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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between leo van kik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, leo van kik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
van kik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torrez checks it well.
Torrez is trying hard to land a takedown here. van kik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
van kik blocks a head kick by Torrez.
Torrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract van kik.
Torrez throws a sloppy head kick and van kik moves out of range easily.
Torrez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by van kik. van kik obviously looking to wear him down.
Torrez throws a right and a left that van kik avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torrez.
Good leg kick by van kik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
van kik lands a nice hook to Torrez's body. Torrez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andre Torrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van kik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torrez looks gassed!
Good work by Torrez as he checks the leg kick.
van kik avoids the head kick by Torrez.
van kik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
van kik is looking to chop away at Torrez's legs.
van kik lands a high kick!
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!
Torrez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. van kik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torrez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as van kik sprawls well. van kik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torrez gets slowly back to his feet.
Torrez blocks a head kick by van kik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez moves out of range of the strikes.
Torrez throws a lazy head kick
and van kik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
van kik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
van kik connects with a solid leg kick.
Torrez walks into a jab.
Torrez throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
van kik tries a head kick but it misses.
van kik's corner calls for a 1-2. van kik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
van kik lands a nice looking body shot.
van kik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
van kik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torrez missing with a left hand there. van kik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
van kik scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by van kik. That's going to slow Torrez down.
Torrez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
van kik cracks the inside of Torrez's front leg.
van kik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torrez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van kik looks to land a combination. Torrez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
leo van kik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
van kik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Andre Torrez has been cut.
Torrez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torrez misses with a straight right.
van kik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Torrez throws a lazy head kick
and Torrez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
van kik catches Torrez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torrez walks into a left hand.
Torrez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before van kik can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by van kik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
van kik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torrez.
Torrez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
van kik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torrez.
van kik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torrez throws a looping overhand right but van kik ducks down to avoid it.
van kik is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
van kik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torrez swings away with a body shot that misses
and van kik counters with a straight right hand.
van kik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torrez's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van kik scores with a one two! Torrez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Torrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling van kik to score with a decent uppercut.
van kik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torrez.
Torrez with a lazy takedown attempt
and van kik counters with a stiff right hand.
leo van kik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Torrez.
van kik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torrez is trying desperately to land a takedown but van kik is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Torrez.
Torrez throws a lazy head kick
and van kik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torrez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by van kik.
An inside leg kick lands from van kik.
Torrez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
van kik closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torrez actively working from the bottom here.
van kik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torrez is trying to maintain the position but van kik is very close to passing his half guard.
Torrez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van kik trying to control but Torrez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torrez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van kik.
Torrez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. van kik is aware though and is defending well.
van kik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez looking for subs off his back but van kik has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torrez is looking for a sweep. van kik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van kik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrez keeps working.
Torrez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
leo van kik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Torrez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
van kik scores with a push kick.
van kik connects with a solid leg kick.
van kik darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Torrez wants to get back to full guard.
van kik content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Torrez blocking the ground and pound attempt from van kik.
Torrez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
van kik trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrez looking for a guillotine here but van kik defends easily.
Torrez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torrez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
van kik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torrez working a defensive guard here.
Torrez wants to control the position but van kik says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Torrez trying to control here.
Torrez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torrez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
van kik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torrez.
Torrez scores with a nice strike.
leo van kik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting van kik counter with a right hand.
van kik blocks a head kick by Torrez.
van kik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torrez.
Jab, jab by Torrez - just one landing.
Torrez shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
van kik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from van kik.
A nice inside leg kick there by van kik. That's going to slow Torrez down.
van kik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torrez can do to turn this around?
van kik tries to land a front kick but Torrez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
van kik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
van kik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van kik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
van kik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
van kik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
van kik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torrez checks it well.
van kik feints and then cracks Torrez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torrez down.
A head kick by Torrez misses
and van kik counters with a nice uppercut.
Torrez tries a head kick but it misses.
van kik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torrez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by van kik. van kik obviously looking to wear him down.
van kik lunges at Torrez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torrez's hand.
A low kick from Torrez is predictable there
and van kik counters with a thumping low kick.
Torrez misses with a looping left.
van kik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torrez.
van kik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torrez. That did some damage!
Torrez throws a head kick that misses
and van kik counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from van kik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van kik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torrez misses the jab.
Torrez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torrez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torrez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torrez tries a head kick but it misses.
van kik lands with a straight right. Torrez didn't see that one coming.
van kik swinging wilding here.
Torrez throws a head kick that misses.
van kik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts van kik, as that shot connected.
van kik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van kik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
van kik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
van kik lunges at Torrez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torrez's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for van kik.
leo van kik is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - van kik coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
leo van kik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Torrez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Torrez misses with a head kick.
Torrez walks into a straight right hand from van kik.
Torrez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
van kik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torrez's head.
van kik thumps Torrez with a low kick.
van kik blocks a head kick by Torrez.
Torrez throws a sloppy head kick
and van kik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
van kik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torrez on the ground.
Torrez trying to control from the bottom.
van kik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Torrez is staying active underneath van kik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
van kik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torrez is looking to improve his position.
van kik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torrez trying to hold on to van kik's head to control him but van kik postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van kik frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torrez tries to hold on but van kik pushes him away.
van kik lands a heavy elbow.
Torrez regains half guard.
Torrez moves into full guard.
van kik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torrez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torrez controls van kik momentarily but van kik frees himself.
van kik is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van kik trying to control but Torrez is working from the bottom.
van kik thows a big elbow that misses.
Torrez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
van kik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
van kik won't allow Torrez to sweep him here.
van kik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Torrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Torrez, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
van kik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Torrez controls van kik momentarily but van kik frees himself.
van kik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
van kik wants to control from the top but Torrez keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Torrez.
van kik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torrez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick by Torrez misses
and van kik counters with a thumping low kick.
Torrez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van kik throws a nice inside leg kick.
van kik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
van kik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
van kik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
van kik scores with a one two! Torrez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Torrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
van kik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
leo van kik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van kik stalks Torrez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torrez's face. Torrez staggers backwards, shaken.
Torrez throws a head kick that misses
and Torrez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
van kik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torrez's head.
van kik throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Torrez misses its intended target.
van kik cracks Torrez with an open hand slap.
Torrez lands with a kick to the temple. van kik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
van kik scoring well with a low kick there.
Andre Torrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van kik throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
leo van kik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well van kik 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... leo van kik!
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hype
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