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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jewell Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vanden Borre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jewell Phelps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Vanden Borre!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanden Borre tries to land a front kick but Phelps steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vanden Borre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vanden Borre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vanden Borre lands an elbow.
Vanden Borre avoids the strikes from the bottom by Phelps.
Vanden Borre is staying tight to Phelps's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Phelps sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Phelps really is a fat lump.
Vanden Borre blocks the strikes from Phelps.
Vanden Borre winds up and cracks Phelps with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vanden Borre controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phelps is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanden Borre tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Phelps.
Vanden Borre blocks the strikes from Phelps.
Vanden Borre is pressing down on Phelps's thigh, looking to free his foot. Phelps is holding on for now.
Phelps misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps wants to improve his position but Vanden Borre is controlling well.
Phelps is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Vanden Borre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vanden Borre seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Phelps is holding on tight.
Phelps slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Phelps is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Vanden Borre seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanden Borre wants to control but Phelps is keeping him busy.
Vanden Borre trying to control the pace.
Phelps wants to control but Vanden Borre is keeping busy.
Vanden Borre wants to pass the guard but Phelps is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Vanden Borre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vanden Borre shoots in for a takedown but Phelps shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanden Borre throws a body punch but Phelps moves out of range.
Vanden Borre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phelps as he jumps to the side.
Vanden Borre has closed the distance and engaged Phelps in a clinch.
Vanden Borre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanden Borre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phelps sprawls well. Phelps wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vanden Borre gets slowly back to his feet.
Jewell Phelps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Vanden Borre.
Vanden Borre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phelps's waist but Phelps gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vanden Borre off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vanden Borre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vanden Borre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phelps circles away.
Vincent Vanden Borre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phelps tries to clinch up but Vanden Borre circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vanden Borre is defended easily by Phelps.
Vanden Borre clinches with his opponent.
Vanden Borre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vanden Borre gets control of Phelps's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vanden Borre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vanden Borre's guard.
Vanden Borre wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vanden Borre can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phelps accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vanden Borre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vanden Borre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phelps.
Phelps preventing the sweep.
Phelps throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanden Borre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phelps throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vanden Borre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phelps's guard.
Phelps is trying to keep Vanden Borre in close.
Phelps 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.
Phelps has Vanden Borre pulled in close to control his posture.
Phelps is trying to keep Vanden Borre in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps keeping full guard, as Vanden Borre tries to pass.
Vanden Borre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phelps works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jewell Phelps.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vanden Borre.
Jewell Phelps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Vanden Borre.
Phelps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanden Borre.
Vanden Borre rushes Phelps and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanden Borre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phelps walks away with a smile on his face. Vanden Borre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jewell Phelps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanden Borre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vanden Borre shoots in but Phelps avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vanden Borre is breathing heavily.
Phelps tries to clinch up.
Vanden Borre keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanden Borre closes the distance and pushes Phelps back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanden Borre wants to take the fight to the mat but Phelps manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phelps is trying to pull guard but Vanden Borre turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vanden Borre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Phelps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanden Borre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanden Borre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phelps pinned against the cage. Phelps gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vanden Borre fails with the takedown
and Phelps decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanden Borre's guard.
Phelps is working Vanden Borre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vanden Borre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phelps throws a big elbow that misses.
Phelps postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vanden Borre wants to stand but Phelps is controlling the position.
Phelps throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps is looking to work some ground and pound but Vanden Borre has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phelps accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vanden Borre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phelps makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vanden Borre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phelps connects with a couple of short punches.
Phelps wants to stand and escape but instead Vanden Borre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Phelps bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vanden Borre's guard.
Jewell Phelps overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanden Borre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vanden Borre wants to control the position but Phelps says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vanden Borre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vanden Borre is looking to improve his position.
Phelps winds up and cracks Vanden Borre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Phelps passes into side control, despite Vanden Borre's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Phelps is looking to take a break and control but Vanden Borre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phelps is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelps tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Phelps has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Phelps goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vanden Borre has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Phelps but great work by Vanden Borre.
Vanden Borre wants to take a breather but Phelps manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vanden Borre.
Phelps looking to control but Vanden Borre passes into half guard.
Jewell Phelps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Vanden Borre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanden Borre is pressing down on Phelps's thigh, looking to free his foot. Phelps is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jewell Phelps showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vanden Borre 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Vanden Borre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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