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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeljko Mavrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mavrovic's choice of entrance music: Lion man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandy Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeljko Mavrovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Mavrovic avoids it well.
Mavrovic throws a one two combo.
Mavrovic throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mavrovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick from Rutten lands but Mavrovic takes it in his stride.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mavrovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Mavrovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mavrovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Mavrovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Mavrovic throws a leg kick but Rutten checks it.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mavrovic counters with a three punch combo that has Rutten backing up. Rutten nods at Mavrovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Mavrovic throws a good cross that connects.
Rutten takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Mavrovic.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Rutten lands but Mavrovic takes it in his stride.
Mavrovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mavrovic duly obliges.
Rutten darts in trying to clinch
and Mavrovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mavrovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten tries to score with a low kick but Mavrovic moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mavrovic, as that shot connected.
Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Mavrovic wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten misses with an elbow over the top.
Mavrovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mavrovic keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mavrovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Mavrovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Mavrovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Mavrovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Mavrovic has double underhooks.
Rutten is trying to push Mavrovic away but Mavrovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mavrovic prevents Rutten from breaking the clinch.
Rutten keeps control of Mavrovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mavrovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten tries to break free but Mavrovic pushes him back against the cage.
Mavrovic is trying to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling him.
Rutten has Mavrovic pressed against the cage, preventing Mavrovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Mavrovic tries to circle away but Rutten has him pinned against the cage.
Mavrovic avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten keeps control of Mavrovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mavrovic throws a series of strikes that have Rutten backpedaling.
Mavrovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten thumps Mavrovic with a low kick.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Mavrovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rutten misses with a shot to the body
and Mavrovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutten darts in trying to clinch
and Mavrovic counters with a left and a right that stings Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rutten back to the cage. Mavrovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wandy Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Mavrovic.
Mavrovic scores with a three punch combo!
Mavrovic misses with a head kick.
Rutten tries to clinch
and Mavrovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Mavrovic as he checks the leg kick.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mavrovic counters with a left and a right that stings Rutten.
Rutten wants to clinch but Mavrovic slips to the side
and Mavrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mavrovic scores with a punch to the head.
Rutten throws a low kick but Mavrovic avoids it.
Mavrovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mavrovic lands a two punch combo.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mavrovic. That did some damage!
Rutten wants to clinch up but Mavrovic keeps it at a distance.
Mavrovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten looks to clinch
and Mavrovic counters with a three punch combo that has Rutten backing up. Rutten nods at Mavrovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Mavrovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Mavrovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Rutten both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.
Mavrovic misses with a head kick.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mavrovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutten takes a swing at Mavrovic's ribcage but misses.
Mavrovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mavrovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten thumps Mavrovic with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mavrovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mavrovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mavrovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mavrovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeljko Mavrovic dominated that round.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Mavrovic avoids them all with ease.
Zeljko Mavrovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Mavrovic.
No joy there for Mavrovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wandy Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Mavrovic.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Rutten misses
and Mavrovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten works over Mavrovic's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice uppercut there from Mavrovic.
Mavrovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mavrovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Mavrovic dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Mavrovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Mavrovic is breathing heavily.
Rutten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mavrovic counters with a three punch combo that has Rutten backing up. Rutten nods at Mavrovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mavrovic counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Rutten thumps Mavrovic with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten thuds his shin into the meat of Mavrovic's side.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mavrovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mavrovic moves away.
Mavrovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mavrovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Mavrovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutten feints a jab promting Mavrovic to slip. Rutten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mavrovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mavrovic dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mavrovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rutten looks to land a combination. Mavrovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Mavrovic with an uppercut!
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Mavrovic keeps it at a distance.
Mavrovic tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Mavrovic dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mavrovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Mavrovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rutten backs up against the cage.
Mavrovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Mavrovic is avoiding it.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mavrovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Mavrovic avoids it well.
Rutten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Mavrovic avoids nicely.
Rutten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mavrovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mavrovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mavrovic moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mavrovic.
Mavrovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten counters with a good low kick that Mavrovic was not able to check.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten is looking to slow Mavrovic down with leg kicks.
Mavrovic is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rutten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutten can't break the clinch.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Mavrovic is controlling him.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mavrovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Mavrovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mavrovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mavrovic throws a lazy head kick
and Rutten counters with a thumping low kick.
Mavrovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rutten.
Mavrovic defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mavrovic will feel that in the morning.
Rutten misses with a body shot
and Mavrovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten lands a front kick.
Rutten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rutten wants to clinch up but Mavrovic keeps it at a distance.
Rutten darts in trying to clinch
and Mavrovic counters with a series of strikes. Rutten will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mavrovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Mavrovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Rutten dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mavrovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mavrovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Mavrovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Mavrovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rutten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mavrovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mavrovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mavrovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten throws a combination that misses
and Mavrovic counters with a straight right hand.
Mavrovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Rutten is looking to wear down Mavrovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mavrovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutten scores with a four punch combination!
Mavrovic staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mavrovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mavrovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mavrovic manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Mavrovic avoids nicely.
Mavrovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mavrovic's calf.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mavrovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mavrovic manages to avoid it.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mavrovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mavrovic!
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mavrovic has time to react.
Mavrovic looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Mavrovic moves out of range.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mavrovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
That's two 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Rutten wants to clinch up but Mavrovic keeps it at a distance.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mavrovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mavrovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Mavrovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutten wants to clinch
and Mavrovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mavrovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
Rutten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch
and Mavrovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rutten misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mavrovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutten looks to clinch
and Mavrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mavrovic connects with a high kick.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mavrovic walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten.
A swing and a miss from Mavrovic.
Mavrovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Mavrovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mavrovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mavrovic. That did some damage!
Rutten tries to clinch but Mavrovic moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mavrovic. That did some damage!
Rutten throws a head kick but Mavrovic moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to clinch up
and Mavrovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mavrovic. Those never looked like landing.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mavrovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Mavrovic avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mavrovic!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Mavrovic misses with a combination
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Rutten connects with a single shot there.
Mavrovic throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wandy Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wandy Rutten!
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