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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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217 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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212 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hartmann's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hartmann trying to control here.
Roosmalen is looking to advance position but Hartmann won't allow it.
Roosmalen is looking for a kimura but Hartmann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roosmalen to get the leverage.
Hartmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roosmalen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hartmann actively working from the bottom here.
Roosmalen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartmann's head.
Roosmalen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roosmalen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen working over Hartmann with some ground and pound. Hartmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hartmann wants to get back to full guard.
Roosmalen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen trying to control from half guard but Hartmann is working away.
Hartmann won't allow Roosmalen to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann taking some punishment here, with Roosmalen in his half guard.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartmann's head.
Roosmalen is pressing down on Hartmann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hartmann is holding on for now.
Roosmalen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann tries to get to full guard but Roosmalen has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roosmalen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hartmann makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hartmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hartmann controls Roosmalen momentarily but Roosmalen frees himself.
Roosmalen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roosmalen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roosmalen trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Hartmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roosmalen stands and throws Hartmann's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hartmann some visible discomfort.
Roosmalen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hartmann, who protects the arm well.
Hartmann can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hartmann is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Hartmann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roosmalen scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roosmalen thows a leg kick but Hartmann checks it
enabling Hartmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Roosmalen moves out of range.
Hartmann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roosmalen throws out a leg kick but Hartmann moves out of range and Roosmalen only half commits.
Hartmann tries to clinch up
and Roosmalen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roosmalen is looking to chop away at Hartmann's legs.
Roosmalen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Roosmalen moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hartmann as Roosmalen shoots in.
Roosmalen throws a lazy right hand but Hartmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Roosmalen keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Roosmalen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann which made him look bad.
Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Roosmalen tries to work over Hartmann's front leg with a kick but Hartmann checks it.
Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roosmalen counters with a takedown into side control.
Roosmalen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Roosmalen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hartmann is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roosmalen working the body and head with strikes.
Roosmalen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sloppy strikes there by Roosmalen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosmalen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hartmann to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen is looking to take a break and control but Hartmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roosmalen is trying to ground and pound but Hartmann uses the momentary lack of control by Roosmalen to regain half guard.
Hartmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hartmann wants to control the action here but instead Roosmalen manages to pass to full mount!
Hartmann is trying to escape the mount.
Roosmalen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stefan Roosmalen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roosmalen is trying to control. Hartmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roosmalen is taking a breather. Hartmann says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hartmann actively working from the bottom here.
Hartmann gets back to full guard.
Roosmalen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen passes into half guard.
Roosmalen tries to pass to full mount but Hartmann defends it.
Roosmalen working over Hartmann with some ground and pound. Hartmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roosmalen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hartmann's thigh. Hartmann counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hartmann trying to keep a closed guard but Roosmalen is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roosmalen misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hartmann does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Roosmalen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartmann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roosmalen eats them both and turns towards Hartmann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Roosmalen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roosmalen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartmann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roosmalen is looking to take a break and control but Hartmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roosmalen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Roosmalen is keen to just control but Hartmann is a slippery customer.
Hartmann wants to control but Roosmalen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roosmalen wants to take a breather but Hartmann is having none of it.
Roosmalen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Roosmalen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Roosmalen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hartmann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hartmann is trying to control but can't.
Roosmalen is looking for a kimura here.
Hartmann wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roosmalen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roosmalen working the head and body with strikes.
Roosmalen is pressing down on Hartmann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hartmann is holding on for now.
Roosmalen is working for a kimura but Hartmann is defending it quite comfortably.
Roosmalen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen prevents Hartmann from improving his position.
Roosmalen tries to pass to full mount but Hartmann defends it.
Erwin Hartmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roosmalen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hartmann wants to improve his position but Roosmalen is controlling well.
Roosmalen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartmann is looking for a sweep. Roosmalen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Roosmalen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roosmalen, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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