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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Casey Van Sanders (ranked 5070 p4p, 3755 weight class) and Adolfo Walters (ranked 233 p4p, 284 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casey Van Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolfo Walters!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters keeps the fight on the outside.
Walters doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walters misses with a few strikes there.
Walters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Sanders. Van Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Sanders fails with the takedown
and Walters counters with a straight right hand.
Walters throws a looping overhand right but Van Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Van Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walters's waist but Walters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Sanders off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sanders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.
Van Sanders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Van Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walters is fending him off so far but Van Sanders persists. Nope, Walters circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from Walters misses.
Van Sanders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Sanders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Sanders shoots in and drives through. Walters sprawls well.
Van Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Walters sprawls well. He's pushed Van Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Walters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walters now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walters wants it to stay on the feet.
Walters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Sanders shoots and misses
and Walters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Sanders is breathing heavily.
Walters connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Sanders's hands.
Adolfo Walters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Sanders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walters.
Walters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Sanders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walters lands a nice hook to Van Sanders's body. Van Sanders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Walters sprawls well. He's pushed Van Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walters is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walters swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Sanders.
Walters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Walters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Sanders looks for a takedown but Walters sprawls well.
Walters is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Sanders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Walters looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Sanders is just out of range.
Walters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Sanders manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Sanders moves to clinch but Walters breaks away
and Walters counters with a straight right hand.
Walters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Sanders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Sanders shoots in but Walters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice side step and Walters releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walters.
A head kick misses from Van Sanders.
Nice straight punches there by Walters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walters.
Walters misses the body punch
and Van Sanders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Sanders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Walters pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walters swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Sanders counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters with a hook.
Van Sanders tries to clinch but Walters moves away
and Walters counters with a nice body shot.
Walters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Walters misses the target.
Walters works Van Sanders's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walters.
Walters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Sanders is looking for a counter combo.
Van Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Walters counters with a straight right hand.
Walters connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adolfo Walters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Sanders.
Walters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walters swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Sanders.
Walters digs a good body shot into Van Sanders's ribs.
Walters lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Sanders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sanders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walters counters with a nice body shot.
Walters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Walters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Van Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Sanders gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Walters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
Walters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Sanders is rocked!
Walters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters throws a series of punches but Van Sanders moves out of range.
Van Sanders appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Walters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walters pinned against the cage. Walters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walters bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Sanders avoids the body shot from Walters.
Walters throws a right and a left that Van Sanders avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Van Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Sanders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walters swinging wildly here.
Walters displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Sanders.
Adolfo Walters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walters throws a nice looking combination but Van Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walters digs a good body shot into Van Sanders's ribs.
Walters's corner calls for a 1-2. Walters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Walters, looking for a takedown. Van Sanders pushes Walters against the cage but Walters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Casey Van Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walters misses with a combination
and Van Sanders counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.
Van Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Sanders manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Sanders is trying to keep Walters in close.
Van Sanders wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walters content to stall in guard here.
Walters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walters is controlling him.
Walters trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Sanders's guard.
Walters postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Van Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adolfo Walters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Sanders is defended easily by Walters.
Jab from Walters.
Van Sanders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walters misses with a wild body shot.
And Van Sanders counters with a quick kick to the body but Walters blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Walters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Sanders goes for a double leg but Walters avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walters continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Van Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sanders jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walters walks away with a smile on his face. Van Sanders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walters has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Walters. No joy for Van Sanders on that attempt.
Walters is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walters scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Sanders should have avoided that one.
Walters lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Sanders off the cage and back into range.
Walters lands a jab-cross combination.
Walters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Sanders.
Van Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.
Walters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Sanders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Sanders thinking.
Van Sanders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walters is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Sanders with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters tests Van Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walters but Walters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Walters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Sanders takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walters dips to his left and cracks Van Sanders with an uppercut!
Van Sanders closes the distance and pushes Walters back into the cage.
Van Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walters's efforts to push away.
Van Sanders stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to break the clinch but Van Sanders is controlling the position.
Van Sanders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Walters throws out a powerful jab.
Van Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walters but Walters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Van Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walters cracks a nice hook into Van Sanders's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
Walters thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Van Sanders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Walters tries to sprawl out of it but Van Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Sanders misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Sanders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adolfo Walters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walters winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolfo Walters!
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FIGHT
RATING
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