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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Black enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
47 - 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
43 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
Black blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black dips to his left and cracks De Groot with an uppercut!
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Black in the body.
De Groot punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
De Groot scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot slips under a jab from Black.
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot thumps Black with a low kick.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mr Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Groot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Groot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Groot is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, De Groot circles away and we're back to standing.
De Groot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
De Groot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Black misses.
De Groot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Groot checks a low kick from Black.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
Black tries for a takedown but De Groot circles away easily
and De Groot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black misses with a left hand
and De Groot counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by De Groot which made him look bad.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Black throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
De Groot lands the left hand.
De Groot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Black slips under a jab from De Groot.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Black misses with a head kick.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
Black misses with a low kick.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot slips under a jab.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot lands with a right hand.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Black.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black walks into a jab.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Groot clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
De Groot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black lands a right hand.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Groot tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black jumps into guard, dragging De Groot to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Groot trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black keeping full guard, as De Groot tries to pass.
Black looking to control.
De Groot controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Groot off and has taken his back!
Black throwing sloppy strikes.
De Groot looking very determined here, making life difficult for Black.
Black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
De Groot has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Black.
De Groot is really stuck here.
Black is throwing shots to the body but De Groot manages to wriggle free. Black pounces on him again and ends up in De Groot's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black stands up and waves to De Groot to follow him.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Groots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black misses with a low kick as De Groot jumps back.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. De Groot tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Groot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black moves away from the strike by De Groot.
De Groot wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
De Groot scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on De Groot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black wants to control but De Groot is keeping him busy.
Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Groot to see if he's OK.
Black throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
De Groot dodges the ground and pound from Black.
You can see the frustration on De Groot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Groot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to free his trapped foot but De Groot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Groot's head.
Black tries to pass to full mount but De Groot defends it.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Groot keeps working.
De Groot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black wants to control but De Groot is keeping him busy.
Black throws a strike but De Groot avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Groot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black throws a strike but De Groot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Black wants to sweep here but De Groot controlling him for the moment.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black seems keen to control De Groot's posture.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Groot defends it easily.
De Groot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Black working for a triangle but De Groot defends it easily.
De Groot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mr Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is looking to sweep but instead, De Groot has passed into half guard.
De Groot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Black really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot.
De Groot scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Black misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Black thows a leg kick but De Groot checks it
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black scores with a jab. De Groot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot slips a jab from Black.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black fails with the takedown.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and De Groot counters with a right hand to the body.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Black shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Black misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Groot defends it nicely.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black keeps De Groot at a distance using the push kick.
Black misses with a hook
and De Groot counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Groot staying out of range there.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from De Groot as Black shoots in.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
De Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Groot avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands the left hand.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Groot pinned against the cage. De Groot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groot counters with a straight right hand.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with Mr Black in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
De Groot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Black scores with a hook.
De Groot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot checks a leg kick.
De Groot drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
Black tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Groot defends well and Black ends up having to push De Groot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Groot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Groot missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
De Groot wants to stall.
Black tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
A hook to the body from De Groot.
De Groot tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
De Groot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Groot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black manages to break the clinch.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Jab by Black.
Black lands a front kick.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
Black moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black misses with a straight left.
Mr Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Groot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from De Groot finds it's way through Black's defenses.
A jab lands there for Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
Black throws a leg kick
letting De Groot counter with a right hand.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Groot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from De Groot tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Karl De Groot retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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