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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Rawlins (ranked 24253 p4p, 24955 weight class) and Dinny McDowell (ranked 641 p4p, 629 weight class). Ezekiel Rawlins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Rawlins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dinny McDowell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlins dips to his left and cracks McDowell with an uppercut!
Rawlins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDowell.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDowell. Rawlins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawlins lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from McDowell.
McDowell throws a body kick that misses
and Rawlins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rawlins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rawlins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rawlins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDowell throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rawlins to counter with a crisp jab.
McDowell misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDowell connects with a solid leg kick.
McDowell just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawlins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDowell eats them both and turns towards Rawlins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McDowell looks to throw the jab but Rawlins is out of range.
Rawlins appears to be looking for a big counter.
McDowell avoids the body shot from Rawlins.
McDowell throws a hook but Rawlins blocks it.
Rawlins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rawlins just misses with a punch to the body.
McDowell tries to clinch up.
McDowell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rawlins wants to clinch up but McDowell keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDowell tries to clinch
enabling Rawlins to counter with a crisp jab.
Rawlins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDowell's head backwards.
McDowell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rawlins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rawlins slips under a jab from McDowell.
Rawlins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rawlins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDowell moves away.
McDowell instigates a clinch.
McDowell misses with some punches.
McDowell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rawlins misses with an elbow over the top.
McDowell misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by McDowell.
McDowell has a couple of punches blocked by Rawlins.
McDowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rawlins missing with knees to the body.
Rawlins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDowell throws a punch but it's blocked by Rawlins.
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!
Rawlins misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDowell.
Rawlins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDowell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rawlins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rawlins blocking some punches.
McDowell throws a head punch that misses.
McDowell misses with the head strike.
Rawlins prevents a body shot from McDowell.
McDowell prevents a body shot from Rawlins.
Rawlins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dinny McDowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDowell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rawlins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rawlins tests McDowell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rawlins avoids the head kick by McDowell.
A lazy left from McDowell finds it's target.
 Rawlins is rocked!
Rawlins ducks into an uppercut from McDowell and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dinny McDowell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Fortuna (ranked 4397 p4p, 5372 weight class) and Wesly Boom (ranked 476 p4p, 521 weight class). Felix Fortuna looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesly Boom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuna misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortuna is just out of range.
Boom looks to land a combination but Fortuna avoids it well.
Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Fortuna misses with a punch to the body.
Fortuna has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boom leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortuna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boom just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Fortuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom is trying to break the clinch but Fortuna is controlling him.
Fortuna fails to pull guard.
Fortuna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boom gets underhooks to prevent Fortuna's takedown attempt.
Fortuna is breathing heavily.
Fortuna tries to pull guard but Boom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boom.
Fortuna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fortuna is looking for a takedown.
Boom keeps control of Fortuna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fortuna gets control of Boom's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fortuna will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom pushes down on Fortuna's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fortuna is trying to maintain the position but Boom is very close to passing his half guard.
Boom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boom is taking a breather. Fortuna says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fortuna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fortuna tries to get out of the position.
Boom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boom is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boom controlling from mount.
Boom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fortuna takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Boom's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesly Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Cox (ranked 3056 p4p, 24297 weight class) and Nu Pote (ranked 407 p4p, 618 weight class). Brutus Cox has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutus Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nu Pote!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pote gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pote scores with a hook to the body.
Pote throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cox blocks it with crossed arms.
Cox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cox has a couple of punches blocked by Pote.
Still in the clinch, Cox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cox swings wildly with an uppercut but Pote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pote lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pote misses with some punches.
Pote blocks an uppercut.
Cox misses with some punches.
Cox prevents a body shot from Pote.
Cox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cox prevents a body shot from Pote.
Cox working aggressively here.
Pote pushes Cox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pote.
Pote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cox throws a head punch that misses.
Pote unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pote landing knees to the head.
Cox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pote working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cox is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pote lands a body punch.
Cox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cox has a couple of punches blocked by Pote.
Nice body punch from Pote - that landed with a thud.
Pote lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cox misses with a punch on the inside.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Pote controls the action.
Cox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pote lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pote tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pote obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Pote.
Pote connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cox's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pote.
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pote's elbow.
Pote lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Pote.
A short right from Pote on the inside.
Pote putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pote lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cox.
Pote throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coxs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pote.
Pote lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pote lands a body shot.
Pote connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cox's face.
Cox is rocked!
 It looks like Brutus Cox has been cut.
Pote lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Cox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pote throws a big uppercut that drops Cox! More strikes from Pote and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cox lies dazed against the cage as Pote celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nu Pote!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Wu (ranked 826 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Mick Orl (ranked 129 p4p, 326 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qing Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Orl!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Mick Orl has been cut.
Wu tries to keep at a distance but Orl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orl gets control of Wu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Orl will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Orl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Orl has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Orl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wu is aware though and is defending well.
Wu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wu defends well.
Wu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Orl has his foot on Wu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wu works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu content to stall in guard here.
Orl has his foot on Wu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wu works his way back into a safe position though.
Wu is looking to work some ground and pound but Orl has wrist control.
Orl being controlled here, momentarily.
Wu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orl working for a triangle but Wu defends it easily.
Orl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wu defends well.
Orl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wu is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wu defends well.
Wu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu wants to control from the top but Orl keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Orl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wu.
Orl is trying to control the position but Wu postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orl has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wu flashes Orl a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Orl's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Orl crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Wu punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Qing Wu!
Qing Wu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghasem Zahari (ranked 3268 p4p, 2379 weight class) and Brock Karelin (ranked 396 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghasem Zahari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Karelin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Zahari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karelin doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Brock Karelin has been cut.
Karelin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zahari on his heels. He'll look to pass Zahari's guard now, I'm sure.
Zahari wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it.
Zahari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin is in close to Zahari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin stops Zahari from standing up.
Karelin works over Zahari with some ground and pound from guard.
Zahari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zahari wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Zahari wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Zahari wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin stands up over Zahari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karelin stands and throws Zahari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zahari tries to escape but Karelin is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahari trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Zahari taking punishment in the form of punches.
Karelin has hold of Zahari's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zahari seems comfortable defending it but Karelin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zahari is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zahari is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Karelin couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Karelin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christiaan Huygens (ranked 1087 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Rickson Ruas (ranked 177 p4p, 354 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Christiaan Huygens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huygens as he avoids it easily.
Ruas shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Huygens defends well and Ruas ends up having to push Huygens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christiaan Huygens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Ruas.
Ruas fails with the takedown
and Huygens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruas is holding on to half guard well.
Ruas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Huygens is thwarting Ruas's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huygens is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huygens takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huygens wants to take a breather but Ruas is having none of it.
Ruas is looking to control Huygens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruas avoid being mounted?
Huygens tries to stand and escape but Ruas is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Huygens closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ruas's guard.
Huygens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Huygens is looking to stand up but Ruas won't let him.
Huygens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruas being controlled here, momentarily.
Ruas looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas pulls Huygens in close to his closed guard and prevents Huygens from doing any damage or advancing position.
Huygens wants to control from the top but Ruas keeps moving.
Ruas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huygens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huygens is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ruas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ruas is not content to let Huygens control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ruas is trying to get back to full guard.
Huygens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruas punching from the bottom.
Ruas tries to get to full guard but Huygens has control of the leg.
Ruas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huygens.
Ruas actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ruas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like Huygens is going to stand back up.
Huygens thows a huge punch but Ruas dodges it nicely.
Ruas tries to get to full guard but Huygens has control of the leg.
Ruas trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huygens swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruas fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christiaan Huygens dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Huygens. No joy for Ruas on that attempt.
Ruas gets tackled into the cage by Huygens. Huygens maintains the clinch.
Ruas successfully pulls guard.
Huygens is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruas has wrist control.
Ruas striking off his back but it's not causing Huygens any problems.
Ruas pulls Huygens in close to prevent any damage.
Ruas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruas looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruas, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huygens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Huygens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruas being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christiaan Huygens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huygens defends well.
Huygens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huygens trying to control but Ruas is working from the bottom.
Huygens stopping the sweep attempt from Ruas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruas keeping moving, preventing Huygens from controlling successfully.
Ruas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Huygens passes into half guard.
Ruas is looking for a sweep. Huygens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huygens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruas can do to turn this around?
Ruas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruas tries to get to full guard but Huygens has control of the leg.
Huygens works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas struggling a bit here.
Ruas sneaks back into half guard.
Huygens wants to stand but Ruas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ruas is looking for a sweep. Huygens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruas is looking to control Huygens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruas avoid being mounted?
Huygens thows a huge punch but Ruas dodges it nicely.
Ruas wants to control but Huygens is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruas is looking for a sweep. Huygens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huygens is controlling the pace.
Huygens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huygens thows a huge punch but Ruas dodges it nicely.
Ruas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruas gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huygens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christiaan Huygens will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ruas wants to take a breather but Huygens is having none of it.
Ruas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huygens defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruas is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruas throwing shots but Huygens is blocking nicely.
Huygens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huygens tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huygens trying to control from the bottom.
Ruas prevents Huygens from improving his position.
Ruas is taking a breather. Huygens says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Huygens defending well.
Huygens wants to control but Ruas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruas is trying to control. Huygens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Huygens tries to roll over but Ruas keeps him under control.
Christiaan Huygens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Huygens to regain full guard.
Ruas trying to control but Huygens is working from the bottom.
Huygens is trying to hold Ruas in close to prevent damage but Ruas has managed to pass into half guard.
Huygens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruas's back!
Huygens keeps control of the position easily here as Ruas tries to buck him off.
Ruas is trying to break free.
Ruas trying to control the action but Huygens just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huygens biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ruas turns into Huygens and is now in his guard.
Huygens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huygens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ruas preventing the sweep.
Huygens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huygens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruas on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huygens is controlling Ruas's posture.
Huygens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruas drops back looking for a leg! Huygens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huygens manages to kick Ruas off! Ruas jumps back into Huygens's guard.
Ruas stands and throws Huygens's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huygens pushes Ruas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ruas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rickson Ruas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huygens is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Ruas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huygens 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Christiaan Huygens!
A relieved looking Christiaan Huygens thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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