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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kung Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebaastian Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kung Pow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebaastian Struve!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struve throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Struve wants to clinch up but Pow keeps it at a distance.
Sebaastian Struve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pow misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Struve.
Pow looks to land a body kick but Struve moved away.
Pow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Struve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pow moves away.
Struve wants to clinch up but Pow keeps it at a distance.
Struve shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Struve showed some decent athleticism there.
Pow pushes Struve off looking to stand but Struve dives back in and keeps control.
Struve missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Struve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Struve is working away from the top position though.
Struve throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Struve on the ground.
Struve sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pow defending well though.
Pow wants to get back to full guard but Struve has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve with the ground and pound from mount.
Struve landing punches.
Struve raining down shots from the mount!
Pow is rocked!
Pow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Pow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pow tries to hold on but Struve pushes him away.
Pow seems to have got his legs back now.
Struve lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pow working to try and regain half guard.
Struve dominating with strikes here.
Struve lands a big shot there that rocks Pow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pow wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Struve.
The referee warns Pow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow is trying to stand up.
Pow is working to get back to half guard.
Struve is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pow wants to control but Struve is having none of it.
Struve landing strikes, looking to finish!
Struve connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Pow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Struve pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Struve with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Struve lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pow hang on?
Struve has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pow's face.
Pow taking shots to the head.
Pow manages to control the position for a moment.
Struve lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Struve avoids the attempt from Pow to control.
The referee warns Pow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Struve lands a big elbow.
Pow tries to hold on but Struve pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pow tries to get out of the position.
Struve prevents Pow from getting the reversal.
Pow tries to hold on but Struve pushes him away.
Struve looking to finish Pow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pow!
Pow is looking to get to half guard.
Struve with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pow is bucking up trying to escape but Struve cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Struve.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struve avoids the attempt from Pow to control.
Struve pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebaastian Struve 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.
Pow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Struve's head.
Struve shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Struve showed some decent athleticism there.
Pow wants to get back to his feet.
Struve thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pow's head.
Struve lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Struve is working for a submission of some sort.
Struve scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Struve sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pow defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Struve missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pow wants to get back to his feet.
Pow is looking to control Struve's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pow avoid being mounted?
Struve missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pow wants to control but Struve is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Struve throws a body punch but Pow moves out of range.
Pow checks a low kick from Struve.
Struve looks to score with a jab to the body but Pow is just out of range.
Kung Pow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struve throws the left hand but Pow avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Struve moves out of range of the strikes.
Pow throws a lazy right hand but Struve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pow wants to clinch.
Pow looks to throw the jab but Struve is out of range.
Pow is looking to clinch.
Pow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Struve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struve wants to clinch up but Pow keeps it at a distance.
Pow drives through and clinches with Struve against the ropes.
Pow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pow manages to break the clinch.
Struve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pow blocks a head kick by Struve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve throws a head kick but Pow moves out of range.
Kung Pow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pow scores with the left hand. Struve knows he should have avoided that one.
Pow misses the jab.
Struve blocks a head kick by Pow.
Pow looks for the body kick but Struve saw that one coming.
Struve misses with a low kick as Pow jumps back.
Pow tries to clinch up but Struve circles away and keeps his distance.
Struve doesn't manage to clinch there - Pow circles away.
Struve staying out of range there.
Pow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Struve looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Struve.
Pow wants to get back to his feet.
Struve thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pow's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Struve has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pow tries to kick Struve off but Struve keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Struve scores with a couple of nice shots.
Struve lands with a punch from half guard.
Struve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pow manages to get to full guard.
Pow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Struve is working Pow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Struve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Struve is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebaastian Struve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Struve misses its intended target.
Struve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Struve swats away the attempt to clinch by Pow.
Struve scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Struve's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Struve thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pow's head.
Pow is looking to improve his position.
Pow wants to control but Struve is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Struve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Struve seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pow is trying to stand back up but Struve is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve prevents Pow from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Struve avoids the head kick by Pow.
Jab by Struve.
Struve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Struve blocks the body kick.
Struve blocks a head kick by Pow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Struve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pow checks a low kick from Struve.
Pow staying out of range there.
Struve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Struve blocks a head kick by Pow.
Struve tries to score with a low kick but Pow moves his leg out of the way.
Struve shoots in for a takedown but Pow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Struve closes the distance and pushes Pow back into the ropes.
Struve wants a takedown.
Kung Pow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebaastian Struve.
Struve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Pow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Struve avoids it.
Pow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Pow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pow.
Struve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Struve shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pow defends it nicely.
Pow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Struve misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Pow.
Struve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pow as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pow is looking to clinch but Struve is avoiding it.
Struve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pow clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Struve to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pow keeping moving, preventing Struve from controlling successfully.
Struve got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Struve has managed to get both his arms back between Pow's legs - danger averted.
Pow keeping full guard, as Struve tries to pass.
Struve working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struve accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Struve stands and throws Pow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow parries the strikes from Struve easily there. Struve is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pow to escape.
Sebaastian Struve has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pow is looking for a sweep.
Pow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Struve working the body and head with strikes.
Struve working the ground and pound.
Struve throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Struve is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebaastian Struve really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Pow as he checks the leg kick.
Struve throws the left hand but Pow avoids the punch easily.
Pow wants to clinch.
Struve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pow darts in and clinches Struve up against the ropes.
Pow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Struve is trying to maintain a safe position but Pow gets an underhook and turns Struve into the ropes.
Struve tries to pull guard but Pow won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Pow.
Pow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pow keeps control of Struve as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Struve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
Pow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struve is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Struve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Struve is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pow just misses with a punch to the body.
Struve throws an overhand right that lands on Pow's shoulder, as Pow tries to avoid the shot.
Struve tries to clinch there but Pow circles away.
Pow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pow throws a head kick that half lands.
Struve avoids the head kick by Pow.
A telegraphed right hand from Struve misses the target.
Pow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pow.
Pow is trying to stall.
Maybe Pow would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Pow is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kung Pow.
Struve misses with a straight right.
Struve wants to clinch
and Pow counters with a one-two to the body.
Struve dodges the punch combination from Pow.
Pow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Struve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pow scores with a head kick.
Pow throws a head kick but Struve moves out of range.
Pow wants to clinch up but Struve keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Pow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Struve scores with a jab to the body.
Struve shoots in and bounces Pow off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Pow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow is working hard here to advance position.
Struve trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Struve scoring with punches to the head and body.
Struve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pow has momentary wrist control but Struve slips an elbow through the middle.
Struve trying to control but Pow is working from the bottom.
Struve throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pow's corner calls for a 1-2. Pow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pow moves into range and clinches up with Struve.
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.
Struve has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Pow.
Pow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Struve managing to block the knees to the body from Pow.
Struve tries for a takedown but Pow manages to get underhooks.
Kung Pow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebaastian Struve.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Struve is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pow connects with a knee to the head.
Pow holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pow has Struve pressed against the ropes, preventing Struve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Struve looking to slow down the pace here.
Pow scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Pow had his way with Sebaastian Struve in 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. This is the final round!
Pow moves into the clinch.
Struve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pow stalling in the clinch.
Struve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pow working Struve over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pow.
Pow breaks from the clinch.
Struve misses the shot to the body.
Pow throws a head kick but Struve moves out of range.
Struve doesn't manage to clinch there - Pow circles away.
Struve fails with a takedown attempt.
Pow lands with a slapping head kick.
Struve shoots for a takedown but Pow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pow wants to clinch up but Struve keeps it at a distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struve scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve throws a sloppy strike and Pow uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Pow has ended up in Struve's guard.
Struve wants to sweep here but Pow controlling him for the moment.
Pow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Struve, up you get!
Pow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Struve throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pow's waist but Pow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Struve off to one side.
Kung Pow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebaastian Struve.
Pow lands a nice shot to the body.
Struve wants to clinch but Pow slips to the side
and Pow counters with a head kick.
Pow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Struve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pow throws a head kick but Struve moves out of range.
Pow throws a head kick but Struve moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pow's half guard.
Pow is trying to maintain the position but Struve is very close to passing his half guard.
Struve is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Struve thows a huge punch but Pow dodges it nicely.
Pow wants to get back to his feet.
Struve missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Struve throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sebaastian Struve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Struve sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Struve shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Struve was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pow wants to try and get back to his feet.
Struve trying to control but Pow is having none of it.
Struve controlling his opponent.
Struve lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Struve connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Struve sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pow tries to hold on but Struve pushes him away.
Struve controlling from mount.
Struve landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kung Pow.
I think Struve has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebaastian Struve!
Sebaastian Struve is the new welterweight champion!
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