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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Hutchinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Struck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck. James Struck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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214 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Struck!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Struck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Struck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Struck prevents Hutchinson from improving his position.
Struck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hutchinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hutchinson won't allow Struck to pass to mount.
Struck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Struck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hutchinson is trying to control but Struck passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struck wants to stand but Hutchinson is controlling his arm.
Hutchinson wants to control but Struck postures up.
Hutchinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Hutchinson is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson sneaks back into half guard.
Struck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hutchinson defending well though.
Struck is controlling the pace.
Hutchinson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutchinson trying to control here.
Hutchinson looking for submissions off his back.
Hutchinson is staying active underneath Struck, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struck is thwarting Hutchinson's attempts to control the position.
Struck thows a huge punch but Hutchinson dodges it nicely.
Struck seems to be working for a kimura but Hutchinson defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Struck prevents Hutchinson from improving his position.
Hutchinson wants to control but Struck is keeping busy.
Hutchinson tries to get to full guard but Struck has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson trying to control here.
Struck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Struck feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hutchinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Struck is pushing down on Hutchinson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hutchinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Struck has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hutchinson tries to get to full guard but Struck has control of the leg.
Struck has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Struck is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hutchinson is surviving well by controlling Struck's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hutchinson because Struck loaded up on that one.
Hutchinson is looking to get to half guard.
Hutchinson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struck performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hutchinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Struck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Struck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Struck manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hutchinson on his heels. He'll look to pass Hutchinson's guard now, I'm sure.
Struck trying to control the position from guard on top but Hutchinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hutchinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hutchinson lands a big elbow.
Hutchinson lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson breaks from Struck's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hutchinson lands a couple of good shots and Struck has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hutchinson lands shots from the back.
Hutchinson is landing with strikes from the back.
Hutchinson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hutchinson trying to control.
Hutchinson missing with punches from the back.
Struck wants to control his opponent's hands but Hutchinson gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson lands a shot to the body.
Hutchinson is landing with strikes. Struck can't take much more of this.
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!
Hutchinson is looking for a choke. Struck gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Struck manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Hutchinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaun Hutchinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Struck controlling from the top position.
Hutchinson 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.
Struck wanted to stand there but Hutchinson had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson keeping moving, preventing Struck from controlling successfully.
Hutchinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Struck trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hutchinson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hutchinson wanted to stand there but Struck had control of the position.
Struck wants to sweep here but Hutchinson controlling him for the moment.
Hutchinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Struck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hutchinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hutchinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Struck dives in and scores a takedown into Hutchinson's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Struck wants to control from the top but Hutchinson keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hutchinson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutchinson has a closed guard, preventing Struck from standing up.
Hutchinson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Hutchinson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Struck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hutchinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hutchinson gets caught napping as Struck dives in and scores a takedown. Hutchinson manages to retain guard.
Hutchinson wants to sweep here but Struck controlling him for the moment.
Hutchinson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Struck puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hutchinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Struck wants to stand up but Hutchinson is controlling the position.
Struck is trying to control. Hutchinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Struck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hutchinson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Struck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Struck is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hutchinson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson is trying to stand up.
Hutchinson is trying to escape the mount.
Struck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hutchinson is working to get back to half guard.
Struck goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hutchinson turns into him and now he's in Struck's guard.
Struck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Struck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hutchinson lands a couple of elbows.
Struck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hutchinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hutchinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hutchinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hutchinson tries to break the clinch but Struck is controlling the position.
Hutchinson breaks from the clinch.
Struck gets tackled into the cage by Hutchinson. Hutchinson maintains the clinch.
Hutchinson pulls Struck into guard.
Hutchinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hutchinson keeping full guard, as Struck tries to pass.
Struck wants to control from the top but Hutchinson keeps moving.
Hutchinson keeping full guard, as Struck tries to pass.
Hutchinson wants to sweep here but Struck controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
James Struck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hutchinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hutchinson gets caught flat footed, as Struck shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Struck preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struck trying to control but Hutchinson is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutchinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hutchinson, not yet.
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 Shaun Hutchinson.
I think Hutchinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shaun Hutchinson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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