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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Mejia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Mode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 lbs
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183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kurtis Mejia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beast Mode!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mode avoids the head kick by Mejia.
Mode wants to clinch up but Mejia keeps it at a distance.
Mejia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mode napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mode tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mode avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mejia.
Mejia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mode struggling a bit here.
Mode tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mode regains half guard.
Mejia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mode is looking for a sweep. Mejia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mejia wants to stand up but Mode is controlling the position.
Mode is looking to control Mejia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mode avoid being mounted?
Mode wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejia content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurtis Mejia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mejia forces Mode back against the cage and clinches.
Mejia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Mode, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mode closes the distance but Mejia moves to the side
and Mejia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mejia stuffs the takedown.
Mode gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mejia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mejia landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia trying to control but Mode is working from the bottom.
Mode is trying to control the position but Mejia postures up.
Mode has his foot on Mejia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mejia works his way back into a safe position though.
Mode wants to improve his position but instead Mejia has moved into half guard.
Mode is staying active underneath Mejia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mejia there.
Mejia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mode knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mejia slows the pace down in half guard.
Mode is refusing to be controlled, as Mejia sits in half guard.
Mode throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mejia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mejia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Mejia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mejia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mode wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mejia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mejia wants to stand but Mode has his arm trapped.
Mejia controlling the position from side mount.
Mode wants to control but Mejia postures up.
Mode tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mejia has the hooks in. Mode is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mode looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mode rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
It looks like Mejia is going to stand back up.
Kurtis Mejia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mode is looking for a sweep. Mejia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mejia is thwarting Mode's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mode tries to roll over but Mejia keeps him under control.
Mejia not doing much here.
Mode tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mejia has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mode gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia wants to stand up but Mode has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mejia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mejia is taking a breather. Mode says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mejia is thwarting Mode's attempts to control the position.
Mode has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mejia is on him like a limpet, forcing Mode back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejia jumps into guard, dragging Mode to the mat.
Mejia keeping moving, preventing Mode from controlling successfully.
Mode trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mejia's guard.
Mejia keeping moving, preventing Mode from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mejia wants to stand and escape but Mode is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kurtis Mejia will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mode changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mejia tries to avoid it but Mode manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mejia to the ground. Mejia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mejia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mejia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mode is trying to stand.
Mode is trying to control but can't.
Mejia prevents Mode from improving his position.
Mejia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mejia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mode with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mejia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mode wants to improve his position but Mejia is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mode wants to get back to full guard but Mejia has passed into side control.
Mode struggling a bit here.
Mode takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mejia landing strikes.
Mode is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejia wants to stand but Mode is controlling his arm.
Mode is looking for a sweep.
Mode is looking to get back to his feet here but Mejia is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mode's back.
Mejia keeps control of the position as Mode tries to break free.
Mejia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mode holding both Mejia 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mode is in bad spot here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mode tries to roll but Mejia sticks to his back.
Mejia working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mode is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mejia is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mode up.
Mode trying to control the action but Mejia just sinks the hooks in.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mejia is cranking Mode's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Mode! He's tightened the choke and Mode is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kurtis Mejia!
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FIGHT
RATING
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