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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sick Puppy enters the cage!
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot lands a high kick!
De Groot lands a jab to Puppy's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puppy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puppy digs a good hook to De Groot's body.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy lands an overhand right.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puppy manages to avoid it.
Puppy looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
Puppy tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puppy was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Puppy misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puppy throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Puppy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Groot tries to avoid it but Puppy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Groot to the ground. De Groot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Puppy throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
Puppy throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot staying out of range there.
Puppy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Groot as he jumps to the side.
Puppy throws a lazy uppercut
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot throws a push kick but Puppy slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Puppy tests De Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Groot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puppy defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
Puppy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puppy darts in looking for a takedown but De Groot gets double underhooks and turns Puppy into the cage.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
De Groot is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Groot down to the mat. De Groot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Puppy.
Puppy cracks De Groot with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puppy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Puppy blocks the low kick.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
Puppy jabs De Groot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puppy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puppy lands a slapping body shot.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puppy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puppy throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
Puppy misses with a body kick.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot tries to clinch
and Puppy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a straight left.
Puppy throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Puppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
A bone on bone clash there as De Groot blocks the leg kick.
De Groot lands a head kick!
De Groot cracks Puppy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puppy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decent striking displayed by Puppy there.
De Groot is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Puppy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puppy.
Puppy misses with a straight left.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puppy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice looking body shot.
De Groot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puppy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Puppy circles away.
De Groot throws a head kick but Puppy moves out of range.
Puppy misses with a two punch combination.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Puppy.
De Groot punishes Puppy's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Puppy misses.
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Puppy moves his leg out of the way.
Puppy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Puppy off balance momentarily.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Groot blocks a low kick nicely.
De Groot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Puppy saw it coming and moves away.
Puppy circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puppy's calf.
Puppy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Groot stuffs the takedown attempt from Puppy. Puppy gets slowly back to his feet.
Puppy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puppy scores with a hook to the body. De Groot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puppy misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Puppy was not able to check.
Puppy misses with a left hand
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Puppy was not able to check.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Puppy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puppy throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.
Puppy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
De Groot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Groot misses with a hook. Puppy ducked under it nicely.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Puppy.
Puppy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puppy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Puppy.
De Groot keeps the fight on the outside.
Puppy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Puppy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
Puppy shoots in and drives through. De Groot sprawls well.
De Groot works over Puppy's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puppy misses with a body shot.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Puppy's front leg but catches the back leg as Puppy tries to avoid it.
A jab from Puppy finds it's way through De Groot's defenses.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
Puppy closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Puppy pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Puppy is breathing heavily.
A big left from Puppy misses.
Puppy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
Puppy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puppy, pushing him back against the cage.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot gets underhooks to prevent Puppy's takedown attempt.
De Groot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puppy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Groot is defending well.
Puppy just leaning against De Groot, taking a breather.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Puppy uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot just leaning against Puppy, taking a breather.
Puppy tightens his grip and picks De Groot up, before dumping him to the ground. De Groot manages to land in guard.
De Groot is trying to control the position but Puppy postures up.
Puppy wants to pass the guard but De Groot is keeping the position.
Puppy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puppy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Groot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Groot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot pulls Puppy in to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Karl De Groot wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl De Groot 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Puppy misses with a body kick.
Puppy lands a head kick!
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Puppy misses with a straight right.
Puppy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Puppy tries for a takedown but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Puppy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puppy tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
Puppy throws a poor cross that misses
and De Groot counters with a thumping low kick.
Puppy throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot slaps away a takedown attempt from Puppy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puppy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Groot moves out of range of the leg kick from Puppy.
Puppy misses with a right hand
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Puppy circles away and keeps his distance.
De Groot lands an overhand right.
De Groot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Groot duly obliges.
A punch lands to the side of Puppy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Puppy is rocked!
Puppy misses the jab.
Puppy is still on wobbly legs! Can De Groot finish him?
Puppy throws a right and a left that De Groot avoids nicely.
De Groot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy checks a low kick from De Groot.
Puppy takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
Puppy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puppy seems to have recovered his senses.
Puppy looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puppy misses with a head kick.
Puppy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puppy misses the body punch
and De Groot counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Puppy keeps it at a distance.
Puppy throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puppy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puppy.
De Groot throws a low kick but Puppy moves out of range easily.
Puppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Puppy connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Puppy down.
Puppy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot has managed to clinch.
Puppy goes for a takedown attempt but De Groot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Puppy slips under a jab from De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy keeps the fight on the outside.
De Groot clinches up with Puppy and pushes him back against the cage.
De Groot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puppy tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Puppy drops back down to his feet.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puppy throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot tries to work over Puppy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puppy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Groot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puppy goes for a takedown attempt but De Groot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puppy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puppy misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as De Groot blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot clearly takes that round.
That's time! De Groot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puppy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puppy takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot lands with a cross.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puppy. That did some damage!
Puppy dives in for a single leg takedown but De Groot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puppy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Puppy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Groot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puppy won't allow De Groot to get back to his feet.
De Groot pulls Puppy in close to his closed guard and prevents Puppy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Puppy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Groot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy stays in close to De Groot's body and controls the position.
Puppy is fighting to break De Groot's control of his arms but De Groot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl De Groot.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Puppy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Puppy throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Puppy checks the leg kick.
Puppy checks a leg kick.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puppy is out of range and De Groot settles back down.
Puppy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puppy throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Puppy throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot walks into a jab.
De Groot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puppy to score with a decent uppercut.
Puppy looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
Puppy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Groot as he avoids it easily.
Puppy tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puppy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Groot is able to avoid easily.
A punch combination from Puppy misses.
Puppy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Groot darts in and clinches Puppy up against the cage.
Puppy wants a takedown.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Puppy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De Groot regains guard.
De Groot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puppy won't allow De Groot to sweep him here.
Puppy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Groot is pulling down on Puppy's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puppy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puppy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy looking to pass the guard.
De Groot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Puppy wants to control from the top but De Groot keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl De Groot.
A nice combination there by Puppy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puppy's hands.
Puppy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puppy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sick Puppy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Puppy jabs at De Groot's body.
Puppy throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy tries to land a leg kick but De Groot saw it coming and moves away.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puppy throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot connects with a jab.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Puppy is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Puppy. Those never looked like landing.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puppy moves forwards but De Groot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Groot lands a glancing blow to the side of Puppy's head.
De Groot stuns Puppy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puppy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Groot momentarily.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick
and Puppy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puppy darts in and clinches De Groot up against the cage.
Puppy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puppy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy wants a takedown.
Puppy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Groot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Puppy swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from De Groot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot stops a takedown attempt from Puppy.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
De Groot stops a takedown attempt from Puppy.
De Groot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Puppy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Puppy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Groot down to the mat. De Groot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Puppy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Groot.
Puppy misses with a body shot.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
De Groot throws a right and a left that Puppy avoids nicely.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puppy.
Puppy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Groot lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puppy tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Puppy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot throws a hook but Puppy avoids it easily.
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Puppy circles away.
Puppy missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puppy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Groot sprawls well initially but Puppy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot is looking to improve his position.
Puppy lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sick Puppy.
I think De Groot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot retains his lightweight title!
Karl De Groot 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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