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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Spalding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Giant has chosen Till I collapse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lance Spalding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spalding misses with a two punch combination.
The Giant shoots in but no luck this time.
Spalding lands an overhand right.
Spalding misses with a two punch combination.
Spalding throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Giant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spalding looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Giant looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Giant decides to stand back up. The Giant steps back and let's Spalding get back to his feet.
The Giant shoots in but no luck this time.
Spalding stuffs the takedown attempt from The Giant. The Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
Lance Spalding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre The Giant.
Spalding cracks The Giant with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Spalding.
The Giant fails with a takedown attempt.
Spalding misses with a two punch combination.
Spalding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Giant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Giant slips a jab and a cross from Spalding.
Spalding throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spalding is breathing heavily.
Spalding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Giant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Giant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Spalding misses.
Spalding misses with a combination
and The Giant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spalding's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spalding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Giant wants to control from the top but Spalding keeps moving.
The Giant connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Giant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Giant advances position into side control!
The Giant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant staying calm.
The Giant decides to stand up, so the ref orders Spalding to his feet.
The Giant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spalding back to the cage. The Giant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spalding defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Giant.
Spalding throws a series of punches but The Giant avoids them all with ease.
Spalding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Giant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spalding sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spalding defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Giant.
A nice combination there by Spalding.
Nice jab there from Spalding.
The Giant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Spalding. No joy for The Giant on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spalding lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Giant shoots in and drives through. Spalding sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre The Giant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spalding scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Giant in his tracks.
Spalding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lance Spalding is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Spalding misses.
Spalding throws a combination that misses
and The Giant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lance Spalding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Giant slips a jab and a cross from Spalding.
The Giant shoots in and bounces Spalding off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Giant trying to control but Spalding is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Giant might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spalding kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Giant stands and throws Spalding's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Giant is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spalding knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Giant stands up and beckons Spalding to his feet.
The Giant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spalding sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Giant somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spalding but Spalding pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spalding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spalding throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lance Spalding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Giant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spalding is fending him off so far but The Giant persists. Nope, Spalding circles away and we're back to standing.
Lance Spalding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre The Giant.
The Giant avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Giant dodges the punch combination from Spalding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spalding lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Giant throws a right hand that Spalding ducks under and follows up with a left that Spalding also avoids with ease.
The Giant shoots in looking for a takedown. Spalding tries to sprawl out of it but The Giant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spalding manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Giant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spalding goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Spalding as The Giant shoots in.
Spalding throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Giant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spalding misses with a two punch combination.
The Giant shoots for a double leg takedown but Spalding sprawls well. He's pushed The Giant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lance Spalding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Spalding both land. Nice combination.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spalding as he avoids it easily.
The Giant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spalding throws a combination that misses
and The Giant counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spalding's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Giant is looking to work some ground and pound but Spalding has wrist control.
The Giant forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Giant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spalding's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre The Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spalding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Spalding.
Spalding lands a nice looking body shot.
Spalding swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Spalding. Those never looked like landing.
The Giant has a takedown stuffed.
The Giant dives in and grabs Spalding's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spalding pushes down on The Giant's head and hops out.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown but Spalding shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lance Spalding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre The Giant.
Spalding lands with a nice combination. The Giant backs away looking to recover.
Spalding throws a right and a left that The Giant avoids nicely.
The Giant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spalding defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spalding throws a right hand that The Giant ducks under and follows up with a left that The Giant also avoids with ease.
Spalding connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown but Spalding shows good takedown defense.
Spalding looks to land a combination but The Giant avoids it well.
The Giant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Giant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spalding misses with a series of wild punches.
The Giant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spalding is fending him off so far but The Giant persists. Nope, Spalding circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spalding misses with a series of wild punches.
The Giant looks for a takedown but Spalding sprawls well.
Spalding misses with the combination.
The Giant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spalding swivels and escapes.
Spalding throws a right hand that The Giant ducks under and follows up with a left that The Giant also avoids with ease.
The Giant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Spalding to the ground. The Giant is now in Spalding's guard.
The Giant wants to control from the top but Spalding keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Giant looking to pass the guard.
Lance Spalding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spalding keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
The Giant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spalding on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spalding tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spalding keeping full guard, as The Giant tries to pass.
The Giant is pushing down on Spalding's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spalding is fighting to maintain full guard but The Giant has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Giant seems to be working for a kimura but Spalding defends the submission attempt.
The Giant is looking to take a break and control but Spalding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spalding is defending against the submission attempts here by The Giant.
Andre The Giant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Giant is looking for a kimura but Spalding is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Giant to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre The Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Giant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre The Giant!
Andre The Giant bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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RATING
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