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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Maint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Weathers!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weathers is looking to clinch but Maint is avoiding it.
Weathers scores with a head kick. Maint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maint avoids the body shot from Weathers.
Maint lands with an overhand left.
Maint fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Maint backs off Weathers throws a huge counter combo but Maint manages to avoid it all.
Maint punishes Weathers's body with a nice straight punch.
Maint lands with a nice body punch.
Weathers throws a big shot that misses.
Chris Maint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weathers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maint checks a leg kick.
Maint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Weathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maint misses the jab.
Weathers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weathers throws a head kick that misses
and Weathers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jerome Weathers has been cut.
Weathers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maint lands a nice shot to the body.
Weathers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maint lands a lovely overhand right.
Maint takes a swing at Weathers's ribcage but misses.
Weathers is looking for the big counter here.
Weathers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weathers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maint throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weathers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Weathers throws a body shot but no joy.
Maint lands with a straight right. Weathers didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maint throws a hook but Weathers avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maint thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maint lands with a cross.
Maint moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maint looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maint scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maint instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weathers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Weathers blocks an uppercut.
Weathers looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maint.
Weathers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weathers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weathers looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maint.
Weathers working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Weathers fails to land.
Weathers misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
Maint lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weathers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maint is keeping busy.
Maint has a couple of punches blocked by Weathers.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weathers is trying to stall.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
Maint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maint gets through Weathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weathers misses with the head strike.
Maint lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maint fails to land.
Weathers lands a right hand.
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!
Maint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Weathers wants to break free but Maint has control.
Maint scores with a shoulder strike.
Maint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weathers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maint lands with a light punch inside.
Maint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Maint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left and a right from Weathers both land. Nice combination.
Maint paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maint tries to clinch but Weathers moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weathers! But no joy.
Maint misses the shot to the body.
Weathers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left and a right from Weathers both land. Nice combination.
Maint fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Weathers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Weathers throws a head kick but Maint moves out of range.
Maint jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maint bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weathers's head.
Weathers slips under a jab.
Maint connects with a single shot there.
Weathers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maint.
Weathers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maint throws a hook to the side of Weathers's head but Weathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weathers throws out a counter right but Maint avoids it with no problem.
Maint slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers needs to keep his hands up - Maint had a free shot at his head there.
Maint rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weathers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weathers.
Weathers throws a sloppy head kick and Maint moves out of range easily.
Weathers is looking to clinch but Maint is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Maint. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weathers! But no joy.
Weathers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chris Maint is winning the standup battle so far.
Maint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weathers blocks a jab.
Weathers tries a quick counter leg kick but Maint is wise to it.
Maint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weathers can do to turn this around?
Maint looks to land a right hand but Weathers moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Weathers misses.
Weathers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weathers moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maint clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maint misses with the head strike.
Chris Maint has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maint digs a right hand into Weathers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weathers's gas tank.
Weathers wants to get back to striking at distance but Maint won't allow it.
Maint has Weathers pressed against the cage, preventing Weathers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weathers is trying to break the clinch but Maint is controlling him.
Maint lands a hook that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Maint misses with the head strike.
Weathers is leaning against Maint and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weathers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Maint blocking some punches.
Maint lands a shoulder strike.
Weathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Maint has double underhooks.
Weathers wants to stall.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maint is leaning against Weathers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Weathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maint blocks a body shot from Weathers.
Maint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Weathers blocks an uppercut.
Weathers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maint working aggressively here.
Maint presses Weathers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maint lands a left hand.
Weathers throws a punch but it's blocked by Maint.
Maint lands a hook that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Weathers misses with some punches.
Weathers misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maint lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weathers's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Maint fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Maint.
Weathers is trying to maintain a safe position but Maint gets an underhook and turns Weathers into the cage.
Maint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weathers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maint throws a punch but it's blocked by Weathers.
A short uppercut from Maint.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weathers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maint has him pressed against the cage.
Maint gets through Weathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maint pushes Weathers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weathers is breathing heavily.
Maint digs a right hand underneath Weathers's ribcage. Weathers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
That's time! Maint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Weathers gets a clinch.
Weathers has had enough of the clinch but Maint keeps him there for the moment.
Maint blocking some punches.
Weathers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maint backwards.
Maint lands a hook that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maint blocks an uppercut.
Maint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
A right hand to the body from Maint.
Maint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weathers throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maint works on Weathers's body with a couple of short punches.
Weathers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maint lands a hook that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Maint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weathers's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maint avoids it.
Weathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Maint.
Maint lands a nice uppercut.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Maint.
Weathers tries to circle away but Maint has him pinned against the cage.
Maint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Maint scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Maint.
Maint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Maint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maint lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weathers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maint's elbow.
Maint struggles to land a body shot inside as Weathers controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weathers tries to break the clinch but Maint is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maint scores with a shoulder strike.
Maint working aggressively here.
Maint pushes Weathers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weathers fails to pull guard.
Maint misses with a punch to the body.
Maint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Maint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weathers swings wildly with an uppercut but Maint uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Maint.
Weathers takes a shot to the head.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maint misses with the head strike.
Weathers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maint misses with a body shot.
Maint moves away from the strike by Weathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maint darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maint swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weathers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maint. Weathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weathers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weathers is rocked!
Maint clinches.
Weathers manages to break the clinch.
Weathers tries to clinch up but Maint circles away and keeps his distance.
Maint is looking to clinch but Weathers is avoiding it.
Maint lands an overhand right.
Jerome Weathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weathers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maint moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maint - that landed with a thud.
Weathers takes a shot to the head.
Maint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Weathers is still on wobbly legs! Can Maint finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Maint.
Maint throws a punch but it's blocked by Weathers.
Weathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weathers seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weathers. Maint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weathers ducks under a wild hook from Maint.
Weathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Maint coming out on top.
Maint darts in and clinches Weathers up against the cage.
Maint lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maint gets through Weathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maint.
Maint misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maint.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Maint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maint has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Maint!
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