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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Van Der Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Baltov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Van Der Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valio Baltov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Berg throws a sloppy head kick and Baltov moves out of range easily.
Baltov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Berg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Berg throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Valio Baltov has been cut.
Baltov moves into the clinch.
Van Der Berg throws a punch but it's blocked by Baltov.
A left hand lands to the body for Baltov.
Baltov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Der Berg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltov blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Der Berg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baltov's brow.
A short body shot lands from Van Der Berg as the two fighters clinch.
Van Der Berg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Berg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baltov misses with a series of wild punches.
Baltov misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Berg tries to clinch but Baltov moves away
and Baltov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Der Berg closes the distance but Baltov moves to the side
and Baltov counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Berg lands a knee to the body.
Van Der Berg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Berg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltov blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Berg tries to stall but Baltov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Berg misses with a knee strike.
Baltov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baltov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baltov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Der Berg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Berg misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Berg misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Berg prevents Baltov from breaking the clinch.
That's two 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.
Van Der Berg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baltov blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Berg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baltov is trying to break free.
Baltov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Der Berg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baltov backwards.
Baltov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Der Berg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Berg wants a takedown.
Van Der Berg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baltov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Berg is breathing heavily.
Van Der Berg missing with knees to the body.
Baltov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Berg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Berg tries a knee to the head but Baltov blocks it.
Baltov blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Berg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baltov.
Baltov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baltov rushes Van Der Berg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Berg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baltov scores with a one two! Van Der Berg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Der Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Der Berg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Der Berg closes the distance but Baltov moves to the side
and Baltov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baltov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Der Berg closes the distance but Baltov moves to the side
and Baltov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltov moves into the clinch.
Van Der Berg stalling against the cage.
Baltov prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Der Berg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltov blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Berg has Baltov pressed against the cage, preventing Baltov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Der Berg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Berg is trying to push Baltov away but Baltov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baltov tries to circle away but Van Der Berg has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Berg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baltov is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Berg is controlling him.
Van Der Berg has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Baltov regains guard immediately.
Baltov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 Gary Van Der Berg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Valio Baltov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Der Berg wants to clinch
and Baltov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Der Berg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baltov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baltov is working Van Der Berg over against the cage.
Van Der Berg breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Berg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baltov moves into the clinch.
Van Der Berg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Van Der Berg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baltov keeping moving, preventing Van Der Berg from controlling successfully.
Baltov working for a triangle but Van Der Berg defends it easily.
Baltov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Berg wants to stand but Baltov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Baltov looking to control.
Baltov is breathing heavily.
Van Der Berg tries to stand but Baltov is controlling from the bottom.
Van Der Berg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van Der Berg tries to clinch up
and Baltov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Der Berg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baltov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Der Berg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltov blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Berg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Der Berg tries to land knees in the clinch but Baltov avoids the damage to the body.
Van Der Berg lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Der Berg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baltov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Berg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltov blocks it with crossed arms.
Baltov breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Berg misses with a head kick.
Baltov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baltov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Berg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baltov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Berg wants to clinch
and Baltov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baltov is trying to force a seperation but Van Der Berg has the dominant position.
Van Der Berg misses with a knee strike.
Van Der Berg tries a knee to the head but Baltov blocks it.
Van Der Berg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baltov is keeping busy.
Baltov avoiding damage as Van Der Berg throws knees to the body.
Van Der Berg jumps guard but Baltov stands there with Van Der Berg around his waist. Van Der Berg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Berg lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Der Berg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baltov avoids it.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baltov is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Berg has double underhooks.
Van Der Berg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baltov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baltov presses Van Der Berg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Der Berg working aggressively here.
Baltov digs a right hand into Van Der Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Der Berg's gas tank.
Van Der Berg lands with a light punch inside.
Van Der Berg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baltov tries to break the clinch but Van Der Berg is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Berg missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Berg tries a knee to the head but Baltov blocks it.
Van Der Berg connects with a knee to the head.
Van Der Berg keeps control of Baltov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 Gary Van Der Berg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Valio Baltov'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Der Berg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baltov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Der Berg misses with some punches.
Van Der Berg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Der Berg misses with a knee strike.
Baltov tries to break the clinch but Van Der Berg is controlling the position.
Baltov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Der Berg throws an elbow but misses.
Van Der Berg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Berg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baltov backwards.
Van Der Berg throws a head punch that misses.
Van Der Berg lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baltov digs a right hand into Van Der Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Der Berg's gas tank.
Baltov is pressed up against the cage. Van Der Berg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baltov down to the mat. Baltov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltov throws a series of punches but Van Der Berg moves out of range.
Van Der Berg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baltov closes the distance and pushes Van Der Berg back into the cage.
Van Der Berg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Der Berg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Der Berg lands a nice uppercut.
Van Der Berg tries to land knees in the clinch but Baltov avoids the damage to the body.
Van Der Berg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baltov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Berg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baltov.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baltov avoids it.
Baltov prevents a body shot from Van Der Berg.
Van Der Berg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baltov scores with a hook to the body.
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.
Van Der Berg can't get the takedown.
Baltov wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Der Berg won't allow it.
Van Der Berg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baltov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the head but Baltov blocks with his arms.
Van Der Berg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baltov wants to break free but Van Der Berg has control.
Van Der Berg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baltov avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Der Berg.
Baltov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baltov scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Baltov.
Van Der Berg tries to land knees in the clinch but Baltov avoids the damage to the body.
Van Der Berg tries a knee to the head but Baltov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Berg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baltov.
Baltov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baltov is trying to force a seperation but Van Der Berg has the dominant position.
Van Der Berg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Der Berg tries to land knees in the clinch but Baltov avoids the damage to the body.
Baltov cracks Van Der Berg with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Van Der Berg - that landed with a thud.
Valio Baltov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Berg missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Berg looking to throw knees to the head but Baltov is blocking nicely.
Baltov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baltov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Berg tries to clinch up
and Baltov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baltov scores with a shot to the body.
Van Der Berg misses with a combination
and Baltov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Der Berg closes the distance but Baltov moves to the side
and Baltov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baltov looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Berg is just out of range.
Gary Van Der Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baltov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baltov moves into the clinch.
Van Der Berg with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Der Berg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baltov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Van Der Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Berg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baltov misses with a body punch.
Gary Van Der Berg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Der Berg with a knee to the head.
Baltov misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valio Baltov.
I think Van Der Berg 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Van Der Berg!
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