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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Huber (ranked 1441 p4p, 176 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 827 p4p, 100 weight class). Van Veen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Give it ALL. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Veen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Veen clinches.
Huber lands an uppercut.
Van Veen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Veen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Veen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Veen blocking some punches.
Huber is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Veen gets an underhook and turns Huber into the cage.
Huber slowing the pace effectively.
Van Veen works on Huber's body with a couple of short punches.
I was talking to Huber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Huber controls the action.
Van Veen lands an uppercut.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Huber controls the action.
Van Veen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
Huber prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huber's elbow.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Veen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Veen tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huber prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen blocking some punches.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Veen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huber struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Veen controls his hands.
Huber has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Veen as Huber tries to tie him up.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huber's elbow.
Huber lands a body punch.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Huber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Van Veen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Huber.
Van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Huber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huber tries a body shot but Van Veen blocks it.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Huber - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Huber.
Huber lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Veen misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Van Veen.
A nice left hand lands by Huber.
Van Veen misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Van Veen on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Huber.
Van Veen misses with some punches.
Van Veen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Veen.
Huber misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen lands a shot to the body.
Van Veen blocks an uppercut.
Huber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
A short left from Huber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Veen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Veen scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen lands a right hand.
Van Veen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huber is trying to stall.
Huber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huber misses with the head strike.
Van Veen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Veen.
Huber is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Van Veen.
Huber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Veen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Veen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huber or not.
Van Veen breaks the clinch.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Huber misses the target.
Van Veen looks for the body kick but Huber saw that one coming.
Van Veen lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Veen connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Veen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen connects with a looping right hand.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Huber moves out of range.
Huber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Veen.
Van Veen slips a jab from Huber.
Van Veen dips to his left and cracks Huber with an uppercut!
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Veen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Veen throws a shot to the body.
Huber throws a head kick but Van Veen moves out of range.
Huber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Veen.
Huber walks into a stiff left hand from Van Veen.
Huber wants to slow Van Veen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Veen as he connects with a hook.
Van Veen lands a jab to the head.
Van Veen slips under a jab.
Huber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Huber's head.
Huber throws a looping overhand right but Van Veen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Huber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Veen misses with a left hand
enabling Huber to counter with a crisp jab.
Huber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Veen.
Van Veen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huber misses with a leg kick.
Huber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Huber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber walks into a jab.
Van Veen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Huber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huber manages to avoid it.
Huber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Veen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huber ducks right into an uppercut from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Huber moves out of range.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Nice shot by Van Veen.
Van Veen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Veen connects with a body shot.
Van Veen's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Veen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Van Veen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Veen misses with a two punch combination.
Van Veen lands with a hook. Huber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Huber's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen has Huber up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Huber avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
Huber blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Veen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Veen digs a right hand into Huber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huber's gas tank.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Veen has a couple of punches blocked by Huber.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Veen's elbow.
Huber has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
Huber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huber's elbow.
Huber misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Van Veen.
Huber has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
Huber leaning against his opponent.
Huber lands a right hand.
Van Veen tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Huber fails to land.
Van Veen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Huber fails to land.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Huber controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huber.
Nice body punch from Van Veen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Veen.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huber misses with a punch to the body.
Huber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Van Veen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huber blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Huber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen breaks the clinch.
Van Veen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Huber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Huber's head.
Huber misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Van Veen lands an overhand right.
Huber misses with a wild combination.
Van Veen jabs Huber right on the nose. Huber blinks but takes it well.
Huber misses with a kick to the body.
Huber avoids a kick to the body.
Van Veen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huber tries to land a leg kick but Van Veen saw it coming and moves away.
Van Veen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber misses with an uppercut. Van Veen saw that one coming.
Van Veen's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Veen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands the left hand.
Van Veen gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen presses Huber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huber prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Huber controls his hands.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huber's elbow.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Huber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huber.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen misses with some punches.
Van Veen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huber blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Huber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Veen's elbow.
Huber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Veen blocks a body shot from Huber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Veen has a couple of punches blocked by Huber.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huber or not.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huber tries to work over Van Veen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Van Veen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Huber blocks it.
Huber can't find room to land a body shot as Van Veen controls the action.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Van Veen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Van Veen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huber throws a head punch that misses.
Van Veen blocking some punches.
Huber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Veen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen manages to break the clinch.
Van Veen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber walks into a straight right hand from Van Veen.
Van Veen is looking to clinch but Huber is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Veen, as that shot connected.
Van Veen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Veen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Veen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Van Veen.
Van Veen motions for Huber to come forward. Van Veen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Veen delivers a nice body kick.
Hans Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Veen misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
Van Veen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Veen moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Veen clobbers Huber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Van Veen finds it's target.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Huber misses.
Huber throws a shot from downtown. Van Veen moves away and avoids it.
Van Veen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good exchange - Van Veen coming out on top.
Van Veen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Veen scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Huber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huber.
Van Veen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huber manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Huber misses its target.
Huber drops his hands momentarily and Van Veen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Huber misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Veen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
After the big win, Ludo Van Veen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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