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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Van Der Meyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reynaldo Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Van Der Meyde!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meyde dives in and scores a takedown into Cotton's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cotton holds on and takes a little breather.
Cotton controls Van Der Meyde momentarily but Van Der Meyde frees himself.
Cotton keeping moving, preventing Van Der Meyde from controlling successfully.
Van Der Meyde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cotton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Der Meyde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotton pulls Van Der Meyde in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cotton is proving hard to escape from.
Cotton wants to sweep but no luck.
Cotton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Der Meyde throws a strike but Cotton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Der Meyde looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Van Der Meyde was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Van Der Meyde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Reynaldo Cotton has been cut.
Van Der Meyde pushes Cotton away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Meyde drives through and clinches with Cotton against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cotton.
Van Der Meyde pulls Cotton into guard.
Cotton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Der Meyde wants to sweep here but Cotton controlling him for the moment.
Van Der Meyde wants to control the position but Cotton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde is trying is best to control the position here.
Cotton moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Van Der Meyde.
Cotton is putting a hurting on Van Der Meyde here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Der Meyde is trying to get back to half guard.
Van Der Meyde keeps trying to improve his position.
Cotton tries for a kimura but Van Der Meyde is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Van Der Meyde's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cotton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Der Meyde is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotton working the ground and pound but Van Der Meyde is defending the strikes.
Cotton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cotton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Der Meyde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reynaldo Cotton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cotton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Der Meyde is positioning himself well to prevent Cotton advancing to mount.
Cotton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cotton is working for a submission of some sort.
Cotton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde gets full guard.
Van Der Meyde pushes Cotton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Der Meyde decides to pull guard.
Van Der Meyde is trying to control the position but Cotton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cotton chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Der Meyde is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Van Der Meyde 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cotton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Der Meyde trying to strike off his back.
Cotton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dirk Van Der Meyde has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cotton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cotton throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Der Meyde working for submissions but it's allowed Cotton to get to half guard.
Cotton is looking for a kimura but Van Der Meyde is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cotton to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Der Meyde is looking to control Cotton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Der Meyde avoid being mounted?
Van Der Meyde wants to get back to full guard.
Cotton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Der Meyde gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Meyde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dirk Van Der Meyde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reynaldo Cotton's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Der Meyde lands a takedown into guard.
Cotton looking for a guillotine here but Van Der Meyde defends easily.
Van Der Meyde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cotton is proving hard to escape from.
Cotton is trying to control the position but Van Der Meyde postures up.
Cotton is working an open guard so Van Der Meyde takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cotton throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Meyde moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Meyde throws a series of punches but Cotton moves out of range.
Cotton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Der Meyde. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Meyde shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cotton's guard.
Cotton working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Meyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Cotton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cotton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde wants to pass the guard but Cotton is keeping the position.
Van Der Meyde is still trying to improve position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Reynaldo Cotton just wasn't active enough.
Van Der Meyde looking to score a takedown here. Cotton is defending well but Van Der Meyde drives through and ends up in Cotton's guard.
Cotton trying to keep a closed guard but Van Der Meyde is proving a slippery customer.
Van Der Meyde controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cotton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Reynaldo Cotton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Der Meyde shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Der Meyde tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cotton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Der Meyde sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cotton defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cotton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Der Meyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Cotton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cotton is working an open guard so Van Der Meyde takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Meyde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reynaldo Cotton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Van Der Meyde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cotton is rocked!
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!
Van Der Meyde shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Cotton is on queer street and Van Der Meyde is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Dirk Van Der Meyde!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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