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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Impaler (ranked 364 p4p, 21 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 979 p4p, 35 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Rooy has Impaler up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands.
Impaler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Impaler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Van Rooy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Impaler blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Impaler wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rooy won't allow it.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Impaler's ribcage. Impaler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Impaler breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
Van Rooy lands with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy missing with a left hand there. Impaler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Impaler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Impaler tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Impaler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Impaler is having none of it.
Impaler lands with a right hand.
Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Impaler moves away.
Van Rooy throws a combination that misses
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rooy drives through and clinches with Impaler against the cage.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Impaler.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch but Impaler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy throws an off balance right hand
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Impaler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Impaler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy throws the left hand but Impaler avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Impaler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rooy.
Impaler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy 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.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Impaler's shoulder, as Impaler tries to avoid the shot.
Impaler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Rooy misses with a double jab
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Impaler.
Van Rooy throws a shot from downtown. Impaler moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Impaler moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Impaler throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Impaler throws a body shot but no joy.
Impaler missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Van Rooy misses.
Impaler misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Impaler.
Impaler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Impaler moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Impaler misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Impaler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Impaler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy walks into a stiff left hand from Impaler.
Impaler throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Rooy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Impaler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Impaler avoids it easily.
Impaler connects with a right hand. Van Rooy shakes it off.
Van Rooy misses with a left hand
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Rooy duly obliges.
Vladimir Impaler is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rooy tries to work over Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Impaler blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Impaler tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Impaler prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Impaler.
Van Rooy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Impaler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Impaler slips a jab and a cross from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
Van Rooy throws a poor cross that misses
and Impaler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Rooy thinking.
Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler lands with a right hand.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy misses with a combination
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy moves to clinch but Impaler breaks away
and Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy closes the distance but Impaler moves to the side
and Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Impaler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Impaler moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
letting Impaler counter with a right hand.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Impaler blocks it.
Van Rooy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Impaler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Rooy throws out a loose jab but Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Impaler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Impaler misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy loads up on a big right hand but Impaler slips the punch.
Van Rooy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Impaler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Impaler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Rooy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Impaler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy looks to clinch
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Impaler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy throws a looping overhand right but Impaler ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the side of Impaler's head but Impaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Impaler slips a straight right by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Impaler misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Impaler counters with a nice body shot.
Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch.
Impaler slips under a jab from Van Rooy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a left hand
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Impaler misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Van Rooy moves out of range as Impaler strikes.
Impaler throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy looks to land a right hand but Impaler moved out of range.
Impaler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Impaler.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Impaler.
Impaler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Van Rooy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Rooy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Rooy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Rooy darts in and clinches Impaler up against the cage.
Impaler is trying to break free.
Impaler lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rooy cracks Impaler with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Impaler backwards.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Impaler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Impaler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Impaler's gas tank.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Impaler prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Impaler 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!
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Impaler blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Impaler scores with a shoulder strike.
Impaler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Impaler blocks an uppercut.
Impaler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladimir Impaler.
I think Impaler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Albert Van Rooy!
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