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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Mariez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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, Pablo Mariez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mariez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendricks.
Mariez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mariez throws a hook but Hendricks blocks it.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mariez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Mariez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mariez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendricks ducks under a wild hook from Mariez.
Mariez lands a body shot.
Mariez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendricks.
Hendricks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pablo Mariez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks throws a combination that misses
and Mariez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mariez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mariez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hendricks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendricks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mariez connects with a looping right hand.
Mariez swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
Mariez throws a body punch but Hendricks moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy right hand. Mariez should have avoided that one.
Mariez misses with a looping left.
Mariez connects with a jab.
Hendricks connects with a body shot that sends Mariez's belly button to the back.
Mariez misses with a looping left.
Mariez lunges at Hendricks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendricks's hand.
Mariez misses with a hook.
Hendricks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mariez.
Mariez misses with a body punch
and Hendricks counters with a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mariez working Hendricks over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Mariez.
Mariez stalling.
Hendricks wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariez is stalling here.
Mariez slowing the pace effectively.
Hendricks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hendricks is trying to push Mariez away but Mariez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mariez slowing the pace effectively.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mariez as Hendricks tries to tie him up.
Mariez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mariez lands a left hand.
Hendricks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hendricks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mariez connects with a knee to the head.
Mariez avoiding damage as Hendricks throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariez with a knee to the head.
Mariez scores with a knee to the head.
Hendricks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendricks is trying to maintain a safe position but Mariez gets an underhook and turns Hendricks into the cage.
Mariez slows down the pace here.
Mariez missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mariez obliges.
Hendricks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mariez blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hendricks tries to work over Mariez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mariez connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hendricks has a couple of punches blocked by Mariez.
Hendricks is trying to force a seperation but Mariez has the dominant position.
Mariez lands a knee to the body.
Mariez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mariez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mariez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mariez is breathing heavily.
Hendricks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendricks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mariez has him pressed against the cage.
Mariez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mariez scores with a knee to the head.
Hendricks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hendricks takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Mariez dominated that 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.
Hendricks throws out a powerful jab.
Mariez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mariez throws a shot from downtown. Hendricks moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Mariez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mariez!
A jab from Hendricks does it's job there.
Hendricks blocks a jab.
Hendricks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mariez closes the distance and pushes Hendricks back into the cage.
Mariez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mariez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mariez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mariez obliges.
Mariez throws an elbow but it misses.
Mariez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hendricks up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mariez digs a right hand into Hendricks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendricks's gas tank.
Mariez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mariez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mariez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendricks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hendricks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mariez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendricks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mariez lands a knee to the head.
Mariez lands a knee to the head.
Hendricks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mariez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Hendricks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hendricks manages to break the clinch.
Mariez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mariez misses with an uppercut
and Hendricks counters with a nice body shot.
Mariez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mariez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hendricks to score with a decent uppercut.
Mariez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hendricks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mariez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hendricks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hendricks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mariez.
Mariez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendricks.
Pablo Mariez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with a double jab.
Mariez misses the body punch
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Hendricks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Hendricks. Those never looked like landing.
Mariez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mariez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendricks is looking for the big counter here.
Mariez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Hendricks misses.
Mariez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hendricks throws a combination. Mariez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
Mariez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hendricks on the side of the head.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Hendricks connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hendricks slips a jab from Mariez.
Hendricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Mariez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendricks can do to turn this around?
Mariez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hendricks digs a good body shot into Mariez's ribs.
Mariez clinches up with Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage.
Hendricks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendricks wants to stall.
Mariez leaning against his opponent.
Mariez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks avoids a wild elbow strike from Mariez.
Mariez keeps control of Hendricks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mariez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johny Hendricks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hendricks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mariez throws a body shot but no joy.
Johny Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mariez misses with a wild body shot.
Mariez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mariez misses with an uppercut.
Mariez clinches up with Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage.
Mariez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendricks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch but Mariez keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariez controlling the action here for a moment.
Mariez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mariez stalling in the clinch.
Pablo Mariez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mariez tries a knee to the head but Hendricks blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mariez lands an elbow that stopped Hendricks in his tracks for a moment.
Hendricks blocks an elbow strike.
Hendricks letting Mariez take a breather here.
Hendricks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendricks tries a body shot but Mariez blocks it.
Hendricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hendricks has a couple of punches blocked by Mariez.
Hendricks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mariez misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mariez.
Hendricks can't break the clinch.
Hendricks has a couple of punches blocked by Mariez.
Mariez landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hendricks working aggressively here.
Hendricks has a couple of punches blocked by Mariez.
Mariez leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mariez.
Mariez is looking to control Hendricks's arms but Hendricks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mariez has his back to the cage.
Hendricks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mariez tries a knee to the head but Hendricks blocks it.
Mariez crunches a lovely knee into Hendricks's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks is trying to break the clinch but Mariez is controlling him.
Mariez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendricks.
Mariez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariez has Hendricks pushed against the cage.
Hendricks tries to break the clinch but Mariez is controlling the position.
Mariez trying to stall but Hendricks improves his position.
Mariez is struggling to control the position.
Hendricks is looking to control Mariez's arms but Mariez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hendricks has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hendricks seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Hendricks wants to break free but Mariez has control.
Hendricks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mariez backwards.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch but Mariez keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Mariez.
Mariez stalls.
Mariez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendricks blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mariez blocks a body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks stalling in the clinch but Mariez improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mariez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendricks avoids it.
Hendricks misses with the head strike.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by Hendricks.
Hendricks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hendricks misses with a body punch.
Mariez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Mariez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mariez 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Mariez!
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