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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cirillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bram Nijhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Cirillo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Cirillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bram Nijhoff!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nijhoff misses with a body kick.
Cirillo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nijhoff.
Cirillo shoots in for a takedown but Nijhoff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nijhoff feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cirillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nijhoff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cirillo wants to sweep but no luck.
Cirillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nijhoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nijhoff passes Cirillo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nijhoff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cirillo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijhoff postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cirillo to stand up.
Cirillo closes the distance but Nijhoff moves to the side
and Nijhoff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nijhoff is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cirillo can't fight it off and eventually Nijhoff manages to take the fight to the floor. Cirillo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cirillo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nijhoff is now in half guard.
Nijhoff is looking for a kimura but Cirillo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nijhoff to get the leverage.
Nijhoff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nijhoff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nijhoff is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cirillo sees it coming and defends easily.
Nijhoff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nijhoff decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nijhoff feints and as Cirillo raises his hands in defense, Nijhoff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nijhoff landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff is working Cirillo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nijhoff is stalling in the full guard.
Cirillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cirillo, not yet.
Nijhoff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nijhoff forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff decides to stand up.
Nijhoff gets a takedown into half guard.
Nijhoff stands up and beckons Cirillo to join him on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirillo throws a sloppy head kick and Nijhoff moves out of range easily.
Nijhoff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirillo tries to improve position but can't.
Nijhoff controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bram Nijhoff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nijhoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cirillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nijhoff circles away.
Cirillo tries to bum rush Nijhoff with a series of wild strikes but Nijhoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cirillo darts in looking for a takedown but Nijhoff gets double underhooks and turns Cirillo into the cage.
Nijhoff gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cirillo regains guard.
Nijhoff is in close to Cirillo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nijhoff postures up.
Nijhoff controlling from the top position.
Nijhoff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirillo is looking for a triangle but Nijhoff pushes his legs off easily.
Nijhoff drops back looking for a leg! Cirillo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cirillo manages to kick Nijhoff off! Nijhoff jumps back into Cirillo's guard.
Nijhoff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nijhoff connects with a couple of short punches.
Nijhoff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nijhoff decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cirillo, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nijhoff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nijhoff in particular looking to stall.
Cirillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nijhoff on the ground.
Nijhoff wants to work for an arm triangle but Cirillo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cirillo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nijhoff works his way into full mount!
Nijhoff lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff lands a big elbow.
Nijhoff working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nijhoff postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Cirillo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nijhoff and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bram Nijhoff!
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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
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