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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (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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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Locke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schuurman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Locke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Schuurman rushes Locke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman lands a nice knee to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Locke scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Locke lands a right hand.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Locke blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Locke lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Locke tried to counter with a leg kick but Schuurman avoided it.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves away
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Locke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Schuurman rushes Locke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Locke lands a left hand.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Schuurman avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke has Schuurman pressed against the cage.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Locke presses Schuurman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Locke.
Locke scores with a hook to the body.
Locke breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Locke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Locke scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Locke misses the target.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Locke throws a big counter combination but Schuurman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Locke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schuurman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schuurman wants to counter with a clinch but Locke pushes him away.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schuurman rushes Locke and presses him up against the cage.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Locke blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schuurman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman looks winded!
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Locke.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Locke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Locke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank Schuurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke gets tackled into the cage by Schuurman. Schuurman maintains the clinch.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Schuurman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up
and Locke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schuurman darts in and clinches Locke up against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Locke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schuurman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke throwing a counter right hand but Schuurman manages to avoid it.
Locke thuds a left hand into Schuurman's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Schuurman looks to move away, Locke throws a big counter combo but Schuurman just gets out of the way.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Locke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schuurman closes the distance but Locke moves to the side
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Locke misses its target.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
A big left from Locke misses.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schuurman ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Locke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
As Schuurman looks to move away, Locke throws a big counter combo but Schuurman just gets out of the way.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
A quick step to the side and Locke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schuurman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up
and Locke counters with a right hand to the body.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Locke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Schuurman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Locke throws an overhand right that lands on Schuurman's shoulder, as Schuurman tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Locke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Locke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schuurman can do to turn this around?
Schuurman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Locke counters with a left to the body.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke misses the jab.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke is looking for a counter combo.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Locke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Locke tenderised Schuurman's leg. Schuurman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Locke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schuurman moves to clinch but Locke breaks away
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Locke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frank Schuurman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schuurman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Locke throws out a powerful jab.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Locke misses with an uppercut.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
Locke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Schuurman has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Schuurman.
Locke appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Locke tries to counter by clinching up but Schuurman breaks away and moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman checks a leg kick.
Schuurman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Schuurman wants to counter with a clinch but Locke pushes him away.
Locke avoids a kick to the body.
John Locke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Locke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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