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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claud Van Staaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claud Van Staaden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Graham!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham lands a nice hook to Van Staaden's body. Van Staaden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Staaden avoids the body shot from Graham.
Van Staaden swinging wildly here.
Van Staaden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham scores with a three punch combo!
Van Staaden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Staaden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Staaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graham. Van Staaden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Staaden avoids the body shot from Graham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Van Staaden misses with a hook.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Staaden avoids the body shot from Graham.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Staaden throws a combination that misses
and Graham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Graham.
Van Staaden can't break the clinch.
Van Staaden prevents a body shot from Graham.
Van Staaden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Staaden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Staaden prevents a body shot from Graham.
Graham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Staaden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Staaden's efforts to push away.
Van Staaden is trying to break the clinch but Graham is controlling him.
Graham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Staaden.
Graham effectively controlling the action here.
Van Staaden can't break the clinch.
Van Staaden wants to break free but Graham has control.
Graham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Staaden takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Staaden tries to break free but Graham pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Graham as the two fighters clinch.
Van Staaden working hard to break the clinch.
Van Staaden wants to break free but Graham has control.
A body shot lands from Graham.
Graham slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Graham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graham takes a swing at Van Staaden's ribcage but misses.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Staaden was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
A slow jab from Van Staaden misses its intended target.
Graham is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Staaden rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Staaden avoids the body shot from Graham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Staaden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Van Staaden does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham connects with a body shot.
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
Graham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graham misses with a straight right.
Graham thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Staaden swats away the attempt to clinch by Graham.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Van Staaden's head but Van Staaden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham missing with a left hand there. Van Staaden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graham throws a body punch but Van Staaden moves out of range.
Van Staaden lands a nice shot to the body.
Graham swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Staaden counters with a two punch combo.
Van Staaden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Graham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Graham duly obliges.
Luke Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Staaden digs a good hook to Graham's body.
Claud Van Staaden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden slips a jab and a cross from Graham.
Graham misses with a body punch
and Van Staaden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luke Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Staaden misses with a wild combination.
Van Staaden throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
Van Staaden walks into a left hand.
Graham gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Staaden has had enough of the clinch but Graham keeps him there for the moment.
Graham is leaning against Van Staaden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Graham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Staaden can't break the clinch.
Van Staaden tries to break the clinch but Graham is controlling the position.
Graham digs a right hand into Van Staaden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Staaden's gas tank.
Graham controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Graham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Staaden misses with a body punch
and Graham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graham throws a combination that misses
and Van Staaden counters with a three punch combo that has Graham backing up. Graham nods at Van Staaden to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Staaden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Staaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graham is looking to clinch but Van Staaden is avoiding it.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Staaden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden swats away the attempt to clinch by Graham.
Graham misses with a wild body shot.
Graham throws a looping overhand right but Van Staaden ducks down to avoid it.
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Staaden misses with a two punch combination.
Van Staaden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Staaden misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Staaden misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Graham lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Staaden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a hook to the body
and Van Staaden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Claud Van Staaden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham works Van Staaden's body with a nice hook.
Graham thuds a left hand into Van Staaden's body.
Graham doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Staaden circles away.
Van Staaden misses with a wild body shot.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Staaden moves away.
Graham scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Staaden.
Graham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Staaden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Staaden misses with a combination
and Graham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luke Graham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Staaden moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graham 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Graham!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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