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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maikel Fortuyn (ranked 1317 p4p, 159 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 1022 p4p, 130 weight class). Naiki Nekele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maikel Fortuyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuyn catches Nekele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nekele tests Fortuyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nekele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fortuyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Fortuyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Fortuyn.
Some wild striking there from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fortuyn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortuyn moves in looking to clinch but Nekele pushes him off.
Fortuyn tests Nekele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fortuyn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortuyn throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuyn moves away from the strike by Nekele.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortuyn misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fortuyn checks a leg kick.
Nekele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortuyn scores with a hook.
Fortuyn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Nekele misses
and Fortuyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortuyn takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Fortuyn misses with a head kick.
Fortuyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortuyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nekele.
A leg kick checked by Fortuyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nekele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nekele cracks Fortuyn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fortuyn throws an overhand right that lands on Nekele's shoulder, as Nekele tries to avoid the shot.
Fortuyn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fortuyn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nekele swings widly with a right hand
and Fortuyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Nekele misses.
Fortuyn closes the distance and clinches.
Fortuyn tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortuyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fortuyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele takes a swing at Fortuyn's ribcage but misses.
Fortuyn is looking to counter the offense by Nekele and move into the clinch.
Fortuyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nekele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fortuyn.
Nekele slips a straight right by Fortuyn.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortuyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Nekele circles away.
Nekele scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Maikel Fortuyn has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortuyn misses the target.
Fortuyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nekele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fortuyn throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Fortuyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortuyn tries to land a leg kick but Nekele saw it coming and moves away.
Nekele tries to keep at a distance but Fortuyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortuyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortuyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fortuyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortuyn lands with a right to the head.
Nekele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortuyn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Fortuyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fortuyn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fortuyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Nekele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fortuyn backing away here, and Nekele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fortuyn misses with a left hand
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortuyn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikel Fortuyn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nekele misses with an uppercut. Fortuyn saw that one coming.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Nekele works Fortuyn's body with a nice hook.
Fortuyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele moves out of range as Fortuyn strikes.
Nekele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fortuyn with a body shot.
Nekele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maikel Fortuyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortuyn lands with a hook. Nekele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fortuyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fortuyn takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortuyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fortuyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Nekele's corner calls for a 1-2. Nekele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab from Nekele.
Fortuyn throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortuyn. Fortuyn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Fortuyn lands.
Fortuyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nekele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fortuyn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nekele lands a nice shot that snaps Fortuyn's head back.
Fortuyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fortuyn cracks Nekele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fortuyn misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
Fortuyn ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Fortuyn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fortuyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortuyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortuyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortuyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortuyn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Fortuyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortuyn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Nekele misses.
Fortuyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fortuyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fortuyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele flicks out a counter leg kick but Fortuyn steps away.
Fortuyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fortuyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nekele scores with a jab to the head.
Fortuyn throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maikel Fortuyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortuyn scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuyn scores with a jab to the head.
Fortuyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nekele loads up on a big right hand but Fortuyn slips the punch.
Fortuyn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fortuyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortuyn scores with a push kick.
Fortuyn throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
Nekele flicks out a counter leg kick but Fortuyn steps away.
Fortuyn misses with a two punch combination.
Fortuyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fortuyn throws a head punch that misses.
Fortuyn misses with a body punch.
Fortuyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
Fortuyn throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortuyn misses with an uppercut. Nekele saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fortuyn.
Nekele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortuyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nekele has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fortuyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Fortuyn.
Fortuyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nekele on the side of the head.
Fortuyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Nekele throws a hook but Fortuyn avoids it easily.
Fortuyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with a left to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nekele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikel Fortuyn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fortuyn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nekele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nekele lands with a right hand.
Fortuyn avoids a kick to the body.
Fortuyn feints and then cracks Nekele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nekele down.
Nekele catches Fortuyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fortuyn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nekele to score with a decent uppercut.
Nekele lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortuyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fortuyn looks to throw the jab but Nekele is out of range.
Nekele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuyn misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nekele.
Fortuyn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nekele's calf.
Nekele misses with a body kick.
Nekele jabs Fortuyn right on the nose. Fortuyn blinks but takes it well.
Nekele missing with a left hand there. Fortuyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fortuyn blocks a jab.
Nekele lands with a straight right. Fortuyn didn't see that one coming.
Fortuyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nekele misses the jab.
Fortuyn lands a jab-cross combination.
Fortuyn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fortuyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekele's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortuyn stalls.
Fortuyn can't find room to land a body shot as Nekele controls the action.
Nekele lands a shoulder strike.
Nekele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortuyn has Nekele pressed against the cage.
Fortuyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekele's elbow.
Fortuyn has Nekele pressed against the cage, preventing Nekele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fortuyn misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuyn working aggressively here.
Nekele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortuyn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nekele counters with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fortuyn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fortuyn ducks right into an uppercut from Nekele.
Fortuyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortuyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nekele looks to land a body kick but Fortuyn moved away.
Nekele throws out a loose jab but Fortuyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortuyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele tests Fortuyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fortuyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nekele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nekele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fortuyn trying to stall but Nekele improves his position.
Nekele being controlled against the cage.
Fortuyn wants to stall.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naiki Nekele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortuyn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maikel Fortuyn!
After winning the bout, Maikel Fortuyn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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