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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulus De Boskabouter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Boskabouter has chosen Intro as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulus De Boskabouter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeldenthuis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zeldenthuis throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zeldenthuis. Beautiful body shot.
Zeldenthuis swats away the attempt to clinch by De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter throws a wild body kick that Zeldenthuis sees coming a mile off.
De Boskabouter slips under a jab.
De Boskabouter missing with a left hand there. Zeldenthuis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Boskabouter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeldenthuis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeldenthuis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zeldenthuis throws a looping overhand right but De Boskabouter ducks down to avoid it.
De Boskabouter scoring well with a low kick there.
De Boskabouter clinches up against the cage.
Zeldenthuis misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeldenthuis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeldenthuis avoids the elbow strike from De Boskabouter, against the cage.
De Boskabouter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zeldenthuis lands a body shot.
Zeldenthuis avoids a wild elbow strike from De Boskabouter.
Zeldenthuis drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boskabouter trying to control but Zeldenthuis is working from the bottom.
Zeldenthuis keeping full guard, as De Boskabouter tries to pass.
Zeldenthuis looking for a sweep. Not yet Zeldenthuis, not yet.
De Boskabouter looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Boskabouter wants to control from the top but Zeldenthuis keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paulus De Boskabouter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zeldenthuis shoots in and bounces De Boskabouter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zeldenthuis postures up and lands a big shot to De Boskabouter's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter looking for a guillotine here but Zeldenthuis defends easily.
Zeldenthuis trying to control the position from guard on top but De Boskabouter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Boskabouter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zeldenthuis passes into half guard.
De Boskabouter pushes Zeldenthuis off but Zeldenthuis dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zeldenthuis advances nicely into full mount.
Zeldenthuis lands with some strikes.
Zeldenthuis lands a nice shot to the head.
De Boskabouter is looking to improve his position but Zeldenthuis isn't that keen on the idea.
Zeldenthuis with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that De Boskabouter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
De Boskabouter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Boskabouter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zeldenthuis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Boskabouter is desperately trying to improve his position but Zeldenthuis has a good base and remains in mount.
Zeldenthuis breaks from De Boskabouter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zeldenthuis looking to secure an arm triangle but De Boskabouter defends it well.
De Boskabouter tries to hold on but Zeldenthuis pushes him away.
Zeldenthuis wants to control the pace but De Boskabouter is squirming around nicely.
De Boskabouter is controlling an arm, preventing Zeldenthuis from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
De Boskabouter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Boskabouter tries to reverse the position but Zeldenthuis maintains control.
Zeldenthuis raining down hammerfists from mount.
De Boskabouter wants to hold on but Zeldenthuis pushes him away.
Zeldenthuis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Boskabouter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
De Boskabouter tries to hold on but Zeldenthuis postures up.
De Boskabouter has given up his back.
De Boskabouter fending off the submission attempt from Zeldenthuis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Boskabouter rolls, trying to escape but Zeldenthuis keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zeldenthuis misses with a body shot.
Zeldenthuis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeldenthuis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Boskabouter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeldenthuis pinned against the cage. Zeldenthuis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zeldenthuis misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as De Boskabouter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zeldenthuis doesn't seem phased though.
Zeldenthuis throws a solid leg kick but De Boskabouter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Boskabouter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Boskabouter wants to clinch.
De Boskabouter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter tries to clinch up.
De Boskabouter staying out of range there.
Zeldenthuis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zeldenthuis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis misses the shot to the body.
De Boskabouter throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Boskabouter misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Boskabouter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dirk Zeldenthuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeldenthuis lands a slapping body shot.
Zeldenthuis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Boskabouter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeldenthuis circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeldenthuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Boskabouter.
A head kick misses from Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zeldenthuis lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Boskabouter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horrible takedown by Zeldenthuis or perhaps it was just good defense by De Boskabouter which made him look bad.
Zeldenthuis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Boskabouter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeldenthuis lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - De Boskabouter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Boskabouter gets caught flat footed, as Zeldenthuis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Boskabouter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeldenthuis!
Zeldenthuis wants to hold on but De Boskabouter pushes him away.
Zeldenthuis is trying to escape the mount.
De Boskabouter avoids the attempt from Zeldenthuis to control.
De Boskabouter with good strikes from the mount here!
De Boskabouter wants to control the pace but Zeldenthuis is squirming around nicely.
Zeldenthuis tries to hold on but De Boskabouter pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zeldenthuis stops De Boskabouter from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Zeldenthuis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Boskabouter is trying to take his opponent's back.
Zeldenthuis can't escape the position.
De Boskabouter fails to advance to Zeldenthuis's back.
Zeldenthuis 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.
Zeldenthuis wants to control but De Boskabouter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter wants to control the pace but Zeldenthuis is squirming around nicely.
Zeldenthuis is trying desperately to improve position.
Zeldenthuis is squirming around, avoiding De Boskabouter's attempts to control the action.
Zeldenthuis is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Boskabouter controlling his opponent.
De Boskabouter prevents Zeldenthuis from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis is squirming around, avoiding De Boskabouter's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dirk Zeldenthuis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zeldenthuis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dirk Zeldenthuis is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeldenthuis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zeldenthuis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zeldenthuis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Boskabouter staying out of range there.
De Boskabouter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Boskabouter, as that shot connected.
Zeldenthuis staying out of range there.
Zeldenthuis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeldenthuis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Boskabouter connects with an inside leg kick.
De Boskabouter avoids a kick to the body.
De Boskabouter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeldenthuis moves out of range of the body kick from De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Boskabouter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeldenthuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Boskabouter. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boskabouter avoids the head kick by Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Boskabouter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter scores with a leg kick.
De Boskabouter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Boskabouter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeldenthuis but Zeldenthuis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Boskabouter misses with an uppercut. Zeldenthuis saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Boskabouter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zeldenthuis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zeldenthuis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Boskabouter misses with a body kick.
Zeldenthuis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Boskabouter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Boskabouter throws a front kick aimed at Zeldenthuis's knee but Zeldenthuis avoids it well.
Good work by De Boskabouter as he checks the leg kick.
De Boskabouter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeldenthuis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeldenthuis looks to land a right hand but De Boskabouter moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zeldenthuis checks a leg kick.
De Boskabouter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Boskabouter takes a swing at Zeldenthuis's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zeldenthuis - that will leave a mark!
Zeldenthuis misses the jab.
Zeldenthuis throws a hook to the side of De Boskabouter's head but De Boskabouter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by De Boskabouter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zeldenthuis's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Boskabouter under the eye.
De Boskabouter throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter slips a jab from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis checks a leg kick.
De Boskabouter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zeldenthuis throws a leg kick but De Boskabouter moved away.
Zeldenthuis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paulus De Boskabouter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter closes the distance and clinches.
Zeldenthuis manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter moves out of range as Zeldenthuis strikes.
De Boskabouter tries to land a front kick but Zeldenthuis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Zeldenthuis does it's job there.
A slow jab from Zeldenthuis misses its intended target.
Zeldenthuis avoids the head kick by De Boskabouter.
Zeldenthuis works De Boskabouter's body with a nice hook.
Zeldenthuis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Boskabouter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Boskabouter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeldenthuis tries to avoid it but De Boskabouter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeldenthuis to the ground. Zeldenthuis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Boskabouter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Boskabouter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Zeldenthuis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeldenthuis. That's going to slow De Boskabouter down.
Zeldenthuis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Boskabouter in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Boskabouter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Boskabouter has his foot on Zeldenthuis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zeldenthuis works his way back into a safe position though.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but De Boskabouter keeps moving.
De Boskabouter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zeldenthuis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zeldenthuis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but De Boskabouter keeps moving.
De Boskabouter has an active guard here but Zeldenthuis has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeldenthuis working over De Boskabouter with some ground and pound. De Boskabouter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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 Dirk Zeldenthuis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeldenthuis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paulus De Boskabouter!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulus De Boskabouter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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