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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blair Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Rolandoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blair Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ferdinand Rolandoski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolandoski clinches.
Rolandoski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reeves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reeves taking a breather.
Rolandoski pulls guard effortlessly.
Reeves throwing strikes from guard but Rolandoski blocks nicely.
Rolandoski has his hands on Reeves's head, controlling the position.
Reeves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rolandoski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves stopping the sweep attempt from Rolandoski.
Reeves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rolandoski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reeves.
Reeves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rolandoski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reeves.
Rolandoski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reeves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rolandoski pulls Reeves in to control the position.
Rolandoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rolandoski has his foot on Reeves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reeves works his way back into a safe position though.
Reeves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reeves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rolandoski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rolandoski trying to pass the guard but Reeves defending well.
Reeves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rolandoski pulls his head out easily.
Rolandoski decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves gets tackled into the cage by Rolandoski. Rolandoski maintains the clinch.
Reeves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rolandoski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reeves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Rolandoski is blocking nicely.
Rolandoski has Reeves pressed against the cage.
Reeves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reeves misses with an elbow strike.
Rolandoski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolandoski prevents the takedown attempt.
Reeves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blair Reeves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rolandoski blocks it with crossed arms.
Rolandoski lands a nice uppercut.
Rolandoski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rolandoski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reeves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rolandoski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeves's brow.
Nice body punch from Rolandoski.
Reeves wants to stall.
Reeves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reeves pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolandoski drags the fight down to the ground.
Reeves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rolandoski pulls Reeves in close to prevent any damage.
Reeves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rolandoski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reeves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rolandoski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reeves's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reeves is trying to control the position but Rolandoski postures up.
Rolandoski stopping the sweep attempt from Reeves.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolandoski with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Rolandoski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rolandoski throws a wild body kick that Reeves sees coming a mile off.
Reeves leaves Rolandoski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rolandoski has his takedown stuffed
and Reeves counters with a series of strikes. Rolandoski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rolandoski closes the distance and pushes Reeves back into the cage.
Rolandoski jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolandoski is pulling down on Reeves's head to control his posture.
Rolandoski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reeves trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rolandoski manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolandoski controlling the position easily from mount.
Reeves avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rolandoski.
Ferdinand Rolandoski has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Reeves working to try and regain half guard.
Reeves is working hard here to advance position.
Rolandoski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rolandoski gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Reeves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rolandoski.
Blair Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinand Rolandoski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves slaps away a takedown attempt from Rolandoski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rolandoski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rolandoski throws a head kick but Reeves moves out of range.
Reeves throwing a counter right hand but Rolandoski manages to avoid it.
Rolandoski shoots in but Reeves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rolandoski has closed the distance and engaged Reeves in a clinch.
Rolandoski tries to pull guard but Reeves won't allow it.
Rolandoski dodges an elbow strike from Reeves.
Rolandoski is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolandoski avoids the elbow strike from Reeves, against the cage.
Rolandoski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rolandoski is defending well.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reeves jumps guard but Rolandoski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rolandoski can't break the clinch.
Reeves looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rolandoski as Reeves tries to tie him up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolandoski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rolandoski successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Rolandoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rolandoski dives in and grabs Reeves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reeves pushes down on Rolandoski's head and hops out.
Reeves tries to keep at a distance but Rolandoski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reeves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reeves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rolandoski prevents it.
Reeves tries to pull guard but Rolandoski won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reeves throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolandoski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reeves fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blair Reeves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rolandoski throws a low kick but Reeves avoids it.
Rolandoski shoots and misses
and Reeves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blair Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinand Rolandoski.
Rolandoski misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Reeves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rolandoski.
Ferdinand Rolandoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolandoski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reeves tries to avoid it but Rolandoski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reeves to the ground. Reeves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reeves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rolandoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Reeves gets tackled into the cage by Rolandoski. Rolandoski maintains the clinch.
Rolandoski is trying to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling him.
Rolandoski wants a takedown but no success here.
Rolandoski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reeves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rolandoski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reeves misses with the head strike.
Reeves dodges an elbow strike from Rolandoski.
Rolandoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves lands an elbow inside.
Rolandoski fails to pull guard.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Rolandoski is blocking nicely.
Rolandoski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reeves up against the cage.
Reeves wants a takedown but no success here.
Rolandoski manages to pull guard.
Rolandoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rolandoski has his hands on Reeves's head, controlling the position.
Rolandoski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Rolandoski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rolandoski.
Reeves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reeves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rolandoski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rolandoski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rolandoski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reeves doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolandoski circles away.
That's four 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.
Rolandoski goes for a double leg but Reeves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reeves continues to drive forward.
Reeves seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rolandoski swinging wildly here.
Reeves appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rolandoski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rolandoski closes the distance and clinches up with Reeves, looking for a takedown. Rolandoski pushes Reeves against the cage but Reeves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reeves is looking for a counter combo.
Rolandoski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reeves as he jumps to the side.
Reeves tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rolandoski manages to circle out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reeves tries to clinch but Rolandoski moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rolandoski! But no joy.
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 Blair Reeves.
I think Rolandoski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Rolandoski!
Ferdinand Rolandoski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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