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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robben comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - For Those About To Rock. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Robben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Santos's head.
De Santos misses with a wild combination.
De Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robben defending well as De Santos loads up on a big left hand.
De Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Robben. That snapped De Santos's head back.
Robben throws a leg kick which misses De Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as De Santos tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robben.
Robben lands a body shot.
Robben blocks a jab.
Robben throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robben scores with a leg kick.
Arjen Robben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Robben's shoulder, as Robben tries to avoid the shot.
Robben bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Robben connects with a leg kick. De Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Santos throws the left hand but Robben avoids the punch easily.
Robben keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Santos.
De Santos drops his hands momentarily and Robben takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robben avoids the body shot from De Santos.
De Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robben pinned against the cage. Robben gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robben with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Robben there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Santos.
De Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Robben counters with a leg kick.
De Santos misses with a combination
and Robben counters with a head kick.
Robben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robben. That's going to slow De Santos down.
Robben digs a good body shot into De Santos's ribs.
Victor De Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robben blocks a jab.
Robben lands a leg kick that knocks De Santos off balance momentarily.
Robben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robben lands a head kick!
Robben lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Santos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Robben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robben.
Robben digs a good hook to De Santos's body.
Robben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robben throws a one two combo.
De Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Robben to counter with a crisp jab.
Robben throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robben counters with an outside leg kick.
De Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robben fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Robben counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Robben is looking to slow De Santos down with leg kicks.
De Santos blocks a head kick by Robben.
Robben lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Robben there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santos cracks Robben with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Robben finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robben bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Santos's head backwards.
Robben throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Robben.
Robben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Robben dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Santos shoots for a takedown but Robben saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robben scores with a head kick.
A slow jab from De Santos misses its intended target.
De Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Robben counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by De Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Santos.
De Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Robben cracks the inside of De Santos's front leg.
De Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robben counters with an inside leg kick.
Robben connects with a leg kick. De Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Santos shoots and misses
and Robben counters with a nice leg kick.
Robben feints a jab promting De Santos to slip. Robben then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Victor De Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Santos is breathing heavily.
De Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Robben counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robben lands a high kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Santos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Robben has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Robben counters with a solid body kick.
De Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Santos misses with a straight left.
Robben scores with a hook to the body. De Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robben thuds a left hand into De Santos's body.
De Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Robben.
Robben lands a head shot.
Arjen Robben is winning the standup battle so far.
De Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robben tries to avoid it but De Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robben to the ground. Robben escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arjen Robben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor De Santos.
De Santos misses with a double jab
and Robben counters with a head kick.
Robben throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Santos.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robben.
Robben lands a high kick!
Robben scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robben, right into the meat.
De Santos misses with a combination
and Robben counters with a stiff right hand.
Robben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Santos misses the body punch
and Robben counters with an inside leg kick.
Robben ducks under a wild hook from De Santos.
Robben fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robben lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Robben moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from De Santos.
Robben is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Robben jabs De Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Santos looks to land a right hand but Robben moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santos. That did some damage!
De Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
De Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Robben counters with a leg kick.
De Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robben.
Robben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santos. That did some damage!
Robben throws a head kick that half lands.
Robben scoring well with a low kick there.
Robben lands a head kick!
De Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robben can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick by De Santos misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robben connects with a leg kick. De Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robben.
Robben looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Robben slams his shin into De Santos's torso.
Robben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robben scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Robben dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Robben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santos. That did some damage!
Robben scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Robben. That one must have hurt.
Robben throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robben connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from De Santos misses the target.
Robben scores with a nice body kick.
Robben throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robben fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robben lands a nice looking body shot.
De Santos misses with an uppercut.
De Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robben.
Robben lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Santos will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos looks to land a right hand but Robben moved out of range.
Robben connects with a solid leg kick.
Robben moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robben lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Santos's sensitive parts.
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Robben makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robben is looking to wear down De Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robben lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Santos's sensitive parts.
Robben scores with a head kick. De Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Santos takes one to the chin there.
Robben throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robben slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robben throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robben lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Robben.
Robben throws a nice head kick!
Robben blocks a jab.
Robben lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robben with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Santos shoots and misses
and Robben counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Santos thinking.
Robben connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Robben.
Arjen Robben is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from De Santos misses.
Robben lands with a slapping head kick.
Robben throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Santos.
Robben cracks the inside of De Santos's front leg.
Robben connects with an inside leg kick.
Robben throws a nice head kick!
Robben throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robben with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robben, right into the meat.
Robben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robben fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Santos throws a lazy right hand but Robben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victor De Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robben jabs at De Santos's body.
De Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robben throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab, jab by Robben - just one landing.
De Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Robben is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De Santos.
A shot to the body from De Santos misses
and Robben counters with a head kick. That will keep De Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robben lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Santos misses with a combination
and Robben counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robben throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjen Robben showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robben has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjen Robben!
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