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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MixMaster Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Digital Animal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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158 lbs
35 - 15 - 0 |
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141 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MixMaster Me!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Me moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
Me throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Me misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Me scores with a jab to the head.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Me sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Me is keeping busy.
De Groot landing knees to the head.
It looks like MixMaster Me has been cut.
Me has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
Me blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot trying to control the position but instead, Me has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Groot into the cage.
Me working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Groot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Me.
De Groot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Me or not.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Me controls the action.
Me is struggling to control the position.
De Groot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Groot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Me's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Me lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Groot lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from De Groot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Groot throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me looking to slow down the pace here.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Me stalling in the clinch but De Groot improves position.
De Groot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Me escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot connects with a body shot that sends Me's belly button to the back.
Me takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Me.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Me was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Me stuns De Groot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Groot is looking to slow Me down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Groot throws a body punch but Me moves out of range.
Me takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Me tries a head kick but it misses.
Me throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Me.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Me was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
Me lands a nice hook to De Groot's body. De Groot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Me finds it's way round the side to connect with De Groot's head.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Me.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a decent looking hook.
De Groot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot throws a series of punches but Me avoids them all with ease.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Me moved out of range nicely.
Me connects with a right hand. De Groot shakes it off.
De Groot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Me is able to avoid easily.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Me's calf.
Good work by Me as he checks the leg kick.
Me misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Me steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Groot cracks the inside of Me's front leg.
De Groot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Me takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Me throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MixMaster Me's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Me throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Me lands a head kick!
De Groot swings widly with a right hand
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Groot wants to land a leg kick but Me is out of range.
De Groot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot lands with a straight right. Me didn't see that one coming.
Me throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Me's legs.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Me.
Me moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Me is looking to score with low kicks.
Me moves away from the strike by De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me takes one to the side of the head.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
Me throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Me doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Groot scores with a jab. Me acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Me crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Groot - the referee stops the clock and Me gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Groot. Me manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Groot thows a body kick. Me tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Me down.
Both fighters circling a little - De Groot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Groot moves into the clinch successfully.
De Groot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Me is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me looking to slow down the pace here.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mes head.
De Groot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Me tries to tie him up.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Me uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Me controls his hands.
De Groot scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Me fails to land.
Me scores with a nice hook to the head.
Me lands an uppercut.
Me prevents a body shot from De Groot.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot avoiding damage.
De Groot lands with a short shot to the head.
De Groot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Me struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Me lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Me tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Me backwards.
Me can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Me is trying to push De Groot away but De Groot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Me working aggressively here.
Me tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Me swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Me is trying to break free.
Me on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Me on the inside.
Me breaks the clinch.
De Groot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Me's sensitive parts.
De Groot misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on MixMaster Me's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Me.
De Groot darts in and clinches Me up against the cage.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Me.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Me blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Me's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Me.
De Groot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Me.
De Groot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Me has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Me avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
Me escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot connects with a right hand. Me shakes it off.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Me has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Me has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Me there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Groot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Me's head.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Me doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Me scores with a three punch combo!
De Groot misses with a straight right.
Me checks a leg kick.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Me manages to avoid it.
Me lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Groot's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Groot.
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!
Me misses with a left hand
and De Groot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Me looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
Me takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Me throws out the jab.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as De Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groot throws a right hand that Me ducks under and follows up with a left that Me also avoids with ease.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Me's sensitive parts.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Me manages to avoid it.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Groot misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Me takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Me takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Groot lands with a kick to the temple. Me shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Me counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Me blocks the low kick.
Me ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Me lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Me darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Groot, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Me 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Me ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
A jab lands there for Me.
A lazy left from De Groot finds it's target.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Me.
Me thuds a left hand into De Groot's body.
Me wants to slow De Groot down by chopping away at his legs.
De Groot misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot tries to move into range but Me moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Groot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on MixMaster Me's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Groot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Me moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
Me scores with a shot to the body.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Me's leg but Me calmly moves out of range.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Me throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Me.
Me walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Me misses with a body shot.
De Groot throws a body punch but Me moves out of range.
Me throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Groot tries to land a body kick
and Me counters with a low kick, right behind De Groot 's knee.
De Groot cracks Me with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
Me connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Me's legs.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Me.
Me thumps De Groot with a low kick.
Me throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Groot works Me's body with a nice hook.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Me connects with a body shot that sends De Groot's belly button to the back.
De Groot scores with a nice head shot.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Me sees coming a mile off.
De Groot scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Me avoids it.
Me looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Me throws out a leg kick but De Groot moves out of range and Me only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Me misses with a body kick.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Me.
De Groot lands a head kick!
Me throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
De Groot jabs Me to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
Me fails to land with a series of punches.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Me swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Me.
De Groot sizes up Me with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Me's hands.
De Groot scores with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Me blocks the low kick.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a head kick but Me moves out of range.
Me has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Groot.
De Groot lands a really nice looking cross but Me seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot slips under a jab from Me.
A slow jab from Me misses its intended target.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Me needs to keep his hands up - De Groot had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Me.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with MixMaster Me in that round.
The cut man is working on MixMaster Me's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Me uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Me looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Me blocks the body kick.
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Me takes a step back to recover.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Me's knee but Me avoids it well.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Me is just out of range.
Me ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
Me connects with a high kick.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Me manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot moves in looking to clinch but Me pushes him off.
Me slips under a jab from De Groot.
Me scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me misses with a kick to the body.
De Groot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Me misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Me uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Me.
De Groot thumps Me with a low kick.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Me misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Me lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Groot doesn't seem phased though.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Me throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Me throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.
De Groot throws an overhand right that lands on Me's shoulder, as Me tries to avoid the shot.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Me misses with a head kick.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Me stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
Me defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
Me on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Me.
A head kick from De Groot lands but Me takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Me.
De Groot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Me counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MixMaster Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot jabs Me right on the nose. Me blinks but takes it well.
Me checks a low kick from De Groot.
Me swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Me takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Groot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Karl De Groot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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