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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Step into a world - KRS One blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
De Groot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from De Groot.
Nelson throws a series of punches but De Groot avoids them all with ease.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Groot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
Nelson misses with a hook.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
De Groot blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nelson walks into a jab.
Nelson swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Groot counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot connects with a body shot.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses
and De Groot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Groot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Groot misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson looks for the body kick but De Groot saw that one coming.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
De Groot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
enabling De Groot to counter with a crisp jab.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick by Nelson misses
and De Groot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
De Groot lands a body shot.
Nelson connects with a single shot there.
De Groot misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings De Groot.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Groot finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
De Groot throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow De Groot down.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
Nelson lunges at De Groot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Groot's hand.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but De Groot moved away.
Jab, jab by Nelson - just one landing.
Nelson misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson throws a leg kick but De Groot checks it.
De Groot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Groot counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson staying out of range there.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by De Groot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Groot.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Groot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Groot in his tracks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Groot.
De Groot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Groot clobbers Nelson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from De Groot misses.
De Groot takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow De Groot down.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Groot has time to react.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
Nelson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Groot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Groot's calf.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Groot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Groot lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
De Groot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot scores with a nice right hand.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Groot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Nelson slips under a jab from De Groot.
Nelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Groot if he has to take too many more of those.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that De Groot was not able to check.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson connects with a right hand. De Groot shakes it off.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from De Groot does it's job there.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from De Groot misses
and Nelson counters with a big head kick but De Groot shrugs it off.
De Groot looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Groot misses with a straight right.
De Groot swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
A head kick by Nelson misses
and De Groot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nelson misses with a combination
and De Groot counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
De Groot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Groot lands a glancing blow to the side of Nelson's head.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Nelson.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Groot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
A leg kick checked by De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot 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!
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a big head kick but De Groot shrugs it off.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
Nice uppercut lands for De Groot. That snapped Nelson's head back.
De Groot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot thumps Nelson with a low kick.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and De Groot counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Nelson down.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson misses with a hook to the body
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Nelson was not able to check.
De Groot throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson blocks a head kick by De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson tries to move into range but De Groot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from De Groot misses
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Nelson.
De Groot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
De Groot scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Groot is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
De Groot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy body kick from Nelson
and De Groot counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson misses the body punch
and De Groot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
De Groot lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left and a right from De Groot both land. Nice combination.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by De Groot there.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
Nelson moves forwards but De Groot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kimbo Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Groot blocks a low kick nicely.
De Groot connects with a jab.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and De Groot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Nelson throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Nelson throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot works the jab nicely.
De Groot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Groot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Groot cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Groot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
De Groot misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson wants to slow De Groot down by chopping away at his legs.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Groot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Groot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nelson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for De Groot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson misses with a leg kick
and De Groot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donk. De Groot catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
De Groot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
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