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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 cm
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184 lbs
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Can Moonwalk |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Rotten! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rotten keeps the fight on the outside. Villa tries to clinch up but Rotten circles away and keeps his distance. Villa tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rotten counters with a nice body kick. Rotten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rotten darts in looking for a takedown but Villa gets double underhooks and turns Rotten into the cage. Rotten is looking to take this one to the mat. Rotten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Villa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Villa shoots in looking for a takedown but Rotten manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Villa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Villa misses with a body shot.
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotten.
Rotten misses with a takedown attempt - Villa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Leo Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten. Villa lands a jab-cross combination. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rotten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotten.
Rotten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Villa tries to clinch but Rotten is having none of it. Villa throws a big shot that misses. Rotten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Villa wants to clinch up but Rotten keeps it at a distance. Villa tries to bum rush Rotten with a series of wild strikes but Rotten uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Villa dips to his left and cracks Rotten with an uppercut! Rotten clinches up against the cage. Villa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rotten.
Rotten wants to take the fight to the mat but Villa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Villa is trying to break the clinch but Rotten has him pressed against the cage. Villa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Villa tries to break the clinch but Rotten is controlling the position. Villa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rotten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Villa drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Villa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rotten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Rotten trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rotten stopping the sweep attempt from Villa.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villa keeping full guard, as Rotten tries to pass. Villa pulls Rotten in to control the position. Rotten preventing the sweep. Villa trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leo Villa. The fight stays on the outside here - Villa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Villa throws a series of punches but Rotten moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rotten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Villa is looking for a sweep. Rotten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Rotten is trying to control. Villa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Villa has his hands clasped together around Rotten's back. He's all about the action. Villa trying to control but Rotten postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rotten tries to stand and escape but Villa actually recovers to full guard. Rotten wants to control from the top but Villa keeps moving. 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 Leo Villa will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rotten gets tackled into the cage by Villa. Villa maintains the clinch. Rotten drags the fight down to the ground.
Rotten keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rotten wants to sweep here but Villa controlling him for the moment. Villa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rotten, up you get! Rotten shoots in looking for a takedown but Villa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rotten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Villa tries to clinch but Rotten is having none of it. Villa wants to clinch. Rotten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rotten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villa's waist but Villa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rotten off to one side. Leo Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rotten misses with a head kick.
Rotten misses with a wild combination.
Rotten closes the distance and pushes Villa back into the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Rotten prevents Villa from breaking the clinch. Villa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rotten won't allow it.
Villa wants to stall.
Villa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rotten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Villa walks away with a smile on his face. Rotten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Leo Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rotten misses with a takedown attempt - Villa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Villa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rotten fails with a takedown attempt. Villa tries to clinch there but Rotten circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Villa there. Villa misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Villa. Beautiful body shot. Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rotten was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa. Leo Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Good shot there by Villa. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Villa rushes Rotten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Rotten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villa scores with a one two! Rotten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotten is defended easily by Villa. Rotten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villa is fending him off so far but Rotten persists. Nope, Villa circles away and we're back to standing. Rotten tried to score with a low kick but Villa checks it. Villa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rotten sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Villa somewhat. Villa is looking to wear down Rotten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Villa misses with the combination.
Rotten wants to clinch. Rotten drives through and clinches with Villa against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rotten drops down looking for an ankle pick but Villa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rotten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa tries to avoid it but Rotten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa to the ground. Villa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Villa slaps away a takedown attempt from Rotten, before circling back to the center of the mat. Villa wants to clinch and Rotten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Villa shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotten tries to sprawl out of it but Villa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rotten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rotten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa tries to avoid it but Rotten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa to the ground. Villa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Rotten is breathing heavily. Rotten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villa but Villa pushes him off and we're back to square one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Villa dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Villa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rotten sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Villa. Rotten does a little dance to reset his feet. Rotten cracks Villa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Villa with that takedown attempt. A head kick misses from Rotten. Rotten moves into the clinch. Villa prevents the takedown attempt.
Villa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Villa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rotten has a takedown stuffed. Villa throws a looping overhand right but Rotten ducks down to avoid it. No luck for Rotten with that takedown attempt. Leo Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten. Villa misses with a double jab.
Rotten throws a wild body kick that Villa sees coming a mile off. Rotten sizes up Villa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Rotten shoots for a double leg takedown but Villa sprawls well. He's pushed Rotten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Rotten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Rotten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Villa defends it nicely. Villa lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rotten throws a right and a left that both miss. Rotten keeps the fight on the outside. Villa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Villa moves out of range of the body kick from Rotten.
A lazy left from Villa finds it's target. Villa lands with a nice combination. Rotten backs away looking to recover. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rotten swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villa throws the left hand but Rotten avoids the punch easily. Rotten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Rotten dodges the punch combination from Villa.
Villa throws a low kick but Rotten moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rotten. Rotten circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A head kick misses from Villa. Villa is looking to clinch. Rotten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Villa as he avoids it easily. Rotten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rotten closes the distance and clinches. Rotten jumps guard but Villa stands there with Rotten around his waist. Rotten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rotten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rotten is trying to pull guard but Villa has him pressed against the cage. Rotten fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Villa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rotten manages to break the clinch.
Rotten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rotten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Villa just stands there and leans against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rotten tries to pull guard but Villa forces him back to his feet, against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Villa is trying to break the clinch but Rotten has him pressed against the cage. Rotten jumps guard but Villa stands there with Rotten around his waist. Rotten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnny Rotten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Leo Villa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Villa managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
And that's the end of the fight! Leo Villa showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villa, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Villa!
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energy
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