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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Royo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anti Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero has chosen Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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270 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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201 cm
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278 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Royo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anti Hero!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royo lands a head kick. Hero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Anti Hero has been cut.
Royo throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
Royo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Royo needs to keep his hands up - Hero had a free shot at his head there.
Hero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Royo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Royo throws a head kick that misses.
Royo throws a sloppy body shot
and Hero counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Nice body punch from Hero.
Royo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hero throws an off balance right hand
and Royo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Royo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Royo.
Royo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Royo misses with a leg kick
and Hero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Royo counters with a solid body kick.
Royo checks a leg kick nicely.
Royo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hero throws an off balance right hand
and Royo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero blocks a leg kick.
Hero throws a shot from downtown. Royo moves away and avoids it.
Hero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Royo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Royo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero loads up on a big right hand but Royo slips the punch.
Hero swings widly with a right hand
and Royo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Royo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hero tried to score with a low kick but Royo checks it.
A jab lands there for Hero.
A low kick from Royo is predictable there
and Hero counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick from Royo.
Royo is looking to wear down Hero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hero avoids the body shot from Royo.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royo. Royo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royo thows a body shot but no joy.
Royo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Hero misses its intended target.
Hero throws an off balance right hand
and Royo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hero thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luis Royo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royo.
Royo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Royo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Royo misses with a straight right.
Royo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Royo digs a good body shot into Hero's ribs.
Royo tries to land a leg kick but Hero saw it coming and moves away.
Hero throws a leg kick
and Royo counters with a nice body kick.
Hero looks gassed!
A leg kick checked by Hero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Royo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Royo digs a good hook to Hero's body.
Royo misses with a looping left.
Royo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Royo fakes the leg kick and cracks Hero in the body.
Royo lands a nice hook to Hero's body. Hero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Royo.
Royo throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
Royo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hero's hands.
Hero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Royo scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royo fakes the leg kick and cracks Hero in the body.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royo. Royo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Royo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range.
Royo scores with a hook to the body. Hero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Royo misses with a leg kick.
Royo lands a slapping body shot.
Hero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Royo throws a head kick that Hero semi-blocks.
Royo punishes Hero's body with a nice straight punch.
Royo lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Royo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hero at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Royo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anti Hero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Royo throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Royo connects with an inside leg kick.
Hero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Royo 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.
Royo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Royo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hero's sensitive parts.
Hero throws a hook but Royo avoids it easily.
Royo misses with a low kick.
Royo lands with a slapping head kick.
Royo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick from Royo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hero might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Royo has got the better of the exchanges.
Hero is breathing heavily.
Royo cracks Hero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero avoids the head kick by Royo.
Some bone on bone action there as Hero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royo. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royo throws a body kick that misses.
Royo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Royo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Royo connects with a leg kick. Hero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Royo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royo scores with a decent looking hook.
Royo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Royo with a nice cross.
Royo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
Hero throws a leg kick but Royo moved away.
Royo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hero. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Royo.
Royo throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hero misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hero. That's going to slow Royo down.
Hero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Royo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Royo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royo throws a head kick that misses.
Royo lands a leg kick that knocks Hero off balance momentarily.
Luis Royo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick.
Royo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Royo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Royo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hero's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Royo - that will leave a mark!
Royo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Royo.
Royo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Royo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hero blocks a jab.
Royo misses the shot to the body.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Royo.
Royo scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royo misses with a kick to the body.
Royo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Royo looks to land a body kick but Hero moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royo throws a shot to the body.
Hero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Royo.
Royo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range.
Hero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Royo.
Royo misses with a series of wild punches.
Royo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Royo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Royo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royo. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Royo misses
and Hero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hero.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Royo takes a swing at Hero's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Hero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Royo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anti Hero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Royo swings for the body but Hero moves out of range.
Royo throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hero.
Hero lands with an uppercut that bounces Royo off the cage and back into rage.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royo misses with a low kick.
Hero misses with an uppercut. Royo saw that one coming.
Hero throws a low kick, looking for Royo's leg but Royo calmly moves out of range.
Royo slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Hero - just one landing.
Hero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero connects with a leg kick. Royo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Royo moves out of range as Hero throws a body kick.
Royo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Hero misses the target.
Royo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hero's sensitive parts.
Hero scores with a hook.
Royo works Hero's body with a nice hook.
Royo lands with a straight right. Hero didn't see that one coming.
Hero blocks a head kick by Royo.
Hero looks for the body kick but Royo saw that one coming.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Royo's shoulder, as Royo tries to avoid the shot.
Royo is looking to chop away at Hero's legs.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick
and Royo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Royo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hero.
Royo throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
Hero lands a leg kick that knocks Royo off balance momentarily.
Hero misses with a few strikes there.
Royo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hero lands a leg kick that knocks Royo off balance momentarily.
Royo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Royo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hero counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royo throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Royo misses.
Royo looks to land a body kick but Hero moved away.
Hero throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royo. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Royo.
Hero misses with a looping left.
Hero swings for the body but Royo moves out of range.
Royo avoids the body shot from Hero.
Hero lands with a hook. Royo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hero checks a low kick from Royo.
Hero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royo. That did some damage!
Royo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hero counters with a left to the body.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royo.
Hero walks into a left hand.
Royo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royo throws a sloppy head kick
and Hero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anti Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Hero misses its intended target.
Luis Royo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Royo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Royo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hero at a distance.
Royo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab.
Royo throws a body kick the misses
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Royo is out of range and Hero settles back down.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Hero blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royo thows a leg kick but Hero checks it
and Hero counters with a leg kick.
Royo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royo misses with a shot to the body
and Hero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Royo thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Hero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Royo 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Royo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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