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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Shockey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Rieech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rieech has chosen DMX ft. Black Violin-Im a Ryder as his entrance music. Markus Rieech has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Shockey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markus Rieech!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shockey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rieech throws a right hand that Shockey ducks under and follows up with a left that Shockey also avoids with ease.
Shockey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shockey trying to control the position but Rieech is working away.
Rieech defending against the ground and pound.
Shockey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shockey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shockey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shockey wants to control but Rieech is keeping him busy.
Shockey working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shockey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rieech to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shockey instigates a clinch.
Rieech wants to get back to striking at distance but Shockey won't allow it.
Shockey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rieech tries a head kick but it misses.
Markus Rieech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shockey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shockey counters with a head kick.
Rieech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shockey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rieech looks gassed!
Shockey connects with a high kick.
Shockey throws a right and a left that Rieech avoids nicely.
Shockey takes the fight into the clinch.
Shockey breaks the clinch.
Shockey moves out of range as Rieech strikes.
Shockey moves into the clinch.
Shockey breaks from the clinch.
Shockey blocks a head kick by Rieech.
Rieech throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rieech takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shockey moves into range and clinches up with Rieech.
Shockey successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rieech is fighting to break Shockey's control of his arms but Shockey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shockey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rieech misses with a takedown attempt
and Shockey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rieech is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shockey throws a series of strikes that have Rieech backpedaling.
Shockey closes the distance and clinches.
Rieech is trying to break the clinch but Shockey has him pressed against the cage.
Shockey is trying to break the clinch but Rieech has him pressed against the cage.
Shockey breaks from the clinch.
Rieech checks a low kick from Shockey.
Shockey has managed to clinch.
Rieech changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shockey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jim Shockey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Rieech.
Rieech misses with a combination
and Shockey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shockey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shockey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shockey manages to break the clinch.
Rieech throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shockey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rieech keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shockey postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rieech to stand up.
Shockey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rieech throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shockey counters with a three punch combo that has Rieech backing up. Rieech nods at Shockey to acknowledge the strikes.
Shockey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shockey stalks Rieech and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rieech's face. Rieech staggers backwards, shaken.
Shockey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shockey misses with a wild combination.
Shockey is looking to clinch.
Rieech throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rieech misses the shot to the body.
Shockey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rieech!
Shockey unloads with some shots from mount but Rieech bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shockey throws some wild stikes that Rieech manages to avoid easily.
Shockey is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rieech has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rieech!
Shockey has a closed guard, preventing Rieech from standing up.
Shockey is looking to stand up but Rieech isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Shockey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rieech tries for a takedown but Shockey circles away easily
and Shockey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rieech takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rieech throws a head kick but Shockey moves out of range.
Rieech avoids the head kick by Shockey.
Rieech falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shockey counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shockey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rieech checks a leg kick nicely.
Shockey throws a leg kick but Rieech sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shockey has Rieech up against the cage in a clinch.
Rieech's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shockey breaks from the clinch.
Shockey slips a jab and a cross from Rieech.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shockey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shockey looks to land a combination but Rieech avoids it well.
Shockey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shockey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rieech can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rieech misses with a head kick.
Rieech throws a low kick, looking for Shockey's leg but Shockey calmly moves out of range.
Shockey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rieech.
Rieech misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shockey fails to land with a series of punches.
Shockey takes the fight into the clinch.
Rieech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shockey drags the fight down to the ground.
Rieech wants to control from the top but Shockey keeps moving.
Shockey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shockey clinches.
Shockey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rieech's efforts to push away.
Rieech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shockey decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rieech postures up.
Rieech must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shockey has his feet on Rieech's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jim Shockey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shockey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shockey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shockey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shockey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shockey tries to pull guard but Rieech holds him up against the cage and eventually Shockey drops back down to his feet.
Rieech on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shockey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rieech jumps guard but Shockey stands there with Rieech around his waist. Rieech gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shockey keeps control of Rieech as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rieech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shockey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shockey has Rieech pressed against the cage, preventing Rieech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rieech drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shockey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jim Shockey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Rieech.
Shockey pushes Rieech back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rieech is working for takedown but Shockey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shockey wants the takedown. Rieech is fighting it off but Shockey persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rieech's guard against the cage.
Shockey thows a big elbow that misses.
Rieech wants to get back to his feet but Shockey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shockey gets to his feet - Rieech follows without any prompting.
Shockey gets a clinch.
Rieech wants to get back to striking at distance but Shockey won't allow it.
Shockey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rieech tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shockey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rieech won't be happy with that.
Shockey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shockey tries to score with some ground and pound. Rieech controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rieech is looking for a sweep.
Jim Shockey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shockey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rieech to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shockey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shockey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rieech's head backwards.
Shockey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rieech lands with a shot to the body.
Rieech fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shockey.
Shockey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shockey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rieech.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shockey lands a two punch combo.
Rieech misses with a combination
and Shockey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rieech's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Shockey dominated that second round.
That's time! Shockey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shockey throws a right hand that Rieech ducks under and follows up with a left that Rieech also avoids with ease.
Rieech falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shockey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rieech!
Shockey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rieech?
Shockey avoids the attempt from Rieech to control.
Shockey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shockey punching from mount but Rieech doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shockey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rieech is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Shockey trying to control but Rieech is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shockey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shockey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shockey swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rieech is now in Shockey's guard. A big mistake from Shockey there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two 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.
Shockey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rieech breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rieech throws a head kick but Shockey moves out of range.
Rieech falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shockey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rieech!
Shockey wants to control the pace but Rieech is squirming around nicely.
Rieech wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shockey.
Rieech keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shockey looking to control but Rieech is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shockey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shockey is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rieech to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rieech shrugs it off.
Markus Rieech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shockey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shockey goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rieech is on top in guard.
That's four 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.
Rieech won't allow Shockey to get back to his feet.
Shockey keeping moving, preventing Rieech from controlling successfully.
Shockey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jim Shockey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rieech scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shockey misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Shockey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shockey 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Shockey!
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