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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Rijkaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MC comes to the cage accompanied by La Raza V.3. Rijkaart has chosen Iron Maiden - The Trooper as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jeroen Rijkaart enters the cage!
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeroen Rijkaart!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rijkaart tries to clinch up.
MC looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rijkaart clinches with his opponent.
Rijkaart breaks the clinch.
Rijkaart shoots in and bounces MC off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rijkaart wants to control from the top but MC keeps moving.
Rijkaart thows a big elbow that misses.
MC is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
MC keeping full guard, as Rijkaart tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rijkaart controls the pace.
MC keeping moving, preventing Rijkaart from controlling successfully.
Rijkaart passes MC's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rijkaart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rijkaart decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rijkaart breaks from the clinch.
Rijkaart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Rijkaart seems content to control.
MC could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rijkaart is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for MC!
MC is in a horrible position here. Rijkaart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rijkaart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rijkaart landing strikes from the mount.
Rijkaart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rijkaart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rijkaart dominating with strikes here.
Rijkaart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rijkaart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rijkaart is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. MC can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rijkaart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rijkaart working for a submission but MC is keeping him at bay.
MC defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rijkaart.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rijkaart content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Rijkaart dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rijkaart tries to close the distance and clinch but MC swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rijkaart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rijkaart misses with a head kick.
Rijkaart stalks MC and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MC's face. MC staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Tito MC has been cut.
Rijkaart doesn't manage to clinch there - MC circles away.
Rijkaart wants to clinch.
Rijkaart scores with a takedown into MC's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rijkaart passes MC's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rijkaart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MC is trying to get back to full guard.
Rijkaart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rijkaart passes to full mount!
Rijkaart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rijkaart looking to secure an arm triangle but MC defends it well.
MC is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Rijkaart connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rijkaart looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rijkaart scoring with strikes but MC is staying in there.
MC takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rijkaart controlling from mount.
Rijkaart goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now MC is on top in guard.
MC got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rijkaart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MC has managed to get both his arms back between Rijkaart's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rijkaart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for MC!
Rijkaart has control of MC's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and MC regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart cracks MC with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rijkaart stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rijkaart looks to land a combination but MC avoids it well.
MC gets caught flat footed, as Rijkaart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rijkaart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Rijkaart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tito MC's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rijkaart throws a head kick that misses.
Tito MC is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rijkaart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jeroen Rijkaart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rijkaart wants to lay and pray for a moment but MC keeps working.
MC can't do much from the bottom here.
Rijkaart advances to full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rijkaart looking to control and managing it successfully.
MC tries to hold on but Rijkaart pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rijkaart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rijkaart has control of MC's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and MC regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Rijkaart.
MC is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rijkaart with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart lands a heavy elbow.
Rijkaart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MC looks a forlorn figure.
MC is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rijkaart working MC over with strikes here.
MC is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rijkaart is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! MC is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeroen Rijkaart!
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