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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Van Den Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Van Den Berg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, William Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Van Den Berg!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Berg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Den Berg is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Morin manages to get to full guard.
Morin has control of Van Den Berg's left arm, preventing Van Den Berg from doing any damage.
Van Den Berg wants to get up but he can't break Morin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Den Berg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin controls Van Den Berg momentarily but Van Den Berg frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van Den Berg wanted to stand there but Morin had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Van Den Berg as Morin shoots in.
Van Den Berg rushes Morin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Den Berg taking a breather.
Van Den Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morin gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg is looking to break free of the clinch but Morin has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Den Berg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morin's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Van Den Berg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Den Berg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to striking at distance but Morin won't allow it.
Van Den Berg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Morin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Den Berg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van Den Berg stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg stalling in the clinch but Morin improves position.
Morin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Den Berg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Den Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Den Berg dives in and scores a takedown into Morin's guard.
Morin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Van Den Berg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morin instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Den Berg is trying to force a seperation but Morin has the dominant position.
Van Den Berg is trying to stall.
Van Den Berg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Den Berg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morin clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Van Den Berg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Den Berg, pushing him back against the cage.
Morin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Van Den Berg just leaning against Morin, taking a breather.
Morin can't get the takedown.
Van Den Berg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Den Berg clinches up with Morin and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Den Berg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Den Berg, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Den Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morin clinches up with Van Den Berg and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Den Berg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Van Den Berg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Van Den Berg tries to stand but Morin controls the position and pulls Van Den Berg into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Den Berg wants to get up but he can't break Morin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Den Berg wants to stand and escape but instead Morin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Morin wants to stand but Van Den Berg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morin stands and steps away. Van Den Berg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin clinches up against the cage.
William Morin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morin has Van Den Berg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Den Berg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Morin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morin blocks an elbow strike.
Morin has Van Den Berg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Den Berg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Van Den Berg regains guard.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morin manages to pass to side control.
William Morin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Berg looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin stands up from half guard.
Van Den Berg gets tackled into the cage by Morin. Morin maintains the clinch.
Morin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Den Berg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Den Berg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morin to the mat! Morin manages to get full guard.
Van Den Berg is breathing heavily.
Morin trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg wants to get up but he can't break Morin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morin has Van Den Berg pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Den Berg wants to stand and escape but instead Morin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Morin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morin clinches up with Van Den Berg and pushes him back against the cage.
Morin has Van Den Berg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Den Berg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Den Berg is trying to break the clinch but Morin has him pressed against the cage.
Van Den Berg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Den Berg working hard to break the clinch.
Van Den Berg is trying to force a seperation but Morin has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Berg tries to land knees in the clinch but Morin avoids the damage to the body.
Morin keeps control of Van Den Berg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Den Berg is trying to break the clinch but Morin is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Berg stalling in the clinch.
Van Den Berg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Den Berg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morin moves into the clinch.
Van Den Berg taking a breather.
Van Den Berg wants to stall.
Van Den Berg is trying to break the clinch but Morin has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Morin wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Den Berg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Morin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Den Berg taking a breather.
Van Den Berg working hard to break the clinch.
Van Den Berg is trying to force a seperation but Morin has the dominant position.
Van Den Berg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morin can't get the takedown.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to striking at distance but Morin won't allow it.
Van Den Berg is trying to force a seperation but Morin has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin tries to pull guard but Van Den Berg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Den Berg is trying to stall.
Van Den Berg looking to stall.
Van Den Berg seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Morin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Den Berg walks away with a smile on his face. Morin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morin clinches.
Morin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Den Berg is defending well.
Morin goes for a takedown attempt but Van Den Berg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four 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.
Morin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morin gets control of Van Den Berg's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Morin pulls Van Den Berg in to control the position.
Morin working a defensive guard here.
Morin has a closed guard, preventing Van Den Berg from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
William Morin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morin 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Morin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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