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Event:
HFC 63:Wowie vs Bradford
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Royce drives through and clinches with Pritchard against the cage.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Royces head.
Royce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pritchard fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pritchard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pritchard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
Pritchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Royce looking to stall.
Pritchard struggles to land a body shot inside as Royce controls his hands.
Pritchard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Royce - that landed with a thud.
Pritchard tries to work over Royce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pritchard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Royce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royce.
Pritchard tries to work over Royce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Royce misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce misses with a punch on the inside.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
Royce tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Royce back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Royce.
Pritchard is working Royce over against the cage.
Royce misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royce.
Royce avoiding damage.
Royce throws a punch but it's blocked by Pritchard.
Royce takes a shot to the head.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pritchard.
Royce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Pritchard lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#
Royce is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Yohn Royce has been cut.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Royce is still on wobbly legs! Can Pritchard finish him?
Royce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pritchard fails to land.
Royce has had enough of the clinch but Pritchard keeps him there for the moment.
Royce blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pritchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royce.
Pritchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Pritchard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pritchard.
Royce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pritchard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pritchard throws a head punch that misses.
Pritchard misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce seems to have recovered his senses.
Pritchard digs a right hand into Royce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Royce's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Pritchard on the inside.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Royce can't find room to land a body shot as Pritchard controls the action.
Royce has a couple of punches blocked by Pritchard.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royce.
Pritchard lands a right hand. #T3#
Pritchard throws a big uppercut that drops Royce! More strikes from Pritchard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Royce lies dazed against the cage as Pritchard celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Pritchard!
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Event:
CEFC LIVE 3
Date: Jul 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Royce misses with a double jab.
Royce circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Burns backs off Royce throws a huge counter combo but Burns manages to avoid it all.
Royce has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burns is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Royce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Royce fails to land with a series of punches.
Royce circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Royce misses. #CL2#
Royce has managed to clinch.
Burns effectively controlling the action here.
Burns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Royce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yohn Royce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Royce unleashes a big counter combination but Burns bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Royce clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Royce!
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch #KD2#
and Royce counters with a crisp one two that drops Burns! Royce thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burns to his feet! Burns is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Burns is rocked!#CL2#
Royce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Royce pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Royce.
Royce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Royce slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Royce is struggling to control the position.
Royce slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yohn Royce.
Royce throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Royce tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns tries to clinch up but Royce circles away and keeps his distance.
Royce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.#T3#
Royce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Royce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Royce closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Royce keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns tries to stall but Royce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Royce lands a nice shot to the body.
Royce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Royce is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Royce is struggling to control the position.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Royce just stands there and leans against the cage.#T4#
Royce stops a takedown attempt from Burns.
Royce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Royce works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Royce won't allow it.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Royce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Royce darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
Royce lands a right hand.
Royce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Royce controls his hands.
Burns tries to pull guard but Royce won't allow it.
Royce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Royce.
Royce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
A short right from Royce.
Royce digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohn Royce dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Royce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burns tries to work over Royce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Royce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
A short right from Royce on the inside. #BC#
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Royce darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
Royce presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce lands a shoulder strike.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Royce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burns tries to break free but Royce pushes him back against the cage.
Royce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Royce lands a body punch. #T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Royce.
A right hand to the body from Royce.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Royce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Royce stalling in the clinch.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Royce.
Royce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.#BC2#
Royce breaks from the clinch.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royce jabs at Burns's body.#CL2#
Royce moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Royce.
A short uppercut from Royce.
Burns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burns is trying to break free.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Royce.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
A short uppercut from Royce.
Royce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Royce lands a left hand.
Royce lands a shot to the body.
Yohn Royce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Royce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Royce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns tries to stall but Royce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Royce cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Royce lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Royce presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Royce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Royce.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Royce smiles and moves away.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Royce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Royce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Yohn Royce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Royce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Royce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Royce.
#T4#
Royce lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royce is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Royce lands a nice shot to the body.
Royce stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royce.
A right hand to the body from Royce.
Burns stalling in the clinch but Royce improves position.
Royce cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Royce lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Royce.
Royce lands a nice uppercut.
Royce lands a right hand.
Royce lands an uppercut.
Royce works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Royce breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohn Royce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Royce clinches.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Royce controls the action.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Royce smiles and moves away.
Royce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Royce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Royce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Royce controls the action.
Burns is leaning against Royce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns jumps guard but Royce turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Royce just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Royce is defending well.
Royce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns tries to break free but Royce pushes him back against the cage.
Royce lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards. #T1#
Burns being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Royce.
A left hand lands to the body for Royce.
Nice body punch from Royce.
Royce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Royce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Royce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Royce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Royce - that landed with a thud.
#T2#
Royce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A short left from Royce.
Burns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burns is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Royce.
A right hook to the body lands for Royce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Royce. #KD2#
Royce drops Burns onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Burns is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Royce.
Burns being controlled against the cage.#BC2#
Royce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yohn Royce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Royce just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Burns has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yohn Royce!
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Event:
CEFC Fight Night 62
Date: Jun 13, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Royce pushes Dunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunn is trying to pull guard but Royce turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Royce scores with a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Royce is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dunn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Royce to the mat. Royce regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dunn trying to control but Royce is working from the bottom.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses. Royce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by Royce!#REVR#
Royce has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dunn is proving hard to escape from.
Dunn is controlling Royce's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Royce is one step ahead there. #T1#
Royce controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Royce is looking to stand up but Dunn won't let him.
Royce sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Royce looking to pass the guard.
Dunn is pulling down on Royce's head to control his posture.
Royce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dunn wants to stand but Royce is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunn is defended easily by Royce.#CL#
Royce closes the distance and clinches.
Royce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Royce.
Royce has Dunn pressed against the cage, preventing Dunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Royce is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yohn Royce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alastair Dunn.
Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunn goes for a takedown attempt but Royce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Royce throws a series of punches but Dunn avoids them all with ease.
Royce tries to bum rush Dunn with a series of wild strikes but Dunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3##CL#
Royce takes the fight into the clinch.
Royce lands a right hand.
Royce lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Royce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Dunn tries to keep at a distance but Royce has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Royce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Royce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Royce misses with a two punch combination.
Royce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royce scores with a one two! Dunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunn is defended easily by Royce.#T4##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dunn.
An elbow from Dunn crashes against the mat.
Royce takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dunn throws a strike aimed at the side of Royce's head but Royce avoids it well.
Dunn scoring with punches from side control.
Dunn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Royce wants to control but Dunn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohn Royce dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Dunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunn shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Royce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Royce.
Royce slaps away a takedown attempt from Dunn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yohn Royce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alastair Dunn.
Royce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Dunn tries to keep at a distance but Royce has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Royce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn shoots for a double leg takedown but Royce sprawls well. He's pushed Dunn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Royce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Royce has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
Royce stalling in the clinch.
Royce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Royce stops a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Royce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Royce - that landed with a thud.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
Dunn tries to pull guard but Royce won't allow it.
#BC#
Royce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yohn Royce is winning the standup battle so far.
Royce throws a series of strikes that have Dunn backpedaling.
Royce is looking to clinch but Dunn is avoiding it.
Dunn fails with the takedown
and Royce counters with a left right combination that sends Dunn crashing to the mat - Royce wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Dunn out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yohn Royce!
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Event:
CEFC 196
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Royce misses.
Burns raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Royce connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Royce.
Burns misses with a hook. Royce ducked under it nicely.
Royce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Royce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Royce.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns tries for a takedown but Royce circles away easily#KD#
and Royce counters with a crisp one two that drops Burns! Royce thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burns to his feet! Burns is in big trouble!#ROC#
Burns is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Royce.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Royce cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Burns is trying to break free.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Royce stalling the fight.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Royce - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Royce breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Royce. Those never looked like landing.
Royce connects with the punch.#CL#
Royce gets a clinch. #T2#
A short body shot lands from Royce as the two fighters clinch.
Royce cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Burns looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Royce presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royce.
Royce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC#
Royce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Royce lands with a big right hook that stumbles Burns - he's out on his feet here! Royce follows up with another monster hook that separates Burns from consciousness! Burns falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Royce stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yohn Royce!
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Event:
RCG 19:
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schuurman lands a good knee to the midsection. Royce won't want to take too many of those.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Royce takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Yohn Royce has been cut.
Royce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Royce stalling in the clinch.
Schuurman's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schuurman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schuurman.
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!
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Royce misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce lands a body shot. #T1#
A short right from Royce.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Royce has Schuurman pushed against the cage.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Royce.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Royce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looks winded!#T2#
Royce is trying to force a seperation but Schuurman has the dominant position.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Royce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce tries to throw a body punch but Schuurman avoids it by throwing Royce back against the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schuurman as Royce tries to tie him up.
Royce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Royce.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Royce.
Royce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce tries to work over Schuurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Royce scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Royce.
Royce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Royce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling him.
Royce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schuurman or not.
Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royce misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schuurman's elbow.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce misses with a punch to the body.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.
#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schuurman.
Royce scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royce.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce misses with a body punch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
Royce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Royce moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Royce. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Schuurman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yohn Royce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Schuurman is looking to clinch. #CL#
Royce clinches with his opponent.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Royce manages to break the clinch.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royce appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Royce lands a two punch combo.
#CUT#
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.#CL#
Schuurman tries to keep at a distance but Royce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Royce slows down the pace here.
Royce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royce. #T1#
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Royce tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Royce tries to throw a body punch but Schuurman avoids it by throwing Royce back against the cage.
Royce is trying to stall.
Royce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
A head punch on the inside from Royce fails to land.
A short uppercut from Royce.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Royce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Royce is looking to break free of the clinch but Schuurman has double underhooks.
Royce presses Schuurman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Royce stalling in the clinch.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Royce lands an uppercut.
Royce lands a body punch.
Royce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Royce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Royce controlling the action here for a moment.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce lands with a short shot to the head.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Royce works on Schuurman's body with a couple of short punches.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Royce tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position. #T3#
Royce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royce pushes Schuurman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schuurman blocks an uppercut.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royce can't find room to land a body shot as Schuurman controls the action.
Royce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royce stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Royce manages to break the clinch.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman wants to clinch.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuurman.
Royce misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
Royce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Royce misses with some punches.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Royce's face.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Royce's efforts to push away.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohn Royce dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
#R3#
Royce lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Schuurman has closed the distance and engaged Royce in a clinch.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman blocks an uppercut.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Royce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royce pushes Schuurman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royce lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce is working Schuurman over against the cage.
Royce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schuurman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royce lands a hook that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards. #T1##BC#
Royce breaks from the clinch.
Royce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Royce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royce throws a right hand that Schuurman ducks under and follows up with a left that Schuurman also avoids with ease.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royce looks to land a combination but Schuurman avoids it well.
Royce misses with the combination.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Royce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schuurman, pushing him back against the cage.
Schuurman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Royce lands with a short shot to the head.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T2#
Royce tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Royce lands with a left to the head.
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!
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royce.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Royce effectively controlling the action here.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royce just leaning against Schuurman, taking a breather.
Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
#T3#
Royce is looking to break free of the clinch but Schuurman has double underhooks.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Royce lands a nice shot to the body.
Royce managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
A nice left hand lands by Royce.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royce throws a head punch that misses.
Royce tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce tries to work over Schuurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Royce.
#T4#
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Royce lands with a light punch inside.
Royce swings wildly with an uppercut but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Royce is trying to push Schuurman away but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schuurman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Royce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Royce has a couple of punches blocked by Schuurman.
Schuurman letting Royce take a breather here.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman working Royce over with knees to the body.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yohn Royce.
I think Royce has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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