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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Mcclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Balter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Mcclaren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Mcclaren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henrik Balter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcclaren.
Balter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balter misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Balter.
Mcclaren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcclaren.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcclaren circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcclaren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcclaren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balter.
Balter misses with a low kick.
Mcclaren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balter is trying to break the clinch but Mcclaren has him pressed against the cage.
Mcclaren breaks the clinch.
Mcclaren is looking to clinch but Balter is avoiding it.
Mcclaren moves into the clinch successfully.
Balter is trying to pull guard but Mcclaren turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kevin Mcclaren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Balter.
Mcclaren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcclaren.
Mcclaren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balter tries to avoid it but Mcclaren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balter to the ground. Balter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcclaren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcclaren could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balter is defended easily by Mcclaren.
Mcclaren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Balter does no damage.
Balter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcclaren swivels and escapes.
Balter looks to land a combination. Mcclaren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mcclaren is looking to clinch but Balter is avoiding it.
Balter looks for a takedown but Mcclaren sprawls well.
Mcclaren drives through and clinches with Balter against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balter keeps control of Mcclaren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balter tries to pull guard but Mcclaren forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Balter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcclaren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcclaren working hard to break the clinch.
Mcclaren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcclaren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balter.
Nice takedown defense from Mcclaren. No joy for Balter on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balter closes the distance and clinches up with Mcclaren, looking for a takedown. Balter pushes Mcclaren against the cage but Mcclaren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balter has a takedown stuffed.
Balter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcclaren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcclaren.
Mcclaren darts in and clinches Balter up against the cage.
Balter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcclaren tries to break the clinch but Balter is controlling the position.
Mcclaren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcclaren pushes Balter up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mcclaren as Balter tries to tie him up.
Mcclaren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcclaren doesn't manage to clinch there - Balter circles away.
Balter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren throws a solid leg kick but Balter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mcclaren.
Mcclaren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcclaren has Balter up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcclaren prevents Balter from breaking the clinch.
Balter is trying to break the clinch but Mcclaren is controlling him.
Balter fails to pull guard.
Mcclaren pulls guard effortlessly.
Mcclaren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcclaren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren prevents Balter from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Mcclaren wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mcclaren stuffs the takedown attempt from Balter. Balter gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Kevin Mcclaren will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balter is looking to chop away at Mcclaren's legs.
Mcclaren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balter.
Mcclaren instigates a clinch.
Mcclaren breaks from the clinch.
Henrik Balter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcclaren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balter.
Balter tries to bum rush Mcclaren with a series of wild strikes but Mcclaren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcclaren avoids the head kick by Balter.
Balter throws a right and a left that Mcclaren avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Balter.
Mcclaren darts in and clinches Balter up against the cage.
Mcclaren breaks the clinch.
Mcclaren forces Balter back against the cage and clinches.
Balter tries to pull guard but Mcclaren forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcclaren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcclaren stuffs the takedown attempt from Balter. Balter gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcclaren moves in looking to clinch but Balter pushes him off.
Mcclaren tries to clinch but Balter is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclaren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mcclaren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcclaren decides to stand back up.
Balter shoots in and drives through. Mcclaren sprawls well.
Kevin Mcclaren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Balter.
Mcclaren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcclaren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcclaren is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Mcclaren blocks the leg kick.
Mcclaren closes the distance looking to clinch
and Balter counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balter misses with a low kick.
Mcclaren moves out of range as Balter throws a body kick.
Mcclaren is looking to clinch but Balter is avoiding it.
Balter gets caught flat footed, as Mcclaren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcclaren is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Mcclaren wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mcclaren takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcclaren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balter has him pressed against the cage.
Balter is looking for a takedown.
Balter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balter has him pressed against the cage.
Mcclaren pulls guard.
Mcclaren pulls Balter in close to prevent any damage.
Balter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcclaren working for a triangle but Balter defends it easily.
Balter looking to pass the guard.
Balter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcclaren controlling Balter's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Balter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcclaren is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcclaren keeping moving, preventing Balter from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Mcclaren wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mcclaren throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mcclaren dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A leg kick checked by Mcclaren.
Mcclaren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcclaren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcclaren.
Kevin Mcclaren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balter tries to bum rush Mcclaren with a series of wild strikes but Mcclaren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcclaren clinches with his opponent.
Balter jumps guard but Mcclaren stands there with Balter around his waist. Balter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Balter fails to pull guard.
Mcclaren manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Balter being controlled here momentarily.
Balter wants to get up but he can't break Mcclaren's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mcclaren controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kevin Mcclaren has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Balter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcclaren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcclaren is looking to clinch.
Balter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcclaren.
Balter just misses with a punch to the body.
Balter moves out of range of the body kick from Mcclaren.
Mcclaren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balter, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcclaren breaks from the clinch.
Mcclaren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henrik Balter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mcclaren.
Balter leaves Mcclaren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balter misses with a body kick.
Mcclaren moves out of range of the body kick from Balter.
Balter thows a body shot but no joy.
Balter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balter.
Kevin Mcclaren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Balter.
Mcclaren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balter throws a wild body kick that Mcclaren sees coming a mile off.
Mcclaren darts in and clinches Balter up against the cage.
Mcclaren tries to circle away but Balter has him pinned against the cage.
Mcclaren tries to pull guard but Balter holds him up against the cage and eventually Mcclaren drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcclaren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balter shoots in and drives through. Mcclaren sprawls well.
Mcclaren looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Balter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcclaren wants to stand up but Balter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren is taking a breather. Balter 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Mcclaren just wasn't active enough.
Balter throws a low kick but Mcclaren moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcclaren closes the distance and clinches.
Mcclaren manages to pull guard.
Balter trying to control but Mcclaren is working from the bottom.
Mcclaren wants to sweep but no luck.
Balter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henrik Balter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcclaren is trying to control the position but Balter postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Mcclaren wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Balter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcclaren.
Kevin Mcclaren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Balter misses.
Balter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcclaren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Mcclaren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcclaren, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Mcclaren!
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