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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca De Angelis (ranked 4557 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wulfgar Lothbrok (ranked 6955 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca De Angelis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wulfgar Lothbrok's chin.
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275 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luca De Angelis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wulfgar Lothbrok! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lothbrok clinches up against the cage. De Angelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lothbrok shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lothbrok showed some decent athleticism there. De Angelis wants to stand back up but Lothbrok manages to pass into side control.
Lothbrok decides to take the fight back to the feet. Lothbrok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. De Angelis swats away the attempt to clinch by Lothbrok. Lothbrok fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like De Angelis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Angelis napping and manages to drive through into side control! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lothbrok decides to take the fight back to the feet. Lothbrok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Angelis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Lothbrok misses with an uppercut
letting De Angelis counter with a right hand. Lothbrok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Angelis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luca De Angelis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lothbrok closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Angelis to the mat! De Angelis manages to get full guard. De Angelis is looking to stand back up but Lothbrok counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by De Angelis. De Angelis pushes Lothbrok off looking to stand but Lothbrok dives back in and keeps control.
Lothbrok stands up out of the half guard. Lothbrok lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends De Angelis sprawling to the canvas. Lothbrok follows him down, looking for the kill. Can De Angelis hang on?
It looks like Luca De Angelis has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lothbrok decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Lothbrok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. De Angelis ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrok. De Angelis ducks straight into an uppercut from Lothbrok and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - De Angelis manages to regain guard straight away.
De Angelis is rocked! Lothbrok stops De Angelis from standing up. Oh De Angelis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Angelis is wriggling around but Lothbrok manages to pass to half guard.
De Angelis seems to have got his legs back now. Lothbrok stops De Angelis from getting back to his feet.
Lothbrok decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. De Angelis ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrok. Lothbrok looking for a takedown here - he's got it. De Angelis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lothbrok dives into side control.
Lothbrok stands up and beckons De Angelis to his feet. Lothbrok misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Angelis scores with a hook. Lothbrok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Angelis circles away quickly and effectively. De Angelis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Angelis darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Lothbrok throws a body punch but De Angelis moves out of range. Lothbrok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. De Angelis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. A big left from Lothbrok misses. Lothbrok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Lothbrok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lothbrok gets the takedown into side control. De Angelis wants to get back to his feet but Lothbrok is dominant here and he's now got De Angelis's back! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. De Angelis wants to get back to his feet. Lothbrok is riding his opponent, not letting De Angelis buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Angelis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Lothbrok gets back to his feet. De Angelis is certainly not going to complain about that decision. Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Angelis as he avoids it easily. De Angelis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lothbroks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Lothbrok closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Angelis's guard. Lothbrok gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. De Angelis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. De Angelis misses the shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Angelis avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Angelis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Angelis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wulfgar Lothbrok dominated that round. The cut man is working on Luca De Angelis's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lothbrok fails with the takedown. Lothbrok misses with a double jab.
It looked like De Angelis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Lothbrok tries to bum rush De Angelis with a series of wild strikes but De Angelis uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lothbrok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Lothbrok gets a takedown into half guard. Lothbrok prevents De Angelis from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lothbrok stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. De Angelis avoids the head kick by Lothbrok.
Luca De Angelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. De Angelis lands with a nice body punch. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lothbrok. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Lothbrok misses with a combination
and De Angelis counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Lothbrok is breathing heavily. Lothbrok misses with a looping left. A little feinted left hand from De Angelis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Angelis connects with the punch. De Angelis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Luca De Angelis is winning the standup battle so far. De Angelis misses with a body shot.
De Angelis dodges the punch combination from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok fails with the takedown and De Angelis counters with a lovely straight right hand! De Angelis throws a one two combo.
Lothbrok takes a swing at De Angelis's ribcage but misses. De Angelis is looking to counter with a shot to the body. De Angelis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lothbrok's head. De Angelis cracks Lothbrok with a good jab. Lothbrok is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. De Angelis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lothbrok is just out of range. De Angelis circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Lothbrok looks to move away, De Angelis throws a big counter combo but Lothbrok just gets out of the way. Lothbrok lands with an overhand left. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Angelis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lothbrok looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. De Angelis is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lothbrok postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for De Angelis to stand up. De Angelis lands with a straight right. Lothbrok didn't see that one coming. De Angelis lands a body shot.
Lothbrok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Angelis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. De Angelis's corner calls for a 1-2. De Angelis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. De Angelis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Angelis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lothbrok misses with a head kick.
De Angelis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lothbrok's head. De Angelis connects with a nice looking jab.
Wulfgar Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A combination from Lothbrok does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Angelis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Angelis duly obliges. Lothbrok wants to clinch. De Angelis lands a body shot.
De Angelis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Angelis scores with a jab to the head.
Lothbrok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A big left from Lothbrok misses. De Angelis throws a nice looking combination but Lothbrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lothbrok shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Angelis eats them both and turns towards Lothbrok to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Angelis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lothbrok counters with a left and a right that hurts De Angelis! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Lothbrok jumps into full mount! De Angelis tries to buck Lothbrok off but he can't manage it. We've been informed that Lothbrok has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lothbrok is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Lothbrok ducks under a wild hook from De Angelis. Lothbrok throws a combination that misses and De Angelis counters with a left and a right that stings Lothbrok. Lothbrok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Angelis circles away quickly and effectively. A punch lands to the side of Lothbrok 's head but he takes it in his stride. Lothbrok tries to clinch up. Lothbrok tries to clinch up. A combination from De Angelis does no damage. De Angelis avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Angelis throws a big counter combination but Lothbrok scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Excellent takedown into side control there by Lothbrok. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lothbrok decides to stand back up. Lothbrok steps back and let's De Angelis get back to his feet. Lothbrok sizes up De Angelis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca De Angelis dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Luca De Angelis's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
De Angelis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Nice uppercut there from De Angelis. De Angelis lands a nice hook to Lothbrok's body. Lothbrok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. De Angelis misses with a two punch combination.
Lothbrok throws a lazy uppercut
and De Angelis counters with a stiff right hand. Lothbrok lands a left and a right that sends De Angelis crashing to the canvas! Lothbrok dives into mount looking to finish! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lothbrok stands up from mount. Strange move. Lothbrok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Angelis checks it well. Lothbrok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Angelis finds it's way round the side to connect with Lothbrok's head. De Angelis misses with the combination.
Lothbrok throws a nice looking combination but De Angelis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lothbrok has a takedown stuffed. De Angelis scores with a jab to the head.
Lothbrok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Angelis misses with a body shot.
As De Angelis backs off Lothbrok throws a huge counter combo but De Angelis manages to avoid it all. Lothbrok misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Angelis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Lothbrok swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Angelis. Lothbrok falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Angelis counters with a left to the body. Lothbrok has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A momentary lapse in concentration from De Angelis enables Lothbrok to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Angelis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Lothbrok won't allow De Angelis to get back to his feet. De Angelis is working an open guard so Lothbrok takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Sloppy strikes from Lothbrok. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lothbrok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lothbrok gets a double leg takedown into De Angelis's guard. Lothbrok gets to his feet. De Angelis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Lothbrok takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by De Angelis. Beautiful body shot. De Angelis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. De Angelis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Lothbrok shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. De Angelis is trying to stand up here but Lothbrok is controlling him well. De Angelis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lothbrok manages to move to mount!
De Angelis really wants to buck Lothbrok off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lothbrok controlling from the full mount. De Angelis trying desperately to get to his feet.
De Angelis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Lothbrok sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Lothbrok stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Lothbrok is looking to score with low kicks. Lothbrok throws a poor cross that misses
and De Angelis counters with a left to the body. De Angelis circles away from the clinch attempt and De Angelis counters with a lovely shot to the body. A combination from Lothbrok does no damage. De Angelis stuns Lothbrok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. De Angelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Sloppy strikes from De Angelis. Those never looked like landing. Lothbrok is looking for the big counter here. De Angelis throws a body shot but no joy. Lothbrok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Lothbrok throws a combination that misses and De Angelis counters with a stiff right hand. De Angelis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jab by De Angelis. De Angelis keeps the fight on the outside. Lothbrok swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luca De Angelis. I think De Angelis 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca De Angelis! In his post fight interview, Luca De Angelis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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