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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Salwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Salwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salwin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaal is fending him off so far but Salwin persists. Nope, Gaal circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salwin sprawls well. Salwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaal gets slowly back to his feet.
Salwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaal sprawls well. He's pushed Salwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaal tries to close the distance and clinch but Salwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salwin misses with a double jab.
Gaal shoots for a takedown but Salwin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salwin but Salwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bartosz Salwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruud Gaal.
Salwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaal clinches with his opponent.
Salwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaal looks for a takedown but Salwin sprawls well.
Ruud Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaal fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaal tries to close the distance and clinch but Salwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaal defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salwin is defended easily by Gaal.
Salwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salwin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaal.
Salwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaal wants to clinch.
Gaal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salwin pinned against the cage. Salwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gaal swats away the attempt to clinch by Salwin.
Salwin blocks a head kick by Gaal.
Nice sprawl there from Gaal as Salwin shoots in.
Salwin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salwin is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gaal with the ground and pound but Salwin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gaal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gaal throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaal.
Gaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salwin wants to stand but Gaal is controlling the position.
Gaal throwing strikes from guard but Salwin blocks nicely.
Salwin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gaal is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salwin controls Gaal momentarily but Gaal frees himself.
Gaal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gaal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salwin is trying to control the position but Gaal postures up.
Gaal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaal throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaal is looking to work some ground and pound but Salwin has wrist control.
Gaal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruud Gaal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gaal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Gaal slaps away a takedown attempt from Salwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaal instigates a clinch.
Gaal looking for a takedown.
Gaal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salwin working hard to break the clinch.
Gaal is looking for a takedown.
Bartosz Salwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruud Gaal.
Salwin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salwin is pressed up against the cage. Gaal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salwin down to the mat. Salwin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Gaal or perhaps it was just good defense by Salwin which made him look bad.
Gaal is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaal stuffs the takedown.
Gaal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salwin circles away.
Salwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Salwin fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salwin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Salwin. No joy for Gaal on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwin looks for a takedown but Gaal sprawls well.
Gaal shoots in and drives through. Salwin sprawls well.
Salwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Gaal with that takedown attempt.
Gaal tries to clinch up but Salwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salwin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bartosz Salwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salwin shoots in for a takedown but Gaal shows good takedown defense.
Gaal closes the distance and clinches up with Salwin, looking for a takedown. Gaal pushes Salwin against the cage but Salwin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salwin. Gaal shrugs it off though.
Gaal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gaal smiles and moves away.
Gaal scores with a shot to the body.
Gaal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salwin's hands.
Gaal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salwin tries to bum rush Gaal with a series of wild strikes but Gaal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruud Gaal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaal has closed the distance and engaged Salwin in a clinch.
Gaal jumps into guard, dragging Salwin to the mat.
Salwin trying to control but Gaal is working from the bottom.
Gaal keeping full guard, as Salwin tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bartosz Salwin just wasn't active enough.
Gaal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salwin swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salwin rushes Gaal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruud Gaal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Gaal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaal throws a front kick aimed at Salwin's knee but Salwin avoids it well.
Gaal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salwin is fending him off so far but Gaal persists. Nope, Salwin circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaal shoots in for a takedown but Salwin shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaal.
Bartosz Salwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruud Gaal.
Salwin rushes Gaal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salwin lands an elbow that stopped Gaal in his tracks for a moment.
Salwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salwin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaal successfully pulls guard.
Gaal keeping full guard, as Salwin tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaal managing to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gaal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaal moves out of range of the body kick from Salwin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salwin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaal goes for a takedown attempt but Salwin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Salwin.
Salwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salwin wants to clinch.
Salwin has a takedown stuffed.
Salwin tries to clinch up but Gaal circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaal has managed to clinch.
Gaal breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Gaal misses.
Salwin fails to land the takedown.
Gaal fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaal moves in looking to clinch but Salwin pushes him off.
Gaal swings for the body but Salwin moves out of range.
Salwin shoots in for a takedown but Gaal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salwin forces Gaal back against the cage and clinches.
Gaal looking for a takedown.
Gaal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salwin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaal is defending well.
Gaal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salwin as he avoids it easily.
Salwin throws the left hand but Gaal avoids the punch easily.
Gaal shoots in looking for a takedown but Salwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gaal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salwin stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaal. Gaal gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaal wants to clinch
and Salwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salwin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gaal walks away with a smile on his face. Salwin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gaal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Bartosz Salwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruud Gaal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaal is looking to control Salwin's arms but Salwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaal has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruud Gaal.
Well Gaal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruud Gaal!
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