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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Boy Walton (ranked 699 p4p, 685 weight class) and Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 32 p4p, 19 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Boy Walton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Boy Walton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Boy Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen throws a body kick that misses.
Van Thüringen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walton throws a hook but Van Thüringen avoids it easily.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Thüringen.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Van Thüringen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walton will feel that in the morning.
Walton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Thüringen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Thüringen moves away.
A head kick by Walton misses
and Van Thüringen counters with a nice uppercut.
Walton misses with the combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Thüringen. Walton shrugs it off though.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Van Thüringen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Van Thüringen as he connects with a hook.
Van Thüringen misses the body punch
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Thüringen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Thüringen moves out of range as Walton strikes.
A little jabbing left from Van Thüringen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Thüringen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Thüringen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walton. Walton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Thüringen lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Walton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Thüringen.
Walton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Thüringen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Thüringen connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walton. Walton obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Thüringen scores with a decent looking hook.
Walton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Thüringen connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
Van Thüringen scores with a nice strike.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Thüringen manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Walton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Walton throws a leg kick but Van Thüringen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walton takes one to the chin there.
Van Thüringen misses the body punch
and Van Thüringen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Balthasar Van Thüringen has been cut.
Van Thüringen throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
Walton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Thüringen digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
Van Thüringen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
Van Thüringen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Thüringen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Thüringen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walton moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Walton.
Van Thüringen throws a head punch that misses.
Van Thüringen swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Thüringen throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Walton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walton throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Walton misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Thüringen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Thüringen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Van Thüringen as the two fighters clinch.
Van Thüringen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walton is defending well for now.
Van Thüringen misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Thüringen has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton misses with an elbow over the top.
Walton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walton misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Van Thüringen tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Van Thüringen back against the cage.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Van Thüringen lands a left hand.
Walton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Thüringen tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Van Thüringen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Thüringen is trying to break the clinch but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Walton controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Thüringen gets an underhook and turns Walton into the cage.
Van Thüringen avoids the elbow strike from Walton, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van Thüringen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Thüringen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Thüringen misses the shot to the body.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Thüringen slips a straight right by Walton.
Van Thüringen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Van Thüringen lands the left hand.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Van Thüringen moved out of range nicely.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Thüringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walton on the side of the head.
A left lands for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Thüringen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Thüringen jabs at Walton's body.
Van Thüringen cracks Walton with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Walton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Thüringen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Van Thüringen had a free shot at his head there.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Van Thüringen moved out of range nicely.
Van Thüringen ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Van Thüringen looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Van Thüringen with a jab.
Van Thüringen fakes the leg kick and cracks Walton in the body.
Walton connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Van Thüringen.
Walton misses with a low kick.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Van Thüringen moved out of range.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Van Thüringen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Thüringen was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Walton misses its target.
Van Thüringen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Thüringen jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Thüringen misses the shot to the body.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot.
Walton misses with a body kick.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Thüringen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walton tries to work over Van Thüringen's front leg with a kick but Van Thüringen checks it.
Walton takes one to the chin there.
Van Thüringen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Thüringen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a nice looking combination but Van Thüringen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Van Thüringen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van Thüringen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Van Thüringen misses with an uppercut
and Walton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Thüringen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walton moves out of range as Van Thüringen throws a body kick.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Thüringen throws a leg kick which misses Walton's front leg but catches the back leg as Walton tries to avoid it.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Van Thüringen is out of range.
Walton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walton takes a swing at Van Thüringen's ribcage but misses.
Van Thüringen throws a big counter head kick but Walton avoids it with no problem.
Walton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Thüringen misses the shot to the body.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Van Thüringen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Thüringen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Thüringen connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Walton tried to score with a low kick but Van Thüringen checks it.
Walton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Thüringen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Thüringen.
Walton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Thüringen scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Thüringen throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
Van Thüringen works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van Thüringen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Van Thüringen misses with a straight right.
Walton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Thüringen checks it well.
Walton throws a series of punches but Van Thüringen avoids them all with ease.
Van Thüringen throws the kick towards the body but Walton avoids it.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight right.
Walton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Thüringen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Thüringen lands a slapping body shot.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight right.
Van Thüringen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Thüringen lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Thüringen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Thüringen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Thüringen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands with a straight right. Walton didn't see that one coming.
Van Thüringen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Van Thüringen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Walton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walton avoids the body shot from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Thüringen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Thüringen!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Thüringen connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Walton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Thüringen scores with a nice head shot.
Walton avoids the body shot from Van Thüringen.
Walton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John Boy Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Thüringen moves away.
Van Thüringen thuds his right hand into Walton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Van Thüringen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Thüringen gets tackled into the cage by Walton. Walton maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Thüringen.
Walton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Thüringen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walton jumps guard but Van Thüringen stands there with Walton around his waist. Walton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Thüringen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Thüringen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Thüringen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Thüringen lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Thüringen digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
Van Thüringen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Thüringen scores with a hook to the body. Walton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Thüringen scores with a shot to the body.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Thüringen scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Thüringen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Thüringen lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Van Thüringen throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Van Thüringen to counter with a crisp jab.
Walton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Van Thüringen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walton if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Thüringen misses with a body kick.
Walton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Thüringen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walton rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Van Thüringen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Thüringen lands with a straight right. Walton didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Van Thüringen.
A lazy left from Van Thüringen finds it's target.
Van Thüringen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walton scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Thüringen thows a body kick. Walton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Van Thüringen as he checks the leg kick.
Walton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Thüringen moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balthasar Van Thüringen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Thüringen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balthasar Van Thüringen!
After winning the bout, Balthasar Van Thüringen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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