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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Steffensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt comes to the cage accompanied by State of the Union by Rise Against. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Steffensen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Galt.
Galt lands a left hand.
Galt scores with a knee to the head.
Galt stalls.
Galt lands a nice shot to the body.
Galt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steffensen.
Steffensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steffensen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steffensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galt's elbow.
Steffensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Steffensen.
Steffensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steffensen tries to break the clinch but Galt is controlling the position.
Galt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steffensen's defenses.
Steffensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Galt.
Galt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steffensen.
Galt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galt lands a good knee to the midsection. Steffensen won't want to take too many of those.
Steffensen trying to stall but Galt improves his position.
Galt lands a left hand.
Steffensen can't find room to land a body shot as Galt controls the action.
Galt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steffensen up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steffensen looks gassed!
Galt landing knees to the head.
Steffensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steffensen throws a jab when Galt was well out of range.
Galt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steffensen is trying to break free.
Galt effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galt.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Hannes Steffensen has been cut.
Galt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Galt.
Galt scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steffensen's face.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
Galt slows down the pace here.
A short left from Galt.
Galt lands with a light punch inside.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Galt.
Galt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steffensen throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Galt.
A body shot lands from Galt.
Galt crunches a lovely knee into Steffensen's ribcage.
Galt crunches a lovely knee into Steffensen's ribcage.
Steffensen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galt has Steffensen pushed against the cage.
A short left from Galt.
Galt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Galt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steffensen looking to stall.
Galt lands an elbow that stopped Steffensen in his tracks for a moment.
Galt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galt with a knee to the head.
Galt lands a hook that snaps the head of Steffensen backwards.
Steffensen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galt landing knees to the head.
Galt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Galt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steffensen lands a hook that snaps the head of Galt backwards.
Steffensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steffensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steffensen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Galt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steffensen backwards.
Steffensen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Galt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Steffensen.
Steffensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steffensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steffensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galt scores with a knee to the head.
Galt wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Galt.
Steffensen lands a nice uppercut.
Galt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Galt crunches a lovely knee into Steffensen's ribcage.
Steffensen looking to slow down the pace here.
Steffensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Galt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Galt.
Steffensen is working for takedown but Galt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Galt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steffensen up against the cage.
Steffensen is looking to break free of the clinch but Galt has double underhooks.
Galt working Steffensen over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Galt digs a right hand underneath Steffensen's ribcage. Steffensen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galt.
Galt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steffensen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Steffensen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steffensen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Galt walks away with a smile on his face. Steffensen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Steffensen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Galt.
Steffensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Galt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steffensen throws out a loose jab but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steffensen throws the left hand but Galt avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Galt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Steffensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steffensen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galt moves out of range as Steffensen strikes.
Galt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steffensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Galt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Steffensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steffensen works the jab nicely.
A jab from Steffensen misses.
A head kick from Galt lands but Steffensen takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Galt. That snapped Steffensen's head back.
Galt has closed the distance and engaged Steffensen in a clinch.
Galt lands a damaging elbow.
Galt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steffensen.
Galt lands a right hand.
Steffensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galt is keeping busy.
Steffensen is breathing heavily.
Galt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Galt crunches a lovely knee into Steffensen's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steffensen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Galt smiles and moves away.
Galt defending well as Steffensen loads up on a big left hand.
Steffensen throws a hook but Galt avoids it easily.
Galt slips under a jab from Steffensen.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Steffensen.
Galt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steffensen's head.
Steffensen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steffensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steffensen throws the left hand but Galt avoids the punch easily.
Galt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Galt lands with a right to the head.
Steffensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Galt.
Galt scores a nice knee to the body.
Galt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steffensen takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt slows down the pace here.
Galt lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Galt.
Steffensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Galt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Galt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Galt connects with a knee to the head.
Steffensen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galt gets through Steffensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steffensen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steffensen tries to break the clinch but Galt is controlling the position.
Galt lands with a light punch inside.
Steffensen wants a takedown.
Galt takes a shot to the head.
Galt scores with a knee to the head.
Steffensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steffensen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steffensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steffensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steffensen breaks from the clinch.
Steffensen tries a low kick but Galt avoids it.
Steffensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galt.
A nice combination there by Galt.
Galt moves out of range of the strikes.
Steffensen misses with a looping left.
Galt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Galt closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galt as Steffensen tries to tie him up.
Steffensen throws a head punch that misses.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galt with a knee to the head.
Galt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galt stops a takedown attempt from Steffensen.
John Galt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Steffensen.
Steffensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Galt controls his hands.
Galt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steffensen can do to turn this around?
Steffensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Galt controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steffensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galt's elbow.
Galt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galt.
Galt lands a shot to the body.
Galt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steffensen's face.
Steffensen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Galt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Galt lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galt.
Galt lands an elbow just above Steffensen 's eye.
Steffensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Steffensen.
Galt slips a straight right by Steffensen.
Steffensen misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galt throws a head kick that Steffensen semi-blocks.
Nice cross by Galt.
Steffensen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steffensen walks into a stiff left hand from Galt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Galt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Steffensen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Galt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steffensen.
Steffensen throws a lazy right hand but Galt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steffensen misses with a hook.
Galt staying out of range there.
Galt closes the distance and clinches.
Galt lands an elbow inside.
Galt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steffensen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galt connects with a knee to the head.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steffensen throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Galt.
Galt lands a knee to the body.
Steffensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galt is keeping busy.
Steffensen tries to throw a body punch but Galt avoids it by throwing Steffensen back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galt scores with a knee to the head.
Galt lands an elbow inside.
Steffensen looking for a takedown.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Galt.
A shot in the inside from Galt.
John Galt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
Steffensen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Galt scores with a hook to the body.
Galt lands an elbow inside that Steffensen shrugs off.
Galt stalls.
Steffensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steffensen as Galt tries to tie him up.
Galt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Galt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steffensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galt prevents a body shot from Steffensen.
Steffensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galt blocks a body shot from Steffensen.
Galt with a knee to the head.
Steffensen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steffensen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Galt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Steffensen.
Steffensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hannes Steffensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Galt trying to stall but Steffensen improves his position.
Steffensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steffensen wants to break free but Galt has control.
Galt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steffensen backwards.
Steffensen misses with a punch to the body.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
Steffensen controlling the action here for a moment.
Steffensen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but Steffensen blocks with his arms.
Steffensen has a couple of punches blocked by Galt.
Steffensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steffensen has a couple of punches blocked by Galt.
Galt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Steffensen misses with a body punch.
Galt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steffensen's efforts to push away.
Galt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steffensen misses with a body punch.
Galt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galt pushes Steffensen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Galt crunches a lovely knee into Steffensen's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steffensen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Galt.
Galt missing with knees to the body.
Steffensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steffensen scores with a shoulder strike.
Galt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steffensen tries a body shot but Galt blocks it.
Galt looking to stall.
Steffensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steffensen tries to pull guard but Galt won't allow it.
Steffensen looking to stall.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but Steffensen blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Steffensen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steffensen misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Steffensen.
Steffensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galt trying to land knees to the body.
Steffensen tries to break free but Galt pushes him back against the cage.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steffensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Steffensen on the inside.
Galt prevents Steffensen from breaking the clinch.
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.
Galt looking to throw knees to the head but Steffensen is blocking nicely.
Steffensen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Galt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Galt scores with a knee to the head.
Steffensen misses with some punches.
Galt tries to throw a body punch but Steffensen avoids it by throwing Galt back against the cage.
Steffensen misses with some punches.
Steffensen trying to control the position but instead, Galt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steffensen into the cage.
Galt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Galt lands a nice shot to the body.
Galt pushes Steffensen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galt lands a body punch.
Galt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Galt presses Steffensen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steffensen throws a head punch that misses.
Galt prevents a body shot from Steffensen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galt.
Steffensen has Galt pushed against the cage.
Steffensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
Galt gets through Steffensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steffensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galt's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Galt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galt 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Galt!
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