremis's head but Aremis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a straight right. Aremis didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
Aremis slips under a jab.
Van Der Sluijs thows a body shot but no joy.
Aremis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aremis lands with a hook. Van Der Sluijs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice hook to Aremis's body. Aremis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Aremis catches Van Der Sluijs right on the button with a cross.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body kick.
Aremis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs was well out of range. Poor timing from Aremis.
Xantos Aremis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aremis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aremis manages to avoid it.
Aremis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Aremis misses the target.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aremis sprawls well. Aremis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Der Sluijs gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs lands the left hand.
Van Der Sluijs throws a lazy uppercut
and Aremis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Sluijs throws a series of punches but Aremis moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aremis. That one must have hurt.
Van Der Sluijs looks to score with a jab to the body but Aremis is just out of range.
Aremis pushes Van Der Sluijs up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Sluijs fails with the takedown
and Aremis counters with a body kick.
Aremis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Der Sluijs fails with the takedown
and Aremis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Der Sluijs really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurens Van Der Sluijs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Aremis as he connects with a hook.
Van Der Sluijs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aremis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Der Sluijs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aremis is controlling Van Der Sluijs's trapped leg to prevent Van Der Sluijs from advancing to side control.
Aremis wants to improve his position but Van Der Sluijs is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Aremis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to control. Aremis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Sluijs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aremis is looking for a sweep. Van Der Sluijs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Der Sluijs with the ground and pound but Aremis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aremis controls Van Der Sluijs momentarily but Van Der Sluijs frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Der Sluijs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aremis keeping moving, preventing Van Der Sluijs from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aremis working a defensive guard here.
Aremis is pulling down on Van Der Sluijs's head. It's preventing any offense from Van Der Sluijs, at least for the moment.
Van Der Sluijs passes Aremis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Sluijs trying to control from half guard but Aremis is working away.
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 Laurens Van Der Sluijs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
That's time! Van Der Sluijs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Aremis with an open hand slap.
Aremis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aremis misses with an uppercut.
Aremis closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Sluijs pushes off an throws an elbow but Aremis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aremis is pushing Van Der Sluijs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Der Sluijs managing to block the knees to the body from Aremis.
Aremis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Sluijs looks to score with a jab to the body but Aremis is just out of range.
Aremis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Aremis misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a shoot takedown. Aremis fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aremis is trying to keep Van Der Sluijs in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aremis holds on and takes a little breather.
Van Der Sluijs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Sluijs 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.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but Aremis is working from the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs throwing strikes from guard but Aremis blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis looking for a sweep. Not yet Aremis, not yet.
Van Der Sluijs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a jab to the body
and Aremis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aremis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Der Sluijs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs tries to land a front kick but Aremis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Der Sluijs swings widly with a right hand
and Aremis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aremis lands a right hook to the body.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Sluijs.
Aremis punishes Van Der Sluijs's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Der Sluijs throws a big shot that misses.
Aremis misses with a low kick as Van Der Sluijs jumps back.
Aremis moves out of range of the strikes.
Aremis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aremis stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aremis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Van Der Sluijs is in Aremis's guard.
Aremis keeping moving, preventing Van Der Sluijs from controlling successfully.
Aremis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aremis is on top in guard.
Aremis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aremis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Der Sluijs working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Der Sluijs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aremis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Laurens Van Der Sluijs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
That's time! Van Der Sluijs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Aremis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Der Sluijs slips a jab from Aremis.
Van Der Sluijs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aremis to the mat! Aremis manages to get full guard.
Aremis wants to hit a switch here but Van Der Sluijs passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aremis there!
Aremis is looking to get to half guard.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but Aremis is having none of it.
Aremis is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs content just to control the position here.
Aremis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Der Sluijs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van Der Sluijs lands a big elbow.
Van Der Sluijs throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aremis is squirming around, avoiding Van Der Sluijs's attempts to control the action.
Xantos Aremis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laurens Van Der Sluijs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs prevents Aremis from getting the reversal.
Van Der Sluijs controlling from mount.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van Der Sluijs looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Laurens Van Der Sluijs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aremis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aremis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sluijs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aremis stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs gets slowly back to his feet.
Aremis misses with a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aremis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jab from Van Der Sluijs.
A head kick misses from Aremis.
Aremis moves out of range of the body kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aremis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Der Sluijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aremis.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aremis misses the jab.
Aremis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs shoots in for a double leg but Aremis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Der Sluijs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a takedown attempt
and Aremis counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurens Van Der Sluijs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Sluijs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aremis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aremis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aremis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aremis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laurens Van Der Sluijs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Der Sluijs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
After winning the bout, Laurens Van Der Sluijs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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