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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 1682 p4p, 2648 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 224 p4p, 317 weight class). Bobby Bomstaerk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomstaerk throws a jab but it's blocked by Belvedere.
Bomstaerk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belvedere's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Belvedere.
Belvedere gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bomstaerk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Belvedere throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belvedere looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bomstaerk wants to control from the top but Belvedere keeps moving.
Bomstaerk pushes down on Belvedere's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere is refusing to be controlled, as Bomstaerk sits in half guard.
Bomstaerk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belvedere is not content to let Bomstaerk control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk content to control rather than advance.
Bomstaerk wants to take a breather but Belvedere is having none of it.
Bomstaerk drops an elbow to the side of Belvedere's head.
Bomstaerk working the head and body with strikes.
Bomstaerk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Bomstaerk has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Belvedere is trying to control but can't.
Bomstaerk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bomstaerk is trying to control the action in half guard but Belvedere is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk is working for a kimura but Belvedere is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bomstaerk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bomstaerk connects with a nice short shot to Belvedere's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belvedere is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bomstaerk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bomstaerk's back!
Belvedere is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bomstaerk turns into Belvedere and is now in his guard.
Bomstaerk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomstaerk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belvedere's guard.
Bomstaerk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Belvedere on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bomstaerk drops an elbow to the side of Belvedere's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere is trying to maintain the position but Bomstaerk is very close to passing his half guard.
Bomstaerk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bomstaerk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomstaerk is looking to take a break and control but Belvedere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bomstaerk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bomstaerk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Belvedere wants to control but Bomstaerk is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bomstaerk is trying to control the action in half guard but Belvedere is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bomstaerk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Belvedere defends it well.
Belvedere looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Bomstaerk there.
Bomstaerk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bomstaerk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bomstaerk seems to be working for a kimura but Belvedere defends the submission attempt.
Belvedere is not content to let Bomstaerk control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bomstaerk dominated that round.
That's time! Bomstaerk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bomstaerk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belvedere.
Bomstaerk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belvedere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bomstaerk looks to land a combination but Belvedere avoids it well.
Bomstaerk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belvedere checks a leg kick.
Belvedere is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bomstaerk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Belvedere on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belvedere is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk lands strikes from half guard.
Bomstaerk working the head and body with strikes.
Belvedere trying to control here.
Bomstaerk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belvedere can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bomstaerk lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk drops an elbow to the side of Belvedere's head.
Bomstaerk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bomstaerk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Belvedere trying to control from the bottom.
Belvedere tries to get to full guard but Bomstaerk has control of the leg.
Bomstaerk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bomstaerk wants to control but Belvedere is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk trying to mount his opponent but Belvedere defends it.
Bomstaerk is just content to waste time from the top position. Belvedere takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Belvedere can't keep his opponent in guard - Bomstaerk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bomstaerk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bomstaerk wants to take a breather but Belvedere is having none of it.
Belvedere tries to roll over but Bomstaerk keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bomstaerk lands a nice short elbow.
Bomstaerk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk trying to control from Belvedere's half guard. Belvedere has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bomstaerk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belvedere's head.
Belvedere is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bobby Bomstaerk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belvedere is breathing heavily.
Bomstaerk landing with the ground and pound.
Belvedere working for submissions but it's allowed Bomstaerk to get to half guard.
Belvedere has hold of Bomstaerk's hands but Bomstaerk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belvedere is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bomstaerk pulls his head out easily.
Belvedere is defending against the submission attempts here by Bomstaerk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere is staying active underneath Bomstaerk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bomstaerk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bomstaerk lands strikes from half guard.
Bomstaerk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belvedere keeps working.
Bomstaerk drops an elbow to the side of Belvedere's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belvedere looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bomstaerk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bomstaerk dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Belvedere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomstaerk throws a jab when Belvedere was well out of range.
Belvedere throws a leg kick that misses.
Bomstaerk throws a big shot that misses.
Belvedere misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Belvedere as Bomstaerk shoots in.
Bobby Bomstaerk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bomstaerk throws a head kick that misses.
Belvedere tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bomstaerk misses with a combination
and Belvedere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bomstaerk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Belvedere tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bomstaerk is in Belvedere's guard.
Bomstaerk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belvedere trying to strike off his back.
Belvedere has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bomstaerk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Belvedere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk works over Belvedere with some ground and pound from guard.
Bomstaerk distracts Belvedere with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bomstaerk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belvedere's head.
Bomstaerk trying to control the position from guard on top but Belvedere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belvedere is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belvedere looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bomstaerk is defending well. Belvedere quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bomstaerk has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Belvedere celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richmond Belvedere!
Richmond Belvedere took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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