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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Walden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bas Rutten - El Guapo likes to dance. Nick James had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Walden!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James slips a jab from Walden.
Walden misses with a wild body shot.
Walden takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Walden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from James misses.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walden but Walden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on James if he has to take too many more of those.
Walden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Walden misses with a low kick.
James avoids a kick to the body.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walden but Walden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James dodges the punch combination from Walden.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Walden shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walden swinging wildly here.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James misses with a hook. Walden ducked under it nicely.
Walden misses with a looping right.
Andre Walden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James dives in and scores a takedown into Walden's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Walden is retaining full guard.
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Walden is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Walden has escaped and now he's on top!
Walden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James is looking to control Walden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Walden is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James trying to hold on to Walden's head to control him but Walden postures up.
James looking for submissions off his back.
Walden tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a sweep. Walden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walden pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Walden wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walden is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walden on the ground.
Walden is controlling the pace.
Walden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is staying active underneath Walden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Walden wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walden wants to pass the guard but James is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walden.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walden pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Walden 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.
Walden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walden fails to land with a series of punches.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walden's waist but Walden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Walden lands with a nice body punch.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James moves forwards but Walden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
Walden looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Walden scores with a kick to the midsection.
James ducks under a wild hook from Walden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walden. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre Walden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to clinch up but Walden circles away and keeps his distance.
Walden lands a head shot.
Walden lands a head kick!
Jab by Walden.
Nick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Walden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walden lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
Walden misses with a leg kick.
Walden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walden throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Walden misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walden swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walden back to the ropes. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walden.
James slips a jab and a cross from Walden.
Walden cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Walden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walden pushes James away with a front kick.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Walden misses.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Walden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Walden. Beautiful body shot.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walden but Walden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walden connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Walden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walden lands a two punch combo.
Walden looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Walden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walden misses the shot to the body.
Walden lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice combination there by Walden.
Walden scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
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!
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James avoids the body shot from Walden.
Walden connects with a body shot.
Walden lands a jab-cross combination.
Walden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Walden lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
James shoots in but Walden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Walden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Walden tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James slips under a jab from Walden.
Good standup being displayed there by Walden as he connects with a hook.
Walden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walden. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Walden.
James misses with a straight left.
Walden throws a combination that misses
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walden's guard.
James preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walden dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James keeping moving, preventing Walden from controlling successfully.
Walden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walden trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Walden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walden stopping the sweep attempt from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Walden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walden trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walden postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Walden wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Walden stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Walden stalls from top position.
James is not content to let Walden control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Walden.
James manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Walden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walden trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andre Walden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walden slows the pace down in half guard.
James is staying active underneath Walden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James tries to roll over but Walden keeps him under control.
Nick James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walden is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James actively working from the bottom here.
Walden works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Walden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walden 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Andre Walden!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Andre Walden!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Andre Walden!
Andre Walden wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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