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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Radar (ranked 1056 p4p, 925 weight class) and Balal Lama (ranked 149 p4p, 134 weight class). Balal Lama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Radar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Radar with a hook.
Radar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lama shoots in and drives through. Radar sprawls well.
Radar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Radar scrambles back to his feet.
Lama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Radar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Radar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Radar pinned against the cage. Radar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Radar clobbers Lama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Radar avoids it really well and circles away.
Max Radar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Radar looks to land a combination but Lama avoids it well.
Radar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Radar connects with a crisp jab.
Radar staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radar tries to clinch up but Lama circles away and keeps his distance.
Lama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Radar counters with a left and a right that stings Lama.
A jab from Lama misses.
Radar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lama throws a body kick that misses
and Radar counters by moving into the clinch.
Radar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lama clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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Radar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Radar working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Radar throwing sloppy strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lama has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Radar.
Radar misses with an elbow to the head.
Radar connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lama to escape the position.
Radar is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lama. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
You can see the frustration on Lama's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Radar is looking for the choke from the back position but Lama is controlling his hands well.
Radar gets his hands free as Lama looks to control.
Radar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lama has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radar not allowing Lama to control his hands.
Radar misses with punches from the back.
Lama trying to control the position but Radar manages to sink in the hooks.
Lama can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama manages to reverse the position and now he's in Radar's guard. Nice work there by Lama.
Radar wants to sweep but no luck.
Lama wants to control from the top but Radar keeps moving.
Radar keeping full guard, as Lama tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lama working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radar wants to sweep but no luck.
Radar is working hard here to advance position.
Lama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lama tries to free his leg and advance position but Radar is retaining full guard.
Radar looking for a sweep. Not yet Radar, not yet.
Lama wants to control from the top but Radar keeps moving.
Radar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lama manages to get himself to full guard.
Radar throwing strikes from guard but Lama blocks nicely.
Radar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radar trying to control but Lama is working from the bottom.
Radar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama working a defensive guard here.
Lama has his foot on Radar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radar works his way back into a safe position though.
Radar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Radar postures up in Lama's guard and throws a big left but Lama blocks it.
Radar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lama's head.
Lama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Radar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Radar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Radar stands up over Lama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Radar postures up and lands a big shot to Lama's brow.
Lama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lama looking for a sweep. Not yet Lama, not yet.
Radar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Radar 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.
Radar scores with a hook.
Lama tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Radar defends well and Lama ends up having to push Radar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lama misses with a looping right.
Lama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab by Radar.
Lama falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Radar counter with a right hand.
Radar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balal Lama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Radar tests Lama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Radar is fending him off so far but Lama persists. Nope, Radar circles away and we're back to standing.
Max Radar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Radar drives through and clinches with Lama against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radar taking a breather.
Radar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Radar lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lama is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Radar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Radar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Radar stands up over Lama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Radar defends well.
Radar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lama is keeping the position for now.
Lama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Radar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Radar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Radar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Radar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lama can do to turn this around?
Lama keeping moving, preventing Radar from controlling successfully.
Radar postures up and lands a big shot to Lama's brow.
Radar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Radar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lama wants to stand up but Radar is controlling him.
Lama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Radar defends well.
Lama wants to stand up but Radar is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama trying to control the position.
Lama wants to sweep but no luck.
Radar throwing strikes from guard but Lama blocks nicely.
Radar throws a big right hand that misses.
Radar won't allow Lama to sweep him here.
Lama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Radar connects with a couple of short punches.
Radar scoring with some ground and pound.
Radar lands a couple of elbows.
Radar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Radar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Radar throwing strikes from guard but Lama blocks nicely.
Lama keeping moving, preventing Radar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Radar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lama dives on top into guard.
Radar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lama distracts Radar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lama trying to control but Radar is working from the bottom.
Radar is trying to control the position but Lama postures up.
Radar keeping moving, preventing Lama from controlling successfully.
Radar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Radar keeping moving, preventing Lama from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Radar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lama does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Radar throws the left hand but Lama avoids the punch easily.
Radar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Radar after a bit of a struggle.
Lama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Max Radar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Lama being controlled against the cage.
Lama letting Radar take a breather here.
Lama misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Radar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lama moves away.
Lama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radar pushes Lama up against the cage in a clinch.
Radar cracks Lama with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Radar prevents it.
Lama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radar is pressed up against the cage. Lama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Radar down to the mat. Radar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Radar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lama on the side of the head.
Balal Lama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Radar lands a slapping body shot.
Radar lands a nice shot to the body.
Radar sizes up Lama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Lama misses.
Radar throws a big counter combination but Lama scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Radar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lama's head backwards.
Radar cracks Lama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Radar.
Max Radar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Radar.
Lama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Radar but Radar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Max Radar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lama connects with a looping right hand.
Lama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Radar on the side of the head.
Lama shoots in and drives through. Radar sprawls well.
Lama throws a sloppy head kick
and Radar counters by moving into the clinch.
Lama is trying to break the clinch but Radar has him pressed against the cage.
Lama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Radar after a bit of a struggle.
Lama is looking to take this one to the mat.
Radar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Radar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radar.
Radar lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama misses with an elbow over the top.
Lama is looking for a takedown.
Lama is trying to push Radar away but Radar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Max Radar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lama wants a takedown.
Lama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Max Radar is winning the standup battle so far.
Lama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Radar stalks Lama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lama's face. Lama staggers backwards, shaken.
Radar lands a head shot.
Lama slips under a jab.
Lama unleashes a big counter combination but Radar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Radar drives through and clinches with Lama against the cage.
Radar gets underhooks to prevent Lama's takedown attempt.
Lama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Radar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama has Radar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Radar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Radar prevents the takedown attempt.
Lama can't get the takedown.
Radar gets through Lama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lama wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lama tries to break the clinch but Radar is controlling the position.
Radar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lama clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lama is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Balal Lama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lama is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Radar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radar 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Radar!
A very excited looking Max Radar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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