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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Groote might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bas' Theme. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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260 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groote throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hosak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Groote throws a head kick that misses
and Hosak counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groote staying out of range there.
Hosak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Groote moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hosak throws a nice looking combination but De Groote bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Groote swings for the body but Hosak moves out of range.
Hosak looks to land a left hand but De Groote moved out of range nicely.
De Groote moves out of range of the strikes.
Hosak slips under a jab from De Groote.
De Groote swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hosak lands with an overhand left.
Hosak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groote.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote dips to his left and cracks Hosak with an uppercut!
Hosak lands a glancing blow to the side of De Groote's head.
De Groote throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hosak counters with a head kick. That will keep De Groote thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De Groote tries to close the distance and clinch but Hosak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hosak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hosak throws an off balance right hand
and De Groote counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bas De Groote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groote lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Groote tries to clinch but Hosak is having none of it.
De Groote lands a head kick!
It looks like Milan Hosak has been cut.
De Groote blocks a head kick by Hosak.
Milan Hosak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Hosak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hosak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Groote somewhat.
De Groote blocks a head kick by Hosak.
Hosak moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hosak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hosak looks to throw the jab but De Groote is out of range.
De Groote uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hosak.
De Groote moves out of range as Hosak strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Hosak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groote shoots in and gets a takedown into Hosak's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak is looking to stand up but De Groote isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Groote postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hosak wants to stand up but De Groote is controlling him.
De Groote wants to control from the top but Hosak keeps moving.
De Groote throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
De Groote wants to control from the top but Hosak keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Groote is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Groote trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Groote wants to pass the guard but Hosak is keeping the position.
Hosak wants to stand up but De Groote is controlling him.
De Groote tries to free his leg and advance position but Hosak is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bas De Groote will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milan Hosak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hosak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Groote.
Hosak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Groote pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groote blocks a jab.
Hosak misses with a looping right.
Hosak misses with a hook.
De Groote looks to land a left hand but Hosak moved out of range nicely.
Hosak misses with a double jab
and De Groote counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groote gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Hosak.
Hosak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hosak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Groote dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hosak misses the target.
De Groote looks to land a left hand but Hosak moved out of range nicely.
Hosak loads up on a big right hand but De Groote slips the punch.
De Groote uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hosak.
De Groote with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hosak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hosak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bas De Groote is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groote thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groote moves out of range of the strikes.
Hosak throws a shot from downtown. De Groote moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosak scores with a hook.
De Groote paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hosak slips under a jab.
De Groote defending well as Hosak loads up on a big left hand.
De Groote walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hosak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hosak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Groote throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hosak counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groote moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groote.
De Groote misses with a hook
letting Hosak counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Hosak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote defending well as Hosak loads up on a big left hand.
De Groote slips under a jab.
De Groote shoots in looking for a takedown but Hosak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Groote's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hosak connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Hosak finds it's target.
De Groote gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Groote bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hosak's head.
De Groote punishes Hosak's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groote dodges the punch combination from Hosak.
Hosak scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosak misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groote counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Hosak.
De Groote misses with a left hand
and Hosak counters with a nice uppercut.
Hosak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groote slips a jab and a cross from Hosak.
Hosak scores with a punch to the head.
Hosak walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groote closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hosak circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas De Groote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groote sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hosak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bas De Groote will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milan Hosak's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A jab from Hosak does it's job there.
Hosak misses with a wild body shot.
De Groote avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hosak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Groote has time to react.
De Groote misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Hosak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groote misses with a takedown attempt
and Hosak counters with a stiff right hand.
Hosak misses with an uppercut. De Groote saw that one coming.
De Groote throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hosak counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Hosak misses.
Hosak misses with an uppercut
and Hosak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Groote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hosak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hosak misses.
Hosak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hosak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groote.
De Groote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hosak moves away.
De Groote misses with a head kick.
De Groote looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hosak throws an off balance right hand
and De Groote counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hosak's knee momentarily.
Hosak stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hosak throws a lazy head kick
and De Groote counters with an outside leg kick.
De Groote takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hosak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Groote fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas De Groote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote throws a leg kick
and Hosak counters with a nice uppercut.
Hosak looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groote is just out of range.
Hosak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hosak lands a two punch combo.
Hosak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Hosak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Groote avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hosak throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groote.
Hosak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groote jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hosak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hosak cracks De Groote with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Groote throws a right hand that Hosak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hosak also avoids with ease.
Hosak scores with a head kick.
De Groote tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hosak was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groote.
De Groote doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hosak counters with a left to the body.
Jab by Hosak.
De Groote misses with a lunging right hand
and Hosak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groote needs to keep his hands up - Hosak had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosak checks a leg kick nicely.
Hosak misses with a wild combination.
De Groote shoots in for a takedown but Hosak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hosak misses with a looping left.
Hosak lands with a cross.
Bas De Groote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Groote avoids the head kick by Hosak.
De Groote throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hosak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Milan Hosak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Hosak misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Hosak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Groote has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bas De Groote!
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