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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zampidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Zampidis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Zampidis circles away.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Zampidis is avoiding it.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Zampidis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zampidis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zampidis scores a takedown into full mount!
Dekkers is looking to get to half guard.
Zampidis working the ground and pound effectively.
Dekkers flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dekkers gets back to half guard.
Zampidis is keen to just control but Dekkers is a slippery customer.
Zampidis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zampidis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zampidis working Dekkers over with strikes.
Zampidis throws a strike but Dekkers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zampidis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zampidis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zampidis thows a big elbow that misses.
Dekkers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zampidis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zampidis looking to sit in guard and control but Dekkers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dekkers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zampidis is keeping the position for now.
Zampidis keeping moving, preventing Dekkers from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dekkers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zampidis looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zampidis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dekkers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dekkers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zampidis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dekkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt - Dekkers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zampidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zampidis slips a jab from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Zampidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zampidis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Mike Zampidis has been cut.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Zampidis checks it.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Zampidis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Zampidis fails with the takedown.
Zampidis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dekkers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zampidis keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dekkers throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zampidis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zampidis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramon Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Zampidis.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zampidis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Zampidis blocks with his arms.
Zampidis fails to pull guard.
Dekkers has Zampidis pushed against the ropes.
Dekkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zampidis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zampidis fails to pull guard.
Dekkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Zampidis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dekkers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zampidis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zampidis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dekkers looking for submissions off his back.
Dekkers trying to control here.
Dekkers is defending against the submission attempts here by Zampidis.
Zampidis winds up and cracks Dekkers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to improve his position but Zampidis is controlling well.
Zampidis throwing shots but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
Dekkers is staying active underneath Zampidis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dekkers moves into full guard.
Zampidis with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis shoots in but no luck this time.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Zampidis shoots in but no luck this time.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dekkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dekkers stuffs the takedown.
Zampidis moves away from the strike by Dekkers.
Zampidis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dekkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dekkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mike Zampidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Zampidis circles away.
Zampidis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dekkers's waist but Dekkers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zampidis off to one side.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zampidis shoots in for a takedown but Dekkers shows good takedown defense.
Zampidis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis is having none of it.
Zampidis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zampidis lands in his opponent's guard.
Dekkers has Zampidis pulled in close to control his posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis wants to control from the top but Dekkers keeps moving.
Dekkers keeping full guard, as Zampidis tries to pass.
Dekkers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dekkers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zampidis trying to control but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Zampidis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's eight 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.
Dekkers defending against the ground and pound.
Zampidis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dekkers is avoiding damage well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zampidis fails with the takedown.
Dekkers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zampidis.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Zampidis is avoiding it.
Dekkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zampidis.
Zampidis tries for a kimura but Dekkers is defending well.
Zampidis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dekkers has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis working the ground and pound.
Zampidis throws a strike aimed at the side of Dekkers's head but Dekkers avoids it well.
Zampidis lands some shots froms side control.
Dekkers regains half guard.
Dekkers is looking to control Zampidis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dekkers avoid being mounted?
Zampidis is trying to work for a kimura but Dekkers is defending well.
Dekkers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Zampidis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Zampidis'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zampidis shoots for a takedown but Dekkers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Zampidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Zampidis is avoiding it.
Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zampidis blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zampidis wants to get back to striking at distance but Dekkers won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zampidis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zampidis gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dekkers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zampidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zampidis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dekkers defends it well.
Zampidis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dekkers defending well though.
Zampidis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zampidis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zampidis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zampidis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dekkers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zampidis.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dekkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zampidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zampidis has eaten all the pies!
Zampidis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramon Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Zampidis.
Zampidis throws a head kick that misses.
Zampidis fails to land the takedown.
Zampidis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Zampidis gets a takedown into half guard.
Dekkers is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to control but Zampidis is keeping busy.
Dekkers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dekkers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dekkers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zampidis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zampidis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dekkers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zampidis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four 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.
Zampidis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dekkers circles away.
Zampidis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dekkers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Zampidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zampidis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers throws a right and a left that Zampidis avoids nicely.
Zampidis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dekkers but Dekkers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zampidis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dekkers sprawls well initially but Zampidis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zampidis wants to work for an arm triangle but Dekkers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dekkers is staying active underneath Zampidis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dekkers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zampidis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mike Zampidis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is trying to keep Zampidis in close.
Dekkers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zampidis prevents Dekkers from getting back to his feet.
Zampidis preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis fails with the takedown.
Zampidis fails with a takedown attempt.
Zampidis shoots in for a double leg but Dekkers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dekkers gets caught flat footed, as Zampidis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dekkers is trying to control the position but Zampidis postures up.
Zampidis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dekkers working a defensive guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dekkers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dekkers looking to control.
Dekkers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zampidis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zampidis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dekkers on the side of the head.
Zampidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zampidis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dekkers circles away.
Zampidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dekkers gets caught flat footed, as Zampidis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dekkers controls Zampidis momentarily but Zampidis frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis trying to control but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Zampidis throwing strikes but missing.
Dekkers keeping full guard, as Zampidis tries to pass.
Zampidis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zampidis tries to free his leg and advance position but Dekkers is retaining full guard.
Zampidis postures up in Dekkers's guard and throws a big left but Dekkers blocks it.
Zampidis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Dekkers.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zampidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Zampidis keeps it at a distance.
Zampidis shoots in and drives through. Dekkers sprawls well.
Zampidis shoots in looking for a takedown. Dekkers tries to sprawl out of it but Zampidis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dekkers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zampidis shoots for a takedown but Dekkers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.
Zampidis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zampidis landing shots from mount.
Dekkers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zampidis has a closed guard, preventing Dekkers from standing up.
Dekkers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis trying to strike off his back.
Zampidis keeping moving, preventing Dekkers from controlling successfully.
Zampidis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zampidis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zampidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dekkers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zampidis trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Zampidis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zampidis 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Mike Zampidis wins by unanimous decision!
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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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