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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryker De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryker De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson pushes De Groot up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Anderson manages to end up in side control.
Anderson trying to control the action but De Groot is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson in side control, throwing shots but De Groot defends.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Groot has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Groot avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
De Groot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Groot wants to control but Anderson postures up.
De Groot is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Groot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Alex Anderson has been cut.
Ryker De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Groot scores with a punch to the head.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
De Groot drops Anderson with a nice combination! De Groot dives into Anderson's guard, looking to finish!
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. De Groot is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Anderson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take De Groot's back instead.
Anderson looks gassed!
De Groot wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson scores with punches to the body.
De Groot trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
De Groot tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is controlling the position but De Groot somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
De Groot gets full guard.
De Groot looking to control but Anderson passes into half guard.
De Groot moves into full guard.
De Groot controlling the position.
Anderson trying to control but De Groot is working from the bottom.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Groot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Groot has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow De Groot to sweep him here.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Groot gets full guard.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but De Groot is retaining full guard.
De Groot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson is not content to let De Groot control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Groot!
Anderson looking to control but De Groot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Anderson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Groot is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryker De Groot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Groot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
De Groot lands a jab-cross combination.
That has opened up Alex Anderson's cut even more.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson scores with a takedown into De Groot's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but De Groot isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to hold on but De Groot pushes him away.
Anderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anderson is not content to let De Groot control the position.
De Groot uses his free foot to push down on Anderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anderson.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Groot trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Groot controlling the pace for now.
De Groot wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Groot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but De Groot isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Groot wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
De Groot looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson is staying active underneath De Groot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson is looking to control De Groot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
De Groot sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Groot trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryker De Groot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Groot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Groot won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
De Groot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Groot controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
De Groot tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount but De Groot keeps good control and instead manages to take Anderson's back.
De Groot is not going to allow Anderson to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson can't escape the position.
De Groot looking for the choke from the back.
Anderson trying to control the hands but De Groot won't let him.
Anderson is trying to shake De Groot off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! De Groot won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
De Groot is looking to land body kicks.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson trying to control but De Groot is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Groot wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Groot is striking off his back. Anderson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but De Groot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - De Groot scores with a four punch combination!
Ryker De Groot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Groot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anderson postures up in De Groot's guard and throws a big left but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson is staying active underneath De Groot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alex Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Groot 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryker De Groot!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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