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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roid Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. 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 Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roid Rage!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Rage.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Rage throws a lazy head kick
and Powell counters with a head kick. That will keep Rage thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rage misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Rage is predictable there
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powell throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powell scores with a head kick.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Powell moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a nice knee to the body.
Powell prevents Rage from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Powell.
Powell landing knees to the body.
Rage looks gassed!
Powell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powell.
Powell scores a nice knee to the body.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Powell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Powell connects with a knee to the head.
Powell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
Powell thuds a left hand into Rage's body.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powell counters with a body kick that stops Rage in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Powell.
Powell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Powell. Powell obviously looking to wear him down.
Powell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Powell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Powell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Powell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Powell.
Powell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rage's sensitive parts.
Rage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Powell clinches up with Rage and pushes him back against the cage.
Powell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Powell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
Powell cracks the inside of Rage's front leg.
Powell works Rage's body with a nice hook.
Roid Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Powell instigates a clinch.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Powell.
Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powell moves into the clinch.
Powell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Powell lands a nice knee to the body.
Powell lands an elbow inside.
Powell lands a nice elbow.
Powell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Powell.
Powell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Powell crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Powell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Powell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rage takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rage's defenses.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from Rage, against the cage.
Powell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Powell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Powell lands a knee to the head.
Powell lands a nice knee to the body.
Powell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Powell.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Powell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Powell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powell stalling in the clinch but Rage improves position.
Powell prevents Rage from breaking the clinch.
Powell missing with knees to the body.
Powell working Rage over with knees to the body.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powell throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powell counters with a body kick.
Rage catches Powell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rage drops Powell with a beautiful combination! Powell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rage is looking for the KO!
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powell counters with an inside leg kick.
Powell is looking to wear down Rage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters by clinching up.
Rage takes an elbow to the temple.
Powell lands a nice elbow.
Rage tries to break free but Powell pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Powell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rage's face.
Powell lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell lands an elbow inside.
Rage is trying to break the clinch but Powell is controlling him.
Powell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rage throws an elbow but misses.
Powell lands a good knee to the midsection. Rage won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Powell.
Rage has Powell pushed against the cage.
Powell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rage or not.
Rage misses with an elbow strike.
Rage wants to stall.
Joe Powell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Powell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rage is trying to stall.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
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.
Powell breaks the clinch.
Rage misses with a double jab
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Powell counters with a leg kick.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Powell counters with a good, hard body kick but Rage shrugs it off.
Joe Powell is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roid Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage moves forwards but Powell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rage moves forwards but Powell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell has closed the distance and engaged Rage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powell.
Knees to the body from Powell.
Powell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powell connects with a knee to the head.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Powell breaks the clinch.
Powell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Powell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Powell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Powell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Rage is predictable there
and Powell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Powell stuns Rage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell punishes Rage's body with a nice straight punch.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Powell.
Powell lands an elbow inside.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Powell has Rage pushed against the cage.
Powell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rage's defenses.
A short right from Powell.
Rage tries to stall but Powell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powell lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Powell.
Powell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powell throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.
Rage throws a head kick that misses
and Powell counters with a low kick, right behind Rage 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Powell 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. This is the final round!
Powell thuds his shin into the meat of Rage's side.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
Rage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Powell.
Good standup being displayed there by Powell as he connects with a hook.
Rage misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Powell clinches.
Powell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Rage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Powell landing knees to the body.
Powell landing knees to the body.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Powell lands a good knee to the midsection. Rage won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Powell.
Rage takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Powell working Rage over with knees to the body.
Powell scores with a shot to the side of Rage's head.
Powell has Rage pressed against the cage, preventing Rage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Powell controlling the action here for a moment.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Powell.
Powell has Rage pressed against the cage, preventing Rage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Powell has him pressed against the cage.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Powell.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Powell landing knees to the body.
Powell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Powell.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
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.
Rage pushes off an throws an elbow but Powell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rage tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Rage wants to break free but Powell has control.
Rage is trying to break free.
Rage takes an elbow to the temple.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
Rage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
Powell stalls.
Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rage throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rage checks a leg kick.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Powell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Joe Powell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage misses with a shot to the body
and Powell counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Powell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters with a low kick, right behind Rage 's knee.
Rage thows a leg kick but Powell checks it
and Powell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Powell connects with a single shot there.
Roid Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell digs a good hook to Rage's body.
Powell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rage, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rage throws an elbow but misses.
Powell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Powell scores a nice knee to the body.
Rage looking to slow down the pace here.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Powell.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powell, right into the meat.
Powell closes the distance and clinches.
Powell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Powell rushes Rage and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powell 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Powell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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