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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Steggman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Naaktgeboren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bas Naaktgeboren was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Steggman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Naaktgeboren!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naaktgeboren swinging wilding here.
Bas Naaktgeboren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steggman closes the distance and clinches.
Naaktgeboren taking a breather.
Naaktgeboren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steggman dodges the punch combination from Naaktgeboren.
Naaktgeboren clinches but Steggman breaks the clinch
and Steggman counters with a shoot takedown. Naaktgeboren fights it but they end up in guard.
Naaktgeboren looking to control.
Naaktgeboren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steggman!
Naaktgeboren tries to control but Steggman wriggling away.
Naaktgeboren with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Naaktgeboren avoids the attempt from Steggman to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steggman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naaktgeboren trying to control the action but Steggman is working from the bottom.
Steggman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naaktgeboren.
Steggman is defending against the submission attempts here by Naaktgeboren.
Steggman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steggman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Steggman is trying to keep Naaktgeboren in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Naaktgeboren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steggman closes the distance and clinches.
Naaktgeboren is fighting off a takedown attempt but Steggman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Naaktgeboren to the mat. Naaktgeboren regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steggman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steggman wants to control from the top but Naaktgeboren keeps moving.
Naaktgeboren looking for a guillotine here but Steggman defends easily.
Steggman is breathing heavily.
Steggman cracks Naaktgeboren with a solid left hand.
Steggman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naaktgeboren is keeping the position for now.
Naaktgeboren is pulling down on Steggman's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Naaktgeboren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steggman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steggman won't allow Naaktgeboren to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Steggman takes one to the chin there.
Naaktgeboren looks to clinch
and Steggman counters with a shoot takedown. Naaktgeboren fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naaktgeboren throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naaktgeboren 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.
Naaktgeboren striking off his back but it's not causing Steggman any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steggman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Naaktgeboren's head.
Steggman wants to control from the top but Naaktgeboren keeps moving.
Naaktgeboren trying to control the position.
Steggman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Naaktgeboren's guard.
Steggman working over Naaktgeboren with some ground and pound. Naaktgeboren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naaktgeboren has hold of Steggman's hands but Steggman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Naaktgeboren is in trouble now - Steggman has advanced to mount!
Steggman dominating with strikes here.
Naaktgeboren tries to reverse the position but Steggman maintains control.
Steggman looking to finish Naaktgeboren with some ground and pound. This is bad for Naaktgeboren!
Naaktgeboren tries to hold on but Steggman pushes him away.
Naaktgeboren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naaktgeboren tries to lock up and control but Steggman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Naaktgeboren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Naaktgeboren regains half guard.
Naaktgeboren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steggman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steggman's back!
Naaktgeboren is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Naaktgeboren tightening his grip on Steggman, looking for the choke.
Naaktgeboren trying to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naaktgeboren landing with strikes.
Naaktgeboren scores with punches to the body.
Naaktgeboren is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Steggman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Steggman dominated that round.
That's time! Steggman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steggman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steggman jumps guard but Naaktgeboren stands there with Steggman around his waist. Steggman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Naaktgeboren using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Naaktgeboren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch
and Steggman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steggman.
Naaktgeboren trying to keep a closed guard but Steggman is proving a slippery customer.
Naaktgeboren looking for a sweep. Not yet Naaktgeboren, not yet.
Naaktgeboren throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naaktgeboren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Naaktgeboren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Naaktgeboren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Naaktgeboren with a couple of short strikes.
Naaktgeboren cracks Steggman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steggman's face.
Naaktgeboren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steggman's face.
Naaktgeboren lands a nice shot to the head.
Steggman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Naaktgeboren is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steggman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Naaktgeboren looking to finish Steggman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steggman!
Steggman is bucking up trying to escape but Naaktgeboren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Naaktgeboren landing strikes from the mount and Steggman is in trouble!
Naaktgeboren moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Steggman has worked his arm free - good work by Steggman!
Naaktgeboren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steggman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steggman can't do much from the bottom here.
Naaktgeboren is looking to take a break and control but Steggman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steggman tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steggman tries to buck Naaktgeboren off but Naaktgeboren is having none of it.
Steggman is not content to let Naaktgeboren control the position.
Steggman regains half guard.
Steggman trying to hold on to Naaktgeboren's head to control him but Naaktgeboren postures up.
Naaktgeboren is looking to take a break and control but Steggman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Naaktgeboren.
Naaktgeboren tries to advance to mount but can't.
Naaktgeboren working away.
Steggman gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naaktgeboren is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steggman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Naaktgeboren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steggman's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Steggman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Steggman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Naaktgeboren's head.
Steggman throws a big right hand that misses.
Steggman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naaktgeboren keeping moving, preventing Steggman from controlling successfully.
Steggman wants to pass the guard but Naaktgeboren is keeping the position.
Steggman throws a strike but Naaktgeboren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steggman striking off his back but it's not causing Naaktgeboren any problems.
Steggman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naaktgeboren doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naaktgeboren manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naaktgeboren trying to control but Steggman is working from the bottom.
Naaktgeboren is looking to work some ground and pound but Steggman has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steggman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steggman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steggman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naaktgeboren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steggman is trying to control the position but Naaktgeboren postures up.
Steggman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naaktgeboren lands a couple of elbows.
Naaktgeboren looking to pass the guard.
Steggman wants to sweep but no luck.
Naaktgeboren stands up over Steggman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naaktgeboren postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Naaktgeboren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Naaktgeboren stuffs the takedown.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch up but Steggman circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Naaktgeboren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch but Steggman moves out of range.
Steggman clinches.
Naaktgeboren manages to break the clinch.
Steggman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naaktgeboren.
Naaktgeboren gets a takedown into half guard.
Naaktgeboren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steggman's head.
Naaktgeboren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steggman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Steggman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naaktgeboren is one step ahead there.
Naaktgeboren wants to pass the guard but Steggman is keeping the position.
Steggman controls Naaktgeboren momentarily but Naaktgeboren frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naaktgeboren trying to control the position from guard on top but Steggman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren won't allow Steggman to sweep him here.
Naaktgeboren thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steggman controls Naaktgeboren momentarily but Naaktgeboren frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naaktgeboren lands a jab-cross combination.
Naaktgeboren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steggman moves out of range as Naaktgeboren strikes.
Steggman shoots in but Naaktgeboren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Naaktgeboren wants to clinch
and Steggman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steggman.
Naaktgeboren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Steggman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steggman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naaktgeboren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naaktgeboren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steggman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Steggman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steggman shoots in but Naaktgeboren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Naaktgeboren clinches but Steggman breaks the clinch
and Steggman counters with a nice body kick.
Steggman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Naaktgeboren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steggman momentarily.
A head kick misses from Naaktgeboren.
Naaktgeboren clinches but Steggman breaks the clinch
and Steggman counters with a shoot takedown. Naaktgeboren fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steggman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Naaktgeboren's guard.
Naaktgeboren is trying to get back to full guard.
Steggman is trying to control the action in half guard but Naaktgeboren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christian Steggman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steggman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steggman's back!
Naaktgeboren has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Steggman has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Steggman defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Naaktgeboren is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Naaktgeboren has Steggman flattened out and is raining down punches.
Naaktgeboren throwing damaging strikes from the back! Steggman could be in trouble here!
Steggman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Naaktgeboren gets his way!
Naaktgeboren looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Naaktgeboren is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Steggman is defending well though. Naaktgeboren let's go of the attempt for now.
Naaktgeboren lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steggman breaks Naaktgeboren's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Naaktgeboren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steggman is one step ahead there.
Steggman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Naaktgeboren is trying to control the position but Steggman postures up.
Steggman connects with a couple of short punches.
Naaktgeboren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steggman moves into full guard.
Naaktgeboren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steggman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naaktgeboren gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naaktgeboren postures up.
Naaktgeboren wants to control from the top but Steggman keeps moving.
Naaktgeboren lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Naaktgeboren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Naaktgeboren 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Naaktgeboren!
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