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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 2609 p4p, 23198 weight class) and Ruben Flijers (ranked 320 p4p, 580 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Pauschi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flijers.
Flijers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pauschi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flijers scores with a nice head shot.
Flijers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Flijers connects with a crisp jab.
Pauschi swings widly with a right hand
and Flijers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
Flijers misses with a kick to the body.
Pauschi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Flijers manages to circle out of the way.
Flijers walks into a straight right hand from Pauschi.
Pauschi closes the distance and clinches.
Flijers stalling against the cage.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Flijers blocks an elbow strike.
Flijers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pauschi's elbow.
Pauschi misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flijers is looking to control Pauschi's arms but Pauschi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flijers has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Flijers.
Pauschi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flijers throws a punch but it's blocked by Pauschi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauschi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pauschi pushes off an throws an elbow but Flijers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flijers lands a nice uppercut.
Flijers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flijers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flijers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Pauschi takes a shot to the head.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pauschi avoids it.
Flijers's coach down at Julians Sports Bar & Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flijers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pauschi throws an elbow that misses.
Pauschi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flijers avoids a wild elbow strike from Pauschi.
Stalling in the clinch from Flijers.
Pauschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flijers controlling the action here for a moment.
Flijers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flijers blocks it with crossed arms.
Flijers avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Flijers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the head but Pauschi blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Flijers.
Flijers looking to throw knees to the head but Pauschi is blocking nicely.
Flijers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pauschi.
Pauschi avoiding damage as Flijers throws knees to the body.
Pauschi struggles to land a body shot inside as Flijers controls his hands.
Pauschi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pauschi misses with a punch to the body.
Flijers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pauschi backwards.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flijers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Flijers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi working Flijers over with knees to the body.
Pauschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Flijers.
Pauschi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flijers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flijers looks winded!
Pauschi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flijers avoids the elbow strike from Pauschi, against the cage.
Flijers tries to stall but Pauschi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flijers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flijers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pauschi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pauschi lands a damaging elbow.
Flijers avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Flijers blocks an elbow strike.
Pauschi throws an elbow but it misses.
Flijers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Flijers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pauschi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Flijers on the inside.
Pauschi blocks a body shot from Flijers.
Pauschi lands a damaging elbow.
Flijers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pauschi lands an elbow inside that Flijers shrugs off.
Flijers avoids a wild elbow strike from Pauschi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pauschi.
A knee to the head by Flijers.
Flijers blocks an elbow strike from Pauschi.
Flijers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pauschi scores with a knee to the head.
Pauschi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flijers jumps guard and drags Pauschi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Flijers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flijers wants to sweep here but Pauschi controlling him for the moment.
Pauschi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruben Flijers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flijers tries a head kick but it misses.
Flijers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pauschi wants to clinch up but Flijers keeps it at a distance.
Flijers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flijers lands a nice looking body shot.
Flijers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pauschi.
Pauschi avoids the body shot from Flijers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pauschi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flijers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flijers throws a looping overhand right but Pauschi ducks down to avoid it.
Pauschi wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flijers swings widly with a right hand
and Pauschi moves into the clinch.
Pauschi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flijers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pauschi walks away with a smile on his face. Flijers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flijers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Flijers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pauschi. Pauschi obviously looking to wear him down.
Flijers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flijers throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pauschi.
Flijers swats away the attempt to clinch by Pauschi.
Flijers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pauschi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pauschi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flijers circles away quickly and effectively.
Flijers throws the left hand but Pauschi avoids the punch easily.
Flijers misses the shot to the body.
Pauschi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pauschi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flijers doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Pauschi does it's job there.
Flijers misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Flijers.
Flijers throws a body punch but Pauschi moves out of range.
Pauschi moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pauschi as Flijers tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flijers is trying to pull guard but Pauschi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Flijers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pauschi is defending well for now.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the head but Pauschi blocks with his arms.
Flijers slows down the pace here.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flijers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flijers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi avoiding damage as Flijers throws knees to the body.
Flijers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Flijers has Pauschi pulled in close to control his posture.
Pauschi stays in close to Flijers's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flijers controlling Pauschi's posture.
Pauschi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flijers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Flijers throws out a powerful jab.
Pauschi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flijers taking a breather.
Flijers jumps guard.
Pauschi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pauschi trying to control the position from guard on top but Flijers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flijers is trying to keep Pauschi in close.
Pauschi won't allow Flijers to sweep him here.
Flijers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pauschi's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruben Flijers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pauschi slips under a jab from Flijers.
Pauschi misses with a body shot.
Flijers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pauschi lands the left hand.
Flijers connects with the punch.
Flijers throws a body shot but no joy.
Pauschi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flijers throws out the jab.
Pauschi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flijers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flijers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pauschi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flijers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pauschi counter with a right hand.
Flijers staying out of range there.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch but Flijers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pauschi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pauschi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flijers misses with a body shot.
Flijers takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flijers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pauschi was well out of range. Poor timing from Flijers.
Pauschi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Flijers backs away, Pauschi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pauschi throws a lazy right hand but Flijers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flijers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pauschi tests Flijers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flijers misses the shot to the body.
Pauschi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Flijers manages to circle out of the way.
Pauschi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pauschi moves into the clinch.
Pauschi misses with a knee to the head.
Pauschi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pauschi lands an elbow inside that Flijers shrugs off.
It looks like Ruben Flijers has been cut.
Flijers pulls guard effortlessly.
Pauschi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flijers is trying to control the position but Pauschi postures up.
Flijers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pauschi's guard.
Chris Pauschi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pauschi keeping moving, preventing Flijers from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flijers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flijers wants to control from the top but Pauschi keeps moving.
Flijers preventing the sweep.
Flijers stays in close to Pauschi's body and controls the position.
Pauschi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flijers's guard.
Pauschi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flijers wants to sweep here but Pauschi controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers controls Pauschi momentarily but Pauschi frees himself.
Flijers is adopting a defensive guard.
Pauschi throwing strikes but missing.
Pauschi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flijers wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pauschi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pauschi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Flijers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flijers throws out a loose jab but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flijers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pauschi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flijers misses with a wild body shot.
Flijers moves away from the strike by Pauschi.
Pauschi moves away from the strike by Flijers.
Pauschi thuds his right hand into Flijers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flijers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pauschi.
Ruben Flijers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flijers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flijers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flijers blocks a head kick by Pauschi.
Pauschi closes the distance and clinches.
Flijers managing to block the knees to the body from Pauschi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pauschi throws an elbow but misses.
Pauschi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Pauschi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flijers 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Pauschi!
Chris Pauschi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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