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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Loens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loens's entrance music is Ring of Fire. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudi Loens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trevor Dean!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loens throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Loens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Loens, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Loens against the cage but Loens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Loens misses with a double jab
and Dean counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Loens.
Loens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Loens misses.
Loens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dean tightens his grip and picks Loens up, before dumping him to the ground. Loens manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Loens wants to stand and escape but Dean is having none of it.
Dean 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.
Loens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean wants to control from the top but Loens keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trevor Dean was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dean pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loens throws a sloppy head kick
and Dean counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dean fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loens avoids it really well and circles away.
Loens closes the distance and clinches.
Dean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loens tries to circle away but Dean has him pinned against the cage.
Loens tries to land a knee to the head but Dean blocks with his arms.
Dean tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rudi Loens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Dean.
Dean prevents the takedown attempt.
Dean wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean has picked Loens up - he's going for a ride! Dean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dean looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Loens wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loens wants to improve his position but Dean is controlling well.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Loens is working away.
Trevor Dean has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Loens misses with a body kick.
Dean doesn't manage to clinch there - Loens circles away.
Loens misses with a leg kick
and Dean counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants a takedown but no success here.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Loens.
Dean goes for a takedown attempt but Loens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dean takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Loens throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Loens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loens throws a head kick that misses
and Dean counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loens working hard to break the clinch.
Loens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Dean lands an elbow inside that Loens shrugs off.
Dean drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Loens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dean.
Loens prevents the takedown attempt.
Dean looks gassed!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Loens jumps guard and drags Dean to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loens pushes Dean off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean shoots in and drives through. Loens sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Dean blocks the low kick.
Loens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loens misses with a kick to the body.
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 Rudi Loens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loens drives through and clinches with Dean against the cage.
Dean drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Loens pushes Dean off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Loens misses
and Dean counters with a leg kick.
Loens throws a front kick aimed at Dean's knee but Dean avoids it well.
Loens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dean lands an elbow just above Loens 's eye.
Loens trying to land knees to the body.
Dean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Loens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Loens takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loens wants to break free but Dean has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loens tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Loens tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Loens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dean avoiding damage as Loens throws knees to the body.
Loens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loens gets control of Dean's arms and successfully pulls guard. Loens will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Loens has wrist control.
Dean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Loens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean stops Loens from standing up.
Loens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loens wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Dean trying to control but Loens is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trevor Dean wasn't active enough on the ground.
Loens stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Rudi Loens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Dean.
Dean blocks the body kick.
Loens slaps away a takedown attempt from Dean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loens clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean has Loens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Loens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Loens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Loens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loens wants to get back to striking at distance but Dean won't allow it.
Dean changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Loens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dean blocks the body kick.
Loens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loens showed some decent athleticism there.
Loens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Loens prevents Dean from standing back up.
Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dean makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Loens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loens is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loens trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loens prevents the takedown attempt.
Rudi Loens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loens ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Loens no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Loens pushes Dean off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Loens dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Loens. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
Rudi Loens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dean.
Loens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loens tries a head kick but it misses.
Loens rushes Dean and presses him up against the cage.
Dean looking to stall.
Loens looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loens misses with a knee strike.
Dean trying to land knees to the body.
Loens is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Loens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Loens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Loens wants to stand and escape but Dean is having none of it.
Dean 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.
Loens wants to stand and escape but Dean is having none of it.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Dean wants to control from the top but Loens keeps moving.
Loens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dean's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loens stops Dean from standing up.
Loens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Loens off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dean closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Loens's guard.
Loens wants to stand but Dean is controlling the position.
Loens has his feet on Dean's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Loens throws a lazy head kick
and Dean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loens thinking.
Loens closes the distance and clinches.
Dean leaning his opponent against the cage.
Loens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudi Loens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants a takedown.
Rudi Loens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Dean.
Loens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dean.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Loens.
Dean tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dean has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Loens after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Loens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trevor Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean can't get the takedown.
Loens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dean.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rudi Loens.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loens, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudi Loens!
During a confident post fight interview, Rudi Loens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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