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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nelson's choice of entrance music: Step into a world - KRS One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
23
155 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Groot's head backwards.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Groot lands with a right hand.
De Groot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from De Groot misses.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Groot.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Groot. That did some damage!
Nelson slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Nelson cracks the inside of De Groot's front leg.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot lands with a nice body punch.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
De Groot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Groot's knee momentarily.
Nelson lands a lovely overhand right.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groot throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
De Groot needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from De Groot misses.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
De Groot tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
De Groot throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
De Groot connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
De Groot misses with the combination.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nelson slips under a jab from De Groot.
Nelson pushes De Groot away with a front kick.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
De Groot cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Nelson.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
De Groot misses with a jab to the body
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson thuds his right hand into De Groot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nelson scores with a head kick. De Groot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Groot sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot misses with a body punch
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Nelson cracks the inside of De Groot's front leg.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
De Groot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as De Groot blocks the low kick.
Nelson throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
De Groot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nelson slips under a jab.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and De Groot counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
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 slips a straight right by De Groot.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson throws a low kick, looking for De Groot's leg but De Groot calmly moves out of range.
Nelson scores with a hook.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
Nelson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Groot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but De Groot moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Nelson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.
Nelson takes one on the button.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Kimbo Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Groot misses with a hook.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Groot's knee momentarily.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Nelson misses.
De Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nelson's hands.
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
De Groot dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
De Groot lands with an uppercut that bounces Nelson off the cage and back into rage.
De Groot scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from De Groot lands.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.
De Groot tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Nelson.
De Groot jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Groot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Groot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nelson. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Groot's head.
De Groot has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Nelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Groot scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nelson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
De Groot scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but De Groot moved away.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep De Groot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groot counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Groot misses with a straight right.
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
Jab from Nelson.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson blocks a jab.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
De Groot scores with a three punch combo!
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson slips a jab from De Groot.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
De Groot throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
De Groot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson scores with a head kick. De Groot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Groot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Nelson throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson throws a series of punches but De Groot avoids them all with ease.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
De Groot connects with a looping right hand.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
De Groot misses with a body punch
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Groot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimbo Nelson.
I think Nelson 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Nelson!
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