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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Eriksen.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eriksen's waist but Eriksen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
A punch combination from Eriksen misses.
Thomas wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eriksen misses with a double jab.
Eriksen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas tries to clinch but Eriksen is having none of it.
Eriksen tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but Eriksen is having none of it.
Eriksen clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eriksen as Thomas tries to tie him up.
Eriksen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Eriksen.
Eriksen tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eriksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eriksen up against the cage.
Thomas jumps guard but Eriksen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Eriksen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eriksen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksen clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Eriksen throws a series of strikes that have Thomas backpedaling.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksen misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eriksen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Eriksen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frank Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas tries to clinch but Eriksen is having none of it.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eriksen clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen lands a body shot.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morten Eriksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Eriksen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Eriksen counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eriksen circles away.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Eriksen is avoiding it.
Eriksen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eriksen prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Eriksen blocks it.
Eriksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eriksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eriksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Eriksen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eriksen.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas trying to stall but Eriksen improves his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Eriksen is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksen tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Eriksen.
Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Thomas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eriksen tries to clinch up.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eriksen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas tries to clinch but Eriksen moves out of range.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eriksen tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Eriksen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Eriksen looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eriksen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eriksen cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Eriksen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Eriksen shows good takedown defense.
Eriksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Eriksen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas moves to clinch but Eriksen breaks away
and Eriksen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Eriksen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eriksen pinned against the cage. Eriksen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eriksen instigates a clinch.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eriksen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eriksen slows down the pace here.
Eriksen can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Eriksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eriksen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eriksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eriksen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eriksen lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eriksen stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksen throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eriksen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eriksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Eriksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eriksen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Eriksen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morten Eriksen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eriksen just misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksen darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Eriksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eriksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eriksen tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Eriksen back against the cage.
Thomas jumps guard but Eriksen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eriksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Eriksen misses with a punch to the body.
Morten Eriksen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eriksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eriksen stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Eriksen cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Eriksen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Eriksen tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Eriksen back against the cage.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Eriksen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas leaning against his opponent.
Thomas jumps guard but Eriksen stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Eriksen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksen pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eriksen.
Nice body punch from Eriksen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Eriksen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Eriksen. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eriksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Eriksen. Those never looked like landing.
Eriksen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eriksen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksen avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eriksen scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Eriksen.
Eriksen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Eriksen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Eriksen.
Eriksen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eriksen counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eriksen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eriksen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eriksen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Eriksen stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Eriksen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eriksen scores with a nice head shot.
Eriksen misses with a double jab.
Eriksen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eriksen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eriksen did well to prevent Thomas getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eriksen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eriksen has his hands on Thomas's head, controlling the position.
Thomas postures up in Eriksen's guard and throws a big left but Eriksen blocks it.
Eriksen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Morten Eriksen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A combination from Eriksen does no damage.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Eriksen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Eriksen.
Eriksen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Eriksen does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eriksen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Eriksen wants to clinch.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eriksen keeps the fight on the outside.
Eriksen scores with a body shot.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Eriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
Eriksen misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Eriksen pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morten Eriksen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eriksen 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Eriksen!
Our winner, Morten Eriksen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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