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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egbert Van Der Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You cant hide you cant run - Dilated Peoples. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Egbert Van Der Dick!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dick shoots in for a takedown but Newman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Newman does no damage.
Van Der Dick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Newman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Der Dick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Newman wants to stand up but Van Der Dick is controlling him.
Van Der Dick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van Der Dick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Der Dick gets to his feet. Newman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Van Der Dick shoots for a double leg takedown but Newman sprawls well. He's pushed Van Der Dick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Der Dick shoots in but no luck this time.
Charlie Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egbert Van Der Dick.
Newman misses with a looping left.
Van Der Dick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Newman pinned against the cage. Newman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Der Dick slips a jab and a cross from Newman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dick shoots in but no luck this time.
Newman lands a body shot.
Van Der Dick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Newman as he avoids it easily.
Van Der Dick misses with a combination
and Newman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Der Dick looks gassed!
Van Der Dick needs to keep his hands up - Newman had a free shot at his head there.
Newman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newman looks to land a right hand but Van Der Dick moved out of range.
Newman throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Dick's shoulder, as Van Der Dick tries to avoid the shot.
Van Der Dick dives in and grabs Newman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Newman pushes down on Van Der Dick's head and hops out.
Van Der Dick stuffs the takedown.
Newman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Der Dick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newman tries to avoid it but Van Der Dick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newman to the ground. Newman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Newman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Der Dick shoots and misses
and Newman counters with a series of strikes. Van Der Dick will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Newman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Egbert Van Der Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman dives in and grabs Van Der Dick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Der Dick pushes down on Newman's head and hops out.
Van Der Dick shoots in but no luck this time.
Newman punishes Van Der Dick's body with a nice straight punch.
Newman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newman stands up.
Newman connects with a nice looking jab.
Newman scores with a hook to the body. Van Der Dick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newman is defended easily by Van Der Dick.
Newman cracks a nice hook into Van Der Dick's ribs.
Newman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Dick circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Newman. No joy for Van Der Dick on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Newman does it's job there.
Van Der Dick walks into a jab.
Van Der Dick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Der Dick walks into a straight right hand from Newman.
Newman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Der Dick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Der Dick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Newman. That one must have hurt.
A left lands for Newman.
Nice cross by Newman.
Van Der Dick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Der Dick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Newman looks to land a combination. Van Der Dick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Der Dick is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Dick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Der Dick is still on wobbly legs! Can Newman finish him?
Newman lands with a nice combination. Van Der Dick backs away looking to recover.
Newman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Der Dick should have avoided that one.
Van Der Dick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newman lands the left hand.
Newman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Newman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Der Dick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Newman lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Der Dick seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Der Dick walks into a straight right hand from Newman.
Van Der Dick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Der Dick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Dick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Newman.
Newman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Der Dicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Der Dick throws a poor cross that misses
and Newman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab from Newman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Newman 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.
No joy there for Newman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Der Dick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the liver by Newman. Beautiful body shot.
Newman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Newman.
Van Der Dick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newman counters with a left to the body.
Egbert Van Der Dick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newman swings for the body but Van Der Dick moves out of range.
Newman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Dick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newman.
Newman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Newman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Newman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Dick is breathing heavily.
Newman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Newman defends it nicely.
Charlie Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egbert Van Der Dick.
Newman misses with a series of wild punches.
Newman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Der Dick has time to react.
Newman gets the takedown into side control.
Newman decides to stand back up. Newman steps back and let's Van Der Dick get back to his feet.
Van Der Dick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newman counters with a stiff right hand.
Newman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Newman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newman misses with a kick to the body.
Newman scores with a hook to the body. Van Der Dick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Newman circles away.
Newman's corner calls for a 1-2. Newman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Newman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Der Dick back to the cage. Newman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Newman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Der Dick looks to clinch
letting Newman counter with a right hand.
Newman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Der Dick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newman.
Van Der Dick moves out of range as Newman throws a body kick.
Van Der Dick fails with an attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Newman enables Van Der Dick to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Newman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Dick is looking to stand up but Newman won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman wants to stand and escape but Van Der Dick is having none of it.
Newman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Dick can do to turn this around?
Van Der Dick postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Newman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van Der Dick, into his guard.
Van Der Dick has a closed guard, preventing Newman from standing up.
Van Der Dick wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Newman wants to get up but he can't break Van Der Dick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Newman wants to stand and escape but instead Van Der Dick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Van Der Dick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van Der Dick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Newman has a closed guard, preventing Van Der Dick from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Newman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Newman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newman connects with a nice looking jab.
Newman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Der Dick misses with a takedown attempt
and Newman counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Dick shoots in for a takedown but Newman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Newman lands with a hook. Van Der Dick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newman misses with a combination
and Van Der Dick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Newman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van Der Dick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Newman dives on top into guard.
Newman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Der Dick's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Der Dick trying to strike off his back.
Newman is looking to stand up but Van Der Dick won't let him.
Van Der Dick is trying to keep Newman in close.
Van Der Dick is working an open guard so Newman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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.
Newman throws a push kick but Van Der Dick slaps the foot to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Dick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charlie Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egbert Van Der Dick.
A frustrated look appears on Newman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Newman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Der Dick has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Dick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Newman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A left lands for Newman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Newman - just one landing.
Newman misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Dick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Newman lands a body shot.
Van Der Dick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Der Dick moves out of range as Newman throws a body kick.
Van Der Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newman as he jumps to the side.
Van Der Dick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Newman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Der Dick takes one on the button.
Van Der Dick avoids a kick to the body.
Van Der Dick walks into a straight right hand from Newman.
Newman looks for the body kick but Van Der Dick saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman looks to land a left hand but Van Der Dick moved out of range nicely.
Newman stuffs the takedown.
Van Der Dick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newman throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Dick avoids it.
Newman stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Der Dick. Van Der Dick gets slowly back to his feet.
Newman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Der Dick. Van Der Dick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newman digs a good hook to Van Der Dick's body.
Newman looks for the body kick but Van Der Dick saw that one coming.
Van Der Dick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Newman. Van Der Dick shrugs it off though.
Good standup being displayed there by Newman as he connects with a hook.
Charlie Newman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Der Dick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newman counters with a two punch combo.
Egbert Van Der Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Newman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Charlie Newman!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Charlie Newman!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Charlie Newman!
Charlie Newman wins by unanimous decision!
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