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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hellio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler comes to the cage accompanied by Mohombi - Bumpy Ride. Hellio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wild Boys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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215 cm
28
140 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hellio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellio takes a swing at Chandler's ribcage but misses.
Hellio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hellio takes one on the button.
A big right from Chandler misses.
Chandler misses with a two punch combination.
Hellio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chandler.
Chandler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hellio did well to prevent Chandler getting side control.
Hellio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hellio actively working from the bottom here.
Chandler wants to pass to mount but Hellio is defending the position.
Chandler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hellio is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler decides to return to a standing position.
Hellio misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Hellio or perhaps it was just good defense by Chandler which made him look bad.
Hellio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chandler takes a swing at Hellio's ribcage but misses.
Chandler misses with a looping right.
Chandler misses with a series of wild punches.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chandler gets to his feet. Hellio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chandler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hellio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hellio is letting Chandler control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellio can't do much from the bottom here.
Chandler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hellio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hellio can't do much from the bottom here.
Hellio is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chandler is staying active.
Hellio is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellio is being controlled here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Chandler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chandler.
Hellio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hellio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chandler stuns Hellio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hellio moves away from the strike by Chandler.
Hellio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chandler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hellio is trying to defend but Chandler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hellio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chandler is taking a breather. Hellio 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hellio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Chandler.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chandler connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Chandler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chandler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Hellio.
Chandler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hellio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
Hellio misses the shot to the body.
Chandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellio.
Hellio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chandler lands with a hook. Hellio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hellio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chandler tries to avoid it but Hellio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chandler to the ground. Chandler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chandler connects with a right hand. Hellio shakes it off.
Chandler misses with a double jab.
Chandler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellio circles away quickly and effectively.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
Hellio moves away from the strike by Chandler.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hellio.
Chandler throws a nice looking combination but Hellio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chandler finds it's way round the side to connect with Hellio's head.
Hellio swinging wildly here.
Chandler swings for the body but Hellio moves out of range.
Hellio throws a looping overhand right but Chandler ducks down to avoid it.
Hellio misses with a few strikes there.
Chandler thuds his right hand into Hellio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chandler takes one to the chin there.
Chandler slips a jab from Hellio.
Chandler throws a combination that misses
and Hellio counters with a head kick.
Chandler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chandler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hellio wants to improve his position but Chandler is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hellio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chandler passes to side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chandler is putting a hurting on Hellio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chandler moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hellio is trying to get back to half guard.
James Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chandler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellio takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hellio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chandler slips a nice elbow through Hellio's hands, connecting with Hellio's forehead.
Chandler slows the pace down in half guard.
Hellio tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chandler has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chandler controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler with the ground and pound from mount.
Chandler controlling the pace for now.
Hellio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Chandler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chandler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hellio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler throws a body punch but Hellio moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chandler misses the target.
Chandler avoids the body shot from Hellio.
Chandler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chandler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hellio is looking for a triangle but Chandler pushes his legs off easily.
Chandler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Chandler wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hellio gets caught flat footed, as Chandler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chandler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chandler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chandler content to stall in guard here.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hellio can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hellio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chandler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Chandler just wasn't active enough.
Hellio scores with a head kick.
Chandler stuffs the takedown attempt from Hellio. Hellio gets slowly back to his feet.
Hellio misses with a body shot.
James Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chandler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hellio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hellio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a hook
and Hellio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hellio takes one on the button.
Chandler gets the takedown into side control.
Dan Hellio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hellio is looking to regain half guard here but Chandler keeps moving and retains side control.
Hellio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler controls the position from side control.
Hellio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chandler seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hellio for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Chandler just wasn't active enough.
Hellio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hellio tries to sprawl but Chandler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chandler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chandler has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler prevents Hellio from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Chandler!
Our winner, James Chandler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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