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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Hutchinson (ranked 9399 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Van Rossum (ranked 6119 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Van Rossum!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rossum closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hutchinson throws Van Rossum to one side and escapes!
Van Rossum forces Hutchinson back against the cage and clinches.
Van Rossum prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Rossum jumps guard but Hutchinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Rossum has Hutchinson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van Rossum pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hutchinson tumbling to the mat - Van Rossum dives into Hutchinson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rossum is stalling in the full guard.
Van Rossum wants to stand but Hutchinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Rossum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rossum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Rossum wants to stand but Hutchinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hutchinson trying to keep a closed guard but Van Rossum is proving a slippery customer.
Van Rossum stays in close to Hutchinson's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Rossum scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson tries to buck Van Rossum off but Van Rossum is having none of it.
Van Rossum passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hutchinson!
Hutchinson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hutchinson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Van Rossum. What's that going to do exactly?
Hutchinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Van Rossum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hutchinson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Van Rossum. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rossum trying to control but Hutchinson is having none of it.
Van Rossum controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Rossum working the ground and pound effectively.
Hutchinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Rossum dominating with strikes here.
Van Rossum looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Van Rossum lands a heavy elbow.
Van Rossum has control of Hutchinson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hutchinson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Van Rossum.
Hutchinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Rossum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van Rossum cracks Hutchinson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Van Rossum dominated that round.
That's time! Hutchinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hutchinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Rossum breaks from the clinch.
Hutchinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Rossum circles away.
Van Rossum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Rossum counters with a takedown into side control.
Hutchinson throws Van Rossum to one side and escapes!
Tom Van Rossum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rossum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Rossum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Rossum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hutchinson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hutchinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Rossum's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson is fighting to break Van Rossum's control of his arms but Van Rossum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hutchinson passes Van Rossum's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hutchinson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Van Rossum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hutchinson is working away from the top position though.
Van Rossum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hutchinson tries to pass to full mount but Van Rossum defends it.
That's two 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.
Van Rossum keeping hold of Hutchinson's head, controlling as best he can.
Van Rossum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Rossum moves into full guard.
Hutchinson stopping the sweep attempt from Van Rossum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Rossum had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hutchinson defends it easily.
Van Rossum is looking to sweep but instead, Hutchinson has passed into half guard.
Van Rossum wants to control but Hutchinson is keeping busy.
Van Rossum tries to roll over but Hutchinson keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson decides to stand up.
Hutchinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Rossum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hutchinson closes the distance and pushes Van Rossum back into the cage.
Hutchinson effectively controlling the action here.
Hutchinson has Van Rossum pressed against the cage.
Hutchinson has Van Rossum pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rossum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hutchinson working hard to break the clinch.
Van Rossum looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Hutchinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hutchinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rossum.
Van Rossum doesn't manage to clinch there - Hutchinson circles away.
Van Rossum swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutchinson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutchinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rossum darts in trying to clinch
and Hutchinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hutchinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson stopping the sweep attempt from Van Rossum.
Hutchinson landing with the ground and pound.
Van Rossum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hutchinson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rossum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hutchinson has gone for a leg lock! Van Rossum slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hutchinson's guard.
Van Rossum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hutchinson is trying to keep Van Rossum in close.
That's two 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.
Hutchinson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Van Rossum seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hutchinson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Van Rossum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rossum throwing strikes from guard but Hutchinson blocks nicely.
Hutchinson working a defensive guard but Van Rossum passes into half guard.
Hutchinson is looking to control Van Rossum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hutchinson avoid being mounted?
Hutchinson taking some punishment here, with Van Rossum in his half guard.
Hutchinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Van Rossum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Rossum looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A combination from Van Rossum does no damage.
Van Rossum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hutchinson as he jumps to the side.
Hutchinson darts in and clinches Van Rossum up against the cage.
Hutchinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rossum blocks a head kick by Hutchinson.
Van Rossum feints the counter takedown.
Robbie Hutchinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Rossum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hutchinson.
Van Rossum clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Van Rossum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Rossum 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Van Rossum!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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