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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foxy Lad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Nowak (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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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, Foxy Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lad as he avoids it easily.
Nowak swats away the attempt to clinch by Lad.
Nowak tries to clinch up but Lad circles away and keeps his distance.
Lad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nowak swivels and escapes.
Lad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowak pinned against the cage. Nowak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lad but Lad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lad clinches with his opponent.
Lad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lad wants to clinch.
Nowak swats away the attempt to clinch by Lad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foxy Lad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lad looks to score with a jab to the body but Nowak is just out of range.
Nowak is looking to clinch.
Nowak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nowak to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nowak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak throws an elbow that misses. Lad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nowak's guard. Nice move by Lad!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nowak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nowak is looking for a triangle here but Lad uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nowak is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lad has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nowak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard.
Lad tries for a kimura but Nowak is defending well.
Lad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nowak is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lad is staying active.
Lad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nowak to his feet.
Nowak throws a right hand that Lad ducks under and follows up with a left that Lad also avoids with ease.
Nowak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak misses with a combination
and Lad moves into the clinch.
Lad is trying to pull guard but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.
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 Foxy Lad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lad shoots in looking for a takedown but Nowak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nowak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nowak wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Nowak with that takedown attempt.
Lad looks for a takedown but Nowak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foxy Lad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lad instigates a clinch.
Lad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nowak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lad tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lad.
Nowak staying out of range there.
Nowak connects with a body shot that sends Lad's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad misses with a head kick.
Nowak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lad to the ground. Nowak is now in Lad's guard.
Nowak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Lad keeps moving.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nowak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nowak advances position into side control!
Nowak happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to get an arm triangle but Lad is defending well.
Nowak decides to stand back up. Nowak steps back and let's Lad get back to his feet.
Nowak shoots in for a double leg but Lad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nowak avoids it really well and circles away.
Foxy Lad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lad pinned against the cage. Lad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nowak has managed to clinch.
Lad tries to pull guard but Nowak holds him up against the cage and eventually Lad drops back down to his feet.
Lad prevents Nowak from breaking the clinch.
Lad tries to pull guard but Nowak won't allow it.
Nowak jumps into guard, dragging Lad to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad is fighting to break Nowak's control of his arms but Nowak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nowak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lad dodges an elbow strike from Nowak.
Nowak is trying to pull guard but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Nowak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lad prevents it.
Lad working Nowak over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nowak walks away with a smile on his face. Lad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Nowak 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!
Lad tries to close the distance and clinch but Nowak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lad shoots for a double leg takedown but Nowak sprawls well. He's pushed Lad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lad dives in and grabs Nowak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nowak pushes down on Lad's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foxy Lad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lad manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nowak tries to free his leg and advance position but Lad is retaining full guard.
Nowak stands up from Lad's guard - Nowak perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nowak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lad as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak throws a head kick that misses.
Nowak has Lad up against the cage in a clinch.
Nowak is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Nowak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nowak avoiding damage as Lad throws knees to the body.
Nowak gets control of Lad's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nowak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nowak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lad has gone for a leg lock! Nowak slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lad's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Lad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lad controls Nowak momentarily but Nowak frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nowak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is fighting to break Lad's control of his arms but Lad is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nowak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lad keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
Lad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nowak defends it easily.
Lad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nowak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lad is proving hard to escape from.
Nowak throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lad wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Nowak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nowak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Albert Nowak!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Albert Nowak!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Albert Nowak!
Albert Nowak wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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