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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rado Boy (ranked 7311 p4p, 577 weight class) and Noah Prince (ranked 8114 p4p, 604 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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188 cm
24
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rado Boy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Prince! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Prince wants to stand up but Boy is controlling him. Prince is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Our spies down at at The Coffee Shop inform us that Prince has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Boy working some strikes from top position. Boy advances position into side control! Boy lands an elbow. Prince bucks up and tries to throw Boy off but instead Boy has got his back! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boy punishes Prince with strikes from the back mount. Boy landing with strikes. Boy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Prince has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Prince wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boy looking for the choke from the back. Boy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. Prince trying to get back to his feet but Boy is in full control for now. Boy wants to control but Prince is keeping busy. Boy looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Prince is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Boy wants to control but Prince is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prince is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Boy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Prince trying to get back to his feet but Boy is in full control for now. Prince is keeping busy.
Prince is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Prince's body.
Boy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Prince has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Prince trying to get back to his feet but Boy is in full control for now. Boy is punishing Prince with strikes - can he finish him?! Prince is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A bit of a pause in the action here. Boy controlling the positon. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Boy has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Prince. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Boy lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Prince hold on?!
Prince trying to get back to his feet but Boy is in full control for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rado Boy 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.
Boy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prince to the mat! Prince manages to get full guard. Prince wants to get back to his feet but Boy passes into half guard.
Prince wants to get back to his feet.
Boy controlling the action here. Prince wants to get back to his feet. Boy works his way into side control. Prince is pushing Boy's head away, looking to escape. Boy manages to hold on to the position though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boy working the ground and pound. Prince is pushing Boy's head away, looking to escape. Boy manages to hold on to the position though. Prince is looking to get back to his feet here but Boy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Prince's back. Boy scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boy biding his time, looking for the opening.
Prince wants to get back to his feet. Boy scores with strikes from the back.
Boy working for the choke. You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Prince wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Boy looking for the choke but no joy. Prince is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Boy thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. Boy looking to break Prince's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Prince remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Prince wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here.
Prince trying to get back to his feet but Boy is in full control for now. Boy is looking for the choke from the back position but Prince is controlling his hands well. Prince is trying to stand back up. Boy has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Prince. Boy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Prince is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Boy wants to control but Prince is keeping busy. Rado Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Prince is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Prince knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Prince for a finish. Prince is trying to stand back up. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rado Boy dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Prince tries to clinch but fails miserably and Boy counters with a single leg into guard. Prince didn't expect that. Boy wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving. Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Boy stays in close to Prince's body and controls the position. Boy stops Prince from standing up. Boy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Prince tries to clinch up and Boy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Prince is trying to escape back to his feet but Boy uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prince is not content to let Boy control the position. Prince is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Prince is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Prince tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Prince is trying to stand up. Boy tries to control but Prince wriggling away. Boy content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Prince really wants to buck Boy off and get back to his feet. Prince is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action. Prince tries to buck Boy off but he can't manage it. Boy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Prince is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Prince takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boy looking to control and managing it successfully. Prince is trying to stand up. Boy cracks Prince with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Prince is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Boy raining down shots from the mount! Boy trying to control but he's not successful this time. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Prince trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boy working Prince over with strikes here. Prince is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action. Prince really wants to buck Boy off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boy has control of Prince's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Prince regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Boy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Boy landing strikes, looking to finish! Prince is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Boy looking to control and managing it successfully. Prince holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight! Rado Boy showed his dominance in that final round. Well Boy 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rado Boy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
35% |
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