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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Botha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luras Vart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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170 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Botha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luras Vart!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vart digs a good hook to Botha's body.
Botha moves in looking to clinch but Vart pushes him off.
Botha drives through and clinches with Vart against the cage.
Botha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vart has eaten all the pies!
Botha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Botha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Botha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Botha somewhat.
Vart stuns Botha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Botha at a distance.
No joy there for Vart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Botha is breathing heavily.
Vart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Vart both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Johan Botha has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Vart.
Johan Botha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vart clinches up with Botha and pushes him back against the cage.
Vart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Botha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Botha smiles and moves away.
Vart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Botha backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vart fails to land the takedown.
Vart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vart duly obliges.
Vart throws a series of strikes that have Botha backpedaling.
Vart lands a left and a right that send Botha crashing to the mat, dazed. Vart thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Botha is rocked!
Johan Botha's cut is getting worse.
Vart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oh Botha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Botha seems to have got his legs back now.
Vart stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Vart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Botha rather than just go for the knockout.
Vart throws a leg kick but Botha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vart lands a right hook to the body.
Vart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vart!
Vart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vart fails with a takedown attempt.
Vart looks to land a combination but Botha avoids it well.
Botha clinches but Vart breaks the clinch
and Vart counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Botha thinking.
Vart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Botha is out of range and Vart settles back down.
Botha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vart duly obliges.
Johan Botha's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vart misses.
Vart lands with a good body shot.
Vart tries to bum rush Botha with a series of wild strikes but Botha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Botha at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Botha shoots for a takedown but Vart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vart misses with a low kick as Botha jumps back.
Vart cracks a nice hook into Botha's ribs.
Vart throws a shot to the body.
Vart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Vart.
Vart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luras Vart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Botha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Vart. No joy for Botha on that attempt.
Botha wants to clinch
and Vart counters with a one-two to the body.
Botha moves out of range of the leg kick from Vart.
Some wild striking there from Vart.
Botha moves in looking to clinch but Vart pushes him off.
Botha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vart as he jumps to the side.
Botha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Botha misses with a looping left.
Botha shoots in looking for a takedown. Vart tries to sprawl out of it but Botha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Botha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vart lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vart gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Botha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Botha has a couple of punches blocked by Vart.
Vart tries to break free but Botha pushes him back against the cage.
Botha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Botha shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vart with a hook.
A nice combination there by Vart.
Vart lands a nice looking body shot.
Vart thuds a left hand into Botha's body.
Vart lands a jab-cross combination.
Botha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vart.
Botha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vart connects with a solid leg kick.
Botha walks into a straight right hand from Vart.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vart.
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!
Vart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vart avoids the head kick by Botha.
Vart is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vart lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Vart.
Botha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vart circles away.
Vart scores with a nice right hand.
Botha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Botha stops Vart from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vart is trying to escape back to his feet but Botha uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Vart sneaks out the side door and pushes Botha away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Botha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vart.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vart tries to bum rush Botha with a series of wild strikes but Botha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Botha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Botha fails with the takedown
and Vart counters with a left and a right that stings Botha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luras Vart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Botha's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Botha fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Botha.
Botha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Botha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Botha backs up against the cage.
Botha slips a jab and a cross from Vart.
Vart dips to his left and cracks Botha with an uppercut!
Vart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vart stuns Botha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vart misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Vart both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vart lands a two punch combo.
Vart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vart lands a nice looking body shot.
Vart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Botha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vart throws a shot to the body.
Vart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vart.
Vart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Botha has him pressed against the cage.
Vart jumps guard but Botha stands there with Vart around his waist. Vart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Botha pulls guard effortlessly.
Vart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Botha has his hands on Vart's head, controlling the position.
Vart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vart wants to stand but Botha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Botha kicks Vart off and gets to his feet.
Botha tries for a takedown but Vart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vart with a poor takedown
and Botha counters by clinching up.
Botha wants a takedown.
Botha looking for a takedown.
Johan Botha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Botha tries to pull guard but Vart holds him up against the cage and eventually Botha drops back down to his feet.
Botha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vart fails to pull guard.
Luras Vart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Botha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vart smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luras Vart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vart 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 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luras Vart!
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