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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Kirkland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wybrant De Houtman!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Houtman clinches up with Kirkland and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirkland letting De Houtman take a breather here.
De Houtman works on Kirkland's body with a couple of short punches.
De Houtman misses with some punches.
Kirkland avoiding damage.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
Kirkland scores with a shoulder strike.
De Houtman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Houtman's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirkland.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
De Houtman pushes Kirkland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
De Houtman throws a head punch that misses.
De Houtman pushes Kirkland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirkland's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Houtman.
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but De Houtman uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirkland.
Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Houtman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirkland displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Houtman up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kirkland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirkland taking a breather.
De Houtman blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
De Houtman tries a body shot but Kirkland blocks it.
De Houtman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirkland controls his hands.
De Houtman lands with a short shot to the head.
De Houtman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kirkland - that landed with a thud.
De Houtman cracks Kirkland with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland lands a hook that snaps the head of De Houtman backwards.
Kirkland is trying to push De Houtman away but De Houtman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Houtman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by De Houtman.
Kirkland blocks a body shot from De Houtman.
Kirkland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirkland trying to stall but De Houtman improves his position.
Kirkland takes a shot to the head.
Kirkland working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Houtman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Houtman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kirkland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Houtman.
A shot in the inside from De Houtman.
Kirkland trying to control the position but instead, De Houtman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirkland into the cage.
De Houtman can't find room to land a body shot as Kirkland controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Houtman.
A nice left hand lands by De Houtman.
Kirkland stalling in the clinch but De Houtman improves position.
Kirkland looking to slow down the pace here.
De Houtman blocking some punches.
De Houtman tries to stall but Kirkland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kirkland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Houtman looks to land a right hand but Kirkland moved out of range.
Kirkland swings widly with a right hand
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Houtman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirkland is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
De Houtman lands a jab.
Kirkland avoids the body shot from De Houtman.
Kirkland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that De Houtman avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Houtman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirkland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Houtman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the body
letting De Houtman counter with a right hand.
Kirkland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kirkland sets himself, and De Houtman steps forward looking for the clinch! Kirkland avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wybrant De Houtman dominated that round.
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.
Kirkland lands a two punch combo.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Kirkland misses with a double jab
and Kirkland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Houtman is looking to clinch.
De Houtman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirkland.
De Houtman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and De Houtman moves out of range easily.
De Houtman throws out a counter right but Kirkland avoids it with no problem.
De Houtman dodges the punch combination from Kirkland.
De Houtman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirkland seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kirkland throws the kick towards the body but De Houtman avoids it.
Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Houtman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirkland misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a double jab
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.
Kirkland jabs De Houtman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirkland gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirkland misses with a combination
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirkland misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland cracks De Houtman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kirkland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Houtman misses with a hook. Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
Kirkland throws a combination that misses
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirkland scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from De Houtman misses.
Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on De Houtman's shoulder, as De Houtman tries to avoid the shot.
Kirkland misses with a two punch combination.
De Houtman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from De Houtman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from De Houtman misses the target.
Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
De Houtman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but De Houtman is just out of range.
A nice side step and De Houtman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kirkland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Troy Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkland swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Kirkland dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Houtman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirkland throws a right hand that De Houtman ducks under and follows up with a left that De Houtman also avoids with ease.
De Houtman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kirkland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Houtman circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Houtman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. De Houtman moves away and avoids it.
De Houtman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Houtman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman takes a swing at Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman misses with a looping left.
Kirkland went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Houtman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kirkland misses with a combination
and De Houtman counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirkland.
De Houtman misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Houtman throws a head punch that misses.
Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wybrant De Houtman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Houtman.
De Houtman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kirkland is looking to control De Houtman's arms but De Houtman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirkland has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland is looking to control De Houtman's arms but De Houtman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirkland has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Houtman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirkland content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Houtman lands a right hand.
Kirkland trying to stall but De Houtman improves his position.
Kirkland slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Troy Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
De Houtman has closed the distance and engaged Kirkland in a clinch.
De Houtman lands an uppercut.
Kirkland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirkland gets through De Houtman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirkland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Houtman fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Houtman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from De Houtman as the two fighters clinch.
Kirkland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kirkland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Houtman is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirkland is looking to break free of the clinch but De Houtman has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Houtman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Houtman.
De Houtman effectively controlling the action here.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
A short right from De Houtman on the inside.
De Houtman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kirkland.
De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirkland.
De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirkland.
De Houtman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Houtman.
De Houtman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Houtman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirkland is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Kirkland. Those never looked like landing.
Kirkland misses with a lunging right hand
and De Houtman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Houtman lands with a nice combination. Kirkland backs away looking to recover.
Oh Kirkland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by De Houtman.
A swing and a miss from De Houtman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wybrant De Houtman really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Houtman throws a lazy right hand but Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirkland seems to have got his legs back now.
De Houtman is looking to clinch but Kirkland is avoiding it.
As De Houtman backs away, Kirkland returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Houtman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirkland at a distance.
Kirkland swinging wildly here.
Kirkland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman misses with a combination
and Kirkland counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman misses the body punch
and Kirkland counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirkland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like De Houtman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kirkland misses with a double jab
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirkland avoids the body shot from De Houtman.
De Houtman throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman moves into the clinch.
De Houtman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut.
De Houtman misses with the head strike.
Kirkland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from De Houtman.
Kirkland controlling the action here for a moment.
Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirkland prevents a body shot from De Houtman.
De Houtman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Houtman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirkland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Houtman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland prevents a body shot from De Houtman.
De Houtman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirkland backwards.
Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland is looking to land body kicks.
Kirkland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Houtman is looking to clinch.
Kirkland misses with a low kick as De Houtman jumps back.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but De Houtman is just out of range.
De Houtman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Troy Kirkland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Houtman connects with the punch.
Kirkland misses with a double jab
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirkland tries to bum rush De Houtman with a series of wild strikes but De Houtman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wybrant De Houtman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Troy Kirkland's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Houtman wants to clinch up but Kirkland keeps it at a distance.
Kirkland appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kirkland throws a right hand that De Houtman ducks under and follows up with a left that De Houtman also avoids with ease.
Kirkland throws a combination that misses
letting De Houtman counter with a right hand.
De Houtman wants to clinch up but Kirkland keeps it at a distance.
De Houtman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirkland misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Kirkland is predictable there
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Houtman moves out of range of the body kick from Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kirkland - just one landing.
Kirkland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand.
De Houtman 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 Houtman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Houtman looks to land a left hand but Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Houtman.
Kirkland needs to keep his hands up - De Houtman had a free shot at his head there.
Troy Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a combination
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Houtman moves out of range as Kirkland strikes.
De Houtman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Houtman throws out the jab.
Kirkland scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Houtman in his tracks.
De Houtman closes the distance but Kirkland moves to the side
and De Houtman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Houtman is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a wild combination.
De Houtman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirkland finish him?
De Houtman is looking to clinch but Kirkland is avoiding it.
De Houtman seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirkland throws a leg kick but De Houtman moved away.
De Houtman moves into the clinch.
De Houtman tries to work over Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Houtman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Houtman wants to stall.
Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from De Houtman on the inside.
Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman connects with a nice looking jab.
Kirkland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kirkland throws a head kick that misses
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirkland misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirkland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Houtman lands with a hook. Kirkland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Houtman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from De Houtman.
Kirkland misses with a shot to the body
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wybrant De Houtman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kirkland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Houtman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wybrant De Houtman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Houtman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 46:49
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wybrant De Houtman!
Wybrant De Houtman is the new middleweight champion!
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