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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Van Der Taz (ranked 4130 p4p, 25743 weight class) and Lebron Castro (ranked 392 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebron Castro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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, Dutch Van Der Taz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lebron Castro!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Taz tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Dutch Van Der Taz has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Taz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Taz wants to land a leg kick but Castro is out of range.
Castro throws a big counter head kick but Van Der Taz avoids it with no problem.
Van Der Taz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Der Taz showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Der Taz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castro on the ground.
Castro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Der Taz is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Taz content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Taz is thwarting Castro's attempts to control the position.
Van Der Taz is looking to advance position but Castro won't allow it.
Castro trying to hold on to Van Der Taz's head to control him but Van Der Taz postures up.
Castro has hold of Van Der Taz's hands but Van Der Taz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Taz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Castro is pressing down on Van Der Taz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro pulls Van Der Taz in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Der Taz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Der Taz wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
Castro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Der Taz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Van Der Taz lands a body shot.
Castro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Der Taz as he jumps to the side.
Van Der Taz shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro tries to sprawl out of it but Van Der Taz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Taz tries to clinch up.
Van Der Taz misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Der Taz.
Van Der Taz closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
Van Der Taz looking to stall.
Van Der Taz tries to score a body lock takedown but Castro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dutch Van Der Taz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Taz stops a takedown attempt from Castro.
Van Der Taz stops a takedown attempt from Castro.
Castro jumps into guard, dragging Van Der Taz to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Taz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Der Taz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Der Taz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castro looks winded!
Castro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Der Taz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Van Der Taz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Van Der Taz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Taz avoids it really well and circles away.
Castro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Der Taz.
Castro fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Taz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Der Taz throws a sloppy head kick
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dutch Van Der Taz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lebron Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro has a takedown stuffed.
Castro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Der Taz circles away.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro shoots in but Van Der Taz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castro blocks a head kick by Van Der Taz.
Castro feints the counter takedown.
Van Der Taz closes the distance and clinches up with Castro, looking for a takedown. Van Der Taz pushes Castro against the cage but Castro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Taz misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castro avoids a kick to the body.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Taz counters with a two punch combo.
Van Der Taz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castro avoids the head kick by Van Der Taz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Taz shoots for a takedown but Castro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Der Taz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castro as he avoids it easily.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Taz shows good takedown defense.
Van Der Taz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Der Taz fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Der Taz or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Taz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castro is trying to pull guard but Van Der Taz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castro is pressed up against the cage. Van Der Taz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castro down to the mat. Castro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Der Taz closes the distance and clinches up with Castro, looking for a takedown. Van Der Taz pushes Castro against the cage but Castro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Taz throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Van Der Taz has his takedown stuffed
and Castro counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Der Taz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Der Taz moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Dutch Van Der Taz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Taz throws a head kick but Castro moves out of range.
Van Der Taz dives in and scores a takedown into Castro's guard.
Van Der Taz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Van Der Taz tries to advance position but instead Castro slips a leg back in to half guard.
Van Der Taz drops an elbow to the side of Castro's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro is trying to maintain the position but Van Der Taz is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Der Taz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Van Der Taz is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Van Der Taz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Van Der Taz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Van Der Taz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Der Taz shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Der Taz looks for a takedown but Castro sprawls well.
Castro wants to clinch.
Van Der Taz swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Dutch Van Der Taz is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Der Taz is fending him off so far but Castro persists. Nope, Van Der Taz circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Taz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Castro. No joy for Van Der Taz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dutch Van Der Taz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro jabs at Van Der Taz's body.
Castro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castro stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Der Taz. Van Der Taz gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Taz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castro on his heels. He'll look to pass Castro's guard now, I'm sure.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro controls Van Der Taz momentarily but Van Der Taz frees himself.
Van Der Taz stands up and waves to Castro to follow him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Castro is defended easily by Van Der Taz.
Van Der Taz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Taz tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Der Taz tries to break the clinch but Castro is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Taz has Castro pressed against the cage, preventing Castro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castro prevents Van Der Taz from breaking the clinch.
Castro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Der Taz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Der Taz lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Taz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castro avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Der Taz misses with a head kick.
Van Der Taz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Castro wants to clinch
and Van Der Taz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Lebron Castro has been cut.
Van Der Taz shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Castro with that takedown attempt.
Van Der Taz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Der Taz misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Der Taz misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Taz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Castro looks to move away, Van Der Taz throws a big counter combo but Castro just gets out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Der Taz.
Castro feints the counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lebron Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Der Taz 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Van Der Taz!
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