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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robben Van Der Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve has chosen Showstopper as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robben Van Der Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Struve!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Mir tries to bum rush Struve with a series of wild strikes but Struve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Mir, pushing him back against the cage.
Struve lands with a short shot to the head.
Struve pulls guard.
Van Der Mir wants to get up but he can't break Struve's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Struve has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Der Mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Der Mir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Struve is proving hard to escape from.
Struve pulls Van Der Mir in close to prevent any damage.
Van Der Mir wants to stand and escape but instead Struve has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Van Der Mir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Struve.
Struve thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Struve is controlling him.
Struve postures up.
Struve drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Struve jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Der Mir is looking to stand up but Struve isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Der Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Struve working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Der Mir's head.
Struve avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Der Mir keeping moving, preventing Struve from controlling successfully.
Struve stands up over Van Der Mir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Mir is wriggling around but Struve manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struve is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Der Mir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struve is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Der Mir defends it well.
Struve controlling the pace.
Van Der Mir is looking to improve his position.
Struve stops Van Der Mir from getting back to his feet.
Struve is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Struve is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Der Mir is just riding it out for now. Struve eventually gives up the hold.
Struve moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Mir takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Van Der Mir is trying to buck Struve off.
Struve tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Van Der Mir wants to control but Struve postures up.
Struve working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Struve prevents Van Der Mir from escaping the position.
Van Der Mir bucks up and tries to throw Struve off but instead Struve has got his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve lands strikes to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struve looking for the choke from the back.
Van Der Mir is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Van Der Mir is breathing heavily.
Van Der Mir defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Struve's arms.
Struve looking for the RNC.
Struve scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struve is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Van Der Mir is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Struve dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Der Mir misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Mir looks to land a combination but Struve avoids it well.
Struve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Der Mir looks to land a combination. Struve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Der Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Struve lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Mir's sensitive parts.
Struve moves into range and clinches up with Van Der Mir.
Struve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Der Mir backwards.
Van Der Mir is trying to break free.
Struve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Mir manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struve closes the distance and pushes Van Der Mir back into the cage.
Struve will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Der Mir up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Struve ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Struve no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Struve escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Der Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Der Mir wants to stand but Struve has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Struve pulls Van Der Mir in close to prevent any damage.
Struve has a closed guard, preventing Van Der Mir from standing up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Struve. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Struve working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Der Mir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Der Mir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve has a closed guard, preventing Van Der Mir from standing up.
Struve looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Mir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Der Mir is looking to stand up but Struve won't let him.
Van Der Mir stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van Der Mir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Struve's head backwards.
Van Der Mir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Mir gets caught flat footed, as Struve shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Struve drops back looking for a leg! Van Der Mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Der Mir manages to kick Struve off! Struve jumps back into Van Der Mir's guard.
Struve wants to pass the guard but Van Der Mir is keeping the position.
Struve avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Der Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Struve forces his way into half guard.
Van Der Mir tries to kick Struve off but Struve keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Struve moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve working away.
Struve takes a little break here. Van Der Mir wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stefan Struve has got the better of the ground game so far.
Struve scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struve trying to control the position but Van Der Mir is working away.
Struve throws a strike aimed at the side of Van Der Mir's head but Van Der Mir avoids it well.
Van Der Mir pushes Struve away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Struve gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struve advances to full mount.
You get the feeling that Van Der Mir really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Struve punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Struve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Struve.
Struve has managed to clinch.
Van Der Mir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Struve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Struve has double underhooks.
Struve scores with a shot to the side of Van Der Mir's head.
Struve decides to pull guard.
Van Der Mir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Struve's guard.
Struve is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struve has a closed guard, preventing Van Der Mir from standing up.
Struve is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Struve is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Der Mir defends well.
Struve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Mir wants to stand but Struve is controlling his posture from full guard.
Struve had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Der Mir defends it easily.
Struve is working an open guard so Van Der Mir takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Van Der Mir throws a series of punches but Struve moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Der Mir!
Struve will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Der Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Mir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Struve backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve rushes Van Der Mir and presses him up against the cage.
Struve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Der Mir or not.
Struve gets control of Van Der Mir's arms and successfully pulls guard. Struve will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Struve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Struve is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Struve escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Der Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Struve escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Der Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Mir drops back looking for a leg! Struve is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Struve manages to kick Van Der Mir off! Van Der Mir jumps back into Struve's guard.
Struve is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Der Mir defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve looking for a guillotine here but Van Der Mir defends easily.
Van Der Mir wants to stand but Struve is controlling his posture from full guard.
Struve escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Der Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Der Mir looking to pass the guard.
Van Der Mir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Struve is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Mir gets to his feet - Struve follows without any prompting.
Struve fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Van Der Mir coming out on top.
Struve takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Der Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Van Der Mir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Struve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Der Mir throws a series of punches but Struve moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struve shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struve is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Der Mir sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Struve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Struve 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Struve!
Stefan Struve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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