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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Den Knieschijf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grygiel comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota- Za damski h.... Den Knieschijf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rudimental - Not Giving In. Artur Grygiel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Den Knieschijf's chin.
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182 lbs
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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
15 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Grygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Den Knieschijf!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grygiel takes the fight into the clinch.
Den Knieschijf goes for a takedown attempt but Grygiel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Den Knieschijf misses the shot to the body.
Grygiel stuffs the takedown.
Den Knieschijf throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grygiel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Den Knieschijf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grygiel somewhat.
Grygiel throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jan Den Knieschijf has been cut.
Den Knieschijf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Den Knieschijf closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grygiel quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grygiel is looking to get back to full guard here but Den Knieschijf has managed to pass to side control instead.
Den Knieschijf wants to control but Grygiel is keeping him busy.
Den Knieschijf is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grygiel's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Den Knieschijf might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Grygiel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Den Knieschijf trying to control the position but Grygiel is working away.
Jan Den Knieschijf has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Grygiel.
We've been informed that Den Knieschijf has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Grygiel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grygiel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Den Knieschijf scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grygiel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Den Knieschijf throws a sloppy head kick and Grygiel moves out of range easily.
Jan Den Knieschijf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Den Knieschijf darts in and clinches Grygiel up against the cage.
Grygiel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Den Knieschijf has him pressed against the cage.
Grygiel avoids the elbow strike from Den Knieschijf, against the cage.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grygiel's defenses.
It looks like Artur Grygiel has been cut.
Grygiel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Den Knieschijf has Grygiel pressed against the cage, preventing Grygiel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grygiel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grygiel.
Grygiel takes an elbow to the temple.
Grygiel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Den Knieschijf.
Artur Grygiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf crunches a lovely knee into Grygiel's ribcage.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grygiel's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel jumps guard but Den Knieschijf stands there with Grygiel around his waist. Grygiel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body.
Grygiel lands a knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Den Knieschijf lands a slapping body shot.
Den Knieschijf fails to land the takedown.
Den Knieschijf clinches.
Grygiel avoiding damage as Den Knieschijf throws knees to the body.
Grygiel successfully pulls guard.
Den Knieschijf pushes down on Grygiel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Den Knieschijf is keen to just control but Grygiel is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grygiel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Den Knieschijf is working away from the top position though.
Den Knieschijf trying to pass the guard but Grygiel defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf decides to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Den Knieschijf throws a jab but it's blocked by Grygiel.
Den Knieschijf gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grygiel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grygiel wants to control from the top but Den Knieschijf keeps moving.
Grygiel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Den Knieschijf is looking to stand up but Grygiel isn't so interested in that idea.
Grygiel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Den Knieschijf will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grygiel throws a sloppy head kick and Den Knieschijf moves out of range easily.
Den Knieschijf keeps the fight on the outside.
Grygiel moves in looking to clinch but Den Knieschijf pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Den Knieschijf.
Grygiel closes the distance and pushes Den Knieschijf back into the cage.
Den Knieschijf can't find room to land a body shot as Grygiel controls the action.
Grygiel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Den Knieschijf prevents it.
A short left from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grygiel.
Den Knieschijf has Grygiel pressed against the cage, preventing Grygiel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Den Knieschijf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Den Knieschijf breaks the clinch.
A jab from Grygiel misses.
Den Knieschijf misses with a low kick.
Den Knieschijf throws a push kick but Grygiel slaps the foot to one side.
Den Knieschijf throws a series of punches but Grygiel avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grygiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Grygiel tries to clinch but Den Knieschijf is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Den Knieschijf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Den Knieschijf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Artur Grygiel is winning the standup battle so far.
Den Knieschijf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Den Knieschijf slips a jab and a cross from Grygiel.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grygiel wants to clinch.
Grygiel misses with a two punch combination.
Den Knieschijf wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf dodges the punch combination from Grygiel.
Grygiel tries to clinch up.
Den Knieschijf misses with a hook.
Den Knieschijf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grygiel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grygiel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Den Knieschijf. Grygiel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Den Knieschijf thows a body shot but no joy.
Grygiel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grygiel throws a nice looking combination but Den Knieschijf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Den Knieschijf is looking to clinch but Grygiel is avoiding it.
Den Knieschijf blocks a head kick by Grygiel.
Grygiel gets caught flat footed, as Den Knieschijf shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Den Knieschijf stays in close to Grygiel's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Den Knieschijf trying to control the position from guard on top but Grygiel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grygiel wants to stand and escape but Den Knieschijf is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Den Knieschijf looking to pass the guard.
Grygiel is pulling down on Den Knieschijf's head. It's preventing any offense from Den Knieschijf, at least for the moment.
Den Knieschijf must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jan Den Knieschijf has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grygiel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Den Knieschijf misses with a low kick.
Den Knieschijf misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf has a takedown stuffed.
Grygiel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grygiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Den Knieschijf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grygiel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf looks to throw the jab but Grygiel is out of range.
Den Knieschijf fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Den Knieschijf wants to clinch.
Den Knieschijf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grygiel is fending him off so far but Den Knieschijf persists. Nope, Grygiel circles away and we're back to standing.
Artur Grygiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Den Knieschijf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Den Knieschijf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Den Knieschijf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grygiel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grygiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Den Knieschijf misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Den Knieschijf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Grygiel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grygiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Den Knieschijf gets a clinch.
Grygiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Den Knieschijf walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grygiel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artur Grygiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grygiel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Den Knieschijf throws a leg kick which misses Grygiel's front leg but catches the back leg as Grygiel tries to avoid it.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch but Grygiel moves out of range.
Grygiel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Den Knieschijf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grygiel swats away the attempt to clinch by Den Knieschijf.
Grygiel shoots in looking for a takedown. Den Knieschijf tries to sprawl out of it but Grygiel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Den Knieschijf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Grygiel does no damage.
Den Knieschijf has Grygiel up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Den Knieschijf.
Grygiel avoids the elbow strike from Den Knieschijf, against the cage.
Grygiel lands with a short shot to the head.
Grygiel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Den Knieschijf has him pressed against the cage.
Grygiel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grygiel misses with a series of wild punches.
Den Knieschijf is looking to clinch.
Den Knieschijf is looking to slow Grygiel down with leg kicks.
Grygiel shoots in but Den Knieschijf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Grygiel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grygiel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Den Knieschijf throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grygiel was covering up waiting for the punch and Den Knieschijf finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grygiel keeping moving, preventing Den Knieschijf from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grygiel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grygiel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Den Knieschijf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grygiel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grygiel trying to control from half guard but Den Knieschijf is working away.
Jan Den Knieschijf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grygiel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Den Knieschijf defending well though.
Den Knieschijf manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Grygiel keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Grygiel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Grygiel.
Grygiel breaks the clinch.
Grygiel swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Den Knieschijf.
Grygiel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Den Knieschijf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Grygiel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Den Knieschijf pushes Grygiel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grygiel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jan Den Knieschijf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Den Knieschijf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf is not content to let Grygiel control the position.
Grygiel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Den Knieschijf is pushing Grygiel's head away, looking to escape. Grygiel manages to hold on to the position though.
Grygiel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Artur Grygiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Den Knieschijf throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grygiel throws a hook but Den Knieschijf blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Artur Grygiel.
I think Den Knieschijf 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jan Den Knieschijf!
Our winner, Jan Den Knieschijf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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