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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danial Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Van Rooij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Van Rooij has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danial Frank's chin.
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177 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danial Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Van Rooij!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank shoots in for a takedown but Van Rooij shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Rooij stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Rooij wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Rooij tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rooij is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Frank's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank kicks Van Rooij off and gets back to his feet.
Frank shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frank was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Van Rooij looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Van Rooij is looking to reverse the position.
Frank sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Rooij is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooij is not content to let Frank control the position.
The referee asks Frank politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Frank prefers to stall for the moment though.
Van Rooij is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Frank is controlling him well.
Van Rooij being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Frank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Rooij, who protects the arm well.
Frank trying to control the position but Van Rooij is working away.
Van Rooij is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Rooij, who protects the arm well.
Van Rooij can't do much from the bottom here.
Frank controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Frank lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Rooij closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Frank tries to roll over but Van Rooij keeps him under control.
Frank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Frank gets full guard.
Frank looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Van Rooij trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danial Frank dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Rooij drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frank looking for a sweep. Not yet Frank, not yet.
Van Rooij trying to move into half guard but instead Frank has managed to sweep!
Frank slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Frank has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Frank.
Van Rooij is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Rooij for as long as he can get away with.
Frank tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Rooij is retaining full guard.
Frank slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Rooij has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frank thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frank stays in close to Van Rooij's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Frank shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Rooij eats them both and turns towards Frank to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Van Rooij tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooij can do to turn this around?
Frank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frank misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooij slaps away a takedown attempt from Frank, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Rooij tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
Van Rooij scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Frank gets back to half guard.
Van Rooij tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frank knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Frank wants to improve his position but Van Rooij is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Rooij is looking to advance position but Frank won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to get back to his feet.
Frank wants to get back to full guard.
Van Rooij trying to control from half guard but Frank is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Frank tries to roll over but Van Rooij keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank trying to hold on to Van Rooij's head to control him but Van Rooij postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Van Rooij will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Frank throws a series of punches but Van Rooij avoids them all with ease.
Steven Van Rooij seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooij stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Rooij wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Rooij bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Van Rooij working the ground and pound but Frank is defending the strikes.
Van Rooij tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frank is not content to let Van Rooij control the position.
Van Rooij takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooij wants to control but Frank is keeping him busy.
Steven Van Rooij has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frank is trying to buck Van Rooij off.
Van Rooij goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Frank has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Van Rooij but great work by Frank.
Frank is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Rooij has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Frank stalls from top position.
Van Rooij is looking for a sweep.
Frank is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've been informed that Van Rooij has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands an elbow.
Frank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Rooij is trying to improve his position.
Van Rooij is trying to escape the position but Frank is controlling the position.
Frank tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frank has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Frank has an Americana. Van Rooij didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Frank is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Frank hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Danial Frank!
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hype
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RATING
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