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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ballzonya throws a big shot that misses.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballzonya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body kick.
Ballzonya looks to land a body kick but Van Der Sluijs moved away.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ballzonya walks into a stiff left hand from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick which misses Ballzonya's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballzonya tries to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs blocks the body kick.
Van Der Sluijs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Ballzonya finds it's way through Van Der Sluijs's defenses.
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballzonya throws a lazy body kick
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballzonya catches Van Der Sluijs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ballzonya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballzonya blocks a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballzonya is looking to counter punch.
Ballzonya misses with a hook
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Der Sluijs throws a sloppy head kick and Ballzonya moves out of range easily.
Ballzonya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ballzonya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Der Sluijs throws out the jab.
Ballzonya tries to bum rush Van Der Sluijs with a series of wild strikes but Van Der Sluijs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballzonya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Der Sluijs thows a body kick. Ballzonya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Van Der Sluijs is predictable there
and Ballzonya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Sluijs throws a low kick but Ballzonya moves out of range easily.
Ballzonya throws a quick counter kick to the body but Van Der Sluijs avoids it.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice head shot.
Ballzonya misses the jab.
Ballzonya missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sluijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballzonya misses with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a body kick but Ballzonya moved away.
Ballzonya throws a hook to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballzonya throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Der Sluijs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Der Sluijs pushes Ballzonya away with a front kick.
Ballzonya takes one to the chin there.
Ballzonya misses with a kick to the body
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballzonya fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Der Sluijs just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a counter right but Ballzonya avoids it with no problem.
Van Der Sluijs tries to score with a low kick but Ballzonya moves his leg out of the way.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a right hand but Ballzonya moved out of range.
Van Der Sluijs throws a wild body kick that Ballzonya sees coming a mile off.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to land body kicks.
Ballzonya misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Van Der Sluijs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ballzonya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Sluijs.
Ballzonya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ballzonya throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight right hand.
Ballzonya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Ballzonya down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Van Der Sluijs lands but Ballzonya takes it in his stride.
James Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ballzonya moves out of range as Van Der Sluijs strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Van Der Sluijs
and Ballzonya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballzonya moves out of range as Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick.
Ballzonya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs is out of range and Ballzonya settles back down.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about the counter body kick.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a kick to the body.
Van Der Sluijs slips under a jab from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya scores with a nice head shot.
Ballzonya is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Der Sluijs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ballzonya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Der Sluijs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs avoids it easily.
Ballzonya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Der Sluijss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Der Sluijs clobbers Ballzonya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Sluijs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Sluijs slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Van Der Sluijs throws a good cross that connects.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a right hand but Ballzonya moved out of range.
Ballzonya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Sluijs tries to score with a low kick but Ballzonya moves his leg out of the way.
Ballzonya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballzonya 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.
Ballzonya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Ballzonya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Sluijs manages to avoid it.
Ballzonya throws a series of punches but Van Der Sluijs avoids them all with ease.
Van Der Sluijs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ballzonya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballzonya walks into a jab.
Van Der Sluijs tries to move into range but Ballzonya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ballzonya throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sluijs ducks down to avoid it.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Ballzonya moves out of range of the body kick.
Ballzonya misses with a straight left.
Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick that misses
and Ballzonya counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook but Ballzonya avoids it easily.
Ballzonya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Der Sluijs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ballzonya misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Sluijs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a counter right but Ballzonya avoids it with no problem.
Ballzonya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Der Sluijs throws out the jab.
Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ballzonya's head backwards.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ballzonya might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Van Der Sluijs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballzonya.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body punch
letting Ballzonya counter with a right hand.
Ballzonya avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Der Sluijs misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Ballzonya.
A big left from Ballzonya misses.
Ballzonya jabs at Van Der Sluijs's body.
Van Der Sluijs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ballzonya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs throws a wild body kick that Ballzonya sees coming a mile off.
James Van Der Sluijs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballzonya misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Der Sluijs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to score with low kicks.
Ballzonya thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good exchange - Ballzonya coming out on top.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Der Sluijs 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 Ballzonya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballzonya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Ballzonya down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a right hand but Ballzonya moved out of range.
Van Der Sluijs throws a combination that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook.
Ballzonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Sluijs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Sluijs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs feints and then cracks Ballzonya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballzonya down.
A jab lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Van Der Sluijs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballzonya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range as Ballzonya throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Der Sluijs! But no joy.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body kick.
Ballzonya throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a slapping head kick.
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Der Sluijs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya jabs Van Der Sluijs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Der Sluijs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a double jab
and Van Der Sluijs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya throws a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it.
A leg kick checked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya looks to land a right hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range.
Ballzonya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Van Der Sluijs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballzonya throws out the jab.
Ballzonya misses with a looping right.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
Van Der Sluijs tries to land a leg kick but Ballzonya saw it coming and moves away.
Van Der Sluijs throws a lazy body kick
and Ballzonya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballzonya blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs works Ballzonya's body with a nice hook.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Ballzonya misses with a straight right.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ballzonya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Der Sluijs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballzonya will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Sluijs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a push kick.
Ballzonya slips under a jab.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a leg kick.
Ballzonya misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Ballzonya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut there from Van Der Sluijs.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballzonya misses the target.
Ballzonya looks to land a right hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Der Sluijs throws a low kick, looking for Ballzonya's leg but Ballzonya calmly moves out of range.
Ballzonya throws a big counter combination but Van Der Sluijs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ballzonya checks it well.
Ballzonya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ballzonya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballzonya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an uppercut
enabling Ballzonya to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballzonya misses with a straight right.
Ballzonya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Der Sluijs replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ballzonya blocks it well.
Ballzonya avoids the head kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Harry Ballzonya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Ballzonya - just one landing.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Der Sluijs lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ballzonya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballzonya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Der Sluijs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballzonya circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Van Der Sluijs.
Well Van Der Sluijs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Van Der Sluijs!
After the big win, James Van Der Sluijs made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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