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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Edwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Edwin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Booker's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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World class 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Edwin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwin lands a two punch combo.
Booker drives through and clinches with Edwin against the cage.
Edwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Booker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edwin blocks a body shot from Booker.
Edwin misses with the head strike.
Edwin prevents a body shot from Booker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwin.
Good body shot from Booker.
Booker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwin's efforts to push away.
Booker gets through Edwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Booker has double underhooks.
Edwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edwin is trying to break free.
Booker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Booker lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Booker.
Edwin can't find room to land a body shot as Booker controls the action.
Booker misses with the head strike.
Edwin tries a body shot but Booker blocks it.
Booker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwin pushes Booker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Booker prevents Edwin from breaking the clinch.
Booker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Booker.
Edwin can't find room to land a body shot as Booker controls the action.
Edwin letting Booker take a breather here.
Booker can't find room to land a body shot as Edwin controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Edwin fails to land.
Edwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Booker backwards.
Edwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Booker tries a body shot but Edwin blocks it.
Edwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Booker lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwin backwards.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Edwin fails to land.
Booker tries to throw a body punch but Edwin avoids it by throwing Booker back against the cage.
Booker lands with a left to the head.
Edwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Booker scores with a hook to the body.
Booker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Booker keeps control of Edwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwin lands with a right to the head.
Edwin lands a left hand.
Edwin blocking some punches.
Booker lands with a light punch inside.
Edwin tries to break free but Booker pushes him back against the cage.
Edwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Booker has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Booker swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booker is working Edwin over against the cage.
Edwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
Booker lands a nice uppercut.
Edwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booker tries to throw a body punch but Edwin avoids it by throwing Booker back against the cage.
Edwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Booker tries to throw a body punch but Edwin avoids it by throwing Booker back against the cage.
Edwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Booker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Edwin regains guard.
Booker content to stall in guard here.
Edwin is looking to stand up but Booker isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Booker manages to pass to side control.
Booker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Booker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Edwin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You get the feeling that Edwin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Booker controlling from mount.
Edwin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Booker controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Booker dominated that round.
That's time! Booker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Booker closes the distance and clinches.
Booker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwin's elbow.
Edwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwin is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.
Booker working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Booker.
Edwin blocking some punches.
Booker lands with a left to the head.
Booker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Booker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booker blocks an uppercut.
Booker misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Booker.
Booker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Edwin.
Edwin tries to circle away but Booker has him pinned against the cage.
Edwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edwin takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker gets through Edwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edwin working aggressively here.
Booker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booker.
Booker lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwin backwards.
Booker scores with a hook to the body.
Booker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwin's elbow.
A short left from Booker.
A short right from Booker on the inside.
Booker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwin can do to turn this around?
Booker gets through Edwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edwin tries to break free but Booker pushes him back against the cage.
Booker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwin's efforts to push away.
A short right from Booker.
A short uppercut from Edwin.
Booker swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwin tries to break free but Booker pushes him back against the cage.
Booker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwin misses with some punches.
Booker misses with a punch to the body.
Booker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwin is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.
Bobby Booker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edwin tries to break the clinch but Booker is controlling the position.
Edwin tries to break free but Booker pushes him back against the cage.
Booker misses with some punches.
Edwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Booker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwin's efforts to push away.
Booker throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwin.
Nice body punch from Booker.
Booker is working Edwin over against the cage.
Edwin pushes Booker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booker throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Booker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwin tries to circle away but Booker has him pinned against the cage.
Booker misses with a punch to the body.
Edwin blocking some punches.
Edwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booker.
Edwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Booker misses with some punches.
Booker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booker.
Edwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Booker.
Booker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwin is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.
Edwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
Booker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Booker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booker misses with a body punch.
Booker working aggressively here.
Edwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Booker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Edwin.
Edwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Edwin fails to land.
Booker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Booker.
Edwin throws a head punch that misses.
Booker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwin backwards.
Edwin takes a shot to the head.
Edwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Booker.
Booker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Booker.
Booker lands with a light punch inside.
Booker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Booker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Booker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Booker misses with a body shot
and Edwin counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Edwin does no damage.
Booker forces Edwin back against the cage and clinches.
Edwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Booker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Booker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Booker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwin backwards.
Edwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Booker lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Booker lands with a right to the head.
Edwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
Booker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Booker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Edwin regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edwin is looking to stand up but Booker isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwin being controlled here, momentarily.
Booker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Booker stops Edwin from standing up.
Edwin is wriggling around but Booker manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Booker stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Edwin tries to kick Booker off but Booker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Edwin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Booker manages to move to mount!
Edwin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Booker controlling from the full mount.
Edwin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Booker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Edwin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Edwin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Booker controlling from mount.
Edwin is trying to stand up.
Bobby Booker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Booker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Edwin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Booker content just to control the position here.
Edwin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Booker content just to control the position here.
Edwin wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booker controlling from the full mount.
Martin Edwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Booker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Booker, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Booker!
Bobby Booker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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